Archives for April 2021

Fri-YAY is here and as usual the B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm eastern (with the usual e-closure of Friday PM to Saturday PM; check website for details):

+ Mindshift Gear Outbound Camera Holster 10 (Carbon Gray) for $25

+ SirUI EP-204S Aluminum Multi-Function Photo/Video Monopod for $59 after a $10 mail-in rebate

+ Watson 8-slot battery case: 2 of them for $10, 3 of them for $15
+ actually the 2-pack is very slightly cheaper per case than the 3-pack. This however is mostly academic, as it is $4.975 vs $4.983

+ Nodal Ninja NN3 MKII Starter Package for $100

+ Polsen Omnidirectional USB Boundary Microphone with Mute for $30

+ Oben TS-100 Tripod Strap with Quick-Release Loop and Spring Lock for $15

+ if you blend the last four names, you get a great tennis player: Watson Nodel-Polsen, mother’s maiden name Oben 😉

+ Apexel 4-in-1 Smartphone Lens with Tripod for $25

+ flash deal ends Friday 7pm ET: Hahnel Module Creative Lantern Kit for $70

+ no teaser for next flash deal

And just like that, Thursday is here again, so I can reuse “Thirst-DAY” 😉 Spoiler alert: more like Thrifty ThirstDAY today 🙂 Good until 11:59pm ET tonight (4/29/21) are the following B&H daily deals:

+ CaseLogic USB Flash Drive Case for $1.49

+ 60pk Sensei Pre-Moistened Lens Wipes for $3

+ ReVo Bluetooth Selfie Stick for $5

+ Vello VB-2000 ActionPan Pro Stabilizing Action Grip/Handle for $20

+ Marantz PMD-602A 2-Channel DSLR Audio Interface for $69

+ Pelican 1615Air Wheeled Check-In Case with Pick-N-Pluck Foam (Orange) for $222

+ GVM GT-120WD Wireless Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (47″) with Bluetooth Remote for $299

+ flash deal ends 10am ET: EddyCam Fashion -1- Camera Strap (Medium, Natural/Natural with Natural Stitching) for $89

+ flash deal starts 10am ET: EDDYCAM Fashion -2- Camera Strap

+ flash deal starts 6pm ET: EDDYCAM Fashion -1- Camera Strap

The latest Adorama daily deals that run into Thursday at 10am ET are as follows:

+ Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 & Premiere Elements 2021 for $90

+ MSI Prestige 15 15.6″ Ultra HD Notebook Computer for $1000
+ Core i7-10710U 1.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q (4GB), Win10H

+ Green Extreme USB Over-Ear Headset, 7.1 Channel Virtual Surround Sound with Noise Isolating Mic, LED Light, for PC and Mac for $17

Meanwhile among the Wednesday Amazon USA Gold Box offerings there’s a 24″ Samsung Business computer monitor going for $115 while among the “Savings” offers they have a Touchless forehead thermometer for $9.34, one per customer…

Among the Wednesday 4/28/21 Best Buy daily deals they have:

+ Peace by Hampton smart lights

+ WD and Samsung storage options

It’s iPad madness at the Woot daily deals with scratch and dent refurbished offerings ranging from $185 to $630, with screen sizes going from the Mini to the 13-inch PRO. They have a 90-day Woot warranty…

Tuesday, aka ToonsDay is here, with a new set of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tamrac Professional Series: Anvil Slim 11 Backpack for $80

+ DraCast 728B LED Panel for $169

+ BenRo #4 MCT48AF Monopod with Flip Locks and 3-Leg Base for $90

+ Autel Robotics EVO II 8K Drone for $1149 with FREE Autel Robotics Drone Landing Pad included automatically by B&H

+ Wise Advanced 512GB CFast 2.0 Memory Card for $349

+ Vello FreeWave Fusion Basic 2.4 GHz Wireless Trigger System for $27 in your choice of Cherry, Vanilla, Lime, Canon, Nikon, Durian, and Sony

+ IndiPRO 14.8V 95Wh Lithium-Ion Battery & Pro Charger Kit (V-Mount) for $150

UPDATE: storage is the theme of the day at the Best Buy daily deals including:

+ 1TB Sandisk Ultra internal PCI Express 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD for $100

+ 6TB WD Red Plus internal SATA NAS HDD for $148

+ 20% off Seagate Backup Plus Slim or OneTouch HDDs

+ 1TB Crucial MX500 3D NAND SATA 2.5″ internal HDD for $90

IF you want to get a Pixel smartphone that lets you jump in on today’s latest Android preview release, $120 is all it takes to get a “Grade A” refurbished Pixel 3 for $120 in two color options with a 90-day warranty… If you don’t care for the preview Android release, they also offer the Pixel 2 and 2XL for $80 to $100… These under “Electronics” at the Woot daily deals…

NOTE that the Pixel phones do not have a microSD card and most of them do not have a 3.5mm headphone jack (except for the a-models and the original). Check Wikipedia for the details. Why? Because Google is the Great Satan (TM) 😉

Monday is here, and for those into calendaring, this is April 26 in 2021 using the current Earth Calendar, and with it we have a six-pack of new B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Oben Magnetic Mount Kit with Mini Ball Head for $13

+ Delkin 2TB CFexpress POWER Memory Card for $700
+ optionally buy it together with a Delkin USB 3.2 CExpress card reader for $745

+ Nanuk 915 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert for $50 in two color options

+ Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & MVTTWINGC Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ground Spreader for $750

+ Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinets, seven options, $90 to $1000

+ AUSounds AU-Stream True Wireless In-Ear Headphones for $30~ after an automatic in-cart coupon

It’s Budget-o-rama time at the current Adorama daily deal (changes Monday 10am ET), the new condition Vivitar 58mm 3-Piece Solid Neutral Density Filter Kit (with ND2, ND4 & ND8 filters) going for $4…

Sunday is here and to the B&H Photo daily deals we go, good until Sunday 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out]:

+ Watson 8-Bay Rapid Charger with MX AA NiMH and CX AA Rechargeable NiMH Battery Kit for $45
+ 8-slot (two 4-slot bays) battery charger
+ two 4-packs of AA rechargeables
+ two 4-slot cases

+ Impact 5-in-1 Collapsible Circular Reflector with Handles (32″) for $22

+ Pentax 4X20 VD WP 3-in-1 Binocular for $189

+ Ziv Film Storage Canisters, two options, $8 to $10

+ RucPac Professional Halo Headlamp for $20
+ put that high ISO to work and become the first ever headlamp light-painting photographer 🙂

+ LexMark MB2236adw Monochrome Multi-Function Laser Printer for $160
+ think of all the Wikipedia and PDFs and ePUBs you can print on this 😉

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal [changes Sunday 10am ET] is the new condition Apai Genie S1 Auto Smart Shooting 360 Degree Object Tracking Smart Phone Holder going for $15…

To the DiscountMags Weekend Sale we go, where they don’t have photography magazines this time either but the theme of the weekend is a multi-year sale. There are plenty of “six degrees of separation” magazines such as National Geographic, lifestyle, sports, fashion, travel, local travel, outdoors/wildlife, etc…

And if you are a fan of the Best Buy Way, these are their latet Open Box and Refurbished offers. This is not part of their daily deals, but of “clearance deals of the week”…

Fri-YAY is here and that means the B&H Photo daily deals last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (but as usual orders are not accepted Fri PM to Sat PM):

+ Tamrac Speedroller Studio M Wheeled Bag for $249
+ Disclaimer: you can’t fit your whole studio in this bag

+ Sunpak DigiPro Ultra 53 Reverse Folding Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head (Red) for $70

+ GVM RGB LED Bi-Color Video Light Wand for $99
+ looks more laser sword than lightsaber 😉

+ FLEX LENS SHADE for $18

+ 256GB Kingston Canvas Focus CompactFlash Memory Card for $40

+ RucPac Sentinel Camera Strap for $30

+ Sensei Anti-Static Gloves for $6, various size/color combos

+ flash deal ends Friday 7pm ET: Vanguard ALTA PH-114V Magnesium Alloy Video Head for $60

+ no teaser for next flash deal

Thursday, aka Thirst-DAY [drink coconut water!] is here with a new set of B&H Photo daily deals [CORRECTED! thanks to one of our readers for the email alert!] good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Vello Auto Exposure Tube sets for $55
+ five options of sets in Canon, Nikon, Fuji X, M43rds, Sony E

+ Cinetics Lynx 3-Axis Motorized Slider for $1250

+ GVM LED Light Panels Studio Soft Video Light Bi-Color 2-Pack with Stand MB832-2L for $349

+ Lectrosonics IFBR1a-VHF Multi-Frequency Beltpack IFB Receiver (174.100 to 215.750 MHz) for $349
+ Fun Alt-Fact: Lectrosonics was the previous name of the Seattle Supersonics 😉

+ CAD GXLIEM Single-Mix In-Ear Wireless Monitoring System (T: 902 to 928 MHz) for $99

+ VAXIS Atom 500 HDMI Wireless HD Video Transmission Kit (Basic) for $299
+ SDI for $399

+ IDX DUO-C198 191Wh High-Load Battery with D-Tap Advanced, Standard D-Tap & USB Port for $274

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Shimoda Carry-On Roller (Blue Nights)
for $180

+ next flash deal starts 12pm ET: Tamrac Stratus 8 Shoulder Bag
+ price before sale $120

UPDATE!
And now let’s take a look at some of the other daily deals staring with the Woot website offering Pixel 2/2XL options ($60 to $100) and Pixel 3/3XL ($100 to $150; gets new Android version) and Surface PRO tablet bundles and such…

Another option if you want a Pixel 3* smartphone is the Thursday NewEgg daily deals, the Pixel 3a XL fully unlocked going for $130. This too gets the new Android version (in fact its updates last a few months longer than the 3, because the 3a came a few months later)…

Then at the Best Buy dailies they have the 512GB Sandisk Ultra Plus microSDXC going for $95…

DNA testing for your dog(s) is among the headliner deals for Thursday 4/22/21 at the Amazon USA Gold Box…

Finally the Adorama daily deal [refreshes Friday 10am ET] is the new condition Hoya SOLAS IRND 0.9 62mm Infrared Neutral Density Filter going for $25 with free US shipping…

A bit of a surprise at the Meh daily deals, it is the refurbished Asus mATX Gaming Motherboard with Aura Sync RGB LED Lighting going for $45 plus shipping (free S&H for Meh-members)…

Six are the Wednesday 4/21/21 daily deals at the B&H Photo website good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out). No flash deals today…

+ Energizer Multi-Fit LCD Timer Remote Shutter Release for $17

+ MeFoto RoadTrip S Travel Tripod (Carbon Fiber) for $90 in three color options

+ Fovitec Bi-Color LED 19″ Ring Light and Light Stand Kit for $78

+ Zhiyun CRANE 3S PRO Handheld Stabilizer for $749 with two FREEbies included automatically by B&H:
++ Zhiyun Transmount Image Transmission Receiver
++ Zhiyun TransMount Motion Sensor Remote Control

+ Boya BY-WM4 PRO-K2 Two-Person Digital Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone System (2.4 GHz) for $100

+ JVC 31.1″ Multi-Interface DCI 4K HDR Studio Monitor for $6295
+ 4096 x 2160 DCI 4K Display 12G-SDI | 3 x 3G-SDI | HDMI | SFP Inputs 12G-SDI | HDMI Outputs 16-Ch Embedded Audio Meters with Alert

We already rounded up the Tuesday B&H dailies but that’s a long post, so now we have Part II for the rest of the retailers.

Oh by the way, happy April 20 in 2021 🙂

We start at the Best Buy dailies where they have:

+ Sunpak 12″ Rainbow Ring Light Vlogging Kit w/BOYA Lavalier Microphone and Bluetooth Remote for $80

+ 1TB Sandisk Extreme portable external NVMe SSD USB-C for $150

+ 11.6″ Kano PC for $200

+ all in one travel adapter for $10

+ etc

Then at the Woot dailies for 4/20/21 we have:

+ new condition MacBooks and Mac Minis from $580 to $3000
+ 13 options, all in-stock as of 1:10am ET
+ with 1-year Apple warranty

+ “Grade A” refurbished iPhone X for $310 with 90-day Woot warranty

+ detachable iPad bluetooth keyboard cases, $16 to $22

+ etc

UPDATE: oops, I forgot about this, the current Adorama daily deal [changing on Monday at 10am ET] is the Viltrox EF-M2 0.71x Lens Mount Adapter (that allows Canon EF lenses to be mounted on M43rds cameras) going for $115 with free US shipping…

Monday is here with a new round of B&H Photo daily deals where we have these offerings:

+ Gitzo GK3532-82QD Mountaineer Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Center Ball Head for $870

+ Sunpak 4K Action Camera with 9-Piece Accessory Kit for $25

+ GVM LT-50S Bi-Color LED Video 2-Light Kit for $170

+ CoreSWX TorchLED Bolt 300 On-Camera Light for $149

+ Atomos Connect Convert TC | SDI to HDMI for $98

+ Cleer Flow Noise-Canceling Wireless Over-Ear Headphones for $50

+ AmazFit T-Rex Multi-Sport GPS Smartwatch for $85 after automatic in-cart coupons, four options

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Tenba Cooper 15 Messenger Bag with Leather Accents (Gray) for $130

+ flash deal starts 12pm ET: Shimoda Designs Explore 60 Backpack Starter Kit with 2 Small Core Units (Sea Pine)
+ price before sale $420

For EU shoppers, Amazon Germany is having a sale on National Geographic tripods, six options, 26 to 80 euro-dollars…

Sunday is here with a new six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ Sirui 3T-15 Tabletop Tripod with B-00 Ball Head (Blue) for $40 after a $5 mail-in rebate
+ yes, mail-in rebate (MIR)

+ Sachtler Roll-Along Tripod Cage (Large) for $167
+ you can even take it to the Thunderdome!

+ Magnus VPH-10 2-Way Pan/Tilt Head for $28
+ the thumbnail, from a distance, looks like it might be an espresso machine accessory 🙂

+ Vello EZ-Flip Gel Set for $12

+ Spider SpiderPro Hand Strap (Cream) for $20
+ cream color scheme, you don’t get a bowl of cream with it!

+ F/Stop Reusable 3-Layer Cotton Adult Face Mask for $5 in three color options
+ volume discount: buy 2+ masks, and the price drops to $4 per mask

FriYAY is here and that means the B&H Photo daily deals last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET with the usual Fri PM to Sat PM Sabbath closing…

+ Manfrotto Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Legs with Mid-Level Spreader (100/75mm Bowl) for $520 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ Tamrac Pro Compact 1 Camera Bag (Black) for $10

+ Ruggard Lux Strap Plus with Quick Hitch Connector for $10

+ Apexel 4-in-1 Cell Phone Camera System for $18
+ if you like to collect small accessories, there’s plenty of them in here 🙂

+ Sensei Optical Cleaning Spray with Premium Lens Cloth, two options, $7 or $8

+ SaraMonic Vmic Stereo Camera-Mount Stereo Condenser Microphone for $29