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FREE Joby GorillaPod with select Lowepro Camera Bags (36 options, $70 to $520)

Bag the bags and bag the GorillaPods too! Good until 7/31/22, Adorama is offering a FREE Joby GorillaPod with the purchase of select Lowepro Camera Bags. The offer is mentioned on all the eligible products like this (magnified in the screenshot below):

A total of 36 Lowepro bags are eligible for the promotion, with prices ranging from $70 (Lowepro BP 250 AW II) to $520 (Lowepro BP 70L AW III)…

Bag the bags! You have until the end of July 2022 to take advantage of the offer, assuming your camera bag(s) of interest do not run out. You can check the list of eligible Lowepro camera bags here…

July 18, 2022 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , , ,

15% off Rotolight AEOS 2 kits with coupon

Running until July 31 in 2022, Adorama has a coupon code promotion on the Rotolight AEOS 2 kits. Get 15% off the current price thanks to coupon code ROTO15OFFEM entered over there. There are four kits available on the listing.

July 18, 2022 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With: ,

Lowepro Adventura SH 160 II Shoulder Bag for $33

The lighting party continues to …shine at the Adorama dailies, this lot running until Tuesday at 10am ET:

+ Aputure Amaran P60c 60W RGBWW LED Soft Light Panel with Accent B7c 7W Smart Bulb for $384

+ Philips Hue White & Color Ambiance A19 LED Starter Kit, Multicolor for $175

+ Lowepro Adventura SH 160 II Shoulder Bag for $33~
+ fits mythical DSLR Camera with 2 mythical Lenses and mythical Flash

July 18, 2022 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With: ,

Monday: Benro, Delkin, AAXA, Celestron, Etc

Everybody’s favorite day, yes, Monday is here and running until 7/18/22 at 11:59pm ET we have a fresh 6-pack of B&H Photo dailies:

+ Benro KH26P Video Head & Tripod Kit (72.6″ Max) for $165

+ 2pk of Delkin 80GB POWER CFexpress Type A Memory Card for $300 total
+ that’s $150 per card

+ MiniMAX Portable & Collapsible Stool (Black) for $24
+ that’s a cute name for a line of collapsible products1 (Mini Max)

+ Aaxa P6X 1100-Lumen WXGA Portable DLP Projector for $300

+ Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ 80mm f/11 AZ Refractor Telescope for $170

+ Anton Bauer Dionic XT 150Wh Gold-Mount Lithium-Ion Battery for $546
+ why does this brand name remind me of “24” and “Alias”?

July 17, 2022 Filed Under: daily deals

Aputure Amaran 200x Bi-Color LED Light with Light Dome Mini II for $414

Meanwhile at the Adorama daily deals, this set until Monday at 10am ET, the lighting theme continues!

+ Aputure Amaran 200x Bi-Color LED Light with Light Dome Mini II for $414~

+ NiSi 77mm Circular Black Mist 1/8 Filter for $65

+ Zing SLR “Action Covers for $5

Speaking of lighting products and Adorama, a trio of new Flashpoint products are now available, a monolight, a ring flash head and a flash grip…

July 17, 2022 Filed Under: lighting deals

Sunday: Kingston, Genray, Selfie Mirror, Etc

Sunday is here and we have a fresh set of B&H Photo dailies running until 7/17/22 at 11:59pm ET:

+ 32GB Kingston DataTraveler 70 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C Flash Drive for $3.50

+ Genaray Bluetooth RGB Panel Light (5 x 7″) for $50

+ Sensei OC-CK Optics Care and Cleaning Kit for $8

+ PortaBrace Cargo Case for Midsize Camera (Black) for $136~

+ Vello SM-LV Selfie Mirror Viewer for Vlogging for $13

+ Blizzard LB Hex Unplugged RGBAW+UV Battery-Powered LED PAR Fixture for $150

PS: today’s soundtrack while writing this post is “This is Thin Lizzy” from Spotify 🙂

July 17, 2022 Filed Under: daily deals

Saturday: Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos: 83 Composition Tools from the Masters for $3

One of the Kindle ebook daily deals for Saturday 7/16/22 in the pacific time zone is the “The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos: 83 Composition Tools from the Masters” by Marc Silver for $3. This has 170 pages, from Mango Media, May 2018. As of the time of writing it averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 260 customer ratings.

July 16, 2022 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: ,

Aputure Amaran 200d Daylight LED Light with Light Dome Mini II for $364

The lighting theme continues at the ADorama dailies running until Sunday at 10am ET:

+ Aputure Amaran 200d Daylight LED Light with Light Dome Mini II for $364~

+ LokSak aLokSak 6×6″ Resealable Storage Bag, Pack of 2, Clear for $11

+ interconnect cable for $3

Meanwhile among the Saturday daily deals at Amazon there’s a Garmin sale with multiple options while the Meh daily deal for Saturday 7/16/22 is a new condition AUKEY 104-key RGB backlit blue-switch mechanical keyboard with volume control knob for $24 plus shipping. Nom-nom?

And now to the FREEBIES, if you are a member of the Lucky’s Rewards program, this weekend you can one score one Perfect Bar (that’s the product name) for FREE. As the name suggests, it’s a nutrition-type bar. Read the ingredients to determine if it’s actually a nutrition bar 😉 Personally I don’t recall trying this brand…

More FREEBIES, this time a conditional freebie, if you are a member of the Noah Bagels Rewards, you get a free coffee (hot or iced) every time you order through their official app. Terms, conditions and restrictions as usual…

July 16, 2022 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Aputure Nova P300c, Amaran 100x [ends Sat 10am ET]

To the Adorama daily deals we fly where the Lighting theme continues with a fresh set of offers running until Saturday at 10am ET:

+ Aputure Nova P300c 300W RGBW LED Soft Light Panel for $1499

+ Aputure Amaran 100x Bi-Color LED Light with Light Dome Mini II for $314~

+ The Joy Factory MagConnect Tripod/Mic Stand Mount, Mount Only, Requires MagConnect or aXtion Enclosure, for Use with iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air and iPad Pro for $20

+ Zing Extra Large Protective Stuff Belt Pouch, Black for $5

July 15, 2022 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Friday: Filmmaking for Dummies ebook for $3

For Friday 7/15/22, among the Kindle daily deals, for $3 you can get the new condition [HA!] “Filmmaking For Dummies” ebook from Bryan Michael Stoller. It is 421 pages and as of the time of writing it averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 171 customer ratings…

July 15, 2022 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

PowerEX MH-C204GT kit, 512GB Lexar CFast 2.0, Benro TAD38CB3, SmallRiG, ORCA, Moto, Surface, Etc

Fri-YAY is here and as always, the B&H Photo dailies of Friday run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET:

+ PowerEX MH-C204GT Smart Charger and 8-Pack of Pro Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries Kit for $25~

+ 512GB Lexar Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 Memory Card for $300

+ SmallRiG Fold P10 Smartphone Cage for $30

+ Benro TAD38CB3 Series 3 Adventure Carbon Fiber Tripod with B3 Ball Head for $240

+ Kanto PX720 Full Motion TV Mount for 42 to 100″ Displays for $150

+ ORCA OR-280 Audio Bag for MixPre-10 Mixer (Extra-Small) for $169

Tech action at the Friday Woot dailies with Android smartphones (Pixel and Moto from $130 to $430) and Surface hardware (tablets, laptops, AiO) from $170 to $3750 [now that’s a range!], and Under Armour running shoes ($41 to $71) among others…

July 15, 2022 Filed Under: daily deals

Aputure LED Light and Amaran 100d {also $13 OctoPad}

The lighting theme continues at the Adorama daily deals, this round up until Friday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Octopus.Camera OctoPad for $13

+ Aputure MC RGBWW Mini LED Light for $79

+ Aputure Amaran 100d Daylight LED Light with Light Dome Mini II for $264

+ mic cable for $5

July 14, 2022 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Thursday: Sunpak 58mm filter kit, Wifi Camera Remote, Nanuk 940 PRO, Etc

Thursday’s here and we got a new round of B&H dailies running until 11:59pm eT:

+ Sunpak 58mm UV and Circular Polarizer Filter Kit with 52-58mm Step-Up Ring for $7

+ Vello LW-100 Extendá Wi-Fi Camera Remote Control for Select Canon, Nikon & Sony for $70

+ Nanuk 940 Pro Photo Kit/Camera Cases (3 options) for $240 after in-cart coupon

+ PgyTech MantisPod Pro Tabletop Vlogging Tripod for $80

+ also: speaker stands and bluetooth earphones

July 13, 2022 Filed Under: daily deals

Aputure Amaran, Flashpoint XLPOR 300, 2TB Sandisk SSD, Etc

A couple of lighting-related options headline this round of Adorama dailies running until Thursday at 10am ET:

+ Aputure Amaran P60x 60W Bi-Color LED Soft Light Panel for $169

+ Flashpoint 2x XPLOR 300 Pro TTL R2 Battery-Powered Monolight, Bundle with Accessory Kit for $749

+ SanDisk Extreme Portable 2TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C External SSD V2 for $190

+ Arcade1Up The Simpsons Home Arcade Game Machine with Stool for $390

July 13, 2022 Filed Under: daily deals

Wedn: Insta360 ONE R 1″ Edition for $450, MeFoto, SmallHD, SmallRiG, Snypex, Etc

Lightpainters of the world unite and takeover because the Wednesday 7/13/22 Meh daily deal is a 4-pack of Super Bright Zoomable Cree LED Tactical Flashlights for $12 plus shipping for non-Meh members.

Next up we go to the B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET where we find:

+ Insta360 ONE R 1″ Edition for $450

+ SmallHD 702 Touch 7″ On-Camera Monitor for $1199

+ Mefoto WalkAbout S Travel Aluminum Monopod for $25 in five colorful color schemes

+ Snypex 10×32 Knight D-ED Binoculars for $400

+ SmallRiG CH10 Compact Fluid Head for $35

+ microphone boom arm for $30

IT’S a tech-heavy day at the Wednesday Woot dailies where the headliner is an Apple iPads and MacBooks sale ($100 to $1500). There’s also a $550 Galaxy S21 5G, Dell computers ($100 to $1500, yes, that’s the Fairness Doctrine, matching Windows with Apple offers), outdoor chef gear ($24 to $420), and so on…

July 13, 2022 Filed Under: daily deals, other cameras Tagged With:

Eight pages of Prime Day Camera and Photo Lightning Deals

As of the time of writing Amazon has eight pages of Camera and Photo Lightning Deals, most of which are part of the Prime Dayz festivities, indicated by the “Prime Day Deal” tag on each product in the aforelinked search listings.

On a time-permitting basis I will go through this and point out specific products in separate new posts.

This year, I am not doing the usual round-up mega-posts. Instead it’s new posts for new deals. It’s easier to write and easier to follow. Since I’m not posting hundreds of new posts per month on this blog, it shouldn’t have any noticeable impact on performance…

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Two pages of Samyang Lens Sales [Prime Dealz]

Not wanting to be left behind, Samyang too is having a Prime Day sale with two pages of LENS offerings. Too many to list here individually, please feel free to peruse them over there if interested…

If you are a fan of auto-focus and not been following on Rokinon/Samyang, note that they have an ever increasing number of lenses with auto focus technology.

I know, I know, we all want to be the eccentric photographer with a Canon 1D X Mark III and a $50 manual focus Chinese lens made of paper and plastic, but sometimes autofocus is useful 😉

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

Four pages of Rokinon Lens Sales [Prime Dayz]

Party on Rokinon fans! As in previous Prime Dayz festivities, the Rokinon Lens Sale is back with four pages of offerings! Too many lenses to list here individually at the moment, but you can easily breeze through the four pages 🙂

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

Canon M6 II with 15-45 f3.5-6.3 IS STM and EVF for $879

If your To-Buy Camera List just happened to have the Canon M6 Mark II mirrorless on it, and you are a Prime member (or do not object to starting a 30-day trial), congratulations, you’ve found a Prime Deal on the Canon M6 II with 15-45 and EVF going for $879~ with free US shipping, down from its regular price of $1100!

The lens is the EF-M 15-45mm F/3.5-6.3 IS STM. The offer is only on the black color scheme, not the silver-and-black (bad luck for the Raiders fans once again!)

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: canon, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

Canon SELPHY QX10 Portable Square Photo Printer for $100 [Prime Dayz]

I’m sure Canon Marketing is still self-congratulating for turning the Elph sub-brand into the Selphy 😉 Kidding aside, as part of the Prime festivities Amazon herself is offering for Prime members the new condition Canon SELPHY QX10 Portable Square Photo Printer for $100 with free US shipping. One per customer.

Speaking of Canon, also part of the Prime festivities they are offering the new condition Canon Zoom Digital Monocular Kit (with charger, cable, microSD, strap) for $100 with free US shipping. One per customer.

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: canon, printers and photo paper Tagged With:

Adorama Strikes Back: Airpods PRO, XBox Series S, 4TB Sandisk USB-C SSD V2, Flashpoint Monolight kit

Adorama has brought out the big-name guns for their latest daily deals that run until Wednesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out.

+ Apple AirPods Pro with Wireless Charging Case for $180

+ Microsoft Xbox Series S Console for $250

+ SanDisk Extreme Portable 4TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C External SSD V2 for $386

+ Flashpoint XPLOR 400 Pro Compact TTL R2 Monolight with Glow ParaPop OTA 38″ and Adapter set for $609

Needless to say, you don’t have to be a Prime member to buy these 🙂

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: lighting deals, technology deals

GoPro HERO8 Black Bundle for $250 [Prime Dayz]

Back to the Prime Dayz 2022 festivities, and it’s GoPRO time! Amazon itself is offering the new condition GoPro HERO8 Black Bundle: for $250 with free US shipping. One per customer!

The bundle includes the GoPRO Hero 8 Black, protective housing, carrying case and an extra rechargeable battery.

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Woot Birthday Giveaway: $500 Gift Cards (open to all)

It just happens that Woot’s 18th year birthday coincides with Prime Days this year. To celebrate its birthday Woot is having a $500 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway with five winners. This is open to all – you don’t have to be a Prime member, and you don’t have to buy anything.

To be eligible, you must needs post in the aforelinked Woot thread, following their rules, terms and conditions. The more complicated the rules, the better the chance of winning because some people won’t read them 🙂

The entry deadline is 7/18/22 at 4pm central time.

UPDATE: unrelated to the Giveaway but related to Woot, they changed their Tuesday 7/12/22 headliner daily deal, it is now a Best of Tech sale with a heavy focus on TVs and Apple products.

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: shopping news

128GB Lexar UHS-II SDXC (1667x) for $30

As part of the Camera and Photo category of the 2022 Prime Dayz at Amazon, Prime members can get the new condition 128GB Lexar UHS-II SDXC (1667x) (U3, C10, V60) for $30 with free US shipping, up to three per customer at the sale price.

There are two pages of offers over there, most of which are SD and microSD cards from various well-known manufacturers (Sandisk, Samsung, PNY, etc), too many to list here individually. They go up to 1TB.

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

Olympus E-M1 Mark III with 12-45mm f4 PRO for $1800 [Prime Dayz]

We have our first Prime Day 2022 camera offering! Amazon is bundling the Olympus E-M1 Mark III with the 12-45mm f4 PRO lens for $1800 with free US shipping. Prime members only!

The camera goes for $1600 as body only while the lens goes for $700 at authorized dealers. The bundle price at Amazon is $2150, so the Prime Dayz deal is a $350 off discount on the bundle price, and a discount of $500 if purchased separately.

As of the time of writing, the body only goes for $1600 and the lens for $700 at B&H Photo.

If you are not a Prime member but want to buy it, check your options at our Prime Dayz 2022 launch post…

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, olympus Tagged With: , , ,

Prime Dayz 2022 Day 1 is HERE!

The day is here! Prime Dayz 2022 is here! Day 1 has officially just began at 12:01am pacific time at the Amazon website. Most of the offers are for Prime members only. They are marked with the “Prime Day Deal” in the multiple-product page listings, and on the individual product page it tells you you must needs be a Prime member to buy!

IF you are a Prime member, dive in!

If you are not a Prime member, and you want to participate in the festivities, you can start a 30-Day FREE TRIAL. If you previously had free trials, the Amazon computers decide that your account is eligible again and tell you so.

If the Amazon AI bots determine you are not eligible for the 30-day free trial but you want to buy some of the offers, you can start a month-to-month paying Prime membership and cancel it after the 1st month (or whenever you no longer need it). Or prepay the 1-year membership at $139.

Either way, if you are going to make a Prime Day purchase until Wednesday night, make sure you fill up the Stampcard promotion to score a $10 Amazon credit.

Lots of laptops and computers and kitchen ware and Amazon’s own devices and Amazon’s own brands are participating!

More posts as I digest the offerings!

July 12, 2022 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

Tuesday: Lensbaby PRO Kit (3 lenses, 1 case) for $800 [C/N/E]

Tuesday is here in the Eastern Time Zone and it brings with it a new set of B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Lensbaby PRO kit for $800 in Canon EF, Nikon F or Sony E
+ kit includes Velvet 85mm f/1.8. Burnside 35mm f/2.8, Twist 60mm f/2.5, and Nanuk 910 Hard Case

+ Bescor MP-101 Motorized Pan & Tilt Head with Power Supply and 100′ Extension Kit for $170

+ Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ 114mm f/9 AZ Reflector Telescope for $170 with FREE COAST HX4 Dual-Color Utility Beam LED Clip Light

+ Samson G-Track Pro USB Microphone with Built-In Audio Interface (Silver) for $80

+ Anton Bauer NP-F976 7.2V, 6600mAh L-Series Li-Ion Battery (47Wh) for $49~

+ Tascam Portacapture X8 6-Input / 8-Track Handheld Adaptive Multitrack Recorder for $399

July 11, 2022 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Earn $10 Amazon Credit with Prime Activities

If you are planning to make an Amazon Prime purchase by Wednesday 7/13/22 at 11:59pm pacific time, AND you are a Prime member (paying or free trial), you can easily earn a $10 Amazon store credit thanks to this StampCard promotion.

The four things you have to do to earn the $10 store credit are:

  • make a Prime-eligible purchase
  • stream a Prime video
  • listen to a song with Prime Music
  • borrow an ebook on Prime Reading

The only thing that costs money is the money you pay to make the Prime-eligible purcahse. The other three items are Prime Benefits. They are basically adding them to the Stampcard to encourage more Prime members to try out the other Prime benefits.

The aforelinked page has a progress bar showing you which ones of the steps you have completed.

PS: if you are not a Prime member, first start a 30-day free trial and then take the steps to earn the $10 store credit…

July 11, 2022 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

Prime Dayz are Coming – start a FREE Trial

The big dayz are almost upon us! Prime Dayz officially start on Tuesday July 12 in 2022 at 12:01am pacific time and run for 48 hours until Wednesday July 13 at 11:59pm pacific time!

If you are already a Prime member, you can participate in all the offers.

If you are not a Prime member, you can still participate in the offers by starting a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL and be eligible for all the offers and Prime benefits during your free trial.

If you previously had a 30-day free trial, the Amazon AI computer system will decide if you are eligible for another one for your account. It will tell you so.

Alternately if you don’t want to prepay for a 1-year subscription, and you are not eligible for a 30-day free trial, you can start a month-to-month subscription and keep it only for as long as you need it, eg one month so you can participate in the Prime Deals or to watch the new half-a-billion Lord of the Rings TV show…

UPDATE: if you are a student at an eligible institution, you can get a FREE 6-month Prime Student trial, and then you can optionally stay one for a 50% off a prepaid 1-year Prime membership ($69 per year). You are also eligible for three Prime Student benefits, Showtime $1/month for a year, Amazon Music Unlimited for $1/month, and 6-months of free Linked In Premium…

July 11, 2022 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

400GB Sandisk microSDXC for $40 [limit 3]

This was a daily deal at Best Buy but it has already sold out. Amazon has price-matched it, and as of the time of writing it is in-stock and shipping for the same deal price of $40. We are talking about the 400GB Sandisk microSDXC (C10, A1, UHS-I, U1) for $40 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by Amazon herself. Up to three per customer at the sale price.

Since this is a price-match, I do not know when it expires…

July 11, 2022 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,