Archives for 2021

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…

It’s Hoya time at the Adorama dailies, good until Saturday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) you can get the new condition Hoya SOLAS IRND 0.9 62mm Infrared Neutral Density Filter for $30 with free US shipping…

Meanwhile among the Friday Woot daily deals there’s a sale on open-box HP Ink bundles while at the Best Buy dailies they have the 14TB WD Easystore external USB 3.0 HDD going for $220…

Speaking of storage, plenty of options at the Friday NewEgg dailies along with the Galaxy Note 20 5G and Logitech Lightspeed on sale…

Not a daily deal but part of the longer-running offers at the Amazon USA Gold Box you can get the new condition Forehead thermometer for $10, fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get free shipping. You can buy as many as you want. It averages 4.7 out of 5 based on nearly 48,000 customer ratings as of the time of writing… It is powered by two AAA batteries…

And we close with a freebie! Since I can’t buy you all a coffee, I can …outsource the buying to the Lucky Rewards program. During this weekend, you can get a free tin of Coca Cola with Coffee. They have two flavor options for your freebie, Dark or Caramel… As you may recall, a few months ago Coca Cola paid $5 billion to buy British coffee chain Costa Coffee, so of course there’s a union of the two towers… Wait until they come up with Coca Cola Cappuccino and Coca Cola Latte 😉 It will make you crave Crystal Pepsi 😉

FriYAY is here and as usual the B&H daily deals are good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET with the usual Sabbath closing (Fri PM to Sat PM; check their website for exact hours):

+ GVM 7S RGB LED On-Camera Video Light with Wi-Fi Control for $40

+ 1TB Wise Advanced CFast 2.0 Memory Card for $499

+ Avoda Multi-Purpose Adjustable Laptop Stand (Apple Gray) for $17
+ and yet they look like …eye-glasses!

+ Browning Dark Ops Pro XD Trail Camera for $120

+ Camrade run & gun Bag (Small) for $69
+ Don Nelson’s Golden State Warriors NOT included
+ no, not Steve Kerr’s either
+ but you’ll probably get Luke Walton’s 😉

+ Porta Brace AH-2.5 Padded Audio Harness for $100

+ Magnus Tablet/Smartphone Tripod Mount for $8

+ flash deal: Samsung The Frame LS03T 32″ Class HDR Full HD Smart QLED TV for $428 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ next flash deal: no teaser as of the time of writing

Thursday, aka ThirstDay is here, and we have a new 6-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tenba Cooper 6 Messenger Bag with Leather Accents (Gray) for $50
+ “Agent Cooper” edition still not available!

+ Manfrotto Gimbal 220 Pro Kit for $250 after a $150 off automatic in-cart coupon

+ Angler CatchLight Reflector for $99 with FREE Angler White Fabric for CatchLight Panel

+ BushNell Legend Ultra HD 10×25 Binoculars for $110

+ Jupio BP-955 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.4V, 4900mAh) for $50

+ Sennheiser earphones for $15

Meanwhile at the Adorama daily deals [change Thursday at 10am ET] you can get:

+ Godox VL150 150W LED Video Light for $299

+ Vanguard VEO 2 235AB 5 Section Aluminum Tripod with VEO 2 BH-50 Ball Head for $70

Hump Day is a 7+2 day at the B&H Photo daily deals, seven daily deals plus two flash deals! Good until 11:59pm ET on Thursday 3/10/21 as follows:

+ Tamrac Goblin Body Pouch 1.0 for $6 in four color options
+ these are small enough for nesting-doll-style bag-inception!

+ Inovatic Pro Monitor Mount for $169

+ Edelkrone FlexTILT Head 2 Pan/Tilt Camera Head for $99

+ GVM 560AS Bi-Color LED Studio Video 2-Panel Light Kit for $159 with FREE Softbox (11″ square)

+ Logan Graphics 450-1: 40″ Artist Elite Mat Cutter for $135

+ Sachtler Rolling U-Bag for $140

+ 18TB WD UltraStar DC HC550 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5″ Internal HDD for $385
+ just don’t forget a multi-tier multi-level backup strategy 🙂

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Davis and Sanford Vista Voyager Tripod with FZ10 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head for $89
+ that’s $7 per word (of the full model name)

+ starts 12pm ET: Sony A8H 55″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV
+ price before sale $1698

Meanwhile at the Adorama daily deals [change Wednesday 10am ET] you can get the Air Selfie AIR PIX Portable Pocket-Size 12MP HD Flying Camera with Smartphone Control for $80 with free US shipping…

Hooray-hooray it’s a LENS DAY at the Monday 3/8/21 B&H Photo daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out…

+ Sigma 40mm f1.4 DG HSM ART in your choice of Canon EF, Nikon F or Sony E for $949

+ Tiffen VND filters, 72mm or 77mm or 82mm, $40 to $60 depending on size

+ lensaholics of the world unite and take over!
+ 41 options of Vello Lens adapters, $12 to $69, covering all sorts of combinations and permutations
+ the dream of the 90s is alive, any lens on any camera [almost]

+ Tamrac Quick Release Suede Microfiber Shoulder Strap (Black) for $10

+ Impact Luxbanx Duo Small Strip Softbox (12 x 36″) for $55 with FREE Impact Fabric Grid for Small Strip Luxbanx (12 x 36″) included by B&H automagically during the promotion

+ Manfrotto MT190CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber Tripod for $300 after $150 off automatic in-cart coupon

+ Zoom H1n 2-Input / 2-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Onboard X/Y Microphone for $70

+ flash deal: Manfrotto Noreg Camera Backpack-30 for $90

+ next flash deal: CamBee VL30B 30W Video LED Light
+ price before sale $199

+ find them all at the B&H Photo daily deals…

UPDATE #1: it’s Nikon time at the Woot daily deals but NO, not the cameras and lenses. It’s a sale on refurbished Nikon optics, an ACULON A30 bino for $50 and a ACULON A11 laser rangerfinder for $105… They come with a 90-day Woot warranty…

Also at Woot, the main deal is a 14″ EVOO Windows laptop with a 1-year Office 365 for $190, and under “Computers” there’s a refurbished HP EliteBook for $480…

It’s a jam-packed Sunday at the B&H Photo daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out)…

+ SpiderCamera SpiderPro Hand Strap (Kodiak) for $20

+ GenAray Ultra-Thin Bicolor 144 SMD LED On-Camera Light for $40

+ LEDgo Bi-Color Flood Shoot-Through LED Ring Light for $119

+ Manfrotto Befree Rear Access Advanced Camera and Laptop Backpack V2 (Black) for $80
+ V2? are camera bags getting firmware updates now too? #joke

+ 64GB Lexar Professional CFexpress Type-B Memory Card with USB 3.1 Reader for $100

+ Moza Air 2 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $299

+ DataColor SpyderX Pro Colorimeter for $100
+ DataColor SpyderX Elite for $170

+ see them all at the B&H Photo daily deals

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Lomography Experimental Lens Kit for M43rds for $20

+ flash deal starts 12pm ET: Slik PRO CF-633 Carbon Fiber Tripod with PBH-535AS Ball Head
+ the product listing has options with 3 or 4 legs; I do not know which one(s) will be on the flash deal
+ price before sale $325 (either option)

Meanwhile at the Adorama daily deal (changes Sunday 10am ET) it is mainstream-magic cable time, the Monster Cable UltraHD Black Platinum 4K High Speed 9′ HDMI Cable with Ethernet+Indicator Lights going for $45…

UPDATE #1: the latest Adorama daily deal [changes Monday at 10am ET] is the new condition NiSi 77mm Special Edition ND Circular Filte Kit (with Microfiber Cloth) going for $190 with free US shipping…

UPDATE #2: the DiscountMags weekend sale this time around includes one photo-related title, 1-year subscription to “Outdoor Photographer” for $4.87 per year. This is the printed magazine delivered to physical USA addresses without auto-renewal. Various other related and semi-related magazines are also on sale…

Among the Saturday 3/6/21 Best Buy dailies you can find a sale on Saramonic Roadieographer Kits. Yes, that’s roadie-o-grapher, not radiographer 🙂 Three options are available ranging from $139 to $279 and they include tripods, gimbals, backpacks and such…

Also at their Saturday dailies, they have the 256GB Sandisk Ultra Plus microSDXC for $45 and a sale on Hampton Peace Wifi smart lights and plugs. There’s also an offer on a 1-year subscription (six devices) of the NordPass Password Manager for $40…

Tracking everything is the name of the game and so is the theme in the Friday 3/5/21 Meh daily deal, a 5-pack of TrackR Pixel bluetooth tracking little things with extra batteries going for $5. Free shipping for paying Meh-meh-meh-mehmbers…

Next up, as usual, the Friday round of B&H daily deals runs until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (with the usual e-closing Friday PM to Saturday PM):

+ Browning Strike Force 850 Extreme Trail Camera for $80

+ Celestron 10×50 Granite Binoculars for $270

+ SirUI VSK-3 Video Survival Kit for $80

+ Tamrac Anvil T0375 M.A.S & M.O.L.L.E Modular Accessory Slim Belt (Medium) for $7
+ LOL the name is longer than the product size 😉
+ optionally buy it TOGETHER with the Tamrac Arc Lens Case 1.3 for $13

+ Vizio TXCH12X-C3 Ultra-Slim High-Speed HDMI Cable (12′) for $5
+ of course you are not a proper A/V-phile unless you pay triple figures for “magic cables”

+ Sony WF-SP800N Noise-Canceling True Wireless In-Ear Sport Headphones for $134 after automatic in-cart coupon; in two colors
+ not compatible with the E-mount or the Minolta A-mount 😉

Thirst-DAY is here and with it we have six B&H Photo daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Metz transceivers, receivers and kits, six options, $33 to $100

+ LumeCube Bi-Color LED Light and Power Bank for $90

+ FeelWorld F6 Plus 5.5″ 4K HDMI Monitor for $120

+ EdelKrone SliderPLUS v5 Long for $369

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

+ NetGear PLW1010 PowerLINE 1000 Wi-Fi Network Adapter and Access Point (Essentials Edition) for $70

UPDATE #1: among the Thursday Best Buy dailies they have the 8TB Seagate Backup Plus Hub external HDD for $130 and the 500GB Sandisk Extreme NVMe SSD (USB-C) for $90…

UPDATE #2: speaking of storage, at the NewEgg dailies they have the 12TB WD Elements desktop HDD going for $180 after entering promo code 93XQL62 in their shopping cart…

UPDATE #3: meanwhile at the Amazon USA Goldbox they have another variant of the RAVpower sale featuring three AC Wall USB-C chargers and one wireless pad for the iPhones…

UPDATE #4: the latest Adorama daily deal [changes Friday 10am ET] is the new condition Movo Photo GH600 Vertical Mount Heavy-Duty Carbon Fiber Gimbal Tripod Head with Arca-Swiss Quick-Release Plate going for $69 with free US shipping…

Hump Day is here upon us with a new six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Delkin DDMOUNT MINI Fat Gecko Mini Camera Mount for $20

+ Manfrotto MVMXPROA4US Aluminum XPRO Video Monopod+ for $140 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ GVM G100W Bi-Color LED Video Light Kit with Lantern Softbox for $239

+ Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz Ten-Core LGA 1200 Processor for $400

+ Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz Six-Core LGA 1200 Processor for $175

+ Camrade transPorter Case for Camcorders, Medium for $79, Large for $99

+ Hyper HyperCam HD for $30