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Pay What You Want Photography Bundle: $1+ gets you two items, $13+ gets you nine items

I forgot about Dre, and I also forgot about the Stacksocial “Pay What You Want” Complete Photography Bundle. If you pay $1 or more (your choice), you get two items, a food photography class and a “Advanced Creative Photography Skills” class. If you meet or beat the current average price (currently $12.84), you get seven more items, five of which are classes, and the other two are bundles of stock photos to be used for educational (post-processing) purposes.

These have instant digital redemption and come with a 15-day satisfaction guarantee. The “Leaderboard” you see there is if you want to pay more and get your name/brand prominently featured.

Meanwhile, if you are curious about getting started with WordPress, their Pay What You want developer bundle offers the “Basic WordPress Course” (20 hours, 12-month access only) if you pay $1 or more.

Speaking of WordPress, there are a few WordPress Theme bundles available as well (these are sold separately, not part of that “Pay What You Want” offer). One is a meta bundle even, you get a mix of various themes and educational material, the “The All-In-One WordPress Business Bundle” for $39.

Having said that, there’s plenty of FREE WordPress material available online (including the default annual themes by Automattic), so you don’t have to buy any classes or themes unless you want or need them.

In addition to the various for-pay items at Stacksocial, they also have a Freebies section. They typically require some kind of social media action (share on twitter, like on facebook, or email a friend about the offer (honor code system), etc).

IMPORTANT: if you are not familiar with Stacksocial, make sure you check each particular offer’s terms. Some offer lifetime access, others offer access for only a limited period of time (eg 12 months). Some courses are streaming only, others are accessible through apps, some may be downloadable. And so forth…

Speaking of free, don’t forget to check the CreativeLIVE On-Air Schedule to see if there any classes of potential interest coming up. They are free to watch when they record/air originally, but you have to pay for the “DVR” later.

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

LG G6 with LG Watch Style for $650 (Unlocked with USA warranty)

If you like to buy unlocked smartphones with USA warranty and also want to dabble into smartwatches, B&H Photo is bundling the new condition LG G6 (USA warranty, unlocked version) with the LG Watch Style for $650. The phone on its own goes for $600. The watch on its own goes for $250. All these are pre-orders.

On the other hand if you are comfortable with carrier phones and want to commit to 24 months of Sprint service, you can get it for $14.75 per month on 24 monthly installments through Sprint, on approved credit. This comes to just over $350 for the phone, but you are committing to 24 months on their Unlimited Freedom plan.

If you defy conventional wisdom and prefer the previous flagship, the LG G5, the one with the modules, including the camera module, you can get it unlocked with a USA warranty for $330 at B&H Photo. Or for $20 less you can get the AT&T models unlocked, but they have an AT&T logo on the back of the phone. IS a $20 discount enough for you to stare at the AT&T logo? (you can always hide it in a non-clear case).

As usual with all these, be sure to double check compatibility with the cellular networks you plan to use them with.

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: , ,

$5 Per Magazine Per Year: Digital Photo PRO or Videomaker

The weekend magazine sale is back at DiscountMags with a $5 per magazine per year theme, which is good news if you are interested in “Digital Photo PRO” or “Videomaker” because they too are discounted to $5 per magazine per year. The other two photography magazines go for $5 per year as well (Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo non-PRO) but that’s their “default” weekend sale price. These four are printed magazines delivered by mail to US addresses. You can sign-up as a new subscriber or renew or send them as gifts to others. They do not auto-renew. Offer ends Monday night.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention, all the magazines in this weekend’s sale are $5 per year, so it’s a good opportunity to get magazines that don’t typically drop down to $5.

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

100pk AC Delco single-use AA batteries for $13

The price of the 100pk of AC Delco single-use AA batteries is now down to $13.12 at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of one set per customer during the sale. Or you can set up a “Subscribe and Save” which further drops the price, but keep in mind, future Subscribe-and-Save deliveries will be at the future time-of-shipment price, not the current price. You can adjust, postpone or cancel Subscribe-and-Save any time without hassle. These average 4.4 out of 5 based on 900+ customer reviews. This is 7.62 batteries per dollar with the standard purchase and even more with the Subscribe-and-Save price.

It looks like the AmazonBasics AA 100-pack is chasing them downhill in price, they are now going for $13.74 with up to three 100-packs per customer. These come out to 7.28 batteries per dollar.

OSHA disclaimer: you can only use whole batteries. Fractional batteries are mentioned above only for the express purpose of price comparison between the various offers. Do not use fractional batteries. Do not try this at home. Do not eat batteries. Properly recycle or dispose of at the appropriate facilities. Restrictions may apply. This is an out of control paragraph that is totally unnecessary and I need to stop writing it and press publish NOW 🙂

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Slik PRO 500 BHX Tripod with PBH-525DS Ball Head for $90

In addition to the previously mentioned Monopod special, Adorama also has a tripod flash sale, the new condition Slik PRO 500 BHX Tripod with PBH-525DS Ball Head (8.8lbs Capacity, 65″ Maximum Height) is on sale for a limited time for $90 with free shipping.

In other Adorama action, check their April Sales and their NAB 2017 specials.

Speaking of which, for two days only, the this Dell XPS 27″ AiO computer (4K Ultra HD Touchscreen All-in-One Computer, Core i7-6700 3.4GHz, 16GB RAM, 2TB HDD, AMD R9 M485X 4GB GDDR5, Windows 10 Home) is on sale for $2000 with free shipping.

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

2pk of 128GB Lexar Professional 1000X SDXC for $133 (or 2pk 64GB for $64)

If you like to buy your memory cards in pairs, the 2-pack of 128GB Lexar Professional 1000x SDXC UHS-II Cards (model LSD128CRBNA10002) is currently on sale for $133~ with free shipping by Amazon itself while the 2-pack of 64GB cards goes for $64~. Limit five 2-packs per storage option per customer.

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

Nikon A900 for $347 (NEW) or $279 (Refurb)

Choices, choices! The Nikon Coolpix A900 with its 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS sensor is available in new condition for $347 in either black or silver color by Amazon itself with a limit of three units per color per customer.

On the other hand, if you are comfortable with manufacturer refurbished and the silver color, to the eBay Deals we go where BuyDig’s eBay sto’or is offering them in manufacturer refurbished condition for $279 with free shipping.

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, nikon Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Rokinon FE8M 8mm f3.5 Fisheye for $169 (Canon) or $187 (Nikon) or $237 (Nikon chipped) [updated]

This lightning deal expired…

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April 28, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

(ENDED) Moto G PLAY (4th Gen) for $100 works on all four major carriers

This limited time offer expired…

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April 28, 2017 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Saturday: Rokinon 8mm f3.5 Fisheye (C), Z M43rds Camera, Zhiyun, EBL, Etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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April 28, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Still good: Corel AfterShot Pro 3 for $30

As of a 5/1/17 recheck, this sale ended, but it is recurring every few days/weeks… This flew off the front page, but the promotion continues, the Corel AfterShot Pro 3 Photo Editing Software continues for $30, in Key Card format, delivered by mail, by Amazon itself (free shipping with Prime or $35+ order). The digital downloads however are not on sale, so snail mail patience is a $virtue$ in this particular case 🙂

April 28, 2017 Filed Under: apps and software Tagged With: ,

Flashpoint RF-400 Ring Li-On 400ws Ringflash with Battery Pack for $350

It’s hard to have photography without light, which brings us to the Flashpoint RF-400 Ring Li-On 400ws Ringflash with Battery Pack on sale for $350 with free expedited shipping at Adorama, as one of their latest NAB 2017 specials.

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Ehang GHOSTDRONE 2.0 Aerial with 4K Sports Camera for $220

The new condition Ehang GHOSTDRONE 2.0 Aerial with 4K Sports Camera is currently on sale for $220 sold by Woot with the order fulfilled by Amazon. This is selling on Amazon’s website and is not a lightning deal but a sale. Per the page there, it comes with a 1-year no-hassle warranty of the “you break it, we fix it” kind. Take a screenshot of that part of the page to be on the safe side 🙂 It is available in two different color schemes at this price.

UPDATE: since we already have a drone-related post, I’ll append this here, the new condition Yuneec YUNFCAUS Breeze Drone is on sale for $362~ with free shipping by Amazon itself. Limit one per customer.

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: , ,

Manfrotto XPRO Land Aluminum Monopod for $70

The Manfrotto XPRO Land Aluminum Monopod is on sale for a limited time for $70 with free shipping at Adorama as one of their latest April specials.

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Case Logic DCB-308 SLR Camera Sling down $34 [updated]

As of a 5/6/17 recheck, this sold out and cannot be ordered at the moment…

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April 27, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

8TB Seagate Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive USB 3.0 for $180

We all sing the importance of backups song, but how many of us actually follow through? Confess, confess, confess 🙂 Which brings us to an external hard drive, 8TB Seagate Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (model STEB8000100) is on sale (and/or on cascading price-matches) for $180 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit 3) and NewEgg Business (ends 4/30/17) and Best Buy (limit 3) and MacMall.

Speaking of NewEgg Business, they are offering the DELL XPS XPS8910-7020BLK desktop computer (Core i7 6th Gen 6700 (3.4 GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Windows 10 Home 64-Bit) for $850 until 4/30/17 (or earlier if sold out).

Speaking of storage, the 4TB WD Red NAS Hard Disk Drive (5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch – WD40EFRX) goes for $116~ with free shipping. Limit one per customer at the moment.

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

12pk Fujitsu AA PreCharged NiMH (Made in Japan) for $18

Batteries are included! The 12-pack of Fujitsu AA 2000 mAh 2100 Cycles Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries (Made in Japan) are on sale for $18 at NewEgg Business until 5/2/17 (or earlier if sold out). You can buy as many as you like during the sale.

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

20% off A4C with coupon

If you feel like fishing for deals on refurbished gear and/or used and/or clearance, coupon code APRIL20 gets you 20% off at the All 4 Cellular website (aka a4c.com). Some items are excluded from the coupon discount (such as the daily deals). This is a limited time and limited redemption type of offer.

A4C offers free shipping on everything on their website, even $2 trinkets. No membership needed for free shipping 🙂

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

3-position S-Zone waterproof camera insert for $14

If you want to convert your favorite bag into a camera base, or further subsection a larger bag or storage case or any other DIY thing you want/need, this 3-position S-Zone waterproof camera insert goes for $14, with the order fulfilled by Amazon. The dividers are removable and repositionable. It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 29 customer reviews. There’s more like this from other brands, the more time you spend digging through them at Amazon, the more you will find. A repositionable rabbit hole 🙂

The same brand is offering an Earth Day style waterproof canvas camera bag with PU-leather trim for $24. Note that the inside is not an earth-color, it is Coldplay-yellow 🙂

April 27, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Friday Monoprice coupons: $5/$25+ or $20/$100+

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April 27, 2017 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) YI Gimbal 3-Axis Handheld Stabilizer for Action Camera (Gimbal Only) for $159

This Friday lightning deal expired, but if you missed it, fear not ~ this is a recurring lightning deal product…

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April 27, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Lightning Deals: PhotoDirector 8 U for $34~; 500GB Sandisk U II SSD for $153

The fire went out of these lightning deals… Such a poetic way, in a cheesy kind of way, to say these expired 🙂

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April 27, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories

(ENDED) VELLO Canon EF/EF-S Lens to M43rds Camera Adapter for $25 w/FS (also: SKB, Ravpower)

These expired but for more action, check their Featured Sales…

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April 27, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Imported Fuji X-T2 body w/1yr seller warranty for $1280

The Fuji X-T2 body only goes for $1600 in new condition at authorized dealers [see Stock Status Tracker], but if you are comfortable with imported grey-market cameras that get a seller’s warranty (instead of a Fuji USA warranty), then off to the eBay Deals we go…

… where 6ave’s eBay store (99.1%, New Jersey) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Fuji X-T2 body only for $1280 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty from the seller 6ave. Limit up to three units per customer.

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

New and Shipping: YI 4K+ 60fps Action Camera for $340

More …action on the action camera front, the brand new YI 4K+ 60fps Action Camera is not only new, but also in-stock and shipped for $340 with free shipping at Adorama and also by YI with the order fulfilled by Amazon (Prime eligible). The 60fps 4K+ is its defining characteristic at the moment.

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L II USM with Platypod Pro Max Plate Mini Tripod for $1699

Another NAB 2017 special, the Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L II USM is bundled with the Platypod Pro Max Plate Mini Tripod (goes for $100 on its own) all together for $1699 with free expedited shipping at Adorama.

If you don’t need the platypus creature tripod thing, Adorama has a different bundle for the same price, it’s an Accessorapaloooza (filters, Corel, cleaning kits, lens wrap, lens shade, tether.

Or if you don’t need any free accessories, you can instead get 4% promotional rewards (~$68) to be spent in future Adorama purchase by getting the default option.

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Become an EchoLookographer with new Amazon Echo Look with LED Lighting and Standard Tripod Socket

Now you can take photography to the next (lower) level with the new Amazon Echo Look device. It is like an Echo, but with a camera! It has built-LED lighting and a standard tripod socket, along with AI that evaluates your fashion (bad enough we have to deal with the humans, now machines will be trolling our fashion choices). The price is $200 at Amazon’s website but you cannot pre-order it yet. It is by invitation only at the moment, so request an invitation if interested.

I requested an invitation for blog-testing purposes, and I almost immediately got an automated email from Amazon with this body of text:

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With:

CreativeLIVE: 49 classes for $49 or Less (also upcoming FREE On-Air schedule)

CreativeLIVE is running a new promotion, 49 Classes for $49 or less. Offer ends 4/28/17.

They have also updated their Upcoming Free On-Air Classes. You can filter by topic, eg the “Photo & Video” sub-tab under the “All Upcoming photo & video Classes” section.

You can watch these for FREE when they broadcast LIVE and get recorded. Once the recording finishes, you have to pay to watch/rewatch them in the future. But while they are originally airing/recording, they are free for all to watch. Upcoming instructors include Art Wolfe (in progress and back again May 5-6, 7-8), Joel Comm, Lindsay Adler (twice), Peter Hurley and many more.

If you are a fan of Photoshop, the CreativeLIVE Photoshop Week is May 15-20 (2017). As usual, it will be FREE to watch while it is recording LIVE during that week, but you have to pay if you want to watch it in the future.

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: Uncategorized

Hasselblad Trade-In Discounts (Older Cameras for H6D models)

If you are interested in the new Hasselblad H6D models and have older models you are willing to part with, Hasselblad is running a trade-in promotion that gets you discounts towards the purchase of the H6D-50 and H6D-100 models. The discount varies by model, but it’s better than 50% of the new model price. Some competitor models are also eligible for the trade-in promotion. Check with your favorite Hasselblad dealers.

They are also offering financing promotions that can be stacked with the trade-in, provided by Madison Capital.

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: MF LF and Digital Backs Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Thursday: 48pk Insignia AA or AAA for $7

This Thursday daily deal expired…

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April 26, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,