Archives for 2020

[DEAD] Peak Design Everyday Messenger Bag for $100 (ends Mon 10am ET)

As of a 6/9/20 at 1:26am ET recheck, this is sold-out and can no longer be ordered…

The current Adorama daily deal ending on Monday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold-out) is the new condition Peak Design Everyday Messenger Bag (for Smaller Body Types & Mirrorless Kits and Up to 13″ Laptops) for $100 with free US shipping and handling

Sun: RAVPower 22,000 mAh, Auray, Pelican, Samsung GAlaxy Watch A2, Etc

Good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out), the B&H dailies include the following:

+ RAVpower Ace Series 22,000mAh Portable Power Pack for $22
+ that’s 1000 mAh per dollar πŸ™‚

+ AuRay LED18-RM-R Rack Mount LED with Removable Work Light for $45

+ PeliCan 3310R-RA Right-Angle Rechargeable FlashLight (Yellow) for $50

+ Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 Bluetooth Smartwatch (Aluminum, 44mm, International) for $200 in two color options

Meanwhile at the Amazon Gold Box they are offering a $50 off combined purchase discount if you purchase two Fire HD 8 tablets together (forever and ever). And on the storage front, they are offering the new condition 2TB WD FireCuda Gaming (Compute) Hybrid SSD for $60 in frustration free packaging. You can buy as many as you want but the in-stock estimate has moved to “March 16”, sometimes (but not always) a sign they may be running out…

Friday: 14TB WD Easystor USB 3.0 External HDD for $230

The headliner of the Friday 3/6/20 Best Buy dailies is of the storage kind [did you remember to do your backups? did you remember to test your recovery process?], it is the new condition 14TB WD EasyStor external USB 3.0 hard drive going for $230 with free US shipping or free store pickup. This comes out to $16.42 per terabyte [or if you are a giant planet-eating alien, there’s also the term “terrabite”]. It averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 51 customer reviews.

Me, personally, I save all my photos on my trusty 32MB SmartMedia memory card πŸ™‚

ONA Bowery, CameraMuzzle, CamBee OnC LED (ends Sat PM)

As usual, the Friday launched offers at the B&H dailies last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET [unless sold out] but usual B&H does not accept orders Friday PM to Saturday PM {check their website for exact times}, thus the extra 24 hours in the deal cycle…

+ ONA Bowery Camera Bag (Canvas, Oak) for $79 {looks nice}

+ CameraMuzzle Sound Blimp for $100
+ do NOT try this on your dog!

+ CamBee on-camera LED lights for $45 to $85 (two options)

+ Polsen VCP-2 Passive Stereo Volume Controller for Powered Speakers for $30
+ if only they made a version for humans ^_^

Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN for $229 [Sony E] {ends Fri 10am ET}

It’s a lens day at the Adorama daily deal, it is the new condition Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN lens going for $229 with free US shipping, only in the Sony E system. The other two (EF-M, M43rds) go for $289. The sale ends at 10am ET (on Friday 3/6/20) or earlier if sold out…

Thur: Rokinon 12/2 NCS CS for $239 [X/E], Moza, MacBook PRO

Hooray, Thursday is a LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS for $239 in your choice of Sony E or Fuji X

+ MoZa AirCross 2 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $369

+ Apple 13.3″ MacBook Pro (Mid 2017, Space Gray) for $1099

+ Sachtler Eargonizer Audio Bag for $120 in Small or $140 in Large

Wedn: Manfrotto FH w/Tripod, SmallHD 702L, Angler, Corel, PortaBrace, Etc

Hump Day is upon us once again with a new six-pack of B&H dailies good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Manfrotto MVH502A Fluid Head and MVT502AM Tripod with Carrying Bag for $330

+ SmallHD 702 Lite 7″ SDI and HDMI On-Camera Monitor for $599

+ Angler CI-LR20 Circo 19″ LED High-Power Ring Light for $130

+ Corel VideoStudio Ultimate 2019 (Box) for $25

+ PortaBrace Carrying Case for DSLR Camera, Multiple Lenses and Accessories (Black) for $100

+ AT wireless earphones for $20

UPDATE #1: at the Best Buy dailies they offer the 128GB Sandisk Extreme Plus microSDXC card for $34…

UPDATE #2: LOL, it was bound to happen! With the subscription model being the new darling in the profit-making world, there’s now a Netflix-style …coffee subscription at Panera Bread. $9 per month gets you “unlimited” coffee. I haven’t read the fineprint though but I’m guessing, just like unlimited cellphone plans, unlimited may have some limits πŸ™‚

15% off select KEH Lenses with coupon code [ends Thur PM]

KEH Camera is back with a new 3-day promotion, you can get 15% off select Lenses using coupon code LENS3A in the shopping cart. The sale ends on Thursday 3/5/20 at 11:59pm ET.

Excluded are β€œNew” condition and “USED – Like New” condition items as usual…

Limited quantity or high demand or hard to find used items may sell out quickly, so if you are interested in one of those, don’t wait until Thursday night…

Tuesday: Vello Lens Adapter Mania (60 options, $12 to $69), SYRP Slingshots, Etc

Tuesday is here and with-it it-brings a fisheye and an adapter among the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Vello lens adapter-a-palooza with 60 options ranging from $12 to $69
+ too many to list here individually

+ Moment 15mm Fisheye Lens for $50
+ you must needs have or purchase a compatible Moment Photo case to use with your phone

+ SYPR Slingshot, three options, $899 to $2099

+ Tamrac memory card wallets, 8 options, $6 to $8

+ IZOtope Nectar Elements Automated Vocal Production Plug-In for Pro Audio (Download) for $9

Monday: Atomos, Sirui, DataColor SpyderLensCal AF Calibration Aid for $39, Etc

March is here, and March Madness already is just around the corner! For Monday 3/2/2020, the B&H daily deals have a 6-pack of offerings as follows, good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any that may manage to sellout ahead of its designated expiration time):

+ DataColor SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid for $39

+ Sirui aluminum travel tripods for $100 to $120

+ Atomos Shogun 7 HDR Pro/Cinema Monitor-Recorder-Switcher for $999
+ with Accessory Kit for $1199

+ GenAray Escort Daylight LED Interview 3-Light Kit for $399
+ no, not a Ford Escort πŸ™‚

+ CyberPower CP1000AVRLCD Intelligent LCD UPS for $80 after in-cart coupon

+ Samsung Galaxy A90 SM-A908B 5G 128GB Smartphone (Unlocked, Black) for $420 with free bulk-packaged wall charger and 7-day prepaid Mint Mobile SIM card [you don’t have to use this of course]
+ International Variant, SnapDrogon 855, 6.7″, 2400×1800 SuperAMOLED, etc
+ nice price πŸ˜‰

Meanwhile at the Woot website the main Woot has a sale on various Surfaces ($370 to $1060), while “Computers” has Kindle ereaders and tablets, and such…

Speaking of Woot, there are running another variant of the “bargain bin”, this time around it is the Serious Crap sale (expires 3/11/20 – except for the items that are already sold-out)…

And the Adorama daily deal (ends 10am ET daily) is the new condition Joby GorillaPod 3K PRO Kit (includes Stand & BallHead with QR Plate) going for $100 with free US shipping and with a free GripTight ONE mount for smartphones included automatically by Adorama (while this “Includes Free” promotion is shown on their product page…

CL: Top 50 Classes from $12 to $29 each

CreativeLIVE is celebrating “leap year” too with a Top 50 Classes Under $30 sale, with prices ranging from $12 to $29. Classes include Fundamentals, Wedding, Portraiture, Newborns/Babies, Glamour, Photoshop/Lightroom/etc, “Understanding Light” (with Mark Wallace), Flowers, Nature, Landscape, Speedlights and Flashes, posing, family, astro, and lots mo(i)re…

PS: no, there’s no class dedicated to mo(i)re πŸ˜‰

Outdoor Photographer for $4.81 per year

The Leap Year Sale at DiscountMags is offering among others a 1-year no-autorenewal print subscription (USA only) of “Outdoor Photographer” for $4.81 per year, below their “default” sale price of $5 per year. The other two photo-related magazines are Videomaker for $6.54 per year and “Digital Photo PRO” for $7.49.

As usual, various other “six degrees of separation from photography” magazines are also on offer including NatGeo for $18.51 per year…

Sunday: ONA Brixton Messenger, Fujinon 8×42 KF, Etc

Sunday brings us four more B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ ONA Brixton Camera/Laptop Messenger Bag (Canvas, Field Tan) for $130
+ looks very stylish I must admit

+ Fujinon 8×42 KF Binocular for $80
+ I’m guessing the X-System is helping sell some of these too; if nothing else to the new Fuji X converts πŸ™‚

+ Samson BT30 30-Pin Bluetooth Adapter/Receiver for $14

+ Kaiser 8x Base Magnifier Loupe for $7

20% off Overstock Gear with KEH Camera coupon (ends Sat PM)

KEH Camera is back with another coupon promotion running until Saturday 2/29/20 at 11:59pm ET, you can get 20% off gear that is marked in the OVERSTOCK category with coupon code OS2A ~ mayhaps secret fans of IBM’s OS/2 decided on the coupon code? πŸ™‚

As usual, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon. You don’t have to sign-up or log-in to test the coupon in the shopping cart…

E-Image EK-50-AAM FDVH & Tripod for $120, Etc (ends Sat PM)

Good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET, this round of B^H daily deals is as follows:

+ E-IMAGE EK50AAM Fluid Drag Video Head and Tripod for $120

+ Senal USB microphone, Audio Technica consumer bluetooths

+ SOLD-OUT: Nanuk 935 case with dividers for $100

Thursday: Spider, Sachtler, GenAray, GVM, Etc

Thursday is here, 2/27/20 or at least that’s what the calendar insists on, and with it we have a new set of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Spider Camera Holster Spiderlight Hand Strap for $15 in three color options

+ JarvMobile Jarv PPS Power Exec 10,000mAh Powerbank with USB Type-C 18W PD for $18

+ GenAray MonoBright Daylight LED 1200 for $199

+ GVM LT-10S Smartphone Video Camera Rig Light for $50
+ all together now, because photography without light is hard πŸ˜‰

+ Sachtler Lite Cases for $150 (medium) or $180 (Large)
+ fries are extra

+ 2pk of some kind of a night vision wifi cam for $60

19 classes for $19 each [CreativeLIVE]

If you prefer to digitally-own photography classes instead of signing up for subscriptions, CreativeLIVE is back with another sale, the theme this time around is 19 classes for $19 each and topics include food photography, motherhood, animal, portraits, compositing, commercial, flowers, nature, docs, and lots more. No coupon is needed, the $19 price is shown on the website while this promotion is running. When the sale ends, the prices will likely change…

M43rds: DZOfilm 10-24mm T2.9 Parfocal Cinema Style Zoom Lens for $1500 (ends Thur 10am ET)

The current Adorama daily deal (ends Thursday 10am ET or earlier if sold out) is the new condition DZOFilm 10-24mm T2.9 Parfocal Cinema Style Zoom Lens for the Micro Four Thirds system going for $1500 with free US shipping.

Wedn: 13″ MacBook Air (8/256, 2019) for $999 [Rylo Action Cam w/extras for $150]

One of the Best Buy dailies for Wednesday 2/26/20 is the Rylo (no relation to Kylo Ren, or Rey x Kylo shipping) 360 Action Camera, bundled with a FREE Rylo Adventure case and a Rylo shooting grip, all together now for $150 with free US shipping and/or free store-pickup or free ship-to-store…

Speaking of dailies, the headliner of the Amazon Gold Box dailies is the new condition 13-inch MacBook Air (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) going for $999 with free US shipping. Limit one per customer. This may sell out before the end of the day. As of the time of writing, the in-stock estimate has shifted to March 1st in 2020 [keep in mind February has 29 days this year]. This was released in the Summer of 2019, fifty years after the number in the “Summer of 69” [the Bryan Adams song], not to be confused with the “Summer of 42” [the movie, which came out a couple of years after 1969]…

Wedn: Sigma 105mm f1.4 DG HSM, Pelican Cases, 1TB WD, LEDGO kit, FeiYu, Etc

It’s a LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET (Extra Terrestrial) on Wednesday 2/26/20 (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sigma 105mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $1179 only in Sony E
+ the Leica L version is not on sale but it gets a free lens filter

+ 1TB 1TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $40
+ this is white-gold ~ in case you color-code your external HDDs by usage type (eg blue for backups, black for production use, red for mafia work, yellow for TV/movies, green for nature pics, etc)

+ LEDGo LG-E2686 Bi-Color LED Large Pad Light Kit with Eggcrate Grid and Bag for $98
+ eggs NOT included in the egg crate; try Trader Joe for that πŸ™‚

+ Pelican Cases, seven options, $60 to $178

+ FeiYu AK4000 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for $239
+ if Beatles were around now, just like the Dave Matthews Band turned their song into a Ben & Jerry ice cream, the Beatles would have turned “Hey You” into a “Fei Yu” commercial πŸ˜‰

+ flash deal: Sandisk ibi Smart Photo Manager with 1TB for $100 after in-cart coupon
+ later: no teaser shown as of the time of writing

10% off lots of Canon and Nikon Camera Gear with KEH coupon [ends Wedn PM]

Don’t look now at the calendar but we are rushing headlong into Christmas 2020! Just ten months remain even though it feels as if just last week we were wearing Santa hats πŸ˜‰ So time to start planning Gift Giving 2020 πŸ™‚

CaNiKoN fans, unite and take over! Good until Wednesday 2/26/20 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code CN2A entered in the shopping cart at checkout gets you 10% Canon and Nikon camera gear with the exception of NEW, “Used – Like New” and Starter Kits at KEH Camera

As usual, you can test the coupon in their shopping cart without the need to login or signup. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon. It is the thing that will charge your credit cards after all πŸ™‚

Sigma Prime f1.4 DC DN Contemporary 3-Lens Bundle for Sony E for $942 (ends Tue 10am ET)

The current Adorama daily deal (ends at 10am ET daily) is the new condition Sigma Contemporary Prime Lens Bundle for the Sony E system for $942 with free US shipping. For that, you get:

+ Sigma 16mm f1.4
+ Sigma 30mm f1.4
+ Sigma 56mm f1.4
+ Sigma lens case (holds 3 lenses)
+ all three are DC DN Contemporary lenses
+ only for the Sony E-system

No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout while this limited-time promotion is running…

YMMV eBay Bucks: 8% (no minimum amount) [ends Tue PM]

IF you are participating in the eBay rewards program {it’s free to join anytime}, AND you have been invited by eBay via email or their eBay messages to participate, and you have clicked to activate the promotion for your account {you must click to activate before you earn the bonus}, you have until Tuesday 2/25/20 at 11:59pm to earn 8% on eligible purchases. This particular offer does not have a minimum purchase amount (hooray!)…

As usual, maximum rewards you can earn are $100 per transaction and $500 for the duration of this promotion. Terms, conditions and restrictions and exclusions apply as always…

For ideas on what to buy, check the latest eBay Deals and the latest Trending Deals

Tuesday: 512GB Extreme CFexpress, Peak D, Sirui, Mirfak, Angler, SmallHD

Tuesday, on the silver lining front, brings us closer to Friday, and with that we have a new 6-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier for any that mayhaps may manage to perhaps sellout ahead of its designated expiration time:

+ 512GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Card Type B for $530 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ open-box Peak Design Everyday Sling (5L, Black or Gray) for $60 each

+ Sirui P-224SR Photo/Video Monopod with VA5 Head for $130 after $50 mail-in rebate

+ MirFak Moin Micro LED Photo and Video Light for $39

+ Angler Bi-Color LED Ringlight (18″) for $99

+ SmallHD FOCUS SDI Monitor Kit for $199~

UPDATE: the Amazon USA Gold Box headliner deal of the day for Tuesday is another variant of the Computer Gaming sale featuring various monitors, gaming laptops, and assorted accessories along with a 6TB WD Blue internal hard drive for $112. A total of 19 products are participating in the sale…

Monday: RAVpower, Sachtler, ASUS, Tascam, DJI, Lexar, HP, iPhone, iPad Air 3, Etc

Monday is here, hooray for those just getting started with their Monday-Friday (or Monday-Sunday) workweek, and here’s today’s set of B&H daily deals:

+ RAVpower Prime 3.0 Quick Charge 10,000mAh Portable Charger for $13
+ new arrival; QuickCharge 3.0 model

+ Sachtler Roll-Along Tripod Cage for $149 (Medium) or $159 (Large)
+ #FreeTheTripods

+ ASUS VP239H-P 23″ 16:9 IPS Monitor for $90
+ HDMI / D-Sub / DVI-D, 1920 x 1080, etc

+ Tascam DR-40 4-Channel / 4-Track Portable Audio Recorder with Adjustable Stereo Microphone for $100

+ IDX Two 96Wh High-Load Battery Kit with 2-Bay Battery Charger for $429

+ Kaiser RS 2 CP Copy Stand for $299

The Amazon USA GoldBox has yet another variant of the Computer Accessories sale, this time around with networking and the following storage products:

+ 256GB HP microSDXC (C10, U3, UHS-I) for $28
+ 128GB Lexar Professional (2000X) SDXC for $108
+ 64GB Lexar Fingerprint JumpDrive for $24~

Meanwhile at the Woot website they have:

+ DJI sale at Electronics
+ scratch and dent iPhones at main Woot
+ refurb iPad Air 3 tablets at Computers (I’ve lost track of the many iPad generations, but fear not, Wikipedia comes to the rescue!

23 Classes for $18 each at C-LIVE

CreativeLIVE is back with another featured sale, this time it is 23 classes for $18 each with a variety of topics including Lightroom and Photoshop CC, Portraiture, Landscapes, Weddings, Motion, Food, business/selling, color fundamentals, and more…

$5 Magazines each per year: Digital Photo PRO or Videomaker (or others)

A great deal if you want to get either/or “Digital Photo PRO” (DPP) or “VideoMaker” (VM). The theme of this weekend sale at DiscountMAGS is a $5 per magazine per year sale, these being printed magazines delivered to US addresses by mail. Without auto-renewal. Also participating in the sale is Outdoor Photographer for $5 but that’s its standard sale price. But the DPP and VM prices are pretty good compared to their standard sale prices…

Sunday: 3pk of 64GB Samsung EVO Select cards for $24 total after coupon

Samsung microSD card fans, unite and take over! If you need 64GB Samsung EVO Select in multiples of three, you are in luck! As one of the Sunday 2/23/20 deals of the day at Woot (ends 11:59pm central or earlier if sold out) you can get 3-packs of 64GB Samsung EVO Select microSDXC cards for $24 total after using coupon code SAVEFIVE ($5 off), coming down to $8 per card. Limit up to three 3-packs per customer. Free shipping for Prime members or $6 flat for the calendar day for non-members. Note that the listing says these come with a 90-day Woot warranty… The current price at Amazon is $12 per card… These days the Samsung microSD cards are my go-to, I never had any problems with them, in phones or tablet/laptops…

Elsewhere, at the B&H daily deals they have:

+ GenAray Escort Daylight LED Spot Light for $150

+ JBL speakers, auray headphone stand and ChargeWorx Qi wireless charging pad

It’s all utilitarian at the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET daily), it’s the H&A Universal Tablet Stand Adapter for $13

Sirui Video Kit, Gura Module Case, Vello Softbox, Ruggard Parka, Etc (ends Sat PM)

FriYAY is here, rejoice if you are on the Mon-Fri work schedule! Good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out; but B&H does not accept orders (as usual) between Fri PM and Sat PM) are the following B&H deals:

+ SirUI VSK-5 Video Survival Kit for $150 AFTER a $100 mail-in rebate

+ GuraGear Medium Compact Photo Module Case for Uinta Backpack for $25

+ Vello FlexFrame Softbox for Portable Flash (8 x 12″) for $20

+ Ruggard DSLR Parka Cold and Rain Protector for Cameras and Camcorders (Black) for $40

+ flash deal: IDX IPL-98 Powerlink Li-Ion High-Load V-Mount Battery with 96Wh Capacity for $325
+ no teasers for next flash deal

Thursday: Manfrotto CF w/free SmallHD, Sachtler, Chasing Claudius, Etc

Never fear, Thursday is here with a new 6-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Manfrotto 504HD Head & Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Kit (100/75mm, Ground Spreader) with FREE SmallHD 5-inch HDMI On-Camera monitor for $650
+ free item included by B&H automatically while the promotion is running = free item is mention in the listing as “Includes 1 Free Item…”

+ SACHTLER LCD monitor bags, two options, $70 to $80

+ Chasing GLADIUS MINI Underwater ROV Kit (328′ Tether) for $999
+ “Chasing Gladius” could have easily been a Cannes film festival nominee πŸ˜‰

+ MyGeckoGear E100 1080p Dash Camera for $26
+ sorry, you have to get YourGeckoGear, this is MyGeckoGear πŸ˜‰

+ also Teradek Bolt and Vi Vi Ai personal trainer headphones
+ me personally, I do my personal training with metal, more specifically, forks and knives πŸ˜‰

UPDATE: the headliner of the Thursday Amazon USA Gold Box is a sale on SK hynix NAND SSD drives, with prices ranging from $38 to $85 and storage options ranging from 250GB to 1TB…