Archives for 2019

Sunday: LOTS of Neewer products (Flashes, Ring lights, Umbrellas, Etc) in the Gold Box Lightning Deals

IF you are a fan of Neewer camera accessories, the lightning deals of the Camera & Photo Gold Box for Sunday 7/28/19 includes a variety of their C&P accessories, including:

+ fluorescent ring light
+ TT560 Flash
+ mini tabletop tripod
+ C-stand
+ telescopic background support
+ umbrella set
+ NW-670 TTL flash kit
+ foldable LED panel
+ another ring light kit
+ NW-562 E-TTL flash
+ NW400 GW36 2.4G flash
+ another ring light
+ NW-565-EX E-TTL flash
+ Backpack

The above are all Neewer branded products and are running for the next 24 hours as of the time of writing of this post. They are listed in the order of appearance (order of going live in the Gold Box ~ other things equal)

Sunday: Vello Wireless Flash triggers for Canon, Jill-E, Auray, Mophie

Sunday is upon us all and we are greeted with a new quartet of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Vello FreeWave Aviator Wireless Flash Trigger Transceiver & Receiver combination options for $70 to $100 ~ for Canon

+ Jill-E Smart Laptop Tote (Black) for $40

+ Auray BAI-2N Two-Section Broadcast Arm with Internal Springs for $50

+ Mophie Encore Plus 10,050mAh Power Bank with Built-In Lightning and Micro-USB Cables for $20

Saturday: Kodak Internal SSD sale ($28 to $120, 120GB to 960GB)

Of the Saturday daily deals at Amazon, there is a Kodak SSD sale of the internal kind, with prices ranging from $28 to $120 and storage options ranging from 120GB to 960GB in the usual denominations in-between (240GB, 480GB)… They are sold by Woot and fulfilled by Amazon with the sale ending at 11:59pm pacific on Saturday (or earlier if sold out)…

Refurbished Nikon D5600 w/18-55 DX VR AF-P w/90-day warranty for $450 [limited time offer]

With cameras adding more and more “smartphone” features, the decision on which model to get if you don’t want to pay top dollars for the “latest models” gets more complicated. A “smartphone feature evaluation” in addition to the camera features evaluation is needed. For example if you want Wifi, touchscreen, app support, etc…

… which brings us to a limited time offer on a recent Nikon DSLR, Adorama is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D5600 with 18-55mm (DX VR AF-P f3.5-5.6) going for $450 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

This is a very limited time offer, so don’t sleep on it…

Friday: 512GB Centon USB 3.0 Flash drive for $40, 1TB for $80

You can never have too many backups, no matter how tedious the process might be. One of the components of a backup strategy is using USB flash drives for temporary and shorter-term storage, eg until you get back home or at work to do proper backups. All this mumbling brings us to one of the Friday Woot daily deals running until 11:59pm central (or earlier if sold out), the 1TB Centon DataStick PRO (USB 3.0 of course) going for $80 or the 512GB going for $40. Limit up to ten per customer. Free shipping for Prime members or $6 flat for the calendar-day for non-members. They come with a 5-year Centon warranty…

Weekend (B&H): GenAray OnC LED, Incase Messenger, Etc

FriYAY is upon us and with it we have a quartet of B&H deals running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out). Note that as usual, B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM ~ check their website for the exact times…

+ InCase Compass Messenger Bag for $15

+ GenAray LED-6800 256 LED Daylight-Balanced On-Camera Light for $100

+ iK MM iKlip Grip Smartphone Stand with Remote Shutter for $23

+ XCELLON vertical mice for $10 to $15

Thursday: GIGAPan EPIC PRO, Porta Brace Hard Case, Vortex

Hello Thursday with a new set of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ GIGAPAN EPIC Pro Robotic Camera Mount for $575

+ Vello Ringbox Ringflash Adapter for $40

+ PORTA BRACE Hard Case with Six 4″ Lens Cups for $130 in two color options

+ VorTex 8×42 Diamondback Binocular for $130

Wednesday: Manfrotto FH MagFibre Tripod, SE, ARCO, Etc

Wednesday brings us a new quartet of B&H daily deals to get us over the hump, running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any that may sell out ahead of time on its own):

+ Manfrotto MVH500AH Fluid Head & 755CX3 MagFibre Tripod with Carrying Bag for $450

+ Studio Essentials 600 Daylight LED Panel for $139

+ ARCO Video Dr. Bag 40 for $99
+ quite possibly the only bag with a Ph.D (or medical degree) made by an oil company??? 😉

+ LJ400B-PU 28″ Class HD LED TV for $90
+ 1366 x 768 LED, 60 Hz Refresh Rate, 2x HDMI, 1x USB, 178 x 178° Viewing Angle, etc

Panasonic FZ1000 superzoom w/various freebies for $500

Zoom-zoom! The instant savings Panasonic train brings us the new condition Panasonic FZ1000 rawzoomer (16X optical but on a 1-inch sensor) down to $500 with various sellers at amazon.com offering a variety of freebies (eg look at the “Sponsored” listing over there)… The same price with a different set of freebies are available at B&H Photo and Adorama

Meanwhile USED prices begin at $373~ in condition 8+ at B&H Photo

Note that there is a second generation model out now, the FZ1000 II goes for $900 in new condition at authorized dealers…

CORRECTION: 15% (not 10%) off Select Cameras with KEH Camera coupon [ends Tue PM]

CORRECTION: the coupon discount is 15% off, not 10% off! All apologies for the confusion!

Good until Tuesday 7/23/19 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code CAM7A gets you a 10% off discount on select featured cameras at KEH Camera. Only these eligible items can use the coupon discount. As usual, restrictions and exclusions apply. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies ~ you don’t have to create an account to “test” the coupons…

Tuesday: Monument diskless server, 23″ Acer IPS FHD for $80, Etc

The next wave of Tuesday daily deals is out and the headliner of the Best Buy dailies is the new condition Monument diskless personal cloud server for photos and videos for $130 averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 9 customer reviews, so mayhaps of interest to the boldly going explorers and reviewers… Also there, they have a 23″ IPS Acer full HD computer monitor (HDMI and VGA inputs) for $80 and it averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 1500+ customer reviews. It’s hard to complain about monitor prices at least at the entry-point tier 🙂

Meanwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box, if you have fast-moving subjects, you may want to invest in some Asics Gel Venture 5 running shoes
for $48 in either Men or Women option… And if you get thirsty in your outdoors photography adventures, there’s a 12-pack of Liquid Death mountain water (and if the name doesn’t scare you away) for $18~… There’s also some TV/monitor mounts and stands from a marketplace brand for $21 to $38… And a 12pk of AmazonBasics K-Cups for $4 (33c per cup ~ compare with Starbucks)…

Off we go to Texas, where the Electronics daily deal at Woot-Landia is a sale of various Roku boxes and TVs starting at $100, while the “Computers” section has a $100 refurbished Lenovo Chromebook (116″ 1366×768 touchscreen, 4GB RAM, 16GB SSD, Intel N3060 dual core, bluetooth, etc).

I’m not a Chrome Evangelist, but if I was, I’d say a Chromebook in every room!

Tuesday: Aputure LED, 3D DLP, Cleaning Kit, Etc

Tuesday brings us another new quartet of B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

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

+ Sensei DOC-CK Deluxe Optics Care and Cleaning Kit for $15

+ Pelican 2640CB Heads-Up Headlamp for $16
+ also potentially useful (YMMV) for reading printed softback books and e-readers without a built-in light

+ InFocus IN1118HD 2400-Lumen Full HD 3D DLP Projector for $479

Monday: MeFoto Air Tripod, Lumo Cube (DJI), Bauer Cine, 23.8″ Dell, Anker 2-in-1 power/charger, Etc

Good up to 11:59pm ET on Monday 7/22/19, the latest quartet of B&H dailies is as follows:

+ MEFoto RoadTrip Air Travel Tripod (Titanium) for $49

+ Anton Bauer CINE 90 VM Battery for $249~

+ Dell U2419HX UltraSharp 24″ for $200
+ 16:9 IPS, 23.8″, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 1.4, 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz, 250 cd/m²

+ ANKER PowerCore Fusion 10000 Wall Charger and Portable Battery for $30
+ 2-in-1, 15W output, one USB-C, one USB-A power ports
+ it doesn’t say it explicitly, but I’m assuming this is 10,000 mAh (gallery picture #8 says it charges the Galaxy S9 twice or the iPhone XS thrice)

MEANWHILE at the Best Buy dailies for Monday, the headliner is the new condition Lume Cube Lighting Kit for DJI Mavic Pro going for $160 with free shipping and/or free store pickup where possible/available…

Nikon Lenses Instant Savings return with 28 DSLR options

Nikon fans unite and take over (or hide your e-wallets). The Nikon lenses instant savings promotion is back at B&H Photo with 28 DSLR system options available, a mix of primes and zooms, the vast majority of them being 35mm full frame lenses…

Zeiss Lenses Instant Savings (63 options)

IT’s ZEISS time at B&H Photo! They are currently running a Zeiss Lenses Instant Savings promotion featuring 63 options, with a mix of DSLR and mirrorless system lenses, the fast majority of which being 35mm full framers. Too many lenses to list here individually, but *SPOILER ALERT* they are prime lenses…

Bag the Bags: ThinkTank Retrospective and Streetwalker sales

For a limited time, B&H Photo is having a sale on a couple of Think Tank camera bags with free US shipping:

+ Photo Retrospective 7 Shoulder Bag (Sandstone with Leather) for $100~
+ the other two colors are discontinued

+ StreetWalker HardDrive V1 Backpack (Black) for $150~
+ only one color is available

Google Pixel 3a XL + $100 Gift Card for $479

For a very limited time only, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Google Pixel 3a XL smartphone bundled with a $100 B&H Photo gift card and a GoogleFi SIM card (with $10 service credit), all together for $479 with free US shipping in your choice of three color schemes…

The Pixel 3a gets almost the same camera score (one point difference) at DxoMark. But since the Pixel 3 came out last year, a number of newer smartphones came out that scored higher on Dxomark with the Huawei P30 PRO and the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G leading the way.

Needless to say, the Dxomark is just one measurement of camera performance as the real-world often disagrees with the lab-world 😉

Sunday: Slide Strap, Video Adapter 4n1, Etc

Never fear, Sunday is here! Hear, hear! A new quartet of B&H daily deals is upon us until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ RucPac Slide Camera Strap for $25 in four different color schemes

+ IO Gear ViewPro-C USB Type-C 4-in-1 Video Adapter for $30

+ MYGEKOGEAR S200 STARLIT 1296p Dash Camera with 16GB microSD Card for $70

+ COOLER MASTER MasterPulse Headset for $40

25 Best Selling Classes for $19 each [CL]

For a limited time, CreativeLIVE is running a Best Sellers sale. 25 classes are on sale for $19 each. Topics include retouching, lighting, fine art, portraits, natural light, filters, and more!

Saturday: 1-Year of WIRED for $3 to $5, 1-Year of National Geographic for $8

The headliner of the Saturday Amazon USA Gold Box is a digital magazine sale that includes, among others, of potential photo-interest and/or six-degrees-of-separation:

+ 1-year annual subscription of WIRED for $3 in digital (Kindle edition) or $5 print magazine
+ the print edition of WIRED includes digital access as well

+ 1-year National Geographic for $8 in the Kindle edition
+ the print edition offer is for half-a-year, and it does not include digital access

Kindle editions can be read on Amazon’s Fire tablets, the good old Fire phone, and the Kindle apps for Android and iOS. The National Geographic is also available for the Kindle e-reader devices.

NOTE that these are AUTO-RENEWAL subscription and will automatically renew (unless you cancel them) at the future renewal rate. They won’t keep renewing at the introductory annual subscription rate of this offer…

Weekend (B&H): Sachtler, 3DFlex, Gabor, Live View Remote Kit

BH Photo is back with a new quartet of daily deals and this being Friday they run for 48 hours until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (but B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM):

+ 3D FLEX FLASH The WYNG Bounce Reflector for $18 in either Small or Large

+ SACHTLER Lite Case (Large) for $179

+ Vello FreeWave Viewer VL Wireless Live View Remote Kit with AV/Shutter & Infrared Cables for $100 in your choice of select cameras from select systems (two sets of Canons, three sets of Nikons)

+ Gabor screen (computer monitor/TV) mounts, five options, $10 to $30

Wedding Photography Bundle (four classes) for $149 at CL

CreativeLIVE is back with yet another limited time offer. For $149 you can get a Wedding Photography Bundle that features four wedding-related photography classes from Jirsa, Star, the Grays and Valenzuela. Details on each class on each individual page linked to from the aforelinked bundle page.

20% off Some Accessories with KEH Camera coupon (until 7/21)

Good until 7/21/19 at 11:59pm eastern, coupon code ACC7 gets you 20% off Accessories at KEH Camera. There are however some EXCLUSIONS:

+ Break Through Photography brand products
+ Leica brand products
+ Camera Film
+ Extended Warranties
+ Memory Cards
+ gear in New grade and Like New grade.
+ Lenses & Converters.
+ the above are EXCLUDED ITEMS

Thursday: Revo VideoStabilizer for $60, Etc

And just like that, Thursday is here and with it we have a new quartet of B&H Photo daily deals until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ ReVo ST-1000 Pro Video Stabilizer for $60

+ InFocus IN136 4000-Lumen WXGA DLP Projector for $339

+ VocoPRO UDH-CHOIR-8 Handheld Wireless Microphone Package with Carry Bag Kit (900 MHz Band) for $299

+ iK Multimedia iKlip Studio Desktop Stand for iPad mini for $15

CreativeLIVE Bootcamp Clases for $49 each [24 options]

A new week is in which means CreativeLIVE has a new promotion. This time around the promotion is a sale on Bootcamp courses for $49 each. These are classes that offer the educational equivalent of a bootcamp on a particular topic (presumably without the yelling, the sweat, the dirt, the drill instructors and such).

A total of 24 Bootcamps are available covering a variety of topics:

+ Portraiture, Weddings, Newborns, Boudoir
+ Fine Art, Outdoor
+ Photoshop CC, Premiere CC, Lightroom CC, Final Cut X
+ Business side of photography, people skills, marketing, inspirational

35-inch Massdrop VAST Curved Gaming Monitor for $401

If you are fan of curved and VAST computer monitors, Massdrop is running a Limited Time Sale that includes the new condition 35-inch Massdrop VAST Curved Gaming Monitor going for $401 with free US shipping. Over 3000 units have been sold. It averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 150+ customer reviews. It comes with a 1-year warranty on the panel (two years on the electronics), with the warranty managed by Massdrop as it is one of their signature “Massdrop” co-branded product.

The sale ends on July 19 in 2019 or earlier if sold out.

Massdrop is a “club”, so you have to sign up to see what’s happening, but it is free to sign up. One of the reasons for the “sign up” is because some of their products are below MAP, so by having a club, then they can offer lower prices because the firewall. OR something like that…

YI M1 with 12-40mm f3.5-5.6 for $150 [m43]

OF interest mayhaps to the curious and the adventurous and the reviewers, Amazon has the YI M1 with 12-40mm f3.5-5.6 micro four thirds camera going for $150 with free shipping. Do read the reviews at Amazon and elsewhere as there are plenty of issues and trade-offs with this camera. $150 or not, if someone buys it as a “daily driver” type of a camera and they don’t know of the issues, they may be in for a rude awakening…

PS: Prime Day is over, the Amazon deals we mention from now on are for everyone ~ unless otherwise indicated (on occasion they have some Prime-only offers, and I will be mentioning that explicitly ~ just like during Prime Days 2019)…

10TB WD My Book External HDD for $160 AC [limit 2]

Prime Day may be over at the Amazon Mothership but NewEgg won’t let it go, they have a new “top sellers” edition of their e-newsletter sale with the headliner being a 10TB WD My-Book external HDD going for $160 after you enter the promo code EMCTCUB37 over there. You must be logged on to Newegg or give them your email address in order to be able to use these newsletter promo codes… Limit two per customer at the sale price… Because all those pictures and video need more and more TB…

1-Year CreativeLIVE Netflix-style subscription for $199 total

Had enough of 48 hours of gadget shopping and deal hunting? How some Learnings of the Photographic kind? For a limited time, coupon code 100VIPGIFT gets you the first year subscription of the Creator Pass at Creative LIVE for $199. That’s 12 months of all you can stream ~ almost all of the current and future classes with a few exceptions

Or if you prefer and have the schedule flexibility, you can watch for free from the selection of classes airing at the ON-AIR Page. These are a mix of brand new classes recording LIVE and re-runs of older classes…

Wednesday: SLR Magic Cine II 50/1.1 (Sony E) for $269, Etc

Wednesday is here, the “Morning After” of Prime Day and B&H Photo is back with a lens in their Daily Deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any of them that may sellout):

+ SLR Magic Cine II 50mm f/1.1 Lens (Sony E-Mount) for $269
+ did you know that if you take the “y” out of Sony it becomes Soy? #DadJokes 😉

+ Magnus VT-4000 Tripod System with Fluid Head for $110

+ Denon Commander Sport Portable Water-Resistant 120W All-In-One PA System with Wireless Handheld Microphone for $299

+ EzViz BN-1444A2 4-Channel 4MP NVR with 2TB HDD and 4 4MP Outdoor Network Bullet Cameras Kit for $130