E-Image EK-50-AAM FDVH & Tripod for $120, Etc (ends Sat PM)

Good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET, this round of B^H daily deals is as follows:

+ E-IMAGE EK50AAM Fluid Drag Video Head and Tripod for $120

+ Senal USB microphone, Audio Technica consumer bluetooths

+ SOLD-OUT: Nanuk 935 case with dividers for $100

Thursday: Spider, Sachtler, GenAray, GVM, Etc

Thursday is here, 2/27/20 or at least that’s what the calendar insists on, and with it we have a new set of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Spider Camera Holster Spiderlight Hand Strap for $15 in three color options

+ JarvMobile Jarv PPS Power Exec 10,000mAh Powerbank with USB Type-C 18W PD for $18

+ GenAray MonoBright Daylight LED 1200 for $199

+ GVM LT-10S Smartphone Video Camera Rig Light for $50
+ all together now, because photography without light is hard 😉

+ Sachtler Lite Cases for $150 (medium) or $180 (Large)
+ fries are extra

+ 2pk of some kind of a night vision wifi cam for $60

Wedn: Sigma 105mm f1.4 DG HSM, Pelican Cases, 1TB WD, LEDGO kit, FeiYu, Etc

It’s a LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET (Extra Terrestrial) on Wednesday 2/26/20 (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sigma 105mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $1179 only in Sony E
+ the Leica L version is not on sale but it gets a free lens filter

+ 1TB 1TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $40
+ this is white-gold ~ in case you color-code your external HDDs by usage type (eg blue for backups, black for production use, red for mafia work, yellow for TV/movies, green for nature pics, etc)

+ LEDGo LG-E2686 Bi-Color LED Large Pad Light Kit with Eggcrate Grid and Bag for $98
+ eggs NOT included in the egg crate; try Trader Joe for that 🙂

+ Pelican Cases, seven options, $60 to $178

+ FeiYu AK4000 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for $239
+ if Beatles were around now, just like the Dave Matthews Band turned their song into a Ben & Jerry ice cream, the Beatles would have turned “Hey You” into a “Fei Yu” commercial 😉

+ flash deal: Sandisk ibi Smart Photo Manager with 1TB for $100 after in-cart coupon
+ later: no teaser shown as of the time of writing

Tuesday: 512GB Extreme CFexpress, Peak D, Sirui, Mirfak, Angler, SmallHD

Tuesday, on the silver lining front, brings us closer to Friday, and with that we have a new 6-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier for any that mayhaps may manage to perhaps sellout ahead of its designated expiration time:

+ 512GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Card Type B for $530 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ open-box Peak Design Everyday Sling (5L, Black or Gray) for $60 each

+ Sirui P-224SR Photo/Video Monopod with VA5 Head for $130 after $50 mail-in rebate

+ MirFak Moin Micro LED Photo and Video Light for $39

+ Angler Bi-Color LED Ringlight (18″) for $99

+ SmallHD FOCUS SDI Monitor Kit for $199~

UPDATE: the Amazon USA Gold Box headliner deal of the day for Tuesday is another variant of the Computer Gaming sale featuring various monitors, gaming laptops, and assorted accessories along with a 6TB WD Blue internal hard drive for $112. A total of 19 products are participating in the sale…

Monday: RAVpower, Sachtler, ASUS, Tascam, DJI, Lexar, HP, iPhone, iPad Air 3, Etc

Monday is here, hooray for those just getting started with their Monday-Friday (or Monday-Sunday) workweek, and here’s today’s set of B&H daily deals:

+ RAVpower Prime 3.0 Quick Charge 10,000mAh Portable Charger for $13
+ new arrival; QuickCharge 3.0 model

+ Sachtler Roll-Along Tripod Cage for $149 (Medium) or $159 (Large)
+ #FreeTheTripods

+ ASUS VP239H-P 23″ 16:9 IPS Monitor for $90
+ HDMI / D-Sub / DVI-D, 1920 x 1080, etc

+ Tascam DR-40 4-Channel / 4-Track Portable Audio Recorder with Adjustable Stereo Microphone for $100

+ IDX Two 96Wh High-Load Battery Kit with 2-Bay Battery Charger for $429

+ Kaiser RS 2 CP Copy Stand for $299

The Amazon USA GoldBox has yet another variant of the Computer Accessories sale, this time around with networking and the following storage products:

+ 256GB HP microSDXC (C10, U3, UHS-I) for $28
+ 128GB Lexar Professional (2000X) SDXC for $108
+ 64GB Lexar Fingerprint JumpDrive for $24~

Meanwhile at the Woot website they have:

+ DJI sale at Electronics
+ scratch and dent iPhones at main Woot
+ refurb iPad Air 3 tablets at Computers (I’ve lost track of the many iPad generations, but fear not, Wikipedia comes to the rescue!

Sunday: 3pk of 64GB Samsung EVO Select cards for $24 total after coupon

Samsung microSD card fans, unite and take over! If you need 64GB Samsung EVO Select in multiples of three, you are in luck! As one of the Sunday 2/23/20 deals of the day at Woot (ends 11:59pm central or earlier if sold out) you can get 3-packs of 64GB Samsung EVO Select microSDXC cards for $24 total after using coupon code SAVEFIVE ($5 off), coming down to $8 per card. Limit up to three 3-packs per customer. Free shipping for Prime members or $6 flat for the calendar day for non-members. Note that the listing says these come with a 90-day Woot warranty… The current price at Amazon is $12 per card… These days the Samsung microSD cards are my go-to, I never had any problems with them, in phones or tablet/laptops…

Elsewhere, at the B&H daily deals they have:

+ GenAray Escort Daylight LED Spot Light for $150

+ JBL speakers, auray headphone stand and ChargeWorx Qi wireless charging pad

It’s all utilitarian at the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET daily), it’s the H&A Universal Tablet Stand Adapter for $13

Sirui Video Kit, Gura Module Case, Vello Softbox, Ruggard Parka, Etc (ends Sat PM)

FriYAY is here, rejoice if you are on the Mon-Fri work schedule! Good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out; but B&H does not accept orders (as usual) between Fri PM and Sat PM) are the following B&H deals:

+ SirUI VSK-5 Video Survival Kit for $150 AFTER a $100 mail-in rebate

+ GuraGear Medium Compact Photo Module Case for Uinta Backpack for $25

+ Vello FlexFrame Softbox for Portable Flash (8 x 12″) for $20

+ Ruggard DSLR Parka Cold and Rain Protector for Cameras and Camcorders (Black) for $40

+ flash deal: IDX IPL-98 Powerlink Li-Ion High-Load V-Mount Battery with 96Wh Capacity for $325
+ no teasers for next flash deal

Thursday: Manfrotto CF w/free SmallHD, Sachtler, Chasing Claudius, Etc

Never fear, Thursday is here with a new 6-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Manfrotto 504HD Head & Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Kit (100/75mm, Ground Spreader) with FREE SmallHD 5-inch HDMI On-Camera monitor for $650
+ free item included by B&H automatically while the promotion is running = free item is mention in the listing as “Includes 1 Free Item…”

+ SACHTLER LCD monitor bags, two options, $70 to $80

+ Chasing GLADIUS MINI Underwater ROV Kit (328′ Tether) for $999
+ “Chasing Gladius” could have easily been a Cannes film festival nominee 😉

+ MyGeckoGear E100 1080p Dash Camera for $26
+ sorry, you have to get YourGeckoGear, this is MyGeckoGear 😉

+ also Teradek Bolt and Vi Vi Ai personal trainer headphones
+ me personally, I do my personal training with metal, more specifically, forks and knives 😉

UPDATE: the headliner of the Thursday Amazon USA Gold Box is a sale on SK hynix NAND SSD drives, with prices ranging from $38 to $85 and storage options ranging from 250GB to 1TB…

Wedn: Sigma 12-24mm f4 DG ART HSM (C/N), ASUS PorArt, GVM, Peak Design, Etc

It’s the return of LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals for Wednesday 2/19/20 until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for anything that manages to sell out ahead of its designated expiration time):

+ Sigma 12-24mm f4 ART DG HSM for $1149 in your choice of Canon EF or Nikon F

+ open-box Peak Design Everyday Messenger 15″ Version 1 (Heritage Tan) for $99

+ GVM 672S-B Bi-Color LED Video 3-Light Kit for $480

+ ASUS ProArt PA32UC 32″ 16:9 Wide Gamut IPS Monitor for $1000 after in-cart coupon
+ HDR Panel, Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, HDMI, 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz Native, 1000:1 Static CR, etc

+ Dell laptops, four options, $329 to $429 with FREE Bitdefender

+ Jarv PPS Exec 10,000mAh 18W PD Power Bank with Qi Wireless Charging for $23
+ not a bad idea, kinda combines two devices in one

UPDATE: the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET) is the new condition Inovativ Pro Monitor Mount with Vesa Plate and Hardware for $150 with free US shipping…

Tuesday: Sachtler Rollpak, Cinetics Lynx, Dell 34″ Curved, Rokinon 45/1.8 AF (E), Etc

Tuesday brings us a 4-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sachtler Camera Rollpak for $200

+ CineTics Lynx 3-Axis Motorized Slider for $1299

+ DeLL P3418HW 34″ 21:9 IPS Curved Monitor for $469

+ Logan Graphics 450-1: 40″ Artist Elite Mat Cutter for $125

UPDATE: the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET daily) is the new condition Rokinon 45mm f1.8 auto-focus lens for the Sony E-system offered for $299 with free US shipping. This is only available in Sony E…

Monday: Pelican, NanGuang LED, Celestron NexStar 150mm f10

Jump aboard the excitement train, it’s Monday, the start of a new Mon-Fri work week. Hooray! 🙂 And with Monday we have a new set of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Pelican 1495 Laptop Computer Case with Foam (Desert Tan) for $110

+ NanGuang RGB173 LED Panel Light for $279

+ Celestron NexStar 6SE 150mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain GoTo Telescope for $599

+ also Ring thing

+ flash deal: now JBL clip-on bluetooth speaker for $30
+ later: JBL wireless headphones

Sunday Photography-related Novel: “The Age Of Light” for $3

There’s only so many photography how-to and camera user-manuals you can read. Sometimes you just want to read a novel that has some …photography in it. For example, the protagonists are photographers or some other related plots and twists and turns. Such is the case with one of Sunday’s Kindle ebook daily deals, it is the “The Age of Light” novel by Whitney Scharer (for the speed-readers out there, no, not Whitley Strieber) for $2.99. It is 385 pages, got published in February 2019, and averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 150+ customer ratings. You can get the start of the book using the “Kindle sample” or you can jump around jump around jump around using the “Look Inside” feature when you are on the Hardcover or Softback Amazon page of the book.

This is biographical historical fiction, not a romance novel…

“As they work together in the darkroom, their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined, changing the course of Lee’s life forever.”

Sunday: Giottos Tripods, Vortex bino, Sachtler Harness, Etc

Never fear, Sunday is here and February is halfway done! Good until 11:59pm ET on Sunday (or earlier if sold out) the following B&H daily deals are in-progress:

+ Giottos VGR9255-S2N 5-Section Aluminum Tripod/Monopod with Ballhead for $130
+ Giottos Aluminum Tripod/Monopod w/ARCA QR Ball Head for $139

+ Vortex 8×42 Diamondback Binocular for $120 with FREE harness
+ Arizona Diamondback season tickets NOT included 🙂

+ Sachtler Heavy Duty Harness for $79

+ also JBL waterproof wireless earphones

Meanwhile the current Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET daily) is the new condition Polar Pro Cinema Series Vivid Collection of filters for the DJI Osmo Pocket for $20…

Pixel 3 XL Unlocked for $399, Tamrac, Autel EVO Quad, Samsung Chromebook with LTE, Etc (ends Sat PM)

Happy Valentine’s Day with a pink former flagship! The headliner of the B&H Photo deals good until Saturday at 11:59 pm ET (or earlier if sold out; orders not accepted Friday PM to Sat PM as usual) is the new condition unlocked Google Pixel 3 XL (64GB on-board, no headphone jack, no microSD) going for $399 with free US shipping in the “Not Pink (yet actually kinda pink)” color scheme. Up to three per customer at the sale price. The rest of the offerings:

+ Tamrac Arc Flash Accessory Pockets, two options, $8 to $10

+ RAVpower 16,750mAh RP-PB010 Power Bank (Black) for $18
+ two power outputs, total output 4.5A

+ Autel Robotics EVO Quadcopter (Refurbished) for $599 with 1-year warranty

+ current flash deal JBL headphones; no teasers for the next one as of the time of writing

Meanwhile the current Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET daily) is the new condition Davis & Sanford Vista Explorer VTB 4-Section Aluminum Tripod with BHQ8 Ball Head going for $35 with free US shippings…

UPDATE: for fans of LTE Chromebooks, Woot is offering the refurbished Samsung XE525QBB-K01US 12.2″ Chromebook PLUS V2 (the “PLUS” is part of the name, as opposed to the “PRO” model) for $280 with a 90-day Woot warranty and free shipping for Prime members or $6 flat for non-members. This has 4GB RAM, Intel Celery 3965Y 1.5GHz (the V1 used an ARM processor), a more reasonable full HD touch-screen (the V1 had higher resolution but couldn’t handle it), Intel HD 615 graphics, 32GB on-board storage, microSD, two USB-C ports ad one full size USB port (the V1 only had USB-C), and Verizon 4G LTE (you don’t have to use it, there’s always Wifi)… Its ChromeOS auto-updates have been extended to June 2024 (recently Google has been on a ChromeOS end-of-life extend-a-thon after severe backlash from both consumers and enterprise users/buyers). This ends on Friday at 11:59pm central (or earlier if sold out)…

Wedn: Peak Design, Tamrac, RucPac Winter, Angler, Etc

Hump Day is coming but did you plan (to avoid) Valentine’s Day this year? No red gear however in this edition of the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ open-box Peak Design Everyday Tote Bag (Charcoal) for $80
+ charcoal color scheme that is; it is not filled with actual charcoal ~ just so we are clear 🙂

+ Tamrac Tour Strap (Black) for $17

+ Angler Quick-Open Deep Parabolic Softbox (36″) for $74

+ RucPac Photographer’s Winter Apparel Package for $40 in two size options
+ includes tech gloves, neck warmer and beanie hat

+ no flash deals scheduled as of the time of writing

Meanwhile Amazon Germany is having an Epson printer sale with three models participating, two Expression, one EcoTank, with prices ranging from 107 to 449 eurodollars, or euro for short 😉

Tuesday: Lexar 25-n-1 card reader for $15, Sirui Tripods with MIR, Pelican, LEDgo, DJI Osmo, Etc

Fat Tuesday is getting closer (two weeks away) but this Tuesday (Ruby Tuesday?) has a new set of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ LEXAR Multi-Card 25-in-1 USB 3.0 Memory Card Reader for $15

+ Sirui T-1204SK T-S Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod for $149 after $30 mail-in rebate
+ 56.2″ version for $170 after mail-in rebate (MIR)
+ the MIR amount is different for each tripod model
+ yes, MIRs are not dead yet 🙂

+ Pelican iM2500 Storm Case with Padded Dividers for $130 in three color schemes

+ LEDgo Bi-Color Flood Shoot-Through LED Ring Light for $119

+ no flash deals posted as of the time of writing…

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET daily) is the DJI Osmo Pocket 3-Axis Gimbal Handheld Camera With Action Cam Accessory Set (64GB Extreme microSDXC, PolarPro filter kit, Froggi accessory kit, etc) going for $310 with free US shipping.

Monday: Lensbaby Composer II w/Sweet 80 (C/N/E/X/m43) for $180, Manfrotto Nitro, Etc

Monday is here once again, the very favorite day of those working on a Monday-to-Friday schedule 😉 But there’s always a silver lining, a new round of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

It’s a lens, it’s a baby. it’s both yet it’s neither. It’s a riddle that *SPOILER ALERT* is solved in the next paragraph below this sentence, so close your eyes if you don’t want to be spoiled 😉

+ Lensbaby Composer Pro II with Sweet 80 Optic for $180 in Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony E, Fuji X and M43rds

+ Manfrotto Nitrotech N12 & 545GB Dual-Leg Tripod System with Half Ball Adapter & Bag for $499

+ LG 27ML600M-B 27″ 16:9 FreeSync IPS Monitor for $159
+ IPS, HDMI | VGA Inputs, 1920 x 1080, 1000:1 Static Contrast Ratio, etc

+ also CyberPower UPS and Fiio music player

flash deals
+ now: ONA Presidio Camera Strap for $39
+ later: ONA Prince Street messenger bag

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET daily) offers a bundle of a Behringer audio interface with Sennheiser headphones for $179…

Sunday: Browning, Tamrac Belts, RAVpower, Etc

Sunday is here with a new 4-pack of B&H daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Browning Strike Force Pro XD Trail Camera for $120

+ Tamrac Anvil T0300 M.A.S. & M.O.L.L.E Modular Accessory Belt for $12 in three size options

+ RAVpower PD Pioneer 20,100mAh 45W 2-Port Power Bank for $30

+ Auray RF-PBO-16 Premium Reflection Filter (audio related) for $40

Meanwhile the current Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET daily) is the new condition Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM “Contemporary” lens in the Nikon system only bundled with the Slik Sprint PRO III tripod and the Sigma USB dock for $789 with free US shipping… No coupon needed, the price you see is the price you pay while this particular promotion is running…

UPDATE: meanwhile at the Woot dailies they have:

+ Surface sale at the main Woot
+ HP printers ($37 to $77) at Computers
+ wireless accessories at Electronics…

Axler, Peak Design, Freehands, Gura Gear, Etc (ends Sat PM)

FriYAY is here once again with a new set of B&H deals expiring on Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out; but B&H ~ as usual ~ does not accept orders between Friday PM and Sat PM ~ check their website for exact times):

+ open-box Peak Design CL-3 Clutch Camera Hand Strap for $25

+ Freehands Women’s Unlined Fleece Gloves for $13 (three size options)

+ Axler Caterpillar 20″ Extending Camera Slider for $149
+ will NOT turn into a butterfly no matter what

+ PeliCan 1920 Gen.3 MityLite LED Flashlight for $16

+ flash deal: Gura Gear UINTA 30L Multipurpose Backpack (Black/Brown) for $49
+ no teaser yet for the next flash deal

Thursday: Sachtler Ace XL, Tamrac, NiSi, Etc

Thursday brings with it a new 4-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tamrac Pro Compact 1 Camera Bag (Black) for $13

+ Sachtler Ace XL System with SpeedLock Tripod & Mid-Level Spreader (75mm Bowl) for $825

+ also JBL exercise headphones and Xcellon keyboard

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET daily) is the new condition NiSi V5 Pro 100mm Filter Holder Kit (6x Filter Slots, 82mm Adapter Ring, 86mm CPL Filter) going for $88 with free US shipping…

Wedn: Zhiyun Crane 3 Lab, GVM LED, Porta Brace Hard Case, RAVPower, Sandisk, Etc

It’s getting close to the mid-week point once again and four more B&H daily deals are available for your consideration until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Zhiyun CRANE 3 LAB Handheld Stabilizer for $449

+ GVM 600S LED Ring Light for $120

+ Porta Brace Hard Case with Six 4″ Lens Cups (Gray) for $100

+ RavPower 27,000mAh Universal Power Bank with AC Outlet for $65

Meanwhile the Best Buy dailies are headlined by a $349 HP 15.6″ touchscreen Chromebook (i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB, etc)…

Of potential interest at the Woot dailies, they have the Mobile Pixels Duex Pro 12.5″ Full HD IPS USB A/Type-C Portable Dual-Screen Monitor (with kickstand) for $210 with a 1-year warranty. Meanwhile the main Woot has the Beats 3 Solo wireless headphones for $150 with 1-year warranty…

UPDATE: for those shopping at Amazon Germany, they have a Sandisk Extreme sale with their Extreme PRO SDXC (up to 170MB/sec) cards going for 12 euro (32GB) or 17 euro (64GB) or 30 euro (128GB) or 83 euro (256GB) 200 euro (512GB). The yellow SDXC (non-PRO, up to 150MB/sec) goes for 15 euro which is the price for the Extreme microSDXC card. There’s also a 500GB portable USB-C SSD going for $130…

UPDATE #2: meanwhile among the Amazon Gold Box daily deals for Wednesday 2/5/20 is a sale on RAVpower powerbanks and chargers with nine options and prices ranging from $12 to $49…

Tuesday: Sachtler Camporter Camera Bags, Etc

Tuesday is here with four more B&H daily deals but no lenses today. This lot is good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sachtler Camporter Camera Bag for $90 in Small or $120 in Large

+ Samson Meteor Mic USB Studio Condenser Microphone for $40

+ also Lorex and truly wireless earphones

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal are Klipsch floor standing speakers for $450 (changes at 10am ET daily)…

And at Woot, they have refurbished Pixels ($80 to $150, Pixel 1 to Pixel 2XL; the 3/3XL have sold out)… And if you use the Woot app, they have a couple of PNY flash storage offers [needs the Wootapp to see/buy them]…

Then at the Best Buy daily deals, there are gift cards with tax software and a $99 11.6″ Lenovo Chromebook and such…

Speaking of computers, the Amazon USA Gold Bawx is having a sale on Kindle ereaders along with a Chromebooks and Monitors sale. Monitors and laptops are sold separately, they are not bundled. There’s also the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Android tablet (10.5″, 256GB) going for $584…

Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC MF for $269 [Z]

The current Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET daily) is the new condition Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC manual focus lens going for $269 with free US shipping in the Nikon Z system. That’s the advertised deal. When you look at the other mount options of this lens it goes for $239 in Fuji X and Sony E and $269 in M43rds and $329 in Canon RF…

Monday: Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG Art HSM for $1099 [C/N/E], Magnus, Etc

Monday is here with a new quartet of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) and surprise-surprise it’s a LENS DAY!

+ Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art for $1099 in your choice of Canon EF or Nikon F or Sony E

+ Magnus REX VT-6000 2-Stage Video Tripod with Fluid Head for $399

+ GVM 520S-B Bi-Color LED 3-Panel Kit for $350

+ and some Ring thing

Meanwhile at Woot, on the bargain side of things, six refurbished “scratch and dent” name brand Chromebooks (ASUS, Acer, Lenovo, HP) are on sale ranging from $62 to $68, with a 90-day Woot warranty. Note that Google will not be offering ChromeOS updates forever. Each platform (eg a specific Celeron processor) has an expiration date. After that, no more ChromeOS updates. You can search this by laptop name at this Google Support page. Once it reaches the no-more-updates date, if you don’t feel comfortable to continue using it, you can install Linux on it or a 3rd-party Chromium OS recommended by How/To/Geek

PS: if you have an existing ChromeOS device in your hands, you can find the “end of updates” date by going to the “About ChromeOS” page, then click on “Additional Details” and “Update Schedule”. If you haven’t checked recently, check again because Google extended some Chromebooks (from what I recall)…

Sunday: Nikon Akulon, Pelican Storm, Etc

If Sundays are not sunny, you can always ask for a refund because they are advertised as Sun Day 😉 Which brings us to a new 4-pack of B&H daily deals until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Nikon 8×42 Aculon A211 Binocular (Black, Refurbished by Nikon USA) for $55

+ BracketTron Xtreme Grip XL Phone Holder with USB Car Charger for $10

+ Porta Brace HR-DSLR Padded Nylon Camera Harness (Black) for $30

+ Pelican iM3300 Storm Case without Foam (Olive Drab) for $120

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET every day) is the new condition Hubsan H501S X4 FPV Brushless Quadcopter with 1080p Camera going for $129 with free US shipping…

Anker 19000, Tamrac, Peak Design, Etc (ends Sat PM)

FriYAY is here, January is almost over [have you began your Valentine’s Day shopping yet? ~ THRIFTY TIP: save the red from the Chinese New Year for Valentine’s], and we have a new round of B&H deals running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET as usual, but the site does not accept orders between Friday PM and Sat PM as usual…

+ Anker 19,000mAh PowerCore+ 19000 PD Portable Charger and USB Type-C Hub for $60
+ may be expensive but you are not risking your gear on lesser known brands; especially since USB-C is more powerful than microUSB

+ Tamrac Jazz Shoulder Bag 45 v2.0 (Black) for $45
+ model 50 for $20

+ Peak Design Form-Fitting Rain and Dust Cover (Black), in three sizes, from $23 to $30

+ XVenture TwistX 360 Wrist Mount for Select Action Cameras for $8

+ flash deal: JBL boombox for $270; no teasers for next flash deal;

Thursday: Olympus E-M5 II with 14-150mm f4-5.6 II lens for $699

Surprise surprise, the headliner Best Buy daily deals for Thursday 1/30/20 is a mirrorless camera! That’s right, for $699 you can get the Olympus E-M5 II body bundled with the Olympus 14-150mm f4-5.6 II lens, a “zoomy” entry-point into the M43rds system for the curious-zoomers. The lens will be included automatically by Best Buy while this promotion is running…

And if you want to literally yet digitally sift through the bargain bins, Woot is having another Bargain Bin sale with virtual bins starting at $5+ and topping at $50+…

On the other side of the pond, for a limited time, Amazon Germany is having a two-item Sony sale, the 18-105mm f4 OSS lens going for 419 euro, while the RX 100 Mark IV rawsumer going for 896 euro.

Thursday: Lexar UDMA7 Card Reader for $15, 14″ Thinkpad, Sachtler, Etc

Thursday is here and with it we have a new 4-pack of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader (UDMA 7) for $15

+ 14″ ThinkPad P43s Laptop for $1099 with free BitDefender
+ 1.8 GHz i7-8565U Quad, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, 14″ FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS, NVIDIA Quadro P520 GPU (2GB GDDR), etc

+ Sachter Campack Plus Backpack (Black) for $166

+ also Ring doorbell thing

Wedn: Lexar SDXC sale from 667x to 2000x

It’s another variant of the Computer Accessories Sale at the Amazon USA Gold Box good until Wednesday 1/29/20 at 11:59pm pacific (or earlier for anything that sells out). A total of 20 items are participating with prices ranging from $17 to $150. Up to three per item on offer.

Of camera and photo interest, the sale has the following memory cards:

SDXC memory cards
+ 128GB Lexar Professional SDXC (1667X, UHS-II, U3, up to 250MB/sec) for $30.59

+ 256GB of that but 1000X (up to 150MB/sec) for $39.40

+ 64GB Lexar Professional black/yellow (2000X, V90, UHS-II, U3, up to 300MB/sec) for $68

+ 256GB Lexar Professional (633X, up to 95MB/sec, V30, UHS-I, U3) for $32

+ as you can see, there are all kinds of speed options available

Other Items
+ 64GB Lexar microSDXC (1800X, V90, UHS-II) for $30.57

+ Lexar Multi-Card 25-in-1 card reader for $17

+ also keyboards, mice, headsets, etc

Wedn: Manfrotto Nitro, Pelican, Etc

It’s not a lens day but we got NITRO in the B&H daily deals for Wednesday 1/29/20 [yup, we almost ate up another month] until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Manfrotto Nitrotech N8 Head & Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Kit (100/75mm, Ground Spreader) for $399

+ Pelican 1770 Protector Long Case with Foam (Desert Tan) for $220

+ Angler 5×7′ Collapsible Background Kit for $140

+ also various Nuforce wireless earphones

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET) is the VIOFO A119 1440p 30fps Car Dash Cam with GPS Logger V2 (2.0″ LCD Screen) going for $70 with free US shipping…

UPDATE: storage time at the Best Buy dailies where they are offering the new condition external 10TB Western Digital USB 3.0 hard drive in the black color scheme for $160. You also get the customary Shutterfly coupon thing…