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Wedn: Neewer Lighting Gold Box sale returns (18 options)

They are back headlining the Wednesday Amazon USA Gold Box. Yes, camera-n-photo lighting accessory fans, it’s another 18-item Neewer Lighting Sale with prices ranging from $25 to $229~.

It includes ring lights, dimmable bi-color stand kits, tripods, background kits, and such. Too many to list here individually…

And of e-reading interest, they have over 80 ebooks in the Kindle daily deals…

Speaking of ebooks, you have until 8/13/21 at 11:59pm eastern time (it is a hard cutoff, no grace period) to claim a FREE (and without DRM) copy (ePUB and/or MOBI) of Lauren Shippen’s “The Infinite Noiseebook”. No, it’s not about digital noise, it’s fiction, something about X-Men type of superpowers but for psychologists or something like that {I haven’t read it} 🙂 This at the TOR website. You have to give them your email and be added to their email list; from which you can unsubscribe later on if you wish; they do have around one free ebook per month and it’s not a very noise emailing list.

August 11, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, lighting deals Tagged With:

Wedn: LEDgo, Davis & Sanford, 128GB Ultra SDXC, Etc

And just like that dear friends and enemies, we have reached Hump Day once again! If the earth was flat, would the same days keep returning? Obviously not!

We start with a new 6-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ 128GB Sandisk Ultra SDXC UHS-I Memory Card for $17

+ Davis & Sanford & Mumford & Sons ProVista 6510 Aluminum Tripod with V10 Fluid Head (65mm Bowl) for $70

+ LEDgo LG-E2686 Bi-Color LED Large Pad Light Kit with Eggcrate Grid and Bag for $99
+ actual eggs NOT included in the eggcrate 🙂

+ Moza Air 2 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $279
+ despite the name, this is not self-levitating 🙂

+ TetherTools ONsite USB Type-C 87W PD Battery Pack for $88

We have a new entry in the world of “Bag the Bags”. NewEgg itself! Among their Wednesday 8/11/21 Shell-Shocker daily deals they offer a 3-pack of NewEgg-branded black backpacks for $23 total… These are standard backpacks, not camera backpacks…

IF you are shopping from the EU, Amazon Germany is having a big AmazonBasics LED Light Bulb sale with two pages of offers, multi-packs of E27 (including Globe-style), E14, GU10, and B12. Most of the offers are the standard E27 size… Check color temperature and connector and power output before buying (as usual)…

MEanwhile at the WEDNesday WOOt dailies they have iPhones ($90 (iPhone 6s) to $830), Surface 3 tablets ($220 to $260), Peet’s Coffee, etc… The headliner is a $140 Lenovo 2-n-1 convertible Chromebook (MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, 11.6″ IPS 1366×768, 90-day Woot warranty, auto update expires June 2025, etc)…

August 11, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

B&H Financing Offer: 0% interest on $1849+ for 24 months

If you are planning a big camera(s) or lens(es) purchase or any other purchases (in a single receipt) at B&H, B&H Photo is having a limited time special financing offer. For purchases of $1849 or more, you get 24 months of 0% interest.

You MUST pay the full amount before/by the end of the 24 months. If the amount is not fully paid, you will be charged interest from the purchase date. So do this only if you are certain you can pay it off on time. Minimum monthly payments are required. Another option gives you 24 equal monthly payments, so by the end you’ll have paid the full amount automagically.

There are plenty of FAQS over there that answer questions about the offer. It is not stackable with the PayBoo (B&H refund your sales tax) BUT you can split the payment of order between the two offers with 12-month (or shorter) financing. The amount paid with PayBoo will get the PayBoo benefit (sales tax refund) and the amount paid with the B&H financing promotion will get the financing 0% promotion. Orders with longer than 12-month financing cannot be split-paid.

As usual, use credit wisely and judiciously!

August 10, 2021 Filed Under: financial Tagged With:

Pre-order the NOT-YET-Announced Samsung flagship phone with extras (from Samsung herself!)

Trying to jump ahead of the crowd, the official Samsung website is accepting reservation pre-orders of the yet to be announced Samsung flagship smartphone. This will be officially announced on Tuesday August 10 in 2021 at 10am eastern in an online-streaming Samsung Unpacked event.

The bonuses offered by Samsung are:

  • first 12 months of Samsung Care are included (with purchase of a 36-month Care plan)
  • up to an extra $100 in trade-in value
  • a yet to be revealed “extra special offer”

As this is a reservation pre-order, no prices or model names are revealed 🙂

PS: if I decide to live-tweet the Samsung Unpacked event, I will post an alert on this blog as well; do people still live-tweet things or is that a thing of the past nowadays? 🙂

August 10, 2021 Filed Under: samsung Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Acer Computer-y sale ( options)

If you are a fan of Acer computer-y gear, head on over to the Amazon USA Gold Box where until Tuesday 8/10/21 at 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out) they are having an ACER computer-y sale featuring 19 products including:

  • four monitor options
  • four laptop options (two are ChromeOS)
  • one rugged 8-inch tablet
  • three computer-y bags
  • various other things like keyboards, mice, USB-C dock, headsets, etc

Up to three per item per customer…

Speaking of Amazon, they are having a sale on Amazon brand coffee and tea products (K-Cups, latte/cocoa pods, mixed nuts, tea bags, etc)…

August 10, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Manfrotto Camera Cags, i3 Mac Mini for $499, Nanuk 920 (for a7R), GVM kit, Etc

Tuesday is here and we start with a new set of BH&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Manfrotto camera cages, three sizes, $140 to $200
+ optionally buy them with the Manfrotto baseplate for +$100

+ Apple Mac Mini for $499
+ 3.6 GHz Intel Core i3 Quad (8th Gen), 8GB (2666 MHz DDR4) RAM, Intel UHD Graphics 630, 256GB PCIe SSD, etc

+ Nanuk 920 cases, eight options, all for the Sony a7R, with lid foam, for $115

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

+ Magnus FT-P15 MiniFlex Flexible Tripod for Smartphones and Camera for $13

+ FLIR Scout TK Pocket-Size Thermal Monocular (9 Hz) for $419
+ caution: be prepared for the “is that a FLIR in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?” type of jokes 😉

August 10, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Rokinon 24/2.8 and 75/1.8 AF lenses for $469 [Sony E]

Running until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) is the current Adorama daily deal, the new condition Rokinon two AF prime lens kit going for $469 with free US shipping… It consists of the 24mm f2.8 and the 75mm f1.8 full frame lenses of the Sony E-mount system…

August 9, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Monday: 14TB WD HDD, Mefoto, Rotolight, Yololive, Etc

Monday is here with a new 6-pack of new B&H Photo daily deals good until 8/9/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ 14TB WD Elements desktop USB 3.0 external HDD for $260 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ Rotolight Video Conferencing Kit for $189

+ Mefoto GlobeTrotter Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod Kit (Blue) for $200

+ YoloLiv YoloBox Portable All-in-One Multi-Camera Live Streaming Encoder, Switcher, Monitor, and Recorder for $748
+ yes, YOLO goes LIVe 🙂

+ APC Back-UPS PRO BN1500M2 Battery Backup & Surge Protector for $160 after in-cart coupon

+ 32GB Kingston Data Traveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 flash drive for $4

On the alt-lighting front, the Meh daily deal is a 2-pack of Bright Basics Motion Activated Ultra Bright Wireless Sensor Light Bars for $15 with free shipping for paying Meh-members, or flat shipping for non-Meh-meh-meh-members…

Then we geaux to the Woot dailies where we find a VIVO desk headliner sale, along with a Sainsmart 3D sale, and Samsung watches ($100 to $130), and such…

A $200 off sale on select iPad PROs headlines the Monday Best Buy daily deals along with laptops, headphones, and a …shampoo puck…

A refurbished fully-unlocked Google Pixel 3A XL going for $85 is among the Monday NewEGG daily deals, one of the most affordable ways to get the latest official Android OS Beta version…

August 9, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

1-Year prepaid CreativeLIVE Netflix-style subscription for $105 after coupon

For a limited time, coupon code 30AUG gets you a 1-Year CreativeLIVE subscription for $105 for the first year (12 months). This is a Netflix-style subscription. The sale price is only for the first year of the subscription. A small number of classes are not included in the subscription (per CL agreements with the non-participating instructors)…

August 8, 2021 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

Sunday: Softbox kits, Tenba travel bags, Polaroid Quad

Sunday is here and there is a new 4-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until Sunday 8/8/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Vella Octo Softbox kits, four options, $28 to $49

+ Tenba Tools PAcklite Travel bags, four options, $14 to $20

+ Polaroid PL3100 720p Quadcopter for $80

+ Bose SoundSport Wireless In-Ear Headphones for $89

August 7, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

128GB Fuji Elite Performance SDXC for $25 w/FS

Happening now, at the Adorama daily deals until Sunday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out), you can have the new condition 128GB Fuji Elite Performance SDXC (UHS-I, U3, C10) for $25 with free US shipping. You can buy as many as you want at the sale price…

August 7, 2021 Filed Under: fuji, memory cards and storage Tagged With:

Feiyu Vlog, PortaBrace, Wooden Cam, Davis & Sanford, Parrot Drones, Chipotle, Etc [UPDATE]

As usual, the Friday B&H Photo daily deals last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (but orders are not accepted Friday PM to Saturday PM ~ check their website for exact times):

+ Davis & Sanford & Sons & Vista Explorer V Tripod with 3-Way Head for $18

+ Porta Brace HR-DSLR Padded Nylon Camera Harness (Black) for $45~

+ FeiYU VLOG Pocket Handheld Gimbal for $40~

+ Wooden Camera 1/4″-20 Cold Shoe Mount for $5

+ EzViz DB1C 1080p Wi-Fi Smart Doorbell for $50

+ Watson AC Power Extension Cord (16 AWG, Orange, 75′) for $20

Nom-nom at the Friday Best Buy dailies, you get 10% off on Chipotle gift cards… There’s $50 Nikon Aculor binos, a 27″ LG QHD IPS gaming monitor for $300, etc…

At the Friday Woot dailies there’s a Parrot drones sale ($180 to $440), and a $220 14″ HP Stream dual-core Windoze laptop among others…

Then at the Friday NewEGG dailies we find an Intel i7-11700k for $15 off, an Aukey 6-in-1 USB-C hub for $30 (with Ethernet port), a 3-pack of NewEgg-branded black woven shopping bags for $5, various laptops and storage options, and combined savings option on a 64GB Team microSDXC ($6.49 on its own)…

UPDATE: the current Adorama daily deal [changes Saturday 10am ET] is the
Manfrotto 67mm Circular ND500 Lens Filter offered for $20 with free US shipping…

Elsewhere, if you are participating in the Lucky’s rewards program (the grocery chain) you can claim a FREE tin of Sparkling Ice (with Caffeine)…

And if you are an Apple user, you will soon receive a bonus self-surveillance OS update. In a shocking twist, just as Apple was converting Android users to iPhone users, many of those tired of Google’s nonchalant and Adsense-y stance towards privacy, they drop this bomb. Needless to say, except for die-hard fanboys, the rest of the internet is ablaze. This is nothing short of a trojan horse to be abused by various regimes and governments and agencies around the world. It’s not like Apple is going to make dramatic principled stands when it comes to that: we already have plenty of examples of Big Tech rolling over to demands from Emperors and Czars all around the world in order to protect their profits…

Mayhaps the time is right to revisit the Linux phone? 🙂

August 6, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Minolta M35Z superzoom (35X optical) for $190

It’s Brand Resurrection Day today! After Kodak, we now have the Minolta brand name resurrection! The current Adorama daily deal (changes Friday 10am ET) is the new condition Minolta M35Z superzoom digital camera (35x optical, 20mp) offered for $190 with free US shipping…

BLOG PRO TIP: if you see a price that starts with a 4 and it is unusually high, it probably means I did not press the SHIFT key correctly, so instead of a dollar sign ($), I typed a four (4) 🙂

PRO TIP of The DAY: a 10 minute primer on the various SSD options…

August 5, 2021 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras Tagged With: ,

Thursday: Kodak Instant Cameras and Printers sale ($72 to $106)

Kodak (the camera brand, not the rapper) is making its return to the Amazon USA Gold Box with a 16-item instant photography sale with prices ranging from $72 to $106.

The sale includes various kits and color combinations including:

  • Mini Shot 3 Retro 2-in-1 instant-camera-printer
  • Mini 2 Retro wireless portable printer (P210R)
  • Mini 3 Square 3×3 Retro wireless portable printer (P300R)
August 5, 2021 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, printers and photo paper Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: GVM, Spider, Energizer, Manfrotto BeFREE, RotoLight, Etc

And just like that, THIRST-DAY is here, and the only safe thing to drink in the heatwave is of course water 🙂

We start at the B&H Photo dailies, running until 11:59mp ET (or earlier IFF sold-out):

+ Spider SpiderLight Dual Camera System for $110
+ you can make life as complicated as you wish; and pay for it 🙂

+ GVM LS-150D LED Daylight Video Light for $235

+ ManFrotto Befree Live Aluminum Video Tripod Kit with Twist Leg Locks for $180

+ RotoLight 10″ Arm & Clamp Kit for $70

+ Energizer Multi-Fit LCD Timer Remote Shutter Release for $15

+ Celestron LensPen Tool for $4

Blink security cameras, Mizuno footwear and new condition Microsoft Surface Duo dual-screen critters (LOCKED to AT&T LTE, $400 to $470, 1 year MSFT warranty) are among the Woot dailies for Thursday 8/5/21…

August 5, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Rokinon 35mm f1.4 auto focus for $489 [E]

Woo-Hoo-Hoo! It’s a LENZ-DAY at the Adorama daily deal, running until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) is the new condition Rokinon 35mm f1.4 AF for the Sony E system going for $489 with free US shipping…

ELSEWHERE at the Wednesday daily deals:

UPDATE: Apple TV 4K, 32″ LG UHD monitor, 32″ Tizen Samsung UHD TV, 256GB SAndisk Extreme PLUS microSDXC for $58 and more at the Best Buy dailies…

The Ryzen 5 5600X for $270 after promo code is among the NewEGG dailies…

A “PC Favorites sale” (random assortment of computer/tech items) is among the Woot dailies. Of those, the 11.6″ Lenovo Chromebook for $120 has sold out already…

MEANWHILE the current flash sale at CreativeLIVE is a “15 for 15” sale. Fifteen classes are offered for $15 each, for a limited time only…

IF you are a fund [EDIT: fund? what’s a “fund of”? why a hybrid of fan and fond of with a slice of typo!] of STACKSOCIAL, they are currently having a feast of coupons at the Stacksocial website as follows:

+ 60% off online courses with coupon ANNUAL60

+ 40% off apps and software with coupon ANNUAL40
+ if that no longer works, try ANNUAL30 for 30% off

+ 20% off gear and gadgets with coupon ANNUAL20
+ if that no longer works, try ANNUAL15 for 15% off

AND a new arrival at the Monoprice website, the new Dark Matter 27-inch gaming monitor (16:9, UHD, 180HZ,IGZO) is offered for $350 with free standard US shipping…

August 4, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: SteadiCAM, Porta, NatGeo Refractor, ReVo, Celestron, Etc

Hump Day is here once again, good until 8/4/21 at 11:59pm ET {or earlier IFF sold-out} you can have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ SteadiCAM Air 15 Monopod for $160
+ no, it does not levitate mid-air

+ PortaBrace Light Pack for Litepanels Astra 1×1 for $124
+ lighting gear deserves its own “bag the bags!”

+ National Geographic 50mm f/12 AZ Refractor Telescope for $35
+ with this, you also get to narrate 10 nature documentaries of your choice #FakeNews

+ Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter for $50
+ this looks so complicated I get dizzy by just looking at it 😉

+ ReVo Bi-Color Vlog Light with Phone Holder for $15
+ because our future careers are Patreon, SuperChats, Kofis, IndieGogos, TikToks, OnlyFans, GoFundMes and Venmos
+ I wish all these existing while this blog was actually functioning full-time

+ IndiPRO Micro-Series V-Mount Li-Ion Battery (98Wh) for $180 with FREE CHARGER
+ on the thumbnail it may look like an oxymeter, but it is decidedly NOT!

August 3, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Tuesday: Cambee, MeFoto, Fimi, Tiffen, Manfrotto, 7.6TB Glyph Blackbox, Etc

Tuesday, aka Toons-DAY aka Tunes-DAY is here with another round of B&H Photo daily deals:

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

+ MeFOTO RoadTrip Aluminum Travel Tripod Kit for $90

+ Tiffen Neutral Density/Polarizer Kit for DJI from $30 to $45

+ FIMI Palm 2 FPV Gimbal Camera Stabilizer for $174
+ no relation to FEMA 🙂

+ Manfrotto Ergonomic Handle and Accessory Bar for TwistGrip Smartphone Clamp for $30

+ 7.6TB Glyph Technologies Blackbox Plus USB 3.1 Type-C External Solid-State Drive for $1500

NEXT UP, at the Adorama daily deals [change Wednesday 10am ET] they have:

+ Ulanzi 96 LED On-Camera LED Light for $10
+ yes, just ten dollares

+ two Ulanzi vlogging accessorapalooza kits, $35 or $40

WHILE WALKING on EGGSHELLS we check upon the NewEGG dailies where a $25 VUDU e-gift card goes for $20 and there’s a $10 off on an INTEL i7, and a 256GB Samsung FIT (the tiny one) USB flash drive for $36 ~ among many others…

Outdoor outlets, CyberPower UPS, $100 Airpods 2, and extension cords are among the Woot dailies for Tuesday 8/3/21…

FOR THE eye-glass-o-graphers, the Meh daily-deal offers a 2-pack of PogoCAM wearable HD camera for glasses for $20 plus shipping [free for paying members]. Glasses NOT included. Just the chunky camera type thing…

August 3, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Rokinon 85mm f1.4 AF for $529 [E] or $629 [RF]

It’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deal, this round running until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Rokinon 85mm f1.4 AF lens for Canon RF for $629

+ Rokinon 85mm f1.4 AF lens for Sony E for $529

August 2, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Monday: Wifi Camera Controller, Spider Holster/Plate, RotoLight NEO2, APC, Nanuk, Viltrox 56/1.4 AF E for $209, Etc

Party On Wayne because Monday is a LENZ-DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 8/2/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Viltrox AF 56mm f1.4 E for $209
+ the sale is not available in the Fuji X and Canon EF-M options of the lens

+ Nanuk 933 cases, five color options, $119 each

+ RotoLight NEO 2 LED light for $180

+ Vello LW-500 Extendá Plus Wi-Fi Camera Controller for Select Canon, Nikon, and Sony Cameras for $99
+ for Lightroom and Capture One for $129

+ Spider SpiderLight Holster and Plate Box Set for $49

+ 2pk APC SurgeArrest 11-Outlet Surge Protector for $45 after an automatic $67 off in-cart coupon

THEN at the Amazon USA Gold Box we find an Aquasonic electric toothbrush kit for $25~, a NetGear sale (16 options, $24 to $361) and more…

FOR THE Europnealy inclined, Amazon Germany is having a Samsung EVO Select microSDXC sale featuring the 256GB card for 26 euro dollars (the 512GB for 64e, while the 64GB for 8.70 eurodollars)…

MEANWHILE CreativeLIVE is running a flash sale that offers 15 classes for $15 each… Not to be confused with microSD/SD/USB flash memory 🙂

August 2, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: , ,