Camera Deals

Yes, Valentine’s Day is here, the perfect day to announce to your spouse that you want a divorce 😉

We start Thursday with a double (!) bag the bags at the B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Thule Covert 24L Camera Backpack (Dark Slate) for $150 after in-cart coupon

+ Legende Series 1 Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod Kit with Ball Head & Leather Strap for $580
+ the kit includes the Tripod, a tabletop tripod and of course the BAG the BAGS “Gitzo Legende Camera Backpack (14L, Dark Brown/Light Brown)”
+ 2-year warranty, but if you register it, it becomes a 7-year warranty!

+ GVM 1000D RGB LED Light Panel (3-Light Kit [3LK]) for $379

+ Portkeys BM5 III WR 5.5″ HDMI Touchscreen Monitor with Camera Control for $389

+ IndiPRO Micro-Series 98 4-Battery Kit with Quad Pro Charger (V-Mount) for $800

+ Deity mic for $69

NEW DEVELOPMENT at the Adorama daily deals, gone are the “Top Deals” and in are the “Trending Deals” which scroll sideways.

FOR the speed-reading gardeners out there, it does not say composting, it says compositing 😉 The headliner of the Creative LIVE ON AIR free-streaming starting at 12pm ET on Wednesday is “Introduction to Fantasy Compositing” with Renée Robyn, nearly 2.5 hours long… Of Arts-and-Crafts interest, there’s a Watercolors 101 class, ten hours long!

IF YOU ARE a fan of the ONEPLUS way of doing smartphones, their OnePlus 12 (16GB RAM, 512GB storage, unlocked, 50W wireless charging, Hasselblad cameralia, Snapdragon 8G3, 2K 120Hz touchscreen, 80W charger, etc) is on sale for $800 in two color options at Amazon by Amazon.

TIRED of the same OLD products? NewEGG has a page highlighting NEW Arrivals at NEWegg 🙂

Tuesday is here and we have a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals as we are sitting squarely on Valentine’s Day’s Eve.

+ Genaray Powerbank 64A Pocket LED Light for $30

+ Oben CFT-6394 Skysill 4-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod (CFT) Wofor $215

+ PortaBRACE DC-2 Director Case (Black) for $159

+ Wooden Camera Zip Box Pro 4 x 5.65″ Matte Box (Swing-Away) for $369

+ Magnus Magnetic Smartphone Mount for Tripods & Desktops for $15

+ Auray mic stand type thing for $40

IT’s MACRO TIME at the Creative LIVE ON AIR, free-streaming on Tuesday at 12pm ET is the nearly 2 hour long class “Macro Photography: Insects and Plant Life” with Chris McGinnis. Lesson #11 (15 min) is the “Kindle sample”.

FOND of DELL products? Amazon is running a two-page Dell Deal Days sale. Yes, alliteration-y lines are trendy today 🙂

IN THE GREAT COFFEE WAR of the MACHINES of 2024, if you have picked a side, the Nespresso side, Woot is launching their first Nespresso Pods for the People sale featuring multi-packs for both the Original line (one option) and the new Vertuo line (seven options). This is a Woot Plus sale until 2/19/24 pm.

IF YOU ARE fond of refurbished powerbanks, the Tuesday Group Buy at NewEgg is the refurbished Anker PowerCore 26800 Portable Charger that will sell for $30 if it is 100% unlocked by 11:59pm pacific time on Tuesday 2/13/24. It comes with a 3-month warranty. Why buy flowers and chocolates when you can buy a power bank? 😉

It is the YEAR of the DRAGON but NewEgg has also declared this as the Year of the PC with an accompanying sale up to 60% off, twelve pages of offerings.

Tempting temptations at the Monday 2/12/24 B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ LitePANELS Caliber LED Light for $178

+ CaliBRITE ColorChecker Passport Video for $79

+ Nanuk 933 Case with Dividers and Lid Organizer (Black) for $200
+ PRO TIP: don’t underestimate the power/usefulness of the Lid Organizer!

+ Sachtler Ace M Fluid Head with 2-Stage Aluminum Tripod & Mid-Level Spreader for $499

+ SmallHD 702 Touch 7″ On-Camera Monitor for $1249 with FREE cleaning cloth (LOL)

+ Lenovo 16″ IdeaPad Flex 5 2-in-1 Multi-Touch Notebook for $549
+ 13th Gen Intel Core i7-1355U
+ 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB M.2 SSD
+ 1920 x 1200 IPS Touchscreen
+ Intel Iris Xe Graphics

The “Top Deals” mode continues to rule the day at the Adorama daily deals…

IF YOU ARE FOND of Valentine’s gifts that don’t require constant recharging, Amazon has a nine-page “Real” Watches sale featuring many famous brands including Timex, Citizen, Fossil, Guess?, Armani, Anne Klein, etc…

IF the SUN is out, it means it’s SUN-DAY! Good until 2/11/24 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) we have another set of B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Silicon Power storage sale, five options, including two 64GB microSDXC cards with one SD adapter all together for $8
+ five 16GB SDHC cards for $19~
+ 2-pack of 128GB UHS-II SDXC (V60, U3) for $35, that’s $17.50 per 128GB UHS-II
+ 2TB CFexpress Typ B for $330

+ O’Light Baldr RL Weaponlight (Desert Tan) for $90

+ RucPac Sentinel Camera Strap (Black) for $30

+ HPRC HP4400F Waterproof Hard Case with Foam (Black with Blue Handle) for $140~

+ GVM RGB LED Bi-Color Video Light Wand for $79
+ not ideal for Star Wars Jedi cosplay!

+ Samsung MX-ST40B Sound Tower 160W Wireless Party Speaker for $148
+ you can’t have a party without Samsung!

GOOD UNTIL 2/12/24 the REI Outlet has a “buy more, save more” promotion:

+ spend $100+, get 20% off
+ spend $150+, get 25% off
+ spend $200+, get 30% off
+ online only, terms, conditions, restrictions, etc

AMAZON has a kindle-crashing sale with 330+ eBooks on sale as their Sunday kindle daily deals.

GRUBHUB, Ring doorbells/cameras, HP computeralia and of course an assortment of Valentine’s related items can be found at the Amazon Gold Box.

With an oversaturation of Valentine’s stuff, there’s a big business opportunity for those who create products and services for the broken-hearted, the divorced, the single, the incels, the aromantics, the unromantics and in general those who detest all the syrupy fake-love consumerism of Valetine’s 😉

Friday is here again and as usual the Friday B&H Photo daily deals, in a 6+1 formation, run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Gitzo Legende Camera Backpack (14L, Dark Brown/Light Brown) for $139
+ BAG the BAGS!
+ did I mention it’s GITZO? OMG!

+ Vallerret photography gloves, eight options, $19 to $60

+ SmallRIG 3747 Handheld Video Kit for iPhone 13 Pro Max for $47

+ Ponte Firebrick Canvas Camera Lift-Strap for $7

+ LEXAR 320GB Professional CFexpress Type A Card GOLD Series with Card Reader for $349

+ Polsen MP60 Microphone Preamp for $60

+ FLASH DEAL: UltiMAXX Professional Digital Point and Shoot Camera Case (Black) for $5
+ back in our time kids, we didn’t have smartphones with fancy cameras, we had Canon Elphs and Sony Cybershots and Olympus with Smartmedia!

IF YOU HAVE 15 hours to spare, free-streaming on Friday at 12pm ET at creative LIVE ON AIR it’s the 15-hour class “The Art & Business of High-End Retouching” with Pratik Naik. The first lesson (20min) is the “Kindle samples” you can watch any time to get a feel for the class/content/instructor.

Thursday arrives with a fresh six-pack of the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET on 2/8/24 or earlier if sold out:

+ Samsung storage sale, eight options, further discounted after you add it to the shopping cart
+ 256GB PRO Ultimate SDXC UHS-I for $30 in-cart
+ 256GB PRO Ultimate microSDXC for $25 in-cart
+ various other SD and microSD options
+ above link will likely self-destruct after the sale ends!

+ GVM SD80D Bi-Color LED Monolight for $94

+ Lowepro Photosport Pro III 70L Backpack (M/L) for $240

+ Sachtler System Ace XL MS AL with Fluid Head, Ace 75/2 D Tripod, Mid-Level Spreader & Bag for $897

+ FeelWorld LUT7S 7″ 3D LUT 4K HDMI and SDI Monitor for $260

+ Gator Framework Desktop Studio Monitor Clamp-On Stands (Pair) for $60
+ speaker-monitors, not computer-monitors

IF YOU ARE interested in poweralia, more specifically wall chargers and charging cables, Woot Plus is having another variant of their Power Adapters & Cables sale running until 2/13/24 or earlier if sold out. A more practical Valentine’s Day gift 🙂

Speaking of which, Amazon has a 24-page sale on parfumeralia, non-edible creams, serums, makeup, salonalia and the like!

PRODUCT RECALL ALERT: Trader Joe has issued (check your emails or social media or in-store displays) a RECALL on Potential Listeria monocytogenes in Certain Products Containing Cotija Cheese.

Speaking of which, the February 2024 of their Fearless Flyer is now in-stock.

AND JUST like that, another Wednesday is here with a fresh set of B&H Photeaux daily deals good until 2/7/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out.

Yes, one week to Valentine’s, have you made all the necessary preparations? May I suggest, an alternative flower bouquet for your loved ones? Celery! Not only it is beautiful, it is cheaper than flower arrangements, it is greener, and you can use it in your cooking, soups and salads with zero waste 🙂

+ NANuk 925 hard cases, ten options, $100 to $160, good for color-coding organization schemes

+ Angler 865BLED Sparta Bicolor LED Light for $59
+ despite the name, this is not intended to be used by Angling clubs 😉

+ SaraMonic Blink 500 Pro B1 Digital Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone System (2.4 GHz, Black) for $90

+ SmallRIG AAK2213D Multi-Tool with Screw Storage for $15

+ also Samson mic and Senal headphones

MEANWhile starting at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE on AIR they have a 5+ hour class, “Creating Painterly Photographs” with Kathleen Clemons… And then there’s a class I should have taken a decade ago, “Blog Post Writing: Create Engaging Blogs” 🙂

Android Tablets never managed to reach the success level of the Android smartphones (compared to the Apple products). Partly because Google is not particularly interested in it, but Samsung hasn’t stopped trying. And we have a sale, the new condition 10.4-inch Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is on sale for $220 for a limited time at Amazon. This has S-Pen included, 128GB on-board storage, 2022 model year, US warranty.

Tuesday is here and with it we have a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 2/6/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Genaray Contender LED Focusing Spot 3-Light Kit with Battery Module Kit (Daylight) for $600

+ PGyTech OneMo 2 Backpack (Space Black, 25L) for $150

+ Benro KH26P Video Head & Tripod Kit (72.6″ Max) for $155

+ ObsBOT Meet HD Webcam for $59

+ also Arcsoon wireless video transmission thingies and AUray gooseneck desktop lamp

THEY either posted the wrong schedule or most likely I looked at the wrong date yesterday because today too there is a world premiere at Creative LIVE ON AIR starting at 12pm ET, “Landscape Photo Editing with Adobe Lightroom Classic” with Philip Ebiner, nearly 3 hours long.

YES, the smart alecks at Woot managed to blend two different street terms into one with their Big Battery Energy sale (single use (SU)) that features various single use battery packs from various famous names (Fuji, Energizer, AmazonBasics, AC Delco, RayOvac, Duracell). Sizes include AA, AAA, C, D, 9V. A handful of the offerings are multi-packs in case you need a little bit of everything.

Monitor time at Amazon where the new condition 27-inch ASUS VA27DQ is on sale for $124. This is 1080p, 75Hz, IPS, and various other acronyms 🙂

IF you like to wear …clothes, the Woot daily deals headliner for Monday 2/5/24 is a Big T-Shirt sale running until 2/7/24 at 11:59pm central. The offer is this: buy 5 t-shirts for $29 total, plus shipping. The discount is automatically reflected during the checkout process, at the final final step of the checkout process before you hit the “place order” button.

All kinds of goofy designs, puns, movie tie-ins and even …serious stuff like “Read Banned Books”. I believe the offer works if you just buy five “copies” of the same t-shirt, you don’t have to buy five different designs. You can do this as many times as you like during this promotion.

IF your kids or grandkids are not spending enough time in front of computer-y screens, Amazon has you covered with an Amazon Kids tablet and ereader sale. There’s even an Echo type thing for kids!

WE HAVE a world premiere at Creative LIVE ON AIR starting at 12pm ET, “Landscape Photo Editing with Adobe Lightroom Classic” with Philip Ebiner, nearly 3 hours long.

AND NOW to the six-pack of Monday B&H Photo daily deals:

+ GVM 800D-RGB LED Light Panel (3-Light Kit) for $259

+ SpyderX Pro Colorimeter for $90

+ MAnfrotto MVG300XM Modular Gimbal for $170

+ SMallHD Indie 5 RED RCP2 Monitor Kit for KOMODO/DSMC3 for $999 with FREE cleaning cloth 🙂

+ 14″ MacBook Pro (M2 Pro, Silver) for $1579
+ M2 Pro [goodbye Intel, Ryzen sends its regards!] 10-Core Chip
+ 16GB Unified RAM, 512GB SSD
+ 14.2″ 3024×1964 Liquid Retina XDR Screen
+ 16-Core GPU, 16-Core Neural Engine

+ 512 Audio studio headphone for $20

That’s all folks for today!

Well, look at this! Usually the sub-$100 refurbished Chromebooks at Woot are long past their AUE (automatic updates expiration) but in today’s daily deals, Woot offers the refurbished HP Chromebook x360 11 G3 Education Edition for $70 or $80 depending on refurbished condition (“A” or “scratch and dent”). The updates continue until June of 2029 (twenty-twenty-nine). And that specs are not bad for the price, 11.6″ HD 2-in-1 Touchscreen (1366×768 resolution), Intel Celeron N4020 CPU [this processorruns W11 even], 4GB RAM, 32GB on-board, Bluetooth 5, Wifi “ac”, UHD 600, two USB-A and two USB-C ports, 90-day Woot warranty, etc.

If you missed yesterday’s MEH-rathon, fear not, it continues for Sunday as well at the MEH website. Unlike a Woot-OFF, previous MEH offers [during this MEHrathon window] can still be purchased as long as they remain in-stock.

ANOTHER six-pack is offered at the B&H Photo dailies good until Sunday 2/4/24 at 11:59pm ET:

+ Phottix Odin Lite Flash Trigger Transmitter for $40

+ Phottix Odin II TTL Flash Trigger Transmitter for Pentax OR Sony Multi Interface Shoe for $75 each

+ RucPAC Camera Strap (Black) for $20

+ Sirui Duken Switch X Smartphone Gimbal Kit with Anamorphic Lens for $49

+ Samsung The Frame 32″ Full HD HDR Smart QLED TV for $400~

+ BOSE Home Speaker 500 (Triple Black) for $249

+ Sony WF-L900 LinkBuds True Wireless Open Earbuds for $108

Speaking of true wireless earbuds, Amazon is tempting us with the Beats Studio Buds + for $130 in various color schemes.

AND FINALLY, at Creative LIVE on air, free-streaming at 12pm ET on Sunday, there’s Beginner’s Guide to Astro Landscape Photography (over 2hrs) and “Invitations in Photoshop” (2 hrs)…

IT’s not the buying, it’s the thrill of the chase! That’s one way to describe the MEH-rathon currently in progress for Saturday at MEH! Remember, previous offers are still available to purchase unless they sell out!

TOP DEALS mode continues to be the theme at today’s Adorama daily deals as well.

As usual, the B&H dailies on Saturday are the same as Friday.

TWO PHOTOGRAPHY-related classes are free-streaming at 12pm ET on Saturday at Creative LIVE ON AIR, Landscape Photography (110 min) and Greeting Cards in Photoshop (2 hrs).

IT’s never too early to start preparing for Taxes, which is probably why Amazon is having a sale on INTUIT Turbo TAX 2023…

AND IF you want to let Amazon …cater your SuperBOW party, they have an 11-page sale on “Big Game Essentials”!

IF YOU are looking for new ebooks to read, the Saturday Kindle daily deals feature over 150 ebooks!

Coming in at the Amazon Gold Box is an iPad 10th Generation sale with 2-Year AppleCare+ included. This is a 10.9-inch model. Prices are $409 (64GB) or $559 (256GB). Cellular is +$150 on the previous prices. Yes, gone are the days of the “modest” +$130 🙂

AS USUAL, the FriDAY B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ SmallRIG Vibe P108 RGB Video Light for $20

+ Oben BE-108 Ball Head with Arca-Type Quick Release for $45

+ Sachtler 9″ LCD Monitor Bag for $90
+ NOT for CRTs 🙂

+ Ruggard Memory Card Case for Up to 2 SxS Cards for $10

+ also: Tascam mic for $29, and headphone hanger for $6

Yes, we have a second daily deals post, because the first one overflowed. Well, not literally, but it got to six paragraphs long which is “War and Peace” length for a deals blog 😉

NOW we head on over to the Thursday 2/1/24 B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 2-pack LEXAR 64GB Professional 1066x CompactFlash UDMA 7 for $75
+ as above but 2-pack of 256GB instead for $190

+ GenarAY RGB-CP425 Compact On-Camera RGB LED Light Panel for $49

+ GVM SD200D Bi-Color LED Monolight (Studio Kit) for $249

+ PortaBRACE RT-LED1X1 Lite Panel Rain Cover (Black) for $72~

+ CoreSWX four battery options

+ Samson studio headphones for $25

AND WE check up upon the Adorama dailies where the “Top Deals” party continues…

Samsung has a plan for you! A 4TB plan! As a limited time offer at Amazon, they are offering the new condition 4TB Samsung T9 USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 External SSD, model MU-PG4T0B/AM for the very specific price of $276.46. You can buy as many as you want. This comes out to almost $40 per TB.

Speaking of computer-y things, the headliner at Woot is a Gaming Laptops sale which runs until 2/6/24 or earlier if sold out. GG for your e-wallet! Participating are ASUS, Alienware, Lenovo, MSI, HP, Acer. Prices range from $550 to $1700. Some are new, some are refurbished. This is a “Woot Plus” sale but it is also featured as the Woot deal of the day.

Speaking of which, Woot also has a Computer Monitors sale as the Woot::Computer deals of the day for Thursday. It is mostly MSI and BenQ with one Dell mixed in for good measure. All refurbished!

Starting at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE ON-AIR, Zach Arias is the headliner free-streamer with his 17.5 hour class “Foundations of a Working Photographer”. The class Introduction (32 min) is the “Kindle sample” which you can watch at any time to get a feel for the class.

Also of potential interest there’s a class on designing wedding invitations [in case you want to provide an all-encompassing wedding experience] and a “Become a working artist” class with Lisa Gordon.

Ending tonight, coupon code MP10 gets you $10 off an order of $50+ at the Monoprice website. Exclusions APPLY. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon!

IF you are a COSTCO member, a new round of members-only Warehouse and Online savings has began, running until 2/25/24, while supplies last, and all that good stuff.

Six is the number of the B&H Photo daily deals for today as well:

+ COLBOR 330W Bi-Color COB LED Video Light for $399

+ Benro SLIM Video Tripod Kit (Alumin(i)um) for $75

+ Lowepro Photosport Pro III 70L Backpack (S/M) for $240
+ I’m assuming S/M is the size, and not the bag’s …other preferences 😉

+ Samsung Q60C 43″ 4K HDR Smart QLED TV for $400~ after in cart

+ AURAY Adjustable Clamp-On Desktop Studio Monitor Stand (Pair) for $40
+ monitor in this case means speaker, not computer monitor!

+ Tascam MiNiSTUDIO Creator US-42B Podcast Studio (Black) for $49
+ yes, the time is right to start your very own podcast!

A TRIO of potentially interesting classes start streaming at 12pm ET on Wednesday at Creative LIVE ON AIRZzz:

+ Posing and Lighting with Bambi Cantrell, 17 hours long!!!

+ Overcome Writer’s Block, Dave Ursillo, 90 minutes
+ I need to watch this to improve the daily blog post writer’s block 😉

+ Color for Designers: Exploration, Theory, & Application with Richard Mehl, over 8 hours long
+ I need to watch this to improve the color-scheme of this blog

+ Music Theory for Electronic Musicians, with J. Anthony Allen, over 3 hours long
+ I need to watch this before I start my Kraftwerk cover band 😉

We start with something for the boldly going at MEH, it’s a 2-pack of …Laundry Eggs, advertised as Eco laundry detergent. Each egg can do up to 210 loads. This is the first time I’ve seen this type thing, so be sure to research it if curious about this goofy thing 🙂

And now back to the B&H Photo daily deals with a fresh six-pack running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Ruggard Camera Rain Covers, three size options, $20 each

+ Nanuk 910 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert for $39, four color options, all together now, good for the color-coding organizing schemes

+ 2-pack of (16GB Sandisk Ultra UHS-I microSD w/SD adapter), and one non-Sandisk USB 3.0 card reader for $18

+ Vanguard BBH-100 Ballhead for $100
+ mutual funds NOT included 😉

+ SmallRIG VB155 Mini V-Mount Battery (155Wh) for $219

+ LUXLI Taiko 2×1 RGB LED Light Panel for $999

ON THE e-Learnings front, free-streaming at 12pm ET at Creative LIVE on AIR we have the return of their resident gadgeteer John Gringo with a 1.5 hour class, “Photography Basics: Cameras, Technique, and Composition”… From an art perspective, there’s a 3-hour class “Color Fundamentals” with Mary Jane Begin.

For the speed-readers out there, it does not say Mary J. Blige 🙂

IF you believe that an Apple a day keeps the Android away, Woot is having a big Apple Accessories sale with some iWatches (okay, Apple Watches) mixed in as well!

Time won’t stand still, so another Monday has arrived in all its glory! We start with a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals good until 1/29/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Shimoda Explore 60 Backpack (Sea Pine) for $100
+ this bag is so beautiful you won’t dare use it in case it gets dirty or scratched 😉

+ MagMOD XL Two Strobe Bundle for $375

+ LEXAR Professional CFexpress Type A Card SILVER Series for $150 (160GB) or $300 (320GB)

+ Benro MeFOTO RoadTrip Pro Carbon Fiber Series 1 Travel Tripod with Ball Head and Monopod (Pacific Blue) for $120
+ only an emo jedi could have designed such a beautiful tripod!

+ GVM 1200D RGB LED Light Panel (3-Light Kit) for $449
+ all together now: you can’t have photo-graphy without light!

+ LG UltraWide 34″ 1440p HDR Curved Monitor for $410

Checking up on the Adorama dailies we soon discover that they continue to run in “Top Deals” mode, a DIY shopping adventure as they are too many to keep track and list here individually…

Lidnsay Adler is back headlining the Creative LIVE On-AIR with a short 85 min class, “How to Set Up 10 Essential Poses”. Given the air time it will repeat multiple times during this free-streaming window.

Mechanical keyboard but also wireless is also a thing, and it is the NewEgg Group Buy of the day with 88% unlocked as of 9:10am Pacific time. It is the Cooler Master SK622 Silver White Wireless 60% Mechanical Keyboard with Low Profile Brown Switches that will go for $30 if it reaches 100% before the end of the day in the pacific time zone!

Air Fryers are the new microwaves, and if you need some, they headline the Kitchen Favorites sale at Woot until 2/6/24 [or earlier if sold out]. The offers include a $50 InstantPOT 4qt air fryer and an InstantPOT Pot PRO 6QT 10n1 for $80, and a TEFAL air-fryer with a grill option for $75.

Yes, the rumors are true, we are becoming an Air Fryer blog 😉

SUNday is here and we have a fresh set of offerings at the B&H Photo dailies where it is a LENZE DAYE!

+ Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports for $1299 in Canon EF only
+ mayhaps to make up for the luck of a Nikon version, the Nikon F version of the Contemporary version is on sale for $880, while the Canon EF and Sigma SA go for $939 but with two freebies

+ Genaray Ultra-Thin Bicolor 288 SMD LED On-Camera Light for $40
+ optionally buy TOGETHER with Genaray 2x NP-F770 4400mAh Batteries & 2x Compact Chargers Kit for $79

+ Impact Pro Backdrop Support Kit (12.9′ Width) for $149

+ RucPAC Dual Camera Strap (Black) for $50

+ Manfrotto Advanced² Hybrid Photo Backpack (Black) for $60

+ Watson Pro 14.4V 98Wh Micro V-Mount Battery with USB-C Port for $199

PETER HURLEY headlines the Sunday creative LIVE ON AIR staring at 12pm ET with his 81 minute class “How to Take the Perfect Headshot”.

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

+ Guerilla G-Cup Eyecup for Select Cameras from Sony, Canon and Fiji [HA!] for $8 each
+ check individual product listings for camera compatibility details

+ Vello Universal White Balance Handheld Disc for $16

+ Tenba Tools Reload Universal Card Wallet for $10, two color options, great for color-coding of cards/usage

+ Benro ArcaSmart Sidearm Camera Tripod Mount & Smartphone Clamp for $20
+ yes, our favorite emo Jedi’s brand is back 🙂

+ AURAY RM-MCLED Multicolor LED Rack Light for $50

+ AsteraBox CRMX Transmitter Box for $259

LIGHT continues to headline the free-streaming Creative LIVE ON-AIR starting at 12pm ET, it is the 5 hour class “Natural Light Control” with Tony Corbell. Lesson #4 (37 min) “SHOOT: SUNLIGHT IN ALLEY” is the “kindle sample” you can watch at any time to see if it’s something that might be up your …alley! [yes, no puns left behind!]

IF YOU ARE the outdoorsy type, or you like that style of clothing, the REI OUTLET is having a sale of up to 70% off featuring 500+ products. Ends 1/29/24.

Speaking of clothes, the Woot Shirts (all kinds, not just t-shirts) are having a 40% off discount that automatically appears in the final step of the checkout process until 1/29/24. No coupon needed. Explanation in the Woot forums…

MEANwhile Barnes and Noble is having a 50% off on Thousands of Books sale until 1/31/24. No additional membership discounts are applied but you get 2X stamps, so you get twice as fast to the $5 reward.

NEWegg is sale-a-brating its 23 years in business with a 23 Year Anniversary sale that includes Ryzen and Intel processors, a $10 AUKEY true wireless, and various other tech/computer-y things…

MEANwhile at the B&H Photo daily deals we have a fresh six-pack good until 1/25/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out.

Yes, we are just 11 months away from Christmas 🙂

+ 128GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-AFlash Drive for $7
+ 3-pack of above for $20
+ Keyring Loop and Protective Cap

+ LitePANELS Gemini 1×1 Hard RGB LED Light Panel (Standard Yoke, US Power Cord) for $1467~

+ Sirui ball heads, two options, with mail-in rebates!!!

+ NANUK 935 wheeled hard cases, ten options, $150 to $200

+ SmallRIG AD-01 Heavy-Duty Tripod with Fluid Head for $109

+ i3 Tech i3SIXTY 2 43″ Digital Flipchart for $2685
+ volume discount, buy 4+, get them at $2450 each
+ wonder how many paper flipcharts can you buy with this money? 🙂

LIGHTING is the headliner of the Thursday 1/25/24 creative live on-air, free-streaming at 12pm ET, it’s a nearly 15-hour class, “Crazy Stupid Light” with Scott Robert Lim. Lessons #2 and #3 are the “Kindle samples” (over 2 hours total), so you can watch them at any time to see if this is something of potential interest.

And just like that dear readers we have reached another Hump Day! We start with another six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ GVM Bi-Color Edge LED Soft Video Light Panel for $64

+ 2pk of 64GB Sandisk Ultra UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card with one SD Adapter for $13

+ Oben CT-2491 Carbon Fiber Tripod for $250

+ Technics SL-1210GR Direct Drive Turntable System for $1300
+ yes, those were the days!

+ Samson headphone for $10
+ you probably need something better for the Technics turntable above 🙂

+ DELL U2723QE 27″ 16:9 4K UHD HDR IPS Monitor with USB Type-C Docking for $450

ON THE free-streamin’ front starting at 12pm ET on Wednesday at Creative LIVE On AIRzzZ we have the world premiere of a 2.5 hour class “iPhone Photography & Mobile Photography” with Philip Ebiner…

ANOTHER COUPON for the Monoprice website, coupon NY25 gets you 25% off purchases of $50+. Limited time only, with terms, conditions, restrictions, etc.

Tuesday is here with a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals good until 1/23/24 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Bushnell 10×42 All-Purpose Binoculars (Green) for $40

+ PortaBRACE Cordura Carrying Run Bag for Grip Essentials (Black) for $149

+ Ruggard Ultra-Thin Neoprene Sleeve with Handles for 15-16″ Laptops (Black/Yellow) for $13

+ ColbOR CL220R RGB COB LED Video Light for $279

+ Sirui SH15 Aluminum Video Tripod with Fluid Head for $99

+ Samsung Q60C 50″ 4K HDR Smart QLED TV for $428 after in-cart couponization

Adorama continues to run in Top Deals mode but the WOOT is a Microsoft Surface family sale, some new condition, some refurbished. They include laptops, tablets and AiOs. Prices range from $100 (Surface 3 tablet) to $3100 (Studio AiO).

On the free-streaming front at CreativezZz LIVEzZz On-AiRzZz, starting at 12pm ET there’s a 13.5 hour class, “Fashion Flair for Photographers” with Lindsay Adler, lesson #2 (22 min) is the “Kindle sample”).

The latest additions at the Amazon USA gold box include pet food, fashion, sports drinks and vitamins and the like, barbells, Braun shavers, iRobots, and another P&G promotion of the “buy $80+ in participating products to get $20 Amazon credit” kind. This includes Tide, Bounty, Pampers, Vicks, Charmin, Olay, Dawn, etc.

And just like that we’ve reached another Monday, with a new six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ GVM SD600D Bi-Color LED Monolight for $749

+ Lowepro Photosport Pro III 55L Backpack (M/L) for $228~
+ looks so magnificent, BAG the BAGS!
+ confession time: I dare not count how many bags I have 🙂

+ ZOOM H1n 2-Input / 2-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Onboard X/Y Mic for $50

+ Anton Bauerz Titon 90 V-Mount Lithium-Ion Battery for $299

+ LG 34BN770-B 34″ 21:9 Ultrawide IPS TAA Monitor for $320

+ Polsen mic type thing for $12

FOODIES time at the Creative LIVE ON-AIR free-streaming a new selection of classes every day at 12pm ET. Headlining the action for Monday January 22 in 2024 is “Food Photography” with Penny De Los Santos, 2.5 hours long. With similar length is the “Create an Online Portfolio” with Erica Gamet class.

Given the runtime of the above classes, they will repeat multiple times during this free-streaming window!

COUPON ACTION at the Monoprice website, coupon code SALE20 gets you $20 off orders of $100+ for a limited time only. Exclusions and restrictions apply. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the couponization.

Sunday is here and the MEH website greets us with a literal “bag the bags”, a TravelSmart by Conair Travel Bundle for $20 plus shipping. The bundle consists of a duffle bag, packable backpack, neck pillow, international power adapter, and digital scale.

Meanwhile the Adorama dailies continue to run in “Top Deals” mode.

This DiscountMAGS weekend sale has a multi-year sale theme, aka buy more years to save more in a subscription! These usually run until Monday night.

THEN OFF to the B&H Photo daily deals we geaux where we findz:

+ SmallRIG Standard Cage Kit for Sony a7S III for $49
+ once you buy the cage, all you need is a Sony a7S III camera 😉

+ Freehands gloves, $8 to $15

+ Oben Tabletop Tripod with Spiked Feet for $15

+ PortaBRACe SP-1Z Sack Pack with Zippered Top for $39~
+ some could argue this is the most practical type of a bag design for non-fragile things

+ Sony LinkBuds S Noise-Canceling True Wireless In-Ear for $118

+ Samsung S95C 55″ 4K HDR Quantum Dot OLED TV for $1498

Speaking of TVs, if the Samsung sounds too fancy and expensive, Amazon is offering their Amazon Fire TV 50″ 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV for $300. You can buy five of these for the price of the Samsung above 🙂

Speaking of Amazon, one of the buzzing offers at the Gold Box is a EF ECOFLOW 7.2kWh Portable Power Station for $3899. More details over there!

Get your pencils and paper ready! A 14-hour “Studio Lighting – The Power of Control” with Tony Corbell is the headliner free-streaming class starting at 12pm ET on Sunday at Creative LIVE ON AIR…

And on the FREEBIES front, the Lucky Rewards grocery store chain freebie this weekend (until Sunday night) is the Jarritos beverage (advertised as the “the official drink of tacos”) in various options.