Archives for 2024

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

Note that B&H Photo is closed for Passover and they will return on Wednesday May 1st in 2024!

The current round of B&H Photo daily deals runs until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Panasonic CC17 Charger with 8 Eneloop Pro Batteries for $45
+ 4-slots for AA/AAA with individual charge control
+ includes 8x Eneloop PRO AA
+ 4.8 out of 5 on 822 customer reviews and 171 answered questions
+ so everything you need to know about it is probably in the reviews/answers!
+ the answers include commentary from B&H employee and Panasonic representatives
+ the Panasonic representative said they are “Voltage 1.2V, Capacity
2550 mAH” (November 2020)

+ Lowepro GearUp Memory Card Wallet 20 for $11
+ holds 12 CF/XQD Cards _AND_ 8 SD Cards
+ thus the name 20 = 12 + 8

+ CamBEE Professional RGB 600 Panel 2-Light Kit for $220

+ ReVo Camera Track Slider V2 with Adjustable Feet (23″) for $50

+ Lensbaby OMNI Deluxe B&H Crystal Collection for $90
+ because Lensbaby too has its own accessorapalooza

+ Sirui SH15 Aluminum Video Tripod with Fluid Head for $69 after a $20 mail-in rebate

Good until Thursday 4/25/24 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) we have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ SmallRiG “Black Mamba” Handheld Kit for Canon EOS R5 C/R5/R6 for $109

+ VidPRO MP-15 2-in-1 Mini-Tripod & Selfie Stick with Bluetooth Remote Control for $11
+ because the Accessories Addiction monster must needs be fed 😉

+ RucPAC Professional Focus Headlamp for $40
+ move over lightpainters, here come headlampographers!

+ Ruggard Commando Pro 75 DSLR Shoulder Bag for $50
+ a day without a day is no day at all!

+ MultiCart Rock-N-Roller R11G 8-in-1 Equipment Transporter for $170
+ because BIGMA won’t move by itself 😉

+ also CAD mic for $50

Tuesday is here, and the B&H dailies remain the same as yesterday. Elsewhere:

Starting at 12pm ET on Tuesday the free-streamin’ party at Creative LiVE ON AIR includes Remote Locations with Art Wolfe, quick home photo sessions, facebook, DJ and such.

NewEGG is launching “NewEgg +”, a free membership program, and to go with it they have a NewEgg+ launch sale with members-only coupon codes.

Technology leads the way at the Amazon USA Gold Box with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, ASUS TUF gaming, Samsung Odyssey, robo-vacuums, a fancy Keurig and mo(i)re!

Surface time (ends by 4/30/24) with Surface laptops, tablets and accessories are the headliner of the latest Woot offerings.

Due to the Passover Holidays, this round of B&H Photo daily deals is good until Wednesday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. During some of the time, online checkout will be unavailable:

+ ElViD Heavy-Duty Camera Shoe Mount Adapter with Ball Head for Monitors for $20

+ Magnus FT-P15 MiniFlex Flexible Tripod for Smartphones and Camera for $10

+ SYRP Genie Micro for $20

+ Sachtler Camporter Camera Bag (Small) for $133

TOP DEALS mode continues to rule the day at the Adorama daily deals which is also having holiday closures. Orders placed by 4/30/24 will ship on May 1st in 2024, so adjust your plans accordingly.

Free-Streaming equals free-learnings every day starting at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE ON AIR and the Monday action includes Cinemagraphs and Advanced Photo Retouching in Adobelandia, along with a leadership (not leadersheep LOL) class – among others.

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

+ Tenba Reload CF 6 Card Wallet for $8, two color options
+ for CompactFlash cards

+ Davis & Sanford TR654C-36 Traverse Carbon Fiber Grounder Tripod With Ball Head for $90

+ FeiYU Pocket 3 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Camera with Remote Handle Kit for $229

+ Uncaged KM1 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse (Gray) for $13
+ if you tire of the “bag the bags” hobby, there’s an even bigger rabbit hole, keyboards!

+ also: AirFREE air purifiers, three options and Polsen mic

Obey your deal thirst with this new set of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Benro 70mm Arca-Swiss Plate with Smartphone Adapter for $23

+ I/O Gear GearPower 100W USB Type-C GaN Charger for $30 after in-cart coupon

+ Impact Photo Pro LED Booth 400 for $195 with FREE Impact PLB-400D230 2 Stop Front Diffuser

+ Delkin 325GB BLACK CFexpress Type B for $190

+ HP 17.3″ OMEN 17-ck2059nr Gaming Laptop for $2199
+ Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core (13th Gen)
+ 32GB DDR5 RAM | 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD
+ 17.3″ 2560 x 1440 165 Hz IPS
+ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (16GB GDDR6)

+ YoLoLIV YoloBox Pro All-in-One Multi-Camera Switching and Live Streaming System for $798 after in-cart coupon

+ Anton Bauer Titon SL 150 143Wh 14.4V Battery (V-Mount) for $339

+ FLASH DEAL: Lowepro Whistler 450 BP AW II (Gray) for $300
+ bag the flash deal BAG!

A 104 minute mobile food photography social-media-priority class headlines the Thursday starting at 12pm ET free-streaming at Creative LIVEz ON AIRz…

Wednesday brings us another 7+1 formation in the B&H Photo daily deals good until Wednesday 4/17/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ ColBor 220W Bi-Color COB LED Video Light for $219

+ SYRP Magic Carpet Carbon Slider Kit with Short Carbon Track Extensions (72″) for $294
+ do not vacuum this carpet 😉

+ Tenba Cineluxe Video Shoulder Bag 16 for $110
+ you must have a video bag in your bag arsenal 😉

+ EasyRIG Minimax STABIL Light Gimbal/Camera Support System for $1999
+ looks too complicated for me bird brain 😉

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

+ MountIT Heavy Duty Dual Monitor Arm for Screens up to 35″ for $170 after in-cart coupon

+ CoreSWX Helix Max 98Wh Lithium-Ion Dual-Voltage Battery (B-Mount) for $379

+ FLASH DEAL: Manfrotto 608 Nitrotech Fluid Head with 645 FAST Twin Carbon Fiber Tripod System and Bag for $780 after in-cart coupon

MEANwhile in the world of free-streamin’ startin’ [yes we be folksy like this] at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE ON AIR we haz classes on mobile photography, productivity, caligraphy, graphic design and podcastin’.

Tuesday brings us a new wave of B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ NANlite PavoTube II 6C RGB LED Tube Light (10″, Special 50th Anniversary Edition) for $63

+ Zhiyun CRANE 2S Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer Combo Kit for $219

+ Intellytech Mega-6FC Litecloth 3.0 RGB LED Flexible Mat (V-Mount) for $1199

+ SmallRig FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty Carbon Fiber (CF) Video Tripods (2 options), $174 to $279

+ ARCO V55G Rolling Camcorder Bag for $99

+ IndiPRO 4 x Micro-Series 98Wh Li-Ion Batteries & Dual Charger Kit (V-Mount) for $650

+ also Eartech headsets and Arcsoon video type thing

MEANwhile free-streaming at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE ON AIR there’s a short Lightroom Mobile class and the premiere of the “Brand Strategy Bootcamp”…

Checking up on the Adorama daily deals we find that they continue to operate in “Top” and “Trending” deals mode…

Happy Songkran and Sinhalese and Tamil New Year! Oh, and Happy Tax Day! Had you listened to Ron Paul, the IRS would have been disbanded by
now, and you wouldn’t have to stress and fret over taxes and deadlines 😉

We start with the B&H Photo daily deals in a bit of a loaded day of offerings:

+ PortaBrace Bags and Cases, 11 options, $65 to $365

+ SmallRIG LED Monolights, two options, $149 to $197

+ Luxli Cello² 10″ On-Camera RGB LED Light Panel for $249 with FREE Luxli Barndoor Kit and FREE Luxli Magnetic Honeycomb Grid
+ actual honey NOT included in the honeycomb 😉

+ Sachtler aktiv8 flowtech75 MS Tripod System for $2598

+ Zoom H4n Pro 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Onboard X/Y Mic Capsule (Brown) for $130

+ Inovativ equipment carts, two options, $2300 to $3000

+ FilmCraft Pro Series Short Director’s Chair (18″, Natural Frame, Black Canvas) for $100

+ FLASH DEAL: Lexar 128GB Professional CFexpress Type B Card GOLD for $80 after in-cart coupon

SCHEDULE UPDATE: PLAN AHEAD
As every year, B&H will be closing for the Passover Holiday starting Monday April 22 in 2024. Orders placed between 22-30 will be processed and start shipping on May 1st in 2024. Online checkout will be available on some of the in-between days. Check the “See Schedule Details” at the top of their website for more specifics.

Sunday is here, the sun is up, the sky is blue [not an actual weather report!] and we have a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals with one sold-out already:

+ Westcott Solix Bi-Color 1-Light Compact Kit (1LK) for $136

+ SyRP Genie Mini II Panning Motion Control System for $112

+ Watson Pro Quad Position Li-Ion Simultaneous Battery Charger (Gold Mount) for $200

+ Sachtler Camporter Camera Bag (Large) for $159

+ Axler QRA-501S Quick Release Assembly (QRA) for $30

+ also Saramonic mic type thing

+ SOLD OUT: 512GB Sabrent Rocket UHS-II SDXC card

Good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (with the usual caveat of the Friday/Sabbath closing), we have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ SmallRIG charger and camera bundles, from $24 (NP-W235) to $30 (NP-W235-2) to $46 (NP-970)

+ Tenba Cooper 15 Slim Messenger Bag with Leather Accents (Gray) for $126

+ TriGYN NANO-Lite Pocket Bicolor LED Light Smartphone Kit for $57

+ RucPAC Professional Tech Headlamp for $25

+ Apexel Mini Tripod/Hand Grip with Smartphone Holder for $10

+ SOLD OUT: microphone arm type thing

Good until Wednesday 4/10/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold-out, we can haz these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ ColBor CL100X Bi-Color LED Video Monolight for $134

+ 2pk of Raya LS-TT-SA Tabletop Light Stand with Side Arm for $59

+ SmallRIG CH20 Video Head with Leveling Base for $38

+ Nanuk 970 Wheeled Hard Case with Foam (Black, 134L) for $200

+ Benro MeFOTO RoadTrip Pro Aluminum Series 1 Travel Tripod with Ball Head and Monopod (Black) for $80

+ CoreSWX Nano-U98 14.8V Battery with D-Tap for Select Sony Camcorders for $175

Good until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out are the following B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Venus Optics Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine Lens for $1199 in Canon EF and RF, Sony E, Leica L and PL-mount

+ Manfrotto MVG300XM Modular Gimbal for $170

+ Magnus REX VT-6000 2-Stage Video Tripod with Fluid Head for $299

+ Case Logic Notion 14″ TSA Laptop Bag for $30

+ Nanlite Halo 10B Bi-Color USB LED Ring Light (10″) for $32

+ Moment Variable Neutral Density filters, various options, $86 to $99