The “Intel Gamer Days” continue at the Amazon USA Gold Box with today’s (Tuesday 9/3/19) offers being the headliners of the Gold Box with laptops from MSI and Lenova, and an iBuyPower desktop, various other accessories…
Archives for 2019
Rakuten coupon: 15% off most items at site
Another Labor Day coupon extension, using coupon code SAVE15 you can get 15% off sitewide at the Rakuten website. As with almost all sitewide type of sales, there are always exclusions and restrictions and limitations and such. Their shopping cart will be happy to inform you directly or indirectly if you don’t feel like reading through their terms and conditions…
Dell Outlet extends Labor Day sales
The Dell Outlet has extended their Labor Day deals for another day with the offers shown there good until Tuesday night (instead of Monday night). Some of the offers require a promo code which is shown below each offer that requires it. The usual assortment of laptops, desktops, AiOs and computer monitors are offered…
Tuesday: 256GB Samsung EVO microSDXC for $38 after coupon
Starting at 12:01am pacific time on Tuesday at NewEgg, promo code 92RDX3 drops the price of the new condition 256GB Samsung EVO microSDXC card from $53 to $38 with free US shipping. That’s when the offer goes live officially. I don’t know if part of the “Early Access” you can get it right away ~ you can try the coupon and see what happens if you don’t want to wait…
UPDATE: in other daily deal action for Tuesday, Woot is having a 2017 MacBooks and iPad PRO sale featuring five options with prices ranging from $400 to $950. These are refurbished / reconditioned. Check individual listings for details…
More Lenses added to Adorama Labor Day sales (330+ options)
More lenses and lens bundles have been added to the Adorama Labor Day lens deals. You can sort the many options as usual using the options on the left-hand side and the sorting-order on the top-right side…
Tuesday Lightning Deals: 4K Action Cams, On-Camera Monitors and LEDs, Gimbal Stabilizers, Celestron, Etc
As of the time of writing there are about 50 listings in the Camera and Photo classified section of the Lightning Deals of the Tuesday Amazon Gold Box. Of potential interest:
+ Celestron UpClose porro binos for $25 to $30
+ Celestron Astromaster telescope accessory for $47~
+ the above two are in-progress as of the time of writing
+ more 15% off Celestrons coming
+ Feelworld F570 5.7″ (nice, the model name matches the screen size) and Master MA5 on-camera monitors
+ Neewer [it’s not lightning deals without Neewer] 3-wheels wireless dolly, action cam accessory kit, slider track dolly, CN-160 LED dimmable on-c light, 750 II TTL flash for Nikon, etc
+ APEman 4K and Dragon Touch 4k30fps and Akase Brave 4K and Victure 4K action cams
+ Hohem splashproof gimbal for GoPRO and iSteady PRO 2 splashproof 3-axis gimbal stabilizer
+ FotoPRO UFO2 12″ flexible tripod
+ charger/battery for GoPRO, generic digiframe, 3-axis gimbal stabilizer, 75″ ESDDI tripod, 10″ ring light with tripod, diving light, etc
Tuesday: Wooden Camera Unified Cage, ONA Crosby, GenAray BiC On-C Light, Etc
To the Tuesday B&H daily deals (checked link) we go with this new quartet of offerings running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Wooden Camera Unified Cage for Select Cameras for $150
+ only the handle is wooden, not the whole thing 🙂
+ GenAray Ultra-Thin Bicolor 144 SMD LED On-Camera Light for $35
+ ONA The Crosby Leather Camera Bag in Antique Cognac or Dark Truffle
+ despite the mentions of truffle and cognac, nothing is edible!
+ LG 32BK50Q-W 31.5″ 16:9 FreeSync IPS Monitor for $210
+ HDMI | DisplayPort | Mini DisplayPort, 2560 x 1440 @ 75 Hz, 1000:1 Static CR, etc
12 classes for $20 each at CreativeLIVE
This is part of their rotating promotions not a Labor Day only sale, Creative LIVE is offering 12 classes for $20 each with topics such as flower photography, animal photography, travel, landscape, DIY fashion/editorial, birds, posing, lighting, etc…
PSA for Amazon shoppers: 3rd-party sellers hijacking listings of discontinued Amazon-branded products
This is a PSA for Amazon shoppers, especially for fans of Amazon’s own brands. Once upon a time Amazon had zero “house brands”. Then they shyly began with AmazonBasics and now they have dozens and dozens of their product brands that probably not even the people working at Amazon’s marketing can name them from memory.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, when some of the Amazon-branded (eg AmazonBasics) products get discontinued, some “crafty” 3rd-party sellers hijack the listings offering their own products and using existing reviews of the AmazonBasics products as instant credibility for their products.
Details at The Verge and more via Techmememe…
Labor Day only: 60% off site-wide at CreativeLIVE
Happy Labor Day from CreativeLive as they are offering a 60% off sale site-wide on their classes. The price you see is the price you pay. No coupon needed. When the sale ends, the prices will go up. For example, a $199 class (the first one you see, “Fundamentals of Photography”) is now a $79 class thanks to the 60% off discount (or easier math to do 40% off on the original price instead of doing a multiplication (by 0.6) and a subtraction (from the full price).
This sale is great for classes that are rarely discounted or don’t get featured in the rotating free-to-watch-while-streaming classes at the ON-AIR schedule…
eBay Labor Day sales
We forgot about Dre, and we forgot about eBay but they too are having their Labor Day sale with a variety of products, currently headlined by a GoPRO Hero7 Black bundle with various accessories (including name-brand) for $349.
They are also running an All Things Tech sale with over 1500 items participating and promised discounts of “up to 50% off”.
And if you are a fan of name-brand products they have a Brand Outlet sale including DJI, Apple, HP, Western Digital, Samsonite, Adidas, Bose, Sonos, etc…
Monday: Anker PowerBank and Wall Charger sale
Powerbanks have been a blessing in not-much-of-a disguise for digital photography as well, so if that’s so with your arsenal, one of the Amazon USA Gold BoX deals of the day for Monday September 2nd in 2019 is a sale on Anker charging products featuring three power-banks, two of which are of the powerful PD kind with 20,000 to 26800 mAh, along with a more lightweight $30 version with 10,000 mAh and USB-C charging input. There’s also wall chargers, car chargers, wireless chargers and the obligatory cables.
Also part of the Gold Box is the continuation of the “Intel Gamers” sale with a $550 MSI GL63 in the spotlight (i5-8300H, 15.6″, 256GB nvme SSD, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX1050, etc).
Monday Lightning Deals: Celestron, Action Cams, Generics, Etc
Monday brings us another set of Lightning Deals of the Camera et Photoeaux variety at the maison de Amazon.com, with the following potentially interesting ones running within the next 24 hours or so:
+ 15% off select Celestron binoculars and scopes
+ Wifi and Flyamarapirit digiframes, selfie sticks, phone tripods, etc
+ DBPOWER N5 PRO Wifi and Victure and ThiEye T5 action cams
+ basic P&S digicam for kids, generic camcorder
+ E-Mart LED ring light
Monday: Impact Softbox w/Grid, 1TB LaCie Rugged USB-C SSD
A new week has fallen upon us all and a new 4-pack of B&H daily deals [correct link] is now running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Impact Hexi 24 Speedlight Softbox for $75 with FREE Impact Grid included by B&H
+ LaCie 1TB Rugged Thunderbolt External SSD with USB Type-C Port for $300
+ Sony Xperia Earduo earphones for $120
+ duo is the name, you get one pair
+ Anton Bauer (rhymes with power?) NP-F976 7.2V, 6600mAh L-Series Li-Ion Battery (47Wh)
for $40
Sunday Lightning Deals: Gimbal Stabilizers, Ring and Panel Lighting, Action Cams, Digiframes, Tripods, Etc
As of the time of writing there are four dozen listings in the Lightning Deals of the Camera and Photo kind in the Amazon USA Gold Box with the following potentially interesting ones running at some point within the 24 hours or so:
+ Victure 1080p, Apeman 4K action cams
+ Neewer 3-axis handheld gimbal, 63″ carbon fiber tripod, 18″ ring light kit, etc
+ Rangers 56″ monopod/tripod thing, flexible tripod for phone/small-cameras, smarthpone gimbal stabilizer, 2pk U-Bracket LED BiC dimmable panels, YouTube video lighting kit, etc
+ 10″ Feelcare Wifi “smart” digital picture frames
+ Kattee Women’s Canvas DSLR backpack
+ various binoculars (including Celestron), monoculars and generic camcorders
Sunday: 10% off most Lenses with KEH coupon
You can’t take a picture without a lens and I suspect KEH Camera knows this because they are offering 10% off on most lenses at the KEH Camera website using coupon code LENS8A until Sunday 9/1/19 at 11:59pm eastern time.
Exclusions and restrictions apply as usual: coupon does NOT work on NEW or LIKE NEW products and it excludes Leica-branded products (products that work on Leica camera but not made/sold under the Leica brand are eligible providing they are not restricted by any of the other restrictions).
Labor Day Magazine sale (Pho Mags under $5/yr)
The Labor Day weekend magazine sales at the Discount Mags website have photography magazines under their “default” sale prices. The prices below are, as usual, per printed magazine per year, with USA addresses only, and no autorenewals:
+ Outdoor Photographer for $4.81/yr
+ Digital Photo for $4.66/yr
+ Digital Photo PRO for $6.75/yr
+ VideoMaker for $6.81/yr
The usual assortment of other “six degrees of separation” magazines are also on sale, including WIRED for $4.45, PopSci for $4.76/yr, NatGeo for $18.62/yr, Pop-Mecha for $6.54/yr, etc.
You can select new-subscription or renewal or gift-subscription (for others; or your separate office or workplace, etc) for each magazine. The maximum subscription duration varies from 1-4 years depending on the magazine, but the four aforementioned camera/photo related magazines let you sign-up for up to three years…
Sunday: 10″ Insignia LCD digiframe for $45
It’s not an espresso but espresso-colored, the 10-inch new condition Insignia LCD digital picture frame for $45 is one of the Sunday September 1 (2019) deals of the day at the Best Buy website. Yep, it’s September already!
The headliner is a refurbished Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 3LCD projector for $350, and if you are a reverse-ographer, there’s a $70 Metra Bullet Back-Up camera 🙂 On the budget side of things, there’s a $40 Motorola Moto E smartphone (AT&T Prepaid locked). Select the “Activate Later” if you are not certain you want to use it with a new or ported line. This is model XT1921-2.
On a more serious note, if you are fond of e-book-reading, there are over 130 of them in the Kindle Daily Deals for Sunday. If you are planning to buy multiple and don’t want to “spam” your credit card statement, you may want to add a gift card to your Amazon account, so all those 99c, $1.99, $2.99 e-books will get paid automatically by the gift card (granted, sometimes Amazon groups ebook purchases together on its own, but there are time limits and other restrictions on how this happens automatically)…
Sunday: Mirfak, Tripod Jacket, Tiffen, Meade
Sunday is here and with it we have a new quiet and peaceful fourpack of B&H daily deals [TESTED: Correct Link] running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Tiffen 3-Filter Neutral Density/Polarizer Filter Kit for DJI Mavic Air for $20
+ Black Rapid Tripod Jacket for $20, Lens Bag for $10
+ Meade 10×42 RidgeWay Binocular for $35
+ MirFak Moin Micro LED Photo and Video Light for $39
Friday: Intel Gamers Day computer & accessory sale
It is Day #2 of Computer related deals at the Amazon USA Gold Box with an overarching “Intel Gamer Days” theme [yes, we are all now literary critics, even of deals, thank you prestige TV ;-)]. Gaming desktops and laptops and computer monitors from various brands are participating (Acer Predator,HP Omen, ASUS Republic of Gamers, CyberPower PC, Dell/Alienware, etc).
A few other assorted accessories are also part of the sale (keyboard, mice, motherboards, networking, etc).
SPOILER ALERT: since the theme is “Intel” Gamers Day, the featured computers have Intel processors…
Weekend (B&H): $249 Autofocus Adapter (Leica M lenses to Sony E bodies), Gel Set, Pet Camera, Qi Charging Pad for $8
Friday is here which means this 4-pack of B&H Photo daily deals [CORRECT LINK] runs until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but as usual B^H is closed between Friday PM and Saturday PM [check their website for exact times]:
+ Techart Pro Leica M Mount Lens to Sony E-Mount Camera Autofocus Adapter for $249
+ VeLLo EZ-Flip Gel Set for $12
+ EzViz Mini Plus 1080p Wi-Fi Pet Camera with Night Vision for $30 to $35 (four options)
+ ChargeWorx Qi Wireless Charging Pad for $8
UPDATE: speaking of limited time offers, Adorama is offering the new condition Sennheiser ew 100 ENG G4 Wireless Combo Set (G:566-608 MHz W/Zoom H6 Recorder) for $850 for a limited time (their latest “Snapshot Deal”)…
UPDATE #2: speaking of Adorama, they are also having a Labor Day Lighting Gear sale with a total of fifty products participating in the sale…
Pre-order new Canon 90D APS-C DSLR starting at $1199
Canon is not just releasing a new APS-C mirrorless camera, they are also ushering out a new APS-C DSLR in their long line of ??D DSLRs using the new 32mp APS-C sensors. The new 90D is available for preorder in the following standard kits:
+ 90D body only for $1199
+ 90D with 18-55 for $1349
+ 90D with 18-135 for $1599
+ the wait is not long for this one, the release estimate is mid-September 2019
+ available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo and Adorama and eventually at Amazon
Pre-order new Canon M6 II mirrorless kits starting at $850
The Canon APS-C mirrorless system is not abandoned just because Canon launched a “boutique” full frame mirrorless system [meow!]. A new APS-C mirrorless camera has been revealed, it is the M6 Mark II and it is available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon at these standard configurations:
+ body only for $850
+ with 15-45mm lens and EVF-DC2 viewfinder for $1099
+ with 18-150mm lens and EVF-DC2 viewfinder for $1349
+ the camera body is available in black and silver (really black-silver) color schemes
Pre-order new Sony a6100 and a6600 APS-C Mirrorless cameras
Two new cameras have joined the party of the Sony E-system, two new APS-C mirrorless cameras that are now available for pre-ordering as follows:
+ a6100 body only for $748
+ a6100 with 16-50 for $848
+ a6100 two lens kit (16-50, 55-210) for $1098
+ release estimate November 2019
+ available for pre-orders at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon
+ a6600 body only for $1398
+ a6600 with 18-135mm for $1798
+ a6600 with 16-25mm f2.8 for $2796
+ release estimate November 2019
+ available for pre-orders at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon
Panasonic Instant Savings promotions (GH5S, DC-S1, ZS100)
B&H Photo is currently running a few limited time Panasonic Instant Savings promotions as follows:
+ GH5S body only with Rode VideoMic Pro microphone and extra Watson battery for $1997
+ DC-S1 full frame mirrorless body only for $2198
+ DC-S1 with 24-105mm for $3098
+ free V-Log Upgrade software key
+ DC-S1R body for $2998
+ DC-S1R with 24-105 for $3898
+ ZS100 superzoom with the Panasonic Travel kit (charger and battery), 32GB Sandisk SD card and camera pouch for $448
With all the Panasonics above, you can optionally extended the standard 1-year warranty to a 3-year warranty by following the steps required by Panasonica…
Pre-order new Rokinon AF 18mm f2.8 FE for $399
If you are a fan of the Sony E-System and you like your lenses to have this new auto-focus thing [may or may not catch on ~ only the future will tell], B&H Photo is now accepting pre-orders for the new condition Rokinon AF 18mm f2.8 FE for the Sony E-System (FE = full-frame) for $399. The current release estimate is October 2019… This is only available in Sony E!
Massdrop Update: Photography products folded under Tech
Massdrop (now renamed to the shorter “Drop” name) is trying different product categories, some become very popular (eg mechanical keyboards, audiophile, etc), some fail to get a lot of traction. Their photography sales failed to get a lot of traction so they removed them as a category/interest and instead any photography-related products are folded into the Tech product category…
Summer Lenses Instant Savings (900 options)
If you are looking for an aggregate of the currently running lenses instant savings and the few mail-in rebate promotions, Adorama has nicely organized them in their Summer Lenses Sale page. Lens-related accessories are also part of the sale.
You can use the left hand side of their website to filter them quickly by areas of interest, for example by brand, price range, system, lens type, and you can sort them by various factors (price, newness of lens, popularity, etc)…
UPDATE: speaking of Adorama, they are having a page featuring the current tripod promotions with a total of 48 options participating…
20% off one item at the REI Outlet with coupon
Some people are fans of the Great Indoors, others are fans of the Great Outdoors. Some are fans of none and some are fans of both. Especially if you are a fan of the Great Outdoors, coupon code LABORDAY19 gets you 20% off one item from the REI Outlet store (formerly known as the REI Garage). Terms, conditions and restrictions apply.
UPDATE: not eligible for the coupon above, but REI is also running their Labor Day sales featuring a variety of outdoors-y products. Not that anyone stops you from using them indoors or in your yard or in the parking lot 🙂
REI is free for all to shop but if you join as a member by paying a one-time fee [not an annual fee] you get extra benefits including an annual member dividend (a percentage of your annual purchase that were not on sale/clearance)…
Blanket Correction II: B&H Daily Deals link corrected!
We have another blanket correction, and it’s not a deja vu! The link to the B&H Photo daily deals has now been corrected for the last few days. Because of a cut-and-paste error, it had been pointing to Woot Sellout instead…
All apologies for the confusions!
Thanks to one of our readers for the alert using the online contact form!
PS: why was this happening? All it takes is one cut and paste mistake and if I don’t notice it, I simply copy the link of the previous day for the next day and it continues to propagate ~ like it happened the last two times…
PS2: it is also possible that I’m getting too old 🙂
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