Thursday: Nanuk, Robus, 100W PD PB, PRO-GRADE CFxB, Rollbag, Etc

Thirsty-Thursday is here, and because this is a health and wellness blog, our beverage of the day is apple cider vinegar with unflavored carbonated water 😉

We start with the B&H Photoo daily dealz good until 8/17/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Sachtler Camera Rollpak for $218
+ roll the roll-bag!

+ Nanuk 930 Case with Foam, in black, with or without lid organizer kit, further discounted in-cart

+ Robus RC-5558 Vantage Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod for $280
+ not to be confused with Rooibos tea

+ IndiPRO 2 x Micro-Series 98Wh Li-Ion V-Mount Batteries with Dual V-Mount Battery Charger Kit for $419
+ so close to 420!

+ Tether ONsite 26,800 mAh USB Type-C Battery Bank (100W PD) for $100
+ 2x USB-A outputs
+ 1x USB-C for input and output (obviously not at the same time)

+ 2TB PRO-GRADE CFexpress 2.0 Type B Gold Memory Card for $590
+ 2-pack of above for $1130
+ or you can buy 111 C10 SD cards 😉

FREE TO WATCH on Thursday
The free-streaming classes for 8/17/23 at Creative LIVE ON-AIR include:

+ classes start at 9am pacific time, Creative Live is on the West Coast, aka Best Coast 🙂

+ How To Create Beautiful Portraits By Simplifying Light by Audrey Woulard, 2 hours and 35 minutes, repeating throughout the day

+ other topics include podcasting, drawing fundamentals and such

Speaking of Creative Live, for a limited time coupon code WELCOME99 gets you $50 off a prepaid 1-year subscription (Netflix-style), dropping it from $149 to $99.

Wedn: Manfrotto CF, Fat Gecko, SmallRIG BiC Mono, Vello EF Lenses to RF Cameras for $50, Etc

And just like that we have reached yet another Hump Day! Good until 8/16/23 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) we have these offerings at the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Vello Auto Lens Adapter for Canon EF/EF-S Lens to Canon RF-Mount Camera for $50

+ SmallRIG RC 120B Bi-Color LED Monolight for $169

+ Delkin Fat Gecko Dual-Suction Camera Mount for $40
+ a frequent guest at the dailies

+ Manfrotto Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Legs with Mid-Level Spreader (100/75mm Bowl) for $500 after in-cart coupon
+ or you can buy 105 items from the 99c fast food menu

+ Gator Universal Speaker Tote Bag Kit for 12″ Speakers (2-Pack) for $85
+ that’s $42.50 per bag!
+ yes, just like speakers, bags need to be in stereo too 😉

+ IDX SB-U98 PD Sony BP-U 2-Battery Kit with MC-2U 2-Bay Charger for $447
+ whoever memorizes the above wins fabulous prizes 😉

MEANwhile “Top Deals mode” it is once again for the Adorama dailies.

AND we have an …in-stock alert. Yes we’re still in the summer but it’s the Pumpkin Spice race has already began, RX Bar has now in-stock and ready to ship their Pumpkin Spice bars

GOOD until Wednesday at 11:59pm pacific, the Monoprice website is offering free shipping on orders of $39+. No coupon code needed. Terms, conditions, restrictions, etc apply as usual.

FREE to WATCH on Wednesday
Totally forgot about these! The free-to-watch online classes at Creative LIVE On-AIR for Wednesday include a “dramatic black and white architecture” class with Ben Willmore (92 minutes). The class will keep repeating throughout the day. There’s also a Portraits with Photoshop with Khara Plicanic (83 minutes). There’s also a podcast class as well!

Tuesday: Joby, Comer, Delkin CFxB, Lowepro PROTactic, Etc

Tuesday is here, aka TunesDay aka ToonsDay, so be sure to listen to your favorite music and watch your favorite cartoons. Yes, this is turning into a wellness blog 😉

We start with a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 8/15/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Lowepro ProTactic BP 300 AW II Camera and Laptop Backpack (Black) for $100
+ look at this, it’s so majestic, definitely BAG the BAGs!
+ OMG, I just realized I’m an enabler 😉

+ ReVo SR-1000 Shoulder Support Rig (Black) for $60
+ because shoulders are not made of stainless steel

+ 2TB Delkin POWER CFexpress Type B Memory Card with CFexpress Type B Card Reader for $470

+ Comer Radiance 360 Variable Color LED On-Camera Light (2500 to 9900K) for $109
+ fun fact: this is what the Knights Radiant use 😉

+ OBSbot Tiny AI-Powered PTZ Webcam (Black) for $109 AC
+ pretty soon, even the toilet paper will be AI-powered 😉

+ Joby Gorillapod Magnetic Tripod with GripTight ONE Phone Mount for $12

AND we have an …in-stock alert, a new Trader Joe podcast that goes a bit behind the curtain talking with the CEO and President.

And to bring it back on the deals topic, did you know that if you want to try something at Trader Joe, you take it to an employee and ask them to open it so you can try it? This is best to do when it’s not super busy! The employees are motivated to do this, because whatever gets opened usually ends up in the employee break room 🙂

MEANwhile the Adorama daily deals continue to be in “Top Deals” mode…

Monday: Wifi LED Strips, Lensbaby Crystals, Optoma 4K, Zoom H4n, Manfrotto Head, RING Home Kit, Etc

Santa Claus is not coming to town, BUT Wifi LED strip lighting are coming to town, more specifically on the Monday 8/14/23 Meh daily deal, a 12pk of MErcury Innovations 9.8-foot Wifi LED strips for $36 plus shipping…

Top Deals continue to rule the Adorama dailies for another day, mayhaps it’s a summer thing…

THEN we head on over to the B&H Photo dailies where we find this fresh six-pack:

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

+ Optoma UHZ45 3800-Lumen 4K UHD Laser DLP Home Theater and Gaming Projector for $1499 after in-cart coupon

+ Zoom H4n Pro 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Onboard X/Y Mic Capsule (Brown) for $160

+ Manfrotto 502AH Pro Video Head with Flat Base for $140 after coupon

+ RING Home Builder Kit for $150
+ it would be nice if you could build a home for $150 🙂

+ ACCsoon CineView SE Multi-Spectrum Wireless Video Transmission System for $469
+ I have no clue what this thing is!

Sunday: LED Light, GVM for Canon C-series, 128GB flash stick, Vlog kit, Etc

If it’s Sunday, it’s Meet the B&H Photo Daily Deals good until 8/13/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 128GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia Flash Drive for $6
+ USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A (“normal” USB)
+ keyring loop and protective cap

+ Ulanzi VL120 RGB LED Video Light (White) for $23

+ Sachtler 4.5-7″ LCD Monitor Bag for $77~
+ BAG the …monitor (!?!?!?!) BAG

+ GVM Dual Charger with BP-A60 Battery for Canon C300 Mark II, C200 & C200B (6800mAh) for $90

+ SmallRIG Vigor VK-40 Vlog Kit for $16
+ you know you can’t resist the (cannibalizable) accessorapaloooza!

+ JBL bluetooth for $150

MEANwhile the Adorama dailies continue to run their “Top Deals” mode…

IF you like Kindle ebook reading, there are two sales running at Amazon, new releases (115 options) starting at $1, and the usual Kindle daily deals (175 options). It looks like Amazon wants you to stay indoors and read 290 …Kindle samples 🙂

MEH-rathon, $10 Tamrac Bag, FLiR Scout, Joby GripTight, Nanuk 945, K&F CF Tripod, Etc

It’s Friday, you may or may not be in love, but one thing is for certain, there’s a MEH-rathon (aka Woot-OFF) at the Meh website. And all the previously posted deals are still available for purchase as long as they are in-stock.

Summer time and the Adorama daily deals continue to be in “Top Deals” mode!

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

+ from a distance, the thumbnail may look like an …Air Fryer if you squint a little bit, but it is not!
+ it is…
+ a … BAG the BAGS!
+ Tamrac Tradewind Zoom Bag 2.1 (Dark Gray) for $10
+ the bag itself does not zoom, I believe it hints that it can hold a zoom lens 😉

+ Xuma 4-Port USB Wall Charger with North American and European Adapters for $5

+ Nanuk 945 Case with Dividers and Lid Organizer for $250 after coupon, two color options

+ Joby GripTight ONE Micro Stand for Smartphones (White/Silver) for $17~
+ me personally, I’m holding out for the Silver and Black edition
+ yes, the Oakland Raiders are the true Raiders 🙂

+ K&F X324C4 Multifunction Carbon Fiber Tripod for $249
+ fun fact, making coffee is NOT one of its “Multifunction” functions 🙂

+ FLiR Scout II 640 Thermal Monocular (9 Hz) for $1349
+ the UFOs are coming, are you ready to take the defining photo of The Arrival? 😉

Thursday: GVM 2-Light Kit, SLIK Tripod, HP ZBook Workstation, Manfrotto Tobacco, Sling Bag w/FREEBIE, Etc

Thirsty-Thursday is here and as a health-priority blog, we highly recommend coconut water instead of the usual beverages 😉

We have a name-brand priority installment of the B&H Photo daily deals good until 8/10/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ GVM RGB20W RGB On-Camera LED Light (2-Light Kit) for $89
+ that’s a lot of (cannibalizable) stuff for $89 🙂

+ Manfrotto EzyFrame Vintage Background Kit 6.5 x 7.5′ (Tobacco) for $200
+ PRO TIP: don’t smoke this type of tobacco, it’s a fire hazard 😉

+ Case Logic Viso Camera Sling Bag (Medium, Black) for $30 with FREE Case Logic Saigon Neck Strap for DSLR Cameras (Indigo)
+ BAG the BAG with the FREEBIE!

+ SLIK Pro CF-634 Tripod (Black) for $150

+ LG 24BP450Y-I 23.8″ Monitor (TAA) for $109
+ 16:9 IPS, AMD FreeSync
+ DisplayPort | HDMI | VGA
+ 1920 x 1080

+ HP 16″ ZBook Studio G9 Mobile Workstation Wolf Pro Security Edition for $1549
+ Core i7 14-Core (12th Gen)
+ 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD
+ 1920 x 1200 IPS
+ 100% DCI-P3, 16:10 Aspect Ratio
+ OR you can buy 25 scratch-and-dent prehistoric refurbished Chromebooks for the same price 😉

UPDATE: the Adorama dailies continue to run in “Top Deals mode”, while at Amazon there’s another Google Pixel sale that has the 7 and 7a (with 128GB storage, no microSD of course) hovering around $450 each, with the 256GB Pixel 7 going for $550. These are unlocked, USA warranty.

Wedn: Dr Bag, Oben Tripod, Delkin CFxA, Bushnell, Etc

You can cosplay a …doctor in the Wednesday 8/9/23 edition of the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Sachtler Dr. Bag #5 for $229~

+ Oben AC-1451 4-Section Aluminum Tripod with BA-113 Ball Head for $90

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

+ BushNell 10×42 All-Purpose Binoculars (Green) for $45
+ Bush designed the left side, Nell designed the right side 😉

+ Xcellon Mighty Mini 365 3-Port 65W GaN USB Charger for $25

+ some audio thing

Tuesday: Gitzo Ball Heads, IndiPRO, FLiR, Bags, M1 MacBook PRO, Etc

Tuesday is here, aka TunesDay (don’t forget to listen to some music) and ToonsDay (don’t forget to watch some cartoons, classic or new), and we have a fresh batch of B&H Photo daily deals good until 8/8/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Gator 15″ Speaker Tote Bag Kit (2-Pack) for $90
+ yes, why buy one bag, when you can BAG the TWO BAGS 🙂

+ FLiR 128 x 96 C3-X Compact Professional Thermal Camera (9 Hz, Wi-Fi) for $489 with FREE Klean Kanteen TKWide 20 oz Insulated Bottle with Cafe Cap (Matte Black Gold Base)
+ yes, this is the perfect kit for the modern UFO Hunter, thermal camera and 20oz of strong coffee!
+ now that UFOs are Congress-trendy, jump on this bandwagon!
+ PRO TIP: strong coffee on an empty stomach and you can see UFOs everywhere 😉

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

+ Gitzo GIGH4383QD Series 4 Center Ball Head with Arca-Type Screw Knob QR Receiver for $274 after coupon

+ Gitzo GH2750 Series 2 Off Center Magnesium Ballhead for $329 after coupon

+ ManFrotto 504X Fluid Video Head & MVTTWINGC Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ground Spreader for $800 after in-cart coupon

+ 13.3″ MacBook Pro M1 Chip with Retina Display (Late 2020, Space Gray) and AppleCare+ Protection Plan for $1399
+ M1 8-Core CPU
+ 16GB Unified RAM, 1TB SSD
+ 2560 x 1600 IPS Retina
+ 8-Core GPU, 16-Core Neural Engine
+ OR for the same price you can buy 25 refurbished scratch-n-dent prehistoric Chromebooks at Woot 😉

Monday: SpyderX, Lowepro, Zhiyun, Benro, PROGRADE, Etc

Monday is here and it’s a name-brand day at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 8/7/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Lowepro FreeLine Backpack 350 AW (Heather Gray) for $100

+ SpyderX Elite Colorimeter for $135

+ Zhiyun CRANE 2S Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer Combo Kit for $229

+ Benro FGP18A Go Plus 4-Section Aluminum Travel Tripod for $110

+ SmallRIG RC 120D Daylight LED Monolight for $140

+ flash deal: PRO-GRADE CFexpress 2.0 Type B Gold Memory Card sales, four options, single packs or two packs, $100 to $550, 256GB to 1TB

MEANwhile the Adorama daily deals continue to be in “Top Deals” mode…

Sunday: Gitzo Hand Strap, Filter pouches, Flexpod, Etc

Sunday is here, and if it’s not sunny, you get your money back at the Sun Customer Service Center!

We start with a new sextet at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 8/6/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Gitzo Century Leather Hand Strap for Mirrorless and DSLR Cameras for $20

+ Portabrace Filter Pouch Set for up to 3 Circular Filters up to 4.5″ for $27~
+ you get three filter pouches, a different color each
+ you also get a carry pouch to put the pouches in
+ each pouch can hold up to three filters
+ actual lens filters are NOT included!!!

+ GVM Mini Waterproof RGB LED On-Camera Light for $60
+ shoe-mount
+ when they call it mini, they are not joking!

+ Magnus FT-P15 MiniFlex Flexible Tripod for Smartphones and Camera for $10
+ me personally, I’m using this for the Canon 1Ds with BIGMA 😉

+ Ruggard Herringbone Sleeve for 13″ Laptop / Tablet for $13

+ Alfatron 35′ HDMI 2.0 Cable (Black) for $15

MEANwhile Adorama continues to be in Top Deals mode

IF YOU ARE fond of magazines delivered by snail mail to US addresses, there’s another Weekend sale at DiscountMAGs featuring the usual suspects.

AND IF you like e-book reading, there’s over 200 e-book selections in the Kindle daily deals including the highly influential “Dopamine Nation” by Anna Lembke for $3 with $0.30 “Great on Kindle” future purchase store credit.

2pk 64GB flash sticks for $6, Shimoda X70, OWC CFxB, Leather TS gloves, Sirui BH w/MIR, Etc

Fri-YAY iz herez and az usualz [yes, we typez trendy like it’z 2014] the B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET, August 5 in 2023 in this particular case:

+ 64GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia Flash Drive for $6
+ that’s just $3 per 64GB USB 3.2 G1 Type A flash stick!

+ Shimoda Action X70 Backpack Starter Kit with X-Large DV Core Unit for $300
+ BAG the BAG!

+ OWC 325GB Atlas Ultra CFexpress Type B Memory Card for $190
+ Atlas saw the price and …shrugged

+ Sirui K-20x Ball Head for $69 after a $10 mail-in rebate
+ yes, mail-in rebate!

+ Bright Tangerine ExoSkin Leather Armour Gloves for $19 per pair
+ size options range from “S” to “XXL”
+ hand-size, just so we are clear!
+ touchscreen fingertips
+ despite the name, they are neither bright nor tangerine colored 😉

+ SmallRIG SimoRR Vigor VT-08 Action Cam Grip and Mini-Tripod for $7
+ you know you can’t resist single-figure accessories 🙂

FRIDAY ONLY
The Adorama daily deals for Friday 8/4/23 continue to be in “Top Deals” mode!

UPDATE: Adorama continues to be in “Top Deals” mode on Saturday as well…

One of the Kindle daily deals for Friday has a photograph as its …star! A 19th century photograph is the key in this modern murder mystery type of a book, “The Luzern Photograph” by William Bayer (no relation to Bayer Sensors?) for $2.

Thursday: Fluid Head, Fat Gecko, Nanuk 925, Optoma UHD DLP

Thirsty-Thursday is here and the Adorama daily deals continue to be in “Top Deals” mode!

Then off to the B&H Photo daily deals we go where they run until 8/3/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Magnus VPH-20 Video Pan & Tilt Fluid Head for $28

+ Delkin Fat Gecko Triple Mount for $60

+ Nanuk 925 Cases with Foam or Dividers, ten options, further discounted with add-to-cart coupon

+ NiSi Macro Focusing Rail NM-200 with 360° Rotating Clamp (7.9″ Length) for $129
+ with push-button release for +$10

+ Optoma UHZ50 3000-Lumen XPR 4K UHD Home Theater DLP Projector for $1799 after add-to-cart coupon

+ Arcsoon video transmission type thing for $399

Trigger warning for Pour-Over and French Press fans 😉 On the Amazon Gold Box front, there’s a sale of Keurig K-Mini Plus Single Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker for $79 in various color options.

Wednesday: GVM NP-F750, Manfrotto Vintage, Benro Induro, MacBook PRO, ASUS, Etc

The Adorama daily deals continue to be in “Top Deals” mode featuring a variety of offerings of products old and new…

Off to the B^H Photo dailies we go where we find a fresh six-pack running until 8/2/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ GVM NP-F750 4400mAh Batteries with Travel Chargers for $30
+ you get two batteries and two 1-slot chargers

+ Manfrotto EzyFrame Vintage Background Kit 6.5 x 7.5′ (Concrete) for $200
+ so vintage I can hear 80s Hot 100 top hits just by watching it 🙂

+ Benro CLT203 2-Series Induro Classic Carbon Fiber Tripod for $160

+ RING 1080p Video Doorbell (2020 Release) for $50

+ LexMark MB2236i Multifunction Monochrome Laser Printer for $190 after in-cart coupon
+ yes monochrome is making a comeback!

+ 14.2″ MacBook Pro with M1 Max Chip (Late 2021) for $2499
+ M1 Max 10-Core Chip
+ 64GB Unified RAM, 2TB SSD
+ 3024×1964 Liquid Retina XDR Screen
+ 32-Core GPU, 16-Core Neural Engine
+ with AppleCare+ for +$100

One of the Kindle daily deals for Wednesday is my nominee for the Dad Jokes Hall of Fame, the ebook name is … Up to No Gouda (Grilled Cheese Mysteries Book 1). Yes reading/looking at it makes me crave cheese. The book itself, I have no clue, but I just sent the sample to the Kindle 🙂

Longer Running Offers
Yes, it is the “OS Fairness Doctrine”. Since we mentioned an Apple laptop above, we had to balance it with Windows and Chrome OS options!

As part of the Woot Plus offerings, running until 8/18/23 or earlier if sold out, Woot is offering an ASUS Laptops sale with a mix of Windows and ChromeOS options and prices ranging from $130 (Flip 12″ MediaTek) to $2500 (17.3″ i9 RoG Windows gaming laptop).

Note that a number of them are factory reconditioned with a 90-day ASUS warranty. New condition get a 1-year ASUS warranty.

Stay tuned for an MS-DOS offer too. GRRM may be selling his older laptops 😉

Tuesday: Sunpak Video Light for $22, Wooden, Bushman, PlatyPOD, Laptops, Etc

The Adorama daily deals continue to be in “Top Deals” mode where they feature a variety of deals, instead of the usual “deal of the day”.

THEN at the B&H Photo daily deals we have a fresh six-pack of offerings but no lens today:

+ Wooden Director’s Monitor Cage v3 with Dual Carbon Fiber Handgrips for $179
+ I’m sure some would rather buy a Director’s Cage – there are some impossibly narcissistic ones out there 😉

+ Sunpak LED-330 Video Light with Barndoors for $22
+ you have to provide your own barn animals though
+ I promise, this is the last time I use this joke 🙂

+ Bushman Claremont Bushman Monopod for $82

+ PlatyPOD Platyball Ergo Ball Head for $189

+ SynCO Mic-D2 Hypercardioid Shotgun Mic for $139

+ CaseLogic 13.3″ Laptop and MacBook Sleeve (Galaxy) for $9
+ they either have a sense of humor or they didn’t realize it – naming an Apple accessory with the Samsung flagship brand name (Galaxy) LOL

THEN at Amazon we find some new potentially interesting offerings:

+ Laptops sale from ASUS, Acer, MSI, Dell, Samsung, Lenova, etc
+ there’s a mix of “regular” and gaming laptops

+ five pages of name-brand Office Supplies including a gift set type of Schools Supplies kit that includes Sharpie, EXPO, Elmers and Papermate products for $21~
+ it has 38 pieces
+ you can probably do a lot better buying them piecemeal as needed BUT this can make a fun gift for kids of all ages, eg if you are buying school supplies as gifts for children or adults that could use a little boost in excitement from a packaged gift type thing or are in tough situations or are under-priviledged, etc, etc, etc
+ yes, I’m getting soft and emotional in my old age 😉

+ Amazon Clip-On Coupons page from many brands, it’s not just Amazon-brand products anymore
+ I don’t think Amazon knows how many coupons are being offered 😉

Sunday: Slik PRO, Monitors, Tripod Strap, 32GB microSD, Etc

Sunday is here! Don’t look at the calendar now but we almost ate up July of 2023. Time sure does fly, whether you are having fun or not 🙂

The B&H Photo daily deals are as follows:

+ PortaBRACE Tripod-Carrying Shoulder Strap for $50~
+ yes, the tripods deserve their very own accessories!
+ assuming the tripod is worth more than the accessory 😉

+ Slik Pro CF-834 Tripod (Black) for $190

+ 32GB Kingstson Canvas Select Plus UHS-I microSDHC with SD Adapter for $3.50
+ optionally buy together with Xcellon Portable USB 3.0 Card Reader for $11.50

+ Xcellon Mighty Mini 130 30W GaN USB Type-C Charger for $13, two color options

+ flash deal: Yamaha RDS200 Seascooter for $275
+ no, it cannot play music – you have to make your own kind of music in the sea 😉

THEN to the Adorama dailies we go where we find two computer monitors:

+ AOC 27E1H 27″ 16:9 Full HD WLED for $95

+ BenQ EW3280U 32″ 16:9 4K UHD Entertainment IPS Monitor with HDRi Technology, Built-In Speakers for $500

Elinchrom Softbox To Go Kit, Benro TablePod Tripod Kit

Friday is here and as usual the B&H Photo daily deals go until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Elinchrom Softbox To Go Kit for $130
+ you get two of each item, that’s what the “2 Pieces” means over there

+ 32GB Sandisk Ultra SDHC UHS-I C10 Memory Card (2-Pack) with one USB 3.0 Card Reader for $14
+ two memory cards, one card reader

+ Benro TablePod Pro Kit Carbon Fiber Tripod and Ball Head with ArcaSmart 70mm Smartphone Adapter Plate for $80
+ tripod-accessorapalloooza!

+ ACCsoon PowerCage for the iPad for $79

THEN to the Friday Adorama daily deals we go where we find a $10 webcam and a $73 acoustic guitar kit…

THIS WEEKEND brings us a trio of coupons for the Monoprice website as follows:

+ SUMMER5 is $5 off a $25+ order

+ SUMMER10 is $10 off a $50+ order

+ SAVE250 is $250 off a $1000+ order
+ yes, all of a sudden it got real 🙂

+ terms, restrictions, conditions, limitations, etc apply

Thursday: GVM slider, Sachtler, 12pk Smart LEDs, External Camera “Batteries”, Etc

Consumer-y lighting at the Thursday 7/27/23 Meh daily deal, a 12-pack of Merkury Multicolor + White Dimmable Smart LED Bulbs for $30 plus shipping. These work with the Geenie app or Alexa or Google Home. Per the specs they are 1050 lumens, E26 base, A21 shape, 2700K, 2.4GHz Wifi, 11W (75W in 35mm equivalent LOL), etc…

THEN at the Adorama dailies we find two headphones and the Sachtler aktiv10 Sideload Fluid Head System with flowtech100 Tripod & Ground Spreader for $4275. Or you can buy 427 Ritz/Wolf tripods for the same price 😉

IF YOU ARE a Prime member, for $20 you can get the Boost Infinite Unlocked Phone SIM Kit that gets you unlimited data, talk and text. You pay $20 but the kit includes a $25 bill credit. This is 5G. The monthly fee is $25 per month.

NEXT up we have four offerings at the B&H Photo dailies:

+ Jupio PowerVault External Battery Packs for select Canon,
Nikon and Sony batteries, $37 to $60

+ Sachtler Camporter Camera Bag (Small) for $118~

+ GVM Professional Brushless 2-Axis Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (32″) for $549

+ GlocalMe hotspots, four options, 4G to 5G, $56 to $200 (5G)

Wedn: Datacolor SpyderX Elite Color Calibration for $135

Don’t you just wish there was a device that with the press of a button would recalibrate your life? Well, as of the time of writing there isn’t 🙂

But there is one for computer monitors and it is the Adorama daily deal running until 7/24/23 at 11:50pm pacific or earlier if sold out: the new condition Datacolor SpyderX Elite Color Calibration for $135…

MEANwhile, new additions have appeared at the Amazon USA Gold Box including:

+ don’t you just wish there was budget Windows 11 laptop that had LOTS of RAM so you can open things without running out of memory?
+ well here comes the new condition jumper Laptop for $290 with 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, 14″ FHD but note this has a Celeron processor. Because Intel is not free 🙂

+ a practical kitchen-priority back-to-college sale featuring AmazonBasics-branded products

+ find smartwatches too ephemeral? there’s a six page sale of REAL watches from Timex, Fossil, Skagen, Anne Klein, Invicta, etc

+ of health interest, among the 110+ Kindle ebook daily deals you will find Dr William Li’s “Eat to Beat Disease” for $4. This is 644 pages, March 2019 from Balance (publisher). As of the time of writing (aottow) it averages 4.6 out of 5 on 7860 customer ra(n)tings.

Wedn: Westcott Solix Bi-Color 1-Light Compact Kit for $140, Etc

Note that B&H will be closing on Wednesday at 5pm ET and reopening on Friday, so keep that in mind if you have any time-sensitive orders!

This four-pack of B&H Photo dailies runs until Wednesday 7/26/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. Yes, it’s five months until Boxing Day 2023!

+ WestCott Solix Bi-Color 1-Light Compact Kit for $140
+ [all together now] because you can’t have photography without light!

+ OWC Atlas FXR Thunderbolt CFexpress Type B Card Reader for $79
+ Atlas did not shrug when he saw this price 😉

+ PortaBRACE MB-1B Matte Box Case (Black) for $159

+ Alesis Virtue 88-Key Digital Piano with Wooden Stand and Bench (Black) for $329
+ this is the “take pictures with” equivalent of a piano kit 🙂

DON’T YOU just wish there was a power-user power-station that offered a lot of flexibility yet had the weight of an average …puppy? That’s the Wednesday Meh daily deal, Puleida 600W/518Wh Portable Power Station going for $150 plus shipping. The free shipping comes in handy for paying MEH members.

You can charge up to nine devices (110V AC, USB-C, USB-A, 12V DC) at the same time, has five ways of recharging, battery size is 140,000 mAh, AC charging cord included. NOT included are USB-C PD cables.

Tuesday: DJI Mavic Air accessories

Tuesday at the Adorama daily deals is a DJI Mavic Air accessories day!

+ Aries ND Filters Set with CPL, ND16, ND32, ND64 Filters for DJI Mavic Air 2S for $10
+ four filters in the set

+ Aries Carrying Case for DJI Mavic Air 2 / Air 2S for $10

+ SmallRig L10 Portable Beauty-Enchancing & Eye-Caring LED Lamp, White for $24

OFF TOPIC
It’s amazing how quieter your email inbox gets when you quiet down all the various and assorted Groupon emails!

Tuesday: SmallRIG Dual-Charger with TWO Batteries (EL14, EL15, W235), KRK, PROGRADE CFx Typ B, Etc

Heads UP! B&H Photo will be closing on Wednesday at 5pm ET and reopening on Friday morning, so if you have any time sensitive orders, be sure to act accordingly!

The Tuesday 7/25/23 ~ yes, just five months until Christmas and Dollar Tree is already out of stock on the Holiday decorations 😉 Oh where were we? The Tuesday B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlierif sold out are as follows:

+ SmallRIG Dual Charger with TWO Batteries INCLUDED for $23 in EN-EL14 or $28 in EN-EL15 or $35 in NP-W235
+ as usual with third-party batteries be sure to check compatibility, reviews, specs and things like that
+ the price is certainly right compared to the camera manufacturer prices 🙂

+ Xcellon CFast 2.0 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Card Reader for $40
+ imaging having a CFast 2.0 card and running it through USB 2.0 😉

+ 128GB PROGRADE CFexpress 2.0 Type B Gold for $80
+ two-pack of above for $150

+ 512GB PROGRADE CFexpress 2.0 Type B Gold for $130
+ two-pack of above for $250
+ handily defeats (in GB/$) the 128GB version

+ TetherPro USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable (16′, Black) for $10
+ that’s 16 feet, not inches
+ yes, that’s USB 2.0!

+ KRK GoAux 3 Portable Near-Field 2-Way Studio Monitor (Pair) for $199

+ ACCSOON CineView HE Multi-Spectrum Wireless Video Transmission System for $364
+ ACC soon is also heard in the board rooms of many big universities as the conference re-alignment carousel spins out of control
+ waiting for UCLA to join the ACC, and then new generations of college students will think Los Angeles is near the Atlantic ocean 😉

Monday: Rokinon 135/T2.2 PRO Cine for $899 [C/E/PL]

Hooray-Hooray it’s a LENZ DAYE (okay, a LENS DAY) at the Adorama daily deals good until 7/24/23 at 11:59pm pacific or earlier if sold out:

+ Rokinon XEEN 135mm T2.2 Pro Cine for $899 in Canon EF, PL-mount and Sony E
+ sadly the M43rds and Nikon F remain at full price, which is TWICE the sale price, WOW!

+ Pelican 1510 Watertight Carry On Hard Case with Foam Insert & Wheels for $195 after instant coupon

+ Anton Bauer Titon SL 150 14.4V 143Wh Lithium Ion Gold Mount Battery for $617.50

TRIGGER WARNING for students! Just as you finally got a deserved break from school, the back to school sales are here to remind you that the clock is ticking and it’s only a matter of time before you go back to school! Amazon couldn’t stay out of this game, they have a 2-Page AmazonBasics back to school sale. Which is headlined by a different kind of “bag the bags”, a …24-pack of 14-inch laptop/tablet cases for $230. That’s under $10 per bag! Do you have enough tablets/laptops to fill up the bags? OR time to buy some more laptops and tablets? 🙂

Monday: Nanuk 910, Savage Edge LIT, Elements 2023, Etc

Monday is here with a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 7/24/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Savage Edge Lit Pro LED Light for $120
+ this is very popular with the kidz, savage and edge-y and lit!

+ Nanuk 910 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert for around $40 after in-cart coupon
+ nine color options
+ color-coding organizing party!

+ DRM-Lover Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 for $55 in box or download

+ Ring 1080p Wired Video Doorbell (Black) for $32
+ more over light-painters, here come doorbell-ographers!

+ Anton x Bauer Titon SL 150 143Wh 14.4V Battery (Gold Mount or V-mount) for $357.50 each

+ SynCO WAir-G2-A2 Ultracompact 2-Person Digital Wireless Microphone System for Mirrorless/DSLR Cameras (2.4 GHz) for $99

Sunday: Dual Camera Strap, Fat Gecko, 64GB flash drive for $3.50, HP Omen, Lexar CFx Type A, Etc

Sunday is here and we have a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals running until 7/23/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ RucPAC Dual Camera Strap for $50
+ yes, you can be a dual wielder, as many celebrated swordsmen are/were in reality and in fantasy novels
+ not to be confused with dual yielder, that’s when you yield to two people at the same time 😉

+ 64GB Kingston Exodia USB 3.2 Flash Drive (White) for $3.49
+ Gen 1 Type A
+ keyring loop and protective cap

+ LExAR 160GB Professional CFexpress Type A Card GOLD Series for $250
+ OR for the same price you can buy 71 flash drives mentioned above 🙂

+ Delkin DDMOUNT MINI Fat Gecko Mini Camera Mount for $20
+ kinda looks like clumsy work of modern art as well 😉

+ GoGREEN COB LED Pop-Up Lantern (Gray) for $10
+ light-painting is so 2022, 2023 is the year of the lantern-ographers!

+ Sachtler SR410 Rain Cover for Small Video Cameras for $97

MEANwhile two offers make up the Adorama daily deals for Sunday:

+ Galaxy microphone and stand kit for $23

+ HP OMEN 30L Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop Computer for $1000
+ Intel i7-10700K 3.8GHz, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD
+ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with 8GB
+ Windows 11 Pro

Saturday: B&D Smart kit, Belle Drape Collapsible Background, Etc

As usual, the Saturday B&H daily deals are the same as yesterday, except for the flash sales that expire and any items that potentially sells out ahead of its designated expiration time.

It has a light bulb, therefore it is lighting, therefore it is kinda on-topic, the Saturday 7/22/23 MEH daily deal is a Black & Decker Smart Home kit that consists of a smart light bulb, a smart outlet, and a smart thermostat, all together now for $30 plus shipping.

One item makes up the Saturday Adorama daily deals, the Belle Drape Collapsible Background – 60×72″ (Blue/Green Chroma) going for $30.

Keurig coffee brewers ($79 in different colors), replacement travel mugs ($8) and assorted other “system” accessories have been added to the list of featured Amazon Gold Box offerings. Yes, there’s another K-system, it’s the Keurig K-system 🙂 Still no Pentax branded coffee machines though 😉

If you are looking for new e-books to e-read, there’s over 110 new sales in the Kindle daily deals. On the other hand, if you are a voracious reader, and don’t want to e-own the e-books you e-read, it may be more affordable to subscribe to the Netflix-style Kindle Unlimited subscription.

Speaking of reading, if you are fond of romantic type of ebooks, there’s a Love is in the air sale with 200+ options. Me personally, I’m writing a romance novel about three film-only photographers who meet on a bird watching trip and a dramatic triangle ensues! Working title, “When Canon met Nikon” 😉

And to the FREEBIES, if you are participating in the Lucky’s or SaveMart rewards program, this weekend’s freebie is a 12oz Celsius (brand name) energy/vitamin type of zero sugar type of drink – in a tin.

And we close with a PSA, Trader Joe sent an email recall, a couple of their almond-related products have “Surprise” rocks (!!!) inside! Check their email or website or social media or B&M stores for specifics.

Flashpoint Studio Lighting, GVM Batteralia, Oben Head, Raya BiC Light w/Stand, Etc

Friday as always has the set of B&H Photo daily deals running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Raya Bi-Color Round LED Panel Light (9″) for $74 with FREE Impact Telescoping Tabletop Light Stand

+ Oben MVH-4490 Mini Video Head for $50

+ GVM 2 x NP-F970 6600mAh Batteries with Dual Charger and V-Mount Adapter (2-Pack) for $149

+ Philips TAS7505/00 Portable Bluetooth Speaker for $70

+ flash deal: 330GB AngelBIRD AV Pro XT MK2 CFexpress 2.0 Type B Memory Card for $330
+ yes, exactly $1 per GB, or one GB per $ 🙂

MEANwhile the Friday Adorama daily deals break the 2-day lens-day streak as they return to “lighting and audio” type of deals:

+ Flashpoint Studio Pro 400 III-V 400W R2 Professional Studio Flash with LED Modeling Lamp (400Ws, 2-Light Kit) for $499

+ Flashpoint Studio Pro 800 III-V 800W R2 Professional Studio Flash with LED Modeling Lamp (800Ws, 2-Light Kit) for $619

+ Bose headphones and Bose bluetooth speaker deals as well

IF you are hardcore into the Meh shopping lifestyle, today they have their variant of a mail-in rebate. If you buy the $50 “Instant Regret Kit” (IRK) at the Meh website, and then spend on the same day $50+ at SideDeal (their sister site), they will refund you the price of the Instant Regret Kit after a week or so. Shipping and taxes are NOT refunded. I have not done this type of a deal, so I have NO CLUE how it works!

Thursday: Rokinon 16/T2.2 for $300 [E], 24/T1.5 for $450 [C/E]

Back to back lens days at the Adorama daily deals, there’s even two of them today!!!

+ Rokinon 16mm T2.2 Cine DS for $300 in Sony E or $349 in Canon EF
+ the rest are not on sale

+ Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine DSX for $450 in Canon EF or Sony E, and $550 in Fuji X
+ is the Fuji X tax real? Details at 11!
+ the rest are not on sale

+ Samsung 990 PRO 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD with Heatsink for $110

Elsewhere on the interwebs
Headlining the Thursday Amazon USA Gold Box is a sale on Fire TV accessories (yes, some are “Made for Amazon”), along with a Fitbit sale with prices ranging from $59 (Ace 3) to $80 (Inspire 3 in multiple color schemes) to $230 (Sense 2).

Buy One, Get One FREE at the RX BAR website, offer ends on 7/20/23 at 11:59pm
+ no coupon code needed, the prices are adjusted automatically in the shopping cart
+ maximum 10 free items, meaning you can buy 20 items to max out the offer
+ since this is BOGO, you need even-numbered items in the shopping cart to get the full benefit of it

Thursday: LitePanels, LEXAR CF, 16.2″ MacBookPRO (M1 Max)

Thirsty-Thursday arrives with a little bit of a storage theme at the B&H daily deals [CORRECTED, B&H, not Adorama] good until 7/20/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 128GB LEXAR Professional 1066x CompactFlash Memory Card (UDMA 7) for $55
+ 3pk of above for $160, that’s $53.33 per card

+ SecureDATA SecureDrive KP 250GB Encrypted SSD with Keypad Authentication for $59
+ on the other hand, having a keypad on an SSD, it kinda makes it a thief magnet, because you wouldn’t have an encrypted thing if your data had little value? 🙂

+ Ruggard FotoTrek PKR-730BL Hiking Photo Backpack (Blue) for $60
+ Bag the Hiking BAG!

+ LitePANELS Caliber LED Light for $178~

+ SkyWATCHER EvoStar 100mm f/9 Doublet APO Refractor (OTA only) for $799 with FREE Klean Kanteen Insulated Classic Water Bottle
+ flying discs NOT included!

+ 16.2″ MacBook Pro with M1 Max Chip (Late 2021, Silver) for $2999
+ with AppleCARE+ for $3300
+ M1 Max 10-Core, 64GB Unified RAM, 4TB SSD
+ 16.2″ 3456×2234 Liquid Retina XDR
+ 32-Core GPU, 16-Core Neural Engine

Wednesday: Tamron 35/1.8 SP Di VC USD for $399 [N], IDX, AAXA pico, SliK tripod, Etc

Yes dear readers, we have a proper lens day with a proper canon (the word, not the brand name) lens, not a baby of a lens! Good until Wednesday 7/19/23 at 11:59pm ET, or earlier if sold out, we can haz these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Tamron 35mm f1.8 Di VC USD SP for $399 in Nikon F only
+ there is no Canon EF listing, neither at B&H nor at Adorama
+ mayhaps that’s why the used Canon prices are higher than the Nikon at KEH Cameras

+ SLIK Pro CF-734 Tripod (Black) for $170
+ thank the seven no more mail-in rebates 🙂
+ because some of us can’t resist the temptation of a $5 mail-in rebate and then suffer the logistical consequences of mail-in rebates 🙂

+ AAXA P7+ 550-Lumen Full HD LED Smart Pico Projector for $290

+ PortaBRACE Sandbag Transporter (Black) for $74
+ BAG the …SAND? 🙂

+ Inovativ Voyager 30 EVO Equipment Cart with X-Top Keyboard Shelf for $2699
+ testimonial: I use this to carry my Olympus Camedia C-100 digital camera with its 8MB Smartmedia card 😉

+ IDX 2 x DUO-C98P V-Mount Batteries & VL-2X 2-Channel Charger/Power Supply Kit for $497