Archives for 2019

Polaroid Originals Onestep 2 VF Camera and Film Bundle for $80

Separate from their daily deals, Best Buy is also running a 12 Days of Deals sale, and as of the time of writing their offers include:

+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme Plus microSDXC for $20

+ Polaroid Originals Onestep 2 VF Camera and Film Bundle for $80

Thur: Canon 77D w/18-135mm for $799, Sigma 135/1.8 for $1099, Spyder5, DJI Ronin-M, Etc

Rejoice! The Thursday B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) featured both a DSLR and a lens promotion, a rarity!

+ Canon 77D with 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM for $799
+ or a bundle with many accessories for $898 (Bolt VD-410 manual flash, Manfrotto Compact tripod, Lowepro BP-150 II backpack, etc, etc, etc)

+ Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM for $1099 in your choice of Canon or Nikon SLR systems

+ DataColor Spyder5ELITE Display Calibration System for $150

+ LuxLi Cello 10″ RGBAW LED Light for $229

+ DJI Ronin-M 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $699

+ Vello ShutterBoss II Timer Remote Switch for $30 in various options

+ ACER 15.6″ Aspire 5 Series Notebook for $550
+ 1.8 GHz Core i7-8565U Quad, 12GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080, Intel UHD Graphics 620, etc

+ flash deal: GVM 50RS RGB LED Panel for $189

Best Buy …bested on its Canon EOS R Wednesday daily deal

Sorry, but I couldn’t resist the word play! Best Buy has been …bested at its headliner daily deal for Wednesday 12/18/19. They are offering the new condition Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless camera for $1499 with a free 32GB Sandisk Ultra SD card, but as we previously mentioned B&H and Adorama are offering better memory cards (Extreme PRO with more storage) along with various other freebies (bags, etc).

All offer the Canon mount adapter since that is a Canon-blessed promotion. And they have to ~ millions of EF lenses exist but orders of magnitude less [King Stannis, The One True King of Book Westeros: “FEWER!”] RF lenses…

Wedn: Kodak Printer Dock, Dracast, Camera Straps, Benro Tripods, Etc

Hump Day is here and so is the One Week Eve for Christmas [because we create new calendaring terms every week here at the NoiseFest] and a new round of B&H daily deals is upon us, running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Kodak Photo Printer Dock (USB & Wi-Fi) for $100

+ RucPac camera straps, 7 options, $25 to $50

+ DraCast S-Series Plus Bi-Color LED500 Panel with NP-F Battery Plates for $149

+ Benro A2573FS4 S4 Video Head and AL Flip Lock Legs Kit for $150
+ A5 for $170

+ Kolibri Hellfire HD Camera Drone for $25

+ also: TP-Link smart home wifi system and Auray mic filter and stand

Flash Deals
+ now: Xperia Ear Duo True Wireless Earphones for $80
+ later: Manfrotto Befree GT Travel Carbon Fiber Tripod with 496 Ball Head for Sony A series cameras (price before sale $380)

Free Next Day Delivery arrives at B&H with thousands of products

The day you have all (procrastinators) being waiting / procrastinating for has arrived! B&H Photo has now launched their Free Next Day Delivery promotion with thousands of products eligible. Eligible items mention this promotion on their individual product page (in addition to the listings above), and you can see this when you proceed to the shipping section of the shopping cart.

The free next day delivery ends on Sunday 12/22/19 with the usual caveat that B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM, so plan your purchases accordingly…

Unlike Amazon, you don’t have to be a member to get free next-day-delivery with this promotion B&H. All eligible US addresses get this promotion. Check their website and shopping cart if you are not certain whether your address qualifies…

Sachtler Ace XL Tripod System with CF Legs and Mid-Level Spreader for $800

The new condition Sachtler Ace XL Tripod System with CF Legs and Mid-Level Spreader is on sale for $800 for a limited time as the current Adorama daily deal. These typically cycle through at 10am eastern, they don’t follow the typical calendar day cycle of daily deals…

Tuesday: 36 exposures of Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400 Color Negative Film for $10

Film fans, you have a daily deal too and you don’t have to look under your chair, you just have to look at the Woot Electronics deal of the day, it is the Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400 Color Negative Film (35mm Roll Film, 36 Exposures, 3-Pack) for $10 with free shipping for Prime members or $6 flat. Limit up to ten 3-packs per customer. They come with a 90-day Woot warranty…

Tuesday in the Amazon USA Gold Box includes the Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop (Ryzen 5 2500U, Radeon RX 560X Graphics, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 15.6″ IPS) for $485, while the latest Fire HD 10-inch goes for $120…

Speaking of Amazon, strategically, the time is right if you want to start a 30-Day Free Prime Trial, so you can get your holiday season purchases a lot faster. Amazon does not object to this because they know that statistically a high percentage of free trials convert to multi-year paying memberships…

Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine DS lens for $499 [Canon EF]

It’s a lens day at the Adorama daily deal where they are offering the new condition Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine DS Lens for $499 in the Canon EF system. The other options are not participating in the sale, only the EF option…

Tuesday: Canon XA11, XA15 camcorders, Photographer Gloves, PortaBrace, Sony AtomX, Etc

Never fear, Tuesday is here with a new round of B&H daily deals until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) ~ plus the limited-time flash deals… It’s not a lens day, but it’s a camcorder day!

+ Canon XA11 Compact Full HD Camcorder with HDMI and Composite Output for $999
+ XA15 with SDI too for $1499

+ RucPac Professional Tech Gloves for Photographers for $20 in two size options

+ PortaBrace cases, $142 to $250
+ PortaBrace lens cups for $20

+ DraCast LED1000 Kala Bi-Color LED Panel for $249

+ Sony AtomX SSDmini from $150 (500GB) to $449 (2TB)

+ CoreSWX Powerbase EDGE Battery for $239 to $279 (two options)

Flash Deals
+ now: JBL 306P MkII – Powered 6.5″ Two-Way Studio Monitor for $add_to_cart
+ later: Manfrotto MVH500A Fluid Drag Video Head with MVT502AM Tripod and Carry Bag (price before sale $307)

For lots more action, check their Holiday shopping deals

Olympus Instant Savings end tonight

The various Olympus camera and lenses instant savings are ending tonight, so be sure to check them out if interested in any of their gear. Check Adorama and B^H Photo and Amazon and of course Get Olympus (the official Olympus USA online store) for all the offerings…

Monday: 512GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $64 [EU: Sony E-system sale]

The Monday Amazon USA Gold Box includes yet another variant of the computer sale and of potential interest they have:

+ 512GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $64

+ 5TB WD MyPassport portable external USB 3.0 HDD for $90
+ other HDD/NAS options from WD, Toshiba, Synology, etc

+ flash drives from Sandisk including a 10-pack of 128GB Ultra Flair USB 3.0 for $150

+ networking gear from TP-Link, ARRIS, D-Link, LinkSys, etc

+ limit one of each per customer; offer ends Tuesday at 3am eastern (or earlier for anything that sells out)

UPDATE: on Monday in the German time zone, it’s a very busy day at the Amazon Germany Gold Box and among the offers:

+ Sony cameras and lenses with A-series full frame E-system cameras, RX-series, and a mix of primes and zooms of the E-system including some Zeiss Zeiss Baby. There’s also a battery grip (VG-C3EM for 249 euro) and a camcorder. A total of 21 options, too many to list here individually..

While at Amazon GErmany there’s also another Amazon Basics sale with cables galore along with this AB Camera Shoulder Bag down to 15.50 euro (up to three per customer; averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 38 customer ratings at Amazon Chermany, while at the Amazon Mothership it averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 260+ ratings)…

PS: note that Amazon has been experimenting with showing the average for “ratings”, not always “reviews”. Ratings are everyone who rates a product, whether they write a review or not. In theory the review score is better but judging by the many 1-word/1-sentence reviews (or the nonsensical text of the review), mayhaps the difference between review and rating average is not by much…

Adorama Launches Cyber Monday 2.0 with 2500+ options

Why have one Cyber Monday when you can have multiple versions? Adorama is running a “Cyber Monday 2.0 sale” with their Doorbuster offers (627 options) along with their Best Seller offers (2441 options). Too many to list here individually obviously, but you can filter them in various ways at the Adorama site to find things of interest (eg product category, manufacturer, price range, etc)…

10% off Refurbished Canon Gear with coupon

If you are a fan of the Canons, for a limited time, the official Canon USA store is having a Winter Clearance sale with a 10% off discount on refurbished products using coupon code HOLIDAY19 until the end of 2019. Coupon can be used once per account during this promotional period.

NOTE that the refurbished Canon gear sold at their official online store come with a 1-year warranty instead of the more common 90-day warranty most other manufacturers…

Nook GlowLight Plus down to $160

WE often talk about the Kindle e-readers, so per the Technological Platform Fairness Doctrine (FM), we must needs also talk about other e-readers, and it just happens that Barnes and Noble is having a sale on the new condition Nook GlowLight Plus for $160 instead of its standard price of $200. This has a 7.8-inch 300 dpi display, larger than the usual e-reader 6-incher. It is also iPX7, and has an audio jack…

CreativeLIVE: 20 classes for $14 to $20 each

Online learnings of the Creative Live kind now, as Creative Live has launched a 20 classes for under $25 each sale with prices ranging from $14 to $20 each, on topics such as photography business, commercial pho, weddings, environmental, tabletop, travel, Photoshop, Final Cut (no, not the Pink Floyd album), fashion, sports, light, posing, etc…

Monday: X-Rite i1 Display, iFootage, Kingston Canvas, RotoLight, Acer Spin, Etc

Monday is here with seven new B&H daily deals along with flash deals:

+ iFootage Cobra 2 C180-II Carbon Fiber Monopod with Low-Profile Tripod for $119

+ X-Rite i1Display Pro for $155 after a $30 mail-in rebate

+ RotoLight NEO 2 LED Light for $179
+ with Barndoors for $240
+ with Barn animals: priceless!

+ Kingston Canvas Focus CompactFlash Memory Card for $50 (128GB) or $75 (256GB)
+ you don’t need a calculator to note that the 256GB wins the bang for the buck
+ UDMA 7, Max Read up to 150MB/sec, Max Write up to 130MB/sec

+ Acer 14″ Spin 3 Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Laptop for $399
+ 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5-8265U Quad, 8GB DDR4, 1TB SATA HDD, 14″ 1920 x 1080, Multi-Touch Display, Intel UHD Graphics 620, etc
+ CPU ranks #597 at cpubenchmark.net

+ also: $10 Samson headphones and Lorex 16-channel 4K security system (because catching the thieves in 4K is actually useful!)

Flash Deals
+ now: LG Nano 8 SM8600PUA 49″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart NanoCell IPS LED TV (add to cart to see price)
+ later: JBL JR POP Kids Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Powerex charger with 8 AA rechargeables for $23

The B&H holiday shopping deals have been refreshed with new promotions and among them, of AA rechargaeble interest, the Powerex Smart Charger with eight Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries (1.2V, 2600mAh, low self discharge) included is on sale for $23 with free US shipping. This is a 4-bay charger. Charging time is about six hours for a full set of depleted AA batteries.

Freefly Movi Cinema Robot Stabilizer for $250

The latest Adorama daily deal is the new condition Freefly Movi Cinema Robot Stabilizer for iPhones and Smartphones going for $250 with free US shipping… No coupon/rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout…

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N960U, 512GB on-board) with FREE DeX, 256GB microSDXC for $750

If you prefer the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 over the latest Note 10 for whatever reason (headphone jack, lower price, etc), B&H Photo is running a limited time promotion on Galaxy Note 9 bundles (model SM-N960U, 512GB on-board storage, S-Pen included of course, 1-year warranty) in three color schemes until 12/16/19 at 11:59pm ET for $750 with free US shipping. B&H is automatically including three freebies, two of which are very useful and/or resellable if not needed:

+ 256GB Samsung EVO Plus microSDXC [among microSD cards, I now prefer them over the other brands)

+ Samsung DeX Pad Dock

+ 3-month prepaid 12GB Mint Mobile SIM card with unlimited talk/text during that period

As usual, check the model name against your carrier(s) of choice to make sure it will work to your satisfaction…

Canon M6 body for $299, with 15-45mm for $349, w/18-150 for $449 [also M5 offers]

If you are Canon EF-M mirrorless curious or want to add or gift kits/bodies, B&H Photo is running some M5 and M6 promotions as follows:

+ M6 body only for $299
+ M6 with 15-45mm for $349
+ M6 with 18-150mm for $449
+ M6 with 15-45 and 55-200 for $499

+ M5 body only for $349
+ M5 with 15-45mm for $449
+ M5 with 18-150mm for $569

+ some combinations are available in different colors

These are limited time offers!

Last Call: Use the 10% off Zappos settlement coupon (aka Bag the Designer Camera Bags)

Most of the settlements that involve money amounts going to consumers end up going mostly to lawyers and the rest probably unused because few people want to bother with paperwork for a few pennies of a settlement. So Zappos tried something different, and self-serving too, instead of giving moneyback, they are offering a 10% off coupon to those affected by the settlement. But the coupon must needs be used by 12/31/19, so this is your last call/reminder…

You will not find cameras and lenses there, but, this being a style/fashion company, you will find designer camera bags. The search there shows camera bags from J.Crew, Coach, Burch, Burton, Kipling, Chloe, Timbuk2, Topo straps and more. As usual, price-check and check reviews of items you are not familiar with…

The one-time use settlement coupon is included in emails you receive from Zappos with the title “Settlement Notification re: 2012 Security Incident”. Seven years later! Instructions on how to enter the coupon on the web or in the app are included in their email…

NiSi V5 Pro 100mm Filter Holder Kit for $88

The current Adorama daily deal is the new condition NiSi V5 Pro 100mm Filter Holder Kit going for $88 with free US shipping. It only has four customer reviews and some of them are not happy so be sure to research it if you are not already familiar with it…

Meanwhile at the Best Buy dailies they are offering the 8.75″ Aura Mason LCD digital picture frame for $190 and bundled with a $25 Best Buy e-gift card…

And at the main Woot you can get a Surface tablet for $300, namely the factory reconditioned Surface PRO 4 (12.3″, Intel Core m3-6Y30, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, Win 10 PRO, 1-year Microsoft warranty). Pen and cover are not included… Personally I could live with 128GB of storage (plenty of memory cards and flash drives available) but that 4GB of RAM would trouble me…

Sunday: Corel PSP 2020, Pentax Bino, DSLR Parka, SmallHD, 85″ Sony UHD, DJI Mavic 2 PRO, Etc

Sunday too brings a 7-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) plus some flash deals as follows:

+ Corel PaintShop Pro 2020 Ultimate (DVD with Download Card) for $25

+ Ruggard DSLR Parka Cold and Rain Protector for Cameras and Camcorders (Black) for $40
+ because as good old Ned reminded us, “Winter Is Coming!”

+ Pentax 8×21 UCF R Binocular for $33

+ RucPac Professional Tech Headlamp for $25

+ SmallHD Limited Edition Black 702 Bright On-Camera Monitor for $699

+ Zoom F8n 8-Input / 10-Track Multi-Track Field Recorder for $800

+ Oyen DL-MBPR-11 Drive Logic Laptop Case for Microsoft Surface Tablet for $15

Flash Deals
+ now: Sony X950G 85″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV for $add_to_cart_to_see_price because the teaser-math is confusing

+ later: DJI Mavic 2 PRO and later Cactus LV5 laser trigger

For more B&H action, check their Holiday Shopping deals and keep in mind, the clock is really ticking on before-Christmas delivery, especially if you don’t use Express/Overnight/Prime shipping…

10% off many Canon and Nikon gear with KEH Camera Coupon

Good until 12/15/19 at 11:59pm ET, KEH Camera is offering another coupon promotion. This time around using coupon code CN12A at checkout you get a 10% off discount on Canon and Nikon camera gear. IF you are not certain whether something would qualify,their shopping cart is the ultimate decider ~ you don’t have to signup/login to test the coupon…

The usual exclusions apply: no NEW condition, no “Used – Like New”, no “Digital Starter Kit” and no Leica-branded products…

NOTE that the shipping cut-off date for ground shipping is 12/16/19 (for before-Christmas arrival).

Saturday: Polaroid Instantalia sale ($68 to $126)

At the Saturday 12/14/19 Amazon USA Gold Box there is a sale on dual monitor setups along with a sale on Polaroid Instantalia as follows:

+ Polaroid Snap Touch 2.0 instant print digital camera for $126

+ Polaroid Mint instant print digital camera (Zink 2×3″) for $68~

+ Polaroid Mint pocket printer with zink for $83~

+ limit two of each item per customer

Canon 5D Mark IV body (with freebies) down to $1999

Canon is running parallel DSLR vs Mirrorless offerings. As we previously mentioned you can now get the EOS-R body with Mount Adapter (and extras) for $1500, but if you want a DSLR, they got you covered too because the Canon 5D Mark IV is now discounted at authorized dealers.

The 5D Mark IV body only is going for $1999, with the addition of the Canon Log for $2099, and with the EF 24-105mm f4L II going for $2899. You can find the options through each listing below. I am linking to the body only below. The retailers below are also including freebies of their own to the mix:

+ at B&H Photo you get a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC, RJ DSLR shoulder bag, extra Watson battery and cleaning kit
+ see all options

+ at Adorama you get a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO card, a Canon EOS shoulder bag, an extra Green Extreme battery, Corel software and cleaning kit

+ at Amazon, it’s the usual 3rd-party-pallooza of optpoins

Canon EOS R mirrorless drops to $1500 (with freebies)

As we previously mentioned the Canon RP mirrorless camera is down to $999 with freebies, but if you want a more advanced mirrorless full framer from Canon, we have good news for you too. The EOS R body only is now down to $1499 at authorized dealers with some freebies mixed in by the various sellers, along with the (obviously) must-have Canon Mount Adapter (EF lenses to mirrorless bodies):

+ at B&H Photo you also a 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO card, a Manfrotto Street backpack, and a Zeiss cleaning kit

+ at Adorama you get a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO, Slinger holster, Corel software and trinkety accessories

+ at Amazon it’s the usual 3rd-party seller mess as Amazon itself does not offer any bonus accessories (only the Mount Adapter)

In parallel, at the same listings above, you will find a bundle of the R with the RF 24-240mm f4-6.3 IS USM lens for $2200 or the R with the RF 24-105mm f4L IS USM going for $2400…

PS: now I have to be careful to include the various EF, RF, EF-S, EF-M lens designators as Canon is now a lens-a-palooza of options 🙂

Friday: 256GB microSDXC for $25, DJI, AB, etc

If you are fond of trying memory cards from other brands, one of the NewEgg dailies is the new condition 256GB TeamGroup Elite microSDXC (V30, U3, UHS-I, C10, A1, 4K, up to 90 MB/sec) going for $25, sold and shipped by NewEgg itself with up to three per customer at the sale price. It averages 4 out of 5 based on 17 customer reviews.

Not camera bags but the price is a “bag the bags” price, four messenger and laptop and office bags are on sale $23 to $45 as one of the Woot Home daily deals

MEanwihle across the pond, Amazon Germany is having a sale on DJI products as follows:

+ Mavic 2 for 1599 euro
+ Osmo action cam bundles for 279 euro each

And speaking of Amazon Germany, they have a big sale on AmazonBasics products with plenty of options under “mobile & camera” and “Electronics” and “Computer Accessories”. Note that there is (obviously) overlap in some of the categories…

Speaking of Amazon, at the Amazon USA gold box there is a sale on budget Jumper (that’s the name brand, not the consumer after buying them) going from $147 to $210. These are 2-in-1s running Windows 10. Check specs, reviews, etc. All three of them have 6GB RAM which is a great improvement over the usual 2GB RAM on budget Windows 10 computers.

Lowepro Format BP-150 II Backpack for $27, Benro, CFast 2.0, Sennheiser, Etc [end Sat PM]

The Holiday Shopping offerings continue at B&H Photo but here on Thursday they also have another set of Deals of the Day, a 7-pack plus flash deals as follows, good until 11:59pm ET on Saturday 12/14/19 (or earlier if sold out), with the usual caveat that B&H does not accept orders Fri PM to Saturday PM [check their website for actual hours]:

+ Lowepro Format BP 150 II Backpack (Black) for $27

+ Benro Aero 4 Video Travel Angel Tripod Kit for $149

+ Delkin 512GB Cinema CFast 2.0 Memory Card for $350

+ Cambee LED lights, two options, $45 to $85

+ Sennheisr HD8 DJ Headphones for $140

+ Agloves Polar Sport Touchscreen Gloves in three sizes, $13 per pair

Flash Deals
+ now: K-Tek KE-89CC Avalon Series Aluminum Boompole with Internal XLR Cable for $120
+ later: there is no teaser at the moment

+ Kensington Ultimate Presenter with Virtual Pointer for $20

Thur: Manfrotto NX Camera Backpack for $40

Bag the Bag at the Best Buy dailies as one of their offers is the Manfrotto NX Camera Backpack, in the blue color scheme, model MB NX-BP-BU, SKU:6167501, going for $40 with free US shipping and/or store pickup and/or ship-to-store, depending on what’s available…

Meanwhile at the Amazon Gold Box they have yet another variant of the PC sale, this time it is gaming computers and accessories with over 25 options and prices ranging from $55 (accessories obviously) to $2155 (computer obviously). Computers are offered by ASUS, Acer, Razer, HP, etc…