Archives for 2023

Tuesday: $30 Macro Ring Light, 512GB CFast 2.0, 8pk NiMHs, Benro Tripod, Etc

CORRECTION: the date in question was 1/24/23, not 1/25/23! I was mayhaps too excited by the chance to make the first calendar joke of 2023 that I jumped the gun πŸ™‚

To the Tuesday 1/24/23 1/25/23 [yes, XMas 2023 is just 11 months away, have you started your holiday planning yet???] B&H Photo daily deals we geaux with a fresh six-pack:

+ Bolt VM-110 LED Macro Ring Light for $30

+ Watson Chroma Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries (2500mAh, 1.2V, 8-Pack, Multicolored) for $18

+ 512GB LEXAR Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 Memory Card for $300

+ Manfrotto Advanced II Messenger Bag (Medium, Black) for $60
+ BAG the BAG!

+ Benro MeFOTO RoadTrip Pro Aluminum Series 1 Travel Tripod with Ball Head and Monopod (Black) for $90
+ yes, our favorite emo jedi Ben Ro OF COURSE has a line of products called “ME Foto” πŸ™‚

+ Axler Portable Medium Duty Shooting Riser (4 x 4′) for $449
+ or a stack of bricks for a lot less πŸ˜‰

MEANwhile among the Tuesday Amazon Gold Box they have a 35% off sale on select SK Hynix SSDs

UPDATE: to the Adorama daily deals we geaux running until Wednesday at 10am ET where we find a Bose Smart Soundbar 900 for $699 [at least the price is lower than the model number!], and the Beschoi Convertible Shoulder Messenger Business Travel Bag for $30…

SmallRig RC 120B Bi-Color Point-Source LED Light for $181

Music and lights continue to be the theme at the latest iteration of the Adorama daily deals running until Tuesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ SmallRig RC 120B Bi-Color Point-Source LED Video Light for $181~

+ Bose Bass Module 700 for Soundbar 700 for $699

Imaging USA Conference specials w/coupon

To sale-a-brate the Imaging USA 2023 photo conference, B&H Photo is running limited time Imaging USA Conference specials. Some of them require coupon code IMAGING23 to get the special offer. Too many to list here individually…

Speaking of specials, if you are a fan of the Monoprice Way, they are currently running a limited time flash sale of various products…

Monday: Nanuk, SpyderX ($199 to $299), Platypod, Remote Switches, Etc

Everybody loves Mondays, so much so that one of the six B&H Photo daily deals is already sold out!

+ SpyderX Capture Pro for $199

+ SpyderX Elite Color Control Kit for $199

+ SpyderX Studio for $299

+ ZOOM H4n Pro 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Onboard X/Y Mic Capsule (Brown) for $190

+ PlatyPod Platyball Elite Ball Head for $259 with electronic leveling
+ without, for $199

+ Nanuk 950 Protective Rolling Case with Foam Inserts for $170 after in-cart coupon
+ five color options, great for color-coding organization schemes

+ Vello ShutterBoss II Timer Remote Switch for $30, seven options, for various camera systems

+ SOLD OUT: NanLite Forza 60 Daylight LED Monolight Kit

MeanWHILE at the Amazon USA Gold Box there’s a sale on Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV time, believe it!), Fire tablets, GAP apparel and a $50 GAP gift card for $40… The GAP (not the “The GAP Band”) gift card can also be redeemed at their other shoppes (Banana, Old Navy, Athleta) as well as their Factory and Outlet stores, online or brick and mortar…

Sunday: 128GB UHS-II, Oben Tripod, Roller, Etc

Good until Sunday 1/22/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out we have a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily dealz as follows:

+ 2-pack of 128GB LEXAR Professional 1667x UHS-II SDXC for $58 after in-cart coupon

+ Sekonic L-398A Studio Deluxe 70th Anniversary Edition Light Meter for $348

+ Oben ALF-6193 Skysill Series 3-Section Aluminum Tripod with BE-117 Dual-Action Ball Head for $130

+ Ruggard Optica 15 DSLR Roller V2 (Black) for $90

+ 128GB LEXAR Professional CFexpress Type-B Memory Card for $105 after in-cart coupon

+ PhotoFLEX RapiDome with Grid Kit for $75

+ Spiffy Gear KYU-6 Bi-Color LED Light Bracelet for $25
+ I’m not quite sure what this thing is πŸ™‚

MEANwhile we have two items in the Adorama daily deals (change on Monday at 10am ET), a Bose Music Amplifier and an iBuyPOWER gaming desktop computer…

$20 off a $39+ order w/CreativeLIVE coupon

Thanks to technology you can make your own kind of music, but thanks to coupon technology you can make your own kind of deal at the Creative Live website where coupon code CREATE2023 gets you $20 off any order of $39 or more. The offer is good for the whole of January 2023!

128GB Hoodman UHS-II, Mefoto RoadTrip, Etc

AS usual on Fridays, the B&H Photo dailies run until Saturday 1/21/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Mefoto RoadTrip S Travel Tripod (Aluminum, Blue) for $70

+ MAgnus Folding Z-Head for $18
+ PRO TIP: if you put two of them side by side, you get …ZZ TOP πŸ˜‰

+ 128GB Hoodman Steel UHS-II SDXC Memory Card for $75
+ 8K, V60, U3, 1500X, sustained up to 250/100 MB/s

+ Vivitar Lens and Screen Cleaning Kit for $2
+ or a 5-pack for $5

MEANwhiLE the current Adorama daily deal that runs until Saturday at 10am ET is the Bose TV Speaker for $199 and an H&A mic for $35…

AND THEN, freebie time for the Lucky Rewards members, this weekend gets you a FREE 59oz Silk Next Milk. No, they do not make milk out of silk ~ not yet anyway πŸ˜‰

Thursday: 2TB CFxB, Ring Light, Lens Support, Tent, Etc

Thirsty-Thursday is here and the B&H Photo daily deals have grown to a six-pack good until 1/19/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Tilta 15mm Lens Support for $28

+ Raya Bendie-Brite Folding Bi-Color USB Ring Light (10″) for $20

+ Ruggard Deluxe Padded 42″ Tripod Case (Black) for $30
+ yes, we don’t bag just the bags, we also bag the tripods and the monopods!

+ 2TB Delkin POWER CFexpress Type B Memory Card for $500

+ Japan Hobby Tool Camouflage Tent II for Photographers for $80
+ you also receive 80 Weeb Points with purchase πŸ˜‰

+ Gator Frameworks Desk-Mounted Broadcast/Podcast Boom Arm Mic Stand for $40
+ actual Gators or FSU not included πŸ˜‰

UPDATE: the current Adorama daily deal running until Friday at 10am ET is the Elgato Cam Link Pro Video Capturing Device going for $165…

Wednesday: Celestron, Benro, Zhiyun, Etc

Hump Day is here with a new round of B&H Photo dailies that runs unti 1/18/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Inovativ Deploy Gen IV Cart for $2899
+ if you are the DIY type, maybe you can convert this into a modern street food cart

+ Celestron NexStar 127SLT 127mm f/12 Maksutov-Cassegrain GoTo Telescope for $530
+ a comet is coming soon!

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

+ Zhiyun FIVERAY M40 Pocket LED 2-Light Kit for $99

UPDATE: the current Adorama daily deal running until Thursday at 10am ET is the Pelican 14QT Personal Cooler in the Pacific Blue/Seafoam color scheme offered for $60….

Godox SL Series SL200 (5600K or 3300K) LED Light for $199

The lighting party continues at the Adorama daily deals, this set of offers running until Wednesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Godox SL Series SL200W 200W White LED Video Light, 5600K Color Temperature for $199

+ Godox SL Series SL200Y 200W Yellow LED Video Light, 3300K Color Temperature for $199

Tuesday: BiColor Ring Light, Angelbird, Nanuk 6-Lens Cases, Etc

Tuesday is here with a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET on 1/17/23 or earlier if sold out…

+ FotoDIOx Selfie Starlite Vlog Bi-Color Ring Light Kit (Black, 18″) for $68
+ are they fans of DIO?

+ AngelBird 660GB AV Pro XT MK2 CFexpress 2.0 Type B Memory Card for $700
+ it certainly costs as if it was made by an Angel rather than a Bird πŸ˜‰

+ Nanuk 918 6-Lens Case with Foam Insert for $100 after in-cart coupon
+ in six color options so you can color-code your different camera systems or lens types or photography styles

+ Dahle 552 Professional Rotary Trimmer (20″) for $139

Godox SL Series SL150Y for $189

The lighting party at the Adorama daily deals continues, this time around is the new condition Godox SL Series SL150Y (150W Yellow LED Video Light, 3300K Color Temperature) going for $189 until Tuesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out…

Meanwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box there’s a Samsung storage sale (including microSD, SDXC, flash drives, SSDs, etc), and a Sabrent computer accessories sale…

Monday: CamBee 2-Light Kit, 1TB USB-C, Oben Tripod, Etc

Monday is here with a fresh 4-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until 1/16/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ CamBEE Professional RGB 600 Panel 2-Light Kit for $225

+ 1TB G-DRIVE mobile USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C External Hard Drive (Space Gray) for $40
+ yes USB-C now the price of USB A!

+ Oben ALF-6193L Skysill Series 3-Section Aluminum Tripod with 90Β° Lateral Column and BE-117 Dual-Action Ball Head for $150

+ PortaBrace Semirigid Cargo-Style Camera Case (Blue) for $140

Sunday: Sunpak LED, Pelican 1400NF, 64GB USB-A, Etc

This round of B&H Photo daily deals is good until Sunday 1/15/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Sunpak LED-330 Video Light with Barndoors for $30
+ barn animals NOT included πŸ˜‰

+ Pelican 1400NF Case in three color options, for $75~ after in-cart coupon

+ 64GB DataTraveler Exodia M USB Flash Drive (Blue) for $4.49
+ USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Connector
+ Moving Cap Design Key Ring LoopSunpa

+ Mangus Magnetic Smartphone Mount for Tripods & Desktops for $15 with FREE Magnus Metal Plate Kit for Magnetic Mounts

MEANwhile at the Adorama dailies running until Monday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) we find the new condition 3Pod Pistol Grip Ballhead
3Pod Pistol Grip Ballhead for $25. Pistol Pete NOT included πŸ˜‰

Glow 5×6 Green Screen Green Backdrop for $89

Good until Sunday at 10am ET, the current Adorama daily deal is the new condition Glow 5×6 Green Screen Green Backdrop, Portable Collapsible Chromakey Background, Pull-up Style with Auto- Locking Frame, Solid Aluminum Base going for $89…

Godox SL LED lights from $149 to $169

The Godox party continues at the Adorama daily deals, this round good until 1/14/23 at 10am ET or earlier if sold-out:

+ Godox SL-100 LED Video Light (Daylight-Balanced) for $169

+ Godox SL Series SL100Y 100W Yellow LED Video Light, 3300K Color Temperature for $149

MEANwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box the “New Year, New YOU!” theme is in full swing with all kinds of sales on nutrition, supplements, health foods and the like! They even have crazy things, like organic Apple Cider Vinegar …gummies with 2g of added sugar per gummy (that’s half a teaspoon of sugar!!!). Nothing is healthier than blending a health food with added SUGAR πŸ™‚

64GB HCFAST, Oben Macro Focusing Rail, Benro Tripod, Celestron Scope

Yes dear readers, this is Friday the 13th, so time to marathon horror movies, aka the latest news πŸ˜‰

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

+ 64GB Hoodman HCFAST Steel Memory Card for $35

+ Oben MFR4-5 Macro Focusing Rail for $70

+ Benro FGP28A Go Plus 4-Section Aluminum Travel Tripod for $125

+ Celestron Regal M2 80ED Spotting Scope with 20-60x Eyepiece (Angled Viewing) for $670 with FREE LensPen Tool

Best Buy Rewards program changing: TWO major changes!

If you are a member of the Best Buy Rewards program (aka “My Best Buy” program), they are changing the terms, and there are two major changes, one is good news, the other is kinda sideways.

The good news? Effective immediately, “My Best Buy” members get free shipping without a minimum purchase amount required.

The sideways news? Effective February 14 in 2023 (it’s their Valentine’s Day gift?), the Best Buy rewards program ENDS for all EXCEPT for those who have the “Best Buy Credit Card”. If you don’t have the BB Credit Card, you can apply for it, and they have a couple of special promotions for it to entice you to “cross over”.

If within 60 days (of February 14, 2023) you don’t get the “Best Buy Credit Card”, Best Buy will issue a rewards certificate for the points remaining in your account. Not sure if this will be for the total amount or following the standard points redemption rules.

Contact their toll-free customer service for questions and complications and such…

Godox SL300 II SL Series 300W Daylight LED Video Light for $309

Only one item is featured in the current round of Adorama daily deals that runs until Friday at 10am ET and it’s of the lighting kind, it is the new condition Godox SL300 II SL Series 300W Daylight LED Video Light going for $309!

Thursday: Ring Light, 2pk 32GB SDHC, 2TB ext SSD, Etc

Thirsty-Thursday is here and we have a fresh 4-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until 1/12/23 at 11:59pm ET. Yes, Friday the 13th is coming!

+ Raya Bendie-Brite Folding Bi-Color Ring Light (18″) for $89

+ 2-pack of Sandisk 32GB Ultra SDHC UHS-I Memory Card for $11
+ C10, UHS-I, up to 10W/100R MB/s, U1, etc

+ 2TB Pluggable Thunderbolt 3 External SSD for $219

+ 27-inch LG model 27BP450Y-I for $119
+ TAA, 16:9 IPS, DisplayPort | HDMI | VGA, 1920 x 1080, AMD FreeSync

Wedn: Learning to See: A Photographer’s Guide from Zero to Your First Paid Gigs for $4

Among the Wednesday Kindle daily deals at Amazon there’s a photography e-book! For $4 you can get the “Learning to See: A Photographer’s Guide from Zero to Your First Paid Gigs” by David Molnar. You also receive automatically a $0.40 “Great on Kindle” promotional credit that automatically goes against eligible future ebook purchases.

This is 256 pages, September 2022, from Harper Holton, averaging 4.8 out of 5 based on 452 customer ratings as of the time of writing.

Godox SL-series Lights for $199

GoDox lighting is the theme of the day in the current Adorama daily deals that run until Thursday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Godox SL Series SLB60W 60W Battery-Operated White LED Video Light, 5600K Color Temperature for $199

+ Godox SL Series SLB60Y 60W Battery-Operated Yellow LED Video Light, 3300K Color Temperature for $199

Save the Date: B&H Depth of Field is February 7-8 in 2023

Save the date! Now you have a choice! You can attend in-person or through the interwebs! It is the B&H Photo Depth of Field conference scheduled for February 7-8 in 2023!

You can tab on the “Archives” tab over there and view the content of previous year conferences to get a feel for what to expect…

Wedn: Celestron, Nanuk Waterproof HC, Zhiyun Light Sticks, Etc

It’s January 11 in 2023 and we have a fresh 4-pack of B&H Photo dailiez running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Zhiyun FIVERAY F100 LED Light Sticks (4 options), further discounted with in-cart coupon

+ Nanuk Waterproof Hard Cases for Wireless Mic Sets (6 options), further discounted with in-cart coupon

+ Magnus FT-P30A Flexible Smartphone Tripod with Dual Flexible Arms for $20

+ Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ-MD 130mm f/5 Reflector Telescope for $300
+ a comet is coming, get ready!

Tuesday: FLIR Scout III 640, Gimbal, Monopod, Etc

Good until Tuesday 1/10/23 [wow, we already ate up 1/3rd of January] at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) is the following 4-pack of B&H Photo daily deals:

+ FLiR Scout III 640 Thermal Monocular (30 Hz, Flat Dark Earth) for $1749
+ yes, you too can capture UFOs!

+ O’Ben GH-30C Carbon Fiber Gimbal Head for $180

+ Bushman Panoramic Claremont Bushman Monopod for $89
+ lots of words for a monopod πŸ˜‰

+ Netgear EX3700 AC750 Wireless Dual-Band Range Extender for $18
+ because if the Wi-fi doesn’t go all over the place, it doesn’t belong on your face?

Meanwhile at the Adorama dailies running until Wednesday at 10am ET there’s just one item, the Orbit Moon Wireless iPhone and Android Smartphone Charger with QC3.0 AC Wall Charger, going for $12…

Vivitar 3-Piece UV/CPL/ND8 43mm Filter Kit for $5

Filters are the theme of the day at the latest Adorama daily deals good until Tuesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Vivitar 3-Piece UV/CPL/ND8 43mm Filter Kit for $5

+ Polar Pro Mavic 2 Pro Cinema Series Six Pack Filter with ND4, ND8, ND16, ND4/PL, ND8/PL & ND16/PL for $150

+ Print File Tan 2-piece 4×6″ Photo Storage Box – 4x6x11″ for $10

MEANwhile among the Monday Amazon USA Gold Box offers, the headliner is yet another variant of the Anker charging sale, but there’s also a Sabrent PC accessories sale

Monday: Bushnell, LG 34″ curved, HP i7 Mobile Workstation, Etc

Monday is here, an exciting work week full of productive productivity and meaningful meetings is coming! We start with a fresh 4-pack of B&H Photo dailies running until 1/9/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ LG 34BP65C-B 34″ 21:9 160 Hz FreeSync Curved VA Monitor for $379
+ HDMI & DisplayPort, 3440 x 1440 at 160 H,z 3000:1 Static Contrast Ratio

+ HP 15.6″ ZBook Studio G8 Mobile Workstation for $999
+ Designed for Creative Professionals
+ 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 8-Core (11th Gen)
+ 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD
+ 100% sRGB, 60 Hz Refresh Rate
+ OR Ryzen Or Die Tryin’ as the kidz say these dayz

+ BushNell Core DS-4K No-Glow Trail Camera (Camo) for $160

+ Freehands ThinSulate Stretch Gloves, eight options, $25 per pair

Vanguard VEO 2 GO 204AB 4-Section Aluminum Travel Tripod with T-45 Compact Ball Head for $70

To the Adorama dailies we geaux, this round good until Monday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Vanguard VEO 2 GO 204AB 4-Section Aluminum Travel Tripod with T-45 Compact Ball Head for $70

+ Sirui 55mm Lens Thread to NDH100-82 Filter Holder Adapter Ring for $3
+ also available in other sizes

+ Art To Frames 3913 Wood Frame for 12×16 Photograph, 1.25″ Thick and 0.375″ Deep, Regular Glass, Espresso for $12

Sunday: Nanlite, Oben, Zeiss Batis 18/2.8 for $999 [E], Etc

Sunday is a Z-ICE Z-ICE BABY lens day, more specifically for Sony E-mount shooters at the B&H Photo daily deals running until 1/8/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ ZEISS Batis 18mm f/2.8 for $999
+ as of the time of writing, USED prices start at $670 in “8+” (Moderate Wear) condition at B&H
+ at KEH Camera, used prices start at $651 (EX condition, caps, no hood) as of the time of writing

+ Nanlite Halo 10B Bi-Color USB LED Ring Light (10″) for $39

+ Oben ATM-2600 6-Section Aluminum Monopod for $35

+ AGM ASP-Micro TM160Y Handheld Industrial/Marine Thermal Monocular for $299
+ USOs are waiting for you πŸ˜‰

Elsewherez on the interwebz:

+ Top 100 Magazine sale at DiscountMAGS

+ new 2023 model year arrivals at $6 Dollar Shirts
+ yes, CES 2023 brings out new t-shirt models too πŸ˜‰

Celestron 15×70, Flexpod, V-Mount, GVM Tele

Fri-YAY is here and as usual the B&H Photo daily deals are running until Saturday 1/7/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Celestron 15×70 SkyMaster Binoculars (Black) for $75
+ there’s a comet coming, start prepping πŸ˜‰

+ Magnus MegaGrip Flexible Tripod for $13

+ SmallRiG VB99 Mini V-Mount Battery (99Wh) for $179

+ GVM Teleprompter Travel Kit with 18.5″ Android All-in-One Monitor and Flight Case for $649
+ not your father’s teleprompter!

UPDATE #1: a trio of offers at the Adorama dailies that run until Saturday at 10am ET, a TSA lock for under $4, a Slidgo X10 e-scooter for $1K, and LensCoat Fiber Cleaning Cloth, 5.9×7″ for $4…

UPDATE #2: if you had been waiting for the first sale, it has just happened, the various variants of the Kindle Scribe e-reader are on sale, up to $60 off, depending on the configuration. There’s also a standing 20% off Trade-In promotion…

UPDATE #3: if you are a member of the Lucky’s Rewards program, this weekend’s freebie is a 5.3oz Chobani Zero Sugar yogurt! You have to go to the B&M store to get it πŸ™‚

UPDATE #4: speaking of foods, coupon code NEWYEAR15 gets you 15% off at the RX Bar website

UPDATE #5: a trio of offers is also the name of the game at the Adorama dailies that run until Sunday at 10am ET, a $10 Fotopro UFO flexible tripod type thing, a $2 micro-USB to USB-C adapter, and a $10 Tether Tools Rock Solid Mighty Mount 1/4″-20 Tripod Adapter…