Archives for 2024

And just like that, another Friday has arrived! Whether you are in love or not, whether you listen to The Cure or not, we have a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals good until SAturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Vello Eyecups for select cameras, 14 options, $9 each
+ check product details and reviews and Q&A for individual camera (in)compatibility

+ Wein Safe-Sync Hot Shoe to Hot Shoe with PC for $30
+ matter of fact, the #1 Valentine’s song at the Billboard Photographer Hot 100 is “Hot Shoe to Hot Shoe”

+ Vuze Minipod for $5
+ perfect for my 1Ds with BIGMA and battery grip

+ GVM Mini Waterproof RGB LED On-Camera Light for $54

+ 256GB NeXtorage NX-F2SE Series UHS-II SDXC for $50
+ no relation to Steve Jobs NeXT

+ Gabor FM-LPL Fixed Wall Mount for 50 to 70″ Displays for $20
+ no relation to Gabor Mate

+ FLASH DEAL: SmallRIG VB99 Mini V-Mount Battery (99Wh) for $140

No Lenze Dealz today but we have Coffee Dealz 🙂 The MEH daily deal is the Cooks Essentials 15-Bar Espresso Maker with Frother going for $40 plus shipping. It is model K53901012 and comes with a 90-day warranty. And yes, please call it “expresso” so you can irritate the pronunciation purists 🙂

And now to the Thursday B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET as usual:

+ Xcellon CFexpress Type A or B and UHS-II SD Card Reader for $35
+ two options, either A or B, but both have UHS-II SD

+ StudioEssentials (SE) Tabletop Fluorescent 2-Light Product Photography Kit (2LK) for $62
+ you can also remix/reuse and cannibalize for other setups!

+ SmallRIG Black Mamba Series Camera Cage Kit for Panasonic Lumix S5 II/S5 IIX for $119
+ 2 customer reviews, one complaining about the listing, the other not happy about with the USB/HDMI clamp

+ FotoPRO E6 Eagle Series Tripod Kit for $499
+ or you can buy 49 of the Ritz/Wolf kind 😉

+ Anton & Bauer NP-F976 7.2V, 6600mAh L-Series Li-Ion Battery (47Wh) for $50

+ SmallHD Indie 5 RED RCP2 Monitor Kit for KOMODO/DSMC3 for $899 with FREE cleaning cloth

Never fear, Tuesday is here with a new set of B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Vello Wireless ShutterBoss 4.0 Remote Timer and Trigger for Select Canon or Nikon or Sony MT or Oly-Pan for $40 each

+ Silicon Power SR30 8-in-1 Docking Station for $30
+ 100W USB-PD, HDMI, Ethernet, SD and microSD, along with USB-A and USB-C of coursely

+ GVM Wireless Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (31″) for $249
+ not to be confused with Scott Bakula’s Sliders 🙂

+ StudioEssentials Pop-Up Background Kit (Black/White, 5 x 6.5′) for $48

+ SmallRIG Mini V-Mount Batteries, two options, $180 or $330

+ Roland VR-4HD HD AV Mixer for $999

And now a blast from the past, to Stacksocial we go where we find a Costco membership offer. You pay $60 and you get a 1-year Gold Star membership along with a $40 digital Costco shop card. For NEW members only, or previous members whose memberships expired over 18 months ago. There are deadlines and terms/conditions, so be sure to read up on it before jumping in.

Sorry, no roast chicken this time 🙁

Sunday is here with a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Sensei OC-CK Optics Care and Cleaning Kit for $8
+ yes, for the CKC crowd – the Cleaning Kit Collector 🙂

+ ReVo -6 Vlog Bi-Color 6″ LED Ring Light Kit with Dual Accessory Arms for $10
+ light is light 🙂

+ Nanuk 940 Hard Case with Foam (Black, 36.7L) for $115

+ FotoPRO X-GO Plus Carbon Fiber Tripod Kit with FPH-52Q Ball Head (Black) for $129
+ if you have more tripods than bags, we need to talk 😉
+ BAG the BAGS!

+ GVM Pro SD300B Bi-Color LED Monolight (300W) for $269

+ Samsung MX-ST50B Sound Tower 240W Wireless Party Speaker for $218
+ me personally I’m holding out for the Ultra Note Premium Plus edition 😉

It’s Friday, you may or may not be in love, but what’s for sure is a new set of B&H Photo daily deals which, as usual, run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Watson Chroma Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries (2500mAh, 1.2V, 8-Pack, Multicolored) for $18
+ if you have multiple sets of these, you could color-organize them if you have that type of OCD

+ Tessan Outdoor Smart Power Strip (Black) for $20

+ Ruggard Renewable Dehumidifier for $10
+ rechargeable via AC

+ WoodenCamera Ultra Quick Release Articulating Monitor Mount (Baby Pin/C-Stand) for $159
+ camera not included, nothing is wooden 🙂

+ SmallHD Metal Cold Shoe Smartphone Mount for $22

+ Vibesta Peragos RGBWW Disc 30C 3-Light Kit for $319

It pains me to say dear readers, but the streak of lens days ends today. But we have six other offerings of potential interest at the B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ VeLLO FreeWave Fusion Basic 2.4 GHz Wireless Trigger System for Canon or Nikon or Sony for $28 each

+ SYRP Magic Carpet Long Slider (62″) for $167
+ optionally buy together with custom bag for +$50

+ SHAPE SVT10K 3-Stage Video Tripod with Fluid Head and Bag for $178

+ PortKEYS LH7P 7″ High-Bright Touchscreen Monitor with Wireless Control (Black) for $209

+ Samsung CF39 27″ Curved Monitor (TAA Compliant) for $110

+ Alfaton 1080p USB 2.0 PTZ Camera with 10x Optical Zoom for $180
+ with 1/2.8″ CMOS sensor even

Monday is here with a fresh set of B&H Photo Daily offerings:

+ Lowel Blender XL Bi-Color LED Light for $99

+ Impact Collapsible Background (Chroma Green, 5 x 7′) for $35

+ Blackmagic HyperDeck Shuttle HD for $295
+ taken from the Star Trek Captain Kirk enterprise?

+ SmallRiG FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty Carbon Fiber Tripod System for $280

+ SmallHD ULTRA 7 Bolt 6 RX 1500 Monitor (Gold or V-Mount) for $4699
+ with FREE SmallHD Microfiber Cleaning Cloth, in case you were 49.99% vs 49.99% whether to buy it 🙂

+ DesView TP150 Portable Teleprompter for Tablets and Smartphones for $140

Summer is heating up, time for some …jello at the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Vello EZ-Flip Gel Set for $12
+ NO, this is not edible jello but it could give you some ideas on how to color-code your jello 😉

+ RucPAC Camera Rain Cover for $20, three size options
+ because it always rains at the least opportune moment!

+ Kaiser Blower Brush Flat for $15
+ it’s stereo even!

+ SmallRIG Universal Vintage Wrist Strap for $12
+ you don’t have to confess this in public, but you know there’s plenty of you that love different kinds of wrist-straps and shoulder-straps and such

+ Samsung G32A 32″ 16:9 165 Hz FreeSync LCD Gaming Monitor for $135
+ VA Panel, DisplayPort & HDMI Inputs
+ 1920 x 1080, 3000:1 Static Contrast Ratio

+ Dahle 552 Professional Rotary Trimmer (20″) for $136

AND ON THE reading front, Humble Bundle has a Adulting 101 book bundle. The $1 tier has four ebooks, while the top tier is 37 ebooks for under $20.

We have a very special edition of the B&H Photo daily deals today. Very special because it has TWO bags 🙂 As usual, the Friday offers go until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out ~ and sometimes they do – usually the thing you want to buy 😉

+ K&F Concept Camera Wrist Strap for $10

+ SmallRIG Professional Camera Cage Kit for Sony a7S III for $48

+ 128GB LeXaR Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC for $85 after in-cart coupon

+ Olympus ME34 Compact Zoom Microphone for $29
+ they kinda hid “43rds” in there as “34” 😉

+ Ruggard Rolling Laptop Case for $50

+ Gator Custom EVA Hard Carrying Case for Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone for $25
+ yes, very specific 🙂

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At some point during the weekend we will have a post that I wouldn’t even have expected writing a month ago. Stay tuned for a boring surprise 🙂

Good until Thirsty-Thursday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) you can have these B&H Photo daily deal options:

+ GoDoX UL60 Silent LED Video Light for $174

+ Revo Bi-Color Vlog Light with Phone Holder for $10
+ or you can buy 17 of these instead 😉

+ Oben Magnetic Mounting Kit with Dual-Action Mini Ball Head for $40

+ FeelWorld FW568 V2 5.5″ IPS 500 cd/m² On-Camera Monitor for $95

+ Pelican 1650 Case with Foam (Black) for $250

+ Alfatron Active USB 3.0 Extension Cable with Booster Chip (35′) for $45

We be ready at the go today with the new round of the hump day B&H Photo daily deals:

+ SACHTLER Dr Bag #3 for $130~
+ you can also use it in cosplays and movies!

+ Vello FreeWave Plus Wireless Remote Shutter Release for $30 for select cameras in select systems: Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sony MT

+ SYRP Magic Carpet Short Slider (24″) for $151

+ 1TB LEXAR Professional CFexpress Type B Card SILVER Series for $190

+ 2TB LEXAR Professional CFexpress Type B Card GOLD Series for $330

+ Savage Stainless Steel C-Stand Kit with 53″ x 18′ White Seamless Paper (9.5′) for $166

+ Samsung VHR-R 55″ Class Full HD Video Wall IPS LED Display for $1450

Good until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET, you can have these B&H Photo daily deal options:

+ 4TB Sandisk Desk Drive SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 External Drive for $340 in-cart
+ 8TB of that for $640 in-cart

+ SmallRIG T-10 Aluminum Travel Tripod for $42

+ WoodenCamera Director’s Monitor Cage v3 with Dual Carbon Fiber Handgrips for $179

+ LitePanels Astra 6X Bi-Color LED Light Panel for $470

+ BlackMagic Ultimatte 12 HD Keyer/Advanced Compositing Processor for $595

+ Ruggard electronic dry cabinets, 14 options, starting at $80

+ CoreSWX Mach4 4-Position Charger with 4A Rapid Charge (V or B or Gold Mount) for $849

+ FLASH DEAL: Lowepro Trekker Lite BP 250 AW Backpack (Black, 25.5L) for $60

I fell through a time portal and all of a sudden it’s Monday! Good until 7/15/24 at 11:59pm ET you can have these B&H Photo dailies:

+ DataCOLOR SpyderX Pro Colorimeter for $90

+ Pelican V525 Vault Rolling Hard Case with Padded Divider Insert (Black) for $130
+ bag the bags, case the cases!

+ SmallHD INDIE 7 Touchscreen On-Camera Monitor for $899

+ 17″ LG gram Pro Laptop for $1300
+ Core Ultra 7 155H 16-Core
+ 16GB LPDDR5x | 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
+ 2560 x 1600 144 Hz IPS
+ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (4GB GDDR6)
+ fun fact: despite the name, it weighs more than one gram 😉

+ Sachtler aktiv6 flowtech75 MS Tripod System for $2325

+ HiSense BM66AE Series 43″ Class 4K UHD Commercial Monitor for $299

All apologies for yesterday’s sub-standard (by our already low standards) Samsung live-tweeting, there just wasn’t enough snark-worthy material 🙂

Don’t throw away your studio lights, but a light is a light and the Thursday MEH daily deal is a 2-pack of Lastar LED Desk Lamp w/USB Charging Port going for $18 plus shipping (FREE for paying MEH-memberers).

The lower-priced lighting theme continues at the Thursday B&H Photo daily deals as well:

+ BOLT VM-110 LED Macro Ring Light for $30
+ it looks adorable too 😉

+ Nanuk 910 Hard Case with Foam FOR $40 in six color options, handy for color-coding organizers

+ 512GB Delkin POWER 4.0 CFexpress Type B Memory Card for $150

+ SYRP Magic Carpet Carbon Slider Kit with Short Carbon Track Extension (48″) for $200
+ I recently used the “this carpet won’t fly” joke (attempt), so I’m not allowed to repeat it here 😉

+ Ashly public address mixer/amplifier type things, $99 to $199

+ SOLD OUT: PortKeys PT5 II 5″ 4K HDMI Touchscreen Monitor with 3D LUT Support

Kinda hard to have photography without light which brings us to the Wednesday B&H Photo daily deals:

+ GoDoX SZ150R Zoom RGB LED Monolight for $399

+ Xcellon PDG-4200B 4-Port 200W GaN USB Charger for $60
+ because humans are no longer the only power hungry things on planet earth 😉

+ MountIT Heavy Duty Dual Monitor Arm for Screens up to 35″ for $180

+ Cleer true wireless for $35

PS: the MEH-rathon is over!

Good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET on 7/7/24 you can have these four B&H Photo daily deal options:

+ PortaBRACE ACB-3B Assistant Camera Pouch with Belt (Large, Midnight Black) for $119

+ Manfrotto MK055XPRO3-BHQ2 Aluminum Tripod with XPRO Ball Head and 200PL QR Plate for $220 after in-cart coupon

+ Manfrotto MK055XPRO3-3W Aluminum Tripod with 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head for $220 after in-cart coupon

+ SideTrak Swivel HD 12.5″ Attachable Portable Monitor for $250
+ making portable monitors great again!

+ Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-6000F II 2.5-Way Floorstanding Speaker (Walnut, Single) for $380 after in-cart coupon
+ walnuts is the wood, no edible walnuts are included in the package 😉

Friday is here and as always, the B&H Photo daily deals [CORRECTED LINK!] run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out [one of them just did!]:

+ FeiYU SCORP 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for $199
+ yes, SCORPius!

+ IOGear 3-Port True DCI/UHD 4K HDMI Switch for around $20 after in-cart coupon

+ MountIT Premium Microphone Boom Arm for around $50 after in-cart coupon

+ SOLD OUT: General Mini Tripod for Smartphones

If you have a big family or a big circle of friends, business associates, coworkers, etc or if you like to donate useful things, fear not, Monoprice has you covered with over 900 items participating in their Volume Pricing sale. The more you buy, the less you pay. And if you reach infinity, time stops and they are all free 😉

Next up, we find a new foursome of B&H Photo daily dealzez as followz:

+ Pelilcan iM2075 Storm Case (Coyote, 8.5L) for $50
+ approved by Stormfather [TM Brandon Sanderson]

+ O’Ben TT-300 Tabletop Tripod for $40

+ Elac Adsum Debut ConneX DCB41-DS 2-Way Active Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) for $350
+ the name is complicated enough to justify the price 😉

+ Senal USB mic for $50

Yes, we have a specialty “bag the bags” in the Wednesday 7/3/24 B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Think Tank Photo Cable Management 30 V2.0 for $20
+ BAG the Cables-BAG!

+ FotoPRO X-Go Mini Tripod for $59
+ yes, today we have both BAGS and TRIPODS!

+ iK iRig Pre HD Audio Interface with Mic Pre for $70

+ Kanto PX600 Full-Motion Wall Mount for 37 to 75″ Displays (Black, B&H Exclusive) for $100

Speaking of bags, the Wednesday MEH daily deal is a Bon Voyage Aero Collection 3-Piece Luggage Set for $130 plus shipping. In different color options.

On the e-learningz front, free-streamin at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE ON AIR we learn about layer masks, invitations in photoshop, repeat sales and growing our biz!