Wednesday: Ziv TTL Cord with Focus Assist for $15 (Nikon), Etc

Happy New Year, yes, it is 2020 already, may your vision match the year, and may the Tokyo Olympics bring exciting new camera gear 😉

The Mega Deal Zone is over and we are back to the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET on 1/1/20 or earlier if sold out:

+ AquaTech Sensory Gloves for $25 in various sizes

+ ZiV TTL Cord with Focus Assist for Nikon (Coiled, 3′) for $15

+ also: $15 wireless presenter and $20 true wireless earphones

PS: for the next few weeks, until I adjust to typing “2019”, you may see some deal expiration dates as “/19” instead of “/20” mentioned in the body of the blog-posts. But the dates above/below individual blog-posts [eg where the title and tags/categories are] are correct because they are inserted automatically by WordPress…

December 31, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Tuesday: Mega Deal Zone, 1TB Toshi, Rylo 5.8K, Team, Etc

Happy New Year’s Eve! You are in luck because the B&^H Mega Deal Zone continues for another 24 hours! It’s like an all-star game of previous daily deals – summary in the original post…

Meanwhile at the Tuesday NewEgg daily deals they have the 128GB Team Elite microSDXC (U3, A1, V30, 4K UHD, UHS-I) memory card going for $13 with up to three per customer, while promo code 93XPE34 gets you the 1TB Toshiba Canvio Advance external HDD USB 3.0 for $43…

And at the Best Buy dailies you can get the 128GB Sandisk Extreme PLUS microSDXC (V30, U3, UHS-I, A2, etc) for $35…

Totally forgot about the Adorama daily deals, the current one is the new condition Rylo 5.8K 360 Degree Video Camera with a 64GB memory card for $339. Adorama’s daily deals switch at 10am eastern, not at midnight local time like most other retailers…

PS: no, Rylo has nothing to do with Kylo Ren 😉

December 31, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Monday: the B&H Mega Deal Zone continues for Day #2

The B&H Mega Deal Zone continues for Day #2. This is like an all-star game of all the previous daily deals, except almost all of the NBA players are playing in the all star game. Except for LeBron, he has a headache because Michael Jordan is a much better _basketball_ player than him 😉

More on the Mega Deal zone in yesterday’s post…

December 29, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Magazine Sale: Outdoor Photographer for $4.76/yr, Etc

The latest DiscountMags sale features the following C&P-related print magazines, delivered to US addresses without auto-renewal:

+ Outdoor Photographer for $4.76/yr
+ Digital Photo for $4.81/yr
+ Videomaker for $6.54/yr
+ Digital Photo PRO for $6.85/yr

December 29, 2019 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

Last Call (ends 12/31): 10% off refurbished Canon Cameras and Lenses

Last Call! Coupon code HOLIDAY19 gets you 10% off refurbished Canon cameras and lenses at the official CAnon USA online store. The coupon can be used once per customer during this promotional period which began in mid-December 2019. Refurbished Canon gear get a 1-year warranty from Canon, not the more customary 90-day that most manufacturers offer…

December 29, 2019 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

It’s The Return of the B&H Mega Zone (most of the year’s daily deals return at once!)

You are in luck! If you missed any of the previous B&H daily deals of the last few months, it is the return of the B&H Mega Deal Zone. Most of those daily deals are back, all together, at once! You can buy as many of the daily deals as you like. There are categories in a horizontal bar over there to filter them by areas of interest (eg Photography) and by price-range.

These are ever-scrolling lists, keep hitting the “Load More Deals” at the bottom of the page to see even more…

Of Lens interest:

+ Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 Mark II for $419 in black in Fuji X
+ the other systems/colors start at $450+

+ Tamron SP 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di for $369 in Canon or Nikon DSLR systems

+ KIPON Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 Lens for $1049 in Sony E

+ Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 25mm f/0.95 for M43rds for $299 in black or $329 in silver
+ sorry, no Raiders edition available ^_^

+ various lens adapters, converters, etc

+ Lensbaby 5.8mm f/3.5 Circular Fisheye for $160 in Canon, Nikon and Pentax SLR systems
+ and in Mirrorless for Sony E, Fuji X and M43rds
+ I’ll let the forums debate how much of a lens is a lensbaby. Maybe a baby lens? 😉

All kinds of other photo-related items are on offer, battery grips, flashes, tripods, monopods, camera bags (lots of bags, bag the bags!), lighting gear, batteries/chargers/power, small accessories, and much and more. Dive into the B&H Mega Deal Zone to see what you want or need or what sings to you A Song of Wallet and Tears…

PS: there are too many to check individually whether it’s “all” or “most”, that’s why I’m saying “most” to be on the safe side…

December 28, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Manfrotto Monopod, Genaray, IDX, 16GB Sandisk, Vello, Etc (ends Sat PM)

Good until Saturday at 11:59pm eastern, the B&H Fri-Sat daily deals include:

+ Genaray MonoBright Daylight LED 750 for $115

+ Manfrotto MVMXPROA5US Aluminum XPRO Video Monopod+ for $140

+ IDX 2x DUO-150 V-Mount Batteries & 2-Ch Charger/Power Supply Kit for $650

+ Sandisk 16GB Ultra UHS-I microSDHC Memory Card with SD Adapter and USB 2.0 Card Reader for $4.49

+ Vello HSA-PVU Hot Shoe Adapter with Safe Voltage Conversion for $15

+ I/O Gear ViewPro-C USB Type-C Male to HDMI Female Adapter for $15

+ AURAY LTS-ST Tripod Base Laptop Stand for $30
+ with Accessory Tray for $40

December 27, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

10% off Cameras and Lenses w/KEH coupon [ends Mon PM]

Good until 12/30/19 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code MINE12A gets you 10% off cameras and lenses at KEH Camera. Excluded are NEW condition, “Used -Like New” condition products, Leica-branded and digital starter kits.

As usual, you can test the coupon in the shopping cart without a login or signup…

December 27, 2019 Filed Under: Uncategorized

Thursday: Sunpak Platinum Plus Tripods $15 to $30

Sunpak is back at the Best Buy daily deals with two Platinum Plus tripods as follows:

+ 58-inch 5858D for $15

+ 61-inch Ultra 6000PG for $30

UPDATE: among the Amazon USA Gold Box daily deals there is a software title sale and among them are different versions of Corel Painter going from $24 to $229….

December 26, 2019 Filed Under: camera accessories, daily deals Tagged With: ,

Thursday: 70% off near sitewide at CreativeLIVE [many Camera Guides on sale for $8 each]

Good until the end of day on Boxing Day (Thursday 12/26/19) you can get 70% off on nearly all the classes offered at Creative LIVE. The price you see is the price you pay during this promotion ~ there is no coupon code needed.

TIP: use the search function over there to look for topics of interest, for example, Macro related classes or if you are looking for camera guides, the Fast Start camera guides are on sale for $8 each for many camera models including new entries such as the Nikon Z6/Z7, Fuji X-H1, Canon EOS R, along with popular stables like Nikon D850, Olympus E-M5 II, and many more. Over 70 “Fast Starts” are available over there…

PS: some classes may be excluded from the sale if the agreement between the instructors and CL precludes them from discounting and such…

December 25, 2019 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

EU: AmazonBasics Camera Shoulder Bag for 15.50 euro [limit 3]

In addition to the many cables, this AmazonBasics sale that is part of the Amazon Germany Thursday 12/26/19 Gold Box deals of the day includes a camera bag, the new condition AmazonBasics Camera Shoulder Bag going for 15.50 euro with up to three per customer at the sale price.

It averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 40 customer ratings. At the Mothership (Amazon USA) it averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 270+ ratings and it goes for $30. The times they are a-changing, you can get it for almost half price in Europe. But the shipping weight (nearly 1 kilo, around 2 lbs) and customs probably kill the deal for trans-atlantic flights.

December 25, 2019 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Thursday: Zeiss Batis 18mm f2.8 (Sony E) for $899, Etc

Thursday is Boxing Day and unboxing day for YouTubers but also a lens day at the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ ZEISS Batis 18mm f/2.8 Lens for Sony E for $899
+ this lens is only available in Sony E

+ Impact VC-500WLN 3-500Ws Digital Monolight with Transmitter Kit for $600

+ Porta Brace Light Pack for Litepanels Astra 1×1 (Black) for $100

+ Vello FreeWave Fusion Basic 2.4 GHz Wireless Trigger System for $28 in Canon or Nikon or Sony flavors

+ Fantom Rigs Camera Cage for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K/4K for $70

+ SmallHD FOCUS SDI Monitor Kit for $199~

+ headphone holder for $12

Flash Deals
+ 64GB Panasonic UHS-II SDXC for $80
+ technical difficulties do not show teaser

December 25, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, zeiss Tagged With: , ,

Gift Panic? Fear Not ~ Electronic Gift Cards Save The Day!

Last minute changes to your gift-giving plans? Unexpected guests arriving? You forgot your “professional graduate student” nephew is actually back from college? You forgot a gift for the mother in law? Fear not! Electronic gift cards are ready to save the day, with email delivery and/or print-and-give options! Check the available options and designs at Amazon itself and B&H Photo and Adorama…

SUPER PRO TIP: before sending an electronic gift card via email or SMS and worrying if/when they will receive it, FIRST, send an e-gift card to yourself to see whether and/or how fast it arrives. Then you can feel more confident to send to others. The minimum amount for electronic gift cards is typically very small…

December 24, 2019 Filed Under: gifts and gadgets Tagged With:

YMMV eBay Bucks: 8% or 10% on $25+ [ends Wedn PM]

IF you are participating in the eBay rewards program {it’s free to join anytime}, AND you have been invited by eBay via email or their eBay messages to participate, and you have clicked to activate the promotion for your account {you must click to activate before you earn the bonus}, you have until Wednesday 12/25/19 at 11:59pm to earn 10% on eligible purchases over $25, and 8% on purchases under $25…

Maximum rewards you can earn are $100 per transaction and $500 for the duration of this promotion. Terms, conditions and restrictions and exclusions apply as always…

For ideas on what to buy, check the latest eBay Deals and the latest Trending Deals…

PS: speaking of eBay, until 12/30/19, coupon code JUMBOSAVE gets you 15% off on many official outlet stores on eBay including Adidas (All Day I Dream About Shutter_speed), Eddie Bauer, Asics, Hoover, Reebok, etc…

December 24, 2019 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

12 Classes for $19 each at C-LIVE

The New Year Resolutions are fast approaching. If your list is going to include learning new things or learning more, then you can get a head start on your future procrastinations with this 12 classes for $19 each sale at Creative LIVE. Topics include studio lighting, wedding photography, fine-art, commercial, strobe, digital workflow, compositing [not composting however], etc…

Separately, they are running a sale for 30 classes under $30 with prices ranging from $15 to $29 and a variety of subject matter…

December 24, 2019 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

Wednesday: Celestron A11 50th Annie, ReWritable Lens Cap, Cactus LVS, Magnus Tripod, Etc

Santa Claus(e) is coming to town with six new B&H daily deals until Wednesday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out). No flash deals today…

+ SenSei Squiggle Re-Writable Rear Lens Cap for Canon or Nikon for $4 each
+ yes, you read right, erasable white-board surface for wet-erase markers ~ what could go wrong? 🙂

+ Cactus LVS laser trigger for $30

+ MagNus TR-13 Travel Tripod with Dual-Action Ball Head for $60

+ CeleStron Travel Scope 70mm f/6 AZ Refractor Telescope, Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Bundle for $75

+ also iK Multimedia , Hoodman climbing rope neckstands

December 24, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

15% to 40% off on Overstock gear with KEH Coupon [ends Thur PM]

Good until Boxing Day (12/26/19) at 11:59pm ET, coupon code OVER12A gets you up to 40% off on Overstock and Clearance camera gear at KEH Camera. The discount depends on the clearance category:

+ 15% off or 20% off or 40% off
+ this time the discount is not based on a product type but rather the clearance category it got grouped in
+ regardless, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what discount you get ~ you can test it without login/signup

December 24, 2019 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: National Geographic Magazine for $9 [annual digital subscription]

One of the Tuesday Amazon USA Gold Box deals of the day is a sale on digital magazine subscriptions, one of which is an annual digital subscription to the National Geographic Magazine for $9, after a 28-day free trial. Note that this is an auto-renewing subscription, so it will renew automatically in the future, until or unless you cancel it.

PS: if you happen to have a print subscription, you can get the Kindle version for free if you verify your subscription through Amazon…

December 24, 2019 Filed Under: books and magazines, daily deals Tagged With: ,

Tuesday: Manfrotto 502A, Yongnuo Flashes, Hoodman CFast 2.0

Tuesday is upon us with another set of B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Manfrotto 502A Video Head, 546GB Tripod, and Carry Bag Bundle for $399

+ ChargeWorx Magnetic Mount Kit for $8

+ Yongnuo flashes for $50 to $113 (three options)

+ HoodMan 64GB HCFAST Steel Memory Card for $80

+ Tamrac camera bags, $25 to $40, three options

+ also Auray studio monitor stands and Blizzard LED light

December 24, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Monday: Sunpak LED 448 19″ Bi-Color Ring Light for $80

Meanwhile Sunpak has a 2-day streak now at the Best Buy daily deals, this time around they are offering the new condition Sunpak LED 448 19″ Bi-Color Ring Light for $80 with free US shipping (or store pickup or ship-to-store ~ whatever’s possible/available) until the end of day on Monday 12/23/19…

UPDATE: Speaking of dailies, the latest Adorama daily deal is the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with Signature Type Cover going for $500 (m3, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, W10 PRO, etc). Adorama daily deals rotate at around 10am eastern, not at midnight local-retailers time…

December 23, 2019 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Monday: $14 Lexar 25n1 card reader, $35 Manfrotto Compact Tripod G-Tech, Lilliput, Etc

Never fear, Monday is here with a new set of B&H daily deals running until Monday 12/23/19 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out)…

+ Lexar Multi-Card 25-in-1 USB 3.0 Memory Card Reader for $14

+ Manfrotto Compact Action Aluminum Tripod (Black) for $35

+ G-Technology hard drives, three options

+ Lilliput FS7 7″ 4K HDMI/3G-SDI Monitor with L-Series Type Plate for $169
+ no relation to Stranger Things

+ Delkin Fat Gecko Vice Camera Mount for $25

+ also Blue Snowball mic, iK smartphone rig

Flash Deals
+ Philips Voice Tracer 2500 Digital Voice Recorder for $35

December 23, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals

Used Print Book: “Instant: The Story of Polaroid” for $5

If you like print photography books but don’t want to pay new condition price, in “Used – Good” condition you can get the book “Instant: The Story of Polaroid” by Christopher Bonanos (2012, 192 pages, 4.5 out of 5 based on 70+ customer reviews) for $5~ by a 3rd-party seller at Amazon Warehouse Deals with free shipping from the seller (not fulfilled by Amazon, so more people get free shipping). Better conditions go for slightly more ($6~ in “Used – Very Good”)

December 22, 2019 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: ,

Sunday: Sunpak Flexpod for $10, 63″ Travel Lite Tripod for $70

Two Sunpak tripods are featured in the Sunday Best Buy daily deals as follows:

+ Platinum Plus flexible tripod for $10

+ Travel Lite PRO Reverse Folding 63-inch tripod for $70

Meanwhile at the NewEgg daily deals they are offering the new condition 64GB Team Elite microSDXC card for $7.49, sold and shipped by NewEgg itself, with up to three per customer. These are V30, A1, U3, UHS-I, Class 10 with SD adapter, model TEAUSDX64GIV30A103…

December 22, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: ,

Last Day for FREE Next Day Delivery at B&H Photo

The clock is ticking! Today is the last day for FREE Next Day Delivery at B&H Photo. Eligible items show this on their individual listings and you will see it in the shopping cart. Or you can check by manufacturer or product category at the aforelinked page, or you can jump directly into the the search listings…

December 21, 2019 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

Canon 5D Mark IV now gets a FREE Canon Battery Grip at same prices ($1999 body only)

EDIT: this did not get posted a couple of days ago due to technical issues but thankfully the promotion is still running as of the time of writing…

If you are tempted by the new Canon 5D Mark IV body only price of $1999 but instead of the previously mentioned many accessory-freebies (cards, bags, cleaning kits, etc) offers you prefer a battery grip to come free with the camera, more specifically the Canon BG-E20 battery grip, then for the same price of $1990 you can get the 5D IV at B&H Photo with BG-E20 and 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC…

A parallel offer is available on the other official Canon 5D Mark IV with lenses kits…

But if you already have or don’t want a battery grip, fear not, Adorama is countering that with a FREE Flashpoint Zoom Li-On X TTL flash for the same prices. No other freebie however with the free flash.

December 21, 2019 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: ,

Photography Bootcamps for $19 to $29 [Creative LIVE]

Learnings of the digital kind with this latest Bootcamp offer at Creative Live. A number of photography “bootcamp” classes are on sale for $19 to $29 for a limited time only. No coupon, just add to cart and proceed to checkout while you see the sale price on their website.

“Bootcamp” topics include Wedding Photography, Portraiture, Photoshop/LR/FC/etc, Lighting, Newborn, Boudoir, Outdoors, Fine Art, beginner’s crash course, and there’s even a class for recording (heavy) metal (music)…

UPDATE: separately, they are running another limited time promotion, 30 classes for under $30 each ($15 to $29)…

December 21, 2019 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

Sunday: Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC ART HSM (C/N/A/K), Manfrotto, Watson, Etc

Sunday is here and with it we have a lens day at the B&H daily deals, running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM Art for $549 in your choice of Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony DSLR systems

+ Manfrotto Befree Live Aluminum Lever-Lock Tripod Kit with EasyLink & Case for $160
+ or with Twist Leg Legs instead for same price

+ Watson Chroma Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries (2500mAh, 1.2V, 8-Pack, Multicolored) for $18
+ not to mention that you can color-code use of the batteries, eg red for flash, green for flashlights, etc; assuming you have enough sets to fit your needs

+ EDELKRONE SliderONE v2 for $329

+ also: Tascam portable audio recorder, InFocus projector, Polsen headphone

Flash Deals
+ now: P-125 88-Note Digital Piano with Weighted GHS Action for $450
+ later: HUBSAN H117S Zino Ultra HD 4K Quadcopter (price before sale $349)

December 21, 2019 Filed Under: Uncategorized

EU: Nikon Z and DSLR and Lenses sales [50 options]

Amazon Germany is having another Nikon gear sale featuring Z and DSLR camera bodies, along with various lenses along with a few Coolpixies as well. Lenses are all over the place, including the 20/4.5-5.6G DX VR for 225 euro and the 50/1.8G FX for 150 euro…

A total of 50 options are available, too many to list here individually…

December 20, 2019 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Canon D-Rebel T6 two lens kit with 58″ Sunpak tripod for $400

The Best Buy 12 Days of Deals (separate from their actual daily deals) have a trio of headliners, one of which is the Canon D-Rebel T6 two lens kit (with EF-S 18-55 IS II and EF 75-300mm non-USM and Canon bag; the Canon 2-lens bundle) and with a free Sunpak PlatinumPlus 5858D 58″ Tripod included by Best Buy, all together now for $400. Of special interest if you have any expiring Best Buy rewards or coupons or promotional gift cards and such…

If you don’t need the Sunpak tripod, B&H Photo is instead bundling it with a 32GB Sandisk Extreme memory card and the Luminar 4 software…

At Adorama you have a variety of additional freebies: two ProOptic 58mm filter kits (one for each lens), 16GB Sandisk Ultra SD, Corel software, extra Green Extreme Battery, and the obligatory cleaning kit…

December 20, 2019 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: ,

IDX, Manfrotto Backpack, Feiyu, 1TB Samsung int SSD, Etc (ends Sat PM)

No cameras or lenses in this edition of the B&H daily deals, which, as usual, lasts for 48 hours, until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but note that B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM (check their website for exact times):

+ ManFrotto Advanced Active Backpack I for $45

+ IDX NP-L7S NP-Style Lithium-Ion Battery for $169

+ Samsung 1TB 860 EVO SATA III M.2 Internal SSD for $119

+ SaraMonic R-PMIC1 Supercardioid Unidirectional Condenser Microphone for $21

+ ChargeWorx Qi Wireless Charging Pad for $7
+ or buy two for $10 total

+ also Ring video doorbells and Samson wireless mics

Flash Deals
+ now: FeiYu AK2000 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for $179
+ later: no teasers as of yet

December 20, 2019 Filed Under: daily deals