Archives for May 2021

Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 65mm f1.4 Manual Focus (Fuji GF) for $599

Arthur C. Clarke wrote lesser known book, Randezvous with AdoRama and there until Thursday at 10am ET we have a 4-pack of offerings, one of which is a lens, a Fuji …Girl Friend 🙂

+ Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4 for Fuji GF, a manual focus lens, going for $599
+ only available in Fuji GF

+ DJI Ronin-S for $399
+ wasn’t there a Ronin movie at some time in the past? or in the future? I’m a little unstuck in time these days and I lost my sonic screwdriver 😉

+ Lenovo 500 Full HD USB Webcam for $33

+ H&A Professional USB Microphone for $50

Meanwhile among the Wednesday Amazon USA Gold Box offers there’s a sale on GooDee video projectors, and stylish TeaForte teas, most of them samplers in presentation boxes, would make nice gifts for all occasions, even better a random unexpected pick-me-up type of gifts. There’s also an adorable cherry-blossoms design resuable ceramic 12oz cup with included tea infuser for $14… Also great as a gift or even as home or office decor 🙂

NExt up at the Wednesday Best Buy dailies we have the return of the Sunpak 12″ Bi-Color Ring Light Kit with BOYA Lavalier Microphone and Bluetooth Remote all together going for $60… More there, 15% off on Bath & Body Works gift cards, universal tablet stand, sit-n-stand dual-monitor desk converter type of a thing, Apple cases, a basic 5-cup $10 coffee machine and such…

Wedn: GVM, Pixel 3XL, Tamrac Anvil, Celestron, Sunpak, Wise Advanced CFX Type-C, APC, Etc

And just like that, it’s Wednesday again, and this round of B&H Photeau daily deals is good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tamrac Anvil T0300 M.A.S. & M.O.L.L.E Modular Accessory Belt for $8 in three size options
+ fun fact: the product name is longer than the actual product (when you expand the acronyms) 😉

+ unlocked Google Pixel 3 XL for $230 to $330
+ options include 64GB or 128GB
+ options for unlocked status as well, real unlocked, Sprint unlocked (the cheapest) and Verizon unlocked
+ this gets you the new Android developer preview, but it won’t get the 2022+ versions of Android (through the official Google Update process)

+ Sunpak TravelMaster Professional 63″ Reverse Folding Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $80
+ CAUTION: reverse folding tripods may create mini black holes

+ Wise Advanced CFexpress USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Card Reader for $40

+ GVM LED Ring Light Soft Light 600S for $119

+ APC Back-UPS BN450M for $55 minus 27% off in-cart coupon making it around $40 [using head-math, use calculator or shopping cart for exact price]

+ CAD U37 USB Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Recording Microphone (Champagne) for $30 with FREE THRONMAX Stream Go X1 1080p Webcam included automagically by B&H

+ flash deal ends 2pm ET: Celestron 10×50 Granite Binoculars for $270

+ no teaser for next flash deal

Tuesday: Star Wars, NixPlay 10″ digiframe

Yes, today is Star Wars Day and it’s a Star Wars headliner at the Best Buy daily deals with various Force-sensitive offers. But that’s not all, they also have the 256GB Sandisk Extreme PLUS microSDXC for $58 and a couple of portable HDDs.

Meanwhile the headliner at the Amazon USA Gold Box is also a Star Wars sale but of camera-n-photo interest there’s the Nixplay 10.1 Inch Smart Digital Picture Frame for $142~ with free US shipping…

Flashpoint eVolv Flash Kit, Manfrotto for DJI, Dual-Monitor Stand

Not another lens day but still another trio of offers in the current Adorama daily deals running until Wednesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro TTL Pocket Flash Kit With Multi Charger and LED Light for $349

+ Mount-It! Articulating Dual Monitor Desk Stand for $63

+ Manfrotto Aviator D1 Backpack for DJI Phantom Quadcopter for $60

Tuesday: Tenba, Ringflash, GVM, Sirui, Reflektor, Panasonic 3LCD, Etc

ToozDay aka TunesDay is here and we start with the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tenba Solstice Sling Bag (7L, Blue) for $45
+ it has a nice distinctive color
+ bag the bag!!!

+ Vello Ringbox Ringflash Adapter for $30

+ Impact 5-in-1 Collapsible Circular Reflector Disc (42″) for $22
+ true fact: reflectors are so popular even Arcade Fire wrote a song about them 😉

+ SirUI PB-10 Multi-Axial Panoramic Head for $69 after a $15 mail-in rebate

+ GVM Teleprompter TQ-M for Tablets and Smartphones with Remote Control & App for $129
+ the start of your political career!

+ Auray SS-4420 Steel Speaker Stand for $12
+ not sure how this works for human speakers, mayhaps they mean audio speakers? who knows – check the user manual to be sure 😉

+ Panasonic PT-LW375U 3600-Lumen WXGA 3LCD Projector for $449
+ because every flat surface is your new TV/computer-monitor!

SLR Magic Cine Prime Lenses for Sony E and M43rds (and LitePanels Astra offer)

Hooray hooray it’s a triple lens day at the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals running until Wednesday 5/4/21 at 10am eastern or earlier if sold out. But there’s also one non-lens item:

+ Litepanels Astra 6X Bi-Color LED Panel, with V Mount Battery Bracket for $700 in your choice of V-mount or Gold-mount

+ SLR Magic Cine 10mm T2.1 HyperPrime for $249 in M43rds

+ SLR Magic Cine 35mm f1.2 for $199 in Sony E

+ SLR Magic Cine II 50mm f1.1 for $199 in Sony E

Monday: LumeCube 2.0 Professional Kit, Gitzo Century, Manfrotto, SpiderPro, Etc

Rumor has it, Monday got its name because the French were so disappointed the weekend was over they kept saying “Oh Mon Dieu, Oh Mon Dieu!” and that’s how Monday happened 😉 #NotFactChecked

Anyway to the Monday 5/3/21 B&H Photo daily deals we go, just one day before Star Wars Day 2021! These expire at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out; flash deals are by definition not running the whole day):

+ LumeCube 2.0 Professional 22-Piece LED Lighting Kit for $189

+ Manfrotto Aluminum Twin Leg Video Tripod with Ground Spreader for $330

+ SpiderPro Hand Strap for $20, two color options

+ refurbished TP-Link Archer A7 AC1750 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router for $30

+ AmazFit GTS 2e GPS Smartwatch for $100 after automatic in-cart coupon, three color options

+ Tascam DR-10L Micro Portable Audio Recorder with Lavalier Microphone for $125

+ Senal SMH-1200 Enhanced Studio Monitor Headphones for $60, three color options

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Gitzo Century Camera Traveler Messenger Bag (Black) for $100

+ next flash deal starts 12pm ET: no teaser yet

UPDATE: action at the Amazon USA Gold Box includes:

+ Kindle e-reader for $65 (with Ads, +$20 without ads)
+ option to get a 3-month free trial of Kindle Unlimited (does not change Kindle price)
+ this is the entry-point model but with more and more features coming down from the Paperwhite: touchscreen, front light, 8GB on-board storage, bluetooth audio BUT it is 167ppi (Paperwhite is 300ppi)
+ also on sale: Fire Kids tablets

+ FireTV stick 4K for $38
+ FireTV stick lite for $25

+ Coredy robotic vacuums (aka pet toys)

+ Prime-only discounts on Echo Show 5

Sunday: GVM, Miggo, Pixel 3, Hoya Solas, Fat Gecko

UPDATE #2: the new incarnation of the Adorama daily deal runs until Monday at 10am ET and it is the new condition Delkin Devices Fat Gecko Triple Suction Mount going for $60 with free US shipping… From a distance, it looks a bit like modern art 🙂

If it’s Sunday, it’s Meet the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ unlocked Google Pixel 3 (64GB storage, Verizon Unlocked, pinkish) for $150
+ this can get the current Android developer preview; Pixels 2 and earlier cannot; Pixels 3 and newer can;

+ Miggo Splat SLR Flexible Mini Tripod (Blue) for $15
+ tree brunch NOT included
+ Sunday brunch NOT included

+ Pelican ProGear 1810 LED Keychain Light (Black) for $6
+ keychain-lightpainters?

+ GVM On-Camera RGB LED Video Light with Bluetooth App Control and Power Supply for $99

+ Silicon Power 64GB Mobile C80 USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $17

+ Sensei CreepStop Band (Multi-Color 5-Pack) for $6
+ sadly these do not repel human creeps 😉

+ LensPen MiniPro Compact Lens Cleaner for $6

+ no flash deals today

MEanwhile at the current Adorama daily deals [change Sunday 10am ET] you can get the Hoya SOLAS 77mm Variable Neutral Density Filter (1.3-stops to 8.7-stops) for $150 with free US shipping…

UPDATE: photography magazines return with one representative at the DiscountMags weekend sale, it is a 1-year VideoMaker subscription for $8, US addresses, printed magazine delivered by mail, no auto-renewal. Lots of other non-photo magazines but 6-degrees-of-separation are available…