Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 Aluminum Tripod with 502HD Fluid Head Hybrid Video Kit for $240

After the scouring of the Shire, Frodo went on to create a camera accessories company, making all the accessories by hand. The company was called Man-Frodo, short for Manually Made by Frodo, but through the centuries the name morphed into Manfrotto, which brings us to the Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 Aluminum Tripod with 502HD Fluid Head Hybrid Video Kit offered as another Cyber Monday deal at B&H Photo for $240 with free expedited shipping until Monday at 11:59pm ET.

YI 4K+ Sports and Action Camera with Four Freebies (Head Strap, Helmet Mount, Bike Handlebar, Wrist Mount) for $255

The new condition YI 4K+ Sports and Action Camera is on sale for $255 with free shipping, sold by the YI Amazon store with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime eligible. But that’s not all, when you page down over there to the “Special offers and product promotions” section, or mouse over the “Applicable discounts” below the price, you will see some offers that get you various freebies with purchase.

You can get all four freebies mentioned if you manually add them to the shopping cart along with the camera. All must be sold by the YI Amazon store, not any other sellers, because that’s their coupons. The links below point to the YI store options for each eligible item:

+ YI 4K+ Sports and Action Camera
+ YI Head Strap Mount for Yi Action Camera Compatible with GoPro Hero
+ YI Helmet Mount for the YI Action Camera Compatible with GoPro Hero
+ YI Bike Handlebar Mount for Action Camera Compatible with GoPro Hero
+ YI Wrist Strap Mount Action Camera Universal Compatible
+ as you can see from the product descriptions, these accessories can be used with other action cameras as well

Add them all to the shopping cart. Then when you proceed to the Amazon Checkout page, the price of each item will be automatically discounted. No coupon is needed! If you don’t see the discounts, it means the promotion expired or there’s something wrong. If you don’t see the discounts, you won’t get the discounts!

Thursday: Usual Camera/Photo accessories, Etc

There are over 45 items listed in the Camera & Photo lightning deals of the Amazon Gold Box.

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Monday: 20% off $300+ orders at Monoprice

For Monday 11/6/17, coupon code HELPFUL gets you 20% off orders of $300+ in eligible products at the Monoprice website. As usual, you can test coupon and get a S&H estimate without logging in or signing up. The $300 limit must be reached only with items eligible for the coupon. Ineligible items in your shopping cart do not count towards the $300 limit.

Friday FREE to Watch ReBroadcast: Lightroom CC for the Professional Photographer

If you missed the world premiere of this class on Wednesday, fear not! Creative LIVE is re-running this class online and for FREE until Saturday 11:50am ET. This calls being Jared Platt’s Lightroom CC for Professional Photographers.

It consists of 14 video lessons, the transcript of some of them is available under the “Class Materials” sub-tab. During this promotional window, if you like this class well enough to want to watch it in the future, you can purchase it for a one-time $39 price.

UPCOMING CAMERA CLASSES
Per the On-Air Schedule, the following camera “Fast Start” classes are scheduled, along with a Lightroompalooza for Saturday October 28:

October 28 Lightroom-palooza
+ Adobe Lightroom CC Photo Editing: The Complete Guide with Ben Willmore
+ same day: Combining Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC for a Seamless Workflow
+ same day: Lightroom CC: Organizing Your Digital Photo Life
+ same day: Beginner Workflows in Lightroom
+ same day: Adobe Lightroom CC for Beginners
+ same day: Advanced Workflows in Lightroom with Tim Grey
+ same day: How to Use Adobe Lightroom CC Mobile
+ same day: SLR Lounge Lightroom Presets

+ October 30: Canon 6D Mark II (world premiere!)
+ October 31: Nikon D7500 (world premiere!)
+ November 4: Adobe Lightroom CC Photo Editing: The Complete Guide with Ben Willmore

Pre-order new LG V30 (carrier unlocked) for $830

For the boldly going early adopters, the new condition LG V30 flagship, carrier unlocked and without any carrier prerequisites, is now available for pre-ordering for $830 at B&H Photo. This is model US998. You own the phone outright. Expected availability is December 5.

Speaking of which, this Incipio case for it is on sale and with free S&H at B&H.

Pre-order Amazon Key (camera + smart lock) for $250

If you hate having your delivered packages sit outside the home waiting for you to arrive and move them inside (that poor tilt shift lens sitting in a cardboard box in the rain and snow), and you are the trusting kind, Amazon is now accepting pre-orders for their new Amazon Key technology. The camera + smart lock combo goes for $250, but you have some customization options on the smart locks. A combo discount appears in the shopping cart after you select the configuration and ranges from $40 to $70 off depending on how expensive the lock is. Expert Installation is included but optional. Prime members only!

November 8 is the current in-stock estimate. Availability varies by zipcode/region. They have an Explainer page with more details. And the obligatory YouTube video:

Pre-order new Rokinon 35/1.4 FE AF, Leica 90/2.2 Thambar-M, Lensbabies, Etc

It’s lens pre-order round-up time now, with a handful of new lenses available at pre-order at B&H Photo:

Autofocus technology once again at Rokinonlandia, the Rokinon AF 35mm f/1.4 FE for the Sony E system goes for $799.

Leica is back too with another M system lens, pre-orders are accepted for the Thambar-M 90mm f2.2 for the Leica M system for $6500.

This too have been added to the New Lenses of 2017. Speaking of which, it’s just 2.5 months away until “Happy 2018” 🙂

If left unattended, Lensbabies multiply like bunnies! A limited edition Velvet and Twist Gift Set is available for pre-order for $1299 in the Canon, Nikon and Sony E-system. Each gift set includes:

+ Twist 60 Optic with Straight Body
+ Velvet 56mm f/1.6 Lens
+ Velvet 85mm f/1.8 Lens
+ a very expensive way to tell someone you hate them with this gift set 😉 #TROLL

Other pre-orders at B&H
While we are talking B&H Photo and pre-orders here’s a few more items that are now available for pre-ordering:

+ Lowepro m-Trekker BP150 Backpack for $120 in two color options

+ ASUS 15.6″ Republic of Gamers Strix Hero Edition Notebook for $1599
+ i7-7700HQ Quad-Core, 16GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080 120 Hz IPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5), etc

+ Lenovo Explorer Mixed Reality Headset for $349

(WRONG POST) Dell Refurb Coupon: 40% off Dell Precision M4700/M4800

This promotion was posted before the coupon went live. I am truly unstuck in time! Today is Tuesday, not Wednesday 🙂 A new post will be posted after it goes live…

All apologies for the confusion! It is contagious!

Pentax K-P body only for $950

The Pentax KP body only, in black or silver, is on a Pentax-initiated instant savings promotion going for $950 with free shipping for a limited time at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself.

Speaking of Amazon itself, for a limited time, purchases of $25+ sold and shipped by Amazon itself can get you a FREE snack from available Amazon food house brands (Happy Belly or Wickedly Prime) using coupon code PRIMESNACK and adding one of the eligible items to your shopping cart along with the qualifying $25+ items.

Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM for $399 [C/N/A/P/Si]

APS-C shooters, unite and take over! The new condition Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM is on sale for $399 with 4% promotional rewards (around $16 to be spent in future purchases) at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon, Sony A, Pentax and Sigma SLR systems until 8/31/17 at 11:59pm ET.

Or if you prefer lens-y accessories instead of 4% promotional rewards, you can get it for the same price at Adorama.

(ENDED) Live-Tweeting Samsung Galaxy Note 8 event

The live-tweeting and the Note 8 introduction have both ended…

If you need some entertainment, I am live-tweeting/live-trolling the Note 8 launch of the Samsung Live Stream. For your convenience, you can find both widget-embedded below:

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Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III with Freebies for $1999

The new condition Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III is currently on sale for $1999 with free shipping at authorized Canon USA dealers. At B&H Photo you get 2% promotional rewards, which becomes $40~ to spend in future purchases at B&H Photo.

If you prefer free accessories instead of 2% promotional rewards, at Adorama you can get the Platypod Max Plate Camera Support for FREE, or if you prefer more general use accessories, they have their Freebies bundle that includes a Filter Kit, Corel software bundle, a lens cap tether, and a couple of cleaning kits.

Dracast LED500 Pro Bi-Color LED Light with V-Mount Battery Plate with FIVE Freebies for $450

Lighting bundle time! The Dracast LED500 Pro Bi-Color LED Light with V-Mount Battery Plate is currently on sale for $450 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo for a limited time but that’s not all!

As of the time of writing, you get FIVE freebies with purchase. You don’t need to do anything to get the freebies, you just add the main item to the shopping cart, and the five freebies are added automatically to your shopping cart and their price is automatically adjusted to $0. No coupon, no rebate.

While this offer is running, you see this on the B&H product page (see annotated screenshot crop below):

Steadicam Solo Stabilizer & Monopod with Vest Arm Kit for $735

Another limited time offer at B&H Photo, this time it is the Steadicam Solo Stabilizer & Monopod with Vest Arm Kit for $735 with free standard shipping… This is among the latest Featured sales over there…

(ENDED) Wein HS Hot Shoe Slave for $15 w/free S&H; 2TB Wireless HDD for $150; Etc

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Pre-order new Nikon 70-300 f4.5-5.6E ED VR AF-P Lens

Prime Day also brought us a brand new Nikon F system stabilized lens. It is the new Nikon 70-300 f4.5-5.6E ED VR AF-P with a pre-order price of $750, available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo. So this adds even more options to the 70-300mm zoom range in the Nikon line-up, multiple with and without VR.

This lens too has been added to the New Lenses of 2017 tracking page.

Flashpoint Photo/Video 19″ AC Powered 600W 5500K Fluorescent Ring Light With Bag for $70

Adorama has a a new flash sale (limited time sale), it is the new condition Flashpoint Photo/Video 19″ AC Powered 600W 5500K Fluorescent Ring Light With Bag offered for $70 with free expedited shipping.

For more action, check the Adorama 4th of July sale along with their end of June sale and their Expiring Rebates sale.

(ENDED) LIVE Lightning Deals Now: two Camera Monitors, A6000 Housing, 3DR Backpack, Softbox, Filters, Lighting, Etc

These lightning deals expired…

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Now shipping: 6pk of 100W Equivalent AmazonBasics LED A21 Bulbs: Daylight for $18, Soft White for $19

LED Light Bulbs, especially of the A21 kind are everywhere these days, but the ones you commonly find are of the 40W or 60W equivalent kind. If you want the 100W equivalent kind, the new 6-packs by AmazonBasics are now in-stock and shipping. A 6-pack of Soft White (2700K, 1300 lumens) goes for $19.24, while a 6-pack of Daylight (5000K, 1400 lumens) goes for $18.26. Limit three six-packs per option per customer during this sale. The 6-packs are priced very close to the 2-packs. This is not a lightning deal.

On the more conventional 60W equivalent kind, a 6-pack of TCP 9W (60W equivalent) in Daylight go for $10, and so does a 6-pack of Soft White. You may also find good deals locally at hardware stores for the 40W and 60W equivalent LED light bulbs, especially if there are any co-promotion/subsidies by the local utility company or state or any other organization involved in matters of energy and such.

(ENDED) Lightning Deals Now: Neewer Battery Grip, Flashes, Monitors, Cage, Stabilizer, Etc

These lightning deals expired…

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(ENDED) Sony a6500 Class at CreativeLIVE (Free to Watch LIVE)

UPDATE: the live recording of this class ended…

Streaming LIVE today for FREE is a “Sony a6500 Fast Start” class with John Greengo at CreativeLive’s Free On-Air Classes. While the class is recording live, it is FREE to watch for all.

You can page further down the page to see other upcoming free-streaming classes. Of camera interest, there is a Nikon D5600 Fast Start class starting June 7, a Canon 77D Fast Start on July 6, and a D-Rebel T7i Fast Start on July 7. You can also filter the upcoming classes by clicking on the gray horizontal tabs over there.

(ENDED) Lightning Deals IN-Progress: Neewer, Sinfoto, Etc

These lighting deals expired…

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(ENDED) Tuesday: 64GB Unlocked Moto G4 Plus for $200, XYZprinting 3D Printer, Etc

These daily deals expired but for more action, check their Featured Sales

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(ENDED) Monday: Rotolight NEO On-Camera LED Light for $200 to $250, Etc

These daily deals expired but for more action, check their Featured Sales

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CreativeLIVE: 49 classes for $49 or Less (also upcoming FREE On-Air schedule)

CreativeLIVE is running a new promotion, 49 Classes for $49 or less. Offer ends 4/28/17.

They have also updated their Upcoming Free On-Air Classes. You can filter by topic, eg the “Photo & Video” sub-tab under the “All Upcoming photo & video Classes” section.

You can watch these for FREE when they broadcast LIVE and get recorded. Once the recording finishes, you have to pay to watch/rewatch them in the future. But while they are originally airing/recording, they are free for all to watch. Upcoming instructors include Art Wolfe (in progress and back again May 5-6, 7-8), Joel Comm, Lindsay Adler (twice), Peter Hurley and many more.

If you are a fan of Photoshop, the CreativeLIVE Photoshop Week is May 15-20 (2017). As usual, it will be FREE to watch while it is recording LIVE during that week, but you have to pay if you want to watch it in the future.

Drones, Action Cameras and Stabilizers at B&H roundup: 3DR, GoPro, Glidecam, Axler, Etc

After the Lighting/Studio round-up of some of the latest B&H Featured Sales, now we have a drone/action-camera and stablizers themed round-up. These too are limited time offers with varying expiration dates:

+ 3DR Solo Quadcopter with 3-Axis Gimbal for GoPro HERO3+ / HERO4 with FREE 3DR Smart Battery for Solo Quadcopter included by B&H for $299

+ GoPro HERO4 Black for $299

+ Glidecam Centurion for $999

+ Glidecam XR-PRO Handheld Camera Stabilizer for $199

+ Axler Handheld Gimbal for Mirrorless Cameras for $450

+ YUNEEC Typhoon H Hexacopter with GCO3+ 4K Camera for $1000

+ DJI Inspire 1 v2.0 RAW Quadcopter with Zenmuse X5R 4K and Two Extra 512GB SSDs for $4300

(ENDED) Monday: Dracast, Atomos, SMALLHD, Etc

These daily deals expired but for more action, check their Featured Sales

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(ENDED) Thursday: Palette Cube for $80, Two Datacolor Spyders, $30 Oben tripod, Etc

These daily deals expired for more action, check their Featured Sales

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(ENDED) More Storage Sales: WD External, Drobo, Seagate

As of 4/19/17 recheck, most of these offers expired… You can find the “survivors” in the “Elsewhere at Amazon” sections of the almost-daily Lightning Deal round-ups

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