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Tuesday Lightning Deals: Hohem, Neewer, E-Mart, G-raphy, Etc

And now the time is write to take a peek into the Tuesday Camera & Photo Lightning Deals. During the next 24 hours or so (as of the time of writing) the following potentially interesting C&P items will likely be on offer:

+ Neewer 70-inch tripod/monopod for $42~
+ Neewer Z flex tilt ball head for $23~
+ above offers are live as of the time of writing…

+ Hohem 3-axis gymbal for GoPRO, iSteady PRO stabilizer, etc

+ Rapthor 4-slot charger with 8-pack of rechargeable CR123A batteries
+ there’s also a 10% off clip-on coupon on the listing ~ not sure if it’s stackable with the lightning deal discount

+ Neewer 20-inch portable table top tripod, heavy duty tripod dolly, F5 5-inch on-camera monitor, background/lightning kit, video tripod, etc

+ APEMAN 4K, Victure, etc action cams

+ E-Mart 10×8.5 feet backdrop kit

+ Huasbell generic camcroder, AbergBest generic P&S digicam

+ G-raphy DSLR backpack

+ generic light ring with stand

August 20, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

Tuesday daily: partial Woot-OFF, PacSafe, ARRIS, refurbs (Epson 3LCD, Galaxy S7), Etc

If you are a fan of Woot-OFFs, three of the sub-Woots are having a Woot-OFF on Tuesday, “Gourmet” and “Shirt” and the one more likely to feature camera=related items, Sellout aka Clearance. As usual, I have no advance notice of what’s coming so it’s a YMMV adventure…

As of the time of writing they have a 32GB Sandisk microSDXC C10 memory card going for $5 with 81% left and up to ten per customer…

On the Electronics sub-Woot deal of the day they have refurbished Samsung Galaxy S7 for $100. Note that the latest model is the S10 so this is three generations behind the current flagship. But smartphones have improved greatly over the last few years, you don’t need a “latest model” ~ unlike the old days where each new cycle brought a noticeable boost in usability and performance…

Meanwhile at the Best Buy dailies they have the refurbished Epson PRO EX-9220 wireless 3-LCD 1080p projector for $550 and of home-and-gardens interest, 60-packs of Cafe Turino espresso [or if you want to irritate your barista, “expresso”] for $10 each. Note that these are for the Nespresso system, not the Keurig K-cup system.

And among the Tuesday Amazon USA gold box offerings, they have various ARRIS (formerly of Motorola) modems and routers on sale with prices ranging from $75~ to $310. Your ISP / cable company may not be very forthcoming but often times you have the option to purchase your very own modem/router instead of paying them a monthly fee/fleece 🙂 BUT check for modem/router compatibility before making a purchase. They should have a list of compatible options published online or buried in a PDF file somewhere…

And on the other side of the pond, among the Amazon Germany gold box daily deals for Tuesday in the german time zone, they have a PacSafe sale featuring a soccer team (eleven) bags of different sizes/kinds with prices ranging from 36 to 108 euro…

August 20, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

Tuesday: Benro dual stage tripod, CoreSWX, Optoma, Etc

Tuesday is “in progress” and until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) the following four are today’s B&H daily deals:

+ BenRo S8 Dual Stage Video Tripod Kit for $379

+ Core SWX HyperCore Slim 98 2-Battery Kit with X2A Vertical Charger (Gold Mount) for $469

+ Optoma LV130 300-Lumen WVGA DLP Pico Projector for $179

+ K-Tec Stingray MixPro Audio Bag for MixPre-3, MixPre-6, DR-70D & DR-701D Recorders for $129

August 20, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Monday Lightning Deals: Various Studio Sets, Stabilizer-y things, Flash, Etc

As of the time of writing, there are about 39 lightning deals in the Camera and Photo Gold Box running for the next 24 hours or so. Of potential C&P interest:

+ Neewer 10ft studio set, 24″ handheld stabilizer thing, rectangular equipment bag, 63″ carbon fiber tripod/monopod thing, Z flex tilt head plate thing, 10ft holding arm, etc

+ EDSSI flash for Canons, LED video light

+ Andoer and Emart photography studio sets

+ 10.1″ MRQ digiframe

August 19, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

Monday: 128GB PNY SDXC for $20, 256GB Sandisk microSDXC for $42, Etc

Monday also brings on some on-topic action at the Best Buy dailies with the following potentially interesting items:

+ 256GB Sandisk Ultra Plus microSDXC for $42

+ 128GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC for $20

+ 10,000 maH Insignia powerbank for $15

+ 33-pack battery storage box with assorted sizes for $12

+ Dell: 24″ LED FHD monitor for $150, Inspiron 2-in-1 13.3″ Ryzen-5 [sounds like a space colony name?] SSD laptop for $450

August 19, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals, memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

Monday: Fujinon bino, Rotolight NEO 2, FeiYu 3-Axis, Curved LG

Monday is here, a new workweek for many is upon us/them, and with it we have four new B&H Photo daily deals [TESTED: corrected link] as follows:

+ Fujinon 10×42 KF Binocular for $110
+ the name may not work well in France, “Fuji non”, think of “No Va” 🙂

+ Rotolight NEO 2 LED Light for $120

+ FeiYu AK4000 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for $329

+ LG 34BL85C-B 34″ 21:9 Curved QHD IPS Monitor for $550
+ HDMI + DisplayPort Inputs, 3440 x 1440 Resolution, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, etc

August 19, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Monday (EU): select Sony E and RX on sale

To Amazon Germany we go for Monday 19/8/19 (European style not-quite-palindrome date) where their headliner is a Sony Electronics sale that includes the following camera and photo gear:

+ Sony a5100 with 16-50 for 389 euro
+ Sony a6000 with 16-70Z for 999 euro
+ Sony a6500 with 16-70Z for 1619 euro

+ Sony Zeiss 16-35mm f4 ZA OSS Vario T* for 1049 euro

+ Sony RX10 II for 865 (#DailyReminder, the blazing fast AF was introduced in the Mark IV)

+ Sony RX100 III with Vlogger kit (VCT-SGR1) for 509 euro

August 19, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Sunday Lightning Deals: ESDDI Flash, Hohem stabilizer, Various Lightning Kits, Action Cams, Etc

Sunday and the next 24 hours or so from this blog-post have about four dozens Camera & Photo Lightning Deals, some of which are on-topic, some of which are off-topic (eg security cams). Of potential C&P interest:

+ APEMAN 4K action cam for $59~

+ Neewer 700W professional lightning kit for $59~
+ 43% claimed as of 9:18am ET

+ Neewer 50-in-1 action cam accessories bundle, 360 degree gimbal, waterproof bags, USB-powered ring light, f100 7-inch 4K on-camera monitor, 32″ octagon softbox, mini pocket LED panelito, etc

+ ORDRO AC3 4K camcorder thing

+ Hohem 3-axis gimbal stabilizer

+ ESDDI camera flash

+ Tarion vintage neck strap

+ Victure and APEMAN action cams

+ GVM 2-pack LED video lightning kit

+ SmilePoWo charger with two batteries (3rd-party) ~ see listing/etc for compatibilities

August 18, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

Sunday: Sandisk storage, Manfrotto NX, Lowepro/Joby combo

Lots of camera and photo related action in the Sunday Best Buy dailies including:

+ Sandisk storage sale with 11 options including SSD, WD HDDs, flash drives and iXpand

+ Manfrotto NX Camera Backpack for $30
+ not related to the ill-fated Samsung NX camera system

+ Lowepro Format 160 camera bag with Joby GorillaPod, together for ever and ever to part for $30

+ Corel Draw Home and Student Suite 2019 (Windows) for $70

August 18, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

Four Magazines for $16 total for 1-year [your choice of many]

These are printed magazines that can be delivered to USA addresses and have no auto-renewal. The current weekend deal at DiscountMags (often ends on Monday night, sometimes Sunday night) is a special sale, four magazines for $16 total for a 1-year subscription each. You can purchase more than four for slightly less per magazine per year.

Of camera and photo interest there are three magazines, “Outdoor Photographer”, “Digital Photo” and “Digital Photo PRO”. And there are many other “six degrees of separation” from cameras and photography type of magazines, including WIRED, PopSci, Homes & Gardens, Vogue, Bridal Guide, Backpacker, sports, fashion, nature, local and more…

August 18, 2019 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

Sunday: Elvid 7″ On-Camera Monitor, Vello EyeCups, Etc

Never fear, Sunday is here and with it we have a new quartet of B&H Photo daily deals [now with the correct link] running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Elgid 7″ RigVision Lightweight On-Camera Monitor for $220

+ HOSA Drive Bluetooth Audio Receiver for $15

+ Vello Eyecups for various systems (ten options) for $10 each

August 18, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Blanket Correction: B&H Daily Deal Links now corrected

This is a blanket correction for the last few days. Due to a self-propagating cut-and-paste error of the previous daily deal links, the links to the B&H Photo daily deals of the last few days were pointing to the wrong place (a 3rd-party lens at Amazon). All apologies for the confusion! Thanks to S.W Anderson for pointing it out in the comments!

PS: if you see things like that, please feel free to point it out in the comments or use the online contact form. This being a poor blog, we don’t have the luxury of having a “bug bounty program”, but you will definitely have our thanks 🙂

August 18, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals, website news

KEH Flash Sale: 10% off many used Lenses with coupon

KEH Camera is back with a flash sale! Coupon code LENS8A gets you 10% off many used lenses at KEH Camera. Excluded are Leica-branded products, NEW condition products and “Used – Like New” products. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies ~ you can test the coupon without logging in or creating a user account.

The info is not clear on whether the coupon is good for Thursday August 16 (2019) only or whether it will continue for the weekend, so please factor that in your shopping e-plannings…

August 15, 2019 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: , , ,

Weekend (B&H): Porta Brace DSLR wheeled case for $250, 8″ Lenovo smart display, Etc

Friday is here which means the B&H daily deals last for 48 hours, until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but B&H is closed between Friday PM and Saturday PM. Check their website for the exact hours. This quartet of offers is:

+ Porta Brace Wheeled Rigid Frame DSLR Case for $250~
+ DSLR not included

+ Lenovo 8-inch Smart Display (White and Soft-Touch Gray) for $90
+ NOT a tablet

+ Marantz Audio Scope B9-C 4-Section Boompole with XLR Cable (9′) for $29
+ NOT a monopod

+ Ruggard Professional Tech Headlamp for $25
+ also useful for reading e-book readers that don’t have a built-in light

August 15, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Thursday Lightning Deals: tripods, Jib camera arm, Ring Light, Magnetic Flash, Lighting Kits, Neewer galore, Etc

Thunderbolt and Thursday Camera and Photo Lightning Deals, not very frightening for your e-wallet, but there are about two dozen items scheduled to run for the next 24 hours or so, among which:

+ Neewer portable mini tripod, 70-inch Jib Camera arm, ring light kit, collapsible magnetic ring flash, 2×160 LED lighting kit, charger for Sony, Umbrella lightning kit, 24″ carbon fiber stabilizer, 63″ monopod/tripod critter, etc

+ 55″ TYCKA Rangers travel tripod/monopod creature

+ Linco 9 feet light stand

+ CooAu action cams

+ generic brand camcorders and binoculars

August 15, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

Thursday: DJI Osmo Pocket 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilized Handheld Camera for $315

Among the Thursday Woot deals of the day is the new condition DJI Osmo Pocket 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilized Handheld Camera going for $315 with free shipping for Prime members (there’s a one time step where you link your Woot account with your Amazon account that has the Prime membership) or $6 flat for the calendar day for non-members. Limit up to ten per customer during the sale. It comes with a 1-year DJI warranty…

Meanwhile among the Thursday Amazon USA deals du jour you can get a Chromebook-priced Windows 10 PRO laptop with all the buzzword features (touchscreen, stylus, 2-in-1 design) but obviously older processor and technology, it’s the new condition Lenovo Winbook 300e, model wt-81FY000SUS, going for $240, sold by Woot and fulfilled by Amazon. It has a 11.6″ 1366×768 IPS touchscreen, 360 degree 2-in-1 design, stylus included with on-device pen holder, 4GB DDR3 memory, Windows 10 Professional, 1-year Lenovo warranty. NOTE however that it has only 64GB of on-board eMMC storage (portable flash drives, memory cards and external HDDs are your friend in this case) and the processor is the Intel Cellery N3450 dual core, which ranks # at #1786 at cpubenchmark.net. Then again, who’s gonna run Photoshop on a 11.6″ laptop with 64GB of storage? 🙂 It has no customer reviews. The listing was created at Amazon in just July 2019….

August 15, 2019 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: Benro Slider, SmallHD 503, Macro Flash Bracket, Robox 3D, Subblue White Shark, Etc

Thursday brings with it a six-pack of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ BenRo MoveOver8B Carbon Fiber Slider with Case (35.4″) for $149
+ is the founder’s name Ben Ro?

+ SmallHD 503 UltraBright On-Camera Monitor for $1479

+ VeLLO CB-900 Flexible Macro Flash Bracket for $20

+ RoBox 3D Printer for $350

+ Sub Blue US WhiteShark Mix Underwater Scooter for $499 in three color options

+ TP-Link Archer A7 AC1750 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router (Refurbished) for $30

August 15, 2019 Filed Under: Uncategorized

Wednesday Lightning Deals: AbergBest P&S digicam, Action Cams, Neewer, Etc

Happening in the next 24 hours or so in the Amazon Camera & Photo Lightning Deals, among others, are the following potentially interesting items:

+ AbergBest basic P&S digital camera

+ action cams from APEMAN, Victure, Akaso, CooAU, etc

+ Neewer waterproof case, F5 field monitor, dimmable U-bracket light panels, mini desktop tripod, etc

+ various ring lights, basic camcorder, etc

August 14, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

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.

August 14, 2019 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: ,

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

August 14, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

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.

August 13, 2019 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

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…

August 13, 2019 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

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…

August 13, 2019 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

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…

August 13, 2019 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

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

August 13, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

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

August 12, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

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? 🙂

August 12, 2019 Filed Under: gifts and gadgets Tagged With: ,

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…

August 12, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

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)…

August 10, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

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…

August 10, 2019 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: , ,