Archives for 2018

Manfrotto 190Go Aluminum Tripod + Lowepro 450AW Backpack for $190

Among the latest B&H Black Friday deals you can get this Manfrotto Combo Meal for $190 with free shipping. The combo meal is the Manfrotto 190go! Aluminum Tripod with the Lowepro ProTactic 450 AW Camera. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout…

Heads Up: Black Friday Woot-OFF starts Friday 8am Central

Heads up! There will be a special Black Friday Woot-OFF at the Woot website starting at 8am central time on actual Black Friday and running until 10pm central time of that day. This per the Woot email teaser…

35% off AdoramaPIX with limited time coupon

For a limited time, coupon code EMTHANKS25 gets you 35% off all products at the AdoramaPIX website. Free shipping on orders over $49.

In another limited time offer, coupon code THNKSWD80 gets you 4×6 inch wood prints for $4 each with up to five per customer at the sale price.

Canon USA store Black Friday sales

The East Coast is less than 12 hours away from actual Black Friday, so things are heating up some more in terms of deals. The weather that’s another story. The official Canon USA store is running its own special offer, in their own ever-so-confusing website.

These are their refurbished camera sales (DSLRs and mirrorless) with 57 options available… They also have two refurbished lens sales, Sale #1 has 14 options, while Sale #2 has four options…

50% off everything at DXO

Adobe is not everything! Many and more others are making photography related apps. One such is DXO, the new proud owner of the Nik Collection. And as part of the Black Friday festivities, they are offering 50% off everything at the DXO online shop. No coupon is needed ~ the price you see is the price you pay…

HostGator early Black Friday deals live

If you are looking for some budget web-hosting, Host Gator has launched some of their early Black Friday deals. With these type of services, you get the better bang for the buck with 3-year prepaid services. We used Hostgator for a number of the Noisy blogs back when there were many and more 🙂

And starting on Black Friday are various Name Cheap hosting deals. This blog is now hosted by NameCheap.

Black Friday deals live at B&H

B&H Photo has just launched their Black Friday deals. Check the various categories and sub-categories for products and subjects of interest. More details on these later today!

KEH Camera doubles warranty from 180 to 365 days until 12/31/18

I haven’t mentioned this yet this year, so it’s a good time to mention it 🙂 Good until 12/31/18, KEH Camera is doubling their warranty from their usual 180 days to 365 days. This is a pretty good warranty duration for a USED product, in many times matching a new condition product. And KEH is a reliable place for fixing cameras to boot.

Only products that were previously eligible for a 180-day warranty are getting the 365-day warranty. Products that are “AS IS” are/were not eligible for any warranty. Products in conditions between “BGN” (bargain) and “LN” (Like New”) ARE eligible for the warranty. Details at the Warranty page

This happens automatically. There is no coupon code to enter. You are simply eligible for it based on the date of your purchase…

I don’t remember when this promotion began for the 2018 holiday shopping season. If you made a purchase before today that happened during the 365-day warranty window, you automatically get the 365-day warranty.

NewEgg reloads their Black Friday sale

NewEGG has reloaded their on-going Black Friday sale with many more products added. You can use the various categories on the left hand side to zero-down on products of interest, or browse the good old fashioned way… Their camera section is rather anemic unless you are a fan of Fuji instant film cameras, there are plenty of those…

Target launches Black Friday doorbusters

We are less than 16 hours away from the actual Black Friday 2018 “arriving” at the East Coast [unless you are a time traveler or a Time Lord with a sonic screwdriver], and the retailers are rushing to out-launch each other. Target has launched now over 400 Black Friday doorbusters. YMMV as I can’t check them all. I wish I was multi-threaded with dozens of i7 octacores ^_^

These are their Camera and Photo offers page featuring digital and of course instant cameras…

Doorbuster: Monoprice 10,000 mAh powerbank for $13 w/FS

A bit of a budget doorbuster from the Monoprice website, you can get the new condition Monoprice Select Series PowerBank of 10,000 mAh (a respectable amount) for just $13.22 with free standard US shipping. Limit up to twenty units per customer at the sale price. It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on nearly 600 customer reviews.

Up to 60% off at CreativeLIVE

CreativeLIVE is back with another sale on their website. This time the sale is up to 60% off. The price you see is the price you pay. There is no coupon to enter. Classes are discounted up to 60% off but I do not know how the percentages are determined…

B&N website: 20% off orders of $40+

Good until Sunday 11/25/18, coupon code BLKFRIDAY gets you 20% off orders of $40+ at the Barnes and Noble website.

On the other hand, if you only need one item, there is a B&M-only coupon you can print from their website that gets you 25% off one item at their B&M B&N stores.

In other action, they offer 50% off select Collectible and Gift books. No coupon is needed for this offer, the price you see is the price you pay.

Thur: Sandisk Sale, Choice Laptops, GoT, Etc

Happy Thanksgiving in the Pacific time zone as well with the Thursday round of the Amazon USA Gold Box offerings. More than usual offers, as it is often the case during the BF/CM week, with the following potentially interesting items:

+ Sandisk Storage Sale including:
++ 128GB Extreme SDXC for $30, 64GB for $18, 32GB for $11
++ 64GB Ultra microSDXC for $11.49, 128GB for $20
++ 400GB Ultra microSDXC for $80
++ various kinds of USB flash drives
++ many WD external hard drives, along with some from G-Tech and a couple of Sandisk SSDs

+ Amazon Choice Laptops, AiOs and Desktop from Acer, ASUS, Dell, from $300 to $700 (nine options)

+ Game Of Thrones Seasons 1-7 Set for $75 in BluRay + Digital and $70 in DVD
+ Season 8 starts April 2019, plenty of time to catch up a few times over 🙂

+ various other things, clothing, magazines, tea/coffee, kitchen, Lionel trains, Norton, car diagnostic tool, etc

3Legged Thing Punks sale: Travis $140, Corey $150, Billy $200

Massdrop is running a Thanksgiving Day sale and among the items offered is the 3 Legged Thing Punks tripods with three models featured: the Billy for $200, the Black Corey for $150 and the Black Travis for $140. They come with a 5-year warranty. The offers will ship in mid December from Massdrop.

Punks have come a long way since the 70s, they even have tripods now 😉 Anarchy in the exposure triangle!

B&M (NoCal) [starts Friday]: 128GB Samsung EVO Plus microSD for $15

This starts on Friday, the actual Black Friday!

This is a brick and mortar offer! If you are in Northern California or happen to be traveling there for work/etc, the Central Computers stores have a B&M doorbuster: the 128GB Samsung EVO Plus microSDXC card for $15. Limit two per customer, so if you need more, be sure to keep a few disguises ready in your car 😉

PS: these are the rest of their Black Friday offers

Canon 5D IV with 24-105/4L IS II and Pixma PRO 100 and BG-E20 Grip and Extras for $3449 after MIR and coupon

For a limited time, coupon code CAJYHRGXV gets you this Canon 5D Mark IV with 24-105mm bundle for $3449 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card) at Adorama. The bundle includes:

+ Canon 5D Mark IV with 24-105mm f4L IS II
+ Pixma PRO 100 printer with trusty sidekick 50pk photo paper
+ Canon BG-E20 battery grip
+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ extra Canon battery
+ a vial with tears of Nikon [okay, this is NOT included!]

Speaking of Adorama, they have a variety of other Canon DSLR + Grip bundles and other Canon-related camera offers…

For more action, featuring most of the major photography brands, check the nicely organized Adorama Black Friday sale

Thur (B&H): Datacolor Spyder5, Manfrotto, MacBook, Etc

Happy Thanksgiving in the Eastern time zone! And with the new day, we have the new Thursday B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ DAtacolor Spyder5PRO Display Calibration System for $90
+ DAtacolor Spyder5ELITE Display Calibration System for $140

+ Manfrotto Befree Live Video Tripod Kit with Case for $150

+ ASUS VP239H-P 23″ 16:9 IPS Monitor for $90

+ LENOVO 15.6″ Legion Y7000 Notebook for $1299
+ 2.2 GHz i7-8750H Six-Core, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080 144 Hz IPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5), etc
+ with FREE Intel Adobe Creative Bundle

+ 13.3″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Mid 2017, Space Gray) for $1449 (i5, 8GB) to $1899 (i7, 16GB)

+ BOSE Soundsport earphones for $50

+ flash sale: ends 9am ET: HP ENVY 5010 All-in-One Printer for $90

20% off many things at Rakuten with coupon

For a limited time, coupon code BF20 get you 20% off near site-wide at the Rakuten website. Note that, as always, restrictions and exclusions apply to the use of the coupon. Check their website for details.

Thur (EU): Canon and Olympus cameras, Sony Xperia, Etc

Thursday has arrive for the Amazon Germany Gold Box and these are some of the potentially interesting offerings running for the day:

+ Canon and Olympus camera sale:
+ Olympus E-PL8 with 14-42 pancake for 400 euro
+ Canon m100 with 15-45 for 269
+ Canon M6 with 14-45 for 584
+ most of the Canon G-series rawsumers
+ many of the SX-series superzooms
+ Sony HX90 superzoom for 239

+ Sony Xperia smartphones in multiple colors: XZ1 for 199 to 240 euro, XA2 Ultra for 270

Joby GorillaPod Action Video Tripod for $16

Another price-matching domino effect. The new condition Joby GorillaPod Action Video Tripod is currently going for $16 at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself (up to five per customer at the sale price)….

Canon SL2 with 18-55mm for $550

On the more compact DSLR front, the new condition Canon SL2 with the 18-55 lens is currently on sale for a limited time for $550 with free shipping by Amazon itself with up to five kits per customer at the same price. This currently goes for $600.

However, if you don’t need the 18-55 lens, the SL2 body only goes for $500 with freebies at places like B&H Photo and Adorama….

PARROT BEBOP 2 FPV for $300 w/free Express S&H

The Parrot USA store has launched an early Black Friday deal, they are offering the new condition PARROT BEBOP 2 FPV drone for $299 with free US Express shipping. No coupon code is needed, the price you see is the price you pay.

Ends Wedn 8pm ET: 15% off eBay App shopping cart w/coupon

Good until Wednesday at 11pm eastern, coupon code PICKFAST is a 15% off discount when you use the official eBay iOS or Android mobile apps. The maximum discount with this coupon is $100. Details, terms and conditions can be found at the promotional page

For ideas on what to buy, check the latest eBay Deals and the latest Trending Deals

Speaking of eBay, if you are looking for a budget Chromebook, the manufacturer refurbished “Class C” 11.6″ Acer C720 Chromebook is offered for $80 with free shipping by eBay seller AltaTac. This has 4GB RAM and 16GB on-board storage and Celeron powered. Check the listing for a description of what a “Grade C” is…

Monoprice early BF sale plus two-step $25 off $50+ coupon

Not to be left behind by the ever-earlier Black Friday launches, the Monoprice website too launched their own Black Friday sale with 270+ products featured in said sale.

But wait, there’s more, they also have a two-parter coupon promotion:

+ between 11/21 and 12/2 purchase $100+ in qualifying/eligible products
+ if YES, then you will receive a coupon for $25 off purchases of $50+ in qualifying/eligible products to be used between 12/5 and 12/31 in 2018
+ exclusions are listed individually and explained at the aforelinked page

Speaking of Monoprice, their brand new line of AtlasFLEX charging cables (USB-C, microUSB, Lightning) are now shipping and they have free US shipping for a limited time. They range from $4 to $8.

In parallel, Monoprice is running a Clearance + Overstock sale with nearly 500 products featured over there…

B&H Photo Black Friday Head Start sale

If you prefer to get your shopping early and be done before Thanksgiving, so you can have an old fashioned relaxing four day weekend, B&H Photo is running a Black Friday Holiday Head Start sale where you may find what you need and then tune out all this Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Fat chance of that happening, but there is a growing trend these days of people trying to tune out the noise piecemeal and carve out “quiet” periods whenever possible…

Wednesday: select Canon 5D IV or 6D II DSLRs + Pixma PRO 100 + Extras Bundles

Good until Wednesday at 11:59pm eastern tonight, B&H Photo is having some special offers on select Canon full frame DSLRs with Pixma PRO 100 printer bundles as follows:

+ Canon 5D Mark IV body only with Pixma PRO 100 printer with Canon BG-E20 Battery Grip with 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC with extra Battery with 50pk photo paper for $2449 after $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card)
++ on the same listing you can find this offer running with the “with 24-70mm” lens for $3199 after the MIR, or “with 24-105” lens for $3349 after the MIR

+ Canon 6D Mark II body only for $949 after the $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX gift card)
+ same bundle as above but obviously with the BG-E21 Battery Grip; with Pixma PRO 100 printer, 50pk photo paper, 64GB Extreme SDXC, and extra battery

++ 6D II with 24-105mm f3.5-5.6 bundle for $1349 after the $350 MIR
++ same freebies as above

++ 6D II with 24-105mm f4L II for $1849 after $350 MIR

Optionally, you get a 13-month Canon CarePak coverage by following the instructions in the PDF file at B&H

Stacksocial Black Friday: 75% off Course Bundles, 40% off Digital; eg Windscribe PRO VPN Lifetime for $35 after coupon

I split the previous Stacksocial post because I got coupon-confused 🙂

Point #1: you need to login in order to test the coupons. You test the coupons by clicking on the tiny blue “Promo Code” on the right side of the shopping cart. You may have to squint to see it. Then enter the coupon codes and see what happens. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what happens…

Stacksocial has gone into Black Friday mode with a trio of limited time coupons!

+ coupon BFSAVE75 is 75% off online course bundles

+ for apps and digital goods, coupon code BFSAVE40 gets you 40% off meaning for just $35~ you can get Windscribe PRO VPN lifetime subscription (which is $59 before coupon). Windscribe PRO supports unlimited devices…

+ for physical goods, coupon code BFSAVE20 gets you 20% off, eg some of the various featured items

+ NOTE: I can’t test every product and coupon combination, so that’s DIY for any items you are interested in

Groupon Pre Black Friday sale under way

The Black Friday madness is spreading across the internet stores with the Groupon Black Friday Preview sale currently in progress. You can browse through, or use their left hand side to filter by categories of interest…

Ivacy VPN and Firewall with lifetime subscriptions for $24 after coupon

UPDATE: coupon BFSAVE40 (40% off) works on apps and that includes VPNs!

Stacksocial too is joining in the early Black Friday festivities by offering the Ivacy VPN: Lifetime Subscription + NAT Firewall for $24 after coupon code BFSAVE40. Both the VPN and the Firewall come with a lifetime subscription. The VPN allows login to the service of up to five devices simultaneously and promises no-logging. IT supports not just Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android and iOS, but also Roku, Kodi, Kindle, gaming boxes, etc. It has serves all around the world and it is based in Singapore. The free included Ivancy firewall is an add-on to the Ivancy VPN.

PS: speaking of security matters, there is a widespread recall of Romaine Lettuce. Which verifies my risk assessment of this green water: the risks of eating it are higher than its nutritional value 😉