Archives for December 2024

Happy New Year. And what a great way to start it, it’s a BAG the BAGS day at the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Ruggard 17″ Slim Laptop Backpack for $20

+ Kensington SmartFit Extra Wide Monitor Stand for $20

+ Sirui ET-1204 Carbon Fiber Tripod (CFT) with VA-5X Video Head for $130

+ Oben PD-117 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head (3WPTH) for $60

WE say goodbye to 2024 with another set of B&H Photo daily deals, good until the end of the year [what? did you think I wouldn’t reuse this joke?] or earlier if sold out:

+ Nanuk 909 hard cases, three options, $38 each

+ GoDoX ML30Bi Bi-Color LED Dainty Light for $119

+ Vidpro MP-20 Action Pole for Action Cameras & Smartphones for $8
+ ideal for Canon 1Ds Mark III with BIGMA 😉

+ Vanguard Alta Pro 263AP Aluminum-Alloy Tripod Kit with PH-32 3-Way, Pan-and-Tilt Head for $130

+ LG 24BP450Y-I 23.8″ Monitor (TAA) for $70
+ #saveLG

+ ClearArc true wireless for $35

+ no flash deal today

The year may be ending soon but it’s still Monday! Good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out we have these B&H Photo daily deal offerings:

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

+ Pelican Hard Cases, six options, $100 to $280
+ Bag the Bags, Case the Cases!

+ SmallRIG Carbon Fiber Tripod (CFT) with Center Column AP-20 & Ball Head for $89
+ we are definitely on Team Bags (vs Team Tripods)

+ AOC AG493UCX2 48.8″ DQHD HDR 165 Hz Curved Gaming Monitor for $700

+ Roland V-4EX Four-Channel Digital Video Mixer with Effects for $595

+ WoodenCamera Director’s Monitor Cage v3 with Dual Carbon Fiber Handgrips for $169

+ IndiPRO Micro-Series 98 4-Battery Kit with Quad Pro Charger (V-Mount) for $800

+ FLASH DEAL: 2TB Sabrent Rocket CFX CFexpress Type B Memory Card for $440 in-cart

Good until Sunday at 11:59pm we can haz these utilitarian temptations at the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Elvid OptiView 50 3.2″ LCD Viewfinder for $30

+ Jupio BP-955 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.4V, 4900mAh) for $25

+ Vidpro UV-BOX UVC Sanitizer Box with Wireless Charging Pad for $10

+ Mangus Folding Z-Head for $17
+ not to be confused with Z-Snaps!

+ Manfrotto MVMXPROA4US Aluminum XPRO Video Monopod+ for $110

+ Vibesta Peragos Bi-Color Disc 304B 3-Light Kit for $199

+ Auray under surface headphone hanger for $5

+ FLASH DEAL: JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker for $70 in-cart

As usual, you have two days to ponderously ponder over the Friday B&H Photo daily deals, good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 2pk of Kingston 64GB DataTraveler Exodia Flash Drive for $8
+ that’s $4 per flash stick!
+ USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Connection
+ Keyring Loop Protective Cap

+ Vanguard The ALTA RISE 48 Backpack (Black) for $109
+ you can look all you want, but you won’t find mutual funds inside the bag 😉

+ Impact Luxbanx Duo Large Rectangular Softbox (36 x 48″) with FREE Impact Fabric Grid for Large Rectangular Luxbanx (36 x 48″) for $85

+ Oben ALF-6193 Skysill Series 3-Section Aluminum Tripod for $70

+ TriGyn NANO-Lite Pocket Bicolor LED Light Smartphone Kit for $57
+ a mini accessoropaloooza

+ 1TB NeXtoRaGe AtomX SSDmini for $199

+ Colbor Moman Power 99 Lithium-Ion Battery for $99

+ FLASH DEAL: LG OLED Evo C4 55″ 4K HDR Smart TV for $1047 in-cart
+ yes, the Fairness Doctrine principle, yesterday Samsung OLED, today LG!
+ #saveLG

MEANwhile the Friday MEH daily deal is Energizer 1200W Generator & 200W Solar Panel Bundle going for $599 plus shipping. Not your typical powerbank 😉

Hopefully Santa got you the big ticket items, so the Merry Christmas B&H Photo daily deals good until Wednesday at 11:59pm ET are of the practical accessorapalooza kind:

+ The Green Pod Camera Platform for $17

+ Ponte Midnight Blue Canvas Camera Lift-Strap for $7

+ 12pk of Hoodman Lens Cleanse Natural Lens Cleaning Kit for $6.50
+ that’s just over 50c per cleaning kit
+ a great stocking stuffer or last minute gift 😉
+ it certain sends a message if you gift someone a 50c lens cleaning kit 🙂

+ 10pk of PNY 16GB Attaché 3 USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $22
+ that’s $2.2 per flash stick
+ USB 2.0, so not if you are in a hurry
+ then again, it’s only 16GB

+ Kaiser Blower Brush Flat for $12
+a 2n1 type of an accessory!

+ SmallRIG ST-25 Pro Portable Selfie Stick Tripod for $23

+ no FLASH DEAL today

IF YOU prefer the unpredictable, the Wednesday MEH daily deal is a Random Meh Merch Bundle for $20 plus shippings.

Good until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET or until Santa Claus drops in through the chimney, you can have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ 128GB Silicon Power Mobile C80 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Dual Flash Drive (Titanium) for $12
+ USB-A & USB-C Connectors
+ Swivel Keyring Cap Design

+ Raya Octagonal Collapsible Softbox for LED Bulbs with Socket (27.6″) for $25
+ buy TOGETHER with Raya LED Light Bulb (45W) for $49

+ Benro KoalaPod Kit with Five Legs and Smartphone Holder for $15

+ VidPRO RGB-152 Professional Photo & Video RGB Color LED Pocket Light for $54

+ Orca DSLR-Quick Draw (QD) Backpack (Black) for $95

+ Sirui T-024SK Carbon Fiber (CF) Tripod with VA-5X Video Head for $150

+ Vibesta Peragos RGBWW Disc 30C 3-Light Kit for $299

+ FLASH DEAL: Samsung HW-Q910D 520W 9.1.2-Channel Dolby Atmos Soundbar System for $548 in-cart

Good until Monday at 11:59pm ET, you can have these practical B&H Photo daily deals temptations [no, they don’t sing!]

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

+ LitePanels Astra 6X Daylight LED Light Panel for $418~
+ no, you cannot Astra-l-project with this one 😉

+ BlackRapid Curve Breathe Bundle (Special 50th Anniversary Edition) for $80

+ FeelWorld T7 Plus 7″ IPS On-Camera Monitor with 3D LUT, Waveform & Vectorscope for $110
+ still not a Depeche Mode coverband 🙂

+ SmallRIG CT-10 Aluminum Travel Tripod with Ball Head for $45

+ PanCO Professional Lens Cleaner (4 oz) for $10

+ Synco shotgun mic for $129

+ FLASH DEAL: VidPRO MP-15 2-in-1 Mini-Tripod & Selfie Stick with Bluetooth Remote Control for $10
+ filed under Accessorapalooza

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

+ Fotodiox LenzCoaster Lens Replica Coaster Set (Black) for $15
+ yes, Lens Coaster Transformers become a faux Lens!
+ good way to bait thieves into stealing this instead of an actual L-series lens 😉

+ SnapTain SP300 Hand-Operated Mini Quadcopter for $20

+ Rainsberg Photo-X backpacks, eight options, $99 to $129

+ 2pk of 256GB Lexar Professional 1667x UHS-II SDXC for $85 in-cart

+ Samsung DU7200 Series 65″ 4K HDR Smart LED TV for $348 in-cart

+ Magnus MegaGrip Flexible Tripod for $10

+ Benro headset for $15

+ FLASH DEAL: Bose SoundLink Max Portable Speaker (Black) for $279 in-cart

And just like that we reached another Thirsty Thursday. I swear it was yesterday! Time flies faster than the speed of …time 😉

Good until Thursday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out we can haz theez B&H Photo daily deelz:

+ Vello Battery Grips, 29 options (29o), from $36 to $80
+ includes models from Canon, Sony, Nikon, BlackMagick, Fuji, Panasonic

+ 4TB LEXAR ARMOR 700 USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Portable SSD (Black) for $240 in-cart

+ Lowel TOTA LED XL Daylight Flood Light for $199

+ Pelican 0915 Memory Card Case for 12 SD, 6 miniSD, and 6 microSD Cards for $15 minus 13% off in-cart

+ SYRP Genie II Motorized Pan/Tilt Head with Charging Cable for $295

+ Vivitek XGA DLP projectors, two options, $245 or $299

+ Silicon Power SR30 8-in-1 Docking Station for $30

+ FLASH DEAL: iPeVo V4K PRO UHD USB Document Camera (Slate Gray) for $100

Lighting is the theme at the Thursday 12/19/24 MEH daily deal, a 6-pack of Etekcity Smart Cool-to-Warm Tunable Smart WiFi LED A19 Light Bulbs for $24 plus shippings.

Good until Wednesday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out you can have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Tiffen VND, three options, further discounted in-cart

+ Sachtler 75/2 Mark II Aluminum Tripod System with Ace M Head & Mid-Level Spreader for $599
+ OR you can buy 59 Wolf/Ritz tripods 😉

+ 512GB Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Card GOLD Series for $125 in-cart

+ Saramonic camera mics kit, two options, $35 or $50

+ SKB waterproof cases, two options, $100 or $270

+ Godox ML30 Daylight LED Dainty Light for $95

+ Austrian gaming headset for $89

+ FLASH DEAL: Powerex MH-C801D 8-Cell 1-Hour Charger for AA / AAA NiMH / NiCD Batteries for $40
+ where my battery cult peeps at? 🙂

Good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out), you can have these B&H Photo deals du jour:

+ Tamrac Tradewind Zoom Bag 2.1 (Dark Gray) for $10
+ Bag the $10 Bag!

+ 2pk 128GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia Flash Drive for $14~
+ USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A

+ ViBeSta Peragos Disk 304P Daylight LED Light for $79

+ Benro MeVIDEO Livestream Tablet Holder (Silver) for $6
+ because we are all streamers now 🙂

+ also: Samsung Frame QLED, Senal earphones, Audio Technica mics

+ FLASH DEAL: Audio Technica AT-LP60X Stereo Turntable (Gunmetal & Black) for $109
+ because vinyl is magycal!

And just like that it’s time to quench our daily deals thirst at the B&H Photo website, good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out;

+ DJI Osmo Action 3 Camera Adventure Combo for $199 in-cart

+ GVM RGB20W RGB On-Camera LED Light (2-Light Kit [2LK]) for $109

+ SYRP Magic Carpet Epic Kit with Carriage, End Caps and 5.2’/3.3′ Tracks for $100

+ K&F Concept D225C2 Carbon Fiber (CF) Tripod with Arca-Type Ball Head and Monopod for $80

+ ExAscend 1TB Essential Series CFexpress Type A Memory Card for $399

+ Rucpac Tech gloves, six options, $20 to $30

+ also wireless video thing and Denon club mixer thing

A holiday-themed (kinda) MEH-rathon awaits you at the MEH website. It’s like going to a budget mall without actually leaving the house!

The camera bags streak continues at the B&H Photo daily deals, this round good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Rainsberg Classic Backpacks, 14 options (!), $60 to $80

+ LumeCube Panel Pro 2.0 RGB LED Light Panel for $120 in-cart

+ AtomOS Ninja Phone Video Co-Processor for $199
+ reviewers not happy

+ FotoPRO E6 Eagle Series Tripod Kit for $459

+ AEjuice “I Want It All Bundle” (Lifetime, 79 products) for $79

+ iPevo V4K PRO 120 USB Document Camera (Slate Gray) for $129

+ Auray music stand light for $45

+ FLASH DEAL: Electro-Voice EVID-S8.2T 8″ 2-Way 70/100V Commercial Loudspeaker (Pair, Black) for $449

Just like the morning after, we have The Friday After (the Black Friday), the day our wallets exhale a sigh of relief. Oh wait, holiday shopping is in full swing! Cancel that 😉

As usual, the Friday B&H Photo dailies run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET:

+ 2pk of 64GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia M USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive (Blue) for $9
+ that’s $4.5 per flash drive
+ back in our time…
+ if you are a fan of color-coding organizational schemes, this is a dark blue/black color

+ AngelBIRD 160GB AV PRO CFexpress 2.0 Type B SX Memory Card for $90
+ optionally BUY TOGETHER with Xcellon CFexpress Type B Card Reader for $120

+ PortaBrace Cable Tote Bags, two options, $60 to $75
+ BAG the (Cables Tote) BAGS!

+ GVM Teleprompter TQ-M for Tablets and Smartphones with Remote Control & App for $99
+ why use a teleprompter when you can just say whatever comes out of the fountain of thoughts that is our brain/mind 😉

+ 10″ Kodak Digital Picture Frame with Wi-Fi and Multi-Touch Display for $70, two color options
+ for our younger readers, no, this is not merchandise from the rapper KODAK. Once upon a time there was a big photography company in Rochester (New York) called KODAK

+ IOGear Dock Pro 6-in-1 USB-C Hub & Foldable Dock Stand for $50~ in-cart
+ looks interesting, and reminds me of metal kids toys 🙂

+ RucPAC Professional Tech Headlamps for $25 or $40
+ yes, we have not forgotten our Headlightographers!

+ FLASH DEAL: Sirui P-325FS 5-Section Carbon Fiber (CF) Monopod with VH-10 Video Head for $169

Cider Monday is gone, here comes Ruby Tuesday! Good until 11:59pm ET you can have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Glyph Technologies external SSDs, six options, $400 to $1800

+ Sachtler aktiv8T flowtech75 MS Tripod System for $2400 or $2500

+ PortKEYS BM7 II DS U 7″ High-Bright Monitor with Wireless Camera Control and Sun Hood for $599

+ BlackMagic HyperDeck Shuttle HD for $265

+ Wooden Camera Ultra Quick Release Articulating Monitor Mount (Baby Pin/C-Stand) for $150
+ Narrator: it’s not made of wood

+ ARCO Computer Monitor Bags, there size options, $60 to $75
+ yes, BAG the Monitor BAGS!

+ Auray Single-X Keyboard Stand with Pull Lock for $17
+ putting a music keyboard on it is optional
+ it can be purposed as a clothes hanger 😉

+ FLASH dEAL: AccSOON TopRig S60 Motorized Camera Slider (16.7″) for $259

MEANwhile at MEH, they have a cat food offer. Like proper hipsters, they completely ignored the Black-Fri-Cyber-Monday craziness 🙂

Cyber Monday is here, although some could argue that it never left us! The official drink of Cyber Monday is of course Cider, or in this case, Cyder 😉

For the latest waves of deals, check B&H Photo (front and center on home page) and at Adorama (top offers highlighted at the top of the page) and at Amazon.

Due to time constraints and old age, I won’t be doing the usual mega round-up posts 🙂

Good until Monday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out, you can haz theeze B&h Photo Daily Deelz:

+ Bag the Bags sale with 62 options, $7 to $440
+ yes, our dreams have come true!
+ now how are you going to explain the arrival of 37 camera bags to the spouse?
+ better ship them to different places 😉

+ Stabilizer-y sale with 37 options in tripods, monopods, ball heads and the like, price range $5 to $1000

+ Lighting and Accessories, 35 options, further discounted in cart

+ ASUS laptops, three options, $900 to $1750
+ #SaveTaiwan

+ Computer monitors, 11 options, $85 to $1450

+ Sandisk Desk (not disk) Drive SSD USB-C 3.2 External Drives, two options, further discounted in cart

+ JBL powered studio monitors, three options, $90 to $145
+ hide them if hardcore audiophiles arrive, otherwise they’ll be telling you for three hours straight how they assembled a pair of audiophile speakers from scratch 😉

+ FLASH DEAL: Rode wireless mic type thing for $219