Sunday (Free to Watch at 12pm ET): The Art of Wildlife Photography

The headliner of the free-to-watch online streaming classes at Creative LIVE On-AIR on Sunday 3/22/20 is the “The Art of Wildlife Photography” class by Tom Mangelsen. It has 24 lessons and runs for 10.5 hours.

The classes stream for 24 hours, so you can watch whenever it is convenient. Of course some may find it more helpful if they watch a class from start to end. Every day the new classes start at 9am pacific time. In the meantime, the classes from the previous day continue to stream. So in a way, if you wake up early or are in the eastern time zone, you can watch yesterday’s and today’s classes in marathon binge 🙂

Sunday: Tamrac Nagano, SpiderPRO, Xcellon USB Hub, Vanguard VEO2, Etc

Every day is like Sunday during the Corona Days but we have some excitement, six new B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any that sells out ahead of its designated time):

+ Tamrac Nagano 12L Camera Backpack for $50 in two color options

+ SpiderPro Hand Strap for $29

+ XCeLLon 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub² with Intelligent Charging for $30
+ five data ports, two charging ports, full size Type A all
+ NOTE: the 2 superscript appears to be part of the model name? Not sure 🙂 Just like the final “s”, these type of potentially confusing things are best avoided in product names 🙂

+ JarvisMobile Dual-Port USB Type-C PD + QC 3.0 Wall & Car Charger Kit for $20

+ also NetGear router and AKG wireless mic set ~ both with automatic add-to-cart discounts

MEANWHILE at the Adorama Daily Deal (changes daily 10am ET) they are offering the new condition Vanguard VEO 2 235CB 5-Section Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod for $110 with free US shippings…

UPDATE: reading is fun-da-mental at the Amazon Gold Box where the headliner deal of the day is a sale on 98 Kindle eBooks from a various of genres, fiction and non-fiction…

At the Best Buy dailies, there’s a refurbished Epson Workforce ES-50 sheetfed [memo to self: be careful with typos here!] scanner going for $70… and a 27″ Acer Predator XB272 LED G-Sync FHD computer monitor going for $350. Pretty soon, all communication will happen with TLAs! (Three Letter Acronyms]…

Pre-order the new iPad PROs and the new Magically Magical and Amazingly Wonderful Keyboards

Leave it to Apple to launch a tablet keyboard that costs more than most non-Apple tablets in the market today. If that hasn’t scared you away, keep on reading 🙂

Apple has just revealed the new generation of iPad PROs along with new MacBook Airs and Mac Minis! But the star of the show are the Magic Keyboards. They are really magic. The iPad levitate on the keyboard platform (well, except for the part of the iPad that is actually attached to the keyboard platform). The Magic Keyboard for the 11-inch goes for $299, while the Magic for the 12.9-inch goes for $349. iOS updates are coming for some of the older iPad PROs to be able to use this new magically magical and amazingly wonderful device 🙂

The new iPad PROs are available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo with the 11-inch starting at $799 (128GB) an the 12.9-inch starting at $999 (128GB). The storage jump from 128GB to 256GB is +$100, but the other two jumps (256 to 512, 512 to 1TB) are +$200 each, with the 1TB options being +$500 of the base option for each screen size. The LTE options is +$150. Finally the days of the 16GB and 32GB and 64GB are over 🙂

Did I mention these new iPad PROs use USB-C? At Last, At Last, At Last 🙂

Fuji GFX50R Medium Format Body Only for $3500 [or $2800 USED]

If you are tempted by the Fuji medium format mirrorless system or you want another camera body to add to your arsenal, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Fuji GFX50R Medium Format Body Only for $3500 with free US shipping…

Or if you prefer to go the way of THE USED [no, not the whiny emo music group], you can get it in USED – Condition 9 for $2800…

In-Stock NOW: Google Pixel 3a for $299, 3a XL for $379

Per the Deals Fairness Doctrine (TM), since we’ve been posting iOS/Apple deals left and right, we must needs post something Android as well, and as fate would have it, Google’s brand new Pixel 3a models are now in-stock and shipping at B&H Photo! The Pixel 3a standard model goes for $299 while the XL model goes for $379.

Unlike the iPhones, the only option here is on the body color. The “3a” has a modest 5.6″ 18.5:9 OLED with Snapdragon 670, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, Bluetooth 5.0, Android 9 and *GASP* a headphone jack 🙂 The “3a XL” [they really need to work on the naming-numbering scheme] has a 6-inch screen. Free unlimited storage on Google Photos is included along with three years of OS and security updates.

UPDATE: per the “Post Saving Doctrine”, to save up on having an additional short post, B&H is also having a sale on various computer monitors as more and more people are working from home and may need more or better monitors…

The silver lining of the Corona-mandated “work from home” is an opportunity for many companies and individuals and cities and states to study work from home ideas and programs to further reduce traffic and congestion in places where it’s impossible not to be in a traffic jam always and forever and ever!

13.3″ MacBook Air (mid 2019) for $899 [128GB] or $999 [256GB]

If the barrage of new Apple products (the Early 2020 Generation) does not tempt you, B&H Photo is having a sale on the mid-2019 13.3″ MacBook Airs. The 128GB version goes for $899 while the 256GB version goes for $999. These are 13.3″ 2560 x 1600 Retina IPS Display with 8th generation Core i5 dual cores…

But if you are tempted by the new 2020 13-inch MacBook Air models, B&H Photo is accepting pre-orders for the early 2020 model starting at $999 (i3, 8GB RAM, 256GB)…

And if you are a Mac Mini aficionado, they are accepting pre-orders on the early 2020 models starting at $799 (i3 Quad, 8GB, 256GB)…

72-Hour NewEgg sale

If you are trying to make a digital omelette, it is time to get some new eggs! NewEgg is having a 72 Hour Sale with their usual assortment of technology products. The sale ends on Friday at 11:50pm pacific. Items that have promo code offers mention so on the individual product pages and require an email in order to use the promo code.

Not sure why this practice, because you have to use an email anyone if you are going to buy them product. But what do I know? 🙂

B&H Launches Work from Home Hub

With the CoronaViri shutting many of us inside drinking Coronas Working From Home, B&H Photo has launched a Work From Home hub featuring a variety of products you may need to make your home-office more productive or at least usable 🙂 While the physical B&H store is closed for customers, B&H is available through Live Chat, E-Mail and Telephones to answer any and all of your (reasonable) questions on what you’d need for a pleasant stay at La Maison Office 🙂

FREE to Watch: Wellness and Health Classes from C-LIVE

To help us all cope with the current Corona-Not-The-Beer situation, CreativeLIVE has put together a dozen Health and Wellness classes that are free to stream 24 hours a day throughout the Corona Crisis 2020. Six are wellness (stress, happiness, meditation, etc), six are health related (yoga, etc).

Continuing as usual are the free to watch ON-AIR schedule classes at CreativeLive, with all kinds of subjects, an opportunity to pick up a new hobby or rekindle an old one (crafts, music, design, arts, etc) in addition to photography and such…

And on the FREEbies front, good until 3/20/20 at 11:59pm ET, giving them your email can get you the full-size scifi ebook “RedShirts” by John Scalzi (not a sampler, you get all 300-some pages of it {yes, RedShirts, that’s the Star Trek term}) from the Torbooks website. This is without DRM, and you can download in ePUB (for many devices and apps) and/or .mobi (for Amazon devices). If you are of the ePUB persuasion, since it is DRM-free, you don’t have to use Adobe’s vile ebook DRM abomination 🙂

Rotolight Anova PRO 2 BiC, Celestron, RucPac, Etc (ends Sat PM)

And here we are again, a new round of B&H daily deals, as usual on Fridays good until 11:59pm ET on Saturday (but orders not accepted Fri PM to Sat PM {check their website for exact times}):

+ RotoLight Anova Pro 2 Bi-Color Standard LED Light for $800

+ PapaGO GoSafe 220 Dash Camera for $40

+ RucPac Professional Tech Headlamp for $25

+ XerOX B205 Multifunction Printer for $125

+ flash deal: CelesTron AstroMaster 70AZ 70mm f/13 Alt-Az Refractor Telescope, Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Bundle for $90; because the real stars are in the sky, not on the television 😉

Of the Best Buy dailies, somewhere in the middle of the Friday lot, they have the GOPRO Karma (not Chameleon) Grip stabilizer for $150 with free US shipping and store pickup/etc…

At the Friday Woot website they have refurbished former flagship Android smartphones starting at $60 in “Electronics”, and a $100 refurb 11.6″ HP Chromebook in “Computers”…

And at the Adorama dailies (changes 10am ET daily) you get the new condition Pelican 95QT Elite Cooler for $515. This is bear-certified, though not certified against stock market bears 😉

And if you are a Prime Member, for a limited time, you can get the new condition 2019 model year Fire TV Stick for $23 instead of its non-Prime-member price of $35…

Thursday: Pelican, Velbon Sherpa Tripods w/BH, ZOOM H4n PRO, TorchLED, Etc

Thursday is here with a new set of B&H daily deals until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for anything that sells-out ahead of its designated expiration). We also have the return of the flash deals…

+ CoreSWX TorchLED Bolt 250W On-Camera Light for $149
+ with additional battery and charger for $189

+ Pelican IM Storm Case, without foam, two options, $100 to $120
+ actual pelicans (the birds) NOT included 🙂

+ Velbon Sherpa Aluminum Tripods with Ball Head, three options, $40 to $60

+ ZOOM H4n Pro 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Onboard X/Y Mic Capsule for $170

+ flash deal: ZOOM Venture 30 Power Pack and Nomad 7 Plus Solar Kit for $130
+ no teaser (as of time of writing) for next flash deal

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes Thur 10am ET) is the Litra LitraTorch 2.0 Filter Set Limited Edition going for $95 with free US shipping…

10% off many Cameras and Lenses, 20% off Accessories with KEH Camera Coupon [ends Friday PM]

Good until Friday 3/20/20 at 11:59pm ET, KEH Camera is having a new promotion! Coupon code SALE3A gets you a discount depending on the product category, as determined by their shopping cart (which you can test without login/signup):

+ 10% off Cameras and Lenses

+ 20% off Accessories

+ EXCLUDED are NEW and “Used – Like New” products
+ EXCLUDED are Leica, Fuji X, Sony E branded products
+ EXCLUDED are Digital Starter Kits, Breakthrough Photography, Camera Film, Extended Warranties, Memory Cards, Lenses & Converters.

Wedn: Digipower Refuel Camera Battery sale (16 options)

For Wednesday 3/20/20, one of the Best Buy deals du jour is a sale on DigiPower ReFuel digital camera batteries. A total of 16 options are available with compatible batteries for various Canon and Nikon and Sony and GoPRO…

Wedn: Elvid 5″ TouchScreen, Zhiyun Crane 3 Lab, Etc

Wednesday is here with a new set of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any of them that may manage to sellout ahead of its designated expiration time):

+ ElVid 5″ RigVision HDR On-Camera Touchscreen Monitor for $199

+ Zhiyun CRANE 3 LAB Handheld Stabilizer or $399

+ Impact 5-in-1 Collapsible Oval Reflector with Solid Gold (42×72″) for $50

+ Xcellon USB 3.0 Type-C Mini Docking Station for $30

+ TP-Link ARCHER C8 Dual Band WirelessAC1750 Gigabit Router for $40

Meanwhile the current Adorama daily deal (changes Wedn 10am ET) is the new condition Bushnell 8x42mm H2O Water Proof Roof Prism Binocular for $60 with free US shipping….

+ AMX ACV-5100 Acendo Vibe Conferencing Soundbar with Camera for $199 in two color options

Tuesday: Fire HD 8 Tablet starting at $50

Another Corona-inspired offer, if you and friends and family and kids and roommates are locked in, the more tablets the merrier appears to be the thinking in the Amazon Gold Box headliner deal of the day for Tuesday 3/17/20, it is the new condition Fire HD 8 tablet going for $50 with free US shipping. This is the base model (16GB storage, With Offers). A +$20 gets you from the 16GB to the 32GB model, and a +$15 removes the Special Offers. They are available in four color options, a great way to color-code the tablets of people living in the same house for ease of recognition [“it’s my tablet, MINE! not yours!!!!”] 🙂

Note that these have microSD slots that can take up to 400GB cards, so the storage limitation of the on-board memory is only if you have any apps that refuse to use the microSD card…

Corona DownTime Idea: Watch the FREE CreativeLIVE ON-AIR classes

If the Corona-Virus kerfuffle has given you new unexpected downtime, one way to productively spend it (instead of watching the never-ending screeching drama of the national and local news) is to learn and read! Time to learn or rekindle a music instrument, make progress on your book shelf or digital bookshelf, or learn new skills. Or you can watch the various free-to-watch CreativeLIVE ON-AIR classes.

Each day has a list of about half a dozen classes you can watch for free during the 24 hour calendar day window. You can watch any and all, these repeat over and over during the 24 hour window. Better yet, there’s a schedule of the upcoming classes, so you can plan ahead if you see topics of interest. About half of them are photography-n-video related, the rest are general creative classes (business, marketing, etc), along with other creative endeavors (music, arts and crafts, etc)…

For example, the schedule below is for Wednesday 3/18/20…

CreativeLIVE Annual Pass for $149 (includes recently launched “Fast Classes”)

If you prefer Netflix-style learnings instead of digital-ownership of individual classes, CreativeLIVE is currently offering the first year of their 1-Year Creator Pass for $149. No coupon needed. The price you see is the price you pay. These includes almost all of the current and future classes in their system. The exceptions are classes that are excluded by contractual agreement with select instructors…

OR if you only need to watch a small number of classes in a short period of time (eg CoronaVirus downtime) they offer a monthly subscription as well, but if you need more than a couple of months, then the annual pass wins on bang for the educational buck…

A “Fast Class” is a video class TL;DR. It is a highlight reel of some of their existing classes so you can and learn in bite-size fashion. For example, a 10-hour class becomes a 1-hour summary video. This is a relatively new feature with more of them getting added. This is the list of current Fast Class classes. These cannot be purchased individually, you can only watch them if you have the Creator Pass (Netflix-style subscription). You can always purchase the full version of the class, so you are not missing any new content ~ you are just not getting the condensed milk version of the class 🙂

Tuesday: Sandisk and WD sale (32 options)

The headliner of the Best Buy daily deals for Tuesday 3/17/20 is a sale on the Sandisk and WD storage with 32 options that include Extreme and Ultra SD and microSD cards, external HDD and SSD hard drives, along with internal drives, and various USB flash drives…

Tuesday: Inovatic, Bescor, Watson, ASUS 25″, Vello LCD Protectors (35 options), Etc

Six is the magic number for the Tuesday 3/17/20 B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Inovatic Pro Monitor Mount for $149

+ ASUS Designo MX25AQ 25″ Widescreen LED Backlit LCD Monitor for $199
+ AH-IPS Technology HDMI, / DisplayPort 1.2 Inputs, 2560 x 1440, ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio, Etc

+ NetGear R6120 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Router with EX6110 Wi-Fi Range Extender for $69

+ Vello LCD protectors (35 options)

+ Watson Pro 14.4V 95Wh Slim Li-Ion 2-Battery Kit with Dual Charger, two options, $370 to $420

+ Bescor FM256 Flexible Bi-Color LED Light Mat with Swivel Ball Mount and Battery for $189

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET) is the new condition Marantz PMD-750 Camera-Mount Digital Wireless System with Omnidirectional Lavalier Mic for $150 with free US shipping…

Monday: 400GB Sandisk microSDXC for $53, Galaxy Note 9 for $600

Two potentially interesting deals in the Amazon USA Gold Bawx for Monday 3/16/2020 until 11:59pm pacifica time (or earlier for any that gets sold out):

+ 400GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $53

+ Samsung Galaxy Note 9 for $600 (128GB) or $750 (512GB)
+ factory unlocked, USA warranty, sold and shipped by Amazon herself

10% off refurbished Canon Cameras and Lenses (113 options)

Canon fans, unite and take over! The official Canon USA store is having a 10% off refurbished gear sale on cameras and lenses. The price you see is the price you pay. The sale price is thrown over there. As usual, they come with a 1-year Canon USA refurbished warranty.

The refurbished sale includes 31 interchangeable lens cameras (EF, EF-S, EF-M and R) and 15 Powershots (make every shot a powershot?) and 67 Canon lenses (EF, EF-S, etc) and a trio of camcorders.

12 Classes for $12 each at C-LIVE

And after buying all that gear, now time for some learnings! Good for a limited time only, CreativeLIVE is offering 12 classes for $12 each with topics including posing, beginners, Lightroom Classic CC, Astro-Landscape, podcasting, video, food photography, videos, and more…

Monday: 256GB Sandisk Extreme PRO CFexpress Type B, refurb Nikon Bino, Manfrotto Nitro, Dell 15.6″, Etc

CoronaMonday is here and with it we a new quartet of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sandisk 256GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Card Type B for $350 after in-cart coupon

+ Manfrotto 612 Nitrotech Fluid Video Head and Aluminum Twin Leg Tripod with Ground Spreader for $700

+ refurbished Nikon 8×42 ProStaff 5 Binoculars for $90

+ DELL 15.6″ Inspiron 15 Multi-Touch Laptop for $330
+ 2.2GHz Core i3-8130U dual, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 1920 x 1080 Touchscreen,Intel UHD Graphics 620, etc
+ with FREE 1-year BitDefender 5-device license

Meanwhile the current Adorama daily deal (changes at 10am ET) is the new condition Thinkware F800 Pro 1080p HD Dash Cam for $175…

Speaking of which, for a limited time, Audible is offering for FREE (Buy for $0.00) the James Taylor Original “Break Shot: My First 21 Years”…

Outdoor Photographer print magazine for $4.50 per year

The latest DiscountMag sale includes the following camera-n-photo related print magazine 1-yr subscriptions delivered to US addresses:

+ Outdoor Photographer for $4.50
+ Videomaker for $6.63
+ Digital Photo PRO for $7.72

Sunday: GoPRO Fusion 360 with Extra Charger and Extra Batteries for $200

Among the Best Buy dailies you will find the GoPRO Fusion 360-degree camera with a free charger (with battery) along with an additional battery. These are GoPRO-branded. In total the freebies are one GoPro charger and two GoPro batteries (in additional to whatever comes standard in the GoPRO Fusion box)…

Also at Best Buy, there’s a 6pk of Insignia CR-2032 batteries for $7 but if you have an IKEA near you, you may find them for significantly less… Also there, they have the 64GB PNY Attach USB 2.0 flash drive for $8. That’s 8GB per $1.

Then off to the Adorama daily deal where they have Polar Pro Cinema Series Circular Polarizer Filter for DJI Osmo going for $20 [offer changes at 10am ET daily]…

And if you are fond of reading e-books, there over 150 Kindle daily deals for Sunday 3/15/20 with almost something for everyone…

And if you are a fan of Samsung, various Samsung TVs and computer monitors can be found at a couple of the sub-Woots at the Woot website

Sunday: Venus Lowa 15mm f4 MACRO for $349 [C/N/K/A], Etc

Sunday is here with a new set of B&H daily deals and lo-n-bee-hold (because we need all the bees!) it is a LENS DAY, good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Venus Laowa 15mm f/4 Macro Lens for $349 in your choice of Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K and Sony A; an old school SLR-only lens

+ Porta Brace hard cases, two options, $60 to $100

+ also combo powerbank and xenon flashlights

HP Sprocket, GVM, Spiffy, Atech CFast 2.0, Etc (ends Sat PM)

Friday is here and with it we have a new of B&H daily deals which end on Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if soldout) but as usual B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM…

+ Atech Blackjet VX-1C CFast 2.0 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Card Reader with 64GB CFast 2.0 Card for $140

+ HP Sprocket 2-in-1 Smartphone Printer & Instant Camera for $60

+ GVM 7S RGB LED On-Camera Video Light with Wi-Fi Control for $45

+ Spiffy Gear light blaster, five options, $50 to $70

+ flash deal: open-box Peak Design Everyday Messenger 15″ Version 2 for $130
+ no teaser yet for upcoming flash deal(s)

Meanwhile the Adorama daily deal is the Sennheiser ew 112 P G4 Camera Lavalier Set (A:516-558 MHz) bundled with the Zoom H4n Recorder, and a cleaning kit, all together for $600. Offer changes at 10am ET daily…

Then when you scroll down the Best Buy dailies you may find the 5TB WD Easystore external USB 3.0 hard drive for $100. This line of WD HDDs is making the rounds in the Best Buy dailies, so if you want to stock up on them [and you like their prices or you have coupons or store credits or gift cards and such) keep an eye out on them…

Thursday: DataColor SpyderX PRO/Elite, Benro tripods, QuickLok, Etc

Corona Thursday is here with a new 4-pack of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ DataColor SpyderX Pro Colorimeter for $100 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ DataColor SpyderX Elite Colorimeter for $170 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ Benro Video Tripod kits, three options, $160 to $400

+ QuickLock Z-250-BKCY 3-Shelf Computer Workstation for $140 in two color options

+ General Brand Background Stand Support Kit for $39

UPDATE: the Best Buy dailies include the 128GB Sandisk Ultra Plus SDXC card for $25 each…

25% off Overstock Gear with KEH coupon [ends Thur PM]

KEH Camera fans, unite and take over! Good until Thursday at 11:59pm ET, coupon code OS3A (O=Overstock, S=Sale, 3=March) gets you 25% off select Overstock camera gear at KEH. As usual, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon. You can test the coupon without signup/login. The offer expires on Thursday 3/12/20 at 11:59pm eastern time…

$99 Bundles at CL: Photoshop Week 2019 or Photo Week 2018

If you prefer to digitally-own your photo-classes instead of Netflix-style subscriptions, you can load up on classes during the Creative Live $99 bundles sale. Two $99 bundles are offered…

The first one is “Photoshop Week 2019”, the classes that were part of last year’s PW, a total of 18 classes included… The second one is “Photo Week 2018” with a total of 22 classes included covering a variety of topics…