Archives for December 2023

B&H Photo: FREE NEXT DAY Shipping on many products

It’s never too late – until it’s too late ๐Ÿ™‚ B&H Photo is running a FREE NEXT-DAY SHIPPING promotion on many products. You can see them by manufacturer at the first link above, or you can see them in an ever-scrolling view with this link – which you can also filter by product type, price-range, and things like that.

Promotion ends December 20 in 2023, so don’t sleep on it!

Sunday: Lowepro Backpacks (3o), Oben, Samsung, GVM, Benro

If it’s Sunday, it’s Meet The Sunday B&H Photo daily deals, another 7+1 formation, good until Sunday 12/17/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Lowepro PhotoSport BP 15L AW III Photo Backpack (Gray/Black) for $85
+ Lowepro ProTactic BP 300 AW II Camera and Laptop Backpack (Black) for $90
+ Lowepro FreeLine Backpack 350 AW (Heather Gray) for $100

+ Oben magnetic mount kits with mini ball head, two options, $14 or $40

+ Samsung Q60C 65″ 4K HDR Smart QLED TV & HW-S60B 5-Channel Soundbar Kit for $748

+ Sensei Optics Care and Cleaning Kit for $8, or Deluxe for $13

+ GVM LT-10S Smartphone Video Camera Rig Light for $40
+ GVM TL15RS RGB Bi-Color Smartphone Video Camera Rig Light for $59

+ Bright Tangerine ExoSkin Leather Armour Gloves for $14~ in four size options

+ also Polsen DJ headphones for $35

+ FLASH DEAL: Benro Classic Video Monopod with S2 Pro Flat Base Fluid Video Head for $90

Adorama 18-Month Financing Offer on 108 Canon and Sony Cameras and Lenses

Good until 12/18/23, Adorama through its Adorama Edge Credit Card (house card, not VISA/Mastercard), is having an 18-month Special Financing promotion on 106 Canon and Sony cameras and lenses listed at the aforelinked page.

No interest is charged if the whole amount is paid within 18 months. Minimum monthly payments are required. IF you do not pay it in full within 18 months, you will be charged with interest starting with the PURCHASE DATE. So be sure to plan accordingly to make sure you will be able to pay this in full within the 18 months.

As usual with financing promotions, be sure to check terms, conditions, restrictions, etc, etc, and as they say, use credit wisely!

The price range of the eligible items is $800 (Canon R50 Content Creator kit) to $13,000 (Canon RF 600mm f4L IS USM).

Adorama: FREE 2-Day Shipping on $50+ orders (37050 products)

If you are planning to make a purchase at Adorama, they are running a FREE 2-Day Shipping on orders of $50+. EXCLUSIONS apply! As of the time of writing, 37050 products are eligible for this promotion. As usual, the shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for what ๐Ÿ™‚

Promotion ends Wednesday 12/20/23 at 11:59pm ET.

KEH XMas Delivery Order Cut-OFF Dates

If you are planning to make a purchase at the KEH website and you want this to arrive by Christmas Day, they have posted their order cut-offs. The 2nd Day cut-off is Tuesday by 3pm ET, while the Overnight is Wednesday by 3pm ET. Details at the Shipping Info page…

Orders of $75+ in the contiguous US states (Hawaii and Alaska excluded) get free ground shipping. The XMas Day cut-off point for ground shipping has already passed.

Saturday: Pictar smartphone grip, Woot App, REI, Cowart, Etc

Saturday is here with three fresh Adorama daily deals as follows:

+ Pictar Smart Grip for Smartphones for $20

+ Vizta V24CDH2 23.8″ 16:9 Full HD IPS Frameless LED Monitor with AMD FreeSync, Built-in Speakers for $80

+ Turnstile Audio Platform Series TAP600 Multi-Pattern USB Mic for $49

FOR SATURDAY only, Prime members get a 10% off discount if they make their Woot purchases through the Woot app. Maximum discount is $20 (in other words, order total of $200). Does not apply to International orders.

NOTHING encourages a shopping spree more than a “Buy More, Save More” promotion which is what we find at the REI Outlet online (3330 options). Savings range from 20% to 30% depending on the order total. For more details on this offer, check its terms and conditions.

IF YOU ENJOY the chaos that is the NEWEGG website, they have avalanches and avalanches of offerings for you to digest ๐Ÿ™‚

Experimental portraiture is the name of the game starting at 12pm ET on Saturday at the free-streaming Creative LIVE on-air. This is a 10+ hour with Jeremy Cowart. Lesson #3 (38 min) is the “Kindle sample” – you can watch it at any time to see if it’s a good match.

Friday: WootOFF, Sandisk CFxB, iBuyPower, DCS Labs, Etc

Woot-Woot! For Friday, there are Woot-OFFs at the Shirt sub-reddit (okay, sub-Woot) and at the Clearance / Sellout sub-Woot. Woot-Off terms are usual…

IF YOU ARE a fan of BEST BUY, they have launched a 3-DAY SALE that runs through this weekend. They even have a convenient countdown clock ๐Ÿ™‚

Friday brings a trio of offerings at the Adorama daily deals:

+ SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB CFexpress Type-B for $60

+ DCS Labs P2722H 27″ 16:9 Full HD IPS LED Monitor, for $190

+ iBUYPOWER SlateMR 291i Gaming Desktop for $1050
+ Core i7-12700F 2.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB, Windows 11 Home, etc

Yes, some people have the luxury of work and life balance, and if so, or if you want to learn how to achieve this type of a lofty goal, the headliner Creative LIVE On-AIR class is a 9+ hour “Balancing Work, Family, and Photography” with Rachel Brenke…

GVM, Tenba, Sachtler, AngelBird, Bolt, Kingston, Etc

It’s Friday, do you know where your XMas/Holiday gifts are at?

As usual, the B&H Photo dailies run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Bolt Universal Compact Battery Pack for $30
+ because you can’t have photography these days without some form of power!

+ GVM PRO SD-series Bi-Color moonlights, three options, 200W to 650W, $179 to $749

+ Tenba Tools Packlite Travel Bag for BYOB series, three options, $12 to $17
+ note that is part of a bag system

+ Sachtler ACE XL Tripod System with FT 75 Legs & Mid-Level Spreader (75mm Bowl) for $1600
+ OR you can buy 160 Ritz/Wolf camera single-use tripods ๐Ÿ˜‰

+ 1TB AngelBIRD AV Pro CF CFast 2.0 Memory Card (Special 50th Anniversary Edition) for $399
+ is it an Angel or is it a Bird?

+ also SHAPE vlogging kit and Auray filter (for audio)

+ FLASH DEAL: 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 70 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C Flash Drive for $7
+ USB-C has been a savior for USB flash stick makers, now we have to rebuy them all over again OR carry a pocketful of adapters and USB hubs ๐Ÿ˜‰

Thursday: Wacom x Creative Cloud, Sandisk CFxB, Beginners Course, Etc

A trio of products are making up the Thursday 12.14.23 Adorama daily deals:

+ Wacom Intuos Pro Creative Pen Tablet, Medium with Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan 1-Year Subscription for $295

+ SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB CFexpress Type-B for $80 after in-cart coupon

+ Alogic Clarity 27″ 16:9 4K Ultra HD IPS LCD HDR Monitor for $629

IF YOU ARE a fan of the Best Buy Way, they continue their 20 Days of Christmas with new offerings refreshed/changed every day!

MEANwhile at the Creative LIVE onAIR free-streaming window, starting at 12pm ET on Thursday’s there a five hour class “The Beginner Photographerโ€™s Crash Course” with Khara Plicanic. The first two lessons (24 min total) are the “Kindle samples”, you can watch them at any time to see if this is something you vibe with. The two lessons are the Intro and the “Exposure Triangle – Shutter Speed”.

AMONG the Amazon latest offers there’s a 3-page Self Care sale with gift bundles and such

Thursday: Quasar, Gitzo, Lexar UHS-II, Synology, Rain Covers

Thursday comes along with another 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Quasar Q25 Crossfade Linear Bi-Color LED Tube Light (2′) for $70

+ Quasar Quad Q25XG Crossfade Bundle for $429

+ Gitzo GT2545T Series 2 Traveler Carbon Fiber Tripod with Center Ball Head for $550 after in-cart coupon

+ LEXAR UHS-II SDXC cards Gold Series, 64GB or 128GB, further discounted in the shopping cart

+ Synology DiskStation DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure for $590 after coupon
+ disks NOT included

+ Ruggard Rain Covers, five options, $13 to $40

+ also CoreSWX batteralia and Inovatic monitor mount

+ FLASH DEAL: Ruggard FotoTrek PKR-730BL Hiking Photo Backpack (Blue) for $55
+ bag the hiking bag!

Wednesday: Intel iMac, Takama Tripod, Etc

Fond of Intel iMacs? The Wednesday Adorama daily deals have you covered:

+ Apple iMac 27″ with Retina 5K Display for $1099
+ 3.3Ghz 6-Core Intel i5
+ 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD
+ AMD Radeon Pro 5300 4GB
+ Mid 2020

+ Takama 3-Section Aluminum Video Tripod with Damping Fluid Head for $60
+ for the hungry speed-readers out there, it’s damping, not dumplings

+ Logitech G Pro Flight Rudder Pedals for PC for $155

Wednesday: Lensbaby Velvet 28/2.5, AutoFocus ExtensionTubes, SYRP, Magnus, K&F, Torpedo, HP 34″ Curved, Etc

And just like that we have reached the halftime show in the week! We have another 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Lensbaby Velvet 28mm f/2.5 Lens (silver) for Nikon F or Canon EF for $330

+ Vello Autofocus Extension tubes, seven options, $50 per set
+ options include Canon EF & RF, Fuji, Nikon F & Z, Sony E and M43rds

+ Genaray Torpedo LED Bi-Color Focusing Flood Light for $179

+ SYRP Genie One Motion Control Pan Head/Linear Drive for $162

+ Magnus VT-4000 Tripod System with Fluid Head for $99

+ HP Z34C G3 34″ 21:9 Curved WQHD IPS Monitor for $450
+ DisplayPort | HDMI | RJ45 | USB Type-C, 3440 x 1440 @ 60 Hz Native Resolution, 1000:1 Static Contrast Ratio

+ Tether Tools cables, six options, $4 to $10

+ FLASH DEAL: K&F Concept Magic Plate 2-in-1 Multi Quick Release Plate for $10

Buy ANY DXO Software, Get FREE f/stoppers tutorial

If you are a fan of DXO Software, they are currently running a Shop and Win promotion. With every DXO Software purchase you also receive for a single FREE F/Stoppers Tutorial from four options: Nik Collection, DXO PhotoLAB, DXO FilmPack, DXO Viewpoint.

In parallel, they are running a “Shop and Win” promotion with the top four winners receiving a serious digital camera each, while the next 200 winners will receive the โ€˜Glow of Parisโ€™ photobook by Gary Zuercher.

Tue: DJI Mini 2 SE Drone, 2pk Lexar 128GB UHS-II for $55 AC

Two name-brand products make up the Tuesday 12/12/23 “Couples Day” (if 11/11 is Singles…) Adorama daily deals:

+ 2-pack of 128GB LEXAR SILVER Series Professional 1667x UHS-II SDXC for $55 after in-cart coupon
+ that’s $27.50 per 128GB UHS-II card

+ DJI Mini 2 SE Drone Fly More Combo for $449

Tuesday: Tamron 100/2.8 FF for $349 [C/N], ObsBOT, Nanuk, Manfrotto Gimbal, ASUS TUF, Etc

Back to back LENZE DAYZE at the B&H Photo daily deals, this time it’s for CaNiKoNiaNs. Yesterday it was for MirrorLessians! Good until Tuesday 12/12/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. Yes, today is the date with no month-day confusion regardless of the scheme used ๐Ÿ˜‰

+ Tokina 100mm f2.8 FF Macro atx-I for $349 in Canon EF or Nikon F

+ Nanuk 930 Case with Foam (Black) for $70

+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO CFexpress Card Type B for $75 after a $155 (!) in-cart coupon

+ Manfrotto Gimbal 220 Kit for $150
+ a day without Benro or Nanuk or Manfrotto in the daily deals is not a day at all ๐Ÿ˜‰

+ ObsBOT Tiny AI-Powered PTZ Webcam (Black) for $99 after in-cart coupon

+ PGY MantisPod Pro Tabletop Vlogging Tripod for $80
+ despite the name, this one will not eat flies and other small insects
+ memo to self: be careful with the spelling of insect, an s/c transposition and it becomes Game Of Thrones ๐Ÿ˜‰

+ 15.6″ ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Laptop for $1150
+ Core i9 14-Core (13th Gen)
+ 32GB DDR4, 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
+ 1920 x 1080 144 Hz IPS
+ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (8GB GDDR6)

+ FLASH DEAL: Lowepro GearUp Memory Card Wallet 20 (Dark Gray) for $14
+ BAG the memory card bags!

Various potentially interesting free-streaming classes starting at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE On-AIR today:

+ Unleash the Power of Adobe Creative Cloud with Melissa Piccone (95 min)

+ iPhone Filmmaking: From Shoot Through Edit with Cielo de la Paz (3 hrs)

+ Build a Successful Creative Blog with April Bowles-Olin (15 hours)

Blanket MEH Website Link Correction [since October 9!]

We start with a BLANKET [TYPO CORRECTION LOL] CORRECTION! Many of the previous MEH links were actually pointing to their sister-side “Side Deal” flash sale. The error began October 9 when I originally posted a link to this. Then cut-n-pasting the previous link without noticing it, and it becomes a chain of wrong links! I think I corrected them all. I’m getting too old for this thing LOL!

Powerbank time at the Tuesday MEH website is a 2-pack of Griffin 20,000 mAh powerbanks going for $19 plus shipping (free for paying MEH-members). This has two USB-A output ports and one USB-C that works as either input or output power, and one micro-USB for old times sake ;-).

Monday: Sirui 50/1.8 Ana for $329 [4o], DJI Avata, Benro, ARCO bags, Remote Switch [7o], Luxli, Etc

Monday 12/11/23 is a LENZE DAYE hooray-hooray at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Sirui 50mm f1.8 Anamorphic for $329 in Fuji X, Sony E, Leica L and M43rds

+ ARCO PRO video bags, eight options, $49 to $99
+ BAG the …6-pack of BAGS?
+ okay, may be that’s too much even for “Bag the Bags” addicts ๐Ÿ˜‰

+ Vello ShutterBoss II Timer Remote Switch for $30 for select Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Sony, Pana-Leica cameras
+ seven options, compatibility based on connector and such

+ LUXLi Celloยฒ 10″ On-Camera RGB LED Light Panel for $249 with FREE Luxli Barndoor Kit

+ MountIT Portable Height Adjustable Laptop & Projector Stand for $60 after in-cart coupon

+ Benro Video Head & Tripod Kit for $130 or $155

+ IndiPRO power thing for $400 in either V or Gold

+ flash deal: Polsen mic

DJI returns to the Adorama dailies for Monday with the DJI Avata Drone Explorer Combo with Goggles Integra for $889.

Sunday: Wacom Intuos x Creative Cloud Pho for $295

It’s a name brand bundle, and its the sole Adorama daily deal for Sunday 12/10/23, it’s a Wacom x Creative Cloud bundle for $295. For this, you get:

+ Wacom Intuos Pro Creative Pen Tablet, Medium
+ Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan 1-Year Subscription

Sunday: SeaLife Micro 3.0 w/Dive Light Gift Set for $499, Samsung SDXC, Etc

Good until Sunday 12/10/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out we have the following 7+1 formation of B&H Photo daily deals:

+ SeaLife Micro 3.0 Limited Edition Explorer Underwater Camera and Photo-Video Dive Light Gift Set for $499 after in-cart coupon
+ includes 500-2000 Lumen Photo/Video Dive Light
+ camera has 16mp 1/2.3″ Sony CMOS sensor

+ Samsung memory card sale, with three microSDXC and two SDXC options
+ 256GB EVO Plus UHS-I SDXC (V30, U3, C10) for $16 after in-cart coupon
+ 256GB PRO Plus UHS-I SDXC (V30, U3, C10) for $20 after in-cart coupon

+ Sachtler Camporter Camera Bag (Large) for $144

+ RucPAC Professional Tech Gloves for $20, three size options

+ Ponte Midnight Blue Canvas Camera Lift-Strap for $10

+ Logitech G PRO X SUPERLIGHT Wireless Gaming Mouse for $90 after in-cart coupon, two color options

+ FLASH DEAL: Goalzero Sherpa 100AC Power Bank (3rd Gen) for $150

Videography time at the Creative Live ON-AIR, the Sunday free-streamer is a 5-hour class “Shooting Documentary Short Films” with Griffin Hammonds…

Free to Watch: Art of Photographing Birds with Frans Lanting

The headliner of the free-streaming classes starting on Saturday at 12pm ET at Creative Live ON-AIR is “The Art of Photographing Birds” with Frans Lanting, with a runtime of just over 5 hours, which means it will repeat three more times in full during the 24-hour free-streaming window.

Lesson #5 (Field Trip #1, 23 min) is the “Kindle sample” – you can watch it anytime you want to get a feel for the class and instructor. It’s also on sale for $49 during the free-streaming window – in case you like it enough you want to buy it.

10% off many items at KEH [ends 12/11/23] {exclusions apply}

Good until 12/11/23 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code SV10 or SV10A gets you 10% off many products at the KEH Camera website. As usual, they have the usual restrictions BUT for this promotion additional products are excluded which you can find at the Coupon Exclusions page.

In its own right it’s interesting to look at the products at the exclusion page. Is it because they are hot? Is it because used supply is limited? Is it because new condition are hard to find? It’s a DIY Used Camera Murder Mystery ๐Ÿ˜‰

If you are looking for some ideas on what to buy, they have a Top Picks page.

DJI Action 2 bundle for $259, Gitzo Monopod, Etc

As usual, the Friday B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ SmallRIG Vigor VT-10 Vlog Tripod (White) for $9

+ Gitzo GM4552L Series 4 Carbon Fiber Monopod for $340 after in-cart coupon
+ OR you can buy 35 vlog tripods above ๐Ÿ˜‰

+ Inovativ QR VESA System for $119

+ Oben TAB-4M Four-Mount Tripod Accessory Bar for $60

+ Ruggard Renewable Dehumidifier for $10

+ also CAD mic for $50 and $10 binoculars strap

+ FLASH DEAL: DJI Action 2 Dual-Screen Combo for $259 with FREE DJI Action 2 official accessories: Macro Lens, Waterproof housing and Magnetic headband. Also includes 2-pack DJI protective case

IF you are a fan of Best Buy, they are currently running a three-day sale promotion, currently headlined with a GoPRO 11 bundle for $300.

MEANwhile at the Friday Adorama dailies we have Sony bluetooth ANC headphones, Samson mic thing, and a Celeron HP laptop for $215.

TODAY must be national shaving day because the headliners at the Amazon USA Gold Box are electric and analogue shavers along with their assorted and related accessories.

IF you have 13 hours to spare, the headliner CreativeLIVE free-streaming class starting Friday 12pm ET is “The Art of Wedding Filmmaking” with Alfio Stuto. Lesson #3 (Pre-wedding planning, 25 min) is the “Kindle samples” (meaning you can watch it for free at any time – a good way to see if you can connect with the instructor and whether it’s something you would be interested in watching – and things like that).

Thursday: DJI Action 2 and SpyderX Elite

Two mainstream name-brand products make up the Thursday Adorama daily deals:

+ Datacolor SpyderX Elite Color Calibration for $135

+ DJI Action 2 4K Ultra HD Dual-Screen Combo Camera for $309 with FREE DJI protective case included by Adorama

HOWEVER when you go to the product page, you find an even better deal: the Essentials DJI Action 2 kit goes for $304 and you get two more freebies: SmallRIG magnetic case, AND 128GB Sandisk Extreme microSDXC

MEANwhile the headliner at Amazon is an Amazon Essentials Men’s Full Zip Fleece Jacket with prices ranging from $18 to $33. Available in many colors and options.

Thursday: $25 Lens Calibration, Lensbabies Optic Swap kits, Benro, Lexar CFxB, Etc

We have another 7+1 formation of offerings at the Thursday 12/7/23 B*H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Lensbabies Optic Swap Spark kit for $350 or Founder’s kit for $420
+ available in Canon RF or EF, Nikon Z or F, Fuji X, M43rds, Pentax K, Sony E

+ Vello LENS-2020 Lens Calibration Tool for $24
+ calibration pixel-peeping is a whole subgenre in its own right!

+ 1TB LEXAR Professional CFexpress Type B Card GOLD Series for $300 after in-cart coupon

+ Benro MeFOTO RoadTrip Pro Aluminum Series 1 Travel Tripod with Ball Head and Monopod for $80

+ also Zoom audio interface, Logitech gaming controllers, IndiPRO battery kit and rack mount thing (the flash deal)

Wednesday: Tamron 18-200 VC for $329 [E], Nanuk, Winter, Hub, Leofoto, GVM, SmallRiG Cages for Sony, Etc

Wednesday is here and we are humping along with a new set of B&H Photo daily deals, and yes, it’s a LENZE DAYZE for the E:

+ Tamron 18-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di III VC for Sony E only, for $329

+ RucPAC Photographer’s Winter Apparel Package Extreme for $50, three size options

+ Nanuk 910 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert for $40, nine color options, great for the color-code organization schemes

+ EzQuest 8-Port USB Type-C Multimedia Hub Adapter with Power Delivery 3.0 for $46

+ LEOfoto SA-324C Carbon Fiber Rifle Tripod and MG-40 Ball Head for $299

+ SmallRIG Rhinoceros Cage Kits for select Sony a-series cameras, $119 to $159

+ OBEN GH-30 Gimbal Head for $120 in alumin(i)um, $170 in carbon fiber

+ FLASH DEAL: GVM Mini Waterproof RGB LED On-Camera Light for $55

TWO are the offerings at the Adorama daily deals:

+ Optoma HZ40HDR Full HD Laser Home Projectoro for $999

+ Thrustmaster T150 Force Feedback Racing Wheel for PlayStation and PC for $150

Tuesday: GVM BiC LED 2LK, Sachtler aktiv10T, Etc

Lighting is mayhaps the most popular theme at the Adorama daily deals. This set is for Tuesday 12/5/23:

+ GVM 520S-B Bi-Color LED 2-Panel Kit for $199

+ Sachtler aktiv10T 100mm Touch & Go Fluid Head with SpeedLevel and SpeedSwap Technology for $2245
+ yes, two thousands two hundred forty five dollares!

If you are a fan of WATCHES, Amazon has in their Gold Box a seven-page Watches offer featuring many of the usual suspects (Citizen, Skagen, Klein, Timex, Guess, Kate, Fossil, etc). Most are analogue but there are some digital too!

IF you find stand-alone books too short for your liking, fear not, Amazon is having a Book Series sale with nearly 200 options. Most of them are “Book #1” in the series.

Me personally? I’m working on a book series that only makes sense if you read the books in reverse order and you read each book backwards ๐Ÿ˜‰

Tuesday: Pelican, Interfit, Sachtler, Gator, GVM, Photo Essays, Etc

Tuesday brings us another 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo daily deals. But no lensaholic items this time around:

+ Pelican Vault V550 Standard Equipment Case with Lid Foam and Dividers (Black) for $110

+ InterFIT Badger Beam 60W AC/DC LED Monolight for $115
+ no, it does not play AC/DC songs ๐Ÿ™‚

+ Sachtler aktiv8 Sideload Fluid Head with SpeedLevel & 7-Step Drag for Sachtler Tripods (75mm) for $1627

+ Gator 52″ Utility Cart All-Terrain for $200

+ GVM GP-120QD Motorized Carbon Fiber Video Slider (48″) for $249

+ also CoreSWX batteries and Senal mic system offers

+ FLASH DEAL: ElVID OptiView 50 3.2″ LCD Viewfinder for $30

A variety of interesting free-streaming classes at 12pm ET can be watched at CrativeLIVE onair today. The photography headliner is a 15-hour “Create Powerful Photo Essays & Personal Projects” with David H Wells (not the baseball player). Then there’s the debut of a ChatGPT class (how to make money with AI), an Introduction to the Apple Logic PRO music software, an Introduction to UX Design, and Beginning Stamping…

PSA: Temu spam/scam emails coming from trustworthy emails

This is a PSA! The last few hours I’ve received a couple of emails from trustworthy email sources that promote a Temu (Chinese e-commerce type thing) promotion. Becareful with those. Mayhaps they’ve found a backdoor to send those emails or hacked them or found some way to spoof. Regardless, do not open them…

Monday: GVM, Benro, B+W, ProGrade UHS-II, Sigma 24/1.4 [E] for $579, Vello Lens Adapters (71 options), Etc

Now that the Black Cyber Friday-Monday dust has settled, MEH is back with another MEHrathon [CORRECTED LINK!]! Previously offered items (from earlier in the day) can be purchased later in the day, as long as they remain in-stock/orderable…

It’s a big party for LENSAHOLICS at the B&H Photo daily deals for Monday 12/4/23:

+ Vello LENS ADAPTERS, 71 options (seventy-one), all kinds of combinations and permutations, $14 to $95
+ the above link will likely self-destruct once the promotion ends

+ Sigma 24mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $579 in Sony E
+ the Leica L is not on sale #LeicaTax

+ B+W lens filters, five options, $60 to $125

+ PROGRADE UHS-II SDXC cards, four options, $38 to $189
+ options are 128GB or 256GB, V60 or V90

+ Benro Alumin(I)um tripods, $140 to $160

+ Sirui VSK-3 Video Survival Kit for $76
+ it would be nice if this is all it took to “survive” video ๐Ÿ™‚

+ LumeCUBE Panel GO Bi-Color LED Light Panel (Broadcast Lighting Kit) for $70

+ FLASH DEAL: SKB iSeries Waterproof Case for Zoom H4N (Special 50th Anniversary Edition) for $50

MEANwhile the Woot Daily Deals headliner is a new condition unlocked Google Pixel 7 PRO (256GB storagE) with a 1-year Google warranty for $600. Two per customer.

GVM rules the day again at the Adorama dailies with these four offerings:

+ GVM Pro SD200B 200W Bi-Color LED Video COB Spotlight Kit with Lantern Softbox and Light Stand for $339

+ GVM Pro SD300B 300W Bi-Color LED Video COB Spotlight Kit with Lantern Softbox and Light Stand for $429

+ Aries Waterproof Hard Shell Carrying Case for DJI Mini 3 and Mini 3 Pro for $25

+ AKG K92 headphones for $30

NESTLE rules the day at Amazon with a Buy $75+ in select products and save $15 on the purchase price. Over 200 eligible items. Details over there…

Sunday: GVM, Lexar Silver, Moultrie, SYRP, Philips, LumeCube BiC, Lensbabies OMNI, Etc

Sunday is for gamers at Amazon, as they feature this PlayStation 5 Console – Marvelโ€™s Spider-Man 2 Bundle (slim) for $499. Two per customer.

We find another 7+1 formation in the Sunday B&H Photo daily deals:

+ LumeCube Panel GO Bi-Color LED Light Panel with Ball Head and 3/8″-16 Adapter for $50

+ Lensbaby OMNI Deluxe B&H Crystal Collection for $100
+ Color Set for $120

+ 10pk of Philips Hue GU10 Bulb with Bluetooth (White and Color Ambiance) for $240
+ that’s $24 per GU10

+ PGYtech MantisPod 2.0 Vlogging Tripod with Ball Head and Remote Kit for $60

+ Oben IBH-05 Inverted Ball Head for $27

+ SYRP Genie Micro for $26

+ PGYtech Landing Pad Pro for Drones for $15

+ FLASH DEAL: Moultrie Delta Base Cellular Trail Camera (Verizon) for $60

MEANwhile we find a trio of offerings at the Adorama dailies:

+ GVM MB832 50W Bi-Color Soft LED Panel Light for $79

+ 2-pack of Lexar Silver Obe256GB CFexpress Type-B with one Green Extreme Card Reader for $229

+ HYTE Revolt 3 ITX Small Form Factor Case with 700W Gold SFX Power Supply for $110