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Luxli LED Light, Vello Softbox, HPRC for Nikon D850, RAVpower, Manfrotto, DigiPower Batteries, Etc

As usual, the Friday B&H daily deals last until Saturday 11:59pm ET but note that, as usual, B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM [check their website for exact times]:

+ Luxli CNS-20D Constructor Medium Block On-Camera Daylight Balanced LED Light for $30

+ Vello Octa Softbox for Portable Flash, 8 inch for $12, 12 inch for $15
+ optionally buy it together with a cinch strap for a combined purchase discount

+ HPRC 2460 for Nikon D850 Filmmaker’s Kit (Black) for $124

+ RAVpower 20,000mAh RP-PB006 Power Bank for $19

+ flash deal: Manfrotto Pro Light Bumblebee-130 Camera Backpack for $140

Meanwhile at the Best Buy daily deals they have a sale on 13 Digipower camera batteries for various Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus and GoPRO cameras. Check each battery page over there for compatibility…

UPDATE: the Adorama daily deal (changes Saturday 10am ET or earlier if sold out) is the new condition Philips Hue White &Color Ambiance A19 LED Starter Kit Multicolor W/E26 Base Bulb offered for $199 with free US shipping and handling…

July 2, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

Save the Date [starts Friday 12pm ET]: 12-hour Nikon Lenses Complete Guide [FREE to Watch]

Save the Date if you are into Lenses or the Nikon system! There’s a 12-hour marathon coming! Per the Creative LIVE ON-AIR schedule, starting on Friday at 12pm eastern, they will be live-streaming for FREE the 11 hour and 36 minute “Nikon Lenses the Complete Guide” [CORRECTED LINK] class with their resident camera-gear-guru John Greengo. Lessons #1 and #4 are always available to stream for FREE, so you could watch them and see whether this class might be of interested.

Given the duration of the class, there are two full planned airings:
+ starts Friday at 12pm ET
+ starts Friday at 11:36pm ET
+ streaming ends Saturday around 11:50am ET

UPDATE: speaking of Creative LIVE, and for “post economy”, they have another limited time sale, 12 classes for $12 each that includes a class on Macro Flowers [Franz Lanting, 5 hours], portraiture, speedlights 101, long exposure, narrative, and more…

Keep in mind, almost all classes have at least one chapter/lesson available to stream for free always, so you can get some feel for the instructor and the nature of the class…

July 2, 2020 Filed Under: classes and tutorials, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Humble Bundle: Focal Press eBooks for Film-Making [$1 gets you 6 ebooks, pay more, get more]

If you are interested in film-making, good for the next 13 days (as of the time of writing), Humble Bundle has a Film-Maker Book Bundle by Focal Press. These are DRM-FREE ebooks available in multiple formats [you can download all the formats, you don’t have to choose one format].

The $1+ tier includes six ebooks including sound, cloud, indie, genre, and screenwriting.

The $7+ tier adds seven more ebooks, from the general film-related topics to the specifics.

And then the $13.50+ tier adds eight more ebooks, making it a total of 21 books, and it includes single-camera production, low budget, visual effects, on location, and more…

Of other potential interest at Humble Bundle they have the following:

  • Technology essentials for non-techies in business
  • Apress ebooks on digital security (cybersecurity and such)
  • Circuits and Electronics ebook bundle (DSP, Engineering principles, etc)
  • Map Software Bundle
  • Learn Python with PyCharm
  • Image Comics showcase
  • each of the above bundles has its own expiration date
July 2, 2020 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: refurb Canon SX720 HS zoom for $150, $50 Bolt flash (5 systems), Sirui, Bushnell Trophy, FeelWorld, LensCoat, Polaroid OneStep 2, WD, Etc

Thursday is upon us with 4+1 B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out]:

+ BOLT VS-570 Wireless TTL Flash for $50 in your choice of Nikon, Canon, OlyPan, Sony (MIS), and The Fujees

+ Sirui P-424SR Photo/Video Monopod with VH-10X Head for $170 after mail-in rebate ; also a shorter version for less

+ BushNell Trophy Cam HD E3 Low-Glow Trail Camera for $120

+ FeelWorld FW703 7″ IPS 3G-SDI 4K HDMI On-Camera Monitor for $189

+ flash deal: LensCoat LensPouch (Large Wide, Black) for $12
+ no teaser for next flash deal aottow [as of the time of writing]

Meanwhile at the Woot dailies they have:

+ Clearance/Sellout: Polaroid OneStep 2 Viewfinder i-Type Camera Bundle with 3 Color i-Type Film Packs (8 Instant Photos/per pack) for $80 [limit three per customer; 1 year Polaroid warranty]

+ Electronics: Aduro U-Stream Ring Lights for $19 to $38

+ Computers: refurbished Surface PRO 4 (12.3″, i5-6300U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win10 PRO, etc) for $500 [1 year Microsoft warranty, up to three per customer]
+ Surface Pen NOT included;

The headliner of the Best Buy deals du jour is the 4TB WD EasyStoooor external USB 3.0 HDD for $87~, but there’s also the refurbished RED Canon SX720 HS compact-zoom going for $150, and things like that…

UPDATE: the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET on Friday) is the new condition Alctron UM900 USB Condenser Microphone going for $50 with free US shipping…

July 2, 2020 Filed Under: canon, daily deals Tagged With: , , ,