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)…
Tuesday: Vello WB Cards Set of Sets, 128GB Transcend CFast 2.0, Tamrac BushWick, Gitzo, Samsung, Etc
Good until Tuesday 6/2/20 at 11:59pm ET [or earlier for any that sell out ahead of their designated expiration time] you can get the following B&H Photo deals du jour:
+ 128GB Transcend CFX650 CFast 2.0 Flash Memory Card for $130
+ Tamrac Bushwick 4 Camera Shoulder Bag (Black) for $25
+ because let’s face it, you have to have four bags for every single camera or lens you own 😉
+ Vello White Balance Card Sets (Small, Medium, and Large) for $20
+ this is a set of 3 sets (small, medium, large)
+ each set has a black, white and 18% Gray card
+ so you end up with nine WB cards, organized in 3×3 sets
+ InoVatic Pro Monitor Mount for $144
+ Gitzo GT4533LS Systematic Series 4 Carbon Fiber Tripod (Long) for $650
+ cue ZZ Top “Legs”
+ Blizzard LB-Par Quad RGBW LED Light for $130
+ photographers are after all vampires of the light 😉
Elsewhere at the Best Buy dailies there’s a Samsung theme today with tablets, TVs, soundbars, Galaxy A-series phones, PowerBots, Ranges (no, not dynamic ranges, no, not range-finders), fitness trackers, wireless earbuds, T5 SSDs, and non-tablet refrigerators 🙂
If you are a fan of Team storage products, it’s always a party at the NewEgg daily deals, today’s offer is their 128GB Color II microSDXC for $16 [without promo code]… Also part of the offers the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core Intel-nightmare for $700, and such…
UPDATE: speaking of Samsung, there’s $200 off on a 65″ Samsung QLED with Alexa at the Amazon Gold Box…
Get 5% bonus when you Sell Your Own Gear to KEH Camera [ends 6/14/20 PM]
IF you have camera gear you want to sell, and don’t want to deal with classified ads and eBay and such, one option is to sell your camera gear to KEH Camera. And good until 6/14/20 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code KEHBONUS gets you a 5% bonus on the KEH quote.
For example, if you want to sell them your Lensaholic 5mm f0.005 lens in “Very Good” condition, the KEH quote, let’s say, is fictionally $1000. When you use the 5% coupon code KEHBONUS, you will get an extra $50, making it $1050.
Note that KEH has COVIDified their process when selling your gear, the evaluation could also happen over video chat. Getting a quote is not a commitment to sell to KEH. If you like their offer, and you want to sell your gear to them, you have to ship it to them (they also offer pickup it up from your home via the delivery service).
This Week (FREE CL streams): Weddings, Bird Photography, Photoshop CC, Light Painting, Etc
Let’s take a look at some of the potentially interesting classes that will be streaming this week, for FREE during each 24 window of each class, at Creative LIVE ON-AIR:
+ Monday: Fundamentals of Photography (24 hour class)
+ Tuesday: Wedding Photography with Jasmine Star
+ Using Pinterest to grow your business
+ Wednesday: Light Painting for Beginners
+ also Etsy shop and Facebook
+ Thursday: Photoshop CC Complete Guide
+ Illustrator CC Complete Guide
+ Grow your business using Snapchat
+ Friday: Art of Photographing Birds (with Franz Lanting)
+ Hype your brand on Instagram
+ Saturday: Basics of Adobe CC
+ Filming Families (modern family video)
+ Sunday: Environmental Portrait Photography
+ Etsy 101
+ build a social media plan that actually makes money
Monday: SLR Magic 25/T0.95 III for $369 [m43], SmallHD, G-Tech, Etc
Hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals and a fast lens at that! Offers expire 11:59pm ET Monday 6/1/20 or earlier for any that sells out ahead of its designated expiration time…
+ SLR Magic 25mm T0.95 HyperPrime Cine III Lens for $369 in Micro Four Thirds
+ a lens tempting enough to get you to buy a M43rds camera body? Details at 11!
+ Smith-Victor SmartLED Spectrum Bi-Color LED Light with RGB for $90
+ E-Image EK60AAM Fluid Drag Video Head and Tripod for $169
+ Small HD Focus Bolt options, $750 to $1400
+ G-Tech G-Drives / G-RAIDS, eight options, further discounted by automated in-cart coupon
+ Sachtler Heavy Duty Harness for $69
UPDATE: the Adorama daily deal (changes Tuesday 10am ET) is the new condition Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro TTL Pocket Flash Kit – Godox AD200 Pro for $299 with free US shipping…
3 Magazines for $12 total for 1-year [US Subs]
If you need three magazines or more, DiscountMag’s weekend sale is three magazines for $12 total for one year. You can also buy more than 3 at the $4/year rate. These are printed magazines for US addresses without auto-renewal. Photography wise, two magazines are participating, “Outdoor Photographer” and “Digital Photo PRO”… To get to three, there are various other “six degrees of separation” magazines such as Wired, Popular Science, lifestyle, sports, travel, etc…
Sat: Vello Flash Commander, Nanguang Ring Light, DJI Ronin-SC, Etc
Saturday brings with it six B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Vello FWIRC-C FreeWave IR TTL Flash Commander for Canon for $50
+ NanGuang Venus V24C 14″ Bi-Color AC Ring Light with Case for $80
+ DJI Ronin-SC Gimbal Stabilizer Pro Combo Kit for $399 with FREE Luxli CNS-20D Constructor Medium Block On-Camera Daylight Balanced LED Light
+ Kingston 16GB DataTraveler Mini 7 USB 3.1 Flash Drive for $4.50
+ also QSC loudspeaker and headphone holder
UPDATE: the Adorama daily deal (changes Monday 10am ET) is the new condition PanaCast 2 Panoramic-4K USB Plug-and-Play Video Camera with Wall Mount for $799 with free US shipping…
Samyang/Rokinon 85mm 1.4 MF lenses start at $248 [m43], $259 [X, K], $269 [Z], Etc
IF the new $399 Rokinon 85mm f1.4 II manual focus lenses do not tempt you and you want to optimize for a lower price, $269 is what it takes to get into the new condition Samyang 85mm f1.4 MF lens with the Nikon Focus Confirm…
The other Samyang and Rokinon 85mm f1.4 options [look for them in the aforelinked search results]:
+ M43rds for $248
+ Pentax K mount and Fuji X for $259
+ Nikon Z for $269
+ Sony E for $299
+ Canon RF for $319
+ the search results also include the Auto Focus (AF) lenses which obviously cost double or more
I know, I know, it is 2020, some of you will argue, there’s no way I’m dealing with Manual Focus Lenses in 2020. Next thing you’re gonna tell me to buy a Huawei P40 phone and spend 20 hours every single frakking week hunting for new hacks and loopholes to run Google Play on them 😉
And you would be right if your typical subject matter or your style of photography requires autofocus. But a lot of things don’t move at all, others move in predictable ways, and in these COVID-stressful times there’s a certain level of relaxation and grounding when you use manual focus. And in some ways, it forces you to pay closer attention to the scene you are photographing…
Pre-order new Rokinon 14/2.8 II and 85/1.4 II Manual Focus Lenses [C/N/E/X/m43/EF-M]
Rokinon fans, unite and take over! Rokinon lenses are now old enough that we have “II” models, and two new “II” primes are now available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo as follows:
+ 85mm f1.4 II for $399 in Sony E, Canon EF, Nikon F, Fuji X, Canon EF-M, M43
+ 14mm f2.8 II for $499 in Sony E, Canon EF, Nikon F, Fuji X, Canon EF-M, M43
These are manual focus lenses. Try finding a 85/1.4 for this price for Canon EF or Nikon F or Sony of any kind…
Friday: 256GB Sandisk Ultra Plus microSD for $45, Etc
It’s FriYAY once again and one of the Best Buy daily deals for 5/28/20 is the new condition 256GB Sandisk Ultra PLUS [still not sure what the difference between a PLUS and a non-PLUS is] microSDXC card
going for $45. The sale also includes phone accessories, a $40 Bella coffee machine with a h20 reservoir, and a Verizon or AT&T 512GB iPhone XS MAX PRO SUPER XL PLUS ULTRA EXTRA 😉
The Woot dailies include 12.9-inch iPad PROs (first generation, 2018, $730 to $1000, refurbished), 65″ Samsung TVs, and such…
For EU shoppers, Amazon Chermany has a Samsung flagship sale that includes the Galaxy Fold, Flip Z, S20+ and the good old S10e…
DJI Summer Sale with Osmo Action and Pocket
The official DJI USA online store has launched their summer sale good until 6/23/20 or earlier if sold-out/etc/etc…
+ Osmo Action and Charging Kit for $259
+ Osmo Pocket for $299
+ Osmo Pocket Expansion Kit for $59
Lowepro Format BP 150 II Backpack (Black) for $20 [ends Sat PM]
This round of B&H daily deals lasts for three days, so the expiration time is 5/30/20 at 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out]:
+ Lowepro Format BP 150 II Backpack (Black) for $20
+ BAG the BAG!!!
+ Genaray 2 x SL-57 Soft LED Lights & 2 x PIXI Plus Mini Tripods Kit for $65
+ EdelKrone SliderONE v2 for $349
+ HGST 8TB Ultrastar He10 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5″ Internal NAS HDD for $180
Wedn: Polaroid Originals OneStep 2 VF Analog Instant Film Camera for $60
The headliner of the Best Buy deals of the day for Wednesday 5/27/20 is the new condition Polaroid Originals OneStep 2 VF Analog Instant Film Camera offered for $60 in the “Summer Blue” camera-color-scheme… There it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on nearly 400 customer reviews as of the time of writing…
Wedn: Battery Grips (33 options), Manfrotto, Nanuk, Sandisk CF, Smith Victor, Etc
And just like that, Hump Day is back upon us and with it it brings a six-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Vello Battery Grips, 33 options, $30 to $60
+ 16GB Sandisk Ultra Compact-Flash memory card with USB 3.0 dual-slot card reader for $30
+ Nanuk hard cases, $25 to $40
+ Smith-Victor KT1500LED 2-Light Dual Socket Light Kit for $110
+ Manfrotto 504HD Head & Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Kit (100/75mm, Mid-Level Spreader) for $620
+ LG UK6300PUE 49″ Class HDR UHD Smart IPS LED TV for $300
Elsewhere:
+ at the Amazon Gold Box, the Fire TV Cube for $100
+ at NewEGG the 128GB A-Data USB 3.2 flash drive for $15
+ at Woot the 21.5″ HP EliteDisplay for $110
Slinger Electronic Dry Cabinet (55L) for $109
If your local climate is a major factor and/or you have camera gear that needs extra protection, you may be interested in the latest Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET Wednesday), the new condition Slinger Electronic Dry Cabinet (55L) for $109 with free US shipping…
Tuesday Live Stream (FREE, Starts 12:30pm ET): Peter Souza on Photographing History
In addition to the ON-AIR pages that rebroadcast previously recorded classes, Creative LIVE has recently launched another feature at their website, the Creative LIVE TV streaming that features live interviews, presentations, smaller classes and such. One of the things they have streaming live on a weekly basis is their “We Are Photographers” podcast, every Wednesday at 12pm eastern…
But that’s not all. Today, Tuesday May 26 in 2020, starting at 12:30pm eastern (9:30am pacific/CreativeLIVE time) they will have a live-stream with Peter Souza on Photographing History. Souza has been a presidential photographer for two presidents (one of each party) among other things. Here’s his Wiki Bio…
If you don’t have time and schedule flexibility to catch various classes when they stream for FREE at CreativeLIVE, they are currently having a Fine Art classes sale with prices ranging from $19 to $29, and the classes participating in this sale offer a wide gamut from experimental to documentary to DIY. A total of 25 classes are available…
Tuesday: Tamrac Jazz, E-Image Tripod, Miggo Pictar, 5-in-1 Reflector, Etc
Tuesday is not a lens day at the B&H daily deals but it’s a “bag the bags” day instead. Offers good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ TamRac Jazz Photo Sling Bag 76 v2.0 (Black) for $25
+ E-image 2-Stage Aluminum Tripod with GH03 Head for $159
+ Miggo Pictar Home Studio Pro Kit for $200
+ NOTE that this will not transform your home into Pixar Studio 😉
+ Impact 5-in-1 Collapsible Circular Reflector Disc (42″) for $22
+ because The Light needs its accessories too
+ InFocus IN2134 4500-Lumen XGA DLP Projector for $349
+ and when it gets dirty, you can put it on Spotify 😉
UPDATE: among the Best Buy dailies you can get the 500GB Sandisk Extreme external USB 3.1 Gen II SSD for $90 (Type A and Type C)…
At the Amazon Gold Box there’s another Anker charging sale with power-banks and such…
And at the NewEgg Daily Omelette they have:
+ 256GB Patriot EP microSD for $30
+ 256GB Patriot SuperSonic USB 3.0 flash drive for $33
+ 10TB WD RED NAS, RAM, etc
+ Polsen RM-800 Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone (Black) for $90
Fuji Instax Share SP-3 smartphone printer for $100
Instant print fans, we have not forgotten about you! For a limited time, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3 smartphone printer for $100 with free US shipping in your choice of black or white printer-color scheme [not prints-color! LOL]…
PS: the printer is a lot smaller than it looks in gallery picture #1 over there. Look at gallery picture #3 to see it as it prints a picture 🙂
PS2: just so we are clear, this “smartphone printer” does not 3D print smartphones 🙂 It prints pictures that reside on smartphones 😉
Sony Flash and Battery Grip Sale (five options)
Sony is having a Flash and Grip sale with three of their on-camera flashes being on sale ($278 to $548) and two of their battery grips ($298 to $348)…
Speaking of grippy things, the new condition BlackRapid Sport Breathe Camera Strap is on sale for $59~ with free US shipping for a limited time…
Serif Affinity Photo for $25 [download]
If you like to use imaging software from non-monopolistic Cash Cow Cloud companies, the digital download of the Serif Affinity Photo software is on sale for a limited time for $25 at B&H Photo…
Speaking of B&H, they are offering the new condition Atomos Shogun 7 HDR Pro/Cinema Monitor-Recorder-Switcher for $999 with free US shipping…
NewEgg Memorial Day Sale
NewEgg is having their own Memorial Day sale in their customary “newsletter style” format. A few of the offers require a promo code to be used. The promo code is shown next to the item, you don’t have to hunt and peck for it… This is a technology focused sale…
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