Good until 6/18/20, an automatic in-cart discount gets you $20 off a purchase of $100+ at the REI Outlet/Garage. Outlet (eligible) item prices rhyme with .73 in their price. This is good for all, not just members…
Friday only: 10% off Overstock items with KEH coupon
KEH Camera is back with another Overstock sale: you get 10% Off the pre-selected Overstock items using coupon code OVER6A during the checkout process over there. The sale ends at 11:59pm ET on Friday 6/12/20. It is a 1-day promotion…
As usual, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon. No need to signup/login to test whether the coupon works on your selected item(s)…
Nissin i400 TTL Flash [C/N/X/m43] for $70, Giottos, Revo, Etc
As usual, the Friday B&H daily deals last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but B&H does not accept orders Friday PM to Saturday PM [check their website for the exact times]:
+ Nissin i400 TTL Flash for Canon or Fuji or Nikon or M43rds for $70 each
+ Giottos VGR9255-S2N 5-Section Aluminum Tripod/Monopod with Ballhead for $100
+ ReVo ST-500 Handheld Video Stabilizer for $20
+ Sachtler 9″ LCD Monitor Bag for $60
Meanwhile at the Friday Woot daily deals they have an Apple sale as a headliner (iMacs, iPads, MacBooks), along with Duracell CopperTop AAA single-use alkalines under Electronics, and a refurbished 14″ Dell Latitude laptop under “Computers”…
Fridy at the Nest Buy daily deals is headlined by Philips Hue lighting offers and various Nespresso promotions [trigger warning for pourover coffee fans!]
And at the NewEgg dailies there’s a 64GB Team microSD for $7.50, a 2TB WD RED PRO NAS internal HDD for $105, and lots of other techie things…
And at the Amazon Gold BOX there’s a sale on Samsung portable chargers (two options)…
And for those shopping in the EU, Amazon Germany is having an AmazonBasics sale that includes camera and photo items including a vintage-style waxed-canvas shoulder-style SLR case for 15 euro [limit 4 per customer] among other things… Also a 108-slot Instax wallet starting at 6 euro [price varies by color]…
Pre-order new sexy Ricoh GR-D III Street Edition for 600 Tall Coffees
Temptation! If you love Big Sensor Primes and you also love your wallet, STOP READING!!!
Available now for pre-ordering is the brand new “Street Edition” Ricoh GR-D III with a pre-order price of $1200 at B&H Photo et al… Check your favorite camera review sites and forums for comparisons to previous models and Fuji competitors…
With so many mirrorless systems and lens options, many of which are shrinking in size too, fixed lens cameras are becoming a harder sell for some, but thankfully not all. This camera is a bit of the opposite of the Sony RX10 Mark IV, in fact so opposite you could have them both as complements and compliments too 🙂
The standard kit includes “Street Editions” of the mini viewfinder, leather strap, ring cap, and “Display Box” ~ in addition to the usual accessories (battery, cable, power adapter, hot shoe cover, etc)…
Pre-order new Tamron 28-200mm f2.8-5.6 Di-III RX [Sony E]
One more zoom-zoom lens option is coming soon for you Sony E-shooters! Tamron has just revealed their brand new 28-200mm f2.8-5.6 Di III RXD lens for the Sony E-system, and it is available for pre-ordering for $729 at B&H Photo et al…
PS: I have double-checked, this is indeed Tamron, not Tokina [because I often get them confused]
Thursday: Sandisk and WD Storage Sale (39 options)
One of the Best Buy deals of the sale is a big storage-related sale, a total of 39 Sandisk and WD products are on sale featuring SD, microSD, external HDD, personal clouds (no impersonal clouds sadly), SSD disks, internal HDDs, RAM, USB flash drives (including 2-in-1s), and more…
For example, the 64GB Extreme PRO SDXC goes for $20.
Thirstday: Manfrotto, Nanuk, Trans/Receivr, Bright T, Netgear, Etc
It’s Thursday, which often times, especially in the summer, it becomes Thirst-Day, so drink plenty of water, because water is truly the drink of life! This message is not sponsored by EVIAN, no need to buy over-priced water 😉
Anyway, there’s a new 6-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Vello Aviator transceiver and receiver kits, five options, $40 to $100
+ Nanuk 963 Wheeled Case with Foam (Black) for $230
+ Manfrotto MVMXPROA5US Aluminum XPRO Video Monopod+ for $140
+ is it a monopod? is it a tripod? is it an octopus from the future?
+ Bright Tangerine Misfit Atom 4 x 5.65″/4 x 4″ Ultra Lightweight 2-Stage Clip-On Matte Box for $250
+ despite the name, it is 0% Vitamin C
+ NetGear Orbi Pro AC3000 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi System for $290
+ iKlip Grip Pro for $37
QNAP TS-228A 2-Day NAS with Two 4TB Seagate HDDs for $300
All your photography data are belong to you, especially if you have a solid backup AND recovery strategy. One of the components of such a strategy could be a NAS system. And as fate would have it the current Adorama daily deal (ends Thursday 10am ET) is the new condition Qnap TS-228A 2-Bay NAS Enclosure bundled with two 4TB Seagate internal hard drives, all together now for $300 with free US shipping…
Speaking of daily deals, Groupon is having a one-day sale that includes Printerix and Canvas On Sale promotions…
Wedn: ONA Brixtons, MeFoto RoadTrip Classic Leather, RAVPower PD 20K mAh, Acer Nitro, Razer, Ryzen, Etc
Hump Day is upon us once again, usually around 52 times a year so it should come as no surprise and with it we have a new quartet of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ ONA Brixton camera-laptop messenger bags, six options, $150 to $200
+ bag the bags!!!
+ MeFoto RoadTrip Classic Leather Edition Tripod (Carbon Fiber, Black with Black Leather) for $200
+ RAVPower PD Pioneer 20,100mAh 45W 2-Port Power Bank for $28
+ smartphones get more power-hungry but power-banks get more powerful and thankfully more and more of them “discover” USB-C; let’s see when Apple “discover-invents” USB-C 😉
+ Thorens TD 201 Manual Two-Speed Turntable with Built-In Preamp for $250 in two color options
+ in addition to playing music in the analogue fashion, they can be a great photography prop and studio/office decor in their spare time 😉
For those in the EU, the Amazon Germany Gold Bote is headlined by a sale of Viewsonic projectors ranging from 599 to 1079 euro-dollars [euro in long :)]. I think projectors are under-appreciated as an option. Remember photographers, every empty wall and flat curtain is an opportunity for a slide-show and presentation of your photographic work 🙂
The headliner of the Woot daily deals are renewed iPhone 11 PRO and PRO MAX [how could never-do-anything-wrong-marketing-wise Apple come up with such silly names?] ranging from $770 to $1050…
At the Big Yellow, aka Best Buy, the theme is Acer Nitro gaming gear including a laptop and monitor. There’s also Ryzen 7 3700X & Radeon RX 580 (8GB) combo meal [fries not included], Raspberry Pi 4, 75″ Samsung [or Samsuck one of our commenters used to call it back when they made cameras] QLED TVs, an adorable-looking 256GB Sandisk microSDXC for Nintendo Switch for $55 [too bad memory slots inside devices are not see-through so you can see the pretty colors/designs of memory cards LOL], Xbox, Razer and more offerings! It’s a very busy day at the Best Buy dailies today…
It’s the Ryzen 5 3600 (desktop) the headliner of the NewEGG dailies, along with various memory and storage options, and a Wavlink docking station for power users, and more!
HB includes Ashampoo Image and Video software options
Currently running for the next 15 days and change [as of the time of writing], Humble Bundle is running their Software Bundle III which includes some photo-related titles among the offerings. These are for Windows…
At the $1+ tier, you can get the Ashampoo Snap [screen recorder, great for Photoshop and image editing and Lightroom tutorials], Backup PRO 14, and Uninstaller 0.
At the $11+ tier, you also get Photo Optimizer 7 promoted as “Compact and fuss-free image editing for anyone unwilling to spend hours on their PCs”. You also get PDF PRO 2, and WinOptimizer 18.
At the $18.50+ tier, you get six more titles, including Ashampoo Photo Commander 16 promoted as “the complete solution to view, present, edit and organize your photos. Over 200 features cover all common image processing tasks”. Also included is “Video Optimizer PRO”, Cinemagraph [created animated pictures], Burning Studio 21, SoundStage PRO, and Driver Updater…
A portion of your purchase price goes to charity. You can select which charity from a list of options, or if you don’t select, it will go to the default featured charity of that particular promotion…
For the speed-readers out there, this is Windows only. And no, a shampoo is not included with the A-Shampoo software 😉
Tuesday: Bolt Flash (C), Nanuk 935, Axler Robin 20, Ring Light, Small HD, Thunderbolt Dock, Etc
Tuesday is here with six new B&H daily deals. No lens today but there’s a flash. So it’s a flash day 🙂
+ Bolt VS-560C Wireless TTL Flash for Canon for $60
+ Nanuk Protective 935 Case with Dividers (Black) for $120
+ this also gives you a lifetime license to reprise Mork & Mindy’s Nanu(k)-Nanu(k)
+ Axler Robin 20 Stabilizer S for $99
+ NanGuang Venus V24C 14″ Bi-Color AC Ring Light for $100
+ KenSingTon SD5200T Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station for $179
+ yes, that’s how the name got created, Ken sings a ton became KenSingSmaTon 😉
+ SmallHD 702 Lite 7″ SDI and HDMI On-Camera Monitor for $400
Meanwhile at the NewEGG daily deals you can get the 128GB Team Elite microSDXC for $15 [these start at 3am ET every day]…
UPDATE: among the Amazon Gold Box deals of the day there’s the Samsung A51 smartphone for $289 and a soccer team (11) Samsung smartwatches ranging from $230 to $400…
Canon 50mm f1.8 IS STM w/freebie for $99
A must have for every photographer many claim, the 50mm prime, and if so, and if you are a Canon shooter or use the appropriate adapters, you can get the new condition Canon 50mm f1.8 IS STM at B&H Photo for $99 with free US shipping and a free cleaning kit…
New round of Canon Instant Savings include RP body for $899, RP with 24-105 for $999 [with Extras]
Sunday has brought a new round of Canon Instant Savings promotions with a mix of DSLR and Mirrorless offers. The aforelinked link has the Top 17 offers at B&H Photo and it includes a drop of the RP full frame mirrorless body only to $899 with free extras (128GB Extreme PRO, camera bag, etc) or you can get it with the 24-105mm f4-7.1 for $999.
Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary w/FREE Tiffen UV for $289 [E/m43/EF-M]
Prime time for fans of Sony E, Micro Four Thirds and Canon EF-M, the new condition Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens is on sale for $289 with free US shipping and a free 52mm Tiffen UV filter at B&H Photo as part of their OPTIC deals…
OPTIC 2020 Sales at B&H Photo
It’s OPTIC time at B&H Photo with two days worth of online content and of course they have assorted deals to go with the online show…
As with many other shows [see Trade Show Calendar], OPTIC has moved to the interwebs, which is the most reasonable thing to do while COVID uncertainty remains…
Top 40 Sellers under $29 at CL
Creative LIVE is back with another Top 40 Classes sale with classes going for $29 or less. Some big ticket classes are included in this such as “Fundamental Photography”, Fine Art Photography Complete Guide, Photoshop CC Bootcamp, Lightroom Classic CC complete guide, Posing, Lighting, Nature, Flowers, Bird, film-making, and more…
Meanwhile at the ON-AIR schedule the following classes are streaming for FREE until Tuesday at ~11:50am ET:
+ Lifestyle Family Photography
+ Engagement Photography
+ Mastering People Skills
+ Persistence and Hard Work
+ Audio Home Recording
+ etc
LAST CALL: refurbished Panasonic TS25 element-proof P&S for $80 [ends Tue 10am ET]
It’s camera day at the Adorama deal of the day, good until Tuesday at 10am ET [or earlier if sold out] you can get the refurbished Panasonic TS25 elementproof point-and-shoot digital camera for $80 with free US shipping and a 90-day Panasonic warranty. This is the orange color scheme…
Monday: Sigma 24-105/4 DG OS HSM ART for $649 [C/N], Vanguard VEO2, SpyderX, SpiderPRO, Etc
UPDATE: the Amazon Gold Box deal of the day is the new condition Samsung S20 Plus going for $950 in the 128GB version and $1100 in the 512GB version… Also on sale is the Nespresso VertuoPlus Deluxe Coffee and Espresso Machine by De’Longhi with coffee capsules included for $115…
I think they need to reboot the week with some new names and branding. This whole Monday, Tuesday, … , Sunday thing is getting boring. But until the reboot is complete, today is indeed Monday 6/8/20 and with it we have a LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art for $649 in your choice of Nikon F or Canon EF
+ a sign of how well the Nikon and Canon full frame mirrorless systems are doing is mayhaps if/when Sigma starts making many of their lenses for those systems 🙂
+ Vanguard VEO 2 204AB Aluminum Tripod with Compact Ball Head (Red, 4.4′) for $50
+ there’s only a little bit of red on it, it’s not a USSR full-on red tripod 🙂
+ DataColor SpyderX Photo Kit for $199
+ SpiderPro Hand Strap for $25 in two color options
+ Pancro Professional Lens Cleaner (4 oz) for $12
The headliner of the Amazon Chermany gold bote is a new condition 14-inch Lenova IdeaPAD Slim Windows laptop for 429 euro with 8GB RAM, Ryzen 5 3500U, 512GB SSD storage, 52.5 Wh battery, backlit keyboard, Vega 8, 1080p, etc. Note that this has the Germany QWERTZ keyboard…
MEanwhile at the Woot dailies there’s an open-box Chromebook Pixel (first generation) for $220 in Clearance, and an open-box Logitech MK550 Wave wireless keyboard x mouse combo for $40. Not for tight desk spaces as you can tell from the picture 🙂
For fans of nature and the great outdoors (and the simulated-outdoors indoors), the Best Buy daily deals headliner is a sale on Rexing trail cameras and binoculars. For those leading a USB-C lifestyle, there’s a Satech USB-C Mobile Hub for $40…
60% off Wall Decor, 50% off Prints & Enlargements [WP]
IF you are fond of Walgreens Photo, they have a new round of print offerings good until 6/13/20 with the usual coupon restrictions. The offers include 60% off Wall Decor, 50% off Prints and Enlargements and Posters, and more…
The ticking clock you see there is for Father’s Day delivery times. The offers themselves expire on 6/13/20 at 11:59pm central time…
Sunday: DataColor SpyderX, Tamrac Nagano, Zhiyun LAB, Litra, SpiderPRO, 32GB Sandisk microSD, Etc
Good until Sunday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) is a new 6-pack of B&H Photo daily deals as follows:
+ 32GB Sandisk Ultra microSD with two adapters (full-size SD, USB card reader) for $6.49
+ DataColor SpyderX Elite Colorimeter for $170
+ Tamrac Nagano 16L Camera Backpack (Black) for $170
+ Zhiyun WEEBILL LAB Handheld Stabilizer for Mirrorless Cameras for $229
+ LitraTorch 2.0 Photo and Video Light (Drone Edition) for $50
+ SpiderPro Single Camera System for $79
MEanwhile the current Adorama daily deal (changes Monday 10am ET) is the new condition Flashpoint FV200 R2 Hybrid Continuous LED Light and HSS Flash (Godox FV200) for $299 with free US shipping… Optional financing option is also available for $50 for six months…
Saturday: 512GB PNY PRO Elite microSDXC for $85
Among the Best Buy deals du jour for 6/6/20 is the new condition 512GB PNY PRO Elite microSDXC card going for $85. This is a V30, UHS-I, U3, A2. Nothing pleases a marketer more than throwing a collection of random letters and numbers at a consumer 🙂
21 Classes for $21 each at CL
Another day another flash sale at Creative LIVE, this time they have 21 classes for $21 each and this includes DSLR Film-Making, Portraiture, Newborn, Fine Art, animals, street, birds, landscapes and of course weddings…
PRO TIP: there are millions of wedding photographers, it’s a very crowded field. Instead, invest in a brand new field, divorce photography! 😉
Meanwhile at the free-streaming-for-24-hours starting at 12pm eastern every day ON-AIR SCHEDULE there’s a bird photography with Franz Lanting, a short drawing class [a relaxing hobby to pickup for downtimes and brain resets], and a music theory [for electronic musicians but it works for all people]…
The next wave of free-streamers starting at 12pm ET on Saturday includes the “Basics of Adobe Cash Cow” [OOOPS, Creative Cloud], filming families, copywriting, growing your photo business, etc…
SLR Magic 50mm T1.4 MicroPrime Cine for $429 [M43]
The one day I forgot to check the Adorama daily deal and it’s a lens! It’s the new condition SLR Magic 50mm T1.8 MicroPrime Cine going for $429 with free US shipping in the Micro Four Thirds system. Offer ends on Saturday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out)…
Saturday: Powerex Charger with 8 AA for $20, Manfrotto, Vello Wireless Live View Kit [C/N], Etc
Good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out] is the following six-pack of B&H daily deals:
+ Powerex Smart Charger with Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries (1.2V, 2600mAh, 8-Pack) for $20
+ you get a 4-slot charger and 8 rechargeable AAs (2600 mAh, not LSD) and AC and car adapters
+ I remember these from way back in the old days of the very Web 1.0 internet commerce website where any kind of graphics or pictures were banned 😉
+ it looks like a P&S camera from the front but it’s the PapaGO GoSafe 230 1080p Dash Camera for $40
+ MAnfrotto 504HD Fluid Video Head for $240
+ Vello FreeWave Viewer VL Wireless Live View Remote Kit with AV/Shutter & Infrared Cables for Select Canon and Nikon Cameras for $80
+ see listing for compatibility info
+ Pelican 2430 MityLite Xenon Flashlight for $10 in two color (of the shell, not the light) options
+ don’t forget these might also be of interest to “light painting” photography
+ IK iKlip A/V Smartphone Grip with Integrated Mic Preamp for $80
Thursday: Zen Camera by David Ulrich for $2 [ebook]
Good until Thursday 6/4/20 at 11:59pm pacific time [I almost forgot to post it!], as one of the Amazon Kindle daily deals, you can get the 224-page Kindle ebook “Zen Camera” by David Ulrich for $1.99 but you also receive a $0.30 store credit towards future purchases of “Great on Kindle” ebooks. The store credit is applied automatically and expires automatically if not used.
The ebook averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 74 customer reviews. The price was right so I just purchased it but obviously I can’t read it and digest it and review it before the expiration time. I’m not a 32-core system after all, I’m just a Celeron 🙂
As the Zen in the title hints at, this is a blend of photography and (Westernized) Zen, so prepare for some spiritual materialism 😉
If you want to take a shot at the book but you are not sure whether it’s something you’d like, and you are going to have the time in the next few days to dive into it, note that Amazon offers refunds of ebooks within a few days after purchase. Locate the purchase under amazon.com/myk [myk = my kindle] and request a refund.I think it’s seven days but I’m not 100% certain.
Thursday: 10% off Lighting, Tripods and Accessories with KEH coupon
KEH Camera is back with a limited time offer, this one is running for 24 hours only, good until 11:59pm ET on Thursday 6/4/20, it is a Lighting and Tripods and Accessories sale. Coupon code ACC6A gets you 10% off their current prices.
There are plenty of exclusions ~ as usual for “accessories” offers of this kind:
+ no Leica, no Breakthru Photography brands
+ no “NEW” condition
+ no “USED – Like New” condition
+ no Camera Film
+ no Memory Cards
+ no Extended Warranties
+ no LENSES
+ no Converters
If there’s anything left, happy shopping 😉
Joking aside, the easiest way to find out if something’s eligible is to add it to the shopping cart and enter the coupon. You don’t have to login/signup to test the coupon…
Thursday: GVM, SAchtler, Celestron, Savage, ReVo, Etc
With it, Thursday brings heavy foreshadowing of the weekend, but it also brings six new B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:
+ Savage LiteShaper Flexible LED Panel for $99
+ ReVo ST-1000 Pro Video Stabilizer for $50
+ SAchtler Lightweight Audio Bag for $140 in Medium, $150 in Large
+ GVM GT-80WD Wireless Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (31″) with Bluetooth Remote for $289
+ Celestron ExploraScope 60AZ 60mm f/12 Alt-Az Refractor Telescope for $50
+ you too can be a UFO Hunter!
+ LG G7 fit LM-Q850QM 32GB Smartphone (Unlocked) for $149
+ wait until you see the workout program LG gave this phone in order to become …fit 😉
The headliner Woot daily deal is a refurbished 15-inch Apple MacBook PRO sale featuring 2019 models [this year is 2020 ~ in case you are confusingly floating in time like me] with i7 and i9 processors, going for $1580 to $1850…
And at the NewEgg dailies they have the 128GB Team microSDXC for $14, WD RED hard drives and SSDs, $85 ASUS Chromebit [budget mini-desktop running ChromeOS], and other “real” computers as well…
And for EU shoppers, the Amazon Chermany Gold Bote offers for just 112 euro-dollars a fanless mini PC with Atom quad-core, 4GB RAM, 64GB on-board and a surprising number of ports (including dual screen support)… There’s also a laptop sale featuring Lenovo, HP, ASUS and mo(i)re…
Wedn: Peak Design, GMV 2-Light Kit, Sachtler, Miops, Manfrotto, Atomos, AMD Ryzen 3 3200G, Etc
Hump Day is here with a new six-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Peak Design Everyday Backpack (30L, Charcoal) for $160
+ GVM LS-P80S LED 2-Light Kit with Filters for $198
+ sachtler Ace M System Black Edition with Tripod & Mid-Level Spreader (75mm Bowl) for $450
+ Manfrotto TwistGrip Complete Kit for $50
+ no, it’s not a doorknob!
+ Miops Splash Water Drop Kit for $89
+ Atomos Connect Split | SDI for $98
UPDATE: if you want to put your eggs in a budget Ryzen basket, one of the NewEgg daily deals is the AMD Ryzen 3 3200G quad core desktop processor for $88 [as of the time of writing it ranks at #505 among all processors at cpubenchmark.net]… And if you are a gamer or quarantine has turned you into a gamer, they offer a 1-year Playstation Plus membership for $42…
Meanwhile among the Best Buy offers there’s a budget Moto E6 smartphone, 48pks of single use Insignia AA or AAA alkalines [only 4 batteries per $1, prices have gone up ~ a few years ago it was around 6 batteries per $1], NordVPN subscriptions and more….
For EU shoppers, Amazon Germany’s Gold Box they have a Transcend storage sale that includes their 64GB Premium SDXC card (up to 90MB/sec) for just under 10 euro-dollars 🙂
Top Bootcamp CL Classes from $19 to $29 each
Running for 24 hours until Wednesday 11:50am ET is a 24-hour Wedding Photography class with Jasmine Star as the CreativeLIVE ON-AIR headliner for Tuesday 6/2/20…
Speaking of CL, they are having a Top Bootcamps sale for $19 to $29. These include Lightroom Classic CC, Portraiture, Premiere PRO CC, Fine Art Photography, Photochop CC, Weddings a plenty, Newborns, Final Cut PRO X [no, not the Pink Floyd album], BooDooAR, outdoors, Beginners, and more….
For some of the classes, to see the sale price you must needs visit the individual class product page… This is a limited time sale however, so the sale prices won’t stick around forever…
Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN for $229 [E] {exp Wedn 10am ET}
The current Adorama deal du jour is the new condition Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN lens for the Sony E-system going for $229 with free US shipping until Wednesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out)…
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