Archives for October 2019

Thursday: Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens for $149 (C/N/E/X/m43)

Party on Wayne! It’s lens day at the Halloween B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens for $149 in your choice of DSLR systems (Canon EF or Nikon F) and Mirrorless systems (Fuji X, Sony E, Micro Eight Sixths)
+ NOTE: some of other mounts shown at the aforelinked individual products remain at $199 and are not participating in the sale (Pentax K, Sony A, Canon EF-M)

+ SirUI N-2204X Carbon Fiber Tripod for $200

+ Bright Tangerine Misfit Atom 4 x 5.65″/4 x 4″ Ultra Lightweight 2-Stage Clip-On Matte Box for $249
+ despite the name, there’s no Vitamin C and no orange color 😉

+ Core SWX Powerbase EDGE Battery for Blackmagic Pocket Camera 4K & 6K for $179

20% off UGLY and AS-IS gear with KEH Camera coupon [ends Thur PM]

If you are not a perfectionist and don’t object to used camera gear in “UGLY” condition and/or if you are fine with limitations and imperfections for gear in “AS IS” condition, KEH Camera is back with a new coupon promotion! Using coupon code GAR10A you get 20% off in camera gear in “AS IS” and “UGLY” conditions. Leica products are excluded.

Note that these two conditions do NOT get a 180-day warranty. Check the individual listings for the limitations and potential issues for products in this condition. As usual, you can test the coupon in their shopping cart without the need of logging-in or creating an account.

The promotion ends on Thursday 10/31/19 at 11:59pm ET and it is indeed a scary proposition for …perfectionists 🙂

EU: Nikon Z6 instant savings promotion

Amazon Germany is currently having an instant savings promotion on various Nikon Z6 options. Some of the discounts happen in the shopping cart, others are reflected directly on the website. For example the Z6 with the FTZ adapter goes for 1565 euro (compared to $1700 at the Amazon Mothership). Or the body only without the adapter goes for 1450~ euro after a shopping cart discount reflected after you reach the checkout page… They also have various other kits with lenses and lenses + adapter and some memory cards mixed in too…

On the other hand, if you are a friend of used deals, the Z6 with FTZ adapter goes for 1377 euro in “Used – Good” condition by Amazon Germany’s Warehouse Deals itself

Wedn: SpyderLensCal, Feiyu AK-4000, RotoLight AnoVa PRO 2, Dell 27″ UltraSharp WQHD IPS

CORRECTION: my Tardis is broken again, today is Wednesday, not Thursday!

Never fear, because Wednesday (10/30/19, Hallow’s Eve) is here with four name brand products in the B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET tonight (or earlier if sold out):

+ DataColor SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid for $40

+ FeiYu AK4000 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for $299

+ RotoLight Anova Pro 2 Bi-Color Standard LED Light for $995

+ DeLL UltraSharp 27 U2717D 27″ 16:9 InfinityEdge IPS Monitor for $269
+ DisplayPort + Mini-DP + HDMI Inputs, 2560 x 1440 WQHD, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, etc

Walgreens Photo: 40% off (or 60% off orders of $60+)

Good until 11/2/19 at 11:59pm eastern time, Walgreens Photo is running another round of weekly coupon promotions as follows:

+ 40% off Everything Photo with coupon SIXTY
+ 60% off Everything Photo orders of $60+ with the same coupon

+ 60% off Cards and Premium stationary with coupon PERFECT60
+ we are less than two months away from 2019 holiday, the time is right to start printing holiday cards!

40% off everything with CL coupon

For a limited time only, coupon code EXTRA40 gets you 40% off everything at the CreativeLIVE website. This includes the monthly and yearly subscriptions along with the many and more classes they be offerin’ for sale…

Outdoor Photographer for $4.75/yr [ends Wedn PM]

Good until Wednesday 10/29/19, as its current featured deal, Discount Mags is offering 1-year print subscriptions of Outdoor Photographer for $4.75 per year. This is for USA addresses only. No auto-renewal. You can sign up for up to three years at the sale rate. This is also good for renewals and/or gift subscriptions for others…

NOTE for renewals: some magazines have limits on how many years one can be signed up going forward, so if you are already on a multi-year sub going forward, you may want to check with them before you pile on more years.

YMMV: 10% eBay Bucks (ends Wedn PM)

If you are participating in the eBay rewards program, AND you have been invited by eBay via email or their eBay messages to participate, and you have clicked to activate the promotion for your account, you have until Wednesday 10/30/19 at 11:59pm ET to earn 10% on eligible purchases. Their rewards program is free to join.

Maximum rewards you can earn are $100 per transaction and $500 for the duration of this promotion. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply as always…

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

Tuesday: 128GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC for $18

If you are a fan of PNY memory cards, good for 10/29/19, among the Best Buy daily deals you can find the new condition 128GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC UHS-I memory card going for $18 with up to ten per customer at the sale price…

PS: for pourover coffee fans, also part of the daily deals is a Kitchen Aid gooseneck electric kettle with a built-in thermometer (no temperature control though) for $50. You can adjust the flow rate however.

Tuesday: Porta Brace HIP 3-Lens Case for $70

And we are baaaack starting with the Tuesday October 29 (2019) 4-pack of B&H daily deals. Of those, two are audio, one is a dashcam and there’s one “proper” camera-n-photo item, the Porta Brace HIP-3LENS Hip-Pack Lens Case in the black color scheme going for $70~ with free US shipping. Ends at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out)…

Friday: Aura 9.7″ digiframe, HP DJ 2652 AiO, Action Cam Accessories

A handful of camera-related items are participating in the Friday 10/25/19 [yes, two months until Christmas, are your gift lists complete?] Best Buy daily deals:

+ Aura Modern 9.7″ LCD digital picture frame for $250 in two different color schemes

+ HP DeskJet 2652 wireless AiO instant-ink printer for $35

+ five action camera accessories (GoPro, DigiPower, SunPak, GoPole)

Manfrotto Nitro, LedGO BiC, Tiffen VND, SpiderPRO (ends Sat PM)

As usual, the B&H daily deals for Friday last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out for any individual items):

+ ManFrotto Nitrotech N8 Head & Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Kit (100/75mm, Mid-Level Spreader) for $500

+ LedGo Bi-Color Flood Shoot-Through LED Ring Light for $119

+ TIFFEN Variable Neutral Density Filter, from 72mm to 82mm, prices from $70 to $90

+ SpiderPro Single Camera System for $79

12 classes for $12 each at CreativeLIVE including Art Wolfe

CreativeLIVE is back with another limited time offer, this one is 12 classes for $12 each, that’s almost the price of a fully loaded frappuccino these days 😉 Topics include:

+ wedding photography
+ how to shoot with your first flash
+ art of nature photography with Art Wolfe
+ volume sports photography
+ home studio, video for photographers
+ lightroom CC, photochop
+ portraiture, boudoir

Thursday: X-Rite 1Display, RotoLight AEOS, DJI Ronin-M, Etc

Never fear, Thursday is here with four name brand products in the B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ X-Rite i1Display Pro for $155 after a $35 mail-in rebate
+ yes, mail-in rebates still exist, dear readers reading this in the near distant future

+ RotoLight AEOS 2-Light LED Kit for $1099

+ DJI Ronin-M 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $729
+ optionally buy the bundle with a Nanuk 940 waterproof case for $749

+ GenAray LED-6200T 144 LED Variable-Color On-Camera Light for $69

Wedn: Vanguard VEO2, Aputure Amaran, 128GB Extreme microSD, Vello Nikon F Lenses to Sony E bodies

Wednesday is here and with it we have a new quartet of B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET today (10/23/19) or earlier if sold out:

+ Vanguard VEO 2 204AB Aluminum Tripod with Compact Ball Head (Blue, 4.4′) for $50

+ VeLLO Nikon F Lenses (select lenses only) to Sony E-Mount Camera Auto Lens Adapter (Firmware Ver. 6) for $269

+ Aputure Amaran AL-528S Daylight LED Spot Light for $99

+ Sandisk 128GB Extreme PRO UHS-II microSDXC Memory Card with USB 3.0 Adapter for $50

Tuesday KEH Flash sale coupon: 10% off DSLRs and 20% off Accessories

Surprise (aka flash sale): KEH Camera doesn’t want to miss out on the Tuesday party, so for today only (10/22/19) until 11:59pm ET, coupon code NOW10A gets you a discount depending on the product category:

+ 10% off DSLRs (MF DSLRs also eligible)

+ 20% off Accessories

As usual, exclusions apply. NO “NEW” and no “USED – Like New” gear are eligible. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the promo code. You can “test” the coupon without having to login or create an account.

Tuesday (28 options): 32GB Lexar 2000x SDXC for $40, 512GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC for $160, 256GB Sandisk Extreme microSDXC for $36 [also: HDDs, NAS, SSD, Computers, Kindles, Bushnells, Etc]

And they are back at the Amazon Gold Box, it’s another variant of the Computer Sale featuring 28 products, from storage to actual computers! They are too many to link here individually, here are some potentially interesting options:

+ 32GB Lexar Professional 2000x SDHC (UHS-II, up to 300MB/sec, V90, U3, C10, Z69, A340, B794, C185) for $36~
+ okay, some of those are made-up 🙂

+ 256GB Sandisk Extreme microSDXC for $40~

+ 512GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC card (UHS-I, U3, C10, up to 95MB/sec) for $160

+ 64GB Sandisk USB 2.0 flash drive for $9~

+ 1TB WD Elements portable (definitely not potable) external HDD USB 3.0 for $43
+ 1TB MyPassport instead for $48
+ 5TB WD MyPassport for $100
+ 8TB WD MyCloud EX2 Ultra NAS for $300

+ 2TB Seagate Expansion external USB 3.0 HDD for $50
+ 4TB Buffalo Station NAS with hard drives INCLUDED for $230~

+ 1TB Sandisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD for $160

+ Computers: HP Omen Gaming (i7-9700K), HP 24″ AiO Touchscreen, $290 Acer i3 Windoze
+ 27″ Acer curved monitor

+ also: gaming, headsets, networking, etc

Not part of the daily deals but these are limited time offers by Amazon itself on their latest Kindle e-reader models:

+ latest Kindle for $65 (limit two per customer); this is with Special Offers, Wifi-only, 167ppi, built-in front light [this feature was added to this generation of the entry-point Kindles]
+ optionally you can select the bundle with free 3-month Kindle Unlimited subscription (it auto-renews monthly after the first three months, so setup an alert in your calendar/task app ~ it’s cheaper to buy Kindle Unlimited as prepaids than month-to-month)
+ remember if you are a Prime member, you also have the free Prime Reading feature which usually has over 1000 e-books to read; you don’t even have to buy ebooks

+ Kindle Paperwhite for $90 (limit two per customer); this is with Special Offers, Wifi-only, 8GB on-board storage, 300ppi, built-in front light (it had been the defining feature of the Paperwhite before the Voyage/Oasis)

BUT WAIT, there’s more! Also part of the Tuesday daily deals is a Bushnell sale featuring three groups of Bushnell products, with prices ranging from $22 to $314. Yes, $22 is a Bushnell binocular, not a bag or other accessory 🙂

UPDATE: I haven’t tested every single item, but of the ones I have tested, the limit is two per customer per item at the sale price…

UPDATE #2: there’s also a tech sale at the Amazon Germany Gold Box, lots of great prices on Logitech mice and keyboards since they are typically more expensive in Europe than the US. Note that the most of the keyboards are using the QWERTZ formation, not the “normal” QWERTY. Thankfully the mice don’t have any QWERTZ vs QWERTY confusion 🙂

Tuesday: MicroSD sales: 256GB Sandisk for $45, 128GB G-Skill for $13

microSD cards is the theme of the day in the Tuesday 10/22/19 daily deals, starting with the Best Buy dailies offering the new condition 256GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC going for $45 with free US shipping and/or store pickup where possible…

Meanwhile on the storage front, one of the Tuesday NewEgg daily deals [now organized in a single simple page for easy skim-n-scan] is the new condition 128GB G-Skill microSDXC card, Class 10, UHS-I, U1, model FF-TSDXC128GA-U1A, going for $13 with up to three per customer, sold and shipped by NewEgg itself… While there you will also find daily deals on the Intel i9-9900K, i7 Surface Laptop, 512GB internal SSD, 17.3″ $550 HP laptop, and more…

Luminar 3 imaging software for $29 [Mac/PC]

And now back to the land of Stacksocial where for a limited time they are offering the Luminar 3 imaging software for $29 as a digital download. This includes a lifetime access with updates included. The license covers up to two computers. It is available in Windows or Mac.

Check the terms and conditions for all the details and deadlines. Optionally you can upgrade to V4 for an additional fee. If you have any Stacksocial coupons, gift cards and store credits, don’t forget to apply them to your order if they are not applied automatically…

Monday: 200GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $28 w/FS AC

Among the Monday NewEgg daily deals you can get the new condition 200GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $28 with free US shipping using promo code 93XPC72 over there. Limit up to three per customer. This is sold and shipped by NewEgg itself…

Speaking of dailies, the Woot Electronics deal of the day are the refurbished Pixel 2 smartphones, fully unlocked, in scratch and dent condition going for $170 for the Pixel 2 and $200 for the larger Pixel 2 XL. They come with a 90-day Woot warranty…

Vanguard Sedona DSLR Backpack for $25 w/FS [ends Tue PM]

Good until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) B&H Photo is offering as their sole daily deal offer the new condition VanGuard SeDona 43 DSLR sling BackPack for just $25 with free US shipping in two color schemes, Khaki Green or Blue. Limit up to four per customer…

CreativeLIVE coupon: 60% off a single class

For a limited time, coupon code CLASS60 gets you 60% off one class offered at Creative LIVE. This is an opportunity to get a class that rarely goes on sale or one you need right away and don’t want to wait for future sales, bundles and promotions…

Friday: Olympus E-M5 II with 25mm f1.8 lens for $899

Look at that! A second actual real camera offered as a daily deal this week! This time around it is at the Best Buy dailies, it is a bundle of a lens and camera, the new condition Olympus E-M5 II body only includes the Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm f1.8 lens for FREE, all together going for $899 with free shipping or free store pickup where possible.

The free lens is mentioned when you locate the tiny “Free item with purchase A $399.99 value” line in the ever-so-chaotic product pages… The E-M5 II on its own goes for $899 in new condition at authorized Olympus USA dealers… Best Buy alone has open-box options (for the E-M5 II body only; no free lens) starting at $540 (some of them may be local store pickup only)…

On the other hand, if you already have the 25mm lens or you want a zoom lens, there’s another E-M5 II kit bundled with the 14-150mm f4-5.6 II lens, sold as the “weatherproof kit” for $999 at authorized dealers such as Adorama and B&H Photo

Meanwhile on the USED front, at B&H Photo they have a condition 7 body-only used E-M5 II body only starting at $390, while KEH Camera prices start at $432 in “BGN” (bargain) condition and with a 180-day warranty…

NOTE however that the E-M5 III is scheduled to roll out around Black Friday 2019 (current release estimate is November 21st), but the starting price is $1199 for the body only (eg Amazon)…

Friday: 64GB Sandisk Ultra Plus SDXC or microSDXC for $15 each

Also part of the Best Buy daily deals for Friday October 18 in 2019 is the return of another Sandisk Ultra Plus memory card sale. This time around the 64GB SDXC and microSDXC memory cards are on sale for $15 each with free store pickup. Free shipping when you reach a minimum ordering amount and/on depending on your Best Buy rewards tier.

Also part of the Friday sale is a sale on Surface devices, namely two Surface PRO 6 tablets and one Surface Laptop 2 with prices starting at $699.

Speaking of Surfaces, the main Woot daily deal for Friday is a sale on three Surface 4 PRO tablet bundles (with keyboard and pen) ranging from $570 to $1390… And for the non-Surface crowd, the “Computers” tab has a sale on various laptops and computer monitors…

Energizer Multi-Fit LCD Timer Remote Shutter Release for $20

Note that B&H’s store and offices are closed until the 23rd of October, so if you need something for delivered quickly, patience is a virtue!

As usual, the Friday daily deals last for 48 hours, until Saturday 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) and they are the following trio:

+ RucPac Solo Camera Strap (Black) for $25

+ MaraNtz CF11C Carbon Fiber Boompole with Internal Cable (11′) for $99

+ Energizer Multi-Fit LCD Timer Remote Shutter Release for $20

EU: Tamron 60mm f2.8 Di II Macro (Nikon) for 339 euro

More lens discounting in the European Union, Amazon Germany is also offering the new condition Tamron 60mm f2.8 Di II Macro in the Nikon mount for 339 euro with free shipping in Germany-Austria. Limit up to three per customer at the sale price. This is sold and shipped by Amazon Germany itself… The other mount options go for more…

Last Call (ends Thur PM): KEH coupon: 20% off Featured, 10% off EX and EX+ camera gear

KEH Camera is back with another coupon code promotion! Using promo code EX10A until Thursday 10/17/19 at 11:59pm ET you can a discount depending on the product type:

+ 20% Off Featured Products
+ 10% Off products in USED – EX & EX+ condition (EX = Excellent, + = plus)
+ EXCLUDED: Leica brand products

As usual, you can test the coupon in their shopping cart without the need to create an account or login…

EU: Fuji 50mm f2 R WR XF for 399 euro [limit 2]

Off to Amazon Germany we geaux now where the new condition black color scheme of the Fuji 50mm f2 R WR XF goes for 399 euro with free shipping in Germany-Austria. Limit two per customer at the sale price. The silver color scheme goes for over 450 euro. This is sold and shipped by Amazon.de itself, not 3rd-party sellers.

IT is not a lightning deal, so expiration time unknown to me…

Meanwhile at Amazon USA this lens goes for $449 with free shipping by Amazon itself, with up to three per color per customer.

Thursday: LitePanels Brick, Vello, Jill-E, Setton

Thursday is here with a 4-pack of new B&H dailies running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ LutePanels Brick One Bi-Color On-Camera Light Kit for $349~

+ VeLLo Light Bouncer Plus with Cinch Strap Kit for $13~

+ JILL-E DESIGNS, three options, $10 to $40

+ Setton Bros Ultra Slim Case with Smart Cover for Apple 9.7″ iPad Pro (Light Gray/Brown) for $5

Pre-order new Pixel 4 and 4 XL and get a $100 Gift Card

If you are a fan of the Pixel smartphones, B&H Photo is running a limited time pre-order promotion on the just-announced Google Pixel 4 phones. They include a $100 B&H electronic gift card with pre-orders! There’s no coupon code, the e-gift card is included automatically with the pre-orders.

Depending on your viewport/screen, the free items may not be very visible. Look for the tiny text that says “Includes Free”. Also included is a 3-month prepaid Mint Mobile SIM card that’s why you may see “2 items ($160.00 value)” instead of just the $100 B&H e-gift card.

Prices for the Pixel 4 start at $799 (64GB) and jump to $899 for the 128GB option.

Prices for the Pixel 4 XL start at $899 (64GB) and jump to $999 for the 128GB option.

Estimated shipping date for the Pixel 4 models is October 22 in 2019. It’s a Oh So Orange Just Black and Clearly White Tuesday 😉

Also available for pre-ordering but not including a $100 B&H gift card are the new Pixelbook Go laptops. Scroll further down the listings to find the preorder options. For now they appear to have a “Ships to USA only” restriction. Prices start at $649 for the Intel m3 and increase as memory, storage and processor increase…