Archives for July 2023

Sunday is here! Don’t look at the calendar now but we almost ate up July of 2023. Time sure does fly, whether you are having fun or not 🙂

The B&H Photo daily deals are as follows:

+ PortaBRACE Tripod-Carrying Shoulder Strap for $50~
+ yes, the tripods deserve their very own accessories!
+ assuming the tripod is worth more than the accessory 😉

+ Slik Pro CF-834 Tripod (Black) for $190

+ 32GB Kingstson Canvas Select Plus UHS-I microSDHC with SD Adapter for $3.50
+ optionally buy together with Xcellon Portable USB 3.0 Card Reader for $11.50

+ Xcellon Mighty Mini 130 30W GaN USB Type-C Charger for $13, two color options

+ flash deal: Yamaha RDS200 Seascooter for $275
+ no, it cannot play music – you have to make your own kind of music in the sea 😉

THEN to the Adorama dailies we go where we find two computer monitors:

+ AOC 27E1H 27″ 16:9 Full HD WLED for $95

+ BenQ EW3280U 32″ 16:9 4K UHD Entertainment IPS Monitor with HDRi Technology, Built-In Speakers for $500

Friday is here and as usual the B&H Photo daily deals go until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Elinchrom Softbox To Go Kit for $130
+ you get two of each item, that’s what the “2 Pieces” means over there

+ 32GB Sandisk Ultra SDHC UHS-I C10 Memory Card (2-Pack) with one USB 3.0 Card Reader for $14
+ two memory cards, one card reader

+ Benro TablePod Pro Kit Carbon Fiber Tripod and Ball Head with ArcaSmart 70mm Smartphone Adapter Plate for $80
+ tripod-accessorapalloooza!

+ ACCsoon PowerCage for the iPad for $79

THEN to the Friday Adorama daily deals we go where we find a $10 webcam and a $73 acoustic guitar kit…

THIS WEEKEND brings us a trio of coupons for the Monoprice website as follows:

+ SUMMER5 is $5 off a $25+ order

+ SUMMER10 is $10 off a $50+ order

+ SAVE250 is $250 off a $1000+ order
+ yes, all of a sudden it got real 🙂

+ terms, restrictions, conditions, limitations, etc apply

Consumer-y lighting at the Thursday 7/27/23 Meh daily deal, a 12-pack of Merkury Multicolor + White Dimmable Smart LED Bulbs for $30 plus shipping. These work with the Geenie app or Alexa or Google Home. Per the specs they are 1050 lumens, E26 base, A21 shape, 2700K, 2.4GHz Wifi, 11W (75W in 35mm equivalent LOL), etc…

THEN at the Adorama dailies we find two headphones and the Sachtler aktiv10 Sideload Fluid Head System with flowtech100 Tripod & Ground Spreader for $4275. Or you can buy 427 Ritz/Wolf tripods for the same price 😉

IF YOU ARE a Prime member, for $20 you can get the Boost Infinite Unlocked Phone SIM Kit that gets you unlimited data, talk and text. You pay $20 but the kit includes a $25 bill credit. This is 5G. The monthly fee is $25 per month.

NEXT up we have four offerings at the B&H Photo dailies:

+ Jupio PowerVault External Battery Packs for select Canon,
Nikon and Sony batteries, $37 to $60

+ Sachtler Camporter Camera Bag (Small) for $118~

+ GVM Professional Brushless 2-Axis Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (32″) for $549

+ GlocalMe hotspots, four options, 4G to 5G, $56 to $200 (5G)

Note that B&H will be closing on Wednesday at 5pm ET and reopening on Friday, so keep that in mind if you have any time-sensitive orders!

This four-pack of B&H Photo dailies runs until Wednesday 7/26/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. Yes, it’s five months until Boxing Day 2023!

+ WestCott Solix Bi-Color 1-Light Compact Kit for $140
+ [all together now] because you can’t have photography without light!

+ OWC Atlas FXR Thunderbolt CFexpress Type B Card Reader for $79
+ Atlas did not shrug when he saw this price 😉

+ PortaBRACE MB-1B Matte Box Case (Black) for $159

+ Alesis Virtue 88-Key Digital Piano with Wooden Stand and Bench (Black) for $329
+ this is the “take pictures with” equivalent of a piano kit 🙂

DON’T YOU just wish there was a power-user power-station that offered a lot of flexibility yet had the weight of an average …puppy? That’s the Wednesday Meh daily deal, Puleida 600W/518Wh Portable Power Station going for $150 plus shipping. The free shipping comes in handy for paying MEH members.

You can charge up to nine devices (110V AC, USB-C, USB-A, 12V DC) at the same time, has five ways of recharging, battery size is 140,000 mAh, AC charging cord included. NOT included are USB-C PD cables.

Tuesday at the Adorama daily deals is a DJI Mavic Air accessories day!

+ Aries ND Filters Set with CPL, ND16, ND32, ND64 Filters for DJI Mavic Air 2S for $10
+ four filters in the set

+ Aries Carrying Case for DJI Mavic Air 2 / Air 2S for $10

+ SmallRig L10 Portable Beauty-Enchancing & Eye-Caring LED Lamp, White for $24

OFF TOPIC
It’s amazing how quieter your email inbox gets when you quiet down all the various and assorted Groupon emails!

Heads UP! B&H Photo will be closing on Wednesday at 5pm ET and reopening on Friday morning, so if you have any time sensitive orders, be sure to act accordingly!

The Tuesday 7/25/23 ~ yes, just five months until Christmas and Dollar Tree is already out of stock on the Holiday decorations 😉 Oh where were we? The Tuesday B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlierif sold out are as follows:

+ SmallRIG Dual Charger with TWO Batteries INCLUDED for $23 in EN-EL14 or $28 in EN-EL15 or $35 in NP-W235
+ as usual with third-party batteries be sure to check compatibility, reviews, specs and things like that
+ the price is certainly right compared to the camera manufacturer prices 🙂

+ Xcellon CFast 2.0 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Card Reader for $40
+ imaging having a CFast 2.0 card and running it through USB 2.0 😉

+ 128GB PROGRADE CFexpress 2.0 Type B Gold for $80
+ two-pack of above for $150

+ 512GB PROGRADE CFexpress 2.0 Type B Gold for $130
+ two-pack of above for $250
+ handily defeats (in GB/$) the 128GB version

+ TetherPro USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable (16′, Black) for $10
+ that’s 16 feet, not inches
+ yes, that’s USB 2.0!

+ KRK GoAux 3 Portable Near-Field 2-Way Studio Monitor (Pair) for $199

+ ACCSOON CineView HE Multi-Spectrum Wireless Video Transmission System for $364
+ ACC soon is also heard in the board rooms of many big universities as the conference re-alignment carousel spins out of control
+ waiting for UCLA to join the ACC, and then new generations of college students will think Los Angeles is near the Atlantic ocean 😉

Monday is here with a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 7/24/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Savage Edge Lit Pro LED Light for $120
+ this is very popular with the kidz, savage and edge-y and lit!

+ Nanuk 910 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert for around $40 after in-cart coupon
+ nine color options
+ color-coding organizing party!

+ DRM-Lover Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 for $55 in box or download

+ Ring 1080p Wired Video Doorbell (Black) for $32
+ more over light-painters, here come doorbell-ographers!

+ Anton x Bauer Titon SL 150 143Wh 14.4V Battery (Gold Mount or V-mount) for $357.50 each

+ SynCO WAir-G2-A2 Ultracompact 2-Person Digital Wireless Microphone System for Mirrorless/DSLR Cameras (2.4 GHz) for $99

Sunday is here and we have a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals running until 7/23/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ RucPAC Dual Camera Strap for $50
+ yes, you can be a dual wielder, as many celebrated swordsmen are/were in reality and in fantasy novels
+ not to be confused with dual yielder, that’s when you yield to two people at the same time 😉

+ 64GB Kingston Exodia USB 3.2 Flash Drive (White) for $3.49
+ Gen 1 Type A
+ keyring loop and protective cap

+ LExAR 160GB Professional CFexpress Type A Card GOLD Series for $250
+ OR for the same price you can buy 71 flash drives mentioned above 🙂

+ Delkin DDMOUNT MINI Fat Gecko Mini Camera Mount for $20
+ kinda looks like clumsy work of modern art as well 😉

+ GoGREEN COB LED Pop-Up Lantern (Gray) for $10
+ light-painting is so 2022, 2023 is the year of the lantern-ographers!

+ Sachtler SR410 Rain Cover for Small Video Cameras for $97

MEANwhile two offers make up the Adorama daily deals for Sunday:

+ Galaxy microphone and stand kit for $23

+ HP OMEN 30L Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop Computer for $1000
+ Intel i7-10700K 3.8GHz, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD
+ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with 8GB
+ Windows 11 Pro

As usual, the Saturday B&H daily deals are the same as yesterday, except for the flash sales that expire and any items that potentially sells out ahead of its designated expiration time.

It has a light bulb, therefore it is lighting, therefore it is kinda on-topic, the Saturday 7/22/23 MEH daily deal is a Black & Decker Smart Home kit that consists of a smart light bulb, a smart outlet, and a smart thermostat, all together now for $30 plus shipping.

One item makes up the Saturday Adorama daily deals, the Belle Drape Collapsible Background – 60×72″ (Blue/Green Chroma) going for $30.

Keurig coffee brewers ($79 in different colors), replacement travel mugs ($8) and assorted other “system” accessories have been added to the list of featured Amazon Gold Box offerings. Yes, there’s another K-system, it’s the Keurig K-system 🙂 Still no Pentax branded coffee machines though 😉

If you are looking for new e-books to e-read, there’s over 110 new sales in the Kindle daily deals. On the other hand, if you are a voracious reader, and don’t want to e-own the e-books you e-read, it may be more affordable to subscribe to the Netflix-style Kindle Unlimited subscription.

Speaking of reading, if you are fond of romantic type of ebooks, there’s a Love is in the air sale with 200+ options. Me personally, I’m writing a romance novel about three film-only photographers who meet on a bird watching trip and a dramatic triangle ensues! Working title, “When Canon met Nikon” 😉

And to the FREEBIES, if you are participating in the Lucky’s or SaveMart rewards program, this weekend’s freebie is a 12oz Celsius (brand name) energy/vitamin type of zero sugar type of drink – in a tin.

And we close with a PSA, Trader Joe sent an email recall, a couple of their almond-related products have “Surprise” rocks (!!!) inside! Check their email or website or social media or B&M stores for specifics.

Friday as always has the set of B&H Photo daily deals running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Raya Bi-Color Round LED Panel Light (9″) for $74 with FREE Impact Telescoping Tabletop Light Stand

+ Oben MVH-4490 Mini Video Head for $50

+ GVM 2 x NP-F970 6600mAh Batteries with Dual Charger and V-Mount Adapter (2-Pack) for $149

+ Philips TAS7505/00 Portable Bluetooth Speaker for $70

+ flash deal: 330GB AngelBIRD AV Pro XT MK2 CFexpress 2.0 Type B Memory Card for $330
+ yes, exactly $1 per GB, or one GB per $ 🙂

MEANwhile the Friday Adorama daily deals break the 2-day lens-day streak as they return to “lighting and audio” type of deals:

+ Flashpoint Studio Pro 400 III-V 400W R2 Professional Studio Flash with LED Modeling Lamp (400Ws, 2-Light Kit) for $499

+ Flashpoint Studio Pro 800 III-V 800W R2 Professional Studio Flash with LED Modeling Lamp (800Ws, 2-Light Kit) for $619

+ Bose headphones and Bose bluetooth speaker deals as well

IF you are hardcore into the Meh shopping lifestyle, today they have their variant of a mail-in rebate. If you buy the $50 “Instant Regret Kit” (IRK) at the Meh website, and then spend on the same day $50+ at SideDeal (their sister site), they will refund you the price of the Instant Regret Kit after a week or so. Shipping and taxes are NOT refunded. I have not done this type of a deal, so I have NO CLUE how it works!

Thirsty-Thursday arrives with a little bit of a storage theme at the B&H daily deals [CORRECTED, B&H, not Adorama] good until 7/20/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 128GB LEXAR Professional 1066x CompactFlash Memory Card (UDMA 7) for $55
+ 3pk of above for $160, that’s $53.33 per card

+ SecureDATA SecureDrive KP 250GB Encrypted SSD with Keypad Authentication for $59
+ on the other hand, having a keypad on an SSD, it kinda makes it a thief magnet, because you wouldn’t have an encrypted thing if your data had little value? 🙂

+ Ruggard FotoTrek PKR-730BL Hiking Photo Backpack (Blue) for $60
+ Bag the Hiking BAG!

+ LitePANELS Caliber LED Light for $178~

+ SkyWATCHER EvoStar 100mm f/9 Doublet APO Refractor (OTA only) for $799 with FREE Klean Kanteen Insulated Classic Water Bottle
+ flying discs NOT included!

+ 16.2″ MacBook Pro with M1 Max Chip (Late 2021, Silver) for $2999
+ with AppleCARE+ for $3300
+ M1 Max 10-Core, 64GB Unified RAM, 4TB SSD
+ 16.2″ 3456×2234 Liquid Retina XDR
+ 32-Core GPU, 16-Core Neural Engine

Never fear, Tuesday is here to wash away the Monday blues! We start with a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 7/18/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. And please don’t forget to properly hydrate with proper beverages!

+ SYRP Genie Micro for $30

+ PlatyPod Platyball Elite Ball Head for $249
+ could also serve as a prop in scifi movies!

+ Manfrotto Blue Chroma Key FX Portable Background Kit (13.1 x 9.5′)
for $300

+ FeelWorld 10.1″ 4K HDMI Field Monitor for $219

+ Zhiyun FIVERAY F100 LED Light Stick for $145
+ with power adapter for $169

+ Oyen HDX Pro C USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 Hard Drive Enclosure (No HDD) for $90

MEANwhile the Meh daily deal is of interest to nature and extreme photographers but also studio photographers with rather wild and out of control subjects! A 2-Pack of Surviveware Survival IFAK Trauma & First Aid Kits. And the survival kits are inside red bags, so it’s another opportunity to BAG the BAGS 🙂

ONE ITEM and it’s audio-related at the Adorama daily deal(s), it is the Turnstile TAC1100 Multi-Pattern Condenser Mic going for $99…

Sunday is here and The Sun is making its presence felt all around the world!

We have a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until Sunday 7/16/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 256GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia Onyx Thumb Drive for $140
+ USB-A 3.2 G1
+ Moving Protective Cap Integrated Key Loop
+ stylish onyx-black looks!

+ FLiR Thermal monoculars, $1300 to $1700
+ yes, you too can see the secret UFOs flying above our friendly skies!

+ 128GB LEXAR Professional CFexpress Type B Card SILVER Series for $80

+ TriGYN NANO-Lite Pocket Bicolor LED Light Smartphone Kit for $58
+ because you can’t resist stocking up on all kinds of accessories? 🙂

+ PeerLess PJF2-UNV Universal Projector Mount for $70

+ TetherPro Micro-HDMI to HDMI Cable (10′) for $12