RotoLights and LExARs are the stars of the Monday 11/13/23 Adorama daily deals running in the Pacific time zone or earlier if sold out:

+ Rotolight R90 90cm Parabolic Softbox with Bowens S-Mount Adapter Bracket for $289

+ Rotolight NEO 3 On-Camera RGBWW LED Streamer Lighting Kit – Light Pack 1 for $544

+ Lexar Gold Series Professional 80GB CFexpress Type-A Memory Card for $100 after in-cart coupon

+ Lexar Professional CFexpress Type-A/SD USB 3.2 Gen 2 Reader for $40 after in-cart coupon

MEANwhile the latest additions to the Amazon USA Gold Box includes the Citizen EcoDrive “real” watch [yes, analogue watches are making a comeback after people got tired of recharging every 24 hours], SodaStream bundles, kids Bluetooth headphones and the …star of the show of course, Star Wars Stands for the Echo Dot (4 or 5 Gen) or anything with a similar shape 🙂

Everybody’s favorite day is here, yes, it is Monday and we have another 7+1 at the B&H Photo dailies:

+ Pelican 0915 Memory Card Case for 12 SD, 6 miniSD, and 6 microSD Cards (Black) for $19
+ bag the memory card bag!

+ Venus Megadap ETZ21 Pro Sony E-Mount Lens to Nikon Z-Mount Autofocus Adapter for $199

+ 512GB Delkin POWER CFexpress Type B Memory Card for $120

+ SmallHD CINE 5 Touchscreen On-Camera Monitor for $1199 with FREE cleaning cloth

+ EasyRiG Minimax for $959
+ Easy name, not so easy price 😉

+ TechnicalPRO WebCamArm 2 Camera Arm (20.9″) for $18

+ Ubiquiti UNVR-PRO UniFi Protect NVR Pro (No HDD) for $429

+ FLASH DEAL: Genaray Mochi On-Camera Mini RGB Light Panel (Black) for $25
+ NOTE that this mochi does not require refrigeration and it is NOT edible 😉

ON THE Creative LIVE ONAiR, the free-streaming headliner starting at 12pm ET on Monday is Travel Photography with their resident gearhead John Greengo, 5.5 hours long. The Class Intro (12 min) is the “Kindle sample” you can watch any time to see if it’s something you might be interested in.

We start with the MEH daily deal [CORRECTED LINK!!!] again, this time we have a bag for …electricity, while yesterday we had a …bag for coffee. It’s a 2-pack of Etekcity surge power protectors, two options, for $20 to $25 plus shippings.

Now we have four offerings at the Sunday Adorama daily deals as follows:

+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO CFexpress Type B for $80 after in-cart coupon

+ GVM 1500D 75W Bi-Color RGB Studio Soft LED Panel 3-Light Kit (3LK) for $499

+ Glow ParaSnap 24×24″ Square New Generation SterlingFibre Softbox with Bowens Mount for $149
+ OR 24×34″ rectangle for $159

NEXT UP we have another 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo daily deals for Sunday as follows:

+ Lensbaby Sol 22mm f/3.5 Lens for M43rds for $90
+ only available in M43rds

+ 4-pack of BESCOR 2200mAh 7.4V NP-F Battery and Charger Kits for $40
+ that’s four batteries and four one-slot chargers

+ SwissDigital Neptune Massaging Backpack for $90 after in-cart coupon
+ OR Pearl Rose for $100 after in-cart coupon

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

+ RUCPAC Professional Focus Headlamp for $40
+ be sure to calibrate the focus 😉

+ Savage Backdrop Travel (Chroma Green, 5 x 7′) for $30

+ Audio Technica Bluetooth earphones for $15

+ FLASH DEAL: SIRUI ET-2204 Carbon Fiber Tripod with E-20 Ball Head for $179

MEANWHiLE on the free-streaming front starting at 12pm ET at CrEATiVe LiVe On-AiR the headliner is a 14.5 hour class “Pose It, Light It, Love It” with Clay Blackmore. Lesson #3 (17 min) is the “Kindle sample”.

Yes, today is Singles Day 11.11 in 2023, so you are allowed to remove your wedding ring until midnight! Whatever happens on Singles Day, stays on Singles Day 😉

We start with the MEH daily deal [CORRECTED LINK!!!] where you can score a 4-Pack of Primula Peak Insulated Stainless Steel Tumblers (18 oz or 20 oz) for $24 plus shipping. As usual, paying MEH members get free S&H.

Two new offers we find at the Adorama dailies of the “Accessorize The Accessories” kind:

+ Rotolight Bowens S Mount Adapter for $64

+ Rotolight Yoke for AEOS LED Light for $68

It’s The House Of The Rising Sun at the Saturday Creative LIVE OnAIR, the headliner free-streamer starting at 12pm ET is The Animals Photography with Rachael Hale McKenna, over 14 hours runtime so it will only air once (in full) during this free-streaming window. Lesson #2 (22 min long) is the “Kindle sample”.

ON THE FREEBIES front, if you are a member of the Lucky’s-Savemart rewards program, this weekend’s freebie is a 17oz Sparkling ICE beverage type thing.

A trio of offerings at the Friday Adorama dailies as follows:

+ LG gram 16″ WQXGA Notebook for $1080
+ Core i7-1260P 2.1GHz
+ 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
+ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 4GB
+ Windows 11 Home

+ H&A Bags for either Acoustic or Classic guitars for $20 each
+ Bag the …Guitar BAGS!

MEANwhile among the latest additions at Amazon is a sale on various Amazon house brands. Once upon a time it was just AmazonBasics, now it’s a gazillion different sub-brands. I wonder if most employees at Amazon can even keep track of them 😉

GOOD until 11/13/23, for just $5 you can sign up for the Panera Unlimited Sip Club with a subscription that runs until the end of 2023. NOTE that after the promotional period this will auto-renew at the standard rate of $12/month. If you do not want that to happen, you must needs cancel it ahead of time. Check the aforelinked page for terms/conditions/restrictions/etc.

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

+ Tenba Tools Reload SD & CF Card Wallet (Gray for $10
+ bag the memory card Bags!

+ GVM 50SM Double-Sided Bi-Color & RGB LED Light Panel (2-Light Kit) for $429

+ 2-pack of 256GB LEXAR Professional 1667x UHS-II SDXC for $98 after in-cart coupon

+ Manfrotto 504X Fluid Head & Aluminum Tripod System with Mid-Level Spreader, Ultrasone Headset & Bluetooth Adapter for $650
+ yes, this crazy combo is back!

+ Oben TLSP-1614 Tripod and Light Stand Platform (16 x 14″) for $50
+ optionally buy TOGETHER with the Oben TAB-4M Four-Mount Tripod Accessory Bar for $90 total

+ Vello hot-shoe bubble levels, four options, $6 to $10

+ VModa Crossfade 2 Wireless Rolling Stones Edition Headphones for $70

+ FLASH DEAL: Overboard Waterproof iPad Pouch for $20

Thirsty-Thursday is here and we start with two fresh dailies at the Adorama daily deals:

+ Rotolight Smart Softbox for AEOS 2 and AEOS 2 Pro LED Light for $385

+ Rotolight Ultimate Vlogging Kit for $54
+ you may recall the famous AC/DC song, o/~ for those about to vlog, we salute you o/~

YOU CAN LITERALLY bag the bags in the Thursday MEH daily deal [CORRECTED LINK!!!], it’s the TravelSmart by Conair Packable Backpack & Duffle Bag going for $15 plus shipping. They are foldable for every more levels of “bagging the bags” 🙂

THEN WE HAVE another 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo daily deals where the stork has brought in more lens …babies:

+ Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 Lens with Copper Rings for $300 in Canon EF and RF, Nikon Z and F, Sony E, Fuji X, Leica L, M43rds
+ ALT FACT: now that the Moscow Mule copper cups are out of fashion, the extra copper is being put on lens rings 😉

+ SIRui P-325FL 5-Section Carbon Fiber Monopod with VH-10 Video Head for $159

+ Tenba Cineluxe Video Shoulder Bag 16 for $110

+ Savage Edge Lit Pro LED Light for $120

+ Benro MeVIDEO Livestream Tablet and Phone Holder (Pink) for $8

+ EDELKRONE HeadONEfor $279

+ Roland Web Presentation Dock for $190

+ FLASH DEAL: 2TB WD Elements Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $65 after in-cart coupon
+ which reminds me, I need to test how many of my external HDDs still work 😉

eBOOK Daily Deal
One of the Kindle deals du jour is the “The Complete Portrait Manual: 200+ Tips & Techniques for Shooting the Perfect Photos of People (Popular Photography) going for $3. IT is almost 500 pages, 4.4 out of 5 on 207 ratings, January 2016, Weldon Owen.

GIFT IDEA of the DAY
While checking the latest action at Amazon, I ran into (well, the algorithm showed it to me) this beautiful 1L Gooseneck electric kettle for $30, with 4.5 out of 5 on 7K+ ratings.

Wednesday brings in a diverse trio of offerings at the Adorama daily deals as follows:

+ 128GB Lexar Professional UHS-II SDXC 1667x for $28 after in-cart coupon

+ miggo Strap and Wrap Mirrorless (CSC) – Pebble Road for $50
+ me personally, I’m holding out for the yellow brick road edition!

+ Pictar Smart Selfie Stick with Rechargeable Battery, Milennial Pink for $70

THEN to the CreativeLIVE on-air free-streaming we geaux where we have two potentially interesting classes starting at 12pm ET:

+ “Anatomy of an Epic Photograph” with Benjamin Von Wong, 2h 15m runtime

+ “WordPress: Video, Slideshows, and Other Essential Features” with Brian Wood, 2h 45m runtime

It’s a LENZE DAYE at the Wednesday 11/8/23 B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Tokina atx-m 23mm f1.4 for $269 in Fuji X only
+ yes, more options are coming Fuji Fans!

+ Vello Accelerator Lens Adapter for Canon EF lenses to either M43rds or Sony E bodies, $99 each

+ Comer Radiance 360 On-Camera LED Panel (3-Light Kit) for $349
+ somehow this name reminds me of the “The Stormlight Archive”

+ Shape Camera Bag with Removable Pouches for $183
+ and you know what they say about removable pouches – they are bags too 🙂

+ LEXAR 320GB Professional CFexpress Type A Card GOLD Series with Card Reader for $350 after in-cart coupon

+ SmallRIG AD-01 Heavy-Duty Tripod with Fluid Head for $127
+ optionally buy together with universal tripod dolly for $177

+ GVM Professional Video Aluminum Alloy Motorized Camera Slider (48″) for $220

+ FLASH DEAL: SkyWatcher EvoStar 80mm f/7.5 Doublet APO Refractor (OTA only) for $750

Tuesday brings forth a new 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Delkin Fat Gecko Triple Mount for $60

+ Gitzo GT0545T Series 0 Traveler Carbon Fiber Tripod with Center Ball Head for $430

+ Vanguard 8×42 Endeavor ED Binoculars for $150

+ GVM PR150D Bi-Color LED Video Light Kit with Lantern Softbox for $179

+ GVM PR150R RGB/Bi-Color LED Video Light Kit with Lantern Softbox for $228

+ Gator Framework Desktop Studio Monitor Clamp-On Stands (Pair) for $60

+ PortKeys BM5WR 5.5″ HDMI Touchscreen Monitor with Camera Control for $399

+ also dome security cam and FLASH DEAL Beats headphones

Adorama is back with a trio of their daily deals for Monday 11/6/23 in the Pacific time zone:

+ 3Pod Universal L Bracket – Easy Lever Design – Precision Machined for $49

+ 3Pod Everest H4 Ball Head With Arca-Type Quick Release and Lever-Release Clamp for $150

+ LG gram 16″ WQXGA Notebook for $1250
+ Intel i7-1260P 2.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 4GB, Windows 11H

MEANwhile among the Monday Kindle daily deals there’s a “photography orbiting” type of an ebook, “Painting Successful Watercolours from Photographs” by Geoff Kersey for $3, with an average of 4.6 out of 5 on 410 customer ratings.

Before we begin, a brief reminder, Saturday Friday (I need a Sonic Screwdriver to get un-unstuck in time) is Singles Day. No, it’s not the day you pretend you are not married! It’s the 11.11 Singles Shopping Day, the one that got started in Asia and took over the world. So prepare (your e-wallets) for some shopping temptations on that day!

Monday is here with another 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Vello FreeWave Fusion Basic 2.4 GHz Wireless Trigger System for $28 in Canon, Nikon and Sony options

+ Savage Stainless Steel C-Stand Kit with 53″ x 18′ White Seamless Paper (9.5″) for $166
+ the debates in the lighting forums about C-stands are …savage 😉

+ Delkin 64GB BLACK UHS-II SDXC for $60
+ or a 3-pack for $165

+ Sachtler Dr. Bag #5 for $230
+ you can also use it in your doctor cosplay adventures and as a prop in your studio or movies!

+ Benro CLT303 3-Series Induro Classic Carbon Fiber Tripod (CFT) for $200

+ Sabrent 8TB Rocket 4 PLUS NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal SSD for $880
+ just the thing to speed up my single-core Celeron gaming machine 😉

+ ReVoLABS xTAG Single-Channel Wireless Microphone System for Videoconferencing for $100
+ false alarm: from a distance, the thumbnail may look like a battery grip of sorts

+ FLASH DEAL: ON-STAGE MY490 Shockmount for Studio Microphones with 5/8″ Threading for $20

ON THE FREE-streaming Creative LIVE On-AiR starting at 12pm ET you can free-watch “Newborn Posing” with Kelly Brown, with a 13.5 hour runtime. The cover photo for the class looks like a …baby burrito.

Timeline PSA: be sure to adjust your clocks accordingly!

If it’s Sunday, it’s Meet the Daily Deals! And we start with a fresh duo at the Adorama dailies running, as usual, in the Pacific time zone:

+ GVM Pro SD200B 200W Bi-Color LED Video COB Spotlight for $189

+ H&A UMP-5 Professional USB Multi-Pattern Condenser Mic for $39

IF YOUR SMARTPHONE STRATEGY is “The Previous Flagship”, Woot is offering the new condition factory-unlocked with 1-year Samsung warranty Samsung Galaxy S23 ULTRA for $750 or $850 depending on storage. This is a Woot Plus offers, so it will run for 16 days or earlier if sold out.

THEN we head on over to the Creative LIVE On-AIR where we have another long class, this time it’s just over 9.5 hours, it’s “Wedding Photography Business” with Jasmine Star…

LAST BUT NOT LEAST we have another 7+1 formation in the B&H Photo daily deals for Sunday, these ones running in the eastern time zone:

+ Venus KX-800 Flexible Macro Twin Flash for $189
+ plus it can be used as a prop in a steampunk or retro scifi scene!

+ DataColor SpyderCHECKR Color Chart and Calibration Tool for Digital Cameras for $89
+ you can’t possibly be a professional pixel-peeper in 2023 without these!

+ SwissDigital Massaging (yes, you are reading right) Backpacks, two options, $100 after in-cart coupon

+ GVM LED Ring Light Soft Light 600S for $99
+ Don Quixote would call it a windmill of light

+ Robus AQR-60 Quick Release Plate for $10

+ also an iPhone housing and an Air Purifier

+ FLASH DEAL: BOSE Wireless Surround Speakers, two options, for $249 after in-cart coupon

TIMELINE CORRECTION: this was FRIDAY, not THURSDAY! The Rocky Horror Picture show Halloween replays got me in a TIME WARP!

New day, new Adorama Daily deals good for Friday 11/3/23 in the pacific time zone (even though Adorama is in the eastern time zone):

+ GVM 800D-RGB LED Studio 3-Video Light Kit for $259

+ Glow ParaSnap 36″ Octa New Generation SterlingFibre Softbox With Bowens Mount for $149

ON the free-streaming front, starting Thursday at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE on-AIR we have another mega class, this one with a 17-hour time, “Posing and Lighting” with Bambi Cantrell…

IF you have Lucky’s/SaveMart/FoodMaxx grocery stores in your area, they are running a limited time 3-day promotion that gets you gas station gift cards as a bonus IF you buy select products from select brands. I haven’t done this promotion before, so I have no clue how it works.

NEVER too early to start decorating for the Holidays of 2023, which is probably why Amazon is already running an ever-scrolling Holiday Decor sale. Because we can’t possibly reuse last year’s holiday decor – they can now check on social media and “catch us” 😉

We buy clothes for ourselves, but what about our cameras?

The Friday B&H Photo daily deals running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier) if sold out have the answer:

+ Ruggard SleekGuard Silicone Camera Skins, 29 options, for select Sony, Canon, and Nikon DSLR and mirrorless cameras
+ some skins are good for multiple cameras, eg cameras that share the same/very-similar frame
+ prices range from $14 to $28

+ RucPac Tech Gloves for $30, three options
+ because Winter Is Coming!
+ but the Winds Of Winter are NOT!

+ 256GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia Onyx Thumb Drive for $14
+ USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
+ Moving Protective Cap, Integrated Key Loop
+ that’s almost 20GB per $1
+ back in our time, we paid $$$$ per MB

+ SmallRIG AP-10 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $84
+ the daily deals are a contest between BAGs and TRIPODs
+ you know where we stand on this controversial topic
+ BAG the BAGS!

+ Benro MeVIDEO Livestream Accessory Kit for $20
+ SuperChats NOT included

+ AuRaY BAC-4A4HB Podcast Kit Gig Travel Case for $40

+ 12pk of NANLite PavoBulb 10C Bi-Color RGBWW LED Bulb for $499
+ Palvov’s dog and Pavlov’s light bulb 😉

+ FLASH DEAL: Ruggard Battery Pouch for 8 AA Batteries (Black) for $5.50
+ because batteries need their bags too!

Thursday brings along with it two fresh Aorama daily deals of the lighting kind:

+ Godox Knowled M200BI Bi Color LED Light for $499

+ Godox Knowled M300BI Bi Color LED Light for $699

ON the free-streaming front, the Creative LIVE on-AIR headliner starting at 12pm ET is “28 Days of Portrait Photography” with Sue Bryce. This is a monster class with a runtime of 58.5 hours (yes, fifty-eight). Obviously it can’t fit in the 24 hours streaming window, so you’ll probably get the first 24 hours or so. If curious, Lesson #2 is “the Kindle sample” with a runtime of 70 minutes, so you can get a pretty good feel for the class ahead of time.

Name-brand action at the Thursday 11/2/23 B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Lensbaby Obscura 50 with Fixed Body for $100 in Canon EF and RF, Nikon F and Z, Fuji X, M43rds, Leica L, Sony E and Pentax K

+ Calibrite ColorChecker Display Pro for $199

+ 256GB LeXaR Professional 1066x CompactFlash Memory Card (UDMA 7) for $100

+ 14.2″ MacBook Pro with M1 Max Chip for $2199
+ Late 2021, Space Gray
+ Apple M1 Max 10-Core Chip
+ 64GB Unified RAM
+ 2TB SSD
+ 14.2″ 3024×1964 Liquid Retina XDR Screen
+ 32-Core GPU, 16-Core Neural Engine
+ OR you can buy 44 refurbished Chromebooks from Woot 😉

+ GVM 800D-RGB LED Light Panel (2-Light Kit (2LK) ) for $189
+ [all together now]: because you can’t have photography without light!

+ various Nanuk cases, further discounted in-cart

+ MultiCART 8-in-1 Equipment Transporters, four options, various prices

+ FLASH DEAL: UltiMAXX UM-TR60BK 60″ Aluminum Tripod with 3-Way Pan Head and Quick Release (Black) for $20

Good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET, you have haz the following B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Bolt wireless TTL flash for $35 in your choice of Fuji or Sony

+ Lensbaby OMNI Deluxe Bundle for $130

+ Tenba BYOB 13 Camera Insert for $35, in two color options
+ yes, you can make (almost) any bag a camera bag!

+ Teter Rock Solid LoPro Smartphone Mount for $5

+ Benro MeVIDEO Livestream Aluminum Stand with Ball Head for $15

+ SmallRIG FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty Carbon Fiber Tripod System for $299

+ also Audio Technica headphones

+ flash deal: 128GB Sandisk Apex Legends UHS-I microSDXC for the Nintendo Switch for $15.50

AND IF YOU want to get into a Halloween type of mood, there’s a “spine-chilling” ebook sale for the Kindle…

The headliner Creative LIVE On-AIR free-streaming class starting at 12pm ET on SAturday is “Mastering Masking with Lightroom Mobile” with Lisa Carney, 103 minute runtime. The introduction lesson (16 min) is the “kindle sample” – you can watch it any time – to see if the class might be of interest. Given the runtime, it will repeat multiple times during the free-streaming window.

On the FREEBIES front, the Lucky’s/Savemart chains are giving away a FREE 26oz Teddy’s Soda through their rewards program.

Outdoorsy hippies might be interested in a new REI Outlet clearance sale with 540+ participating items!

Good until the end of October 2023, Woot is having a tech sale with a Halloween theme, Tech Treats that includes a $40 refurbished Polaroid instant camera, AmazonBasics single-use (72pk for $18) and rechargeable batteries, wall chargers, new condition Google Pixel 7 for $440, and various other techie things.

Speaking of Woot, they are having a budget sneakers sale until 11/4/23 of the name-brand kind, with most of the options in the $30s…

A busy day at the Friday B&H Photo daily deals which, as usually, run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Sirui 1.25x Anamorphic Adapter for $299
+ for up to 85mm Front Diameter Lenses Mounts on Lenses with 82mm Front Thread
+ Creates 16:9 Images on 4:3 Sensors

+ Silence Corner Atoll S Rotating Camera Collar for select cameras for $79, three options, check listings for compatibility details

+ 512GB Kingston DataTraveler Max USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Flash Drive (Red) for $47
+ yes, they managed to make USB Type A complicated too with all these versions and sub-versions 😉

+ Manfrotto tripod accessories, two options, $90 or $120

+ Gitzo GT3542L Mountaineer Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod (Long) for $900 after in-cart coupon

+ PortaBRACE Cable Tote Bag (Large) for $80

+ Silicon Power memory card sale, seven options, including microSD, SDXC UHS-II, and CF Express Type B, from $7 (microSD) to $320

+ flash deal: LEXAR CFexpress USB 3.1 Reader for $25
+ customer reviews not very happy with it

FRIDAY ONLY!
For FRIDAY, the Meh daily deal [CORRECTED LINK!!!] is a 12-pack of Merkury Innovations Smart Wi-Fi LED Strips (9.8 feet) for $36 plus shipping. That’s 12 Xmas gifts in one shopping cart 🙂

It’s back to basics at the Creative LIVE on-AIr free-streaming starting at 12pm ET on Friday, it’s the return of their resident gear-head John Greengo with the 1.5 hour class “Photography Basics: Cameras, Technique, and Composition”. There’s also a 6-minute video on his favorite ten digital cameras – as of the time of the recording of that video, so it would be interesting to see which ones! Sony F828? Olympus C-4040? Kodak CCD DSLRs? 🙂

Thirsty for new deals? Thursday is here with the power to quench your …power thirst at the MEH website [CORRECTED LINK!!!] where you can get the refurbished Phase2 Energy PowerBlock 500W/478Wh Portable Power Station for $100 plus shipping with a 90-day warranty. This can also be used in your home or office or RV workouts as it weighs 13 pounds!

Top Deals mode continues at the Adorama dailies with the latest additions being a Sandisk CF Express Type-B memory card and a Seagate FireCuda internal SSD…

We have another 7+1 formation at the Thursday B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Tenba Reload CF 6 Card Wallet for $8
+ two color options, good for color-coding full vs empty cards!
+ as the “CF” in the name hints, this is for CompactFlash cards
+ bag the memory card bags!

+ Sachtler Camera Rollpak for $208
+ or you can buy 10 AmazonBasics backpacks 😉
+ bag the rolling BAGS!

+ GVM Light Kits, four options, $90 to $168
+ options are 1 or 2 lights, and with or without specific accessories

+ Delkin 160GB BLACK CFexpress Type A Memory Card for $220

+ SmallRIG VB50 Mini V-Mount Battery (50Wh) for $119 after in-cart couponization

+ EasyRIG Minimax STABIL Light Gimbal/Camera Support System for $1999
+ looks complicated to my bird brain

+ Benro CLT203 2-Series Induro Classic Carbon Fiber Tripod for $150
+ yes, our favorite emo jedi Ben Ro is back, still disappointed Disney+ has not YET green-lit a TV series in his name

+ flash deal: Vello FreeWave Aviator Wireless Flash Trigger 2-Transceiver Kit for Canon for $50

IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY to start thinking about holiday season gift-giving, at least that’s the thinking at Amazon as they have curated an interesting collection of UNIQUE GIFTS. And it’s not just designer and expensive items. For example, if you don’t want to pay big bucks for Apple or BOSE or Sony headphones, for just $20 you can get this KVIDIO Bluetooth in multiple color options, with a 4.5 out of 5 on over 10K customer ratings. It’s Bluetooth 5.3, with 18 months warranty, can also play music via 3.5mm audio cable, USB-C charging (cable included!), 65 hours promised playback time, foldable, etc, etc, etc.

Good until Monday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out we have these B&H Photo dailies:

+ GVM YU150R PRO Bi-Color RGB LED Studio Panel for $449
+ 250W variant for $799, 300W variant for $849

+ Peak Design x Logitech G Everyday Backpack Zip (20L) for $180
+ yes, you get a bag with TWO surnames, that’s just $95 per surname 😉

+ Benro MeFOTO RoadTrip Pro Carbon Fiber Series 1 Travel Tripod with Ball Head and Monopod (Pacific Blue) for $110
+ great color option for posers 😉

+ ObsBOT Me AI-Powered Selfie Smartphone Mount for $99 after in-cart coupon

+ Anton & Bauer 4 x Titon 90 Gold Mount Batteries and GM2 Charger Kit (Special 50th Anniversary Edition) for $1199

+ Wooden Director’s Monitor Cage v3 with Dual Carbon Fiber Handgrips for $179
+ yes, if the director is misbehaving, you can put him in a cage 😉

The baby photography theme continues at Creative LIVE On-AiR, the current headliner is a 10-hour class “Lifestyle Newborn Photography – In the Home” with Emily Lucarz

Sunday is here and we start with a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 64GB Kingston DataTraveler Kyson USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A Flash Drive for $7

+ FLiR TG54 Spot IR Thermometer with Standard Input (NIST Certified) for $250
+ yes, you can capture the dimension-shifting aliens with this one 😉

+ JoBy GorillaPod Mobile Mini Flexible Stand for Smartphones for $10

+ SmallRIG AD-80 FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty Aluminum Tripod System for $199
+ or you can buy ten Joby pods above 😉

+ O’Connor Camera Assistant Bag for $235

+ Tascam TM-250U Supercardioid USB Type-C Condenser Mic for $29
+ it’s hard to complain that Tascam products are expensive!

The baby theme continues at this round of free-streaming creative LIVE on-AiR starting on Sunday at 12pm Et with a 14-hour class, “Baby Plans: Photographing the Early Years” with Julia Kelleher…

NEW GVM PRO spotlight kits are among the latest things added to the Adorama daily deals that continue to run in “Top Deals” mode…

If you are looking for another reason to be glued on to your phone or laptop , the MEH website [CORRECTED LINK!!!] comes to the rescue with a Halloween type of a MEH-rathon!

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

+ Tenba BYOB 7 Camera Insert Black/Lime for $18
+ yes, you can turn anything and everything into a camera bag
+ and put a bird on it! #Portlandia

+ DataCOLOR SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid for $39

+ Benro MeVIDEO Live Stream Mini Ball Head for $8
+ that’s just the price of a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice frappuccinno with extra hits of sugar 😉

+ 128GB Sandisk Ultra UHS-I microSDXC for $12
+ C10, 100/10

+ iLUV Time Shaker 6Q Wow Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker & Wireless Qi Charging for $30
+ sounds scary!

+ SOLD OUT within three hours: BushNell 10×42 Trophy XLT Binocular (Green), was $60 off

+ flash deal: Manfrotto MK055XPRO3-BHQ2 Aluminum Tripod with XPRO Ball Head and 200PL QR Plate for $200

THEN to the Friday CREATIVE live on-AIR we geaux, where the free-streaming headliner starting at 12pm ET is “Baby Safety and Posing for Newborn Photographers” with Kelly Brown, runtime 9.5 hours!

Not sure if the photographers are newborn, or it is photography of newborns 😉

It is true, Thursday is here and running until 10/19/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out we have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Shimoda Explore 40 Backpack (Sea Pine) for $100
+ it looks so beautiful I would dare not use it in the real world for fear it gets dirty or damaged 😉
+ BAG the sexy BAGS!

+ Manfrotto 131TC Tablemount Geared Column with Clamp for $180 after in-cart coupon

+ GVM Wireless Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (31″) with iOS/Android app control for $279

+ BenQ GV10 100-Lumen WVGA DLP LED Portable Projector for $99
+ WVGA 854 x 480 native resolution
+ what? you thought you’d get an 8K projector for $99? 🙂

+ Xerox B305 Monochrome Multifunction Laser Printer for $200

+ headphone extension cable for $5

DO YOU WANT to learn how to be a poser? The Creative LIVE On-AIR can’t help with that today, but the headliner free-streamer at 12pm ET is “Posing 101” with Lindsay Adler, a 14-hour class!