Archives for August 2019

Wedn: Bushnell Falcon Binoculars with Case for $19

Good until Wednesday at 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out), Amazon itself is offering the new condition Bushnell Falcon 133410 Binoculars with Case (Black, 7×35 mm) going for $19 with free shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order of eligible items. Limit up to three pairs per customer at the sale price.

They average 4.5 out of 5 based on over 2200 customer reviews and they have over 150 answered questions.

Wedn: Davis & Sanford Tripod, $15 Tamrac HooDoo 18, Etc

And just like that, we are back to Hump Day, and this new quartet of B&H Photo daily deals goes until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Davis & Sanford PROVISTAGR18 Provista Grounder Video Tripod for $100

+ Tamrac HooDoo 18 Backpack for $15 in three color options

+ Pelican 1910B MityLite LED Flashlight for $15

+ Powerbeats3 for $70

EU: AmazonBasics shoulder camera bag for 17 euro

Bag the Bags in the EU before Brussels takes them all away 😉 For a limited time, as part of a larger AmazonBasics product sale, Amazon Germany is offering the new condition AmazonBasics shoulder camera bag for the very specific price of 17.28 euro with free Prime shipping or with a 29+ order in eligible countries (eg Germany). Limit up to five per customer at the sale price.

12 classes for $19 each at C-LIVE

Creative LIVE is back yet another time with another promotion, this time around they are offering 12 classes for $19 each. The price you see is the price you pay, there’s no coupon code or “add to cart” gymnastics for this offer.

Classes include the “Wedding Photography Bootcamp” for $19 (obviously since this is a $19 per class sale), understanding skin as a photographer, “the art of seeing” (Frans Lanting), Glamour, Composite, Posing, street photography, surviving commercial photography, and more…

Cokin Graduated ND Filter Kit P Series for $39

“Snapshot deals” at Adorama means the clock is ticking. They typically (but not always) last for 24 hours, so don’t sleep on them ~ unless you are planning to wake up shortly after 😉

Their latest snapshot deal is this new condition Cokin filter kit going for $39 with free US shipping: Cokin Graduated ND Filter Kit P Series, with Filter Holder and Graduated ND Filters (121L, 121M, 121S).

PS: if this railroad name is confusing, page further down the Adorama product page, towards the right side (on a laptop) and look for the “What’s in the box” box that lists what’s included: a filter holder, three filters and a microfiber cloth…

Tuesday: Tamrac SpeedRoller International Roller Case for $210

Best Buy too has discovered how to “bag the bags”. This bag goes for $350+ at B&H and Adorama but for Tuesday 8/13/19, Best Buy has it as one of their deals of the day going for $210 with free shipping and/or free store pickup. “This” of course refers to the new condition Tamrac SpeedRoller International Roller Case

PS: note that “store pickup” sometimes means a product is available immediately for pickup, other times, it may mean that the item will get shipped to your chosen store, so it may take a week or two before you can pick it up ~ this may explain some of the store pickup date discrepancies you may observe…

Tuesday: Lens Calibration Tool for $25, Rhino Slider, UndFind w/free fishbomb (!?!?!?) for $25, Kaiser copy stand, 27″ LG 4K IPS, Etc

Tuesday is upon us all and with it we have a new non-potable six-pack of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any of them that may manage to sell out ahead of its designated expiration time):

+ Vello LENS-2020 Lens Calibration Tool for $25

+ Rhino Gear Basic Slider Bundle for $440

+ undFind One Bag 10″ Laptop and Camera Bag (Baroque, Canvas) for $25 with FREE Fishbomb lens filter and accessory case (I’m not the one naming them like this ~ just so we are clear)
+ free items are included automatically by B&H during the promotion, no coupon or extra action needed to get the freebies

+ Kaiser Copy Stand RS 1 with RA-1 Arm for $500

+ CORE SWX HyperCore HC9 Mini 2-Battery Kit with X2S Vertical Charger (RED V-Mount) for $499

+ 27″ LG 27BL85U-W 16:9 HDR FreeSync 4K IPS Monitor for $415
+ DisplayPort 1.4 | HDMI | USB Type-C, 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz Native, 1000:1 CR, etc

Monday Lightning Deals: studio/lighting, gimbal/stabilizers, flash, tripods, etc

IF you feel like deal-chasing in the Amazon USA Gold Box, this is some of they are planning to have in the next 24 hours or so in the Camera & Photo Lightning Deals:

+ Neewer Muslin, stainless steel C-Stand, action cam accessories kit, CN-160 dimmable panel, 3-axis Gimbal, TTS60 flash, 64″ tripod-monopod, octagon (no scripted wrestling), 62″ alum-alloy tripod, 3-pack light kit, panoramic gimbal tripod, leisure camera backpack, umbrella continuous light kit, etc

+ eMart background system

+ LED ring light, 8″ digiframe, GoPro battery charger, Crosstour and APEMAN action cams, binos, etc

+ Zhiyun Smooth 4 3-axis handheld gimbal

Amazon Gift Cards: Send $50+ by SMS, Get $5 promo

If you are a frequent Amazon shopper, here’s another gift card promotion for you. For this promotion, you must spend $50+ in Amazon Gift Cards AND send them to the recipient (Which could be you) via SMS. After the $50+ gift card is sent via SMS, Amazon will add a $5 promotional store credit to your Amazon account.

Use coupon code SMS2019 in your shopping cart to get the promotion. Limit one per customer during the promotional period.

NOTE: this may be targeted, so if you don’t see the offer while logged on to your Amazon account, it means Amazon’s AI SuperComputers decided not to offer it to you. Mayhaps you’ve fallen behind on the Bezos libations? 🙂

Monday: MeFoto Air, LitePanels Astra, Atomos Ninja Inferno, LG Monitors, Etc

Monday is here, a new week is upon us, and the back to school sales are driving returning students insane 😉 And with all that, we have a new 4-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ MEFOTO RoadTrip Air Travel Tripod for $49 in the black color scheme

+ LitePanels Astra 3X Bi-Color LED Panel for the very specific price of $688

+ Atomos Ninja Inferno for $599 to $899 (five options available)
+ optionally buy it together with a 2TB Sony AtomX SSDmini for $more$

+ InFocus IN112xa 3800-Lumen SVGA DLP Projector for $199

UPDATE: meanwhile at Woot we learn that AmazonBasics sells microwave ovens too (!!! ~ refurbished for $40), there’s a $100 refurbished 11″ Lenovo Intel Chromebook, refurb iPhone SE going $90 to $120 in Electronics, and things like that…

Meanwhile in Seattle, the headliner Amazon USA Gold Box deal of the day is a sale on LG computer monitors with eight options available, ranging from $116 to $319 and screen sizes going from 24″ to 34″. Some are UltraWides, some are gaming, some are QHD, most are IPS. Limit up to three per monitor per customer [not sure if the limit is per individual item or total LG monitor on-sale items]

UPDATE #2: speaking of deals, Amazon is offering the new-condition V-MODA Crossfade Wireless Over-Ear Headphone for $100. It is not a lightning offer, so I do not know when/if it ends…

Sunday: $6 B&H Hat, RoboShoot Flash Triggers, Ruggard Dry Cases w/Dehumidifier, Etc

Sunday is here and with it it brings a new 4-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ B&H Photo Logo Baseball Cap (Black) for $6

+ ROBOSHOOT flash triggers from $40 to $100 (five different options/combinations)

+ TP LINK TL-SG108R 8-Port 10/100/1000 Mb/s Desktop Switch (Refurbished) for $13

+ Ruggard Portable Dry Case with Dehumidifier, 8.5L to 22.4L, from $35 to $60

UPDATE: meanwhile at Woot Computers there’s a PNY USB 3.0 flash drive sale with options available:

+ 32GB for $5
+ 64GB for $7
+ 128GB for $13
+ 256GB for $25

Elsewhere at Woot there’s an Anker sale at the main Woot and Electronics, and a $550 2-in-1 Fujitsu FHD detachable laptop in Clearance (the artist formerly known as “Sellout”)…

And at Worst Buy, the Elements 2019 bundle (Photoshop + Premiere) is on sale for $90, a refurbished Epson Home Cinema 3LCD projector for $400, and various Stanley thermal cups for $10 (among others)…

20% off Ugly Camera Gear with KEH coupon [ends Mon PM]

Usually it’s “The Beautiful People” that get all the benefits, but sometimes we uglies get our shot. Such is the case for UGLY condition used camera gear at KEH Camera this weekend. Coupon code GAR8A gets you 20% off the current prices of used camera gear in “UGLY” and “AS IS” conditions at KEH. These do NOT come with a 180-day warranty. “Ugly” is guaranteed to be functional, while “AS IS”, as the name strongly suggests, it’s for spare parts and experimentation ~ they are not functional products in the way they were intended to function…

The coupon expires on Monday 8/12/19 at 11:59pm eastern time…

Weekend Print Photo Magazine sales start at $4.53/yr

DiscountMags is back with another weekend sale with better than “standard” deal pricing. The following four are print magazines delivered to USA addresses only. No auto-renewal on these. The price is per magazine per year. You can sign up for up to three years and/or renew existing subscriptions or gift them to others…

+ Outdoor Photographer for $4.53

+ Digital Photo for $4.83
+ Digital Photo PRO for $6.89

+ VideoMaker for $6.49

Various other “six degrees of separation” (from photography) magazines are also on sale, such as fashion, sports, bridal, nature, travel, architecture, technologie, etc…

Saturday Lightning Deals: GVM slider, NixPlay, Neewers, CrossTour, Victure, FeeYa, Etc

Saturday is upon us and during the next 24 hours or so, among others, the following Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals of the Camera and Photo kind are happening:

+ NixPlay Advanced digiframes, various options, $62~ to $115~

+ Neewer OCtagon for $26~, Softbox lighting kit for $59~ to $85~, multi-disc reflector for $17

+ the above are live and in-progress as of the time of writing; the ones below had not yet gone live as of the time of writing:

+ action cams from CrossTour, Victure, Akaso, etc

+ generic charger and two batteries for Sony NP-FW50

+ APESIN 8-inch digiframe, MRQ 10-inch digiframe

+ Neewer T-Shape backdrop support, LED ringlight, dimmable panel light, etc

+ GVM slide track dolly rail system, GVM video panel light kit

+ FeeYa kids digital camera

Friday Lightning Deals: Jintu 420-800mm f8.3-16 (Canon), lots of Neewer gear, etc

Thunderbolt and lightning but the Camera & Photo lightning deals are not very frightening 😉 These are some potentially interesting offers running for the next 24 hours or so (as of the time of writing of this post):

+ starts 11:24am ET: JINTU 420-800mm f/ 8.3-F16 Lens for Canon
+ price before sale $99
+ it averages 4.2 out of 5 with 10 customer reviews and with nine answered questions

+ Neewer PRO i-TTL flash, 63-inch carbon fiber tripod, waterproof backpack, Lighting/Background mega kit, movie kit, macro ring light, charger with two batteries replacements for the Canon LP-E6, bi-color with U, reflectors, etc

+ LED panel, monocular, etc from various brands

+ Nixplay Seed 13.3-inch digiframe

+ action cams from Apeman et al

18 classes for $18 each at CreativeLIVE [limited time]

Speaking of limited time sales, Creative LIVE too is back with another offering, the theme this time around is 18 classes for $18 each… Topics including wedding photo-journalism, Lightroom CC, composite photography, posing and lighting, nature photography, boudoir, experimental, social media and of course the money-maker, business and marketing classes for creatives…

Rylo 5.8K 360 Degree Video Camera for $249

For a limited time, Adorama is running another “snapshot deal”, this time around it is the new condition Rylo 5.8K 360 Degree Video Camera offered for $249 with free US shipping…

Vanguard VEO 37 shoulder bag for $25, Etc

It’s Friday which means the B&H daily deals last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but ~ as usual ~ B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM (reason):

+ Vanguard VEO 37 Shoulder Bag for $25

+ ElVid OptiView 250 3.2″ LCD Viewfinder for $60

+ iKan Compact 95Wh Li-Ion Battery with Anton Bauer Mount for $130
+ Gold Mount for $140

+ Auray microphone stands, $25 to $40

In other daily deal action for Friday, one of the Worst Buy offerings is the 512GB PNY Elite X USB 3.1 flash drive going for $80 with free US shipping or store pickup… Also there, further down the page, they have the 4TB Seagate Expansion external USB 3.0 portable hard drive going for $80 as well… The Best Buy offers end on Friday at 11:59pm (not sure which timezone) as usual…

Thursday: Manfrotto PRO kit, Fujinon bino, 24″ Acer IPS, Etc

Thursday is here with a new quartet of B&H Photo dailies runnin’ ’til 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Manfrotto 509HD Video Head & 545GB Aluminum Tripod Pro Ground-Twin Kit 100 for $1099

+ Fujinon 8×42 KF Binocular for $100

+ VELLO FreeWave Plus Wireless Remote Shutter Release for $30 in your choice of various camera and camera systems combinations [check details over there for compatibility]

+ ACER B247W bmiprzx 24″ 16:10 IPS Monitor for $115
+ IPS, HDMI | DisplayPort | VGA, 1920 x 1200, 100,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio, etc

UPDATE: meanwhile at the Best Buy dailies we have:

+ Photoshop Elements 2019 for $40
+ 64GB Sandisk Ultra Plus for $15 in SDXC or microSDXC
+ 128GB Sandisk for the Nintendo Switch for $15
+ the usual Shutterfly coupon is included for free with each purchase

15% off select Canon Camera Gear with KEH Camera Coupon [ends Thursday at 11:59pm ET]

Canon fans, it’s time you reload your wallet canons! Good until Thursday August 8 in 2019, coupon code CAN8A gets you 15% off select Canon camera gear. You can test the coupon in the shopping cart without creating an account or logging in. Only the featured items are eligible for the coupon during this promotion… Remember that KEH includes a 180-day warranty on items that are in conditions better than AS-IS and “UG” (ugly)… Happy deal fishing 🙂

PS: poor us uglies, we don’t even get a warranty #UglyRights 😉

Wednesday Lightning Deals: Action Cams, Studio/Lighting, NixPlay, FeelWorld, lots of Neewer, Etc

And now let’s take a look at some of what’s in the pipeline in the Camera et Photoeaux at the Amazon USA Lightning Deals…

+ Neewer octagon umbrella, Panel Lightning kit, Ring Light kit, waterproof camera case, umbrella studio kit, PRO i-TTL flash for Nikons, Film kit, 400W Strobe Monolight, studio kit carrying bag, etc

+ Action Cams from COOAU (or something like that) and CrossTour and Apeman and Akaso and DBPOWER

+ NixPlay Seed Ultra 2K 10-inch and non-Ultra digital picture frames

+ FEELWORLD 7″ IPS 4K HDMI camera field monitor

+ other brands: digiframe, ring lights, budget camcorder-type things, studio in a box, etc

Wednesday: Peak D Capture Lens (C/N/E), Aputure BiC LED Flood, SmallHD, Etc

And we are back, and just like clockwork, Hump Day is upon us once again and this time around the B&H Photo dailies feature a quartet of offerings running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ Peak Design Capture Lens for $40 in your choice of Canon, Nikon and Sony E/FE

+ Aputure Amaran AL-528C Bi-Color LED Flood Light for $99

+ SmallHD 702 OLED 7″ On-Camera Monitor for $799
+ or in some British english, ZmallHD 😉

+ IDX SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY Two 96Wh High-Load Battery Kit with 2-Bay Battery Charger for $429

SCHEDULE NOTE: B&H will be closed throughout (physical store, web orders, phone sales, customer service, etc) on Sunday August 11…

Tuesday: Elements 2019 Combo, Bolt (C/N), InFocus DLP, Etc

Tuesday is here and with it it brings a new quartet of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm or earlier if sold out:

+ Adobe Elements 2019 combo (Photoshop and Premiere) for $90

+ BOLT Compact Battery Pack for Select Canons and Nikons for $40 each

+ InFocus IN119HDxa Full HD DLP Projector for $329

+ Tascam studio headphones for $50

UPDATE: meanwhile at the Best Buy dailies they have the Paintshop PRO 2019 Ultimate on sale for $35…

And for Amazon Germany shoppers there’s a AmazonBasics sale that includes among others single-use and rechargeable AB batteries…

Monday: Aputure, GenAray, Dell, 3TB WD for $60, more WD internal/external HDD

Just like clockwork, Monday is here and with it it brings us a six-pack of B&H Photo dailies running until Monday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Aputure VS-2 FineHD 7″ Field Monitor for $129

+ GEnAray Ultra-Thin Bicolor 288 SMD LED On-Camera Light Basic Kit for $80

+ DELL 15.6″ Inspiron 15 5000 Series 5570 Laptop for $599
+ 1.8 GHz i7-8550U Quad-Core, 8GB DDR4, 16GB Intel Optane, 1TB HDD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080, Intel UHD Graphics 620, etc

+ 3TB WD Elements USB 3.0 External Desktop Hard Drive for $60

+ 1TB WD My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $45

+ 2TB WD My Passport USB 3.0 Secure Portable Hard Drive for $60

+ 8TB WD Ultrastar 7200 rpm SATA 3.5″ Internal Data Center HDD (Retail) for $210
+ 14TB version for $400

+ find them all at the B&H Photo dailies

Saturday: refurb HP 2-in-1 Sprocket Bundle for $50, various digital magazines

One of the deals of the day for Saturday 8/3/19 at the Amazon USA Gold Box is a digital magazine sale that includes a 6-month subscription to National Geographic for $9, NG Travel for $5, NG History for $9, etc. There’s also a 6-month WIRED subscription for $1.50 total. Keep in mind their subscription are auto-renewing, you must needs manually cancel them if you don’t want them to auto-renew in the future…

In other Saturday daily deal action, Woot Electronics is offering the factory refurbished HP Sprocket 2-in-1 Portable Photo Printer & Instant Camera Bundle with 8GB MicroSD Card and ZINK Photo Paper for $50 with free shipping for Prime members or $6 flat shipping. They come with a 1-year HP warranty. Limit up to ten sets per customer at the sale price. Three color schemes are available for the unibody printer + camera hybrid critter…

Weekend (B&H): Revo Slider, Thule x Macbook, etc

It’s FriYAY again which means the B&H daily deals run for 48 hours, until Saturday at 11:59pm ET. But this is a rather modestly modest quartet of offers, won’t cause many to excitedly jump out of bed to order them quickly 🙂

+ Revo 23″ Camera Track Slider with Adjustable Feet for $40

+ Dymo LabelWriter Value Pack for $30
+ label printer NOT included

+ Thule Gauntlet 3.0 13″ MacBook Pro Sleeve for $13

+ iK Multimedia iRig Mic HD Digital Condenser Microphone for iOS/Mac/Windows for $50

Thursday Lightning Deals: Flashes, Action Cams, Ring Light, LEDs, Etc

Thursday has a total of 49 Camera & Photo listings in the lightning deals of the Amazon Gold Box covering the next 24 hours or so. Of potential interest among them:

+ DBPOWER, Crosstour and other action cams

+ Neewer 2-pack video light kit, popup tent, BiColor LED, CN-160 power LED, NP-F550 charger for select Sony batteries, etc
+ Neewer flashes: TT560 and NW565EX

+ various ring lights, bags, backdrop kit, etc

Thursday: WD, Sandisk, Tamrac Stratus 10 Shoulder for $85

The headliner of the Thursday Best Buy dailies is a WD x Sandisk storage sale featuring among others a 1TB WD USB 3.0 external HDD for $45, 4TB WD Easystore external for $90, internal HDDs, and Sandisk SSDs and single-figure colorful USB 2.0 flash drives too.

But that’s not all, they also feature separately the new condition Tamrac Stratus 10 shoulder bag for $85 with free US shipping and/or free store pickup where possible…

PS: speaking of deals, retailers often (ab)use the “Christmas in July” theme but once in a while a “Christmas in July” sale-a-bration is “Christmas canon” (as Comic Con canon-obsessed fans like to say). Such is the case with this Monoprice sale which is full of Christmas lights and ornaments and stockings and stocking stuffers 🙂

Thursday: Vello Battery Grip Sale (29 options, five manufacturers, $30 to $60)

And just like that, Thursday is here, and with it, it rings in a new set of B&H daily deals and with this set, we have a theme: Vello Battery Grips for a variety of cameras from five different manufacturers. Each battery grip lists its compatibility with specific models. A total of 29 options are available with prices ranging from $30 to $60. Too many to list here individually… Sale ends at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out…