Card readers are often the forgotten element of a performance evaluation. Which brings us to the SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC/SDXC UHS-II Card Reader/Writer, on sale for a limited time for $16 with free shipping at B&H Photo. The free shipping gets upgraded to “Expedited” with $49+ orders. You can buy up to twenty units at this price… For more action, check their latest Featured Sales…
Archives for June 2017
Benro TAC008ABR0 Active Aluminum Tripod with BR0E Ball Head for $30 with free S&H
B&H Photo has a tripod doorbuster on sale for a limited time, it is the Benro TAC008ABR0 Active Aluminum Tripod with BR0E Ball Head going for $30 with free shipping. If your order total is $49+, you will get the faster “free expedited shipping”… For more action, check their latest Featured Sales… Meanwhile their Wednesday daily deals have all kinds of Yuneec drones on sale…
Wedn: LG G5 for $250, Yuneec Q500+ for $405, Etc
One of the day-long daily-deals at Amazon is the new condition unlocked LG G5 offered for $250 with free shipping.
NOTE + UPDATE + CORRECTION: the seller is not Amazon itself, but 3rd-party seller “BREED” (a rather unfortunate seller name, but I’m digressing). This is model H830 (you can check online to see which variant this is). I do not know what the warranty situation is.
This is a quasi-modular phone that was not well-received by the reviewer industrial complex. Offer ends by 3am ET on Thursday.
But if you are interested in it, the LG Cam Plus module is on sale for around $10. This is a camera controls module, not an additional camera.
In addition to today’s B&H Yuneec daily deals, the Yuneec Typhoon Q500+ is the Woot Electronics daily deal offered for $400 plus $5 flat shipping until 1am ET on Thursday.
Meanwhile of the Best Buy daily deals is the 128GB Sandisk USB 3.0 Ultra Fit Flash Drive for $28 with free shipping. These thumbelina size are great for keeping in laptops or tablets or using in media players and portable storage devices.
Additional “deals of the day” will be added here…
PS: this post is fully created on a smartphone, so the risk of typos/errors is higher.
(ENDED) Canon 6D Mark II LIVE STREAM at B&H online
UPDATE: the live stream ended, but you can re-watch it any time at the page below…
If you are interested in the all new Canon 6D Mark II, B&H Photo has scheduled a Canon 6D Mark II LIVE STREAM PANEL featuring a number of photographers talking about the camera. It will start at 7pm Eastern on Thursday 6/29/17. It is free for all to watch. You can submit and presubmit questions and such using the #BHPhotoLive hashtag on Twitter.
The camera is already available for pre-ordering with the body only going for $2000 (okay, $1999).
(ENDED) APEMAN E-TTL Speedlite Flash Speedlight for Canon for $42.49 w/free S&H
This lightning deal expired…
One of today’s lighting deals in the Amazon GoLD BoX, good until 6:19pm ET today is the APEMAN E-TTL Speedlite Flash Speedlight for Canon going for $42.49 with free shipping. The price before the sale was $50 last night. It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 15 customer reviews, and has 9 answered questions.
(ENDED) Friday Lightning Deals: GoPRO HERO 4 Surf, Yuneec Typhoon, Neewer, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
(ENDED) Thursday: Logitech PC Accessories sale returns with Two Webcams and Performance MX
This daily deal expired…
(ENDED) Canon 6D Mark II LIVE STREAM at B&H online
UPDATE: the live stream ended, but you can re-watch it at any time using the link below. It is using the LiveStream service…
If you are interested in the all new Canon 6D Mark II, B&H Photo has scheduled a Canon 6D Mark II LIVE STREAM PANEL featuring a number of photographers talking about the camera. It will start at 7pm Eastern on Thursday 6/29/17. It is free for all to watch. You can submit and presubmit questions and such using the #BHPhotoLive hashtag on Twitter.
Rokinon Cine T1.5 Prime Bundle (24, 35, 50, 85) for $1749 (Nikon) to $1799 (m43) to $1899 (C, E)
Speaking of video related matters, the Rokinon T1.5 Cine Prime bundle is on sale until 6/30/17 at B&H Photo with sale prices varying by mount. The Nikon F goes for $1749, M43rds go for $1799, the Canon EF and Sony E go for $1899.
The bundle consists of these four T1.5 Cine Rokinon lenses: the 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm.
Pre-order new Angenieux Cinema Lenses starting at $1455
This is turning into a pre-order day, the Angenieux Cinema lenses are now available for B&H Photo. A total of nine options are available, with prices ranging from $1455 up to $28,000+ for some of the lens bundles. These are Super35 and Super35 Full Frame lenses.
$5 off a $25+ order with Amazon Assistant (Browser Add-On)
Some of the Amazon offers can be once per the lifetime of an Amazon account, or once every few years. This is one of them. It is a $5 off a $25+ order when using the Amazon Assistant. You can tell if you are eligible for the promotion if you are logged on to your Amazon account. I had previously used this offer, and it told me “Sorry”, can’t use it, you previously used it.
The Amazon Assistant is a browser add-on available for some of the major desktop web browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and a few lesser known such as 360 and Sogou. You don’t have to keep the browser add-on forever, or if you use a browser that allows multiple profiles per computer (eg Firefox), you can install it on a separate browser profile.
Pre-order new Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f1.8 in eight systems
Lenses can have baby, and once they start doing so, they start multiplying like bunnies. Which brings us to a new Lensbunny, oops, I mean, Lensbaby, it is the Velvet 85mm f1.8 with a pre-order price of $500 and available in eight different systems, Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony A, Sony E, Fuji X, Micro Four Thirds, and …Samsung NX.
They are available for pre-order at Adorama and at B&H Photo.
Pre-order new Sachtler Ace XL Fluid Head with Telescoping Tripod Legs (75mm Bowl)
On the high end of tripods, the brand new Sachtler Ace XL Fluid Head with Telescoping Tripod Legs (75mm Bowl) is available for pre-ordering for $1480 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.
Pre-order new Nikon D3400 Triple Lens DX Kit (Parent’s Kit)
Two lens kits are so last year! Nikon is boldly going with a new three lens kit! They have a new Nikon D3400 Parents Triple Lens DX kit, with these three DX lenses: 18-55 f3.5-5.6G VR, 70-300 f4.5-5.6G ED, 35mm f1.8G, along with a camera bag. This bundle is available for pre-order for $800 at B&H Photo.
Pre-order new Nokia 6 Android phone for $230 (or $180 with Ads)
Once upon a time giants of communications, Motorola and Nokia had their soap-opera paths of mergers and acquisitions. The current incarnation of the HMD era of Nokia brand is launching Android smartphones, and the current leader of their pack is now available for pre-order with USA warranty in the US market!
The Nokia 6 is available for pre-order in three color schemes for $230 each at Amazon by Amazon itself. This is fully compatible with T-Mobile, and partially compatible with AT&T (missing a couple of bands – check phone websites/forums for complete details). This is as close to a pure Android phone as a 3rd-party maker can make with Google PLAY support. Perhaps trying to fill the void of good old Nexus getting shutdown by The Google.
This is not a flagship phone, but you get 3GB RAM, 32GB on-board storage, microSD card (up to 128GB), a 5.5-inch full HD touchscreen, Snapdragon 430 quad-core, Android 7.1 (how many phones offer this now?), etc.
On the other hand, if you want to pay $50 less, and you are comfortable with the way Amazon does their Sponsored Lockscreen Offers and Ads, Amazon is also offering a Lockscreen Ads version for $180 in two of the three colors. This is restricted to Prime members only, and it appears to have a limit of one per color per customer at the moment.
IF you are not a Prime member, but you want to get the Lockscreen Ads version, you can do it by becoming a Prime member. You will pay the full price of $230, but you will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card AFTER you become a paying Prime member (you get a 30-day free trial). The Details also note that if you return the phone or cancel your Prime membership within 3 months of purchase, they make charge you back for the $50 gift card). In other words, they are trying to prevent people from signing up just to buy the phone for $50 less and then cancelling 🙂
NOTE: as usual at Amazon, there are also listings of the international/imported versions of the phone. The Chinese version has 4GB RAM and 64GB on-board. If you are surfing around, make sure you are looking at the right version!
This has been around outside the US for a few months now, so you can find many reviews and opinions on it, such as this 9-pager from GSM Arena. Or jump to their conclusions if you don’t want to go through it all.
This is one of five new phones that joined the Amazon Prime line-up including the latest Motorola Moto E (4th gen), the Alcatel Idol 5S, and a couple more. It looks like “Blu” may be getting “punished” for their China “phone home” issue, as there are no new Blu phones added to the line-up?
YMMV: 8% back in eBay Bucks [no minimum amount]
This is YMMV ~ I do not know if eBay offers this to everyone or a subset of their registered users. Good until Friday 3am eastern (6/30/17), you earn 8% eBay Bucks on your purchases This particular promotion has no minimum purchase price, so even a $1 item will get you bonus bucks.
First you have to manually activate the offer from the eBay email or your eBay messages (if invited/selected to participate). Some exclusions apply as usual and the maximum rewards you can earn is $100 per transaction, and $500 during the promotional period. The email title announcing this promotion is not as clear as previous ones, but it has “eBay Bucks” in it, so look for that if you are skimming or filtering eBay emails.
A good place to look for ideas are the eBay Deals along with the Trending Deals (shows only 100 trending deals, less overwhelming to look at than their main deals page). There’s also a dedicated search box there that searches only the Deals, not everything else on eBay.
Another way to look for ideas is our eBay Archive posts.
Blackmagic Recorder Sale for $395 and $595
A couple of BlackMagic Design recorders with monitors are on sale until 6/30/17 at Adorama as follows:
The Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Video Assist with HDMI and 6G-SDI Recorder with 5-inch Monitor 1920 x 1080 Display, bundled with 32GB Sandisk Extreme Plus Class 10 U3 V30 SDHC memory card goes for $395 with free shipping.
Meanwhile the Blackmagic Design Video Assist 4K 7″ Touchscreen LCD Monitor with Ultra HD Recorder goes for $595 with free shipping. No free memory card included with this one.
Dell Refurbished OptiPlex 3010 desktops starting at $139
The official Dell Refurbished store (specializes in reselling off-lease Dell computer gear) is having a sale on the OptiPlex 3010 desktops starting at $139 with free shipping. The price you see is the price you pay. No coupon is needed and these are not eligible for any coupon discounts. Free ground shipping is included. Offer ends 7/10/17 or earlier if sold out.
(ENDED) Thursday: Atomos, Rode, Etc
These daily deals expired but for more action, check their Featured Sales…
(ENDED) Thursday Lighting Deals: Dolica, Neewer, Apeman, Supon, Action Cams, LED Lights, Studio/Lighting Kits, Flashes, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
GoPro Karma Quadcopter with HERO5 Black with $100 Gift Card for $1099
B&H Photo is bundling the GoPro Karma Quadcopter with HERO5 Black with a $100 B&H Photo Gift Card, all together going for $1099 with free expedited shipping for a limited time among their many Latest Featured Sales…
GoPro HERO 5 Black with Karma Grip Kit and $50 Gift card for $649
B&H Photo is bundling the GoPro HERO 5 Black with Karma Grip Kit with a $50 B&H Photo Gift Card, together going for $649 with free expedited shipping for a limited time… This one of their many Latest Featured Sales…
Free 2TB USB-C HDD and T3 to T2 Adapter with select LaCie Thunderbolt 3 Desktop RAID Arrays
If you are looking to buy LaCie Thunderbolt 3 Desktop RAID Storage Arrays, eight different models/options are participating in a new Adorama promotion that gets you two free items with purchase: a 2TB LaCie ruggered USB-C External Hard drive and a free Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter.
The free items are listed on the individual product pages while this promotion is running, and will be included automatically by Adorama while the offer is good. No coupon/rebate, just add the main RAID storage array to cart, and the two free items will be included automatically in your purchase.
Prices range from four to figure figures for the above LaCie T3 RAID systems.
ORLIT RoveLight RT 610 TTL Monolight with On Board Power for $500
On the Monolight front, the ORLIT RoveLight RT 610 TTL Monolight with On Board Power is on sale for $500 with free expedited shipping at Adorama in standard, Canon, and Nikon configurations. The one without the Canon or Nikon transceiver gets a free ORLIT 5.5″ Reflector.
In-Stock Now: Wood Prints at AdoramaPIX
Photo prints have in-stock alerts too! Wood photo prints are now “in-stock” (okay, available for printing/purchase) at AdoramaPIX, available in sizes ranging from 4×6″ to 16×24″, with or without a wooden stand to go with them. You can upload photos from your computer (obviously) or directly from a variety of online galleries and cloud services (Dropbox, Flickr, Google Photos, Amazon Cloud, etc).
In-Stock Now: Olympus TG-5 elementproof for $450
If you want to be among the first to get the new Olympus TG-5 elementproof P&S digital camera, it is in-stock at its starting price of $450 from various well-known eBay sellers including Kenmore Camera (black) and Kenmore Camera (red) and Best Buy (black) and Best Buy (red) and Camera Shop of Muskegon (Meeeecheeeegaaaan).
Canon 5D Mark IV Body with Freebies for $3300 OR with Pixma PRO 100 (without Freebies) for $29 more after $350 MIR
The Canon 5D Mark IV body only currently goes for $3300 at authorized dealers which are allowed to bundle it with a variety of freebies and the optional 13-month Canon accidental damage warranty. For example, 64GB Extreme card, 2% rewards, bag and extra battery at B&H Photo or two 64GB Lexar SDXC cards, flash, monopod, mic, and more by Ritz upon Amazon or 64GB Extreme SDXC, Corel bundle, and more at Adorama.
But if you prefer the Canon Pixma PRO 100 printer, and you don’t need the extra accessories, and you don’t object to mail-in rebates and prepaid gift cards, then B&H Photo is bundling the 5D Mark IV body with the Pixma PRO 100 printer and its trusty sidekick the SG-201 photo paper for $3329 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express gift card). A similar offer is available on the 5D Mark IV with 24-105 bundle for $4229 after $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express gift card)
(SOLD OUT) Refurbished Olympus E-M5 silver with 12-50mm EZ for $400
As of 7/3/17 recheck, this is sold out at the moment… When something factory reconditioned sells out, the Get Olympus store removes it from their website so you get a 404 error. If/when they have it in-stock again, the page returns. They do not let you order reconditioned items if they are not in-stock…
If you want to get a “take pictures with” Micro Four Thirds kit with an intermediate level type of a camera, and want something in-between used and new-condition, the official Olympus factory reconditioned store is offering the silver color scheme of the factory reconditioned Olympus E-M5 with 12-50mm EZ for $400 with a 90-day Olympus USA warranty. This is the first generation E-M5. The black color scheme goes for $50 more.
On the other hand, if you are comfortable with heavily used cameras, check the previous the used Olympus E-M5 body post.
For more options at the Get Olympus store, check our previous round-up.
Used Olympus E-M5 Body Only starts at $244 + S&H [updated]
If you are comfortable with heavily used cameras, the first generation Olympus E-M5 body only is available in “Used – Very Good” condition starting at $244 [WAS $225; updated 7/3/17] plus shipping at Adorama. Their “Used – Very Good” condition is described in general as:
Appears well used and may include dings, scrapes/scratches, heavy brassing on body or LCD, but is in fully functional condition.
Make sure you also check further down the listing for potentially additional information, and also check under “What’s In the Box” to see what’s included in the package. Often times with used items you don’t get all the original accessories and packaging and such. Adorama offers a 90-day warranty of their own on the used gear they sell.
If you are not comfortable with heavy used gear, check this post for a factory reconditioned alternative…
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