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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]
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.
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
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…
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!
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 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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 🙂
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…
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)…
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
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.
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…
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…
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 🙂
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…
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)…
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…
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).
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
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…
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