Archives for October 2017

15.4″ MacBook PRO specials (4 options), 15% off Apple Care at B&H

A quartet of 15.4 inch MacBook PRO laptops are on sale at B&H Photo, along with 15% off in Apple Care. The four discounted MacBook PROs are:

+ MLW82LL/A or MLH42LL/A for $2099
+ MLH32LL/A or MLW72LL/A for $1899
+ late 2016 models

Free 24pk single-use batteries with Harbor Freight coupon

Harbor Freight has coupons in many places these days, including printed glossy magazines. This coupon I spotted in the Valpak envelope coupons that come with the weekly grocery ads in the mailbox. The coupon gets you a FREE 24-pack of single use batteries, AA or AAA, your choice. You can walk into their store and get these for free after coupon. Not sure if you have to pay sales tax. Coupon expires 3/1/18.

Refurbished Olympus 17mm f1.8 [m43] for $330

There is one refill that happened the last couple of days at the Olympus Outlet store, the manufacturer refurbished Olympus 17mm f1.8 with a 90-day Olympus USA warranty is in-stock for $330 with free shipping in the black color scheme.

I don’t know if this is the vanguard of another refill round, so an isolated incident. I will be monitoring the situation…

Pre-order new Manfrotto Nitrotech N12 [also: new arrivals from Flashpoint, Glow, 3Pod, Orlit]

Nitro is not just the trending cold brew coffee at Starbucks. It’s also trending at Manfrotto, their new line-up of Manfrotto Nitrotech tripod-alia is now available for pre-ordering at Adorama. The N12 head goes for $600, while the three tripod bundles range from $1100 to $1480.

These are not the only new arrivals at Adorama, they also have new lightning products from Flashpoint, Glow and 3Pod. The 3Pod ball heads range from $20 to $50, the Glow reflectors range from $40 to $80, while the Flashpoint Rapid Monolights range from $550 to $800, while the Orlit Roverlights range from $560 to $620.

Black Friday 2017 Season Has Began Here at The Blog!

This is not a troll post 🙂 Black Friday is happening earlier this year (November 24), so many of the usual Black Friday things will be shifted earlier. The trend is to start earlier every year after all.

The first thing in our Black Friday coverage is the Black Friday 2017 Ad Digest which I just started! This is where we summarize the various leaked and official BF ads, and group them by product category. Right now we have just two stores, but more will come out in the next few days. Once we have about half of them out, the patterns emerge of what to expect.

The next step in our Black Friday coverage is to create a new Price Charts Series. With new cameras announced at Photo Plus Expo, and new prices rolling out with the new month, I am planning to run this new series from November 5-11 in 2017.

If you have any feedback, suggestions, preferences and such, this is a good time to let me know in the comments here or using the online contact form, because it’s easier to make changes before the madness begins 🙂

Wednesday: Usual Camera/Photo accessories

There are over 55 items listed in the Camera & Photo lightning deals of the Amazon Gold Box.

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Starts 12pm ET Today: FREE to Watch Nikon D7500 Fast Start Online Class World Premiere [also: Canon 6D II rerun]

We have another “world premiere”, a new class recording LIVE today, starting at 12pm eastern (Tuesday 10/31/17), you can watch LIVE and for FREE, with John Greengo, it is the Nikon D7500 Fast Start class. This is the latest Nikon APS-C model, and it is in-stock and shipping [see Stock Status Tracker].

But that’s not all! If you missed yesterday’s Canon EOS 6D Mark II Fast Start class, it will be re-running today for FREE starting at 12pm ET.

You can find future classes scheduled to stream for FREE at the Creative LIVE On-Air Schedule. Classes with that yellow LIVE tag means they are recording for the first time on that date, a world premiere. Classes without that tag means they are rebroadcasts. The classes you see on that schedule are free to watch on the days they are listed under.

PS: the correct name of these classes is “Fast Start” but I often call them “Fast Track”. I cannot easily unwire my brain, so this is a known error 🙂

$15 photography classes at Udemy [also: some FREE] {updated}

UPDATE 11/1/17: the price is now $15 instead of $12 per class…

Good until tonight (Tuesday 10/31/17), Udemy has a $12 online class sale which includes a number of photography classes. There is no coupon code to enter, the sale is factored into their website. Use the search box over there to search for topics of interest, eg “photography” or “lightroom” or anything else you are interested in.

Each class’s individual listing has a box below the price that lists the length of the class along with the terms and access. Udemy classes can be viewed with a desktop web browser, a mobile web browser, iOS and Google Play apps, along with Apple TV (only watch/listen; the other features don’t work on Apple TV).

If you are not familiar with them, you can get a feel of the website, the apps and how the courses work by getting some of the free courses. This includes an 8-hour “Learn Photoshop from Scratch” class by Eduonix Learning Solutions available for FREE.

Also FREE is a 4.5-hour “Photoshop In-Depth: Master all of Photoshop’s Tools Easily” online class by Chad Neuman, Ph.D.

(ENDED) YI Lite Action Camera for $82

This lightning deal expired but the YI action cams are regulars in the Amazon Gold Baux…

Into the Amazon Gold Box, good until 9:35pm ET, you can get the new condition YI Lite Action Camera for the very specific price of $81.59 with free shipping (price before sale $100).

Tuesday: YI, Usual Camera/Photo accessories

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Flashpoint Reporter Super Compact 150 LED On-Camera Light for $50 w/free S&H

Flashpoint lighting gear are also part of the October sales at Adorama, with free expedited shipping, as follows:

+ Flashpoint Reporter Super Compact 150 LED – On Camera Light for $50

+ Flashpoint CL-1300B LED PanelLight – BiColor LED Light for $330

Elsewhere among these sales, $20 gets you the Hammer & Anvil MX-SLR100 Two Channel DSLR Micro Mixer with free shipping.

Green Extreme EN-EL14A Battery for $10 w/free S&H

Another doorbuster deal among the Adorama October sales, if you are a fan of 3rd-party batteries, the Green Extreme EN-EL14A Lithium-Ion Battery Pack is on sale for a limited time for $10 with free shipping for all at Adorama. You can buy as many as you like at this price.

Think Tank Trifecta 10 Backpack for DSLR Body with 2 Lenses and iPad for $70 w/free S&H [and more bags]

Also part of the end of October sale is a handful of other camera bags on sale as follows:

+ Think Tank Trifecta 10 Backpack for DSLR Body with 2 Lenses and iPad for $70

+ Manfrotto Stile MBSM390-5BB Unica V Messenger Bag for DSLR with Attached Lens and 17″ Notebook for $50

+ Lowepro DroneGuard CS 300 Backpack for $30

+ free shipping for the above

(ENDED) Lowepro Scout SH 100 shoulder bag for $8 w/free S&H

This sale ended…

Adorama has launched an End of October sale, and the doorbuster among those offers is the new condition Lowepro Scout SH 100 shoulder bag offered for $8 with free shipping. No coupon, no rebate, no minimum purchase requirement for free shipping. Just add to cart and proceed to checkout!

10% off AdoramaPIX site-wide

It’s coupon time again at Adorama PIX. Good until the end of day on 11/2/17, coupon code ADORAMAPIX10 gets you 10% off site-wide. Coupon cannot be combined with other offers. Free shipping with orders of $49+.

Refurbished Dell Latitude E5440 Laptops for $249 w/free S&H

If you are a fan of refurbished Dell computers, Dell Refurbished is offering all in-stock Dell Latitude E5440 Laptops for $249 with free ground shipping. Coupons cannot be used on them. Offer expires 11/20/2017 at 11:59 PM central.

Speaking of Dell Refurbished, their 50% off $500+ orders coupon promotion expires Tuesday night.

DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter 4K Camera for $799

More eBay Deals action, the official DJI eBay stores is offering the new condition DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter 4K Camera for $799 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty. Limit up to five units per customer at the sale price.

Refurbished Nikon D7200 Body with 90-day warranty for $680

To the eBay Deals we go, where the BuyDig eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7200 body only for $680 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. Limit up to two units per customer. Nearly 700 units have been sold as of the time of writing.

Speaking of eBay, the SVW Gift Cards eBay store is offering a $100 Lowe’s Gift Cards for $91 with free shipping. This is a plastic gift card delivered by mail. Limit up to three per customer. Over 1000 units have been sold in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile the PayPal Digital Gifts eBay store is offering the $100 Groupon e-Gift Card delivered by e-mail for $90 with free email delivery. Limit up to five units per customer.

In other eBay action, you can get this generic Multimeter for $9 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty from eBay seller “nubeestore” (98.9%, California).

Starts 12pm ET Today: FREE to Watch Canon 6D II Fast Start Online Class

Starting at 12pm eastern today (Monday 10/30/17), you can watch LIVE and for FREE the world premiere (it is recording LIVE) of the John Greengo Canon EOS 6D Mark II Fast Start class. You can watch it for free while it is recording. If you want to watch it in future dates, you can purchase it for a pre-order special of $34 or wait for a future free re-airing.

This is the first of two “Fast Track” camera training classes premiering this week. Per the Creative LIVE On-Air Schedule:

+ Tuesday 12pm ET: Nikon D7500 Fast Start

+ November 4th: Adobe Lightroom CC Photo Editing: The Complete Guide

B&N coupons: 15% off $50+ OR 20% off $100+

If you like to buy books at the Barnes and Noble website, they have a new promotion running until 10/31/17 at 11:59PM, coupon code LETSREAD gets you a discount depending on your order total:

+ 15% off orders of $50+
+ 20% off orders of $100+
+ the usual coupon exclusions apply

Independently of the coupon, a redistribution of the old Apple Price Fixing e-Book Settlement is in progress, so if you find small store credits in your e-book seller accounts, this is probably it.

Strategically this is good for books and such that have the same price everywhere, whether they are big photography books or camera guides, or instructional guides. Publishers love having price control, so coupons like this are a good way to get a discount on books that are price fixed.

The Clearance section is another place to look for deals. You can drill down the sub-categories or go directly to the Photography Clearance section. There’s also this 30% – 75% off Clearance page.

2pk Lens-Shaped Coffee Mugs for $11.70 after coupon

Coupon code SALE3 drops 10% off the price of lens-shaped coffee mugs at Groupon Goods. The 2-pack goes for $13 before coupon, with the coupon dropping it to $11.70. The 1-packs go for $8, with the coupons dropping them to $7.20.

Free shipping with pre-coupon orders of $34.99 or higher, so you may want to combine these with something else at Groupon if you want to get free shipping. Or you can sign up for their 90-day Prime-like prepaid free shipping service for $15 and get free shipping without the $34.99+ prerequisite (on eligible items sold and shipped by Groupon itself, not 3rd-party sellers).

The coupon expires Tuesday night (10/31/17).

60pk Fujifilm Instax Mini Film Value Pack for $34

The 60 sheet Fujifilm Instax Mini Film Value Pack is currently on sale for $34.49 at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of up to three value packs per customer. This comes out to $11.50 per 20-pack.

This is perhaps a price-match of sorts to the Groupon coupon SALE3 that drops the price of the 60 sheet Value Pack from $38 to $34.20 with free shipping. The coupon terms are limit one unit per deal, so only one 60-pack goes for $34.20. The other four will be at $38 each. Free shipping because the order total is over $35 before the coupon.

20% off custom print offers w/Groupon coupon

Groupon has a new coupon, coupon code SALE3 gets you 20% off Local Deals, which include most of the custom photo print offers. You can use the coupon on up to three separate Local offers.

You can also use the same coupon on Groupon Goods with a 10% off discount and up to three different offers. This is where physical products reside, like cameras, photo accessories, etc.

The coupon expires Tuesday 10/31/17 night.

(ENDED) refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6S with 18-135 and 55-250 with 1-YR warranty for $748 after coupon

This coupon expired…

If you are looking for a “take pictures with” Canon DSLR kit with a couple of zoom lenses, good until Tuesday night (I’m guessing 11:59pm ET), coupon code TREATPLEASE drops the price of the manufacturer refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6S with 18-135 and 55-250 from $880 to $748 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty from the official Canon USA Outlet store.

(ENDED) Wednesday: Glidecam Centurion, 24″ SmallHD, 12TB G-RAID, 12.5″ Thinkpad Yoga

These expired but for more action, check the B&H Featured Sales

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(ENDED) 15% off refurbished Canon Gear sale

This coupon promotion expired on Tuesday 10/31/17 [date confusion corrected]…

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Monday: YI, Feiyu, Usual Camera/Photo accessories

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4TB WD MyPassport Wireless Pro USB 3.0 External HDD for $198

If you like the idea of external hard drives but hate the cables getting in the way, prices of the wireless models have been coming down. For example, the new condition 4TB WD MyPassport Wireless Pro USB 3.0 External HDD, model WDBSMT0040BBK-NESN, is now under $200, going for $198 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself and at B&H Photo.

Speaking of B&H, their Photo Plus specials expire Monday night.

On the other hand, if you value speed over wireless, the new condition 240GB SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD, model SDSSDEXT-240G-G25, is going for $100 at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit up to three per customer).

Olympus TG-5 element-proof camera for $400

Superzooms and waterproof fixed lens digital cameras are surviving the smartphone Zombie Apocalypse because they are offering something a typical smartphone cannot. Which brings us to the new Olympus TG-5 element proof on sale for $400 with free shipping in the black color scheme or the red color scheme by Best Buy, and in black color scheme by Amazon itself (limit 3).

B&H Photo Expo Plus 2017 Deals expire Monday night

As usual, the Photo Plus Expo show brought some new cameras, lenses and development announcements, and of course some deals. The B&H Photo Photo Plus Expo specials end Monday at 11:59pm ET. Some of the require promo code PPEBH17 to be entered in the shopping cart as indicated in the offers.