Archives for March 2021

We start the Wednesday round-up with a reminder that the two 16mm lenses at the Adorama daily deals continue until April 5 in 2021, so you have plenty of time to read lens reviews, comparisons and put samples and real-world pictures under the pixel-peeping-microscope…

Today is World Back Up Day which explains the previously mentioned B&H Photo daily deals that feature internal and external hard drives from various manufacturers…

The storage sale also happens today, March 31st (Wednesday), and headlines the Amazon Gold Box dailies, featuring 26 options, internal and external HDDs, and SSDs, from WD, Sandisk, Samsung, G-Tech, Toshiba, and Crucial. Too many of them to list here individually. Up to three per item per customer cart…

Also part of the Wednesday Gold Box is a Sylvania smart lighting sale featuring 14 options from Sylvania, including their LEDvance line. Lots of A19 options…

One more Amazon deal du jour, their Fire HD8 tablet (32GB storage, 2GB RAM, microSD, with Ads) for $60, up to two per customer… These are part of on-going Amazon Hardware Deals which are increasing (in option) by the hour…

The storage sales also dominate the action at the Wednesday Best Buy dailies with four options from Western Digital…

WD is also among the options at the NewEgg daily deals…

Tuesday is here and B^H Photo has loaded up a fresh set of daily deals, this group running until Tuesday 3/30/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ CamBee VL15B Bicolor 15W On-Camera LED Light for $49

+ Porta Brace Padded Lens Cups, set includes two, 4″ and 7″, for $20

+ SmallHD FOCUS Bolt 500 TX On-Camera Monitor for $699
+ Small in name, HD in price 😉

+ Polsen VCP-2 Passive Stereo Volume Controller for Powered Speakers for $30
+ it would be nice if people had these too 😉

+ Apexel Gorillas Tripod for Smartphones and DSLR Camera for $18

+ Dahle 552 Professional Rotary Trimmer (20″) for $129

REMINDER: B&H will reopen on Monday April 5. All orders placed the last few days (during the Passover Holidays) will begin shipping on April 5…

This set of B&H Photo daily deals, because of the holidays, runs until Monday 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Billingham F8 Bag (Black FibreNyte/Black) for $100

+ Sunpak LED 392 Slim On-Camera Bicolor Video Light Kit with Barndoor Set for $30
+ you have to provide your own barn animals if you want to play with this barndoor set 😉

+ GVM 672S-B Bi-Color LED Studio Video Panel 2-Light Kit for $320

+ Oben BA-106A Single Lever Ball Head for $27

+ Magnus REX VT-4000PRO 2-Stage Video Tripod with Fluid Head for $140

+ Sensei DOC-CK Deluxe Optics Care and Cleaning Kit for $13

+ no flash deals obviously

And just like that, Hump Day is here upon us once again, and the first week of March Madness is already over, which means more games have been played than games remain! And with that, we have another 7+1 day at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59mp ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Nanuk 910 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert for $35 (two color options)

+ Sunpak Action Camera Accessory Kit for $8

+ Angler 865BLED Sparta Bicolor LED Light for $79

+ Manfrotto 645 FAST Twin Leg Video Tripod with Ultra L-Lock Mechanism (Carbon Fiber) for $650 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ Noga Cine Arm DG Hold-It Arm for $99

+ Teradek TOF.1 Precision Infrared Laser Range Finder for Teradek RT for $1990
+ this sounds like BORG technology?

+ Vivitar Lens and Screen Cleaning Kit for $3
+ you can never have too many cleaning kits? 🙂

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Manfrotto DSLR Shoulder Bag for $20

+ flash deal starts 12pm ET: Sony X950H 55″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV
+ price before sale $1198

Meanwhile among the Adorama daily deals (ends Wednesday 10am ET) is the new condition Slik PRO AL-523BH5 Tripod with PBH-535AS Ball Head for $120 with free US shipping…

Tuesday is here and it’s another 7+1 day at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ CamBee VL60RGB-S 681 Studio Professional LED Panel Light Kit for $140

+ GVM GP-80FW Carbon Fiber Camera Slider with Flywheel (33″) for $99

+ O’Connor Camera Assistant Bag for $200

+ Hakuba Branner BR-5-SG 5-Section Tripod (Gray) for $15

+ FeiYu WG2X 3-Axis Wearable Gimbal for Action Cams for $90

+ ElVid StudioVision 15.6″ 4K HDMI Monitor for $599

+ Polsen PMA-2B Stereo Personal In-Ear Monitor Amplifier for $25

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Samsung Q60T 50″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart QLED TV for $498 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ flash deal starts 12pm ET: LG BXPUA 55″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV
+ price before sale $1297

UPDATE: among the Woot daily deals there’s a scratch-n-dent 11.6″ Samsung Chromebook (model XE303C12) going for $90 with a 90-day Woot warranty. Note that this does not get automatic Chrome OS updates (expired July 2018) and has 2GB RAM and 16GB on-board (and microSD) and Exynos processor and full-size USB ports. This was my first Chromebook, and as of three years ago it was already struggling with some of the busier and more demanding websites especially when using multiple tabs. So this can be useful for uni-taskers, eg tech-averse person using it for email and one-page-at-a-time browsing, but anything more demanding, you are better off with newer models…

The latest incarnation of the Adorama daily deals (changes Monday 10am ET or earlier if sold out) is the new condition Hubsan ZINO Pro Plus Standard Version Ultra HD 4K Quadcopter going for $299 with free US shipping…

I love how Hubsan managed to stick in all the buzzwords in the product name, “Ultra”, “Pro”, “Plus” but despite all the buzzwords it is also Standard 😉

An Intel i5, a couple of ASUS Vivobooks, a 2TB Toshiba Canvio for $54, and more can be found at the NewEgg daily deals…

Among the Sunday Kindle daily deals of the Amazon USA Gold Box there are potentially two books of quasi-related interest:

+ Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game from Oliver Stone for $5

+ Process: The Writing Lives of Great Authors for $1
+ if you are a member of Kindle Unlimited, you can read this for free

Also inside the Amazon Gold Box is the most exciting sale ever, RX Bars on sale, all kinds, variety packs and single-flavor, minis and regular size, old flavors and new! As a minimum you must needs try the Chocolate-Sea-Salt and the Maple… The Minis are great for portion control IF you can stop at one a time 🙂

Note however that I haven’t tried any of their Oat/Oatmeal products, I have no clue how they taste, YMMV on those 🙂

Sunday is here and at the B&H Photo daily deals there is a 7-pack of offerings good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ SetWear Reusable 2-Layer Cotton Face Mask for $5

+ Tamrac Quick Release Paracord Shoulder Strap (Charcoal) for $13

+ Apexel Extendable Tripod for DSLR Camera and Smartphone for $18
+ a nu generation of hybric cam/phone tripods, a boon for those who had been wishing for more compact tripods for more compact cameras and camera+lens combos

+ Manfrotto Off Road Pole Medium with GoPro Mount for $20

+ AurAY BA-XE4 Broadcast Arm with Integrated XLR Cable for $30

+ Porta Brace bags, three options, $60 to $140

+ MyGekoGear Orbit 950 2-Channel 1080p Dual Dash Cam with 16GB microSD Card for $100
+ may look a bit like a digicam from some angles of view but it’s not!

The current Adorama daily deal (changes Sunday 10am ET nuTime) is the new condition WiseLift WLT400 Rolling work station Swivel Table with USB Ports and Drink Holder going for $300 with free US shipping… Of course there’s a drink holder, not sure though if it fits the 64oz 711 99c Pseudo-Colas 🙂

Last but not least at the Meh daily deal you get a 2-pack of Gabba Goods 1080p webcams for $29 with free US shipping for MEh-meh-ME-members…

UPDATE: if you want a touchless thermometer to add your “COVIDalia Collection”, as part of the Amazon “Savings and Sales” they have this new condition Touchless Thermometer going for $10, fulfilled by Amazon, with up to two per customer at the sale price… It averages 4.4 out of 5 based on over 8000 customer ratings as of the time of writing of this blog post… Per the customer reviews and the Q&A, this uses two AAA batteries, so a big plus for those with a mountain of rechargeables 🙂

UPDATE #2: in a rarity for the Woot daily deals the headliner is an Apple sale that is new condition, not refurbished! The sale featured 17 items, mostly Macbooks with a couple of MacMinis. The price range of the sale is $470 to $1730… They come with a 1-year Apple warranty…

Speaking of Apple, there’s also a Beats headphones sale ($60 to $190) and a 14″ portable monitor for $238…

Forgot about Dre! And I forgot about the Adorama daily deals whose current incarnation lasts until Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Datacolor SpyderX Pro Color Calibration for $100

As usual, the Friday B^H Photo daily deals last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET with the usual Sabbath closing (Fri PM to Sat PM, check site for details). Flash deals, as always, last for a limited amount of time…

+ Nanuk 909 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert (Black) for $30

+ Olympus LS-P1 Portable Handheld Digital Audio Recorder (4GB, Silver) for $70

+ Apex flash pouches for $8 (two options)

+ Libec Hands-Free Monopod Kit with TH-X Pan-and-Tilt Video Head and Bowl Clamp for $89
+ if they want lawyers to buy this, they need to create a sub-brand of this, Libel 😉

+ GVM 2 x NP-F970 6600mAh Batteries with Dual Charger and V-Mount Adapter for $99

+ AuRay M-LED18-DK 18-LED Desktop Music Gooseneck Light (with Power Supply) for $30

+ ReVo Bi-Color Vlog Light with Phone Holder for $18

+ flash deal ends Friday 7pm ET: Manfrotto 612 Nitrotech Fluid Video Head and Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Tripod with Ground Spreader with FREE Ultrasone Signature DXP Closed-Back Stereo Headphones for $950
+ that’s right expensive headphones as a tripod freebie 🙂

+ no teaser for next flash deal

Friday Eve is here, or as most people like to call it, Thursday! The Meh-a-thon is over (it usually lasts 24 hours only) BUT the B&H Photo daily deals good until Thursday at 11:59pm ET are a 7+1 as follows:

+ Tamrac Goblin memory card wallets, four options, $5 to $6

+ Spider SpiderPro Hand Strap (Pink) for $20

+ Apexel 4K HD Mobile Phone 5-in-1 Camera Lens Kit for $35

+ Luxli CNS-40B Constructor Large Block Bi-Color On-Camera LED Light for $50

+ CamBee VL60RGB 60W 681 Video LED 2-Light Set for $300

+ Sunpak GoPro Camera Accessory 5-Piece Kit for $10

+ GripGear Movie Maker Directors Set for $99

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Elios Wanderer 6W Foldable Solar Power Bank for $50

+ next flash deal starts 12pm ET: Rogue Photographic Design FlashBender 2 Reflector (XL Pro, Silver)
+ price before sale $60

Good until Tuesday 3/16/21 at 11:59pm eastern time we have a new 6-pack of B&H Photo daily deals. No flash deals today…

+ 64GB Sony CFast 2.0 card for $80

+ Tenba Cooper DSLR Backpack (Gray) for $100
+ or as the kids call it these days, 10BA

+ Sunpak VL-LED-09 Compact Video Light for $8
+ essay idea: any light is better than no light at all?

+ MagNus VT-3000 Tripod System with Fluid Head for $90

+ CeleStron 8×32 TrailSeeker Binoculars (Green) for $120

+ Hyper HyperDrive GEN2 16-in-1 Thunderbolt 3 Dock for $280 after automatic in-cart coupon

UPDATE: among the Tuesday Best Buy dailies they have the Apple Lightning Digital A/V adapter for $35, an Insignia 800 lumen rechargeable LED flashlightfor $29 (lightpainting is fun!), a $90 Vankyo mini projector, a HyperX PC/gaming accessories sale, and more…

Good until Tuesday 3/16/21 at 10am eastern time, it is a busy day at the Adorama daily deals with four offerings in progress:

+ 64GB Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B card for $100
+ with Lexar CFexpress Type B card reader INCLUDED automatically by Adorama while this promotion is running

+ DJI Ronin-S for $399

+ Tascam DR-40X Four-Track Digital Audio Recorder and USB Audio Interface WITH Shure MOTIV MV88 Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone, all together for $309

+ Swann SWWHD-OUTCAM Wireless Wi-Fi 1080p 2MP Outdoor Security Camera with Night Vision for $50

PI Day is over, we are now halfway into March and for March 15 in 2021 we have a new 6-pack of fresh B&H Photo daily deals good until Monday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out). No flash deals today…

+ DataColor SpyderX Photo Kit for $199

+ NaNuK 920 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert (Black) for $80

+ GVM Professional Video Aluminum Alloy Motorized Camera Slider (23″) for $144

+ Zhiyun CRANE 2S Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $429 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ Flip One Pro Thermal Camera for Smartphones (Micro-USB) for $229 with FREE Xuma USB Type-C Male to Micro-USB Female Adapter

+ TP-Link Archer A20 AC4000 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Router for $130 after automatic in-cart coupon

UPDATE #1: among the Woot daily deals there’s a trio of LED High Bay work lights under “Home” and a trio of refurbished monitors under “Computers” and Beats Solo PRO for $200 and some toffee (does not include a dentist gift certificate though LOL)…

The current Adorama daily deal is the new condition Flashpoint eVOLV 200 TTL Modular Strobe (AD200 Pocket Flash) with Silicone Skin offered for $239 with free US shipping, good until Monday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out)…

Meanwhile among the NewEgg dailies they have a 256GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC card for Chromebooks for $35. I do not know if this is just Chromebook-marketing or it indeed has features that help in Chromebook use. It’s on my to-do list to look it up…

Sunday is here with “NuTime” because the old time was always wrong and the NuTime is always right [until the next Daylight Savings change]. Remember, if Sun-Day is not sunny, you can get your money back!

We start with a new six-pack of fresh 23-hour B&H Photo daily deals good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out). No flash deals today…

+ BAG the BAGS ALERT!
+ Manfrotto NX Camera Shoulder Bag I V2 for CSC for $20
+ only the blue color scheme is on sale, not the gray
+ even though it says “for CSC”, the bag itself does not prohibit you from putting anything you want inside ~ although its feelings may get hurt if it’s not a CSC camera 😉

+ Tamrac TamLoc Tether for $5
+ someone needs to make viral YouTube videos on how to tie and untie these things, there are millions of viewers waiting!

+ SirUI Video Survival Kit 2 Tabletop Dolly with Slider Track for $50

+ Anton Bauer NP-F976 7.2V, 6600mAh L-Series Li-Ion Battery (47Wh) for $44
+ why does this name remind me of network TV spy dramas?

+ Carson JC-1000 2.4″/60mm Refractor Telescope Kit for $60

+ Polsen M-70 Dynamic Handheld Microphone for $10
+ who says home karaoke has to be expensive? 🙂
+ PRO TIP: if you are frequently subjected to home karaoke by people who would have to self-fund their record contract, the internets offer some subtle and some not-so-subtle hearing protection options 😉

UPDATE #1: forgot about this, the current Adorama daily deal [changes Sunday 10am ET NuTime] is the new condition Lowepro QuadGuard Dual-Case Kit for FPV Racing Quad, Transmitter & Accessories going for $30…

UPDATE #2: among the Sunday Woot daily deals there is a factory reconditioned ASUS peripherals sale that includes routers/repeaters and three DVD burner options (two external, one internal; for under $20 each)… They come with a 90-day ASUS warranty…