Thursday comes along with another 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Quasar Q25 Crossfade Linear Bi-Color LED Tube Light (2′) for $70

+ Quasar Quad Q25XG Crossfade Bundle for $429

+ Gitzo GT2545T Series 2 Traveler Carbon Fiber Tripod with Center Ball Head for $550 after in-cart coupon

+ LEXAR UHS-II SDXC cards Gold Series, 64GB or 128GB, further discounted in the shopping cart

+ Synology DiskStation DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure for $590 after coupon
+ disks NOT included

+ Ruggard Rain Covers, five options, $13 to $40

+ also CoreSWX batteralia and Inovatic monitor mount

+ FLASH DEAL: Ruggard FotoTrek PKR-730BL Hiking Photo Backpack (Blue) for $55
+ bag the hiking bag!

Fond of Intel iMacs? The Wednesday Adorama daily deals have you covered:

+ Apple iMac 27″ with Retina 5K Display for $1099
+ 3.3Ghz 6-Core Intel i5
+ 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD
+ AMD Radeon Pro 5300 4GB
+ Mid 2020

+ Takama 3-Section Aluminum Video Tripod with Damping Fluid Head for $60
+ for the hungry speed-readers out there, it’s damping, not dumplings

+ Logitech G Pro Flight Rudder Pedals for PC for $155

As usual, the Friday B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ SmallRIG Vigor VT-10 Vlog Tripod (White) for $9

+ Gitzo GM4552L Series 4 Carbon Fiber Monopod for $340 after in-cart coupon
+ OR you can buy 35 vlog tripods above 😉

+ Inovativ QR VESA System for $119

+ Oben TAB-4M Four-Mount Tripod Accessory Bar for $60

+ Ruggard Renewable Dehumidifier for $10

+ also CAD mic for $50 and $10 binoculars strap

+ FLASH DEAL: DJI Action 2 Dual-Screen Combo for $259 with FREE DJI Action 2 official accessories: Macro Lens, Waterproof housing and Magnetic headband. Also includes 2-pack DJI protective case

IF you are a fan of Best Buy, they are currently running a three-day sale promotion, currently headlined with a GoPRO 11 bundle for $300.

MEANwhile at the Friday Adorama dailies we have Sony bluetooth ANC headphones, Samson mic thing, and a Celeron HP laptop for $215.

TODAY must be national shaving day because the headliners at the Amazon USA Gold Box are electric and analogue shavers along with their assorted and related accessories.

IF you have 13 hours to spare, the headliner CreativeLIVE free-streaming class starting Friday 12pm ET is “The Art of Wedding Filmmaking” with Alfio Stuto. Lesson #3 (Pre-wedding planning, 25 min) is the “Kindle samples” (meaning you can watch it for free at any time – a good way to see if you can connect with the instructor and whether it’s something you would be interested in watching – and things like that).

We have another 7+1 formation of offerings at the Thursday 12/7/23 B*H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Lensbabies Optic Swap Spark kit for $350 or Founder’s kit for $420
+ available in Canon RF or EF, Nikon Z or F, Fuji X, M43rds, Pentax K, Sony E

+ Vello LENS-2020 Lens Calibration Tool for $24
+ calibration pixel-peeping is a whole subgenre in its own right!

+ 1TB LEXAR Professional CFexpress Type B Card GOLD Series for $300 after in-cart coupon

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

+ also Zoom audio interface, Logitech gaming controllers, IndiPRO battery kit and rack mount thing (the flash deal)

Lighting is mayhaps the most popular theme at the Adorama daily deals. This set is for Tuesday 12/5/23:

+ GVM 520S-B Bi-Color LED 2-Panel Kit for $199

+ Sachtler aktiv10T 100mm Touch & Go Fluid Head with SpeedLevel and SpeedSwap Technology for $2245
+ yes, two thousands two hundred forty five dollares!

If you are a fan of WATCHES, Amazon has in their Gold Box a seven-page Watches offer featuring many of the usual suspects (Citizen, Skagen, Klein, Timex, Guess, Kate, Fossil, etc). Most are analogue but there are some digital too!

IF you find stand-alone books too short for your liking, fear not, Amazon is having a Book Series sale with nearly 200 options. Most of them are “Book #1” in the series.

Me personally? I’m working on a book series that only makes sense if you read the books in reverse order and you read each book backwards 😉

Tuesday brings us another 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo daily deals. But no lensaholic items this time around:

+ Pelican Vault V550 Standard Equipment Case with Lid Foam and Dividers (Black) for $110

+ InterFIT Badger Beam 60W AC/DC LED Monolight for $115
+ no, it does not play AC/DC songs 🙂

+ Sachtler aktiv8 Sideload Fluid Head with SpeedLevel & 7-Step Drag for Sachtler Tripods (75mm) for $1627

+ Gator 52″ Utility Cart All-Terrain for $200

+ GVM GP-120QD Motorized Carbon Fiber Video Slider (48″) for $249

+ also CoreSWX batteries and Senal mic system offers

+ FLASH DEAL: ElVID OptiView 50 3.2″ LCD Viewfinder for $30

A variety of interesting free-streaming classes at 12pm ET can be watched at CrativeLIVE onair today. The photography headliner is a 15-hour “Create Powerful Photo Essays & Personal Projects” with David H Wells (not the baseball player). Then there’s the debut of a ChatGPT class (how to make money with AI), an Introduction to the Apple Logic PRO music software, an Introduction to UX Design, and Beginning Stamping…

Sunday is for gamers at Amazon, as they feature this PlayStation 5 Console – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Bundle (slim) for $499. Two per customer.

We find another 7+1 formation in the Sunday B&H Photo daily deals:

+ LumeCube Panel GO Bi-Color LED Light Panel with Ball Head and 3/8″-16 Adapter for $50

+ Lensbaby OMNI Deluxe B&H Crystal Collection for $100
+ Color Set for $120

+ 10pk of Philips Hue GU10 Bulb with Bluetooth (White and Color Ambiance) for $240
+ that’s $24 per GU10

+ PGYtech MantisPod 2.0 Vlogging Tripod with Ball Head and Remote Kit for $60

+ Oben IBH-05 Inverted Ball Head for $27

+ SYRP Genie Micro for $26

+ PGYtech Landing Pad Pro for Drones for $15

+ FLASH DEAL: Moultrie Delta Base Cellular Trail Camera (Verizon) for $60

MEANwhile we find a trio of offerings at the Adorama dailies:

+ GVM MB832 50W Bi-Color Soft LED Panel Light for $79

+ 2-pack of Lexar Silver Obe256GB CFexpress Type-B with one Green Extreme Card Reader for $229

+ HYTE Revolt 3 ITX Small Form Factor Case with 700W Gold SFX Power Supply for $110

Lens Week GG at the Adorama daily deals where we have a new four pack of offerings:

+ GVM BV-160 160Wh 14.8V 10400mAh Lithium-Ion V-Mount Battery with D-Tap and DC Outputs for $129

+ Pictar Waterproof Smartphone Case for $20

+ Aura Smart Air Purification for $339
+ helps with image noise reduction 😉

+ Great Video Maker C360 10.5′ Turtle Base C-Stand and Cross Arm Boom Kit for $259

A refurbished unlocked iPhone sale is the headliner at WOOT, with prices ranging from $114 (iPhone 8) to $660 (13 PRO MAX). They come with a 90-day Woot warranty.

At the Amazon gold Box the headliner is shavers (to get ready for the stream of holiday parties and obligations?), while hungry Prime members can get 30% off 3 orders at GrubHub+ with coupon DECEMBER30.

WE have here the most important in-stock alert of all – the Holiday Guide edition of the Trader Joe Fearless Flyer!

And now to the Friday B&H Photo daily deals running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET as usual:

+ Hoodman SDXC UHS-II 8K U3 Choose Your Own Adventure for $50
+ either the 64GB (2000X, V90) or the 128GB (1500X, V60)

+ Benro S2 PRO Flat Base Video Head for $75

+ Celestron X-Cel LX 7mm Eyepiece (1.25″) for $70

+ Inovativ Voyager 42 NXT Equipment Cart for $2399

+ RucPac Professional Tech Headlamp for $25
+ powered by three AAA, a plus for fans of rechargeables
+ batteries go in the rear, smart design idea for better balance – per the description
+ I used to use these type of things before ebook readers had a built-in light

+ FLASH DEAL: Falcon Eyes PockeLite F7 Fold RGB/HSI Light with Honeycomb Grids for $159
+ actual falcon NOT included

+ also Senal mic and Philips bluetooths

CRAZY STUPID Wedding Light is the headliner free-streaming class on FRiYAY at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE on-air with Scott Robert Lim, 99 minutes long, so multiple reruns during this 24-hour free-streaming window starting at 12pm ET

Thirsty for calibration? Thirsty Thursday is here!

We start with the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11/30/23 at 11:59pm ET. Yes, tonight we’ll be finishing off November 2023 as time won’t stand still:

+ Reikan Focal Pro Lens Calibration for $85

+ Vanguard bundle: 20-60×80 Endeavor HD 82A Angled-Viewing Spotting Scope Bundle with Tripod & Digiscoping Adapter for $370

+ Wireless ShutterBoss 4.0 Remote Timer and Trigger for Select Canon or Nikon or Sony on Oly-Pan cameras, $50 each

+ Davis & Sanford & Mumford & Sons tripods, three options, $100 to $120

+ three 2-packs of GVM NP-F750 4400mAh Batteries with Travel Chargers for $100
+ that’s a total of six batteries and six chargers
+ yes, it’s a Chargeapalooza deal!

+ LuxLi Viola² 5″ On-Camera RGB LED Light Panel for $229
+ yes, Lux Li is the Jedi ex-wife of emo Jedi Ben Ro 😉

+ Fovitec 600XB Bi-Color LED Light Panel (Creator’s 2-Light Kit) for $435

+ FLASH DEAL: 128GB Kingston DataTraveler Kyson USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A Flash Drive for $10

More Tuesday action, the headliner at Woot is an Apple sale featuring MacBooks, Retina displays, iMacs, iPads, and Mac Mini. It’s a mix of new condition and refurbished, check each listing. A total of 17 options are available. Some of the products are of the M1 generation, some are older. Prices range from $150 to $3200.

If you are wondering what on earth would cost just $150, well, it’s the eternally undying iPad 4 Mini! A 32GB Wifi + cellular in refurbished condition.

A number of things have already sold-out but many continue in the wild randomness that is Woot’s Cyber Monday Markdowns.

MEANwhile at Woot’s mother company, the Amazon Gold Box is like a fountain that keeps sprouting deals. Among them is a deal on shiny Breville espresso machines and other kitchen appliances. Don’t look – you may not be able to resist the temptation 🙂

AND FINALLY on the e-learning front, the headliner free streaming class starting at 12pm ET on Tuesday at Creative LIVE On-AIR is a 8.5 hour class “Lighting 301” with Pye Jirsa and The SLR Lounge Experience. Given the length, it will air twice in full.