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Mon: imported grey-market Nikon D5600 body for $600

As teased yesterday, one of the Monday 3/22/21 NewEgg daily deals is the new condition imported grey-market Nikon D5600 body only going for $600, sold and shipped by marketplace seller “Red Tag Camera” through the NewEgg website…

To get a feel for the USA-warranty prices, check the various options and configurations and such at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazonia…

Among the other NewEgg dailies, they have the 1TB Toshiba Canvio for $42 AC, 6TB WD Elements desktop for $100 AC, internal Toshiba HDD, flash drive, Logitech MK710, Windows 10 PRO upgrade, Core i7, 27″ GigaByte 144Hz IPS monitor, etc…

Meanwhile the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals [changes Tuesday 10am ET] is a trio of options:

+ 10 exposures of Fuji instax mini chroma film for $4
+ you can buy as many as you like

+ Moza Air 2 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $399

+ DigiTech CabDryVR Dual Speaker Cabinet Emulator Pedal for $80

March 22, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Monday: Tamron 17-50/2.8 Di-II VC LD for $399 [C/N], Manfrotto, Lowepro, GVM, Sony OLED, Etc

Hooray, hooray, not because it’s Monday but because it is a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals, seven of them, good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out)… The flash deals, as usual, last only a few hours each…

+ Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di-II VC LD IF SP AF for $399 in your choice of Canon or Nikon APS-C DSLR systems
+ this Blog-Typo-Certified (TM) to be a Tamron, not a Tokina

+ Manfrotto Gimbal 460 Pro Kit for $400 after a whooping $350 off automatic in-cart coupon

+ GVM 560AS Bi-Color LED Studio Video 3-Panel Light Kit for $250 with FREE GVM softbox automatically included by B&H during the promotion

+ Lowepro Passport Sling III (Black) for $34

+ Anton Bauer Go 90 Battery (V-Mount) for $180 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ refurbished TP-Link Archer A6 AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router for $27

+ Amazfit Bip S Multi-Sport GPS Smartwatches for $70 minus 35% off automatic in-cart coupon [can’t do the head-math correctly at this point of/in time LOL]

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Connect Video Aluminum Monopod with Flip Locks, 3-Leg Base, and S4 PRO Head for $170

+ flash deal starts 12pm ET: Sony A8H 65″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV
+ price before sale $1998

UPDATE #1: among the Monday 3/22/21 Woot daily deals you can find:

+ Snaptain drones, $18 to $115 under “Electronics”

+ refurbished 12″ Surface PRO (i5, 128GB) for $450 under “Computers”

+ 5.11 Rush Tactical Backpacks, $81 to $133, under “Clearance”
+ no relation to the Canadian friends that go by the name RUSH but if you buy this, you may feel like a …new world man 😉

UPDATE #2: for those in Germany [appears to have a licensing restriction], Amazon Germany is having a sale of prepaid Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions, three options, 93 to 460 euro-dollars… There’s also a DJI Mavic Mini Drone bundle for 400 euro…

March 21, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , ,

Heads Up: Nikon D5600 among the Monday daily deals

This is a heads up alert! Among the teasers for the Monday 3/22/21 daily deals at the NewEgg website they show the Nikon D5600. The teasers over there do not point to actual product pages, so I do not know which kit will be offered and who will be the seller.

The daily deals at NewEgg go live at 12am pacific time, aka 3am eastern time (on Monday 3/22/21 in our case)…

A reasonable guess is that it might be the standard “with 18-55” kit, and as far as the seller, a number of the cameras offered in the NewEgg dailies are international/grey-market. Lower chances it might be refurbished or new (USA warranty) or open-box.

But of course I’m only guessing since the teaser does not show more, and I don’t remember if the D5600 was previously offered as a daily deal at NewEgg. If it had and I remembered, there could be reasonable chances that it is recurring. Sort of like the refurbished Sony H300 superzoom for $85 by a marketplace seller that returns every few days/weeks…

March 21, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon

Tokina 17-35mm f4 ATX-i FF lens w/FREE 82mm VND Filter for $499 [C/N], etc

Hooray, hooray, it is a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals with the new condition Tokina 17-35mm f4 ATX-i FF lens going for $499 with free US shipping in your choice of Canon or Nikon systems… BUT that’s not all! For a limited Adorama is also including automatically for FREE the Haida 82mm NanoPro MC Variable Neutral Density filter!

This is Blog-Typo-Certified (TM) to be Tokina, not Tamron 🙂

But that’s not all, there are two more items at the Adorama daily deals good until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Incase EO Travel Collection Duffel Bag for 15″ MacBook Pro for $30

+ 2pk of Swann SWWHD-OUTCAM Wireless Wi-Fi 1080p 2MP Outdoor Security Camera with Nightvision for $90

Meanwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box for Wednesday 3/17/21, yes happy St Paddy’s Day, there’s a sale on ARRIS networking gear and a $10 Amazon gift card with the purchase of select tax software…

March 17, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Meh-a-thon, Rokinon 14/2.8 for $329 [C AE], Manfrotto, G-Tech (11 options), Philips Hue, MSI, Etc

Meh fans, today’s your day, it’s a Meh-a-thon day, their version of a Woot-OFF BUT ever better, all the previous Meh-a-thon deals remain available for purchase ~ as long as they didn’t sell out of course…

Next up, we have a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals, with a 6-pack of offers good until Wednesday at 11:59pm eastern. No flash deals today…

+ Rokinon 14mm f2.8 IF ED UMC in the Canon version with AE (auto exposure) for $329
+ only this version is on sale
+ BUT if you want the Nikon F version in USED condition, prices start at $217 at B&H USED [not a daily deal, just an organic used price]

+ Delkin Fat Gecko Triple Mount for $60

+ Manfrotto Element MII Mobile Carbon Fiber Traveler Tripod for $150

+ Genaray Radiance Daylight LED Monolight for $349

+ Auray speaker stands, $18 to $20

+ G-Tech hard drives, 11 options, further discounted by automatic in-cart discounts

UPDATE #1: among the Best Buy daily deals you can get the 2TB Seagate One Touch external USB 3.0 HDD for $55…

UPDATE #2: busy day at the Woot daily deals including:

+ factory reconditioned MSI gaming laptops and desktops, $450 to $2350
+ with 180-day (6 month) MSI warranty

+ Optoma projectors, $400 to $2400

+ Redragon gaming peripherals, $20 to $51

+ iRobot coding robot for $85

+ factory reconditioned Philips Hue lighting, 12 options, $18 to $330, with 90-day Woot warranty

March 16, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Tue: Tokina 17-35mm f4 PRO FX for $359 [N] or $399 [C], Etc

My oh my! It’s back to back LENS DAYS at the B&H Photo daily deals, this one good until Tuesday 3/9/21 at 11:59pm eastern time (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ Tokina 17-35mm f4 PRO FX for $359 in the Nikon F system
+ the Canon version is not part of the daily-deals, but it is on sale on its own for $399
+ this is the “previous generation” of the lens
+ the “current generation” is the ATX-i version available in Canon or Nikon and going for $599 (current default price)
+ this is blog-typo-certified to be Tokina, not Tamron!

+ NaNuK 918 Case with Cubed Foam Insert (Black) for $80

+ GVM Professional Video Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (32″) for $239
+ Scott Bakula NOT included

+ ACER 15.6″ Aspire 5 Series Laptop for $600
+ i7-1065G7 Quad, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB M.2 SSD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080, Integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics, etc

+ Ultrasone headphones for $100 after automatic in-cart coupons…

REMINDER the lens day at the Adorama daily deals is good until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out). IT is the new condition Tokina 100mm f2.8 FIRIN Macro for $499 in the Sony FE. The lens is not made in other systems.

Yes, it’s a Tokina Double Lens Day! Tokina time, Believe it!

March 8, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Monday: Tokina 24-70mm f2.8 [C] for $569, GVM, Moza, Dracast, Tamrac, Etc

Hooray-Hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Monday March 1st (2021) B&H Photo daily deals, good until tonight at 11:59mp eastern or earlier if sold out…

+ Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f2.8 PRO FX for $569 in the Canon EF
+ the Nikon F is marked discontinued and cannot be ordered
+ this is Blog-Typo-Certified to be Tokina; not Tamron

+ Tamrac Rally 5 V2.0 Shoulder Bag for $35

+ Dracast Boltray LED600 Plus Daylight LED Light for $139 with FREE Dracast NP-F 2200mAh 2-Battery and Charger Kit

+ MOZA AirCross 2 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $269 with FREE Moza AirCross 2 Mounting Cheese Plate
+ actual cheese NOT included 😉

+ GVM Professional Video Aluminum Alloy Motorized Camera Slider (48″) for $225

+ NRG-GO 25600mAh Power Bank for $45

February 28, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine for $229 [N], $299 [m43], Etc

It’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals, this round good until Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out). It is the new condition Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine on sale for $299 with free US shipping in the Micro Four Thirds system… The other mount options are on sale on their own but not part of the daily deal. For example the Nikon F version is on sale for $229 but the Nikon F version has a lower regular price… The price-dynamics of different systems and different global options [from the perspective of Rokinon]…

Meanwhile at the Woot dailies they have Samsung Frame QLED televisions with prices ranging from $400 to $2500. Sizes range from 32″ to 75″. These are refurbished with a 90-day Woot warranty…

And finally we checkupon the Thursday NewEgg daily deals where find:

+ 128GB Samsung Endurance PRO microSDXC for $24 after promo code

+ $100 Lowe’s digital gift card for $90

+ unlocked Samsung Galaxy S21 (8/128) 5G for $700, sold and shipped by NewEgg itself

+ various other techie things as usual

February 25, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

Monday: Tokina 11-20/2.8 for $429 [C/N], 32GB Sandisk SDXC

Mundane Monday is back once again BUT hooray-hooray it’s a LENS DAY at the new round of B^H Photo daily deals, good until Monday 2/15/21 [yes, we ate half of February already, now it’s time to eat the Valentine’s chocolates on clearance 😉 ] at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out)…

+ Tokina 11-20mm f2.8 CF ATX-I for $429 in Canon EF or Nikon F
+ APS-C, 82mm filters, around half a kilo, 0.12x max-mag, etc
+ this is blog-typo-certified to be Tokina, not Tamron
+ statement certified to be organic, gluten-free, biodynamic, kosher, Fairtrade and UTZ

+ Pelican MPB35 Backpack (35L, Realtree Edge / Tan) for $57

+ SirUI SUP204SR Aluminum-Alloy Photo/Video Monopod for $100

+ 32GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDHC for $12 after automatic in-cart coupon
+ up to 95MB/sec, V30, UHS-I, U3, C10, etc
+ of interest especially if you have a mix of cameras that use SDHC and SDXC cards

+ MSI 15.6″ Creator Series Creator 15 Multi-Touch Laptop for $1729
+ “Creator” is the new “Gamer” in laptop marketing? 😉
+ Intel i7-10875H 8-Core, 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080 IPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (with 8GB GDDR6, nom-nom-nom), etc, etc

+ CAD microphones etc, two options, $49 or $79

February 14, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: GVM, NiSi, Zeiss 25mm T2.9 Cine CP.2 for $1990 [EF], Etc

It feels like yesterday when I wrote “Hump Day is here again” and just like that, Hump Day is here once again 😉

We have a new round of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm on Wednesday 2/10/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ put on Vanilla Ice, it’s Zeiss-Zeiss Baby!
+ ZEISS Compact Prime CP.2 25mm/T2.9 Cine Lens for $1990 in Canon EF only
+ this is only available in Canon EF
+ the only other version listed at B&H is the PL-mount which is marked discontinued
+ discontinued at B&H means it is not orderable and there are no plans for more of it to arrive (you can of course always look for it in the USED department, eBay, KEH Camera, etc, etc, etc)

+ GVM On-Camera RGB LED Video Light with Bluetooth App Control and Power Supply for $99

+ AmazFIT Bip S Multi-Sport GPS Smartwatch in two color options for $70 minus 28% off in-cart automatic coupon, which should put it, per my head-math, around $50 (because 30% of $70 is $21)…
+ all this extra text because I was too lazy to open the Calculator app or at least open a new browser tab for in-search calculator 😉

+ AuRay MXB-1515B Padded Nylon Bag for Mixers & Accessories for $23
+ for the speed-readers out there, this is for Audio Mixers, not Kitchen Mixers

Meanwhile the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals [changes Wednesday 10am ET] includes a …Valentine’s Day filter kit, the NiSi V5 Pro Rose Gold Edition 100mm Filter Holder with Enhanced Landscape CPL going for $80… Also something that may look like a monopod on a smaller screen but it is not: the H&A Carbon Fiber Telescoping Boom Pole with Internal Coiled Cable & Side Exit XLR Base (9′) – Neutrik Connector – Carrying Case Included goes for $200…

In a sign of the COVID times mayhaps, the Wednesday Meh daily deal is a 54-pack of single-serve Jim Bourbon flavored (three flavors of 18 per box) K-cups for $19 + shipping… Keep in mind coffee purists freak out about flavored coffee the same way photographers freak out about digital zoom in digital cameras 😉

UPDATE #1: lots of action at the Wednesday Best Buy daily deals including:

+ 256GB Sandisk Extreme Plus microSDXC for $58

+ 256GB PNY Elite Pro USB 3.0 Type A flash drive for $40

+ C by GE lighting kits, three options, $25 to $28

+ Energizer battery-powered LED motion sensor
+ move over car-dash-ography, here comes motion-senso-graphy!

+ 16TB WD EasyStore HDD for $280
+ 1TB WD MyPassport SSD USB-C for $140

+ Vankyo wireless mini projector for $100

February 9, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals

Monday: Tokina 14-20mm f2 PRO (DX) for $299 [C], Etc

Monday is here with a new Tom Brady special! Buy one SuperBowl ring, get another one free 😉

Joking aside, we have a hooray-hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Monday B&H Photo daily deals good until Monday 2/8/21 at 11:59pm eastern (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tokina 14-20mm f2 PRO DX lens for $299 in Canon EF only
+ that’s around 21-30mm “35mm EQ”
+ the Nikon F lens is not part of the daily deal but it is on sale on its own for $379
+ one of the benefits of the CaNiKoN duopoly is having the option to buy APS-C lenses such as these!
+ this is blog-typo-certified to be Tokina, not Tamron 🙂

+ ARCO LCD Transport Case for 27-45″ Displays for $60
+ I was joking the other day about carrying around with me a 100″ display, but mayhaps it was not a joke after all? 😉

+ GVM Teleprompter TQ-M for Tablets and Smartphones with Remote Control & App for $129

+ ACCsoon CineEye Wireless Video Transmitter with 5 GHz Wi-Fi for up to 4 Mobile Devices for $149
+ personally I’m holding out for the Big East version 😉

UPDATE #1: the headliner of the Monday Woot daily deals is a feast of Google Pixels with six options ranging from $60 to $300, from Pixel XL all the way up to 4XL. Keep in mind, no microSD slot, no headphone jack, no Nexus soul 😉

The headliner of the Best Buy dailies is a 2TB WD EasyStore external HDD for $60… IF you are marrying old and new computeralia, they have the Insignia HDMI to VGA adapter for $15… There’s a $40 Nimble 3-day portable charger, a $13 Insignia 350 lumen LED flashlight, a 36pk of Insignia AA/AAA batteries for $11 (unfortunately worse than 4 batteries per $1)… And on and on and on…

UPDATE #2: a handful of Fire Tablets and Echo devices are among the Monday Amazon deals of the day in their Gauld Baux…

UPDATE #3: another 24 hours have passed bringing us a new iteration of the Adorama daily deals, this one running until Tuesday at 10am ET and featuring:

+ Minolta MN80NV 1080p Full HD 3″ Touchscreen Camcorder with Nightvision for $99 in three color options

+ Bethesda Softworks Doom Eternal for $30 in either Xbox or Playstation 4
+ yes, Adorama is also Gameorama!

February 7, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine for $229 [N]

It’s a lens day of the Nikon F kind at the Adorama daily deals, good until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) you can get the new condition Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine for $229 with free US shipping… The other three options go for a lot more as of the time of writing…

January 25, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Tokina Opera 16-28mm f2.8 for $529 [C/N]

Prepare to sing, prepare for a Night at the Opera at the Adorama daily deals, it is the new condition Tokina Opera 16-28mm f2.8 FX zoom lens going for $529 with free US shipping in your choice of Canon or Nikon DSLR systems… Sale ends on Friday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out…

PS: this is “typo-certified” to be Tokina, not Tamron 🙂

January 21, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: Sigma 10-20/3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 [N], Zeapon, CamCase, Sirui, Elements 2021, Raspberry PI, Etc [UPDATED]

Hooray, hooray, Thirstday is LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET on Thursday 1/21/21 or earlier for anything that may sell out ahead of its designated expiration time and place…

+ Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 in Nikon F only!
+ the Canon EF and Sigma SA remain at regular prices

+ SirUI W-1004 Waterproof Aluminum Alloy Tripod for $100

+ ZeaPon Micro 2 Micro Rail Slider for $150
+ Scott Bakula NOT included

+ CoreSWX TorchLED Bolt 300 On-Camera Light for $150, another option for $399
+ Bolt-On, not to be confused with the infomercial that keeps repeating “apply directly to the forehead”

+ Xcellon 6-in-1 Multiport USB Type-C Docking Station for 10.9, 11 & 12.9″ iPad Air and Pro for $35
+ someone needs to write a summer-y Jimmy Buffet style song called o/~ dongle life o/~

+ CamCase CC5 Mirrorless Camera Case for $119 in two color options
+ the bag is indeed mirrorless, but then almost all bags are mirrorless (unless it’s one of those fashion bags that have a small vanity mirror inside?)

Fresh off the Meh-a-thon, the Thursday Meh daily deal is the Vistatech 2.4GHz Live-Streaming WiFi Video Drone offered for $35. This includes three batteries. It is model DR0N35-0N-4ND-0N. Sounds like a Radio Shack type of a brand name? 🙂

UPDATE #1: it’s name brand electronics at the Thursday Best Buy daily deals including:

+ Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 for $60
+ 2TB WD EasyStore for $60, 16TB for $300
+ 400GB Sandisk Nintendo microSD for $90Ad
+ Uncharted Supply survival system
+ Acer Predator gaming laptop for $1200
+ b0bsweep robot vacuum thing (also pet toy) for $150

UPDATE #2: the Woot daily deals are headlined by an AmazonBasics luggage sale (20 options, one sold out already, no camera bags), while “Computers” has CanaKit Raspberry PI kits from $50 to $70…

January 20, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Pre-order the new Tokina 65mm T1.5 Cinema Vista [C/E/m43/PL]

This year’s “Diet CES” has brought us a not-so-diet-priced lens, it is the new Tokina 65mm T1.5 Cinema Vista prime lens available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo for $7499 in the Sony E, Micro Four Thirds, Canon EF, Arri PL, and for $7799 in Arri LPL…

January 12, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, tokina Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Venus Laowa 12mm f2.8 Zero-D w/freebies for $849 [C/N/K/Z/RF/FE] {ends Sun 10am ET}

Lens days continue at the Adorama daily deals, but this time it is not Sigma but a …celestial body! This round is good until Sunday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Venus Laowa 12mm f2.8 Zero-D ultra wide for $849 with FREE accessories and Corel software
+ Mirrorless version in Sony FE, Canon RF and Nikon Z
+ DSLR version in Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K (no freebies)

+ also masks as daily deals

January 2, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM ART for $579 [C/N/K/Si] {ends Sat 10am ET}

Bright zoom time at the Adorama daily deals where the Sigma lens deals continue for another day! Hooray! This runs until 10am ET on Saturday or earlier if sold out:

+ Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM ART in the Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K and Sigma SA systems for $579 each

+ Godox SL Series SLB60W 60W Battery-Operated White LED Video Light, 5600K for $299

+ Glow EZ Lock Octa Quick XXL Softbox With Bowens Mount (60″) for $89

+ Glow EZ Lock 12×56″ Quick Strip Softbox With Bowens Mount for $69

January 1, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , ,

Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 DG OS HSM Sports with FREE Sigma Dock for $1099 [C/N/Si] {ends Fri 10am ET}

It’s Sigma time for the third day in a row at the Adorama daily deals, this round good until Friday 1/1/21 at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out). In other words this daily deal will last a year 🙂

+ Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 DG OS HSM Sports with FREE Sigma Dock for $1099 in your choice of Canon EF, Nikon F or Sigma SA

+ Slinger Simple 1 DSLR Shoulder Bag for $13
+ nothing wrong with a simple budget bag if you like to “bag the bags”!

+ Godox LEDM150 LED Smartphone Light for $32

December 31, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , ,

Wedn: Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG OS HSM ART w/FREE Sigma Dock for $879 [C/N/Si] {ends Thur 10am ET}

It’s back to back Sigma lenses at the Adorama daily deals, this round ends on Thursday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out…

+ Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG OS HSM ART IF with a FREE Sigma Dock for $879 in Canon EF or Nikon F or Sigma SA

+ Slinger Electronic Dry Cabinet (85L) for $149
+ 30L for $499

+ Flashpoint XPLOR 400PRO TTL Battery-Powered Monolight + Flashpoint 10′ C (Century) Light Stand on Turtle Base Kit w/40″ Grip Arm & 2 Gobo Heads and Baby Pin – Chrome + Glow EZ Lock Deep Parabolic Quick Softbox (48″) for $599

December 30, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , ,

Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM ART with FREE USB Dock for $639 [C/N/A/K] {ends Wedn 10am ET}

Hooray, hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals good until Wednesday at 10am eastern time or earlier for anything that may sell out before then…

+ Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $639 with a FREE Sigma USB Dock in Nikon F, Canon EF, Pentax K and Sigma SA

+ Slik PRO CF-634 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $200

+ Joby GripTight PRO 2 Mount for Smartphones, Mics and Lights for $30

+ H&A Versa Professional Field and Studio Monitor Headphones for $50

December 29, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , ,

Nikon 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G ED DX VR II w/Extras for $587

Zoom-zoom! If you are looking for a stabilized APS-C Nikon superzoom lens, the new condition Nikon 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G ED DX VR II is currently on sale for $587 with free US shipping AND your choice from three sets of freebies at Adorama… The freebie packages include filter kits, NewLeaf extra warranty, cleaning stuff and of course the obligatory Corel software. Check the listings to see the three options of freebies…

December 29, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Sunday: Sigma 17-50/2.8 f2.8 EX DC OS HSM (N) for $279, Etc

Bag the bags at the Meh daily deal, you can buy two FUL backpacks (from a choice of four) for $18 total. So that’s $9 per bag. Free shipping for Mehmebers. These are general use bags, not camera bags.

And now we have a Nikon LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM in the Nikon F system only for $279
+ the other SLR system options are not on sale

+ 3 Legged Zayla L-bracket for $46, four options

+ GVM GP-80FW Carbon Fiber Camera Slider with Flywheel (33″) for $99

+ CoreSWX Nano for $149 in your choice of V-mount or Gold mount

+ Sachtler Lite Case (Medium) for $120

+ 4id UVC smartphone sanitizers, three options, for $25 each

+ Cleer Flow headphones for $60

+ flash deals: Smith-Victor LED Ring Light (13.5″) for $80

+ next flash deal starts 3pm ET: Bescor LED RGBW Studio Light Panel

UPDATE: good until Sunday at 10am ET we have a couple of Adorama daily deals as follows:

+ CLAR FlexLite 16x20in / 40x51cm 100W Rollable Wireless Bicolor SMD LED Panel for $259

+ Joby GripTight ONE Mount for Smartphones for $13

December 26, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: Tokina 24-70mm f2.8 PRO FX for $579 [C], Etc

LOL, the headline for the Thursday 12/24/20 Meh daily deal is funny yet also right? “The Germaphobes were right” LOL. Anyway, their deal of the day is a Sharper Image phone and accessories UV sanitizer type thing for $25…

Hooray hooray, we have a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tokina 24-70mm f2.8 PRO FX for $579 in the Canon EF system
+ the Nikon F version is marked discontinued and cannot be ordered, that’s why only the Canon version is on sale
+ this is blog-certified to be Tokina, not Tamron 🙂

+ Lowepro Urbex BP 24L Backpack for $30
+ bag the bag!

+ Bolt VB-22 Bare-Bulb Flash Kit with PP-500DR Pack and Battery for $330

+ Steadicam Air 15 Monopod for $180
+ not your father’s monopod and as such, you can’t cosplay Gandalf with this

+ Oben Magnetic Mount Kit with Mini Ball Head for $13

+ also Shure earphones and sanitizer thing

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Wandrd Inflatable Camera Cube for $32
+ this product is so thrifty they don’t want to pay for vowels 😉

+ flash deal starts 12pm ET: Samsung Galaxy Watch LTE GPS Smartwatch (42mm, Midnight Black)
+ price before sale $200
+ marked as “New Arrival”
+ also known as: one more thing to charge daily 😉

UPDATE #1: the headliner of the Best Buy dailies is the 12.3″ Surface PRO 7 (latest model) going for $559 (i3 10th gen, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD), while the i5 with 8GB RAM option goes for $799 and the 256GB option has an Apple-esque +$100 price increase… While the $559 price may be tempting, keep in mind that this is Windows, so get the 4GB version only if you plan to use it in a way that can survive with 4GB of RAM…

Among the rest of the Big Yellow dailies there’s a 1TB Sandisk Extreme USB-C SSD for $125 [Conspiracy Theory Alert: just when the prices of the HDD crashed down, of course the next big thing became SSDs and Encrypted so the price points would go up!], and the 64GB Sandisk Extreme Plus microSDXC for $20, and no, that Duke Canon thing may look like AA batteries in the pictures above but it’s a lip balm type thing 🙂

UPDATE #2: the current Adorama dailies [I forgot to post them earlier] include the ORLIT 250 KWIK Series Studio Flash With Bowens S Mount for $100 and a Swann Wifi pan-and-tilt PTCAM for $43… These change on Thursday at 10am eastern [or earlier if sold out]…

December 23, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

Tamron 70-210mm f4 Di VC USD w/Tripod Collar and 64GB SDXC for $399 [OR ADD Vanguard Tripod for +$30] {C/N}

Hooray, hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals good until 10am ET on Wednesday (or earlier for anything that may sell out ahead of its designated expiration time):

+ Tamron 70-210mm f4 Di VC USD with Tamron Tripod Collar and 64GB Fuji SDXC card for $399 in your choice of Canon EF or Nikon F

+ Tamron 70-210mm f4 Di VC USD with Tamron Tripod Collar and 64GB Fuji SDXC card AND Vanguard VEO 2 235AB 5 Section Aluminum Tripod with VEO 2 BH-50 Ball Head for $429 in your choice of Canon EF or Nikon F

+ this is double-checked, it is indeed Tamron, not Tokina 🙂

+ Joby GripTight PRO Smartphone Mount for $17

+ CLAR Venus 5″ On-Camera RGB LED Light for $79

December 22, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Metz, Sigma 40/1.4 DG HSM ART for $899 [C/N/E], Etc

Tuesday used to be (New) TunesDay but since that got moved to Friday, Tuesday is now ToonsDay 😉 And we have a new round of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ yes, it’s a LENS DAY back-to-back!
+ SIGMA 40mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $899
+ DSLR version in Canon EF and Nikon F
+ Mirrorless version in Sony E

+ Metz MegaBlitz flashes, 11 options, 44 AF-2 and M400, $100 to $130

+ SirUI SUP426SR Carbon-Fiber Photo/Video Monopod for $199

+ LuxLi Timpani 1×1 RGBAW LED Light for $700

+ 13.3″ Apple MacBook Airs (early 2020), five options, $880 to $1249
+ using conventional Intel processors
+ the new M1 silicon are the late 2020 models
+ already rumors talk of the upcoming M1x chip which is cannibalizing M1 sales 🙂

+ Hyper 27,000mAh HyperJuice USB Type-C Power Delivery 3.0 Battery for $120
+ two USB-C, one USB-A ports, 100W Power Delivery 3.0, etc

+ Core SWX batteries, 16 options, $399 to $1799

+ flash deal (ends 12pm ET): Miggo Agua Sling Bag 60 for $89
+ has a little bit of aqua-blue color to justify the name 😉

+ next flash deal (starts 12pm ET): LG G8X ThinQ Dual Screen Dual SIM Smartphone (128GB, Unlocked)
+ price before sale $500
+ poor LG getting hammered and squeezed in the blockbuster movie “Battle of the Titans: Samsung vs Apple vs China Inc”
+ not to be confused with the “Attack On Titan” manga/anime; the Titans haven’t eaten LG yet 😉

MEANWHILE at the Adorama daily deals [change Tuesday 10am ET] they have:

+ Gitzo GK0545T-82TQD Series 0 Traveler Tripod – 4 Section – with GH1382TQD Quick Release Center Ball Head for $450

+ LG 24MK430H-B 24″ Class 16:9 Full HD IPS Gaming Monitor with AMD FreeSync for $90

+ Nooie outdoor wifi security cam for $50

KINDA FREEBIE: if you are near a Habit Burger (part of the Burger 2.0 wave), you can get a free “Charburger with Cheese” when you download their app and purchase a regular size drink… The Charburger is more expensive than the regular drink 🙂

December 21, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , ,

Monday: Rokinon 50mm T1.5 Cine, 12.9″ iPad PRO (2020), Etc

And just like that Monday is here once again and with it we have a new set of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out). And it’s a LENS DAY, hooray-hooray:

+ Rokinon 50mm T1.4 AS DS Cine DS manual focus lens for $379 in your choice of Canon EF or Nikon F or Sony E system or Micro 4/3rds

+ 12.9″ iPad Pro (Early 2020, Wi-Fi Only) for $949 (256GB on-board) or $1149 (512GB on-board), two color options each
+ also 256GB available as Wifi + Cellular for $1099

+ GVM Professional Video Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (32″) for $240

+ also Senal studio headphones for $45 and Denon In/Out speakers pair for $50 and AmazFit GTS smartwatches for $95 (six options)

+ flash deal: RucPac Solo Camera Strap for $20

+ next flash deal: Savage LiteShaper Flexible LED Panel

UPDATE: various Vivo standing desk / office related things and the refurbished Kindle (2019 model, 10th generation, latest model) for $40 are among the Monday Woot daily deals… If you love reading text-only books (eg fiction, or text-only non-fiction), an e-reader is a must have. Especially if you love reading in-bed or before bed time, because they are front-lit and black-n-white like paper, so they don’t affect your brain/sleep the way smartphones/tablets do, which are back-lit, so the light shines on your face instead… Or something like that…

December 20, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Monday: Sigma 150-600 for $729 [C/N], SpyderX, DJi Mavic Mini, MeFoto, Dry Cabinets, LG, Gitzo, Etc

It’s not just any Monday today, it is Green Monday! Because we all reminisce longingly about Cyber Monday, so we need another named Monday 😉

But it carries some weight because it’s a LENS DAY during Monday 12/14/20 at the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out… A weightlifter lens day 😉

+ Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporiaries for $729 in Canon EF or Nikon F options
+ optionally, under “Buy Together and Save” you can add the Sigma MC-11 mount converters for $99 each: either Sigma EF lenses to Sony E, or Sigma SA lenses to Sony E

+ DataColor SpyderX Photo Kit for $179
+ just like pixel-peeping [memo to self: be careful with the typos here!], calibration is also an officially recognized lifestyle

+ DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo with Hard-Shell Travel Case (Black) for $449
+ personally I’m waiting for the “Fly Less” combos 😉

+ MeFoto RoadTrip S Travel Tripod (Carbon Fiber) for $100 in five color options which can be color-coded for project or by person
+ because you know there are some people who freak out if anyone else touches their stuff [and that’s pre-COVID]

+ LG 27UK670 27″ 16:9 4K FreeSync IPS Monitor for $330

+ Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinets, nine options, $70 to $1000
+ because humidity and dust and such are not a lens’s best friend

+ also $15 Polsen studio headphones

Flash Deals
+ ends 10am ET: GITZO GT3532 Mountaineer Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod with 3-Way Fluid Head Kit for $859

+ starts 10am ET: Pelican 1507TP Air Case with TrekPak Insert

+ starts 2pm ET: Sennheiser EW 112P G4 Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier

+ starts 7pm ET: Polsen M-85 Professional Dynamic Handheld Microphone

MEANWHILE at the Adorama daily deals [change Monday 10am ET] there’s the Incase 16″ Reform Backpack with TENSAERLITE for $35 and the Zendure Q3 Qi-Compatible 7.5W Wireless Charger for $13…

UPDATE #1: it’s Samsung Day at the Best Buy dailies and it includes:

+ 128GB EVO Plus microSDXC for $21!
+ 1TB T7 portable external USB 3.0 SSD for $160

+ S20* and S10* smartphones
+ Tab S6 (10.5″, 256GB) Android tablet for $430

+ TVs, soundbars, smartwatches, robot vacuums, etc

UPDATE #2: the headliner at the Woot website is a Philips Hue system sale, with 15 options ranging from $18 to $180, including starter kits, light bulbs, hubs, light-bars, etc…

The sales also include CANAKIT Raspberry Pi kits ($65 to $90), various assorted former flagship Samsung Galaxy phones ($70 to $410), Birkenstock sandals ($22 to $40) because we all have a bit of a hippy inside us 🙂

December 13, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , ,

Thursday: Tokina 17-35/f4 for $379 [N], Metz Flashes (10 options), Sandisk, ASUS, Zhiyun, ShutterBoss, AngelBird, Etc

Thirst-DAY is here once again and it begins with a new set of B&H daily deals AND it is both a LENS DAY and a FLASH DAY! Offers good until 11:59pm ET on Thursday 12/10/20 or earlier for any item that may sell out ahead of its designated expiration time [needless to say, flash deals last only a few hours each]:

+ Tokina 17-35mm f4 PRO FX for $379 in the Nikon F system only
+ the Canon EF version remains at $450
+ this is not to be confused with the upcoming Tokina ATX-i 17-35mm f4 (pre-orders for $599 in C/N)
+ I triple-checked, this is indeed Tokina, not Tamron!
+ why do I triple-check? Because I often type the wrong name among those two 🙂

+ Metz MecaBlitz AF-1 and AF-2 flash sale
+ 10 options of the 64 AF-1 and 56 AF-2 models
+ prices range from $150 to $200
+ system options include Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, and OlyPanLei

+ Zhiyun-Tek CRANE 2S Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer Combo Kit for $499

+ Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC, CF and CFExpress cards, six options, prices further discounted with automatic in-cart coupon

+ ASUS 14″ VivoBook Laptop for $599 with FREE 1-yr BitDefender
+ 1.3 GHz Intel Core i7-1065G7 Quad, 8GB RAM, 256GB M.2 SSD, 14″ 1920 x 1080 IPS, UHD Graphics, 100% sRGB, no touchscreen
+ two USB Type A (one 3.x, one 2.0), one USB-C (Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, PD), HDMI, card reader, Wifi 6, Bluetooth 5, 4-cell battery, backlit keyboard, fingerprint reader, TPM, BIOS booting, 3 lbs
+ as of the time of writing, the processor ranks #458 at cpubenchmark.net
+ personally I prefer to get a system with a Top 500 processor, and slightly above my current needs so it can “survive” the never-ending sprawl/slow-down of OS and software and websites over time
+ plus: it has the latest protocols (Wifi 6 and Bluetooth 5), USB-C/Thunderbolt, IPS, 100% sRGB, fingerprint, backlit keyboard
+ only major thing missing is a touchscreen (considering the price)

+ AngelBird AtomX SSDmini (1TB) for $299
+ just so we are clear, it’s neither an Angel, nor a Bird, it’s Storage 🙂

+ Vello ShutterBoss II Timer Remote for $30 in seven options for various cameras/systems

+ flash deal: Gefen GTV-DIGAUD-2-AAUD Stereo Digital-to-Analog Audio Converter for $30
+ next flash deal: Acebil I-705DX Prosumer Tripod System

UPDATE: at the Adorama daily deals (change Friday 10am ET) they have the Air Selfie AIR PIX Portable Pocket-Size 12MP HD Flying Camera with Smartphone Control for $95 and a JBL linear array PA system type of a thing for $500…

UPDATE #2: another day with 110+ Camera and Photo Lightning Deals at the Amazon USA Gold Box with the usual assortment of studio, lighting, tripod/stabilizer-y, action cams, and the like…

December 9, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

Monday: Sigma 24-70/2.8 DG OS HSM Art for $899 [C/N/E/L]

Hooray, hooray, Monday comes in with a great start, it’s a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals and what a lens too, it’s the new condition Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG OS HSM ART going for $899 with free US shipping and freebies depending on the mount option:

+ Nikon F version with FREE Sigma USB dock and FREE B+W 82mm UV Haze filter

+ Canon EF version with FREE B+W 82mm UV Haze filter

+ Sony E or Leica L with FREE B+W 82mm UV Haze filter

+ 256GB Lexar PRO 1667x UHS-II SDXC for $50

+ National Geographic 50mm f/12 AZ Refractor Telescope for $40
+ the UFOs are coming!

+ GVM RGB LED Studio 2-Light Soft Video Light Panel Kit 50RS2L for $330

+ Cooamer UVC Sterilization Lamp, three options, $15 to $40

+ and now something for the Zoom-Slack generations:
++ Xcellon wireless presenters for $10
++ AMX ACV-5100 Acendo Vibe Conferencing Soundbar with Integrated Webcam for $199

+ flash deal: SirUI VSK-5 Video Survival Kit for $140
+ next flash deal: ManFrotto TwistGrip ComPlete Kit

UPDATE: some action at the Best Buy dailies for Monday:

+ 64GB Sandisk Ultra Plus microSDXC for $15

+ 9.7-inch Nixplay LCD digiframe for $250

+ 1TB WD Blue internal SSD for $100

+ Nomatic ultimate travel backpack bundle for $180

+ and of course Poo-Pourri, now they can truly smell like roses 😉

Of e-reader interest under “Computers” at the Woot website there’s a trio of new condition 9th-generation 7-inch Kindle Oasis e-readers ranging from $150 to $200 (8GB = $150, 32GB = $170, 32GB + cellular = $200). They come with a 1-year Amazon warranty. This is the “previous generation”. The latest Kindles are the 10th generation which includes the Oasis 3. Neither uses USB-C. Once upon a time I knew this line-up by heart, now there’s way too many of them. Thankfully there’s a very nice Wackypedia page to sort them all out! I got started with the “Kindle Keyboard”, although I was ponderously pondering the 9.7-inch Kindle DX before that…

December 6, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , ,

Sigma Lens Instant Savings (74 options)

Shiguma time! If you are a fan of their lenses, DSLR or mirrorless, prime or zoom, APS-C or full frame or other-frame, B&H Photo is hosting an Instant Savings promotion with 74 options with prices ranging from $149 (lens mounts) to $289 (30/1.4 DC DN) all the way up to $1849 for the weightlifter’s favorite (150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sporty-Spice)

December 3, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: ,