Archives for October 2019

Wedn: Explorer Cases Medium Hard Case w/Wheels for $150

Wednesday is upon us and with it we have three new B&H dailies running until 11:59pm ET on Wednesday 10/16/19 or earlier if sold out:

+ Explorer Cases Medium Hard IATA Case 5221B & Wheels with Foam (Black) for $150

+ Sony AtomX SSDmini (500GB) for $125

+ LoRex 6-Channel 1080p Wire-Free DVR with 16GB microSD Card and 4 1080p Wire-Free Night Vision Bullet Cameras for $150

12 Classes for $29 each at CreativeLIVE

CreativeLIVE is back with another limited time offer, !2 clases for $29 each. Topics include newborn, fine-art, the Photoshop CC bootcamp, outdoor, posing, wildlife and more!

Speaking of limited time things, I am live-tweeting the Google Pixel 4 announcement because why not? 🙂 You can watch Google’s own live-stream along with various “streams with commentary” on The YouTube

If you want “spoilers”, check the various tech websites for all the leakage…

Tuesday: Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm for $498

Finally it happened! An actual real camera is featured among the Amazon USA deals of the day. It is the new condition Panasonic G7 two lens kit with the 14-42mm and 45-150mm lenses offered for $498 with free shipping, sold and shipped by Amazon itself, with up to three kits per customer at the sale price. Sale ends on Wednesday at 3am ET or earlier if sold out.

The sale price is good for the black or the silver color scheme. Not sure if the limit three is per color or total.

Of course there are many and more options in the world of M43rds these days, especially if you factor in used and refurbished and grey-market options in the mix ~ that’s a fun headache to have 🙂

If you pay with an Amazon store card or the Amazon Chase VISA credit card, you will get a 5% statement credit (depending on whatever promotion your card is on).

If you don’t have either of those cards, pay attention to the Amazon product page and the promotional mini-banners up top. They usually run either 0% financing promotions (usually for the store card) or $XX off for the Chase VISA card. I’m currently seeing a $60 off promotion on the Chase VISA card but the amount may vary depending on the time of the day you check, and who knows what other factors the Amazon AI Price Bots use to decide what to offer to who(m) and when…

DiscountMags Bundle Promo: 3 Magazines for $12 total per year

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Weekends at the Discount Mags sale where the theme of this weekend is a bundle, get three magazines for $12 total for one year. If you want more than three from the selection, you can add additional magazines to the bundle for +$4 per magazine per year. These being printed magazines physically delivered to US addresses…

Three photography magazines participate, “Digital Photo PRO”, “Outdoor Photographer” and “Digital Photo”. And of course lots of “six degrees of separation from photography” magazines. Along with other titles such as Stereophile because hours and hours of Photoshopping are more pleasant with quality music 🙂

You can individually select for each magazine whether it’s a renewal or a new subscription but the duration of the subscription (1 or 2 or 3 years) is determined for all magazines in the bundle ~ because the price is for the bundle, not the individual magazines.

For gift purchases, simply place a separate order if you don’t find any other option or way to do so during the checkout process…

Manfrotto Metropolitan backpack for $50 [ends Tue PM]

This lot of B&H daily deals is running until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out as B&H is celebrating the Succos Holiday and running on a holiday schedule:

+ Manfrotto Metropolitan Camera Backpack (Black) for $50

+ Avtec LedPAD X63 honeycomb bi-color soft LED light for $30 to $40

+ Mophie 10,500mAh Encore Plus 10K Portable Power Bank for $17
+ or buy TWO or more units, for $15 each

Saturday: refurbished iMacs, Air (also gaming sale)

IT’s a day of “Woot Plus” offerings at the Woot website. At the main Woot, it’s all about Apple products, featuring refurbished iMacs, Airs and PROs… And at “Computers”, they have a sale on various gaming accessories…

iKan Mylo MB4 w/freebie for $100; DraCast BoltRay (ends Sat PM)

A new trio of B&H daily deals is here and as usual for the Friday launches, they run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but B&H’s website is closed between Friday PM and Saturday PM [check their website for exact times]:

+ iKAN Mylo MB4 Mini Bi-Color Portable Field LED Light for $100 with FREE Mini Insert Slate
+ fear not, a copy of Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto is NOT included 🙂

+ DraCast BoltRay LED600 Plus Bi-Color LED Light for $149

+ Logan 450-1: 40″ Artist Elite Mat Cutter for $125

Thursday: Davis & Sanford Traverse Tripod w/BH for $50, Etc

Thursday October 10 in 2019 is upon us all and with it we have a trio of new B&H dailies running until 11:59pm ET today (or earlier if sold out):

+ Davis & Sanford Traverse TR-553-228 Compact Aluminum Tripod with Ball Head for $50
+ rumors that “Davis & Sanford” are related to “Mumford & Sons” are unfounded 😉

+ refurb TP-LINk Archer A7 AC1750 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router for $30

+ also iON audio thing

EU: DJI Osmo Pocket 2 + Waterproof Case for 309 euro

For a limited time [this is not a daily deal so expiration time is not known to me] Amazon Germany is offering this DJU Pocket 2 bundle for 309 euro with free shipping in Germany-Austria. The bundle consists of the Osmo Pocket 2 AND the Osmo waterproof pocket case. Limit up to three bundles per customer.

Wedn: Sony Cybershot W800 P&S camera (5x optical) for $50

Among the Hump Day Woot Electronics deals of the day is a sale on the new condition Sony Cybershot W800 P&S digital camera (20mp 1/2.3″ CCD, 5x optical zoom (26-130mm eq), Lion, 2.7″ LSD, microSD and MS Duo, etc) in the black color scheme going for $50 with free shipping for Prime members [you have to connect your Woot-Prime accounts ~ a one-time action] or $6 flat for the calendar day for non-members. The camera comes with a 90-day Woot warranty and you can buy up to ten per customer.

That’s $10 per optical zoom unit for those buying The Costco Way 😉

The aforementioned sale includes various other assorted electronics including the new condition Force1 U45WF Wi-Fi Camera Drone for $70, a Phantom 2 controller for $40, a couple of Rokus, a couple of gaming accessories, and more. The reason there are multiple items in a daily deal is because sometimes Woot groups together a “Plus” sale and offers it as a daily deal. I don’t know if the Plus sale will continue after the daily deal expires or it will disband or the items will join other sales and such…

If you missed yesterday’s $80 Chromebook, fear not! Woot Computers comes to the rescue with another one, this one is actually $79, it is the refurbished Dell Chromebook 11-3120 Notebook with the Intel N2840 2.16GHz Dual-Core processor, 4GB DDR3 [important these days], 16GB eMMC of on-board storage, 802.11ac, Bluetooth, etc. It comes with a 90-day Woot warranty. Limit up to ten per customer. Of interest if there’s rough usage for the laptop as it is a MIL-STD model.

IMPORTANT: now that Chromebooks have been around for quite a few years, a new twist/risk is raising it’s semi-ugly head. Google does not offer automated OS updates for platforms that are over 6.5 years old. Note that the clock starts ticking on the platform, not the individual laptop. So the clock for this device began ticking when the first Intel N2840 Chromebook came out. This particular model will get auto-updates until June 2020. Details at 11 or more conveniently at the Google Support page for ChromeOS devices 🙂

UPDATE: while we are on the topic of daily deals, one of the Amazon Gold Box deals of the day is yet another Anker sale featuring various charging products: powerbanks, cables, car and wall and wireless chargers…

10% to 15% off with KEH Camera coupon [ends Wedn PM]

If you are a fan of KEH Camera, they are back with another coupon promotion until Wednesday 10/9/19 at 11:59pm ET. Use coupon code SALE10A to get a discount depending on the product type:

+ 15% off on Featured Products
+ 10% off on non-featured products
+ the same coupon code works for both

As usual, Leica branded products are excluded. NEW condition products and “Used – Like New” are also excluded.

As always, you can test the coupon by adding the items of interest in your shopping cart and seeing what happens. You don’t have to login or sign-in to test the coupon…

Tuesday: 9.7″ Aura Wifi LCD digiframe for $250

The headliner of the Tuesday Best Buy dailies is a sale on Aura 9.7-inch WifiLCD digital picture frame for $250 with your choice of color schemes…

Speaking of daily deals, Woot is offering the refurbished Acer C740-C4PE 11.6″ Chromebook for $80 with a 90-day Woot warranty. This is set to receive ChromeOS updates until the summer of 2020. It has 4GB of RAM which these days is pretty much a must for Chromebooks because the web is bloating all the time.

Tuesday: Dorothea Lange ebook for $3

One of the Tuesday Kindle deals of the day at Amazon is an e-book written by Dorothea Lange’s grand daughter about her grandmother, “Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning” for $2.99.

Speaking of ebooks, for a limited time (but longer than a daily deal), Amazon is running a 99c+ ebook sale

Softbox with Clinch for $14, Holsters for $25+ (ends Wedn PM)

Tuesday is here and with it we have a new round of B&H dailies running until Wednesday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. Note has holiday hours for Yom Kippur, so check their website for ordering times/dates…

+ Vello Flash Softbox with Cinch Band (Large) for $14

+ Mindshift Gear Multi-Mount Holster for $25 to $40 (three options)

+ also: ezViz security camera and Tascam professional CD player (yes, CD)

Monday: Zhiyun Crane 3 w/freebies, Corel VS Ultimate 2019, Etc

Happy Monday as we put on a brave face to face the onslaught of a brand new work week [yes, I am working on a new “daily affirmations” style book, except, given the fast pace of today’s world, it will be an “hourly affirmations” book ;-)]! We have a new 4-pack of B&H dailies running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ ZHIYUN-TECH CRANE 3 LAB Handheld Stabilizer for $549 with FREE Crown Gear and TransMount Phone Holder
+ free items included automatically with your order by B&H

+ Corel VideoStudio Ultimate 2019 (Box) for $30

+ Black Magic Design ATEM 1 M/E Broadcast Panel for $1795

+ SamSon AirLine 77 Fitness Head Worn Wireless Microphone System (Frequency K1: 489.500 MHz) for $150

Sunday: 1TB Sandisk Extreme Plus microSDXC for $350

One of the Sunday Best Buy daily deals is the new condition 1TB (yes, terabyte [unless you bury the card in the ground, then it becomes a terrabyte] Sandisk Extreme Plus microSDXC memory card going for $350 with free US shipping and/or store pickup where available/possible. This is V30, A2, U3, UHS-I, model Model:SDSQXBZ-1T00-ANCMASKU. Maximum of fifteen cards per customer at the sale price during this promotion…

Sunday: Genustech Eclipse ND Fader Filter for $70, Etc

Sunday is here and with it we have four more B&H dailies running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if any of them manages to sell out individually):

+ GENUSTECH Eclipse ND Fader Filter: 77mm or 82mm for $70 each

+ Grand View PT-UW050VWM4B U-Work 30 x 40″ Table-Top Projection Screen for $70

+ Pelican 2430 MityLite Xenon Flashlight for $10

+ American DJ Mega Flat Pak 8 Plus – 8x Mega Par Profile Plus LED Pars, 7x DMX Cable, & Bag for $500

KEH Coupon: 20% off Accessories, 15-20% off Featured Products (ends Sat PM)

KEH Camera is back with a TWO DAY SALE. Using coupon code ACC10A until Saturday 10/5/19 at 11:59pm you get a discount depending on the product type:

+ 20% off Accessories
+ 15%-20% off Featured Products

There are more exclusions in this promotion because of the multiple categories covered
+ EXCLUDED are:
+ Leica-branded products
+ Camera Film
+ Extended Warranties
+ Memory Cards in New grade
+ cannot use Accessory coupons on Lenses & Converters, but you can use coupons that work for Lenses
+ the above are EXCLUDED
+ for more details, check their Terms & Conditions page…

As usual, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies. You can test the coupon in the shopping cart without logging-in or creating an account…

Ends Sat PM: dual camera strap, panning motion control, etc

FriYAY is here and as usual, the B&H dailies run for 48 hours, until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out). No lenses today but there are some practical photo-related accessories:

+ RucPac Dual Camera Strap for $49
+ because great photographers, not just great swordsmen dual-wield 😉

+ SYRP Genie Mini Panning Motion Control System for $119 after a $50 mail-in rebate

+ HollyLand COSMO 600 Wireless HDMI/SDI Transmission System (L-Series) for $1149

+ Samson BT30 30-Pin Bluetooth Adapter/Receiver for $14
+ your 30-pin iPod, iPhone and iPad will thank you?

Thursday C&P Lightning Deals: GVM, Godox MS300, Ring Light Kits, Etc

We are not taking a trip down memory lane but rather we are looking at the next 24 hours in the Amazon Camera & Photo Lightning Deals with the following items of potential C&P interest:

+++ IN_PROGRESS BELOW (as of the time of writing):

+ GVM 50RS light panels from $407 to $612

+ Godox MS300 300Ws studio strobe for $92~

+ ring light kit for $136
+ 41% claimed as of 2:14pm ET

+ Usogood either bino or action cam (picture and description disagree) for $34

+++ COMING LATER IN THE DAY (as of the time of writing):

+ generic camcorders, digiframes, binos

+ Neewer 70″ jib arm, Ring Light kit, etc

+ Viltrox 45W ring light kit

+ 62″ K&F Concept tripod

Thursday: 64GB Sandisk Extreme microSD, 10TB Seagate, Etc

It only took a couple of decades but finally NewEgg modernized their Shellshocker Daily Deals page to something practical and modern with a desktop/laptop computer. Now there’s all in one page, no getting trapped in tiny screen windows. Of interest for Thursday, coupon code 93XPC39 drops the 10TB Seagate Expansion external USB 3.0 HDD to $190… Also part of today’s sales are Team storage products (flash drive, internal SSD, computer memory)…

The Thursday Best Buy dailies include the 64GB Sandisk Extreme PLUS microSDXC memory card going for $20 each…

Meanwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box deals of they day they have two 64-inch Samsung Frame QLED televisions going for $1600 (4K) and $2998 (8K).

And if you like shopping at the Staples website, coupon code 57190 gets you $15 off orders of $60+ placed online. Check the aforelinked page for details on the promotion.

Thursday: Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 35mm f0.95 Mark II for $419 [X, E, EF-M]

It’s a lens(e) [for fans of alt-spelling] at the Thursday B&H Photo dailies with the featured deal being the new condition MITAKON ZHONGYI Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 Mark II lens going for $419 with free US shipping in your choice of silver or black AND also in your choice of Fuji X, Sony E or Canon EF-M.

The other three dailies for Thursday 10/3/19 until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) are the following:

+ ONA The Union Street Messenger Bag for $169 in three color schemes

+ Celestron NexStar 5SE 125mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain GoTo Telescope for $499

+ Senal AWS-2000 Camera-Mount Wireless Combo Microphone System Kit for $300 in two options
+ literally A or B are the two options 😉

Wedn C&P Lightning Deals: GVM 50RS, Godox MS300, Action Cams, Bags, Etc

And now let’s take a look at the next 24 hours or so of Camera and Photo Lightning Deals of the Amazon USA GOLD Box…

+++ IN_PROGRESS BELOW (as of the time of writing):

+ Victure Action camera for $34
+ APEMan action cameras for $26 and $40
+ AKASO 4K30fps action camera with touch for $85

+ Neewer F100 7-inch on-camera field monitor for $81

+ Suptig tripod mount thing for $25

+++ COMING LATER IN THE DAY (as of the time of writing):

+ Hpusn and MountDog softbox lighting kits

+ Geekoto 77″ tripod

+ waterproof “teardrop style” camera bag
+ Canon Korea (???) RF system camera bag

+ also digiframes, generic camcorders, tilt tripod head, chargers/batteries, action cams, etc

+ Godox MS300 studio strobe

+ GVM 50RS video light kit

Wednesday: Acer Computer Sale

The Wednesday Amazon USA Gold Box includes an Acer computer equipment sale, including computer monitors starting at $100, AiO computers, Chromebooks starting at $150, and some accessories… Also part of the Gold Box is a Secura coffee gear sale including a $10 pour-over glass dipper, $50 water boiler and warmer, two grinders, and more…

Wedn: MagMod Flash Starter Kit, CoreSWX, Electronic Dry Cabinets (eight options, $70 to $1000)

The B&H daily deals are back on the daily schedule with this quartet good until 11:59pm ET on Wednesday 10/2/19 or earlier if sold out:

+ MagMod Wedding and Event Flash Accessory Starter Kit for $269

+ CoreSWX Nano 2-Battery Kit with X2A Vertical Charger for $449 in your choice of Gold mount or V mount

+ Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinets for $70 to $150 (four options, 18L to 80L)
+ L – liter, one gallon = 2.2 liters

+ Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinets for $250 to $1000 (four options, 120L to 600L)