Archives for 2023

Thursday: Vanguard Backpack, PROGRADE Typ B

Name-brand action at the Thursday 6/15/23 Adorama daily deals as follows:

+ Vanguard Alta Sky 53 Backpack for $280
+ 1-2 Pro DSLR Cameras with Attached Lens (Up to 300mm f/2.8 Lens), 6-8 Lenses, 2 Flash Units and Accessories

+ Prograde Digital Cobalt Series 650GB CFexpress Type-B 2.0 Memory Card for $450

Thursday: Venus Laowa 12/T2.9 [5o], NaNlite Forza, Retract Backgrnd, Vanguard Tripds, Etc

Obey your Thirsty-Thursday Thirst with a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 6/15/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. Yes, we’ve reached the halfway point of June 2023!

+ Venus Optics Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine Lens for $1199 in Canon EF and RF, Sony E, Leica L and PL mount

+ NANlite Forza 150 Daylight LED Monolight for $179
+ with a nice bag!
+ BAG the Light BAGS!

+ Angler Chroma Green Retractable Background (6.25 x 6.6 feet) for $89
+ it’s 2023, the metric system is calling 🙂

+ Vanguard VEO 2 265CB Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head (Gray, 4.9′) for $140

+ Vanguard ALTA PRO 2+ 263CP Carbon Fiber Tripod with ALTA PH-32 Pan Head for $160

+ Anton Bauer Titon Base Kit for Sony a9, a7R III, a7S III for $237
+ also a couple of these for Blackmagic cameras

+ IPevo TOTEM 180 Panoramic Conference Camera for $199
+ looks very scifi, if not a bit Big Brothery

Wednesday: Magnus Tripod, SmallHD, Vanguard Bino, HP ZBook Studio, Maglite, Etc

And just like that, we’ve reached another Hump Day! Good until Wednesday 6/14/23 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) is the following six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals:

+ HP 16″ ZBook Studio G9 Mobile Workstation Wolf Pro Security Edition for $1849
+ Intel i7 14-Core (12th Gen)
+ 32GB DDR5 RAM
+ 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD
+ 16″ 1920 x 1200 16:10I PS
+ 100% DCI-P3
+ contrary to popular belief, creatives use Windows and Linux too, not just Macs 😉

+ Magnus VT-4000 Tripod System with Fluid Head for $100
+ Image Stabilization is just a fad! Buy Tripods!
+ the above message is brought to you by the International Association of Tripod Manufacturers 😉

+ SmallHD INDIE 5 Touchscreen On-Camera Monitor for $999

+ Vanguard 8×42 Endeavor ED Binoculars for $170
+ mutual funds NOT included 😉

+ SmallRIG All-in-One Smartphone Mobile/Vlogging Video Kit for $119
+ accessorapaloooza!

+ Maglite flashlights, 13 options, $6 to $100

UPDATE!
Two offers at the Adorama daily deals but as of the time of this update the ASUS Zephyrus ROG Duo for $1799 got sold out… The other offer is a Wifi security camera for $19…

MEANwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box there’s a sale on Fire Tablets, Insignia 43″ 4K UHD TV, Shark AI robot vacuum, smart kitchen appliances, and more…

Tuesday: Rotolight NEO2, OBen BH, Manfrotto 509HD, Etc

Yes, Tuesday is here, hooray Monday is done! We have a fresh set of B&H Photo dailies good until 6/13/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ RotoLIGHT NEO 2 LED Light with 6 x AA Rechargeable Batteries for $150

+ OBEN BE-108 Ball Head with Arca-Type Quick Release for $45

+ Manfrotto 509HD Video Head & 545GB Aluminum Tripod Pro Ground-Twin Kit 100 for $1399 after a giant $920 off in-cart coupon
+ you won’t find $920 off coupons in the PennySaver 😉

+ Creality CR-10 Smart Pro FDM 3D Printer for $399

+ Synco CR-10 Smart Pro FDM 3D Printer for $149

+ Kopul USB to Audio Direct Box for Digital Audio to PA Systems & Mixers for $30

UPDATE!
At the Adorama daily deals we have one item, the SmallRig RM75 RGB Magnetic Smart LED Light for $19.50 after a $20 off in-cart instant coupon.

MEANwhile at the Amazon USA GoldBox there’s a sale on Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra models with prices ranging from $700 to $900. Ultra was the flagship – with the S-Pen.

Monday: PROGRADE UHS-II V90 SDXC cards

PRO*GRADE leads the way in the Monday 6/12/23 Adorama daily deals as follows:

+ 128GB PRO-GRADE SDXC UHS-II (V90, C10, U3, 300/250) for $100
+ 256GB version of above for $189

+ SmallRig AD-01 3-Section Heavy-Duty Aluminum Tripod with Fluid Head for $127~

MEANwhile one of the headliners of the Amazon USA Gold Box is the new condition APC UPS 1500VA UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector (model BX1500M, Backup Battery Power Supply, AVR, Dataline Protection) going for $140 with up to three per customer.

Monday: Lensbaby Obscura 16mm Mirrorless Pancake for $100 [6o], Nanuk, Ryzen 7 Touch Laptop, Etc

Monday 6/12/23 is here with this fresh set of B&H Photo dailies. Yes, the stork has brought in lens …babies again 🙂

+ Lensbaby Obscura 16mm Mirrorless Pancake Lens for $100 in Canon RF, Nikon ZZ Top, Sony E, Fuji X, Micro 43rds, and Leica L

+ NANUK 918 Case with Cubed Foam Insert for $90 after in-cart coupon
+ five color options, great for color-organizing

+ Benro MeFOTO BackPacker Classic Aluminum Travel Tripod with Ball Head for $60

+ Lenovo 14″ IdeaPad Flex 5 Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Notebook (Abyss Blue) for $450
+ 1.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 8-Core
+ 16GB DDR4 RAM
+ 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
+ 14″ 1920 x 1080 IPS Touchscreen
+ Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
+ not bad for $450
+ back in our times, we paid $99,999 for a laptop with an 8086 processor with 1 byte of memory 😉

+ Poly Studio P21 21.5″ 16:9 Personal Meeting LCD Monitor for $70
+ buy two or more, pay $65 each
+ side-effects of COVID include: monitors for Zoom 😉

+ Tascam MiNiSTUDIO Creator US-42B Podcast Studio (Black) for $49
+ looks fancy and complex!

Sunday: Satechi USB-C Hub for $20, Rucpac HeadLamp, SHAPE PRO CF Tripod Kit, Etc

Sunday is here, and you know the drill, if it’s not sunny, you get your money back at the Sun’s Customer Service Center!

To the B&H Photo daily deals we go for Sunday 6/11/23 [yes, we’re already in the 2nd third of June!] that run until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Satechi USB 3.0 Type-C 3-In-1 Combo Hub (Silver) for $20
+ three USB 3.2 G1 Type A ports, and separate SD and microSD card-reading slots
+ host side is USB-C

+ Shape Pro Video Carbon Fiber Tripod with 100mm Bowl & Fluid Head (45 lb Payload) for $1974~
+ or you can buy 197 Ritz/Wolf Camera tripods, and you have $4 left to buy a small Starbucks crappucinno 😉

+ RUCpac Professional Tech Headlamp for $23
+ headlightographers are the new lightpainters!

+ also waterproof iPad pouch, AU true wireless and gooseneck pop filter

UPDATE!
Nearly 100 e-books are participating in the Sunday Kindle daily deals, as it is often the case with Sundays – because Sunday is a reading day! Or something like that.

It’s UltraBook day at the Adorama daily deals where they offer the XPG Xenia 14 Lifestyle Ultrabook for $500. This is 14″ WUXGA, i7-1165G7 2.8GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD. It is Windows 10 Home out of the box but with a free upgrade to Windows 11 if you chose to do so. This is Wifi 6, bluetooth 5.1, Thunderbolt 4, Iris Xe, Windows Hello, etc. In addition to conventional charging, you can also charge it via one of its two USB-C ports! Nice!

Friday: CLAR 2-Light SoftBox Kit w/Bulbs, Stands & Carrying Case for $79, Etc

Friday at the Adorama daily deals brings us two offerings:

+ CLAR 2-Light SoftBox Kit, Fluorescent Lamps 5500K Bulbs, Stands & Carrying Case – Continuous Cool Lights for $79

+ Slidgo X10 Electric Scooter, Dual-drive motors, Top Speed of 25MPH, for $799

MEANwhile at the good old Gold Box there’s a sale on GThunder night-vision goggles among other things.

AND if you like e-book reading, over 110 of them make up of the Friday Kindle daily deals. I expect a book report on the first three of them by Monday morning!

White Balance Card Set of Sets for $20, L-Bracket for select Sony a-SERIES, 160GB CFExpress, Ballhead, Raya, Etc

It feels like yesterday [and a century ago] when it was Monday. Now it’s Friday! And as usual the Friday B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET, so you have more time to research the products/offers to your satisfaction 🙂

+ White Balance Card Set of Sets (Small, Medium, and Large) for $20
+ you get three sets of cards, one set in each size
+ each set of cards consists of three cards, 18% gray, black and white
+ the small set has a strap, the medium has a lanyard, and the large has a zippered case
+ a must have for every self-respecting pixel-peeper 😉

+ SmallRiG Foldable L-Bracket for Sony a7 IV, a7R V & a7S III for $50

+ RAYA Background Support Kit (Small) for $28
+ please remind children of all ages that you cannot use these to play soccer/football

+ 160GB PRO-GRADE CFexpress Type A Cobalt Memory Card for $250
+ OPTIONALLY buy TOGETHER with ProGrade Digital CFexpress Type A & UHS-II SDXC Dual-Slot USB 3.2 Gen 2 Card Reader for $322

+ Vanguard BBH-200 Ballhead for $90

+ Explore-Scientific iEXOS-100-2 PMC-Eight Equatorial Go-To Tracker System for $300

Shutterfly: 50% off almost everything

As part of the Father’s Day festivities, Shutterfly is offering 50% off on Almost Everything on their website. No coupon is needed.

UPDATE
Off-topic are the Adorama daily deals for Thursday 6/8/23, Sony bluetooth earphones for $18, and a Samson camera wireless microphone system type thing for $99.

MEANwhile at the Thursday Amazon USA Gold Box there’s GrubHub offers for Prime members (gets an extra free year, and 25% on orders of $20+ with coupon). For all shoppers, there’s an HP Ryzen laptop going for $360 (Ryzen 3 3250U, 8GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM RAM (NOT upgradeable), 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, Win 11H S-Mode, Touchscreen, 15.6″, model 15-ef1020nr, WLED-backlit 1366 x 768, etc).

Do not be afraid of Windows S-Mode. You can get rid of it in a couple of minutes if you don’t want it and you are back to regular Windows 11 Home. But once you get rid of S-mode, you can’t go back again!

Thur: GA Round BiC LED, refurb Nikon binos for $50, 2pk 128GB Flash Sticks for $10, Shimoda X70, Gitzo GK, 23.8″ IPS for $85

Thirsty-Thursday is here and for 6/8/23 we have the following B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 2-pack of Kingston 128GB DataTraveler Exodia M USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Flash Drive (red color scheme) for $10 total
+ moving cap design, key-ring loop
+ that’s $5 per 128GB flash stick
+ it can fit 1000 SmartMedia memory cards at least!

+ Shimoda Action X70 Backpack Starter Kit with X-Large DV Core Unit (Army Green) for $300
+ now that’s a BAG!

+ GenAray PortaSun Round Flexible Bi-Color LED Light with Softbox and Grid V2 (20″) for $315

+ refurb Nikon 8×42 Aculon A211 Binoculars for $50
+ with 90-day Nikon USA warranty

+ GiTZo GK3532-82QD Mountaineer Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Center Ball Head for $899

+ AOPEN 21E1Y bi 23.8″ IPS Monitor for $85
+ HDMI | VGA, 1920 x 1080 at 75 Hz, 5 ms Response Time

Wedn: Lexar UHS-I and UHS-II SDXC, Oben, Sachtler, SmallRiG Monolight, Etc

Wednesday 6/7/23 is here and we start with a new duet at the Adorama daily deals:

+ 128GB Lexar SILVER Professional SDXC UHS-I for $15
+ 1066x, V30, C10, U3

+ HYTE Y40 S-Tier Aesthetic Panoramic Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Gaming Computer Case, Black for $125

THEN to the Wednesday B&H Photo daily deals we geaux where we find a new six-pack of offerings:

+ 2-pack of 256GB LEXAR Professional UHS-II SDXC cards for $99 after in-cart coupon
+ V60, C10, U3, 1667x
+ OPTIONALLY buy TOGETHER with Lexar Professional USB Type-C Dual-Slot Card Reader for $105 total

+ Sachtler Dr. Bag #3 for $140
+ yes, you can use this to cosplay a doctor!

+ Oben CT-3586 Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod and Triple Action BZ-226T Ball Head for $170

+ SmallRIG RC 120D Daylight LED Monolight (Travel Kit) for $149

+ also Senal headsets and GlobalMe LTE Wifi hotspots, various options of each

AND BECAUSE some of our readers are big Trader Joe fans, we have another RECALL ALERT, the “Tomato Leaf Scented Candle” (they’d have to pay me to use such a scent but I digress) has “Potential Overheating Risk”…

Tue: Meh-rathon, LEDGO Pad Kit w/Bag, 22″ SmallHD, OBSbot

If you love the unpredictable excitement of a Meh-rathon, head on over to the Meh website for Tuesday and be surprised every few minutes! Unlike a Woot-OFF, any previous deals offered in this MEH-rathon, continue to be offered until they sell out. There’s a link on the right side of their website that shows them all.

To the B&H Photo dailies we geaux again running until Tuesday 6/6/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ LEDGO LG-E2686 Bi-Color LED Large Pad Light Kit with Eggcrate Grid and Bag for $88
+ this is a dream come true, you get a bag too 🙂
+ BAG the Light in the BAG!

+ SmallHD OLED 22″ 4K Reference Pro Monitor for $7999
+ it’s neither small (22″), nor HD (4K)
+ or you can buy 100 22″ regular monitors 😉

+ OBSbot Tiny 4K AI-Powered PTZ 4K Webcam for $158 after coupon
+ or bundled with extras for $more

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

+ also: Auray audio thing and Blizzard disco lights type thing

UPDATE
Lots of action at the good old Gold Box including unlocked Google Pixels, Fire tablets for kids and Fire TV streaming sticks, Bose headphones, Samsung storage, volume bundles on cheap USB sticks, DeWalt tools, and such…

As of the time of writing, the Adorama daily deals are empty of designated deals, but they show the “Trending Deals”…

Monday: Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 for $1495, Rotolight NEO3, 13.3″ MBP (M1, 16, 1TB), Etc

Monday 5/6/23 is a rare occasion, it’s a camera day at the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 for $1495

+ 13.3″ MacBook Pro M1 Chip with Retina Display for $1299
+ Late 2020, Space Gray
+ Apple M1 8-Core CPU
+ 8-Core GPU, 16-Core Neural Engine
+ 16GB Unified RAM, 1TB SSD
+ 13.3″ 2560 x 1600 IPS Retina
+ 8-Core GPU, 16-Core Neural Engine

+ Rotolight NEO 3 On-Camera RGBWW LED Light Ultimate Bundle for $399

+ Benro MeFoto GlobeTrotter Aluminum Travel Tripod Kit (Black) for $100

+ SmallRiG VB155 Mini V-Mount Battery (155Wh) for $259

+ SOLD OUT: 1TB Delkin POWER CFexpress Type B

MEANwhile there’s two items at the Monday Adorama dailies:

+ Lowepro Whistler Backpack 450 AW II, Gray for $250

+ Lenovo 300 2.1MP Full HD Webcam with Stereo Audio for $35

AND if you like ebook reading, there’s over 200 ebooks in the Kindle daily deals for Monday…

Sunday: Spyder Calibrations, Westcott Kelby kit, Venus 15/2.8 Zero-D for $549 [4o], Etc

Sunday is here and it’s a pixel-peeping lens day at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 6/4/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ DataColor SpyderCUBE RAW Calibration Tool for $25
+ SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid for $39

+ Westcott Learning Light by Scott Kelby for $39

+ Venus Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D Lens for $549 in Sony E, Leica L, Nikon Z and Canon RF

+ Savage Backdrop Travel (Chroma Green, 5 x 7′) for $32
+ nothing savage about it, just a backdrop 🙂

+ Ruggard Renewable Dehumidifier for $12
+ humidity is so passe!

+ Magnus Magnetic Smartphone Mount for Tripods & Desktops for $15

MEANwhile the Adorama daily deal is a Green Extreme webcam bundle for $70 and a Laxihub wifi cam for $15…

KOWA, Gator, Impact, Oben, CamBEE, Etc (end Sat PM)

UPDATE (Saturday): the two Adorama daily deals for Saturday 6/3/23 are an AKG headphone (now part of The Samsung Empire) for $60 and the CLAR DC-30 Film Director’s Chair (Black Wood with Black Seat & Back) for $59…

Meanwhile if you are participating in the Lucky’s Rewards program, this weekend they have two freebies, a 15oz International Delight Iced Coffee and a 7oz Two Good Smoothies. Note that the brand name is “Two Good”. You only receive one bottle 🙂

ORIGINAL POST
Fri-YAY is here and we all go to TGI Fridays? Probably not! But we do have a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals that, as usual, run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ CamBEE VL15B Bicolor 15W On-Camera LED Light for $42

+ Oben BC-166 Ball Head for $100

+ Impact PowerSync Mini Transmitter and Receiver Kit for $50

+ OverBOARD Waterproof Dry Flat Bag (5L) for $14, two color options

+ KOWA TSN-554 15-45×55 PROMINAR Spotting Scope (Straight Viewing) for $1299 with FREE Klean Kanteen Insulated Classic Water Bottle with Loop Cap with Steel Bale (20 oz, Marigold)

+ Gator GM-1W Wireless System Bag for $50
+ it is true, this bag will spit out any cables you put inside 😉

AUDIO is the name of the game in the Friday Adorama daily deals, a $79 H&A studio isolation filter and a $69 Turnstile microphone…

Thur: refurb Nikon 10×25 ACULON A30 Roof Prism Binos for $60

Nikon headlines the Thursday 6/1/23 Adorama daily deals:

+ refurbished Nikon 10×25 ACULON A30 Roof Prism Binoculars with 5.0 AoV in TrueTimber Kanati
+ with 90-day Nikon USA warranty

+ Samson USB Mic for $20

+ Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Over the Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones for $279

MEANwhile at Amazon, the Samsung Storage Sale continues…

Thursday: Magnus, Dell Thunderbolt, OBSbot, Photo LED Booth

Everybody loves Thursdays, and maybe they also love Raymond 😉 And good ole Thursday brings us the arrival of June 2023 and more importantly in our case, six new B&H Photo daily deals running until 6/1/23 at 11:59pm ET:

+ Impact Photo Pro LED Booth 400 for $200 with FREE Impact PLB-400D230 2 Stop Front Diffuser (custom for this particular critter)

+ Magnus VT-3000 Tripod System with Fluid Head for $95
+ optionally buy together with Magnus DWF-2 Universal Tripod Dolly for $125
+ yes, tripods are the new camera bags!

+ Dell Thunderbolt Dock WD19TBS for $220
+ you have to provide your own lightning and rain 😉

+ ObsBOT Me AI-Powered Selfie Smartphone Mount for $99 after in-cart coupon

+ Sachtler Heavy Duty Harness for $100~
+ I’ll leave the juvenile jokes to the imagination 😉

+ Lewitt LCT 840 Reference Class Tube Microphone for $599 AND you earn an additional 10% in B&H Photo Rewards

Wedn: 128GB Lexar UHS-II SDXC for $32 AC, Samsung S7 FE and A7 Lite Tablets, Etc

UHS-II fans unite and head on over to the 5/31/23 Adorama daily deals where you will find:

+ 1667x 128GB LEXAR Professional SDXC UHS-II Memory Card for $32 after $5 off in-cart coupon
+ U3, V60, C10, 250
+ maiden name: LSD128CBNA1667

+ HYTE Y40 S-Tier Aesthetic Panoramic Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Gaming Computer Case for $130 in two color options

The Memorial Day sale is over, so Amazon has resurrected the good old Gold Box where the headliner is a Samsung Tablets sale featuring the Tab S7 FE for $470 in various color schemes, and the A7 Lite for $105 in two color schemes.

Wedn: Timer Remotes, MeFoto Tri-Mono, Shimoda X70, Etc

Where did all the time go? It’s Wednesday again and we have a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until the end of May 2023. Yes, we ate up 5/12ths of 2023 already!

+ Vello ShutterBoss II Timer Remote for $30 in Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pana-Leica, and Fuji, select cameras, check product details for compatibility

+ Benro MeFOTO RoadTrip Pro Aluminum Series 1 Travel Tripod with Ball Head and Monopod (Silver) for $90

+ Shimoda Action X70 Backpack for $230 in two color options
+ why does this name remind me of Linkin Park?

+ Inovativ Voyager 42 NXT Equipment Cart for $2399
+ I use this to carefully transport my precious SmartMedia memory cards from room to room

+ Epiphan AV.IO HD+ USB Portable Capture Card for $310

+ Senal earset microphones for $50

Tuesday: Sirui 50/1.8 Ana 1.33x for $348 [X/E/m43], KOWA, Gitzo, PRO-GRADE UHS-II, FeiYU, Etc

Tuesday is a busy day at the B&H Photo daily deals headlined by an anamorphic lens!

+ Sirui 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x for $349 in Sony E, Fuji X, M43rds

+ FeiYu AK4500 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer Essentials Kit for $190
+ yes, the Beatles wrote a song called “Fei You” 😉

+ 128GB PRO-GRADE UHS-II SDXC Memory Card for $100
+ 256GB for $189
+ that UHS-II tears a hole in the wallet 😉
+ optional combined purchase discount with a dual-slot UHS-II PRO*GRADE card reader

+ Gitzo Systematic Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Arca-Type Series 4 Center Ball Head with Lever Release for $828
+ yes, it is true, ZZ Top wrote the song “Legs” for this very tripod! #altfacts

+ PortaBRACE Cordura Carrying Run Bag for Grip Essentials (Black) for $150 with FREE gaffer tape

+ various Anton Bauer on-camera batteries, five options

+ also Hollyland wireless intercom system type thing

+ flash deal: KOWA 10×25 SV25-10 Binoculars for $45

ANOTHER TRIO of offerings for Tuesday 5/30/23 can be found at the Adorama dailies as follows:

+ Slinger BigBag Simple 15 DSLR Roller Bag for $120

+ B + W 49mm Infrared Filter # 093 (87C/RG830) for $60

+ Laxihub MiniCam Full HD AI-Powered Smart Indoor Dual-Band Wi-Fi Security Camera for $19
+ lightpainter and securocamographers of the world unite and takeover!

Monday: Viltrox Mini LED, 8pk multicolor Watson NiMHs, LEXAR CFexpress, refurb Parrot, Etc

Monday is here, and rumor has it (we are knee deep in alt-facts territory now), Monday got its name because the French were so frustrated on the first workday of the week they kept saying “Oh Mon Dieu Mon Dieu Mon Dieu” 😉

We start with a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 5/29/23 at 11:59pm ET:

+ Watson Chroma Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries (2500mAh, 1.2V, 8-Pack, Multicolored) for $18
+ Optionally buy TOGETHER with Watson 4-Hour Rapid Charger for $28 total

+ viltrox RB08 Mini Bicolor Portable LED Light for $25

+ Magnus MegaGrip Flexible Tripod for $13

+ LEXAR 160GB Professional CFexpress Type A Card GOLD Series for $270 after in-cart coupon
+ optionally buy TOGETHER with Lexar Professional Dual-Slot USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Card Reader (CFexpress Type A, SD) for $325 total

+ CyberPower 6-Outlet Surge Protector with 2 USB-A Ports (White) for $10

+ iLUV Time Shaker 6Q Wow Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker & Wireless Qi Charging for $30
+ yes, a Bed Shaker is a feature, why didn’t I think of this? 🙂

MEANwhile the Adorama dailies greet Monday with a trio of offerings:

+ FotoPro X-Go Chameleon 4-Section Aluminum Tripod with FPH-52Q Ball Head for $100

+ Pelican 14QT Personal Cooler for $80
+ kinda looks Star Wars stormtrooper-y color scheme but don’t tell the Disney lawyers 😉

+ refurb Parrot Disco Fixed-Wing Drone with Full HD Front Camera, Without Batteries for $599
+ yes, you can fly it with the power of your mind, who needs batteries!

eBook: Night Sky Photography: From First Principles to Professional Results for $2

Amazon wants to crash your Kindle e-book readers and Kindle apps because they have a Kindle eBook sale with over 2000 eBooks featured. Among them there’s actually one on-topic ebook, “Night Sky Photography: From First Principles to Professional Results” for $2 by Adam Woodworth. This is January 2021, Ilex Press, 373 pages, and as of the time of writing it averages 4.7 out of 5 on 373 customer ratings.

It is currently the #1 best seller in the Color Photography eBooks sub-category per the aforelinked Amazon product page…

Sunday: 64GB Samsung SDXC for $8, NiSi 82mm, Nanuk, TamLoc, Ryzen, Etc

B&H is back and previously-placed orders will begin to get processed today. They have a fresh batch of B&H Photo daily deals running until Sunday 5/28/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 32GB Samsung PRO Plus UHS-I SDHC (V30, U3, C10, 100/60) for $6
+ 64GB version of that for $8
+ card the cards!

+ Tamrac TamLoc Connector for $5
+ should have called it a TamConnector 🙂

+ RucPac Professional Focus Headlamp for $40
+ you can be a pioneer in this very niche section of lightographers

+ Nanuk 920 Hard Utility Case with Padded Divider Insert & Lid Organizer (Black) for $150 after in-cart coupon
+ lid organizer = you can carry even more accessories/junk you’ll never use 😉

+ also JBL bluetooth speaker and Senal controller

THEN to the Sunday Adorama dailies we geaux where we find two offerings:

+ NiSi 82mm S+ Ultra Slim Pro MC CPL Filter (Adorama Exclusive) for $55

+ BenQ GW2475H 23.8″ 16:9 Full HD Stylish IPS LED Monitor with Eye-Care for $100
+ Eye-Care is not a vision health plan 🙂

Because the interns have taken over Amazon, the standard Gold Box link is disbanded (temporarily?) and the daily deals have moved to the Memorial Day sale that includes, among many other things, a Ryzen CPU or Die Tryin’ sale. The sale includes five desktop Ryzers, including 5, 7 and 9 options and prices range from $150 to $382. Because Intel is so passe!

Saturday: Rotolight NEO 2 On-Camera LED for $160

Saturday 5/27/23 has one on-topic item at the Adorama daily deals:

+ Rotolight NEO 2 On-Camera LED for $160

+ Turnstile Audio Concourse Series TAC1100 Multi-Pattern Condenser Mic for $120

Vanguard, Sachtler, Oben, Reflector, Etc (end Sat PM)

UPDATE: these deals run until Saturday 5/27/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. They are a 72-hour deal window because B&H is closed until Sunday for holidays. I did not notice it when I posted this initially (yes, auto-pilot is a real thing!)…

Thursday 5/25/23 is here with a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Impact 5-in-1 Collapsible Circular Reflector Disc (42″) for $22
+ cue the obligatory Arcade Fire song “The Reflector” 😉

+ Vanguard VEO 2 PRO 233APV Aluminum Tripod with VEO 2 PH-38 3-Way Pan-and-Tilt Head for $90
+ make sure you say the whole name when someone asks you “what tripod are you using?”

+ O’Ben Magnetic Mounting Kit with Dual-Action Mini Ball Head for $40

+ Sachtler Lite Case (Large) for $149

+ SmallRIG VB50 Mini V-Mount Battery (50Wh) for $124

+ Tascam TM-280 Studio Microphone with Flight Case, Shockmount, and Pop Filter for $69
+ I wouldn’t buy it just for the flight case, no I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t!
+ Bag the BAG (and give away/sell the contents) LOL

UPDATE: there’s an audio theme at the Adorama dailies for Thursday, a $99 mic and a $198 Sony true wireless….

Meike 8mm f3.5 fisheye w/FREEBIES for $155 to $165

While surfing around for the new Fuji 8mm lens pre-order post, I ran into an accessorapalooza offer for one of the other 8mm lenses, it’s a manual focus fisheye, bundled with free accessories at Adorama.

The lens? It is the Meike 8mm f3.5 fisheye going for $155 in Nikon F and $165 in Canon EF or EF-M, Sony E, and Fuji X. The freebies included by Adorama are:

+ 2pk of Slinger Rain Cover for Cameras with Lens up to 18″
+ Pro OPTIC Lens Wrap, 15in x 15in
+ Pro OPTIC Lens Cap Tether
+ LensPen lens cleaner
+ ProOptic Complete Optics Care and Cleaning Kit

Any accessory you don’t need? Save it for the Christmas and Birthday photography gift bundles 😉

Pre-Order the new Fuji 8mm f3.5 R WR XF for $799

If you are tired of the 8mm fisheye lenses for the Fuji X system, and you are willing to open the e-wallet …wide, available for pre-order with a late June 2023 shipping estimate is the new Fuji XF 8mm f3.5 R WR lens going for $799 at Adorama and B&H Photo… This is not a fisheye!

Adorama Instant Savings sale (1947 options)

As of the time of writing, the Adorama daily deals for 5/24/23 are empty BUT FEAR NOT, we got you covered with more action at Adorama…

… they are currently running another Instant Savings promotion with 1947 products participating as of the time of writing. Obviously too many to list here individually, but you can filter them in different ways, product category, price range, manufacturer, popularity, newest arrivals, etc, etc, etc.

Wedn: Sigma 12-24/4 DG HSM Art for $899 [C/N], SpyderCHECKR for $89, Etc

Lenze Daye, believe it! To the B&H Photo daily deals for 5/24/23 we geaux where we find:

+ Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM Art for $899 in Nikon F or Canon EF

+ DataColor SpyderCHECKR Color Chart and Calibration Tool for Digital Cameras for $89

+ Colbor CL60 Bi-Color LED Monolight for $109

+ PortaBrace Semirigid Cargo-Style Camera Case (Tan) for $104

+ FotoPRO X-Aircross 2 Carbon Fiber Tripod with FPH-42Q Arca-Type Ball Head for $120 in four tripod-trendy color schemes

+ IndiPRO Micro-Series V-Mount Li-Ion Battery (98Wh) for $160 with FREE IndiPRO Tools D-Tap Pro Battery Charger (16.8V, 2.5A)