Archives for 2022

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 🙂

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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…

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…

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…

Flashpoint Pocket Flash kits, Glow Octa Softboxes

To the Adorama daily deals we go, this lot running until Tuesday 7/12/22 at 10am ET:

+ Flashpoint XPLOR 100 Pro TTL R2 Pocket Flash Kit With Glow HexaPop 24″ II and OTA Adapter Set for $379

+ Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro TTL Pocket Flash Kit With Glow HexaPop 24″ II and OTA Adapter Set for $697

+ Glow ParaSnap 36″ Octa New Generation SterlingFibre Softbox With Bowens Mount for $199

+ Glow ParaSnap 44″ Octa New Generation SterlingFibre Softbox With Bowens Mount for $219

Monday: DJI Mini 2, Pixel 6, $55+ Dell Chromies, Etc

We have action at the Monday daily deals at the other retailers as well! Among the NewEgg dailies we have the refurbished DJI Mini 2 Drone offered for $379 with free US shipping, sold and shipped by the official DJi store at the NewEgg website.

Budget tech is the theme of the day at the Monday Woot dailies where we have Kindle e-readers ($30 to $60), Dell Chromebooks ($55 to $80), Apple watches ($130 to $270), while Prime members get a BOGO on t-shirts and up to 60% off on Under Armo(u)r gear.

Yes, 7/11/22 means it’s Prime Dayz eve and Amazon is warning up the deal machine with a number of tech offerings at the Amazon USA Gold Box including Samsung tablets and Galaxy Books, Amazon hardware (including Echo and Fire), Keurig K-Mini Plus for $90.

Open to all shoppers (not part of the Prime Dealz), fans of “Pure Google Android” will find the Pixel 6 for $499 (128GB) and the 256GB version for $599. Keep in mind there’s no microSD card…

Monday: LensCoat, Davis & Sanford, Etc (711 Freebies?)

Hooray-hooray Monday is here, the start of a new exciting and productive work week full of challenges and achievements and personal growth! LOL 🙂

Today is Monday 7/11, check your local 711s, you may get FREEbies!

We start with the B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET:

+ LensCoat RainCoat sleeves, three options, $34 to $43

+ Davis & Sanford Provista 7518B Tripod with V18 Fluid Head for $119
+ optionally buy TOGETHER with Davis & Sanford W3 Universal Folding Dolly with 3″ Wheels for $154

+ also audio mixer bag, speaker stand, Roland video mixer and Lorex security DVR thing

Fujifilm Instax Link Wide Smartphone Printer w/20-Pack Print Film for $130

Fuji time at this iteration of the Adorama dailies running until Monday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Fujifilm Instax Link Wide Smartphone Printer, Mocha Gray with 20-Pack Print Film for $130

+ Beschoi Anti Theft Slim Durable Business Travel Bag for $40

+ LokSak aLoksak 12×48″ Waterproof Resealable Storage Bag, Pack of 2, Clear for $17

Sunday: Nanuk, Celestron, Benro, LeXar, Etc

Seven is enough! Sounds like a comedy spin-off name but it’s also the number of B&H Photo daily deals running until 7/10/22 at 11:59pm ET:

+ Celestron Regal M2 100ED Spotting Scope with 22-67x Eyepiece (Angled Viewing) for $750 with FREE LensPen tool

+ Nanuk 960 Protective Rolling Case with Dividers and Organizer (Black) for $366 after in-cart coupon

+ Benro Aluminum Tripod with S2 PRO 60mm Flat Base Video Head for $150

+ Vello Ringbox Ringflash Adapter for $25

+ Lexar UHS-II SDXC cards, further discounted by in-cart coupons

+ PerfPower EZBoost Mobile Charger (Gray) for $10
+ uses standard AA batteries, of interest to rechargers and those who bought the giant 100-packs of single-use alkalines 😉

+ PortaBRACE Padded 4″ and 7″ Lens Cups (Set of Two) for $19~

Browning, Beschoi, Ziv, Tenba, Apexel, Etc

And just like dat we’ve reached Fri-YAY once again, and as usual, the Friday B&H Photo dailies run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET:

+ Ziv Film Storage canisters, three options, $8 to $11

+ Tenba Tools 16″ Protective Wrap (Black) for $10

+ ApeXEL Gorillas Tripod for Smartphones and DSLR Camera for $16

+ MyGekoGear Orbit 122 1080p Dash Cam with 8GB microSD Card for $30

+ Browning Defender Wireless Cellular Trail Camera (AT&T 4G LTE) for $199

+ KanexPRO Capture Box with HDMI Loop Output for $30

MEANwhile at the Adorama dailies running until Saturday at 10am ET they have:

+ Beschoi Portable Messenger Bag for Camera and Two Lens, Large for $25

+ also Atomos cable and protective phone pouch

Camera Bags, $999 Tripod

Bag the bags at this installment of the Adorama dailies that runs until Friday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Beschoi Convertible Shoulder Messenger Business Travel Bag for $30

+ Jo Totes Gracie Camera Bag, Mint for $50

+ FotoPro E-7 Eagle Series 4-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod Kit with Gimbal Head for $999

Thursday: Mefoto, NatGEO, CamBee, Crucial, Etc

Thirsty Thursday is here, don’t forget to drink water in the heatwave, and we have a fresh set of B&H Photo dailies running until 7/7/22 at 11:59pm ET:

+ National Geographic Iceland M 17L Camera Backpack for $100
+ the country of Iceland is NOT included in the price 😉

+ Feel World LUT6 6″ 2600 cd/m² 4K HDMI Touchscreen Monitor for $200
+ Depeche Mode is NOT included in the price 😉

+ Mefoto RoadTrip Air Travel Tripod for $49 in three delicious summery flavors colors

+ CamBEE VL30B 30W Video LED Light for $89

+ Crucial 2TB P5 Plus PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD for $200 after in-cart coupon

+ 64GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia Flash Drive for $5
+ 3pk of above for $14

Wedn: Nanuk, Zhiyun, Manfrotto, Celestron, Logan, Teradek, Etc

And just like that we have reached Hump Day! This lot of B&H Photo dailies runs until 7/6/22 at 11:59pm ET:

+ Zhiyun Smooth-Q2 Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer for $49

+ Nanuk 935 Wheeled Hard Utility Case with Padded Divider Insert & Lid Organizer (Black) for $250 after in-cart coupon

+ Manfrotto 536 Carbon Fiber Tripod with 509HD Video Head and Padded Carry Bag for $1750
+ or you can buy 175 Ritz and Wolf camera tripods for the same price 😉

+ Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ 130mm f/5 AZ Reflector Telescope for $350
+ you too can start your own UFO Hunters Tik-Tok!

+ Logan 450-1: 40″ Artist Elite Mat Cutter for $150

+ Teradek VidiU Go for $999

UPDATE: things are rather quiet in this round of Adorama dailies running until Thursday at 10am ET, so I’m not creating a new post for them. Basically it’s a $499 Pimax VR headset, a $60 filmmaking phone case and a $3.5 cable…

Lexar UHS-II SDXC sale

It’s Lexar time at this round of the Adorama dailies that runs until Wednesday at 10am ET:

+ 128GB Lexar 2000x UHS-II SDXC for $113 after coupon
+ 256GB of that for $200 after coupon

+ 128GB Lexar 1667x UHS-II SDXC for $33 after coupon

+ OBSBOT Tiny Full HD AI-Powered PTZ Webcam with Built-In Dual
Microphones for $125

Meanwhile among the Tuesday dailies, at the Woot website we find Vivitar drones from $100 to $150, while at the Amazon USA Gold Box they have Fire tablets, the $50 Kindle Kids ereader, $60 Fire TV cube, Sengled Smart Bulb, and more. Many of these offers are for Prime members only…

Tuesday: Lexar, Benro, Smallrig, SmallHD, Etc

MacGuyver time at the Tuesday 7/5/22 Meh daily deal where they offer a 2-pack of Bell + Howell 9-in-1 Super Deluxe Tactical Pens with Tool Cards for $12 total. Plus shipping unless you are a paying Meh-member.

Next up, a fresh six-pack is out of the Tuesday B&H Photo deals oven, this too running until 11:59pm ET:

+ SmallRiG RM75 Mini On-Camera LED Video Light for $49

+ SmallHD 703 UltraBright Directors Kit (V-Mount) for $2399

+ Satechi USB 3.0 Type-C 3-In-1 Combo Hub (Silver) for $25
+ 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Ports
+ SD & microSD Card Slots
+ USB Type-C Host Connection

+ 512 Audio Microphone Pop Filter with Gooseneck C-Clamp for $16
+ fun fact: 512 area code is around Austin::Texas

+ 64GB Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC Memory Card for $95 – 36% off in-cart coupon

+ 128GB Lexar Professional 1667x UHS-II SDXC Memory Card for $50 – 34% off in-cart coupon = $34~

+ Benro A2883F Reverse-Folding Aluminum Travel Tripod with S4Pro Fluid Video Head for $200
+ fun fact: Ben Ro is a tormented emo jedi character in my next Star Wars fan-fiction 😉

PS: today is an informal holiday, Interdependence Day, because you can’t have Independence without Interdependence!

Vanguard VEO 3, Korg Bundle, Swellpro Spry, Etc

We are both flying and we stay grounded in this set of Adorama daily deals running until Tuesday at 10am ET:

+ Vanguard VEO 3 GO 265HCB 26mm 5-Section Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod with BH-120 Ball Head for $180

+ Swellpro Spry The World’s Only Waterproof Sports Drone for $847

+ Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer Bundle with JBL 2 Pack 305P MkII Powered 5″ Dual 41W Studio Monitor, Professional Monitor Headphones for $750

+ K&M 20170 Microphone Stand, Long-Legged, 35.43-62.99″ Height, Black for $30

Monday: Holy Stone drone sale ($45 to $272)

Lots of Fire TVs from Pioneer, Toshiba and others are Prime-only deals at the Amazon USA Gold Box, in the run-up to Prime Dayz 2022 next week, July 12-13!

But that’s not all. Also part of the offerings are a sale on select Holy Stone drones with prices ranging from $45 to $272 with a total of 9 options… The Holy Stone sale is good for all customers, not just Prime members…

Monday: iRig, Surefire, Kingston, Watson NiMH kit, Etc

Monday is here once again and it’s not just any Monday, it’s an Independence Day Monday! Independence from tyrants and fools and false emperors 🙂

We start with the B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET:

+ 32GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia M USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A Flash Drive (Black) for $4
+ somehow they managed to complicate USB versions too 🙂

+ 8-Bay Watson Rapid Charger with MX AA NiMH and CX AA Rechargeable NiMH Battery Kit for $50
+ includes 8 AA and two battery cases (in addition to the 8-slot charger)

+ SureFire E2D Defender Ultra LED Flashlight for $167
+ lightpainters of the world, unite and takeover!

+ iRig Video Creator HD Bundle All-in-One Streaming Setup for Smartphones for $80

+ PgyTech OneMo Backpack 25L & Shoulder Bag (Twilight Black) for $130

+ Lorex night vision security system type thing for $450

Sunday (Kindle ebook): Digital Photography Complete Course: Learn Everything You Need to Know in 20 Weeks for $3

It is rare that we have two photography ebooks in a single day’s Kindle daily-deals but today is your lucky day! On sale for $3 is the Kindle ebook version of “Digital Photography Complete Course: Learn Everything You Need to Know in 20 Weeks” by DK books.

It is 359 pages and as of the time of writing it averages 4.7 out of 5 based on over 5040 global ratings.

This too I purchased when it was on sale last September but this too I have yet to e-read 🙂

Sunday (Kindle ebook): How to Photograph Everything: Simple Techniques for Shooting Spectacular Images for $2

This recurring deal is back at the Kindle daily deals for Sunday 7/3/22, it is the Kindle ebook version of “How to Photograph Everything: Simple Techniques for Shooting Spectacular Images” by the editors of Popular Photography for $2.

It is 528 pages and as of the time of writing (of this blog-post, not of the book LOL) it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 169 global ratings. You can send a sample to your Kindle device/app and also “Look Inside” with a web browser.

I bought this in January when it was on sale but it pains me to say that I have yet to e-read it 🙂

Sunday: Tenba, NiSi, RucPac, Benro, Celestron, Etc

Sunday is here and we start with a fresh set of B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Tenba soft neoprene lens pouches, two options, $8 to $10

+ RucPac Slide Camera Strap (Black) for $25
+ not to be confused with the athletic conference formerly known as the Pac-8/Pac-10/Pac-12, destroyed by football revenue greed

+ NiSi 82mm Black Mist Filter 1/8 for $69

+ Celestron Ultima 80 20-60x80mm Spotting Scope and Smartphone Adapter Kit (Angled Viewing) for $200

+ ApeXel Extendable Tripod for DSLR Camera and Smartphone for $17

+ Benro FTF29AIN1 Travel Flat Series 2 Aluminum Tripod with IN1 Ball Head for $120

Some tech action at the Sunday Woot dailies where we find a scratch-n-dent 10.8″ Surface 3 for $120, Fire TVs starting at $15, robovacuums, grills, etc…

UPDATE: very quiet is this round of ADorama dailies that runs until Monday at 10am ET so I’m not creating a separate post. It’s two drumsticks (music, not KFC), a cable and a Pelican scoped rifle case…

Lensbaby OMNI Color Expansion Pack for $59

To the latest Adorama daily deals we go, this round good until Saturday 7/2/22 at 10am ET:

+ Lensbaby OMNI Color Expansion Pack for $59

+ FotoPro X-Go Mini Carbon Fiber Tripod Kit, Includes Ball Head and Quick Release Plate for $129

MEANwhile among the Friday Woot daily deals, there’s Samsung phones, Lenovo Thinkpads, Ninja, organic K-cups, while the headliner is another Chromebook sale ($120 to $180)…

UPDATE: the latest Adorama dailies running until Sunday at 10am ET are just two items, a Nanuk case for Rode for $40 and a mic cable for $4.

Since it’s just these two, I did not create a new post for them but instead appended them here 🙂

PocketLite F7 mini, Browning Edge Trail, Joby Pod, SmallRiG, Nanuk laptop case, Etc

Just like that, as it typically happens every seven days, Fri-YAY is here, and as usual, the B&H Photo dailies run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET:

+ Falcon Eyes PockeLite F7 mini RGB & Variable Color LED Light with Diffuser & Grid for $49
+ looks so adorkable I must admit

+ Vello hot-shoe bubble levels, four options, from $6 to $10
+ looks like a critter from 50s scifi movies may jump out of them

+ Joby GorillaPod 1K Flexible Mini Tripod with Speaker Stand for $8
+ looks like a creature that may come out of a flying saucer from the 50s scifi movies

+ Browning Spec Ops Edge Trail Camera for $130
+ looks like a tree robot from the 50s scifi movies

+ SmallRiG Quick Release Camera Shoulder Strap for $17

+ Nanuk 923 15″ Laptop Case (Black) for $146
+ a few refurbished laptops are more expensive than the case, even when it’s on sale 😉

National Camera Day sales (410+ options)

Adorama is sale-a-brating National Camera Day with 416 offerings as of the time of writing. There are various camera kits in this bundle, including mirrorless, DSLR, fixed lens, a few medium format and a couple of instant cameras too.

Obviously too many to list here individually but you can use the filters over there by manufacturer and such…