Archives for January 2020

Every day is MLK Day, but especially today, Monday 1/20/20, but it is also another new day which means a new round of B&H daily deals until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out:

+ Porta Brace Semi-Rigid Cargo-Style Camera Case for $89~
+ optionally buy it with set of padded lens cups for $104~ total

+ MAnfrotto Nitrotech N12 Head & Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Kit (100/75mm, Ground Spreader) for $549

+ LG LV640S-Series 49″-Class Full HD Commercial Smart LED TV for $399

+ Senal SC-550X Professional Cardioid Condenser Microphone for $70

UPDATE: the current Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET) is the Lenovo Legion Y545 15.6″ Full HD Gaming Notebook going for $800 with free US shipping. Specs include Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB, Windows 10 Home, etc…

Sunday is here and with it we have four new B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ LensCoat RainCoat for $25 in Small and $30 in Medium size

+ Polsen SBP-10 5-Section 10′ Telescoping Aluminum Boompole for $69

+ Hoodman Steel31 Dual-Slot CF/SD Memory Card Reader for $25

+ Pelican ProGear 1810 LED Keychain Light for $7

We are slowing making the climb of Mount Hump Day with another set of B&H daily deals but the streak of “lens days” ends at two. Today’s offers, good until 11:59pm ET, are:

+ Bolt VM-160 LED Macro Ring Light for $40

+ Porta Brace HIP-3LENS Hip-Pack Lens Case (Black) for $70

+ 4TB Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $80

+ LG 34BL850-W 34″ 21:9 HDR FreeSync IPS Monitor for $399
+ DisplayPort | HDMI | TB3 Inputs, 3440 x 1440 WQHD, 1000:1 Static CR, etc

flash deals
+ now: Gitzo GK1545TA Series 1 Traveler Tripod Kit for a9 and a7-Series Cameras for $450
+ later: Pelican iM2720 Storm Trak Case with Padded Dividers (price before sale $270)
+ “Storm Trak”, not “Storm Trooper” 🙂

If it’s Sunday, it’s Meet the Camera Press ~ until someone makes that show that is. In the meantime, we have another set of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier IF sold out):

+ PowerEx MH-C980 Turbo Charger-Analyzer and Pro Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries Kit for $70

+ RAVPOWER 5000mAh Power Bank with Built-In Lightning Cable Offline (Black) for $10
+ 5000 mAH is not a whole lot for the modern flagship phone but it’s better than being out of battery 🙂

+ Sony HDR-CX440 HD Handycam with 8GB Internal Memory for $178 after in-cart coupon

+ Impact Luxbanx Medium Strip Softbox (16 x 55″) for $64

+ PanaVue 6560 Slide Viewer #1 for $20

flash deals
+ GoDoX V350O Flash for Select Olympus and Panasonic Cameras for $99 (the other options are not on sale)
+ next: GoPlug Smart Power Bank (110V) [price before sale $299]

UPDATE: the Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET) is the new condition CLAR Slim 10″ Round Bi-Color LED Studio Light, an Adorama exclusive, going for $100 with free US shipping…

Speaking of Adorama, they are currently running a flash sale with over 300 items participating. This is not a sale on flashes, but a flash sale, with lenses, filters, tripods, cameras, lighting gear, etc…

As usual the Friday B&H daily deals last for 48 hours, so this set is set to expire on Saturday at 11:59pm ET but, as usual, they do not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM:

+ ONA The Camps Bay Backpack for $200 in three color schemes

+ AuRay IPU-108 Universal Tablet Stand Adapter for $20

+ PeliCan 3rd-Generation 1910B LED Flashlight for $15 in two color schemes

+ flash deal: Manfrotto 196B-3 Articulated Arm – 3 Sections, With Bracket for $50
+ no teasers for the other flash deals

And just like that, Thursday is here and the new CES 2020 developments are already beginning to fill wish lists for the 2020 holiday shopping season ~ after all we are just 10.5 months away from the next Black Friday 🙂

In the meantime, a new round of B&H daily deals is upon us until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Nissin i400 TTL Flash for $70 in your choice of Canon, Nikon, Fuji or M43rds

+ Adobo Photoshop Elements 2020 for $60 in your choice of DVD or download (Mac or PC)

+ Tamrac Anvil T0370 M.A.S & M.O.L.L.E Modular Accessory Slim Belt for $10 in three size options (all the same price)

+ Polsen ULW-16 Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone System (584 to 602 MHz) for $100

flash deals
+ Pelican Hardigg BB0090 BlackBox 9U Rack Mount Case (Metric Threads) for $1000 [it looks like it has dangerous x precious cargo inside!]

+ later: Gitzo GT4533LS Systematic Series 4 Carbon Fiber Tripod (Long) [price before sale $800]
+ later: Pelican 3660 Little Ed Rechargeable LED Flashlight v.2 (Yellow, With Charger) [price before sale $150]

UPDATE: speaking of daily deals, the current Adorama daily deal [changes at 10am ET every day) is the new condition Slik Video II Tripod with Fluid-Effect 2-way Pan Head & Quick Release going for $50 with free US shipping (max height 63.7″, up to 5.5 lbs)…

Tuesday is here and with it we have another set of B&H daily deals as follows:

+ Benro A373F Series 3 AL Video Tripod & S8 Head for $230

+ Oben Tripod Accessory Bar, two mounts for $40, four mounts for $60

+ LumeCube AIR LED Professional Lighting Kit for Video and Photography for $159

+ Polsen CS-88A DSLR-Video Shotgun Microphone for $35

+ flash deal: Behring NX6000D Ultra-Lightweight Class-D Power Amplifier with DSP (1600W/Channel at 8 Ohms) for $399

I spoke too soon, flash deals are back in the B&H daily deals and for Monday, this lot runs until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any that manages to sell out ahead of its designated expiration time ~ excepting the flash deals of course since they have a built-in limited time countdown clock):

+ ONA Bowery Camera Bag for $79

+ GVM 2-light kit for $400, 3-light kit for $670

+ IDX CUE-D150 147Wh V-Mount 2-Battery Kit with Dual-Battery Charger for $449

+ Sennheiser ME66 Supercardioid Mic Capsule with K6 Power Module Kit for $360

flash deals
+ now: Manfrotto Befree GT Travel Carbon Fiber Tripod with 496 Ball Head for $240
+ later: not teased yet

Sunday is here, press release CES Monday is just around the corner but the CES 2020 madness has already began with the hype building by the various tech websites, blogs, influencers and such that are congregating in Las Vegas… Anyway, this set of B&H daily deals runs until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Vello Universal White Balance Handheld Disc for $30

+ Impact Hexi 24 Speedlight Softbox for $75 with FREE Impact Grid

+ SpiderCamera SpiderPro Hand Strap (Ivory) for $30

+ Vixen Nature Eye 50mm f/7 Refractor AZ Telescope for $40

+ NOTE: the flash deals are over, they usually appear only during the holiday shopping season

The current Adorama daily deal is the new condition Lensball Pro 80mm Clear Crystal Photography Sphere (with Lensball Crystal Photography Sphere Stand) on sale for $50 with free US shipping for a limited time. Is it a lens, or is it a gimmick, or is it something in between? We blog, you decide!

The day after a big holiday often feels like a Monday but if you look at the calendar and your smartwatch and your smartphone and your old tick-tock wall-clock, they all agree, it’s Friday and whether you are in love or not there is a new set of B&H daily deals, which, as usual on Fridays, lasts until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but the B&H website does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM [check website for details]:

+ Tamrac Camera shoulder bags, three options, $20 to $50

+ Benro Monopods, two options, $100 to $130

+ Impact PowerSync Mini Transmitter and Receiver Kit for $70

+ Kopul CBT-12 – 12-in-1 Cable Tester for $30

UPDATE: speaking of daily deals, one of the Woot dailies is the refurbishe Kindle Oasis e-reader (2017 model, 7″ Carta e-ink, waterproof) going for $100 in the 8GB model and $110 in the 32GB model. Well worth the extra $10 for the 32GB especially if you read books with lots of images, pictures, diagrams, etc. Or manga and graphic novels. This model supports Audible as well so you can load up your DRM’ed audiobooks on it as well… When sold on Woot, these come with a 90-day Woot warranty. The ones sold at Amazon as certified come with a 1-year warranty. Needless to say the price reflects the inclusion/exclusion of the longer warranty…

PS: I don’t have this model, I’m still at the refurbished Kindle Voyage… I would say e-readers were one of the most important technological developments of the last decade, especially if you like reading text-mostly books. They got me back into reading big time!

Happy Gnu Year with a trio of new B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Aputure VS-2 FineHD 7″ Field Monitor for $119

+ Polsen CAM-2W – Camera-Mountable VHF Wireless System with Omnidirectional Lavalier Mic (G2 Band) for $90

+ Revo Camera Track Slider with Adjustable Feet for $40 (23″) or $70 (47″)

Meanwhile at the Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET every day) you can get the new condition NiSi V5 Pro 100mm Filter Holder Kit with 86mm Enhanced Circular Landscape Polarizer Filter for $99 with free US shipping…