Archives for 2018

Cyber Monday at Amazon USA

It’s Cyber Monday at the Amazon USA Gold Box but alas no free cider for all 😉 Among the offers:

+ smartphone sales from Samsung, lots of laptops (12 options) and computer monitors (11 options) and computer components/accessories (34 options; strangely Chromebooks are in this grouping)

+ Bose QC25 noise cancelling headphones for $110

+ nearly 500 Kindle e-books on sale; start early because it takes time to sift through 500 ebooks 🙂

+ also Marshall, Insignia, coffee/Kitchen appliances, LEGO, security cameras, sportswear/exercise, Segway, smart home/lighting, UPS, Ninja, laptop bags, 3D Dremel printers, Rosetta stoned, Nuraphone, etc

Dell Early Access Cyber Monday sale

If you are a fan of Dell, they have launched their Cyber Monday Early Access sale featuring the usual assortment of computers, monitors, computer accessories, electronics, and much and more.

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM w/1.4X Converter for $1079

It’s Shiguma time at B&H Photo for Cyber Monday! They are offering the new condition Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM EX DG bundled with the Sigma 1.4X APO converter, all together for $1079 with free shipping in your choice of Canon or Nikon. The Sigma SA option is not participating in this promotion. Is anyone still shooting with the SA system?

Monday: 20% off B&N order with coupon

Cyber Monday has arrived at Barnes and Noble with coupon code CYBER20 getting you 20% off your order until Tuesday at 3am eastern time. The usual exceptions apply.

Mon (B&H): DJI, LG, Dracast, Apple, Etc

The Monday daily deals at B&H Photo have arrived and are running until 11:59pm ET today as follows:

+ ends 6am ET: Hubsan X4 Plus H107P Quadcopter for $16

+ Dracast LED500 Pro Daylight LED Light with V-Mount Battery Plate for $180

+ DJI Mavic Air Fly More Combo for $719, Standard for $649

+ LG Computer monitors (three options, $215 to $420)

+ 15.4″ Apple MacBook PROs (four options; $1600 to $3400)

Loaded Cyber Monday at Amazon Germany: C/N/S/Pa/O/R/etc

Cyber Monday has arrived at the Amazon Germany Gold Box with lots of offers including:

+ Sony sale with a7 II w/28-80 for 1205, RX100 IV for 555, 10-18/4 OSS for 628, and a6000 w/18-50 and bluetooth speaker and mini tripod for 498

+ Canon and HP photo printers (21 options; one Epson too)

+ Potpouri of cameras including:
++ Panasonic GX9 with 14-140 for 940
++ Panasonic GX80 w/12-32 for 430, G70 w/14-42 for 430
++ Olympus E-PL8 with 14-42 pancake for 400
++ Ricoh GR II rawsumer for 450
++ Ricoh Theta V 360 for 440
++ GoPRO HERO5 bundle for 269
++ Nikon KeyMission 170 for 159, W300 elementproof for 340, Coolpix A900 for 297
++ Nikon D5300 with 18-105 for 595
++ Canon G7X II for 475
++ Canon 80D with 18-55 for 1006, 200D body for 449

+ all kinds of camera related things
++ eight Canon lenses
++ Fuji instant printers
++ Steiner and Nikon binoculars
++ Sirui monopods and tripods (and Rollei tripods)

+ YI Action Cameras (seven options, 90 to 161 euro)
+ wildlife budget action cameras (six options, 41 to 60)

+ the Beatles discocraphy, Sony headphones, laptops, coffee machines, smartphones, Spiel von Thronen, etc

KEH Cyber Monday coupon $50 off $300+ OR $100 off $600+ OR $200 off $1000+

The KEH Camera Cyber Monday promotion is only good for Monday in the eastern time zone! Using coupon code CYBER11A you can get a discount depending on your order total:

+ orders over $1000, get $200 OFF
+ orders over $600, get $100 OFF
+ orders over $300, get $50 OFF

Since this is a fixed amount and not a percentage, you can optimize the savings by staying close to the three threshold amounts.

Optionally they offer 6-month financing through AFFIRM.

As always, there are exceptions and restrictions. Leica products are NOT eligible. Products in NEW condition are NOT eligible [for obvious reasons]. Items in “Like New” condition are also NOT eligible…

Free shipping on orders of $49+ as usual…

B&H launches Cyber Monday sales

B&H Photo has launched their Cyber Monday sales, which you can browse in ever-scrolling fashion or jump into the categories which further offer options for sub-categories.

Pasted Bin PRO account for $20 [lifetime access]

Good until Cyber Monday night, Pasted Bin is offering PRO Accounts for $20 instead of their regular price of $50. These are lifetime access accounts, not annual subscriptions!

CreativeLIVE: $5 off and 50% off Everything

The Black Friday offer at Creative LIVE was 60% off everything, but now they have a different offer for Cybermonday: everything is 50% off [what you see is what you pay, their server factors in the discount behind the scenes) BUT you can also get $5 off using coupon code CYBERMON. So for classes under $50, $5 off is better than the extra 10% off.

Sun: refurb Canon D-Rebel XS w/18-55 and Extras for $220

Good until Sunday 11:59pm ET, Woot is offering this refurbished Canon D-Rebel XS bundle for $220 with free shipping for Prime members, or flat shipping for everybody else. The bundle includes the DSLR with the 18-55 IS EF-S II lens, two converter lenses, 32GB SD card, camera bag, and lots of trinkety accessories.

Also part of the Woot daily deals is a refurbished Fire and Kindle sale which includes Fire tablets going from $25 to $60 [how tablet prices have fallen!], and a handful of e-book readers as well going from $23 [with or without Touchscreen) to $160 [6-inch Oasis with free 3G). Or the Voyage for $100 if you prefer tactile page-turns [in addition to the touchscreen].

Sunday: NixPlay, RAVpower, Etc

Never fear, Sunday is here and the daily deals at the Amazon USA Gold Box include:

+ modern Nixplay digital picture frames

+ RAVpower powerbanks (including a solar one) and a couple of wireless chargers

+ six pages of Kindle eBook daily deals with famous fiction and non-fiction ebooks

+ also Breveille, STEM toys, etc

Just Mobile Shutter Grip for $25 w/free S&H

In addition to their on-going Black Friday sales, Massdrop is also offering the new condition Just Mobile Shutter Grip for $25 with free US shipping.

It includes a CR2032 battery which promises up to six months of life [YMMV depending on usage, temperature, etc]. This Red Dot design award program works over Bluetooth and supports a variety of smartphones [list at the aforelinked page] as it holds on to the smartphone vertically, not horizontally, giving it more flexibility in the number of phones it can fit.

They will ship in late December 2018 and they come with a 1-year warranty from Just Mobile…

Best Buy Cyber Monday Early Access sale for Rewards members

IF you are a member of the Best Buy rewards program, you can get early access to their Cyber Monday specials. The offers are behind a login wall, and an account participating in their free-to-join Rewards program… I don’t have my login with me so I can’t check…

Sunday (EU): Cameras and Drones sale

There is some modest action at the Sunday Amazon Germany Gold Box with the following offers:

+ Cameras and Drones sale including:
++ Parrot Anafis from 495 to 620 euro
++ Canon M6 with lens for 584
++ Canon SX730 for 241, SX740 superzoom for 318
++ Nikon Coolpix A900 for 297
++ Sony FDR-AX100 4K UltraHD camcorder for 955

+ other sales include Yamaha hifi, HP laptopps smartphones from JVC (!) and ZTE Blade V9, and more

NewEGG launches Cyber Monday sale

You can no longer trust retailer promotions to be able to tell the day of the week. According to NewEgg, today [Sunday] is actually Monday,, because they have launched their Cyber Monday deals with the usual assortment of techie things… If you are fond of refurbished items, there’s also a sale at the certified refurbished NewEGG Outlet

Sun (B&H): Nissin, Sekonic, Feiyu, Leupold, etc

Sunday is here, aka Cyber Monday’s Eve, and with it we have another round of B&H Photo daily deals running unti l1:59pm ET on Saturday as follows:

+ Nissin i400 TTL flash for $100 (five camera system options: C/N/X/m43/E)

+ Feiyu A2000 3-axis gimbal, 2-hand holder for $250

+ Sekonic L-3085-U Flashmate light meter for $159

+ Leupold 10×25 BX-1 Rogue binos for $70

+ also Peak Design, Pioneer DAP, flash sale on Nuance Dragon NS 13P

For more action, check the B&H Black/Cyber Monday deals/a> page…

Sat (EU): Six Lenses (five Canons, one Sony)

At the Amazon Germany Gold Box for Saturday, among the other offers you can get:

+ Lens Sale featuring five Canons (three EF, one EF-S, one EF-M) and one Sony (24-240/3.5-6.3 OSS for 759 euro)
+ Canon lenses range from 118 to 538, three primes and two zooms

+ just like Amazon USA, Saturday’s daily deals are subdued in contrast to Black Friday’s

Sat: Pelican Cases, Fuji Instax Share SP-2 printer, etc

The Saturday Amazon Gold Box in the US market is nowhere near as busy as the Black Friday one, today being “Small Business Saturday”, but there are some potentially interesting offerings as follows:

+ Fujifilm INSTAX Share SP-2 Smart Phone Printer for $90

+ Big Pelican Cases sale with 19 options with prices ranging from $8 to $234

+ also Camelbak hydration, $35-ish laptop backpacks, and refurbished V-Moda Crossfade Wireless headphones for $99 each in four different color options; sold by V-Moda and fulfilled by Amazon

Voigtlander Lenses Sale (21 options; Leica M, Sony E, Nikon F)

Voigtlander fans, unite and take over! B&H Photo is running a Voigtlander Instant Savings promotion featuring 21 options, a mix of systems offered, Leica M, Sony E, Nikon F, but not Canon EF 🙂 Prices range from $349 to $949…

Imported Canon 5D IV body only w/1-YR seller W for $1900

The Canon 5D Mark IV body only goes for $2800 with various freebies at authorized Canon dealers such as various at Amazon and Adorama and B&H Photo

… but if you are comfortable with imported/grey-market cameras, to the eBay Deals we go where the Deals All Year eBay store is offering the new condition imported/grey-market Canon 5D Mark IV body only for $1900 with free shipping with a 1-year seller warranty (from Deals All Year). Maximum of two cameras per eBay account at the sale price…

Imported Sony a7r III body for $2250

The new condition Sony a7r III body only goes for $2800 at authorized Sony USA dealers such as B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon (with FREE Manfrotto Befree Advanced 4-Section Tripod with Ballhead and a free Joby GorillaPod 5K Stand and a free Lowepro m-Trekker BP 150 Backpack)…

… but if you are comfortable with grey-market/imported camera gear, to the eBay Deals we go where the Department Store NYC eBay store is offering the new condition imported/grey-market Sony a7r III body only for $2250 with free shipping. There is no mention of any warranty included in the listing, so assume there is noen. They offer a 30-day return policy…

Imported Nikon D850 body w/1-YR Seller W for $2430

The new condition Nikon D850 body only at authorized Nikon dealers go for $3500 such as B&H Photo and Amazon and Adorama

… but if you are comfortable with imported/grey-market cameras, to the eBay Deals we go where the 6ave eBay store is offering the new condition imported/grey-market Nikon D850 body only for $2430 with free shipping with a 1-year seller warranty (from 6ave). Maximum of two cameras per eBay account at the sale price…

$50 off CreativeLIVE’s Creator Pass (1-Year Subscription)

For a limited time, coupon code STARTCREATING takes $50 off the price of a 1-year subscription to the CreativeLIVE Creator Pass, dropping it from $300 to $250. This pass gets you 365 days of watching almost every class at CreativeLIVE. Some classes/instructors are excluded per prior terms of their agreements. This is their FAQ page talking about the exclusions… Think of this as a prepaid Netflix-like subscription. Once the 365 days end, you don’t own any of the classes. Of course you still own any classes you had previously purchased individually or as part of a bundle…

Pentax K-1 II with 28-105/3.5-5.6 FA L and D-BG6 Battery Grip and Sling for $1897

The PM edition of our Black Friday continues with a Pentaxian full frame temptation. For a limited time, the Pentax K-1 II bundled with the 28-105mm f3.5-5.6 ED FA L lens sells for the same price as the body only, $1897 with free shipping at Adorama which includes the Pentax D-BG6 battery grip (nice!) and the Pentax DSLR sling bag and a padded strap too.

15% off most things at the Dell website w/coupon

Good until Sunday night, coupon code SAVE15AFF gets you 15% off almost everything at the Dell website. Excluded are any products that are discounted for Black Friday and Cyber Monday and any products/brands that are barred from the use of couponing (eg by the manufacturer or by law).

Pentax K-70 with 18-135 WR with freebies for $797

For a limited time, the Pentax K-70 with the 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 ED AL IF DC WR bundle is discounted to $797 with free shipping with a different set of freebies at B&H Photo (Pentax DSLR sling bag, camera strap, F/Stoppers class) and at Adorama (Corel software, slinger bag, 16GB Lexar, etc) and various at Amazon.

If you don’t need the “with 18-135 kit”, the body only goes for $595 with its own freebies of course.

Canon D-Rebel T6 with 18-55 and 75-300 and Pixma PRO 100 for $299 after $350 MIR

This is a pretty good deal if you need its parts! For a limited time, Adorama is offering the Canon D-Rebel T6 two lens kit with Pixma PRO 100 bundle for $299 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card). That’s quite the bundle if you don’t object dealing with the mail-in rebate and the prepaid AMEX gift card. You get:

+ Canon D-Rebel T6 with 18-55 IS II and 75-300/4.5-6 III lenses
+ Pixma PRO 100 printer, and its trusty sidekick, the 50pk of 13×19″ photo paper.

Last Call: Rokinon 24mm f2.8 AutoFocus FE for $299

This is a last call on this deal, the new condition Rokinon 24mm f2.8 autofocus FE lens (Sony E system) is on sale for a limited time for $299 with free shipping at B&H Photo

Amazon Printed Books coupon: $5 off orders of $20+

One of the digital traditions of the Black Friday season is the Amazon Books coupon! This iteration of the promotion runs until 11/25/18 PM and gets you $5 off print book purchases of $20+ sold and shipped by Amazon itself, using coupon code NOVBOOK18. More details at the Terms and Conditions page