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Gift Ideas: Headphones w/Bluetooth & Noise Cancelling

And now we have a tech gift idea round-up [why not?], whether it is for you, or for your friends and family and frenemies 😉 We are talking about one of the hottest items in the market, major name-brand large headphones with both bluetooth and active noise cancelling…

+ SONY WH-1000X M4 (aka Mark 4) for $248 in two color options at B&H Photo and Amazon and Adorama (which offers a FREE Morphie 20,800 mAh powerbank and a cleaning cloth)

+ BOSE Quiet Comfort 45 for $279 in two color options at B&H Photo and Amazon and Adorama

+ APPLE Airpods MAX for $479 (Apple Tax (but not Sales Tax) included in the price) in various color options at B&H Photo and Amazon
+ not on sale at Adorama

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: technology deals

GoPRO Hero 10 Black w/choice of FREEbies for $450

Surprise-surprise, this time around Adorama does not offer any freebies, while Amazon wins the “Freebies War” as they offer an extra GoPRO dual-charger [the standard kit does not include a charger, only a charging cable] and an extra GoPRO Hero 9 battery (I’m assuming it is compatible) with their GoPRO HERO 10 Black for the standard BF sale price of $450.

Finishing second in the freebies game is B&H Photo which offers the 128GB Lexar 1066x UHS-I U3 A2 V30 microSDXC…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Lowepro Slingshot SL 250 AW III for $60

Time-permitting we’ll have a proper “Bag the Bags” round-up but for now, we have a deal on one of the most popular/recognizable bags, the Lowepro Slingshot SL 250 AW III, on sale for $60 with free US shipping at B&H Photo until 11/28/21 or earlier if sold out… As of the time of writing Amazon and Adorama have it at the regular price of $100.

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Nikon Z5 Body with choice of FREEbies for $997

And we are back with another round of Black Friday postings! We start with Nikon’s Full Frame Inch 😉

The Nikon Z5 body only is down to $997, yes, a triple figure 35mm full frame mirrorless, but that’s not all!

Adorama has various FREEbie bundle options for the same price. You can find them all by clicking on the various options at the aforelinked listing:

+ Free Accessories kit includes shoulder bag, 64GB Lexar UHS-I SDXC, Ulanzi MT-11 Multifunctional Octopus Tripod with Ball Head

+ Essentials kit includes 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC, shoulder bag, extra battery

+ Free Software includes Corel Art Suite kit (Mac or PC), shoulder bag, 64GB Lexar UHS-I SDXC

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

50% off all DXo software until 11/29/21

This is a great deal that got buried in an avalanche of long BF posts, so I’m re-posting it for anyone who may have missed it!

If you are a fan of the DXo software, their official Dxo online shop is offering 50% off all their software as part of the Black Friday festivities. Offers end on 11/29/21…

This includes the refugee Nik Collection, DXo’s PhotoLAB and FilmLAB and PureRAW and ViewPoint and more…

Furthermore, they have combined-purchase bundles of two or more of their titles bundled together…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: apps and software Tagged With: ,

Panasonic G95 with 12-60mm OIS and FREE Accessory Options for $698

The Panasonic G95 with the 12-60mm f3.5-5.6 OIS lens is on sale during Black Friday dayz for $698 at authorized Panasonic USA dealers, but as it is often the case, Adorama has gone crazy with the FREE Accessory bundle options.

To keep this post at a reasonable size, I’m linking to one of the Panasonic G95 FREEbie bundles and you can find the rest by clicking on the tabs for the various other options over there…

+ Filter kit includes two Hoya NXT Plus filters (UV, CPL), 64GB Lexar UHS-II SDXC, camera bag

+ External Flash kit includes a CLAR 160 on-camera LED light, H&A on-camera microphone, shoulder bag, 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC

+ PC/Mac Software kit includes Corel Essentials Suite software, 64GB Lexar UHS-I SDXC, shoulder bag, Pro-Optic filter kit

+ if you are still sane after reading all these, then congratulations, you have EARNED the FREE bundled accessories 😉

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, panasonic Tagged With: , ,

Instant Savings on various Sony Lenses

If you are a fan of the Sony E-system or you have joined the party with the latest Black FRiday camera offers, well, you are in luck, because Sony is also having an Instant Savings sale on many of their E-system lenses, which you can find nicely listed at the Adorama website…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Panasonic GX85 Two Lens Kit (12-32/45-150) with Panasonic Half Fitted Case (OR other FREE accessories) for $598

Another “Feast Of Accessories” OR “One Name-Brand Accessory” choice drops upon you if you are interested in the Panasonic GX85 two lens kit that comes with the 12-32 f3.5-5.6 and 45-150mm f4-5.6 lenses for the Black Friday authorized dealer sale of $598.

Adorama, as usual, goes crazy with the FREE Accessory offers…

+ Option #1: the official Panasonic half-fitted case

+ Option #2: the VidPro AT-72 VentureMaxx 72″ Pro Aluminum Travel Tripod, Quick Release Ball Head

+ Option #3: the crazy bundle with a Slinger bag, 3+1 lens filters [there’s two lenses in the bundle after all], 64GB Sandisk Ultra SD, Corel software, and trinkets too

+ you can find all the options above, while the offers are running, through the Adorama GX85 root listing…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, panasonic Tagged With: , ,

Canon EOS-R body only with A Feast Of Accessories options for $1599

We have another body only type of a deal, this time with a feast of accessories! We are talking about the Canon EOS-R body only, of the full frame mirrorless kind, going for $1599 with the retailers going wild with the FREE accessories bundled with it:

At the B&H Photo website you get:

+ Rode VideoMic Camera-Mount Shotgun Microphone
+ Ulanzi VL-49 Rechargeable Mini RGB Light
+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ Canon EOS 200ES Shoulder Bag
+ Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 Ultimate for Windows (DVD with Download Card)

Then there’s the Adorama Vlogger kit:

+ RODE VideoMicro Compact On-Camera Microphone
+ Ulanzi W49 6000K Mini LED Light
+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ Tamrac Jazz Shoulder Bag 50 v2.0
+ Corel Photo Video Art Suite Software Kit
+ Peak Design Camera Cuff Wrist Strap
+ Flashpoint FPX-BK-S2 Straight Bracket with Dual Shoe
+ screen protector
+ cleaning kit

OR if you don’t want the small things but prefer to get an actual name-brand tripod instead, Adorama has the spartan Tripod kit:

+ Vanguard VEO 2 235AB 5 Section Aluminum Tripod with VEO 2 BH-50 Ball Head
+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ that’s it here 🙂

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: canon, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Fuji GFX 50R body only for $2999 [MF]

And now our Medium Format Deal of the Week, also part of the Black Friday action, the new condition Fuji GFX 50R medium format body only is down to $2999 at authorized Fuji dealers including B&H Photo and Amazon and Adorama…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: fuji, MF LF and Digital Backs Tagged With: , ,

Black Friday at Barnes and Noble

Barnes and Noble has survived the ebook turmoil and they too are running their Black fRiday specials including:

+ 50% off print books for all ages
+ get a $10 e-gift card for every $100+ you buy in Barnes and Noble gift cards
+ buy 1, get 50% the 2nd collectible edition
+ FREE LEGO Harry Potter book type thing with $50 LEGO Harry Potter purchase
+ $30 off the 10-inch Nook HD Lenovo tablet
+ 50% off Criterion Collection

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

85% off near site-wide sale at CreativeLIVE

CreativeLIVE has gone wild. As part of the Black Friday festivities, they are offering 85% off nearly site-wide, on almost all the classes they offer. The price you see on the individual class page is the price you pay. No coupon code needed…

Note however that a small number of classes/bundles are not eligible for the discount because of prior agreements/arrangements with the instructors…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

Adorama launches Top 100 Black Friday Deals

If you are drowning in Black Friday information overload, Adorama has your back. They have just now published their Top 100 deals for Black Friday 2021, so you can peruse without the risk of drowning in a sea within a sea of deals 🙂

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

1-Year of CreativeLIVE Season Pass for $99 after coupon {ends Friday 3pm ET}

Time is of the essence for this offer. Running until Black Friday 11/26/21 at 3pm eastern time, coupon code FRIDAY99 gets you a 1-Year prepaid CreativeLIVE Creator Pass for $99. That’s 365 days of access to almost all the classes on their website. The offer price is only for one year (12 months) of a subscription.

A small number of classes are excluded from the Creator Pass (aka Netflix-style watching) due to prior arrangements with the instructors…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN for $250 [Leica L]

If you are a fan of the Leica L system, you are in luck! Adorama is offering the new condition Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN contemporary for the Leica L system for $250 with free US shipping. Only the Leica L is on sale at this price.

This along with the other Adorama daily deals run until Saturday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Flashpoint XPLOR 600 HSS TTL Battery-Powered Monolight with Built-in R2 2.4GHz Radio Remote System – Bowens Mount (AD600 TTL) for $499

+ Slidgo X6 8.5″ Electric Scooter with Wider Deck and Higher Bar for $349

+ Godox MoveLink M2 Compact 2-Person Digital Wireless Microphone System for Cameras & Smartphones with 3.5mm (2.4 GHz) for $139

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

NewEgg launches their Black Fwidae too

NewEgg is in the game too, they have launched their Black Friday specials as well. As usual you can filter them by various product categories and sub-categories on their website… Time-permitting I will digest these later on…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: storewide deals

Fuji X-E3 body for $560 OR with 23mm f2 for $760 OR with 18-55/2.8-4 XF for $800

The Fuji X-E4 ($850 body only) is the latest model, but if you prefer to pay less for the Fuji X-E3, it is one of the Amazon Black Friday offers, buried in the Content Creators sale, which was buried in our Amazon Black Friday round-up 😉

So, the Fuji X-E3 is on sale for $560 as body only, for $760 with the 23mm f2 R WR lens, and $800 with the 18-55 f2.8-4 XF lens… You can find all the options interlinked at the same root listing page…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

Black Friday arrives at Amazon USA

Black Friday (aka 11/26/21) has arrived at the Amazon USA website including:

+ what they call a Content Creators sale that includes:
++ Fuji X-E3 body for $560, with 23/2 R WR for $760, w/18-55 for $800
++ seven Rokinon prime lenses
++ DJI Mavic Mini Combo for $299
++ GoPro HERO10 Black with Dual Battery Charger + Battery for $450
++ four tripod-y things

+ two pages of PC Components and Accessories, from $14 to $430, including WD, Crucial, ASUS, Thermaltake, Intel, Gigabyte, MSI, Corsair, and more

+ two pages of Laptops, Desktops and Monitors, from $120 to $2430, with Dell, Acer, Sceptre, LG, Alienware, CyberPowerPC, AOC, ASUS, MSi, BenQ, iBuyPower, Razer, Skytech, Viewsonic, HP, and more

+ Amazon’s own hardware including Fire TV stick for $20, Echo Dot (4th gen) for $30, Echo Show, Kindles, etc

+ Samsung Galaaxy Tab S7 and S7+ from $500 to $730, 14 options

+ Anker charging things from $7 to $110

+ six pages of real-world watches from $16 to $390
+ by “real world” I mean non-smartwatches 🙂

+ networking gear sale, $14 to $350, from the usual suspects

+ powered toothbrushes and Waterpik Sonic Fusion and such, because a nice clean smile is more authentic than Photoshop? 😉

+ Ninja blenders and other cooking things

+ Keyboard, Mice and Such, from $11 to $148
+ also Samsung SSD sale

+ all the usual consumer electronics, TV, audio, video, shiny coffee machines, shiny kitchen machines, etc

+ over 220 Kindle Best Selling eBooks
+ if you like bang for the buck ebooks, for $6 you can get a Kindle-crashing 4855 pages (!!!), eight books in the Sarah J. Maas “Throne of Glass” book series
+ that’s over 800 pages per $1 😉

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: ,

Black Friday arrives at Best Buy as well

Black Friday has also arrived at the Best Buy website which includes a dedicated “Apple Shopping Event”… Bubbles with the various product categories are shown, and yes, there is one for Cameras and such…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: storewide deals

Leica TL2 with 18-56mm for $2495 [OR USED TL2 Body Only for $1422]

Per the Fairness Doctrine, we must needs also mention a Leica offer and we have one with a “free lens” promotion, it is the new condition Leica TL2 with the 18-56mm f3.5-5.6 Vario-Elmar-T lens going for $2495 at B&H Photo in either black or silver. You are also eligible for a 1-year LHSA membership (via rebate, details over there)…

On the other hand, if you don’t want the kit lens and you are comfortable with used Leica digital cameras, used prices start at $1422 (condition 9 with scuffs and marks) at B&H Photo…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: leica, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC (170MB/s) for $28

Black Friday is often about the Big Ticket items (eg see previous post) but let’s not forget the utilitarian! For example, SDXC cards!

As part of the Black Friday festivities, one of the popular sizes, the 128GB is on sale. That’s the 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC (up to 170MB/s) UHS-I on sale for $28 with free US shipping at B&H Photo and Amazon and Adorama…

OR you can get the 512GB for $100, 256GB for $55, or the 64GB for $16. If you want UHS-II, the 128GB version goes for $190, while the 64GB for $100. Speeddom isn’t free 🙂

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

Black Friday at the official Canon stores

Black Friday has arrived at the official Canon USA store…

As it is often the case, some of the bang for the buck offers can be found among their refurbished products, which you can find by using your browser’s in-page search function to look for “refurbished” at their Special Offers page…

But it’s not just Canon USA that is having Black Friday sales. You can also find sales at the following Canons:

+ Canon Germany

+ Canon UK

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Black Friday at KEH Camera: 10% off many items! {also 365-day warranty instead of 180-day}

Black Friday has arrived at KEH Camera with a 10% off coupon code BF21A that covers many items sold on their website EXCEPT:

+ EXCLUDED items below:
+ NEW condition
+ USED Like New
+ USED Like New Minus
+ Leica-branded products
+ EXCLUDED items above

OR you can easily test their coupon in their shopping cart and see whether it works or not…

The offer expires on Cyber Monday 11/29/21 at 11:59pm ET…

Another benefit of KEH Camera during the holiday shopping season: typical 180-day warranty is automagically upgraded to a 365-day warranty on items purchased until 12/31/21. There’s no action/coupon needed for this, it happens automagically based on the purchase date…

The warranty extension offer is only for items that were previously eligible for the 180-day warranty. For example products in the “AS IS” condition are not eligible for any warranty…

When you consider the price of a warranty for used items, and combined with the 10% off coupon, this can get you a good deal.

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: , ,

Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary for $299 [E/L/m43/EF-M]

As usual, the Friday round of B&H Photo daily deals runs until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but the website does not accept orders, as usual, Fri PM to Sat PM {check their website for details)…

The extra time can be handy because it is a LENS DAY of the mirrornyet kind. For $299 with free US shipping, you can get in new condition the Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporiary lens in your choice of Sony E, M43rds, Leica L or Canon EF-M…

The rest of the B&H Photo deals du jour are:

+ DJi Mini SE with Outdoor Accessory Combo Kit for $356

+ GVM LED lights, six options, $15 to $229

+ MeFOTO BackPacker Travel Tripods for $50 in eight options

+ Apple Mac Mini Mac mini for $429

+ Acer 15.6″ ConceptD 3 Ezel Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Laptop for $999 with FREE Bitdefender
+ 360° Hinge, Active Stylus Pen
+ 2.6 GHz Core i7 6-Core (10th Gen)
+ 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
+ 15.6″ 1920 x 1080 IPS Matte Touchscreen

+ Intel internal SSDs, five options, $42 to $165

+ flash deal ends Friday 10am ET: 18TB WD Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $300 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ flash deal starts Friday 10am ET: WD 6TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , , ,

DiscountMags Black Friday

DiscountMAGs has also launched their Black Friday sales! Most of them are printed magazines delivered by USPS mail, but at the end of the list there are also some digital subscriptions delivered by Zinio, so do pay attention to each offer to make sure you are getting the delivery method you wish.

There’s one photography magazine, “Smart Photography” (6 issues per year, digital subscription by Zinio) for $6.07 per year… They also offer VideoMaker (print magazine) for $7.25 per year… Among others, Consumer Reports (print magazine) for $16 per year…

Elsewhere on Black Friday, Monoprice has launched their Black Friday deals where you can find more of the utilitarian kind of offers, such as low-price quality cables and such…

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

B&H and Adorama launch Black Fridays

And so it begins! Both Adorama and B&H Photo have launched their Black Friday pages and deals…

More details as I start digesting them…

Hide your e-wallets, the deals are e-coming!

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: storewide deals

20% off select categories with eBay coupon

The eBay website is offering a Black Friday coupon, 20% off on select product categories using coupon code PINBF2021 in their shopping cart. Maximum discount $50 using this coupon.

Better yet, the coupon can be used up to FIVE times per eBAY account until 12/10/21

You can see all eligible categories and such at the offer’s Terms and Conditions…

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: , ,

Thur: WD, Sandisk, Lexar, Crucial, Neewer, Etc

Thanksgiving Day is a busy day at the Amazon USA Gold Box that includes among others:

+ two pages of Sandisk and Lexar memory cards including SD, microSD, flash drives, CF Express, Compactflash, etc
+ a total of 31 options are available
+ including 256GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC (up to 170MB/sec) for $48

+ two pages of WD, Lexar and Crucial sales including portable HDDs, external SSD, desktop HDDs, Synology NAS, WD Red, QNAP, G-Tech, internal SSD, Toshiba, etc
+ a total of 38 options are available

+ Camera & Photo Accessories, 25 options, from $19 to $210

+ lots of Amazon’s own house-brand electronics

+ and more!

MEANWHiLE at the NewEgg dailies you can get a $100 DoorDash e-gift card for $90…

Then there’s a Thanksgiving sale at Woot that includes a 36pk of AmazonBasics AAA batteries for $7…

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

Thur: DJi, SpyderX Colorimeters, Lowepro SL250 AW III, Sandisk, Lowel, Laptops, Etc

Happy Thanksgiving with a new set of B&H Photo daily deals running until 11/25/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Lowepro Slingshot SL 250 AW III Camera Bag (Gray) for $50
+ Bag the Bag!

+ SpyderX Pro Colorimeter for $100
+ SpyderX Elite Colorimeter for $150

+ Sandisk storage soup sale, 7 options, in-cart coupon discount
+ includes SDXC, CFast 2.0, Compactflash, CF Express Type B and external USB-C

+ DJI Ronin-SC Gimbal Stabilizer for $199 after in-cart coupon

+ DJi Osmo Mobile 3 Smartphone Gimbal Combo Kit for $69 after in-cart coupon

+ 13.3″ MacBook Air with Retina Display for $729
+ Early 2020, Gold
+ 1.1 GHz 10th Gen Intel Core i3 Dual-Core, 8GB LPDDR4X, 256GB PCIe SSD
+ 13.3″ 2560 x 1600 Retina IPS
+ Integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics

+ Acer and Lenovo laptops, 4 options, $600 to $999
+ per the OS Fairness Doctrine 😉

+ Sunpak Action Camera Accessory Kit for $3
+ you know you can’t resist “camera accessory kits” even though you have a room full of them 😉

+ flash deal: Lowel Go Lite Compact LED Light for $25

+ flash deal starts 12pm ET: Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone

November 24, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros II Black and White Negative Film, 135 Roll Film, 36 Exposure for $7

A new set of Adorama daily deals is running, good until Thursday 11/25/21 at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros II Black and White Negative Film, 135 Roll Film, 36 Exposure for $7

+ SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wired Gaming Headset with ClearCast Detachable Microphone for Playstation for $40

+ VIOFO A119 V3 Car Dash Camera, 2560×1600, 30fps for $75

+ VIOFO A129 Pro 4K UHD 2160p Dual Band Wi-Fi Front Dash Camera with GPS Module for $149

November 24, 2021 Filed Under: fuji Tagged With: