Archives for May 2022

And just like that we’ve reached the half-way point of the mythical workweek, and with that we have a fresh set of B&H Photo dailies running until 6/1/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if-and-only-if they sell out:

+ Reikan FoCal Pro Lens Calibration for $86~

+ GVM Mini Waterproof RGB LED On-Camera Light for $79
+ because photo-graphy almost always need MOOOOOORE LIIIIIGHT

+ Nanuk 918 Case with Cubed Foam Insert for $100 in four color options after in-cart coupon

+ Delkin Fat Gecko Dual-Suction Camera Mount for $40
+ the PC name for this is “Delkin Festively Plumb Gecko” 🙂

+ Vanguard BBH-200 Ballhead for $100

+ Polsen MC-POD Dynamic Podcast/Broadcast Microphone for $50
+ because we’ve all become podcasters, vloggers, tik-tokkers, youtubers, onlyfansies, gamers, zoomers, skypers, slackers (both meanings intended), and internet-cooks by now 😉

They are not as common as Windows laptops but 17-inch Chromebooks have been shyly appearing the last couple of years. One such is the headliner of the WEdnesdaY Best Buy dailies. For $329 you can haz the 17.3-inch Acer Chromebook 317, with an IPS touch-screen 1080p display, Pentium Silver 6000, 8GB LPDDR4X, 64GB on-board, Wifi 6, Intel UHD, backlit keyboard, up to 10 hour battery life, card reader, both USB A and C ports, 4.85 lbs, full name CB317-1HT-P5PF.

Per the Chrome Auto-Update Policy page, this laptop is scheduled to receive updates until June 2029. This laptop came out in 2021, but remember, the expiration date is on the platform (processor, Pentium 6000 Silver in this case), not on the individual laptop model…

UPDATE: at the Wednesday Amazon USA box there is a sale for $20~ on Rocketbook Flip notebooks, and a sale on Kitchen-n-Dinin’ that includes a $42~ always-on hot-water kettle, very handy if you are burning the midnight (Photoshop) oil…

The hours keep rolling and now we have a new set of Adorama daily deals, this lot until Wednesday at 10am ET:

+ Slik Pro AL-323DX Tripod with SH-705E 3-Way Pan Head, for $70

+ Pivo Pod ONE- Smartphone Interactive Content Creation Pod for $80

+ Slinger Electronic Dry Cabinet (300L) for $559~

+ mic cable for $5

Game time at the Adorama daily deals, this lot running until Tuesday at 10am ET:

+ Microsoft Xbox Series S Console for $250

+ HYTE Revolt 3 ITX Small Form Factor Case with 700W Gold SFX Power Supply, White, for $150 after in-cart coupon

+ SteelSeries Level Up Gaming Bundle – Apex 3 Keyboard, Rival 3 Wireless Mouse and QcK Medium Mousepad for $35

+ SteelSeries Ultimate Gaming Bundle – Apex 3 Keyboard, Arctis 1 Gaming Headset, Rival 3 Wireless Gaming Mouse and QcK Cloth Gaming Mousepad for $100

MEANWHiLE at the Monday Amazon USA Gold Box there’s a sale on UGREEN chargers and enclosures and such, and Anker Nebula projectors, and such (eg Fire TV Stick for $25)…

At the Monday B&H Photo daily deals they have these offers running until 11:59pm ET:

+ Vello White Balance Cards set for $20
+ three sizes included

+ GVM Bi-Color Edge Video LED Soft Light (10″) for $99

+ 128GB Lexar Professional 1066x UHS-I SDXC for $20~ after coupon
+ 128GB Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC for $113 after coupon

+ Polsen RM-800 Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone for $100

+ Case Logic 15-16″ Laptop Sleeve (Heather Rose) for $10

+ JBL Charge 4 Portable Bluetooth Speaker for $110

Sunday is here and with it we have a new set of B&H Photo daily deals running until 5/29/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier IFF sold-out:

+ DataColor ColorReader EZ Color Matching Tool for $39

+ Revo Clip-On Vlog Light for Smartphones and Tablets for $8

+ LANparte Starter LED Ring Light Kit with Stand & Smartphone Holder (10″) for $20

+ Bose Soundbar 700 for $569

+ AUsounds true wireless for $15

+ Furman PST-8 Digital Power Station for $100

Speaking of power, the Meh daily deal for Sunday is a 2-pack of Aduro Power-UP Passenger 5-port USB car chargers with backseat betty clip for $16 plus shipping (free S&H for paying MEH-members).

MeanwhiLe the headliner of the Sunday Best Buy dailies is a 18TB WD easystore external HDD for $330…

And among the Woot dailies for Sunday there’s the Pankoo 40×60 Monocular telescope for $48, various radios from Baofeng and Radioddity ($8 to $96), CyberPower battery backup systems ($33 to $300), while the headliner is an iPhones and iWatches sale ($95 to $570)…

MEANWHiLE the Memorial Day sale at DiscountMAGS has titles starting at $4.34 per year. Plenty of “six degrees of separation” but of direct-interest is 1-year VideoMaker for $8.21 to US addresses, no auto-renewal…

Unlike Woot that has dozens of offers running, Meh has only one deal, but that’s not the whole story, because MEH is part of a group of companies that offer various kinds of daily and longer-running deals. One such sister company is SideDeal and as of the time of writing they have an Eveready Silver single-use battery sale with 168 AAA or 110 AA for $29 each. These were made in September 2020 and promise up to 10 years of battery life per the listing.

Glow-y dayz continue at the ADorama daily deals, this lot until Saturday at 10am ET:

+ Glow Collapsible Circular Wind Proof Reflector with Handles (22″) for $6

+ also dry cabinet, Samson mic system and broadcast arm

MeanwhIle among the Friday Amazon USA Gold Box deals du jour there is yet another variant of the Anker charging accessories sale with seven options, this sale until Friday 11:59pm pacifica or earlier if sold out…

Thirsty-Thursday is here and we start with a fresh set of B&H Photeaux dailies running until 5/26/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ O’Ben Magnetic Mount Kit with Mini Ball Head for $14

+ Thule gauntlet sleeves for 12″ MacBook, two options, $15 each

+ RotoLight NEO 2 LED Light with 6 x AA Rechargeable Batteries for $180
+ Batteries ARE included!
+ they are RotoLight branded, “Lionheart by POWEREX”, 2700 mAh
+ Battery Charger NOT included however!

+ Edelkrone SliderPLUS v5 PRO Long for $549

+ Zhiyun CRANE 2S Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $549

+ 512GB Silicon Power Superior UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card with SD Adapter for $50
+ 512GB Silicon Power Cinema EX CFexpress 2.0 Type B Memory Card for $250
+ PRO TIP: you can buy FIVE microSDXC cards for the price of one CFExpress 😉

Budget is the name of the game at the current iteration of Adorama daily deals running until Thursday at 10am ET:

+ Glow Collapsible Circular Wind Proof Reflector with Handles (32″) for $8

+ also CoreSWX for Blackmagic 6K PRO, electronic dry cabinet and pop filter

Wednesday is here with another set of B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Lume Cube Panel Pro for $130

+ Mefoto BackPacker Air Travel Tripod for $49 in three color schemes

+ DIGITALFOTO SOLUTION LIMITED Chameleon LED RGB Tube Light, 4′ for $194

+ Nanuk 905 hard utility cases with foam for around $40 after in-cart coupon, seven color options, great for color-coding organizers and OCD types 😉

+ DELL P2219H 21.5″ 16:9 Ultrathin Bezel IPS Monitor (TAA Compliant) for $200

+ Denon Audio Commander Professional Mobile PA System with Two Wireless Microphones for $399

+ Sandisk memory and WD storage sale with 22 options, $20 to $360, too many to list here individually

Tuesday is here and for the power-hungry and the road warriors, the Meh daily deal is a 2-pack of Aduro Surge Swivel wall charging towers with 9 (yes, nine) outlets and dual USB ports per device (you get two of them). The laws of physics still apply though, you can’t have nine Ninja power-blenders working full-speed at the same time 🙂

Then to the Tuesday B&H Photo dailies we geaux where we find a new six-pack:

+ Vello screen protectors, 51 options, $5 to $15
+ some of the protectors are compatible with multiple camera bodies, increasing the total number of camera bodies covered to mayhaps 100
+ even “lowly” cameras like the Fuji X-A10 or MF monsters like the Fuji GFX 100 are included!
+ it even goes back in time with the Canon G11, D-Rebel T2i (550D), Nikon D300S, etc
+ Pentax cameras are so well-made they don’t need screen protectors 😉 but the K-1 II is included (same protector-model as the Nikon D5500/D5600)

+ Raya Octagonal Collapsible Softbox for LED Bulbs with Socket (27.6″) with FREE Raya LED Light Bulb (45W) for $38
+ no, not a UFC Octagon

+ Case Logic Berkeley II Backpack with Laptop Compartment & Tablet Sleeve (Midnight) for $25
+ hippie smell NOT included

+ RotoLight NEO 2 Explorer Kit for $599

+ GlideCAM Devin Graham Signature Series Handheld Stabilizer with FREE Glidecam Forearm Brace for $449
+ not to be confused with a Forearm Shiver (since we are in NBA Playoffs seasons LOL)

+ CoreSWX Maverick Block Battery for $3199
+ or you can buy 1200+ Eneloop rechargeable batteries for the same price 😉

No lenses this time around at the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals running until Tuesday at 10am ET:

+ Glidecam XR-PRO Handheld Camera Stabilizer for $179

+ Meural 21.5″ Full HD Digital Canvas II Wi-Fi Frame, 16×24″, Light Wood for $500

+ Core SWX PowerBase EDGE 14.8V 49Wh Battery for Blackmagic Design Pocket 4K & 6K Cinema Camera for $149

+ H&A Studio Isolation Filter (Red Composite, Metal Back) for $85

Sunday 5/22/22 is here and with it it brings a new set of B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ MOD The Luxe Camera Bag (Cobalt Blue) for $20
+ no one’s gonna suspect this is a camera bag 🙂

+ Vanguard VEO 2 264CB Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $130

+ Vello Large Changing Bag (26 x 28″) for $23
+ just so we are clear, this is for changing film and such, not for diapers and such 😉

+ 32GB Transcend Premium microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card with SD Adapter for $7

+ Ausounds AU-Stream True Wireless In-Ear Headphones (Gold) for $15

+ Samsung Neo QLED QN90A 50″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart QLED TV for $798