Archives for January 30, 2024

60% off Same Day Wall Decor w/coupon [Walgreens Photo]

We forgot about Dre, and we forgot about Walgreens Photo! They are currently running [until 2/3/24 at 11:59pm central] a 60% off discount on Same Day Wall Decor using coupon code CUPIDWALL during checkout.

Eligible items for this promotion are:

+ Canvas Prints, Canvas Art
+ Custom Floating Frames
+ Metal Panels
+ Posters, Banners
+ Wood Hanger Board Prints
+ TilePix, and Wood Panels

Pre-order new Olympus OM-1 Mark II [free battery bonus] and 9-18 and 150-600 lenses

It’s an Olympus M43rds party today for the more advanced photographers! Olympus has officially revealed the new OM-1 Mark II camera, along with two new M43rds lenses, the 9-18mm f4-5.6 II and the 150-600mm f5-6.3 IS. And they are all available for pre-ordering!

The OM-1 Mark II comes, for a limited time, with an extra BLM-1 battery, automatically included by the retailer!

It is available in two options, body only for $2400, and with 12-40mm f2.8 for $3000. Pre-orders available at B&H Photo. Shipping estimate is end of February 2024.

Optionally you can buy it TOGETHER with a lens and get a $300 off combined purchase discount. Four specific lenses are available. You can only get one $300 off discount during this promotion. The participating Olympus M43rds lenses are:

  • 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO
  • 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS
  • 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO
  • 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO

The above $300 OFF combined purchase offer is available on the body-only and the “with 12-40/2.8” official kit.

THEN WE GO to the TWO NEW LENSES:

+ 9-18mm f/4-5.6 II for $700
+ 150-600mm f/5-6.3 IS for $2700
+ I am rounding the prices [as usual]
+ these too are expected to come out end of February 2024

Here’s a six minute overview of the camera by B&H, YouTube-embedded below…

Tuesday: Luxli Taiko, SmallRig, Vanguard, Nanuk 910, Rain Covers, Etc

We start with something for the boldly going at MEH, it’s a 2-pack of …Laundry Eggs, advertised as Eco laundry detergent. Each egg can do up to 210 loads. This is the first time I’ve seen this type thing, so be sure to research it if curious about this goofy thing 🙂

And now back to the B&H Photo daily deals with a fresh six-pack running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Ruggard Camera Rain Covers, three size options, $20 each

+ Nanuk 910 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert for $39, four color options, all together now, good for the color-coding organizing schemes

+ 2-pack of (16GB Sandisk Ultra UHS-I microSD w/SD adapter), and one non-Sandisk USB 3.0 card reader for $18

+ Vanguard BBH-100 Ballhead for $100
+ mutual funds NOT included 😉

+ SmallRIG VB155 Mini V-Mount Battery (155Wh) for $219

+ LUXLI Taiko 2×1 RGB LED Light Panel for $999

ON THE e-Learnings front, free-streaming at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE on AIR we have the return of their resident gadgeteer John Gringo with a 1.5 hour class, “Photography Basics: Cameras, Technique, and Composition”… From an art perspective, there’s a 3-hour class “Color Fundamentals” with Mary Jane Begin.

For the speed-readers out there, it does not say Mary J. Blige 🙂

IF you believe that an Apple a day keeps the Android away, Woot is having a big Apple Accessories sale with some iWatches (okay, Apple Watches) mixed in as well!