Hooray, it’s lens time at the Adorama daily deal, it’s the new condition Samyang 18mm F2.8 Auto Focus full frame lens for the Sony E system going for $299 with free US shipping. Daily deals end at 10am eastern…
Archives for January 2020
Anker 19000, Tamrac, Peak Design, Etc (ends Sat PM)
FriYAY is here, January is almost over [have you began your Valentine’s Day shopping yet? ~ THRIFTY TIP: save the red from the Chinese New Year for Valentine’s], and we have a new round of B&H deals running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET as usual, but the site does not accept orders between Friday PM and Sat PM as usual…
+ Anker 19,000mAh PowerCore+ 19000 PD Portable Charger and USB Type-C Hub for $60
+ may be expensive but you are not risking your gear on lesser known brands; especially since USB-C is more powerful than microUSB
+ Tamrac Jazz Shoulder Bag 45 v2.0 (Black) for $45
+ model 50 for $20
+ Peak Design Form-Fitting Rain and Dust Cover (Black), in three sizes, from $23 to $30
+ XVenture TwistX 360 Wrist Mount for Select Action Cameras for $8
+ flash deal: JBL boombox for $270; no teasers for next flash deal;
Thursday: Olympus E-M5 II with 14-150mm f4-5.6 II lens for $699
Surprise surprise, the headliner Best Buy daily deals for Thursday 1/30/20 is a mirrorless camera! That’s right, for $699 you can get the Olympus E-M5 II body bundled with the Olympus 14-150mm f4-5.6 II lens, a “zoomy” entry-point into the M43rds system for the curious-zoomers. The lens will be included automatically by Best Buy while this promotion is running…
And if you want to literally yet digitally sift through the bargain bins, Woot is having another Bargain Bin sale with virtual bins starting at $5+ and topping at $50+…
On the other side of the pond, for a limited time, Amazon Germany is having a two-item Sony sale, the 18-105mm f4 OSS lens going for 419 euro, while the RX 100 Mark IV rawsumer going for 896 euro.
Thursday: Lexar UDMA7 Card Reader for $15, 14″ Thinkpad, Sachtler, Etc
Thursday is here and with it we have a new 4-pack of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader (UDMA 7) for $15
+ 14″ ThinkPad P43s Laptop for $1099 with free BitDefender
+ 1.8 GHz i7-8565U Quad, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, 14″ FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS, NVIDIA Quadro P520 GPU (2GB GDDR), etc
+ Sachter Campack Plus Backpack (Black) for $166
+ also Ring doorbell thing
5TB Seagate BackUp Plus External USB 3.0 HDD for $110
Good until 1/30/20 (or earlier if sold out), if red is your favorite color scheme, you can get the new condition 5TB Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 external HDD for $110 with free US shipping at B&H Photo. You can buy as many as you like. The other colors are not on sale…
Wedn: Lexar SDXC sale from 667x to 2000x
It’s another variant of the Computer Accessories Sale at the Amazon USA Gold Box good until Wednesday 1/29/20 at 11:59pm pacific (or earlier for anything that sells out). A total of 20 items are participating with prices ranging from $17 to $150. Up to three per item on offer.
Of camera and photo interest, the sale has the following memory cards:
SDXC memory cards
+ 128GB Lexar Professional SDXC (1667X, UHS-II, U3, up to 250MB/sec) for $30.59
+ 256GB of that but 1000X (up to 150MB/sec) for $39.40
+ 64GB Lexar Professional black/yellow (2000X, V90, UHS-II, U3, up to 300MB/sec) for $68
+ 256GB Lexar Professional (633X, up to 95MB/sec, V30, UHS-I, U3) for $32
+ as you can see, there are all kinds of speed options available
Other Items
+ 64GB Lexar microSDXC (1800X, V90, UHS-II) for $30.57
+ Lexar Multi-Card 25-in-1 card reader for $17
+ also keyboards, mice, headsets, etc
10% off many Canon and Nikon items with KEH coupon [ends Thur PM]
CaNikon fans unite and take over! Good until Thursday 1/30/20 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code CN1A gets you 10% off Canon and Nikon gear at the KEH Camera website. As usual, you can test the coupon in their shopping cart without the need to login or signup…
NOTE that as usual there are exclusions to the offer: NO NEW condition gear, NO “Used – Like New” gear, and NO “Digital Photography Starter Kits”…
Canon Lenses Extra Savings with Coupon Code (EF, RF, EF-M)
It’s coupon time of the Canon kind at Adorama! For a limited time, coupon code CA3YG4ERG gets you additional discount on select Canon EF, EF-S, RF and EF-M lenses, along with some accessories (flashes, etc). The lenses are too many to list here individually, and I can’t coupon-test every single lens, but here are some examples with the post-coupon discounts:
+ EF 70-200/2.8L IS III USM for $1619~
+ EF 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS II USM for $1619~
+ EF 24-70/2.8L IS II USM for $1439~
+ EF-M 22/2 STM for $206~
+ RF 70-200/2.8L IS USM for $2429~
+ RF 24-70/2.8L IS USM for $2069~
PS: the tilde (~) in the price is because the coupon code creates penny prices, many of them ending in .10
Wedn: Manfrotto Nitro, Pelican, Etc
It’s not a lens day but we got NITRO in the B&H daily deals for Wednesday 1/29/20 [yup, we almost ate up another month] until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Manfrotto Nitrotech N8 Head & Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Kit (100/75mm, Ground Spreader) for $399
+ Pelican 1770 Protector Long Case with Foam (Desert Tan) for $220
+ Angler 5×7′ Collapsible Background Kit for $140
+ also various Nuforce wireless earphones
Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET) is the VIOFO A119 1440p 30fps Car Dash Cam with GPS Logger V2 (2.0″ LCD Screen) going for $70 with free US shipping…
UPDATE: storage time at the Best Buy dailies where they are offering the new condition external 10TB Western Digital USB 3.0 hard drive in the black color scheme for $160. You also get the customary Shutterfly coupon thing…
Tuesday: Computer/Monitor sale, Anker, Etc
There is action in the Amazon USA Gold BoX for Tuesday 1/28/20 as follows:
+ Computers & Monitors sale, 28 options, $64 to $1999, from Acer mostly plus Sceptre, HP, Dell, etc
+ Anker charging sale with powerbanks, cables, AC and car adapters and such
+ also under “Special Promotions” on individual product pages look for coupons and/or co-promotions
+ Zojirushi coffee gear including coffee machine, water boiler/warmer, stainless steel to-go cups, etc
+ BOSE home audio sale (four options)
+ Join the Cult of RXBAR! 24pk variety pack (a good way to try the various flavors) is 20% off with your first Subscribe and Save on this particular product. Price before discount is $41~; with the discount about $1.50 per bar, a pretty good price; you can adjust future subscribe-n-save orders at any time ~ or cancel them without contacting customer service; or freeze them; just make sure you put alerts in your calendar for future pre-scheduled orders so you can adjust/cancel them if need be;
Tuesday: GVM, Porta, Celestron, 64GB Sandisk SDXC, Etc
Tuesday is here with another round of B&H daily deals as follows:
+ GVM 50RS2L RGB 2-Light Kit for $350
+ Porta Brace PR-C3B Projector Case (Black) for $140
+ Celestron NexStar 8SE 203mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain GoTo Telescope for $849
flash deals
+ Gura Gear Small Compact Photo Module Case for Uinta Backpack for $20
+ later: Tamrac active strap
Meanwhile at the Best Buy dailies you can get the new condition 64GB Sandisk Extreme PLUS SDXC card (up to 150MB/s, C10, U3, UHS-I, etc) for $20…
Advanced Photography Classes for $12 to $14 [CLIVE]
Tired of seeing “beginner” or “photography 101” type of sales? Well you are in luck because Creative LIVE is now running a limited time promotion on Advanced Photography classes ranging from $12 to $14 each.
Topics include LR workflow, FauxtoChop techniques, real world lighting, advanced portrait retouching, advanced lighting for adventure photography, advanced photo restoration, Capture One, color correction, advanced RAW processing, advanced masks and many and more…
Minolta MN12Z compact zoom (12X OIS, digital) for $90
Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am eastern time every day) is the new condition Minolta MN12Z compact zoom digital camera going for $90 with free shipping.
This is not an old camera from the early 2000s found in a warehouse but a new Minolta-branded camera. It has a 12x optical zoom lens with OIS, 1-year warranty, 20mp sensor, Wifi, SDXC card support, 720p video, 2.7″ LCD, etc… Did I mention this is in the purple color scheme? Sorry, no “Deep Purple” edition available 🙂
OR if you are a fan of used cameras, you can get it for $59 in “Used – Excellent’ condition over there. Not sure if the used price is coupled with the daily deal price (eg it will go up when the new condition price increases after the daily deal expires)…
Speaking of Adorama, they are currently running a BIG 4-DAY SALE with over 500 items participating. Too many obviously to list here individually, use the various filters on the left hand side over there to look for items of interest (eg by manufacturer, product type, discount percentage, price range, etc)…
Monday: Zhiyun WeeBill, 14″ Lenovo, Dracast, Etc
Never fear, Monday is here with a new quartet of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Zhiyun WEEBILL LAB Handheld Stabilizer for Mirrorless Cameras for $299
+ Lenovo 14″ IdeaPad Flex Pro Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Laptop for $799 with FREE 1-yr BitDefender
+ 1.8 GHz i7-8550U Quad, 16GB DDR4 [nom-nom says Windows], 512GB PCIe SSD [nice!], 360° Hinge, 3840 x 2160 Multi-Touch IPS Display, etc
+ DraCast S-Series Plus Bi-Color LED500 Panel with NP-F Battery plates for $129
+ Anton Bauer Digital 190 V-Mount Battery (14.4V, 190 Wh) for $300~
KEH Flash Coupon Offer: 12% off Cameras and Lenses [ends Mon PM]
This is just a 16-hour coupon deal! Coupon code DEAL1A gets you 12% off lenses and cameras at KEH Camera until Monday 1/27/20 at 11:59pm eastern time. The promotion started at 8am eastern. You can test the coupon in the shopping cart without login/signup…
Exclusions apply, no Leica branded products, no NEW condition and no “Used – Like New”. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies…
20% off many items at Amazon Warehouse Deals (USA)
IF you feel like deal-fishing, Amazon USA Warehouse Deals is currently running a 20% off shopping cart discount on over 20,000 items that are sold by Warehouse Deals itself [not 3rd-party sellers]. Eligible items mention this offer in the detailed listings and the shopping cart will automatically discount it if eligible. No coupon is needed.
You can dig into the sub-categories over there, or search for your brands or product types of interest using the search box in those pages that is specific to the promotional items. Or you can use our pre-filled searches for DSLRs and camera and photography and lenses and such…
Happy deal fishing! Or phishin 😉
CreativeLIVE Flash Sale, $12 to $29 [15 options]
Creative LIVE is back with another limited time flash sale, this time around 15 classes are offered with prices ranging from $12 to $29. The $19 tier includes a class on Lighting by Peter Hurley, Photoshop beyond the basics, Professional headshots, and such. The $29 tier includes wildlife photography, fine-art portraits and/or compositing [but not composting], commercial photography, and such. The $12 tier is headlined by Ian Shive’s Photographing the National Parks…
Sunday: 10% off 6 Dollar Shirts (two camera-related t-shirts)
If you want to stock up on goofy-style t-shirts with conversation-starting text and pictures, good until Sunday 1/26/20 at 11:59pm, coupon code DIS24 gets you 10% off at 6 Dollar Shirts. There are two camera related t-shirts, search for “photography” or “camera” to find them. 6 Dollar Shirts start with everything being $6, but over time they added $9 and $12 tiers as well… Depending on what you buy, note that there’s an automatic promotion that gets you 10 t-shirts for $50 (10 of the $6 variety that is). I don’t know if this is stackable with the 10% off coupon [I’m guessing no?]…
PS: these ship from the US [the last time I bought from them, the order came from Kodakville [Rochester, NY]) and the t-shirt arrives rolled up like a burrito, so it could fit in a PO Box [assuming it’s not the tiny one]… Not sure how they ship larger orders; I never placed a big order at once…
75% off Wood Hanger Board Prints w/Walgreens Photo coupon
Lots of 50% off promotions at Walgreens Photo but the percentage crown belongs to coupon code 75WOOD that gets you 75% off Wood Hanger Board prints until 1/28/20 at 11:59pm central time. The usual coupon restrictions apply. Free store pickup. Shipping to an address of your choice costs extra…
Sunday: 256GB Kingston Canvas CF, Manfrotto Nitro, Pelican, Etc
Sunday is here with a new quartet of B&H daily deals as follows:
+ 256GB Kingston Canvas Focus CompactFlash Memory Card (UDMA7) for $75
+ Manfrotto Nitrotech N12 Video Head for $299
+ Pelican 1654 Waterproof 1650 Case with Yellow and Black Divider Set (Desert Tan) for $229
+ Polsen SMS-45A Mini Shotgun Stereo Condenser Mic for $35
Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET) is the new condition H&A 5″ 150W Portable PA System with Bluetooth for $150, an Adorama exclusive…
And at Amazon Germany, it is the return of the 20% off in-the-shopping-cart discounts on over 10,000 products at Amazon Germany’s Warehouse Deals. The discount happens automatically in the shopping cart while this promotion is running. Eligible items indicate this on the detailed listings. Keep in mind only items sold by Amazon.de Warehouse Deals itself are eligible for the promotion ~ not those sold by 3rd-party sellers…
20% off Overstock Camera Gear with KEH coupon
Good until Sunday 1/26/20 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code OVER1A gets you 20% off at KEH Camera on the purchase of gear that their system has marked as Overstock gear. As usual, you can test the coupon in the shopping cart without the need to login/signup…
Benro Travel Angel 9X Carbon Fiber Series 2 Tripod Kit with V1 Ballhead for $250
At the Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET daily) you can get the new condition Benro Travel Angel 9X Carbon Fiber Series 2 Tripod Kit (with V1 Ballhead, 4 Section, Twist Lock, Monopod Conversion) for $250 with free US shipping. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout while this promotion is running.
Meanwhile at the B&H deals which last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (but no ordering between Fri PM to Saturday PM as usual) you can get:
+ Dymo MobileLabeler for $27
+ the photographic hobby certainly produces lots of things and boxes and such that need proper labeling (if one is to ever have a chance of finding “it” when looking for “it”)
+ Pelican 3315 LED Flashlight for $18
+ Auray MSB-6 Microphone/Speaker Stand Bag with Pouch for $11
+ flash deal: currently JBL yellow portable bluetooth speaker for $22; no teaser for the next flash deal
CL’s Bootcamp sale ($19 to $29, select options)
CreativeLIVE has brought back their Bootcamp sale with class-bootcamps ranging in price from $19 (Best of Lighting, Beginner’s Pho Crash Course, Portrait Startup) to $29 (various Wedding Photography classes, Photochop, Portraiture, Business Pho, Newborn, Lightroom CC Classic, Fine Art, boudoir, outdoor, business-of, etc)…
This is a limited time offer. No coupon needed. The price you see is the price you pay while this promotion is running…
Thursday: 1TB WD $40, Removu K1, Angler, Porta, Etc
Never fear, Thursday is here, and with it we have a new quartet of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ WD 1TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (White/Gold) for $40
+ RemoVu K1 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal with 4K Camera for $180
+ Angler 865BLED Sparta Bicolor LED Light for $99
+ Porta Brace PR-C2LED Compact Padded Case for LED Lights for $80
UPDATE: the Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET) is the new condition Atomos Ninja Flame 7″ Monitor Recorder going for the very specific price of $578 with free US shipping while this promotion is running…
Wedn: 128GB Sandisk Ultra microSD for $25, 12TB WD EasyStore HDD for $190
There is some action at the Wednesday 1/22/20 daily deals at the Best Buy website including:
+ 128 GB Sandisk Ultra Plus microSDXC for $25
+ 12 TB WD EasyStore external USB 3.0 HDD for $190
+ Google PixelBook Pen for $69, Keyboard for Pixel Slate for $169
+ a vial of Nexus Tears is also included for free 😉
Wedn: Rotolight NEO2 Explorer Kit, Pelican Storm, Etc
And just like that, Hump Day has arrived with a new set of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:
+ Rotolight NEO 2 Explorer Kit for $799
+ Pelican iM2975 Storm Trak Case with Padded Dividers (Black) for $269
+ RAVpower 60W 5-Port USB Type-A Wall Charger with USB Type-C PD for $15
+ 4x USB Type A ports and one USB Type C PD (= Power Delivery)
+ up to 60W for this wall AC charger, the price is definitely right
+ Ring Spotlight Cam 1080p Outdoor Wi-Fi Camera with Night Vision (Battery-Powered 2-Pack, White) for $219
Tuesday: Sigma 20/1.4 DG HSM ART for $699 (E), Dracast, Tamrac, Etc
Hooray! It’s another LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for anything that manages to sell out ahead of time). It looks like the Flash Deals are gone (at least for now)…
+ SIGMA 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Sony E for $699
+ the other option, the “Leica L” is not on sale ~ because Leica!
+ DraCast LED2000 Kala Daylight LED Panel for $369
+ MagNus DLX-363M Photo/Video Tripod with Pan Head and Monopod for $30
+ TamRac Arc Long Zoom Lens Case for 150-600mm Zooms (Black) for $15
C-LIVE: 12 classes for $12 each [also: 60% off one class]
Creative LIVE is back with two current promotions. First up, they have a limited time 12 classes for $12 each promotion and the subject matter includes “Mastering TTL Flash”, Adobe CC, Table-Top product photography [tablet-top product photography is a totally different thing!], wedding photo-journalism, Lightroom Classic CC Workflow, `Nature Photography (with Art Wolfe) and more (including meta-classes about creatives)…
Next up, limited time coupon code DREAMBIG gets you 60% off a single class of your choice from the CreativeLIVE Class Catalog. Note that a small number of classes may be excluded from couponing due to prior agreements…
Both are limited time offers; I do not know when exactly they expire…
Monday: Samsung Galaxy S10+ for $699, Timbuk2 Bags, RXBars, Etc
There’s always a new Samsung Galaxy flagship just around the corner but if you don’t want to wait for doors and corners, the headliner Amazon USA Gold Box deal of the day is the new condition Samsung Galaxy S10 PLUS (128GB) going for $699 in your choice of four color schemes with up to three per color per customer. These are sold and shipped by Amazon herself, with USA warranty, not 3rd-party sellers… The other storage options are on sale as well, the 512GB goes for $949 and the 1TB goes for $1299… On the other hand, microSD cards go for a lot less 🙂
Also part of the Monday Amazon daily deals is a Timbuk2 bag sale with 22 options and prices ranging from $41 to $137… Also on sale are Kind and RXBars and other nutritious bars. If you haven’t tried the RXbars yet, you must needs try them! Start with the “Chocolate Sea Salt” if you can’t decide on the flavor. If you want to bribe me, a box of RXbars is more than enough 😉
Meanwhile at the BEst Buy dailies you can get the Adobe Fauxtochop Elements 2020 for $60, and they also have some of the Insignia single-use batteries on sale…
For EU shoppers, the Amazon Germany Gold Box has another sale of Anker charging products (along with cables and even keyboard/mouse combo and a 7-in-1 USB-C hub with all kinds of ports (full USB, Ethernet, HDMI, SD/microSD, PD, etc)) along with more AmazonBasics iPhone cases…
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