Archives for June 2018

Woot Garage Sale includes Electronics and Computers

Woot-OFFs have fallen out of favor with Woot as they are experimenting with other ways to sell various random products. One of these experiments are the Woot Garage sales that are appearing every few weeks. This round includes an Electronics Garage sale along with a Computers Garage sale which includes a variety of storage options. Shipping is free for Prime members, or $5 flat for everything you buy in the Central time zone during a single calendar day. Some of these expire quickly, others run for a few days.

UPDATE: corrected links, apparently they create new index pages for each Garage sale category…

Dell Refurb: 50% off Dell Latitude E5540 w/coupon

Dell Refurbished is back with another limited time coupon promotion! You can get 50% off any Dell Latitude E5440 Laptop by entering coupon code SAVE50E5440 over there until 6/19/18 at 11:59pm central time. Free US ground shipping. Prices start at $179 after coupon. Coupon can only be used at the Dell Refurbished website (not the main Dell website). While supplies last, restrictions may apple, pigs may fly, etc, etc, etc.

Pre-order new Rokinon 24mm f2.8 [Sony E] for $399

More Rokinon action! In addition to the 14/2.8 AF Canon version being a B&H Daily Deal, Rokinon is back with another brand new autofocus prime lens available for pre-ordering, it is the 24mm f2.8 auto-focus for the Sony E-system going for $399 with pre-orders accepted at B&H Photo

Starts Tue 12pm ET (FREE to Watch): Outdoor Photography class

The latest limited time CreativeLIVE sale is a 50% off sale on a dozen personal/professional development skills, almost all of them of interest for professional photographers and amateur and hobbyists photographers too.

Meanwhile, starting at 12pm ET today at the free-streaming Creative LIVE ON-AIR is the “Outdoor Photography Experience” class with Chris Burkard, along with a class on Color (from the design perspective), a couple of business classes and more…

Tue: S-Zone Bags sale including $18 shoulder/messenger

Among the main Gold Box page good until Wednesday at 3am eastern (or earlier if sold out) is a sale on various S-Zone bags including their Vintage Waterproof Canvas Leather Trim DSLR SLR Shockproof Camera Shoulder Messenger Bag going for the very specific price of $18.36, and averaging 4.5 out of 5 based on 230+ customer reviews and with 55+ answered questions. Only the brown color scheme is at this price. Also on sale are various other laptop and general use bags of different sizes.

(ENDED) Wedn (B&H): Vello EF/F to E AF Adapter $100, Celestron, LG V30S, Etc

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

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18% off Film Cameras with KEH coupon (ends Tue PM)

Like using film cameras or want to get reacquainted or get started with film photography for the first time? Good until Tuesday at 11:59pm eastern, coupon code FILM6A gets you 18% off Film Cameras at KEH Camera. Over 440 options are available…

Canon Woot Plus sale: 6D II w/24-105/3.5-5.6 for $1870, SX530, T7i, Etc

Woot has refilled their longer-running Woot Plus Camera sale with more Canon cameras as follows:

+ Canon 6D Mark II with 24-105/3.5-5.6 for $1870

+ Canon D-Rebel T7i with 18-55 for $700

+ Canon Powershot SX530 superzoom for $230

+ continuing is D-Rebel T6 with 18-55 for $350

+ all are new condition with a 1-year Canon USA warranty

+ sale ends at the end of the month or earlier if sold out – see them all at the Woot Plus Camera sale over there

(ENDED) Tue (B&H): Rokinon 14/2.8 AF, Parrot BeBop 2, Etc

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In-stock now: Nikon D850 body for $3300

Good news for new condition Nikon D850 body only hunters as of this update of the Stock Status Tracker, the camera is in-stock and shipping in new condition for $3300 at KEH Camera’s website

(ENDED) Mon (B&H): Peak Design CaptureLENS, Zhiyun Crane-M, Thinkpad Yoga, Etc

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

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(ENDED) Sun (B&H): eLVID Loupe, Lensboat Bubble. Etc

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

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Photo Magazines are $5 per magazine per year including VideoMaker and “Digital Photo PRO”

There’s a new theme in this weekend’s DiscountMags Weekend Sale, every magazine offered is $5 per magazine per year for print subscriptions delivered to US addresses. This includes “Digital Photo PRO” and “VideoMaker” whose regular sale prices are $7+. Sale ends Monday night as usual.

Sprint Kickstarter Plan offers $15/month lines with Unlimited Data (with limitations) with New or Ported phone numbers

If you like unlimited data that is speed-limited, and you have phones that are compatible with the Sprint network, AND you are willing to start new lines and/or port existing phone numbers, Sprint has a pretty good deal, it’s the $15 per month Kickstarter promotion running until 6/14/18. This can be handy if you do a lot of smartphone photography out and about and want to instantly backup your photos to the cloud…

This offer is available online. You can buy a phone new or pre-owned from the Sprint website, or for a potentially better value, Bring your own phone, especially if you already own those phones or can get them for good prices used or refurbished. A growing number of phones are “all carrier” in the US market, including the bang-for-the-buck Motorola Moto G series, the Essential Phone, not just the iPhone, Galaxy and Pixel/Nexus flagships and the LG V30S. The aforelinked page has a detailed list of eligible phones under the “How do I know if my device is eligible” FAQ, or you can enter the IMEI in the box over there.

As usual, check the details, terms and conditions of the offer over there! Depending on which carrier(s) you have now, they may be doing some things different, so don’t assume it will be the same as your current carrier.

The data speed limits on the $15/month plans are as follows:
+ up to 480p video streaming
+ up to 500 Kbps in music streaming
+ up to 2 mbps in gaming streaming
+ excessive data use leads to deprioritation as with the regular Sprint plans
+ hotspot feature NOT available

Offers like this are a good reason to go for an “all carrier” phone that is carrier-unlocked. It gives you the ultimate flexibility. And it cuts down the number of options if you are dealing with “information overload” in trying to decide “which phone(s) to buy next” 🙂

40% off custom photo books w/Blurb coupon

Good until 6/11/18, coupon code MAKEIT4T gets you 40% off custom photo books orders at the Blurb website. This only works on your own uploaded custom photo books, not photo books uploaded by other artists. Check their website for details.

50% off select Dell Latitude and OptiPlex (Dell Refurb)

Dell Refurbished is back with another weeke
nd coupon promotion running until Monday at 11:59pm central time. Free US ground shipping. Coupons cannot be combined with other offers or on clearance items. Coupons can only be used on the Dell Refurbished website:

+ 50% off Dell OptiPlex 7010 and 9020 Desktops with Coupon code: HOTDEAL50

+ 50% off Dell Latitude E7240 and E7440 Laptops with Coupon code: HOTDEAL50

+ 35% off any Dell item in stock (excludes 3020 Desktops) with Coupon code: DELL35ANYDEAL

Ends Sat PM: 20% off $150+ at Monoprice

Monoprice.com is back with another 2-day coupon promotion running until Saturday night: coupon code GRAD20 is the usual 20% off eligible items totaling $150+, while coupon code DAD5 is the usual $5 off orders of $25+ in eligible items… Meanwhile their featured Dads and Grads sale includes the DJI Phantom 2…

Pre-order the new Sony RX100 VI for $1200

Sony strikes again with another RX-series camera, the sixth of its name in the RX100 series, it is the brand new RX100 Mark VI, available for pre-ordering for $1200 at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself. The release estimate is July 10 in 2018.

It has a 1″ 20mp sensor, 28-200mm eq f2.8-4.5 Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* blessed lens, 315-point phase detection, touchscreen, 4K, etc. Just like the RX10 IV, this new model has also moved the chains forward in terms of pricing…

CreativeLIVE Flash Sale: $30 classes

CreativeLIVE is back with another flash sale, participating classes are on sale for $30 each during this limited time promotion. Topics include location lighting, flower photography, portraiture of different kinds, TTL flash, selling photo albums, Photoshop, etc.

Meanwhile today’s free-to-stream classes at the Creative LIVE ON-AIR page are headlined by “Landscape Photography” with Marc Muench.

REI Members: Promotional Dividend Match on eligible $50+ purchases (on June 9 and 10)

If you are part of the REI Commune (aka their membership program, the Co-Op; you pay a one time $20 lifetime membership fee and you are in; no annual fees), on June 9 and 10 in 2018, at their stores and their website, they are matching your dividend on eligible purchases of $50+ with a promotional dividend. The terms of the bonus dividend are the same as the regular dividend. Only full price items are eligible and exclusions apply. The “bonus dividend” will be issued in June, and must be spent between June 15-25. So you don’t have to wait for the annual dividend to get this bonus. The regular dividend part of your purchase will arrive with your annual dividend as usual. Check their website/stores for more details…

Thursday: New NewEgg NOW promo offers

Thursday is here and with it we have a brand tech live-stream at the NewEgg NOW website along with accompanying promo code specials running until Friday at 3am eastern or earlier if sold out. They include the usual assortment of computer and hardware and such, including computer monitors..

Not to be left behind, Amazon too has their “home shopping video stream” at the main Gold Box page

(ENDED) Fri/Sat (B&H): GVB Gear BiC On-C LED Lite for $40, Etc

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

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Flash eBay coupon: 20% off purchases of $50+ [max discount $100 off; all seller eligible]

eBay is back with another flash sale coupon! Coupon code PICKDADSGIFT gets you 20% off purchases of $50+ at eBay until 10pm eastern tonight. All eBay sellers are eligible, this is a general purpose coupon, that’s why it only lasts a few hours. The coupons that work on a subset of sellers typically last multiple days. Some product category restrictions apply as usual (gift cards, coins, cash-equivalents, real estate, etc). The maximum discount with the coupon is $100; in other words it flattens to $100 off if your order total is over $500.

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 Category posts here

(ENDED) Thur (B&H): Interfit two-head, E-Image Tripod, Etc

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

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Coffee Shaped Lens Mug for $6.55

If you don’t want to chase these in the gold box lightning deals, they are currently on an old fashioned sale. It is the most common coffee-lens-mug design, the homage to the Canon 24-105 f4L IS USM, and it is on sale for $6.55, sold by a 3rd-party seller with the order fulfilled by Amazon. You can buy as many as you like. It comes with a conventional sliding sipping lid, not a clear lens-y lid.

15% off at KEH Camera on “BGN” condition (2200+ options)

Good until Wednesday at 11:59pm ET, coupon code BGN6A gets you 15% off the purchase of used camera gear in “BGN” (Bargain) condition at KEH Camera. “BGN” items are eligible for a 180-day warranty serviced by KEH, which some could argue is more reliable service than some of the manufacturers 🙂 Free shipping with orders of $49+. Over 2200 items are eligible for this coupon promotion!

(ENDED) Wedn (B&H): Feiyu SPG Plus for $69, Steiner, Vello

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Pay $60, Get 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership, $20 Costco Cash Card, $25/$250+ online coupon, 72pk AA batteries, Etc

For a limited time, Groupon is offering a Costco Membership bundle for new members only. This offer is not available for renewals of existing memberships. If you previously had a Costco membership that is no longer active, you are eligible for this promotion as long as your previous membership expires on February 1st in 2018 or earlier.

You pay $60 and for that you get:

+ 1 year of Costco Gold Star membership – this is their default membership
+ $20 Costco cash card ($20 to spend at Costco!)
+ 72pk of single-use AA batteries (Kirkland Signature brand)
+ $25 off an order of $250+ at the Costco website
+ 4pk of disinfecting wipes
+ $10 off fresh meat purchase

Check the terms and conditions and restrictions for the offer if you are not familiar with how things are done in Costcolandia….

8×10″ Prints Sale at AdoramaPIX includes photo prints for $1.33 each

A new multi-pronged sale is running at AdoramaPIX until 6/5/18 at 11:59pm pacific time as follows:

+ 8×10 inch photo prints for $1.33 each with coupon 8X10PRTEM
+ no metallic or deep matte papers

+ 8×10″ hard cover photo books for $22.40 with coupon 8X10PRTEM
+ 10 pages only, no deep matte paper

+ 8×10″ metal prints for $25 with 8X10METEM

+ 8×10″ standouts for $13.99 with coupon 8X10STOEM

+ 8×10″ canvas prints for $20.50 with coupon 8X10CNVEM

+ 8×10″ premium photo albums for $90 with coupon 8X10ALBEM
+ 19 pages only

+ free shipping with orders of $49+

Starts Mon 12pm ET: Location Lighting with Lindsay Adler (free to stream)

Starting at 12pm eastern today, Monday June 4, 2018 [one of the reasons I fully type the date is so I can remember what day it is!], among the latest free-to-stream/watch online classes at the ON-AIR schedule is a repeat of the Lindsay Adler class “Location Lighting 101”.

Coming Up
+ June 5: Business of Photography (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ June 6: Color Fundamentals
+ June 7: Posing Masterclass
+ June 8: Landscape Photography and blogging for creatives
+ June 9: Fundamentals of Pho; Pho = Photography, not cooking Pho 🙂