Last call on the Apple-sanctioned iPad sales for Black Cyber Fri-Monday! A variety of iPad models (I’ve lost track now) are on sale going from the Mini to the 12.9-inch models. Find the latest offers at B&H Photo and Target and yes, Amazon itself (when interests intersect, Amazon and Apple become frenemies ~ one gets to sell more items, the other gets to boost their iPad sales and market share)…
Archives for 2019
Monday: 15% off entire order with B&Noble coupon
If you are a fan of Barnes and Noble, their Cyber Monda offer is 15% off your entire order using coupon code CYBER15. As usual, terms, conditions, restrictions and exclusions apply.
Monday: “Sontag: Her Life and Work” for $4 (w/60c store credit)
One of the hundreds Kindle ebook deals of the day at Amazon for Cyber Monday is the “Sontag: Her Life and Work” e-book by Benjamin Moser (793 pages, September 2019) for $3.99 but because it’s a “Great On Kindle” ebook, you will receive a $0.60 store credit towards future “Great on Kindle” ebooks. The 60c credit happens automatically and gets applied automatically in future orders. It is a promotional credit so it expires if not used. The ebook averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 12 customer ratings.
A TL;DR refresher on her career at Wikipedia. In terms of photography, her “On Photography” essays are often a recommended read…
Monday: 13.3″ Macbook PRO, WD Drives, Studio Lighting, Etc
The B&H Cyber Monday offers have gone live!
In addition to those, the B&H Daily Deals for Monday 12/2/19 (Monday the ordinary weekday, not Monday the Cyber Monday) are also running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ WD hard drives, 18 options, $80 to $1100 (internal, external, SSD, NAS, etc)
+ Studio Lighting equipment, nine options from various brands, $24 to $350
+ 13.3″ Apple MacBook PRO, 14 options, $1100 to $2400
+ also Acer and Dell monitors, $350 15.6″ Acer Aspire 5 laptop, $20 Sennheiser earphones
Flash Deals
+ now: Advanced Camera Backpack Compact 1 for CSC (Black) for $40
+ later: Magnus 3-way pan and tilt head, Boling LED RGB video light, Tascam headphones and Accsoon wireless video transmitter
EU: lots of Nikon Lenses sale including 50mm f1.8G for 149 euro
Lots of nice price on Nikon lenses at Amazon Germany including the obligatory headliner of the sale, the new condition 50mm f1.8G AF-S lens going for 149 euro with free shipping within Germany and Austria. Limit two per customer. Hard to argue with the price and if/when you want to sell it alone or with a DSLR bundle, it makes for a more attractive kit…
Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM ART w/USB Dock, Filters, Etc for $639 [C/N/A/K/Si]
We do not have a DX/APS-C theme today, it just happened that the last three lens deals posted are APS-C 🙂 This time we zoom brighter, the new condition Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM ART is bundled with the official Sigma USB dock, lens filters and cleaning kits for $639 at Adorama in your choice of Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony-Minolta A, and Sigma DSLR systems…
At B&H Photo all but the Canon version for some reason get the free Sigma USB dock. All of them get a free 72mm UV filter and a Zeiss cleaning kit…
At Amazon it’s the usual Wild West of 3rd-party sellers and bundles, more so in this case because there are five options for the lens, so multiply the 3rd-party seller chaos by five. Plus the 5% cashback if paying with an Amazon credit card…
Spend $20+ in Kindle ebooks, Get $5 ebook credit [YMMV]
This is a YMMV promotion as it may be targeted, and you have to login to your Amazon account to activate the offer (if you don’t see an activation button it means your account is not eligible ~ how they decide these, I have no clue)…
The offer is this: spend $20+ in Kindle ebooks by the end of day on December 4 and receive a $5 promotional Kindle e-book store credit. You must first activate the offer, so you won’t earn anything before that…
The link is the second box, the cyan-blue color at the Amazon Book Deals page. Click on that while logged on to Amazon (or login if prompted) to see if you are eligible…
PS: I’m not posting the direct link to the offer because that’s a login page, and that’s bad practice from a security standpoint ~ not to mention that people get spooked if they click a link that takes them directly to a login page…
Adorama first wave of Cyber Monday (nearly 3000 options)
Adorama has launched its first wave of Cyber Monday offers with nearly 3000 items participating. Of those 1260+ are in the Photography category. As usual, you can filter them by product category, types and subtypes, brand, price-ranges, new releases and so forth. Obviously too many items to list here individually so fish around for what you might be interested in…
Cyber Monday live at Canon USA official store
Cyber Monday has arrived at the official Canon USA online store with a mix of DSLR, mirrorless, lenses, Powershots, printers and such.
Of greater interest is their refurbished gear sales since they too come with a 1-year manufacturer warranty. To find them, expand the “Camera Deals” section at the Sales page and use your browser’s in-page search feature to search for “refurbished”. In total, there are four refurbished sales on iLCs and Powershots and one refurbished sale on Lenses…
Dell Cyber Monday Doorbusters launch 5pm ET
Per their website, Cyber Monday doorbusters will launch at 5pm eastern time at the Dell Home website. But they also have on-going offers at the moment.
There’s also 6-month and 12-month no-interest-IF-paid-in-full financing promotion on up to $5,000. As usual with the financing offers, check the terms and conditions and restrictions and make sure you will pay the full amount on time, otherwise you’ll pay interest on the full amount from day zero…
Nikon D3500 with 18-55 & 70-300 & Lots of Extras for $397
A Black-Cyber (and holiday shopping season) tradition, a Nikon D3XX two-lens kit limited time promotion and indeed a great gift idea considering the D3500’s battery life, it’s the new condition Nikon D3500 with the 18-55mm DX VR AF-P and 70-300mm f4.5-6.3G DX non-VR AF-P official two lens kit (with the official Nikon bag and learnings online course [goodbye DVDs?]) going for $397 at authorized Nikon dealers but that’s not all, retailers are adding their own freebies as well!
At B&H Photo you get a 32GB Sandisk Extreme SDHC memory card and a digital download of Skylum Luminar 4 (it’s imaging software, even though its name might remind some of Skyrim)…
At Adorama there is a 16GB Lexar SD card, a card reader and a cleaning kit…
The only freebie at Amazon is the official Nikon bag and course that are Nikon-included. But if you pay with an Amazon credit/store card, you get 5% back, $20~ in this case…
Stackable CreativeLIVE offer: $5 off coupon and 60% off sitewide
CreativeLIVE’s Cyber Monday offer is stackable. They are offering 60% off site-wide (factored in the website prices automatically) but you can stack this offer with $5 off coupon code CYBERMON. No minimum purchase required so the lower the price of a class, the more percentage-impact the $5 off coupon code has…
EU: Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM for 266 euro [C/N]
As you can tell from the reviews, this lens has its share of trade-offs but then again, you are only paying 266 euro, so can you scrutinize it the same way you’d scrutinize a four-figures f2.8 constant-aperture zoom? It’s up to you (of course)…
“This” being the new condition Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM on sale for a limited time for 266 in your choice of Canon or Nikon DSLR systems at Amazon Germany by Amazon Germany itself. Limit two per system per customer…
EU: Nikon 35mm f1.8G DX for 119 euro [limit 2]
Hard to go wrong with this lens at this price if you have/use a DX DSLR, it is the new condition Nikon 35mm f1.8G DX AF-S lens going for 119 euro with free shipping within Germany-Austria at Amazon Germany. Limit two per customer.
Think Tank Photo Spectral 10 Shoulder Bag for $50
More sifting through the B&H Cider Monday (okay, Cyber Monday), you can “bag the bags” with the new condition Think Tank Photo Spectral 10 Camera Shoulder Bag (Black) going for $50~ with free US shipping…
Vanguard VEO2 204AB Alum Tripod + Compact BallHead for $50
You don’t have to an arm and three legs (oh dear) for a tripod with a ball head. The new condition Vanguard VEO 2 204AB Aluminum Tripod with Compact Ball Head is a Cyber Monday deal at B&H Photo for $50 with free US shipping. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed as usual…
For more action, check the latest B&H Cyber Monday offers…
Fuji Instax Mini 9 + $5 GC + 10 exposures for $50
For those with the instant camera bug, the Fuji Instax Mini 9 is currently on sale for $50 and you can get it at B&H Photo bundled with a $5 B&H Photo gift card and 10 exposures of Rainbow film in three of the camera’s color schemes…
On the other hand, if you are a fan of Tarjay, you can get it with a $15 Target gift card but no free exposures at Target online and also at their B&M stores…
Lowepro DroneGuard BP 400 Backpack for DJI Phantom for $35
The current limited time Adorama daily deal is the Lowepro DroneGuard BP 400 Backpack for DJI Phantom Drone going for $35 with free US shipping. It averages 4.8 out of 5 based on 160+ customer reviews…
Sunday: Oben Tripod w/BH, Vello wireless, Zoom H5, Lenovo, Etc
Good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) you have the following set of B&H daily deals:
+ OBeN AC-1441 4-Section Aluminum Tripod with BA-111 Ball Head for $80
+ Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule
for $210
+ Vello wireless shutter releases, six options, $30 each
+ also Lenovo Ideapad S340 laptop with MS Office (or mistyped as Occife), JBL sound, TP-Link Archer and Kanex docking station for iPads
+ flash deal: LowePro ViewPoint BP 250 Backpack for DJI Mavic Drone or Action Cameras (Black) for $50
+ next: Corel VideoStudio Ultimate 2019 (Box)
12 classes for $12 each [C-LIVE]
Creative LIVE is back with another limited time offer, this time around it is 12 classes for $12 each. Topics include table-top (not tablet-top) photography, studio lighting, commercial photography, videography, composite, fine-art, business stuff, etc. The price you see is the price you pay ~ no coupon needed…
Panasonic GX85 with 12-32 and 45-150 and Extras for $448
On the Micro Four Thirds front, the Panasonic G85 with the 12-32mm and 45-150mm lenses is currently down to $448 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon… Both B&H and Adorama include a variety of freebies with the camera, including memory cards, bags and filters (and trinkets of course)… Sale ends by 11/30/19 at 11:59pm ET…
Nikon D750 body with 12-month Creative Cloud for $997
35mm full frame for $1000 and that’s for a Nikon D7XX, not a D6XX! During the Black Friday – Cyber Monday festivities, authorized Nikon dealers are offering the Nikon D750 body only for $997 but that’s not all! B&H Photo is bundling it with a 12-month prepaid Creative Cloud subscription! IF you don’t want the Creative Cloud, there’s also a “With Free Accessory kit” option that gets you instead a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC and a camera bag…
Free accessories is also the name of the game for $998 at Adorama (more free items but 32GB SDXC card).
No freebies at amazon.com but you get 5% cashback if you pay with an Amazon credit or store card (or you can get a special 12-month finance promotion).
Lexar SD sale (633x to 1667X, UHS-I, UHS-II, 64GB to 1TB)
More B&H Black Friday action, this time it is a Lexar SD card sale featuring cards from 633X to 1667X, a total of 15 options, a mix of UHS-I and UHS-II with prices ranging from $9 to $200 for single packs. Storage options range from 64GB to 1TB in single packs.
Apple Mac Mini (late 2018 models) start at $699
The B&H Black Friday deals include a variety of Apple products on sale as well, including the Apple Mac Mini (late 2018 models) being on sale, with prices starting at $699 (i3, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) and climbing as the specs improve. A total of 23 options are available. You also get a 1-year FREE of the recently launched Apple TV streaming service…
Plan your B&H purchases for today ahead of time. B&H’s website will NOT be accepting orders between Friday at 4:15pm ET and Saturday 5:45pm eastern. Peruse their Black Friday deals before then to make sure you don’t miss out any potentially interesting/hot deal…
Canon R mirrorless body with Canon Mount Adapter (EF lenses to R bodies) and Freebies for $1799
As fate would have it, both Canon and Nikon have competing relatively-recent full-frame mirrorless systems out, so there is competition to “sign up” as many new photographers as early as they can. Which brings us to the Canon EOS R mirrorless body only kit bundled with the Canon EF-to-R mount adapter (EF lenses to R cameras) along with various freebies chosen by the retailers going for $1799 with free shipping.
B&H Photo offers a 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC, along with a bag and cleaning kit, while Adorama has a feast of options ~ you have to page down to find them all ~ some include general use free accessories while another bundle further down includes a free Vanguard tripod ~ along with the free mount adapter which is a Canon promotion.
At Amazon, various 3rd-party sellers offer various sets of freebies ~ just make sure if you are buying from a 3rd-party seller that that 3rd-party seller is an authorized Canon dealer (so you can get the USA warranty)…
Starts 2:19pm ET: Samyang 35mm f1.4 AF (FE) Lightning Deal
According to the Camera & Photo Lightning Deals schedule, starting at 2:19pm ET today there is going to be a lightning deal on the new condition Samyang 35mm f1.4 auto focus lens for the Sony E (FE) system. The price before the sale is $499. Since this listing/lens is only available in FE, we are 99% certain the lens that will be on sale will be for E/FE 🙂
Other potentially interesting lightning deals in the next few hours:
+ in-progress: APEMAN A79 4K Action Camera 20MP WiFi External Microphone Remote Control Underwater 40M Waterproof Sports Cam for $40
+ 87% claimed as of 8:53am ET
+ starts 9am ET: GoPro Hero5 Black (E-Commerce Packaging)
+ price before sale $170
+ starts 5:40pm ET: Zhiyun Smooth 4 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer (price before sale $99)
+ starts 6:10pm ET: Godox AD600BM Bowens Mount 600Ws GN87 High Speed Sync Outdoor Flash Strobe Light with 2.4G Wireless X System
+ price before sale $439
+ other items on lighting deal for the next few hours include Nanuk waterproof hard cases, various action cams (of course), tripods, bags, batteries/chargers, lighting and lights, digiframes, etc
BF Storage Deals: HDDs, 64GB Lexar SDXC or PNY microSDXC for $10 each [and many more]
Storage is one of the themes of the day in the Amazon Black Friday deals and the designated sale has so much there are actually two pages of deals. Here is Page #1 and here is Page #2…
Of the memory cards, they have:
+ 64GB Lexar Professional 633x SDXC (C10, V30, U3, UHS-I) for $9
+ 64GB Lexar Professional 2000x SDXC (C10, U3, UHS-II) for $90
+ 512GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC for $70
+ 512GB PNY PRO Elite microSDXC for $70
+ also 64GB PNY microSDXC for $10 and 128GB Elite-X for $27
There’s even more action with external and internal hard drives with Seagate, Toshiba, and Synology options and some USB flash drives thrown in for good measure. Too many to list here individually…
Limit two of each storage item while this promotion is running…
Last but not least, not storage but now that Amazon and Apple are in love again, Amazon itself is selling the new condition Apple MacBook Air for $650 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage, up to three per customer)
Fuji X-T30 body for $799, with 15-45 for $849, w/18-55 for $1099 WITH Extras and Fuji Metal Hand Grip
And now it’s Adorama’s turn to have a blockbuster, they are offering a FREE Fuji metal hand grip with the purchase of various Fuji X-T30 kits at their Black Friday sale prices. The free grip is included automatically with your order (while this promotion is running) by Adorama.
The prices are:
+ X-T30 body only for $799
+ X-T30 with 15-45mm for $849
+ X-T30 with 18-55 for $1099
+ look for kits with other lenses over there as well
On top of this, there are kits with extra free accessories (cards, filters, bags, etc), so check the listings to find the best kit that fits your needs…
The prices are the same, with some free accessories but no free Fuji metal hand grip at B&H Photo and Amazonia…
Canon M6 mirrorless body only with freebies for $349
Doorbuster of the mirrorless kind at B&H Photo! You can get the Canon M6 body only in your choice of silver or black color scheme along with free accessories for just $350 with free US shipping. This is new condition! The freebies are a 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC card, a Ruggard camera bag and the obligatory cleaning kit…
Sale ends 12/2/19 at 11:59pm or earlier if sold out…
Amazon reveals their 2019 Black Friday deals too
Amazon too has revealed their Black Friday Deals of 2019 at 3am eastern time (as per their usual Gold Box daily reveal time). There are many and more things on offer including:
+ highly-rated laptops, monitors and such
+ gaming computeralia as well
+ $650 MacBook Air
+ storage and memory card sale
+ Kodak dock and wifi instant 4×6″ printer for $91
+ networking gear
+ streaming devices and accessories
+ Amazon’s own hardware devices
+ tax software (never too early ~ at least if you expect a refund)
+ lots of ebooks on sale
+ audio products, bags, smartphones, kitchen electronics, etc
Find them all at the Amazon Gold Box. More details on these later today as I find time and energy to “digest” them further…
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