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Black Friday is here a week early at CreativeLIVE with a sale on Advanced Photography classes with prices ranging from $12 to $19 per class while this promotion is running. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout…
Among them:
+ Lighting, Portraiture, Retouching, Photoshop
+ Color Correction, Masks, Content Aware, Restoration, Layers
+ RAW, Lightroom, Premiere, Color Toning, etc
KEH Camera is back with another limited time coupon promotion! Use coupon code GO11A during checkout to get a discount as follows:
+ 25% off Featured items
+ 12% off Many other things on their website
Exclusions do apply as usual: no LEICA branded products, no NEW or “Used – Like New” condition times and unfortunately to those of you who may have gotten excited, no on the just-launched DSLR starter kits…
PS: because of the exclusions shown above, I’m shying away from calling it “12% off everything else” and instead I opt for the more accurate but also more nebulous “12% many other things” 🙂
Per the “DSLR Fairness Doctrine” of 2002, if a retailer offers a Canon bundle, they must needs also offer a Nikon bundle. So KEH Camera is also offering the Nikon D3100 Starter Kit. For $159 you get:
+ Nikon D3100 camera
+ 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 DX VR
+ battery and charger
+ 52mm UV filter
+ 16GB memory card
+ 365-day KEH warranty
+ the gear is in USED – EX (Excellent) condition…
KEH has also prepared a list of optional recommendations to go with the starter kit. The recommendations you buy separately as individual products.
If you are looking for a starter kit or an entry-point into the Canon system, pay $249 but still get a 1-year warranty, KEH Camera is now offering the Canon D-Rebel T6 strter kit for that price. The used products are in “EX” (Excellent condition). The starter kit includes:
+ Canon D-Rebel T6 camera
+ Canon 18-55 f3.5-5.6 IS II lens
+ battery and charger
+ 32GB memory card
+ 52mm UV filter
+ camera bag and strap
+ 365-day warranty from KEH
If you like to add more related products to the bundle, they hare a page with recommendations. The recommendations you buy separately as individual products.
As usual, the Friday B&H daily deals last for 48 hours, good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) with B&H not accepting orders sometime between Friday PM and Saturday PM (check their website for exact times):
+ BOLT VB-22 Bare-Bulb Flash for $199 or $450 with accessories
+ ONA Camera Bags, three options, $99 to $199
+ Fujinon 8×42 KF Binocular for $80
+ this is not X-system compatible 🙂
+ AluraTek ADPF08SF 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame (Matte Black) for $30
+ Xcellon KW-A300B Wireless Aluminum Keyboard for $20
+ with USB nano receiver (not bluetooth)
+ PeliCan 1910B MityLite LED Flashlight (Gold) for $14
UPDATE: meanwhile at the Best Buy dailies they are offering the new condition Aluratek 8″ LCD Digital Photo Frame (in the Light Distressed Wood option) for $40, while the headliner deal of the day is the Surface PRO 6 (i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) going for $799…
For the Europeanly inclined, Amazon Germany has began their Black Friday Week of deals and among today’s offerings they have of camera and photo direct interest:
+ Panasonic TZ71 compact zoom for 179 euro (silver color scheme) or 186 (black)
+ Panasonic G70 with 14-42 for 388 euro, with kit extras for 399
+ Panasonic GX880 with 12-32 for 340
+ the M43rs cameras also get a 25 euro promotional credit from Amazon that will be added to your account 30 days after purchase but no earlier than January 2nd in (Happy New Year already) 2020
+ 1-year 1TB Adobe Lightroom CC plan for 80 euro
+ Sandisk Storage sale including:
+ 64GB Extreme PRO SDXC for 15
+ 64GB Extreme microSDXC for 10
+ 256GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 flash drive for 26
+ 128GB flash drive USB 3.0 for 15
+ Ultra microSD for 23~ (200GB), 33 (256GB), 50 euro (400GB)
+ the 200GB wins bang for the buck euro
+ Eastpak bag sale, many options, no camera-dedicated bags but various backpacks, travelers, messengers, etc
Yesterday there was a lens, today there is a …para lens (of sorts) in the B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ PARALENZ Dive Camera+ for $450 after instant in-cart $250 off coupon
+ JVC GY-LS300 4KCAM Handheld S35mm Camcorder (Body Only) for $1895
+ also options with metabones and Ninja Inferno for more
+ PhotoFlex StarFlash 150Ws Monolight for $60
+ Vello Wireless ShutterBoss III Remote Switch with Digital Timer for $50 for various camera systems
+ also 24″ LG FreeSync for $130 and Polsen mic for $35
The holiday season Adorama daily deals transcend calendar days but they have a convenient big bold countdown clock on them so you know how much time there is left on them. As of the time of writing, they are offering a 2-pack of 8TB Seagate IronWolf NAS 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive for $370 with free US shipping. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout…
The latest limited time Adorama daily deal is the new condition Aputure Light Storm LS C120d LED Daylight Light Kit with V-Mount Battery Plate offered for $480 with free US shipping. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout…
It’s not a bird, it’s a lens at the B&H Photo daily deals for Wednesday 11/20/19 until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 25mm f0.95 for Micro Four Thirds for $299 in your choice of black or silver
+ DraCast BoltRay LED600 Bi-Color Light for $119
+ Porta Brace PB-2500E Hard Case without Foam (Blue) for $60
+ EdelKrone StandONE All-Terrain Foldable Camera Stand for $100
+ Dell Vostro 3470 Small Custom B&H desktop PC configurations, four options, $300 to $465
UPDATE: one of the Woot Computers daily deals is a sale on factory refurbished Viewsonic computer monitors, with 17 options ranging in price from $80 to $295… They come with a 90-day Viewsonic warranty…
UPDATE #2: Amazon is running another Wireless Charging sale featuring wireless chargers (obviously), powerbanks, cables, car related accessories, and more! Participating brands include Belkin, mophie, Powerstation [Robert Palmer NOT included], iOttie, etc…
UPDATE #3: among the NewEgg daily deals you can get the new condition Acer K222HQL bid 21.5″ Full HD 1920×1080 computer monitor (60Hz, 5ms, DVI, HDMI, VGA, EcoDisplay, Adaptive Contrast Management Backlit LED LCD) for $80 with free US shipping.
Adorama is back with another Flashpoint Monolight bundle for a limited time [this is not their daily deal though]. For $349 you get their Flashpoint XPLOR 600 HSS Battery-Powered Monolight with Built-in R2 2.4GHz Radio Remote System – Bowens Mount (AD600) along with the Flashpoint R2 single-pin transceiver… Other options and configurations are also available on the product page and of course the price adjusts as you adjust the options…
Creating art and then getting your art in front of people, whether it is for professional, career, for-profit or for-appreciation is a whole different story. Some creatives may have the instinct for both, but many need to brush up. For the latter, there’s plenty of Business for Creatives classes currently on sale at CreativeLIVE with prices going up to $39 per class.
Topics include social media, branding, personal development, life skills, podcasting, money matters, motivation, public speaking and a whole lot more!
IF you are participating in the eBay rewards program {it’s free to join anytime}, 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 must click to activate before you earn the bonus}, you have until Wednesday 11/20/19 at 11:59pm to earn 10% on eligible purchases made using the official eBay app or 5% buying from anywhere else (web browser).
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…
The latest Adorama daily deal running until Wednesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) is the new condition The Pod Green Camera Platform for DSLRs with Zoom Lenses going for $18 with free US shipping. It averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 26 customer reviews…
In addition to the previously mentioned G9 discount, Panasonic has also dropped the price of the GH5 body only to $1298 at authorized Panasonic USA dealers (the GH5S goes for $1998):
+ Amazon: no freebies from Amazon itself
+ but if you pay with the Amazon Store Card or Credit Card you get 5% in statement credits and/or cashback depending on the program
+ Adorama offers a handful of freebies, including a CLAR 160 bi-color on-camera LED light, 128GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC, two extra Green Extreme batteries, a charger plate, a photo video bag, Marantz Audio scope microphone, Corel Pinnacle and more (a total of 14 freebies)
+ they have more freebie bundles, scroll down to find them all in the GH5 search results over there
+ B&H Photo offers a free Rode microphone or a more conventional set of freebies (Sandisk Extreme, extra battery, bag)
At authorized dealers, you have the option to extend the initial 1-year warranty to a 3-year warranty. But it does not happen automatically, you have to do some homework. Enticements to get people to register and such…
Just a week after our post, thanks to our reader “O” for the alert, we have the Panasonic G9 body only with various freebies dropping $200, now going for $998 at various authorized Panasonic USA dealers such as:
+ B&H Photo: 32GB Sandisk Extreme, RJ shoulder bag, Corel Paintshop PRO 2020)
+ Adorama: 32GB Sandisk Extreme PRO, Lowepro 160 II, extra battery, various other trinkets
+ UPDATE: Adorama has another bundle for the same price that includes the Vanguard 264AB-100 4-section Aluminum Tripod with SBH-100 QR BallHead, along with a 32GB Sandisk Extreme PRO and trinkets
+ various at Amazon (Amazon itself does not offer freebies, but some of the various 3rd-party sellers over there offer freebies for the same price)…
Tuesday is upon us with an increasing number of B&H daily deals, seven for today, ending at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ ManFrotto MVMXPRO500US XPRO Aluminum Video Monopod for $190
+ SmallHD FOCUS 7 Daylight-Viewable 7″ On-Camera Monitor for $499
+ or pay $548 to get it with a CoreSWX L-series NPF flat battery pack
+ VeLLO LW-500-U Extendá Plus for Lightroom and Capture One Wireless Tethering for $200
+ KuLa Deeper Stereoscopic Lens Attachment for $99
+ Vello screen protectors for a variety of cameras, $13 each
+ JBL LSR305 5″ Two-Way Powered Studio Monitor for $79
+ Marantz M-CR611 120W Network CD Receiver for $329 after $170 off automatic shopping cart coupon discount
UPDATE: one of the Amazon Gold Box deals of the day is an yet another Anker sale that includes their powerbanks, cables, car chargers, wireless charging and such…
UPDATE #2: among the Best Buy dailies they have the Protocol Drone with Live Streaming HD Camera going for $80 with free US shipping and/or store pickup and/or ship to store…
If it’s free, I’ll take three, but in this case, the promotion is only for one freebie per person. Coupon code EIGHT10 gets you one free 8×10 print at Walgreens Photo until the end of day on 11/18/19. Free store pickup (ship to store), otherwise you pay shipping (unless they have any free shipping promotions).
While there, you’ll notice coupon code ORDER19 gets you 50% off Everything Photo but if you are more into seasonal printing, they have 60% off on Wood panels, all kinds of cards (including of course greeting cards) and premium stationary (an opportunity to teach millennials how to write with pen and paper!)
Photography would have been a lot easier if we always had ideal lighting situations, but we don’t! So we must needs keep on learning and adjusting to the lighting situation. One way to learn is this limited time Lighting sale at CreativeLIVE, that is, a sale on classes that talk about photographic lighting, not lightning deals 🙂 Sale prices range from $12 to $29 and cover all kinds of lighting-related topics, even “crappy lighting”. Teachers include Lindsay Adler, Peter Hurley, Zack Arias, SLR Lounge, Joe McNally and many more! A total of 27 options are on sale. No coupon needed but it is a limited time sale…
During the holiday shopping season Adorama is also running daily deals and their current one for Monday 11/18/19 is the new condition Kodak PIXPRO SP360 360 Degree VR Action Camera with Explorer Pack and Waterproof Housing Case, all together going for $65 with free US shipping while this promotion is running.
Monday is here and a new work week is upon us but the good news is that Black Friday is getting closer? B&H is back with seven this time daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Lowepro SlingShot 102 AW Camera Bag for $35
+ 3 Legged Thing Equinox Leo Carbon Fiber Tripod System & AirHed Switch Ball Head for $220
+ LEDGO LG-E2686 Bi-Color LED Large Pad Light Kit with Eggcrate Grid and Bag for $99
+ Eggcrate yes, eggs are not included
+ ZoTac GAMING GeForce RTX 2070 AMP Extreme Core Graphics Card for $400 with FREE Call of Duty Modern Warfare bundle
+ also Infocus DLP projector, Lorex wifi security camera and CoreSWX charging kits
UPDATE: of the NewEgg daily deals for Monday there are two USB flash drives:
+ 256GB Samsung Bar Plus (metal) USB 3.1 for $38 after promo code 93XPD28
+ 128GB Team T183 USB 3.1 flash drive for $17
UPDATE #2: of the Woot offers, they have the new condition Lifeprint 2×3 Hyperphoto Printer for iPhone & Android going for $63 with free shipping for Prime members and a 1-year Lifeprint warranty. Up to ten units per customer and it is available in multiple colors, a big plus if you like to color-code your printers? 🙂
A couple of days late but better late than never as they say! We have now completed our brand new Black Friday Ads Digest: Camera and Photo edition for 2019. There’s still a few stores that will be added as their BF Ads become available and get “digested”. This edition includes Best Buy, Target, Costco, Staples, Office Depot-MAX and more…
As usual, the headliners are the entry-point DSLR two lens kits for Canon (D-Rebel T6) and Nikon (D3500 with its insane battery life ~ not to jinx future models), along with some APS-C and full frame options in both DSLR and mirrorless. Needless to say, instant cameras and action cams and drones continue their ascend…
Sunday brings more new B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ 16GB Sandisk microSD with full size adapter for $4, or 32GB for $5.49 (Ultra, Class 10)
+ DraCast S-Series LED500 Plus Bi-Color LED 2-Light Kit with NP-F Battery Plates for $279
+ DofTec Z-96K Professional Photo & Video LED Light Kit for $75
+ JarvMobile 20W Dual Wireless Charging Pad for Qi-Enabled Devices for $15
+ ThuLe Vectros Bumper Case for Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro for $20
+ WestCott 2-in-1 Boom Arm Kit with Boom Arm/Pole, Clamp, and Grip Head for $130
UPDATE: meanwhile at the Woot website, “Electronics” offers 20pks of Energizer Advanced single-use lithium AA batteries for $23, and “Computers” offers a sale Centon storage products (SSD, microSD) ranging from $17 to $185…
And at Best Buy, they have another iteration of the Adobe Photoshop Elements sale, now with the 2020 version, with individual titles going for $60 each, while the Elements (Photoshop & Premiere) go for $90…
And of wedding interest, one of the Kindle e-book deals of the day is the “Modern Wedding: Creating a Celebration That Looks and Feels Like You” by Kelsey McKinnon going for $2 (385 pages, one customer review)…
Good until Saturday 11/16/19 at 11:59pm ET, KEH Camera is offering 12% off many things at their website using coupon code SALE11A entered at checkout. Excluded are Leica-branded products and products in NEW condition and products in “Used – Like New” condition. Thus the “many things” and not a site-wide sale. You can test the coupon in their shopping cart without the need to login/signup…
It’s Friday, YAY and it also means we are just two weeks away from the actual Black Friday. And Adorama is running their Black Friday Preview sale featuring nearly 1300 items (1294 as of the time of writing ~ may fluctuate if items sell-out, etc, etc). There are too many to list here individually, but you can filter them based on your areas of interest (brands, product types, price ranges, etc) using the various filters on the aforelinked page…
PS: speaking of Black Friday, I have “digested” the various Black Friday ads (a tradition unlike any other ~ even though the Black Friday Ads are decidedly off their glory days), and will be organizing them into a humanly-readable post later today. It will be posted at the main blog (mainly because all previous versions got posted there). I will post a separate alert blog-post here when it goes up. SPOILER ALERT: the best offers are NOT at consumer electronics stores 🙂
Creative LIVE is back with a limited time COUPON promotion. Using coupon code MOP50 until 11/16/19 at 11:59pm, you can get $50 off each one of the three Masters of Photography Bundles. If you buy one, you get $50 off, if you buy two, you get $100 off, if you get all three, you get $150 off. In other words, $50 off each.
The bundles are of the following photographers: Steve McCurry, Albert Watson and Joel Meyerowitz. Clicking on each over there shows more details about the classes…
The lower capacities (from the highest available) often offer a better bang for the buck in memory cards, but if you must have a 512GB microSDXC memory card, Amazon itself is offering the new condition 512GB Sandisk Ultra (C10, A1, U1, UHS-I) for $80 with up to four per customer at the sale price from Amazon itself… But if you want better stats, the 512GB Extreme (V30, A2, U3, UHS-I) goes for $110…
These came up while price-checking the Friday Best Buy dailies which has the 512GB Sandisk Ultra Plus going for $120…
FriYay is here with four B&H daily deals that as usual run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (but B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM):
+ SACHTLER Dr. Bag 3 for $100
+ no, this Dr.cannot write prescriptions but this Dr. can bag all your money 😉
+ Cactus Wireless Transceiver kits, three options, $75 to $100
+ RotaTrim Monorail Cutter (18″) for $127
+ various Swann security DVR cam systems
We haven’t visited Humble Bundle in a while but since one of the offers is of photography interest, the time is right to write about them right now! All the offers mentioned below are “Pay What You Want” and start at $1. If you pay that, you get the first collection of ebooks. Paying more at the designated tiers on each offer gets you additional ebooks. But for the first tier, $1 is enough! All these are DRM-free ebooks and they are typically offered in multiple formats (eg ePUB, PDF, etc).
The Linux and BSD bookshelf at the $1 tier includes, among others, the ebook “The Artist’s Guide to GIMP: Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists and Designers”. Six more ebooks are there including Audacity, Firewalls, Debugging, etc… GIMP has another ebook in the $8+ tier, the “The Book of GIMP”, along with “The Book of Inkscape” (graphics editor), Blender, OpenBSD [the BSD vs Linux war is as ancient as time itself?] and more… The $15+ tier goes more hardcore Linux, no GIMP at that tier.
If you like food and wine and/or food-n-wine photography, there’s a Food and Wine bundle. No how-to-photograph-food ebooks however 🙂
Then there’s a confusing Music and Design bundle that has ebooks on how to learn music instruments and ebooks on design in general (not of music instruments)…
But if you want more design, they got you covered too with the Designers bundle that also has some money/marketing ebooks for the creatives. The $15+ tier has a “color combinations” ebook along with a scary sounding title “Self-Portrait As Your Traitor” by Debbie Millman… IF you want spoilers on what this ebook is about you can find them in the Amazon description [it’s probably not what you guessed?]
Each one of the bundles has its own expiration date. Sometimes they get extended, sometimes they don’t, so don’t delay if you see something you like. They take PayPal, you don’t have to give them a credit card. They also take AliPay.
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