Archives for May 2024

Things at the Adorama dailies continue to operate in “Top Deals” mode, instead of the more customary daily deals.

Battery accessories aficionados, your time has come at the Friday MEH daily deal, 13-Piece Popular Mechanics Battery Converter Shells + Screen Shine Bundle going for $5 plus shipping (free for paying MEH-mehmbers). You get 6x C-shells and 6x D-shells, plus the screen cleaning (shine) kit (cleaner and cloth).

As usual, the Friday B&H Photo dailies run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold-out. With the usual caveat that ordering is paused, as usual, from Friday PM to Saturday PM (check their website for the specific hours):

+ Lexar CFexpress USB 3.1 Reader for $20
+ but do check the reviews, it’s 2.8 out of 5 on 46 of them

+ aLogic 20W Mini USB-C Wall Charger for $7
+ because Apple made USB-C great again 😉

+ Oben MFR4-5 Macro Focusing Rail for $70

+ Sky-Watcher 10″ Flextube 250P SynScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope for $1099
+ the Klingons are coming, be the one to spot them first!

Some potentially interesting free-streaming classes starting at 12pm ET on Friday at Creative LiVE On-AIR include “Freelancing 101”, “Craft Photography Fundamentals” and “Adding Texture to Photographs”. Note that this is streaming without “Netflix-like” features (no rewind, no jump forward, no pause, etc).

Good until Thursday 5/30/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out we have these offerings:

If you think a powerbank is for the plebs, well, the MEH daily deal offers the Phase2 Energy PowerSource 660Wh 1800-Watt Power Station for $150 plus S&H. Model P2E660PSS. Includes instant ON UPS, ability to daisy chain, option for solar power connection (not included).

THEN to the B&H daily deals we geaux where we findz me the precious! Okay, no precious this time, but these six offerings:

+ 128GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia Flash Drive for $7
+ USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
+ Keyring Loop, Protective Cap

+ Genaray Ultra-Thin Bicolor 288 SMD LED On-Camera Light for $40

+ Vanguard 10×42 Endeavor ED II Binoculars for $210 with FREE Vanguard VEO PA-62 Smartphone Digiscoping Adapter Kit and FREE Vanguard BA-185 Binocular Tripod Adapter
+ wow, useful freebies, not cleaning clothes and such 🙂
+ however, mutual funds NOT included!

+ RVP+ USB-C docking stations, six options, $30 to $80, from 6n1 to 12n1
+ check each one for details

+ SmallRIG FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty Carbon Fiber Tripod System for $279
+ yes, tripods have defeated camera bags today 🙂

+ Samsung 22″ 16:9 FreeSync 75 Hz IPS Monitor for $75
+ HDMI 1.4 + VGA Inputs
+ 1920 x 1080 FHD @75 Hz
+ 1000:1 Static Contrast Ratio
+ model LF22T350FHNXZA (no need to memorize it, it’s not included in the final)

Good until Hump Day at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out, you can haz these six potential temptations at the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ PGyTeCh OneGo Shoulder Bag (10L), two options, $70 each

+ 160GB LeXaR Professional CFexpress Type A Card GOLD Series for $160 after in-cart coupon
+ yes, that’s $1 per GB

+ NetGear LM1200 4G LTE Modem for $50

+ AURAY RF-5P-B Reflection Filter for $69

+ Polsen BCPM-A2 Active Belt Clip Personal In-Ear Monitor Amplifier for $25

+ Eartec headset type thing for $69

Good until Tuesday 5/28/24 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) you can have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ PortaBrace Waist Belt with 2 Lens Cups (Black) for $65~
+ you can be the fastest lens slinger in the West!

+ Nanuk 923 15″ Laptop Case for $160, four color options, with FREE Shoulder Strap and Silica Gel kit

+ SmallRiG AD-80 FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty Aluminum Tripod System for $174

+ Core SWX NANO-C98 14.8V Battery with D-Tap (Canon BP-A) for $189

+ SmallHD Indie 5 RED RCP2 Monitor Kit for KOMODO/DSMC3 for $899

+ CAD mic system type thing for $250

Good until Monday 5/27/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out, you can have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ SiliconPower SR30 8-in-1 Docking Station for $30

+ Manfrotto Befree GT XPRO Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod with 496 Center Ball Head for $280 after in-cart coupon

+ 2-pack of PROGRADE 128GB UHS-II SDXC (V60, U3, C10) for $72
+ that’s $36 per card

+ Sachtler Camporter Camera Bag (Medium) for $133

Making a Short Documentary is the headliner of the free-streaming classes starting at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE ON AiR…

Good until Sunday 5/26/24 [CORRECTED DATE] at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out you can have these B&H Photo daily deals

+ Canon Camcorder Case (Black) for $3
+ yes, Canon-branded
+ for small(er) camcorder type things!

+ Kingston 128GB DataTraveler Exodia M USB Flash Drive (Red) for $7
+ USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, Moving Cap Design Key Ring Loop

+ Joby GorillaPod type things, two options, $10 or $17

+ Gitzo GM4562 Series 4 Carbon Fiber Monopod for $280 after in-cart coupon

+ Sandisk 256GB PRO-CINEMA CFexpress Type B Memory Card for $230 after in-cart coupon

+ Sony LinkBuds S Noise-Canceling True Wireless for $99

ELSEWHERE
IF you are fond of old-school magazines (printed or digital) there is a big Memorial Day Blow-OuT sale at good old DiscountMAGs.

Three months free Sip Club membership is the carrot dangled by Panera Bread.

At your local B&M Barnes and Noble bookstores [yes, these things still exist!] you can find a Buy 1 Get a 1 for $1 promotion running, of the Mix-n-Match kind.

Speaking of B&N, their website is offering for a limited time 2X stamps for Rewards members and 3X stamps for Premium members.

Speaking of rewards, the Adorama 3X to 5X in rewards points promotion continues until the end of June 2024. Meanwhile their daily deals continue to operate in “Top/Trending” deals mode.

Good until Saturday 5/25/24 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) you can have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Angelbird 256GB AV Pro UHS-I SDXC Memory Card (V30, C10, U3) with 128GB Angelbird USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A and Type-C Flash Drive for $33

+ Oben BC-139 Ball Head for $70
+ fun fact: in Ireland this is sold as O’Ben

+ Delkin DDMOUNT MINI Fat Gecko Mini Camera Mount for $20

+ Celestron 10×32 TrailSeeker Binoculars (Black) for $200

+ two items SOLD OUT, a Saramonic case and a SmallRIG mic system type thing

Good until Wednesday May 22 at 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out], we can haz theze B&H Photo Daily Dealz:

+ ColBor CL220R 220W RGB COB LED Video Light for $279

+ HP Dragonfly One Multi-Touch Notebook for $699
+ AMD Ryzen 7 7736U 8-Core
+ 16GB LPDDR5 RAM | 512GB PCIe SSD
+ 14″ 1920 x 1200 IPS Touchscreen
+ Integrated AMD Radeon 680M
+ Ryzen or Die Tryin’

+ PGYtech OneGo Backpack (Obsidian Black) for $110
+ Bag the BAGS!

+ ObsBOT Meet 4K Webcam for $89

+ AURAY SVRK Series Shallow Server Rack for $80 (9 RU) or $100 (12 RU)

+ SmallRIG Mini V-Mount Batteries, four options, $109 to $219, from 50Wh to 155Wh

IF YOU ARE a …backup-o-grapher, you may find the MEH daily deal of Wednesday potentially interesting, it is the refurbished Whistler Wireless Backup Camera for $25 plus shipping.

Get your notepads and sketchpads ready! Free-streaming at 12pm ET on Wednesday at Creative LIVE O N AIR is a “Posing 101 Essentials” (3h 20m) class with Lindsday Adler! Given the runtime, this will repeat multiple times throughout the 24-hour free-streamin’ window.

Never fear, the Monday you hold dear is here! We have lots of name-brand action at the B&H Photo daily deals good until Monday 5/20/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Nanuk 905 Hard Case with Foam for $45 in five color options with FREE Nanuk Shoulder Strap and FREE Nanuk Desiccant Silica Gel Pack

+ DataColor Spyder X2 Elite Colorimeter for $150

+ MagMOD XL Professional Strobe Kit for $190

+ FeiYu AK4500 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer Essentials Kit for $190
+ not to be confused with the famous Beatles song “HeiYu” 🙂

+ Manfrotto MT190X3 tripods, three options, further discounted with “add to cart” discounts

+ Samsung 390 Series C24F390 24″ 16:9 Curved FreeSync LCD Monitor for $100
+ VGA + HDMI Inputs, 1920 x 1080, 3000:1 Static CR

Logo Design 101 and “Master your digital camera” (Chris Weston, 147 min) are the headliners of the free-streaming classes starting at 12pm ET on Monday at Creative LIVE O N A I R.

Good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET, you can haz this string quartet of B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Joby Action Grip for $5
+ a must have for accessories hoarders 😉

+ Raya Bendie-Brite Folding Bi-Color Ring Light (18″) for $59

+ Bushnell 10×42 All-Purpose Binoculars (Green) for $40
+ UFOs are coming! Are you ready?

+ PGYtech OneGo Shoulder Bag (6L, Obsidian Black) for $60
+ Bag the BAGS!

Mixed Media Portraits is the headliner class free-streaming starting at 12pm ET on Saturday at Creative LIVE ONAiR…

IF you are a fan of “The Way of The Monoprice”, they are currently running an Overstock sale…

On the B&M freebies front, this weekend, Lucky’s/SaveMart Rewards members can get a FREE 17oz Sparking ICE beverage type thing.

On the health front, Amazon Prime members can add the One Medical service to their Prime membership for an additional $9/month.

In-Stock Alert!
Fans of Firefox may be interested to learn that the Mozilla Foundation has an in-stock alert, their new Executive Director is Nabiha Syed, formerly of The Markup.

Adorama continues to be in Top Deals mode but if you are a member of their VIP Rewards program, they offer bonus points until the end of June 2024 depending on your reward tier. 5X for PRO, 4X for Perks and 3X for the entry-level rewards program.

To the Tuesday B&H Daily Dealz now with these options:

+ PlatyPOD Platyball Ergo Ball Head for $179, or $219 with electronic leveling indicator
+ looks nice too in a gadgety kind of way

+ Manfrotto Befree GT Travel Aluminum Tripod with 496 Ball Head (Black) for $120 after in-cart coupon
+ Manfrotto Befree GT Travel Carbon Fiber Tripod with 496 Ball Head (Black) for $200 after in-cart coupon

+ Nanuk 925 Hard Case with Pro Photo Kit (Black, 21L for $163 in five color schemes
+ so many pockets to fill, yes, it’s an accessoro-hoarder dream 😉

+ IOGear USB Type-C To USB Type-C Cable (6.6′) for around $10 after in-cart coupon

+ SmallHD Cine 24″ 4K High Bright Pro Monitor for $4699

+ CAD audio type monitoring thing for $100

Monday is here, a new work week dawns, let’s be as productive as we can (yes, we are doing daily affirmations now!), and we also have a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Illuminati IM150 Light and Color Meter for $299
+ I don’t want to start any conspiracy theories but look at the name and the shape of this thing 🙂

+ Manfrotto Chicago Backpack 30 (Small, Dark Gray) for $68
+ yes, there’s wind and ice inside the bag, so you can get the Chicago experience!

+ Revo ST-500 Handheld Video Stabilizer (Black/Green) for $20

+ Synology NAS, four options, with and without storage

+ Samsung S24A600NWN 24″ 16:9 75Hz QHD IPS Monitor for $140
+ 2560 x 1440 QHD Resolution
+ HDMI & USB Inputs

+ SYRP Genie II Motorized Pan/Tilt Head for $395
+ could mayhaps also be repurposed as a cat toy 😉

Monday means business at the Creative LIVE ON-AIR, free-streaming at 12pm ET with social media (customers) and Instagram Ads and Music business classes, along with Adobe Spark and Character Composites classes.

Good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET, we have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Magnus FT-P30A Flexible Smartphone Tripod with Dual Flexible Arms for $15
+ caution: may appear scary to small pets!

+ Frezzi Pocket-Sized Variable Color LED Light with Built-In Battery for $139~

+ Samsung HW-S60B 5-Channel Soundbar for $198

+ Polsen mic with free podcast subscriptions for $50

Friday is here and as usual the B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Eylar Carry-On Roller Case with Foam (Black, 22″) for $100
+ I believe this is their “bag the bags” debut!

+ Gabor FM-N Fixed Wall Mount for 10 to 30″ Displays for $6

+ 3 Legged Thing Zelda Dedicated L-Bracket for Nikon Z 5, Z 6, Z 6 II, Z 7 & Z 7 II Cameras (Metallic Slate Gray) for $50
+ kinda dangerous brand name these days 😉

+ Joby GripTight ONE Micro Stand for Smartphones for $17

+ Tascam MiNiSTUDIO Creator US-42B Podcast Studio (Black) for $49
+ the time is right to start the podcast(s) you always wanted!

+ Mount-IT MI-7366 Metal Mesh Computer Monitor Stand and Riser with Pullout Drawer for $23
+ PSA: pullout method not effective!

Good until Thursday 5/9/24 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) we have these B&H Photo daily deals tempting you with their temptations:

+ Lowepro Truckee BP 250 (Black, 18L) for $70

+ Godox UL60 Silent LED Video Light for $174

+ LEXAR Professional CFexpress Type B Card GOLD Series cards
+ 512GB for $260
+ 2TB for $380

+ 2x IndiPRO Micro-Series 98Wh Li-Ion V-Mount Batteries with Dual V-Mount Battery Charger Kit for $400

+ also: Auray broadcast arms and poorly reviewed Kensington docking station

Wednesday is here with a fresh round of B&H Photo dailies good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if any of them sells out ahead of the designated expiration time):

+ NaNuK 808 Hard Case with Foam Insert (8.8L) for $44 in seven color options

+ PortaBRACE HR-DSLR Padded Nylon Camera Harness (Black) for $60

+ LumiQuest Lastand Tripod for $100
+ because you can never have too many tripods?
+ no no no, it’s bag the bags, not tripod the tripods!

+ Tascam Mixcast 4 Podcast Mixer, Recorder, and USB Audio Interface for $299 with two limited-time services subscriptions (free time period)

+ BOSE Home Speaker 500 (Triple Black) for $239
+ to make sure the audiophiles get irritated 🙂

+ Austrian Audio OC18 Live Set Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Microphone (Matched Pair) for $859
+ it’s Austrian after all 🙂

Good until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) you can haz these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ DataCOLOR SpyderCHECKR Color Chart and Calibration Tool for Digital Cameras for $89
+ why else buy camera gear other than to feed the calibration hobby? 🙂

+ PGYtech OneMo Backpack & Shoulder Bag (Olivine Camo, 25L) for $120
+ because bags have systems too!

+ SYRP Magic Carpet Medium Track Kit with Carriage and End Caps (39″) for $150
+ actual carpet NOT included

+ Vertiv PST5-500MT120 8-Outlet UPS for $48
+ Fedex NOT included

+ MountIT Over-Fireplace Mount for 42 to 65″ TVs for $120 after coupon
+ these things are getting very specific 🙂

+ CoreSWX Helix Max 147Wh Lithium-Ion Dual-Voltage Battery (B-Mount) for $499

If you find Mondays to be meh, the MEH daily deal comes to the rescue, the Presto Dorothy Rapid Cold Brewer goes for $20 plus shipping. Because Cold Brew continues to be all the rage 🙂

THEN to the Monday 5/6/24 B&H Photo daily deals we geaux where we find this line-up of offerings:

+ 1TB Silicon Power PX10 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Portable SSD for $70 in black or pink

+ Angler 865BLED Sparta Bicolor LED Light for $59
+ not to be confused with the angling club

+ Magnus VT-4000 Tripod System with Fluid Head for $100
+ optionally BUY TOGETHER with Magnus DWF-2 Universal Tripod Dolly for $140

+ SMallHD INDIE 5 Touchscreen On-Camera Monitor for $799
+ small monitor, big price!

+ Samsung MX-ST40B Sound Tower 160W Wireless Party Speaker for $148
+ 240W variant for $228
+ because your Galaxy phone demands it!

+ 14″ MacBook Pro for $1649 (Space Gray)
+ M2 Pro 10-Core Chip
+ 16GB Unified RAM | 512GB SSD
+ 14.2″ 3024×1964 Liquid Retina XDR
+ 16-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine

SOME potentially INTERESTING topics begin free-streaming at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE ON AIR, designing graphic t-shirts, wine tasting, pajaki chandeliers, heavy metal mixing (music, not alchemy), and the seasonaly-relevant “Editorial Portrait Photography for High School Seniors” with Dan Brouillettee.

Good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET, we have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Godox ML30 Daylight LED Dainty Light for $114

+ Davis & Sanford Traverse TR684C-36 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Dual Locking Ball Head for $100
+ not to be confused with Mumford & Sons!

+ LG G3 55″ 4K HDR Smart OLED evo TV for $1450 after in-cart coupon
+ not to be confused with the good old LG G3 smartphone

+ SmallRIG Mobile Video Cage for iPhone 14 Pro Max for $30

+ Gator Frameworks Standard Tripod LCD/LED Stand for $90

+ SOLD OUT: Lowepro FreeLine Backpack 350 AW (Heather Gray)
+ yes, this “Bag the Bags” was a big success!

Thirsty-Thursday is here and the action at the Adorama dailies continues to be the “Top Deals” formation…

Because this is a “Bag the Bags priority” blog (you may find it on the camera written as Bv), we would like to point out that the Thursday MEH daily deal is the TUCCI Italy 3-Piece Locking Luggage Set offered for $150 plus shipping – in various color options.

And now to our trusty B&H Photo daily deals good until Thursday at 11:59pm ET:

+ Ruggard FotoTrek Hiking Photo Backpack (Blue, 30L) for $55

+ Ultimaxx 6.5″ Mini Tabletop Tripod / Pistol Grip for $5

+ SmallHD Cine 7 Touchscreen On-Camera Monitor with RED DSMC2 Control Kit (L-Series) for $1599

+ CAD mic for $50

+ Pyle PRO 6.5″ PDWR62BTBK Indoor/Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker System (Black, Pair) for $90

+ Acon Restoration Suite 2 Audio Restoration and Noise Reduction Plug-Ins (Download) for $49
+ I have no clue what this thing is 🙂

ON THE free-streaming front, starting at 12pm ET on Thursday at Creative LIVE ON AIR, Tony Corbell invites us into his home studio.

And just like that, one third of 2024 is gone, dead as a doornail, deep into the history books! Oh my!

B&H is back after the holidays and previously placed orders are getting processed!

There is a fresh round of B&H Photo daily deals good until Wednesday 5/1/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Bolt VM-160-V2 LED Macro Ring Light (Version 2) for $40

+ Calibrite ColorChecker Passport Video for $79

+ ARCO Video Dr. Bag 40 for $99
+ bag the doctor bag!

+ Benro MeFOTO RoadTrip Pro Aluminum Series 1 Travel Tripod with Ball Head and Monopod (Pacific Blue) for $80
+ a very fresh color scheme 🙂

+ SYRP Genie One Motion Control Pan Head/Linear Drive for $162
+ this genie is a little too big to put in a bottle 😉

+ DVR security type thing for $400