Archives for 2023

Pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy TAB S9 tablets with some discount offers

In addition to the previously mentioned Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 pre-orders, Samsung has also launched their new TAB S9 flagship tablet in three flavors. The base model starting at $800, the Plus starting at $1000 and the Ultra starting at $1200 for the Wifi-only versions. Thankfully the naming is consistent with their S-series smartphone flagships 🙂

The official Samsung website has various pre-order and trade-in and financing offerings, and offers a free storage upgrade as follows:

+ 11-inch S9 base model from 8GB/128GB to 12GB/256GB
+ this is the most impactful free upgrade as both RAM and storage go up

+ 12.4″ S9 Plus with 12GB RAM, from 256GB to 512GB

+ 14.6″ S9 Ultra with 12GB RAM, from 256GB to 512GB

+ carrier options are available for the Plus model

$50 pre-order discount for the S9 Base and Plus models
If you don’t qualify or you are not interested or the dizzying Samsung website turns you off, B&H Photo is offering a $50 off in-cart discount, in addition to the free storage upgrade as follows:

+ 11-inch Tab S9 Base (Wifi only) with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage for $750 after in-cart pre-order discount
+ the little tab at the B&H page incorrectly says 16GB instead of 12GB
+ the product description correctly says 12GB
+ Samsung does NOT make a 16GB version, so no matter how much one can “Karen it”, they can’t get a 16GB version 😉

+ 12.4″ TAB S9 Plus (Wifi-only) with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage for $950 after in-cart pre-order discount

+ as of the time of writing the 14.6″ TAB S9 Ultra is not listed at the B&H website

+ optionally, when you click on the “Build a Bundle” you can get a combined purchase discount if you buy it together with the Samsung Slim Book Cover Keyboard

+ the S-PEN is included with all the TAB S9 models (as it should)

Pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 with Extra Storage and Gift Cards and Such

Yesterday Samsung revealed (we live tweeted it) their new flagship foldable phones along with their new smartwatches. Now it’s time for pre-ordering! The estimated release date is August 11 in 2023!

The official Samsung website has a variety of offers and trade-in promotions. You can buy it unlocked or you can buy it for your favorite carrier. Trade-in and financing offers also abound. And at the moment you get the extra storage option for the same price. Meaning the 512GB version of the Z Flip 5 goes for $1000 (same as the 256GB), while the 512GB version of the Z Fold 5 goes for $1800 (same as the 256GB).

Samsung also has offers for first responders, government employees, educational offers (yes, parents are included as well, not just students/teachers), military and families, and employee purchase programs.

On the other hand, if you prefer to buy the unlocked phone and you don’t want or don’t qualify for the various Samsung offer programs, Amazon is throwing in Amazon Gift Cards with purchase! You also get the 512GB version for the 256GB price!

+ Z FOLD 5 (512GB) for $1800 with FREE $200 Amazon Gift Card
+ three color options

+ Z FLIP 5 (512GB) for $1000 with FREE $150 Amazon Gift Card
+ four color options

+ Galaxy Watch 6 starts at $300 with $50 Amazon Gift Card
+ Galaxy Watch 6 Classic starts at $400 with $50 Amazon Gift Card
+ the LTE versions (obviously) cost more

Thursday: GVM slider, Sachtler, 12pk Smart LEDs, External Camera “Batteries”, Etc

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)

Live-Tweeting Samsung Unpacked: Wednesday at 7am ET

Yes, it’s Samsung time again! And this time the Samsung Unpacked will take place in Korea, that’s why the starting time is 7am eastern (4am pacific time).

Because I can’t help it, I will be live-tweeting the event (see note below) on Twitter or Twitter-X or X or Musk-X or Tesla-X or whatever it’s new name is 🙂

NOTE that Musk changed Twitter so you have to be logged in to read what other people are writing. The link above will take you to a Twitter login page if you are not already logged in to Twitter. BOO to Gates and Walled Gardens!

Here’s the video YouTube-embedded below:

Wedn: Datacolor SpyderX Elite Color Calibration for $135

Don’t you just wish there was a device that with the press of a button would recalibrate your life? Well, as of the time of writing there isn’t 🙂

But there is one for computer monitors and it is the Adorama daily deal running until 7/24/23 at 11:50pm pacific or earlier if sold out: the new condition Datacolor SpyderX Elite Color Calibration for $135…

MEANwhile, new additions have appeared at the Amazon USA Gold Box including:

+ don’t you just wish there was budget Windows 11 laptop that had LOTS of RAM so you can open things without running out of memory?
+ well here comes the new condition jumper Laptop for $290 with 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, 14″ FHD but note this has a Celeron processor. Because Intel is not free 🙂

+ a practical kitchen-priority back-to-college sale featuring AmazonBasics-branded products

+ find smartwatches too ephemeral? there’s a six page sale of REAL watches from Timex, Fossil, Skagen, Anne Klein, Invicta, etc

+ of health interest, among the 110+ Kindle ebook daily deals you will find Dr William Li’s “Eat to Beat Disease” for $4. This is 644 pages, March 2019 from Balance (publisher). As of the time of writing (aottow) it averages 4.6 out of 5 on 7860 customer ra(n)tings.

Wedn: Westcott Solix Bi-Color 1-Light Compact Kit for $140, Etc

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: DJI Mavic Air accessories

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!

Tuesday: SmallRIG Dual-Charger with TWO Batteries (EL14, EL15, W235), KRK, PROGRADE CFx Typ B, Etc

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: Rokinon 135/T2.2 PRO Cine for $899 [C/E/PL]

Hooray-Hooray it’s a LENZ DAYE (okay, a LENS DAY) at the Adorama daily deals good until 7/24/23 at 11:59pm pacific or earlier if sold out:

+ Rokinon XEEN 135mm T2.2 Pro Cine for $899 in Canon EF, PL-mount and Sony E
+ sadly the M43rds and Nikon F remain at full price, which is TWICE the sale price, WOW!

+ Pelican 1510 Watertight Carry On Hard Case with Foam Insert & Wheels for $195 after instant coupon

+ Anton Bauer Titon SL 150 14.4V 143Wh Lithium Ion Gold Mount Battery for $617.50

TRIGGER WARNING for students! Just as you finally got a deserved break from school, the back to school sales are here to remind you that the clock is ticking and it’s only a matter of time before you go back to school! Amazon couldn’t stay out of this game, they have a 2-Page AmazonBasics back to school sale. Which is headlined by a different kind of “bag the bags”, a …24-pack of 14-inch laptop/tablet cases for $230. That’s under $10 per bag! Do you have enough tablets/laptops to fill up the bags? OR time to buy some more laptops and tablets? 🙂

Monday: Nanuk 910, Savage Edge LIT, Elements 2023, Etc

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: Dual Camera Strap, Fat Gecko, 64GB flash drive for $3.50, HP Omen, Lexar CFx Type A, Etc

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

In-Stock Alert: Nikon Z8 starting at $4000

IF the Nikon Z8 is the mirror-nyet full-frame camera the one you want, you are in luck because it is now in-stock and ready to ship at Adorama and by various thru Amazon and at B&H Photo.

Some of the third-party accessories (SmallRig cages, 3Legged bracket, Ikelite underwater) are still in pre-order status.

The body only goes for $4000, the FTZ adapter can be added for +$150 to any kit, while the “take pictures with” kit with the 24-120mm f4 lens goes for $4900. Sadly there’s no 18-55 kit lens option ~ yes, you can be that ironic hipster photographer who carries a $4000 full-frame camera with a $100 18-55 DX non-VR lens attached to it 🙂

Optionally you can click on the “Build a Bundle” buttons at Ado and B&H for “combined purchase discounts” with other lenses and such.

Saturday: B&D Smart kit, Belle Drape Collapsible Background, Etc

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.

Flashpoint Studio Lighting, GVM Batteralia, Oben Head, Raya BiC Light w/Stand, Etc

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!

Thursday: Rokinon 16/T2.2 for $300 [E], 24/T1.5 for $450 [C/E]

Back to back lens days at the Adorama daily deals, there’s even two of them today!!!

+ Rokinon 16mm T2.2 Cine DS for $300 in Sony E or $349 in Canon EF
+ the rest are not on sale

+ Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine DSX for $450 in Canon EF or Sony E, and $550 in Fuji X
+ is the Fuji X tax real? Details at 11!
+ the rest are not on sale

+ Samsung 990 PRO 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD with Heatsink for $110

Elsewhere on the interwebs
Headlining the Thursday Amazon USA Gold Box is a sale on Fire TV accessories (yes, some are “Made for Amazon”), along with a Fitbit sale with prices ranging from $59 (Ace 3) to $80 (Inspire 3 in multiple color schemes) to $230 (Sense 2).

Buy One, Get One FREE at the RX BAR website, offer ends on 7/20/23 at 11:59pm
+ no coupon code needed, the prices are adjusted automatically in the shopping cart
+ maximum 10 free items, meaning you can buy 20 items to max out the offer
+ since this is BOGO, you need even-numbered items in the shopping cart to get the full benefit of it

Thursday: LitePanels, LEXAR CF, 16.2″ MacBookPRO (M1 Max)

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

DJI Avata Explorer Combo for $1198

In a synchronized swimming type of a deal (price-match or manufacturer-initiated) the new condition DJI Avata Explorer Combo with Goggles Integra and RC Motion 2 is on sale for $1198 at B&H Photo and also at Amazon and also at Adorama for a limited time only.

Wedn: Apple TV HD (32GB) for $75, Rokinon XEEN 24/T1.5 Cine for $1499 [C/E], Etc

Lensaholic fans, it’s your lucky day! There’s a lens at the Wednesday 7/19/23 Adorama daily deals as well!

+ Rokinon XEEN 24mm T1.5 PRO Cine lens for $1499 in Canon EF or Sony E, and $1599 in PL-mount

+ ASUS ROG Strix XG249CM for $230
+ 23.8″ 16:9 Full HD 270Hz HDR10 IPS LED Gaming Monitor

+ Apple TV HD, 32GB for $75

MEANwhile there’s a kitchen-y theme at the Amazon USA Gold Box as they have group sales of Instant Pot products, and De-Longhi products and Ninjas and Breville barista.

Wednesday: Tamron 35/1.8 SP Di VC USD for $399 [N], IDX, AAXA pico, SliK tripod, Etc

Yes dear readers, we have a proper lens day with a proper canon (the word, not the brand name) lens, not a baby of a lens! Good until Wednesday 7/19/23 at 11:59pm ET, or earlier if sold out, we can haz these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Tamron 35mm f1.8 Di VC USD SP for $399 in Nikon F only
+ there is no Canon EF listing, neither at B&H nor at Adorama
+ mayhaps that’s why the used Canon prices are higher than the Nikon at KEH Cameras

+ SLIK Pro CF-734 Tripod (Black) for $170
+ thank the seven no more mail-in rebates 🙂
+ because some of us can’t resist the temptation of a $5 mail-in rebate and then suffer the logistical consequences of mail-in rebates 🙂

+ AAXA P7+ 550-Lumen Full HD LED Smart Pico Projector for $290

+ PortaBRACE Sandbag Transporter (Black) for $74
+ BAG the …SAND? 🙂

+ Inovativ Voyager 30 EVO Equipment Cart with X-Top Keyboard Shelf for $2699
+ testimonial: I use this to carry my Olympus Camedia C-100 digital camera with its 8MB Smartmedia card 😉

+ IDX 2 x DUO-C98P V-Mount Batteries & VL-2X 2-Channel Charger/Power Supply Kit for $497

Walgreens Photo coupons: 50% off Everything Photo, 60% Metal and TilePix, FREE two 5×7″

The saying goes, “if it’s free, I’ll take three” but in this case, you will take two 🙂

Good until 7/18/23 at 11:59pm central, Walgreens Photo is offering two 5×7-inch prints for FREE using coupon code 5X7FREE at Walgreens Photo.

The coupons below have a different expiration date, they are good until 7/22/23 at 11:59pm ET central:

+ coupon 60-DECOR is 60% off Metal Panels and TilePix

+ coupon 50MORE is 50% off Everything Photo

Tuesday: Zhiyun, Manfrotto, PlatyPod, FeelWorld, SYRP, Etc

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…

Monday: GVM, NANlite, SmallRiG, Lensbaby Obscura 50 [9o], Etc

Yes, Monday is here and it is indeed a LENZ DAYE (I’m alt-spelling both words to make sure the Grammar and Typos Police understands it is an intentional typo) at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 7/17/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out 🙂

+ GVM 7S RGB LED On-Camera Video Light with Wi-Fi Control for $25

+ Lensbaby Obscura 50 with Fixed Body for $100 in 9 options
+ DSLR: Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
+ MirrorNYET: Sony E, Fuji X, Canon RF, Nikon Z, M43, Leica L

+ NanLite PavoTube 15C RGB LED Tube Light (2′, 2-Light Kit) for $189

+ SmallRIG VB99 Mini V-Mount Battery (99Wh) for $159

+ Gator 52″ Utility Cart Standard for $170

+ aLogic 20W Mini USB-C Wall Charger for $10

MEANwhile at the Adorama dailies we have a Sennheiser bluetooth headphone and Anton Bauer Titon SL 90 V-Mount Battery for $273~.

THEN at the Amazon Gold Box we find a sale on budget cables by JSAUX, there’s two pages of offerings. There’s USB-C, HDMI, audio, video, converted, Steam accessories and such.

Among the 110+ Kindle e-book daily deals for Monday there’s a Dummies ebook of canonical interest, the “Filmmaking For Dummies” for $3 by Bryan Michael Stoller, November 2019, Wiley, 421 pages, and it averages 4.6 out of 5 on 216 customer ratings as of the time of writing of this very post. On Goodreads, it averages 3.8 out of 5 on 198 ratings.

Sunday: Sirui 75mm f1.8 1.33x anamorphic lens for $329+ [m43/X/Z/EF-M]

Hooray-Hooray, it’s a LENZ DAYE at the Adorama daily deal, good until 7/16/23 at 11:59pm pacific or earlier if sold out:

+ Sirui 75mm f1.8 1.33x anamorphic lens for $329 in M43rds, $339 in Fuji X or Nikon Z, and $349 in Canon EF-M
+ not participating in the sale: Sony E, Canon RF, Leica L

Around the Interwebs
We start with a FREEBIE, if you are a member of the Lucky’s supermarket rewards program, this weekend you can score a FREE 16oz A-Game sports drink of sorts.

If you are a fan of the REI stores, good until 7/24/23 they are having a handpicked REI Outlet sale with 423 products participating as of the time of writing.

If you are fond of the Ninja kitchen gear, there’s such a sale at Amazon headlined by the Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill and Air Fryer for $130.

If you enjoy e-book e-reading, there’s over 110 e-book in the Sunday Kindle daily deals

And we close with something even more off-topic: I just can’t believe that the only email sitting in my spam folder comes from one of the biggest and oldest and most …respected spammers of the interwebs, IEEE 🙂 Yes, the concentric ironies of that!

Sunday: 256GB Stick, FLiR Mono, Lexar CF Typ B, Etc

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

SmallRig fluid head, Bushnell Binos, Raya LED, Etc

And just like that, the Prime party is over and FRIDAY is back again! And as usual, the B&H Photo dailies run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ SmallRIG DH-01 Fluid Head for $59

+ BushNell 10×42 Trophy XLT Binocular (Green) for $70

+ Raya 60W LED Daylight Studio Bulb for $24

+ PortaBRACE Padded Nylon Pouch for PTZ Camera for $29
+ buy the camera, just so you can BAG its custom BAG!

+ Kensington StudioDock iPad Docking Station for $100
+ more expensive than half the Android tablets 😉

+ IPEVO TOTEM 120 Conference Camera for $149
+ yes, conference call photography is all the rage now that everyone’s gotten tired of light painting 😉

+ flash deal: Xcellon CR-X10 XQD 2.0 Card Reader for $35

Adorama: FREE 2-day shipping on $50+ (xp 7/14/23 at 2pm ET)

Now that the Prime Dayz e-dust has e-settled, Adorama decide to bring back the focus on its FREE 2-DAY shipping promotion on orders of $49.99+ and extend it until 7/14/23 at 2pm eastern.

Thursday: PROGRADE CFExpress, Pixel 7 & 7a

Thurs-day is PRO-Grade day at the Adorama daily deals:

+ 160GB Prograde CFexpress Type-A 2.0 for $249

+ 2pk of 325GB Prograde CFexpress Type-B 2.0 for $540

MEANwhile the headliner of the post-Prime-Dayz Amazon Gold Box is a Kindle ebook sale with nearly 200 options, because Amazon wants you to start e-filling-up your new Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets 🙂

Of Google Pixel interest, the Pixel 7a goes for $450, while the Pixel 7 goes for $500 (128GB) or $600 (256GB). These are for all shoppers, not Prime-exclusive.

The Pixels are eligible for Amazon’s optional Trade-In promotion that can get you up to $400 in Amazon gift card credit, depending the old device you are trading in, its condition and things like that.

Thursday: Hiking Photo Backpack, Product Photography Kit, iHome Smart Light Bulbs, Etc

And just like that, the Prime Dayz of 2023 [CORRECTED, I still live in 2013 apparently] are over, and we are back to the daily grind with a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals running until 7/13/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Ruggard FotoTrek PKR-723BL Hiking Photo Backpack (Blue) for $50
+ Bag the Blue Bag!

+ Studio Essentials Product Photography Kit with 2 Fluorescent Lights & 2 Magnetic Tables for $44

+ Inovativ Pro Monitor Mount for $169

+ also Roland video thing, Vertiv UPS thing and Hollyland intercom thing

MEANwhile light arrives at the MEH daily deal, a 4-pack of iHome Smart Dimmable Lighting can be had for $20 plus shipping. Five different type of light bulbs are participating in the sale. Note that these smartypants light bulbs only work with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi net-works, and they use the Geeni app!

PS: the next Samsung Unpacked event has been scheduled for July 26 (2023), and other things equal we will be live-tweeting it, assuming Twitter is still around by then 🙂

Prime Dayz Top Buzzworthy deals

We are outsourcing discovery to Amazon’s AI and algorithms! If you are looking for unusual or unexpected offerings, these are the Top Buzzworthy Deals of this year’s Prime Day.

PS: I’m not posting a link to Day #2 because it’s currently underwear and chicken wings sauce! LOL

Amazon Fire 11 MAX tablet for $150+ [save extra 20% off w/eligible trade-in]

I’m really posting this deal just so I can say that Amazon takes tablets more seriously than Google itself, who is supposed to be the Mother and Guardian of All Things Android 🙂

As part of the Prime Dayz festivities, Amazon is offering its brand new Fire MAX 11 tablet for $150 for Prime members. Or you can buy a bundle with the official Keyboard Case for $240, or for $10 more, you can get it with Keyboard Case + Stylus. This has 64GB with Lockscreen Ads.

But Wait, You Pay Even LESS
But this is actually an even better deal if you are willing to make a trade-in. Amazon offers a 20% off trade-in credit on the purchase price of an eligible trade-in, plus the trade-in value. If you have connected Amazon devices on your account, it will automatically show you the trade-in price. For example, it showed me $5 for a prehistoric Kindle with Keyboard. You can also search for eligible devices in the Trade-IN box over there.

The benefit of this offer is not the trade-in value, but the extra 20% off on the purchase price of the new MAX 11 tablet. The MAX 11 becomes $120, while the Keyboard Case + Stylus bundle becomes $200! Minus the trade-in value of your device as well.

In other words, if you have any old(er) Amazon hardware you don’t need, you can turn it into a solid discount!