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If of all the Nikon ZZ Top cameras it is the Nikon Z7 (Mark I) the one you want, for a limited time, as part of the BF festivities, you can get it at B&H Photo for $1797, bundled with the Think Tank Photo Retrospective 7M Shoulder Bag (Pinestone)!
The same offer is available on the “with 24-70mm” standard kit for $2400…
For more action, check the B&H Black Friday specials…
If you want to get the Panasonic GH5S at a lower price, but from a reputable dealer and with the manufacturer warranty (extendable to 3 years with online registration), we have good news for you, as part of the Black Friday festivities you can get it in open box condition for $1298 at B&H Photo!
The new condition price is $1900 but with some freebies, eg at Adorama.
For more action, check the B&H Black Friday specials…
Adorama has added more offers to their Black Friday is ON sale. Too many to list here individually, but you can use the various categories and sub-categories and such to filter them through by your area(s) of interest…
Happy Thanksgiving to y’all that celebrate and sale-a-brate it, then again, every day should be a thanks-giving day << insert spiritualo-inspirational essay here >>
We start with the latest round of B&H Photo dailies running until 11/24/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ various Lighting products, six options, various known brands, $50 to $470
+ Manfrotto MT190CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber Tripod for $220
+ Manfrotto MT190CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber Tripod Kit with 494 Mini Ball Head and RC2 Quick Release System for $280
+ Computer Monitors sale, 11 options, $95 to $880, including Dell, Samsung and LG
+ 15.6″ ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Laptop (Mecha Gray) for $1000
+ 1.7 GHz Core i7 14-Core (12th Gen), 16GB DDR5, 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
+ 15.6″ FHD 1920 x 1080 144 Hz IPS
+ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (6GB GDDR6)
+ with FREE 1-year 1-license Acronis software thing
+ Zhiyun stabilizery things, four options, $20 to $60
+ 1TB G-DRIVE mobile USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C External Hard Drive for $45
+ 512 AUDIO Limelight Dynamic Vocal XLR Microphone for $40 with extra 20% B&H Rewards
+ flash deal: BOSE QuietComfort 45 Noise-Canceling Wireless Over-Ear Headphones (White Smoke) for $230 after coupon
The camera manufacturer motherland just score a YUGE victory in the World Cup of Soccers, and you all have scored a fresh set of Adorama daily deals running until Thursday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Lowepro Photo Active BP 300 AW Backpack, Black/Dark Gray for $100
+ GVM SD200D 200W Bi-Color LED Video Spotlight for $229
+ Flashpoint XPLOR 600 HSS TTL Battery-Powered Monolight with Built-in R2 2.4GHz Radio Remote System – Bowens Mount (AD600 TTL) for $429
+ MSI Codex R 11TG-031US VR-Ready Gaming Desktop for $899
+ Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
+ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB
+ Windows 10 Home, Free Upgrade to Windows 11
For more Adorama action, check their on-going Black Friday is ON sales!
We are once again in downward overall trend of memory card prices, case in point, as part of the Samsung festivities at Amazon, you can get the new condition 512GB SAMSUNG EVO Select microSDXC for just $45, that’s over 10GB per dollar! Up to five per customer.
It “defeats” all its lower storage options in GB/$! Its official name is MB-ME512KA/AM. It is V30, A2, UHS-I, U3, C10, and the usual *-proof of Samsung’s cards. Up to 130MB/s.
If Godox is your thing, you are in luck, because B&H Photo is running a Black Friday season Godox product sale featuring a total of 347 options, including camera-specific flashes, general-purpose, light shapers, accessories, bundles, and lots more – too many to list here individually…
The action heats up at the Amazon Gold Box where Amazon herself is offering the new condition Late 2020 13″ MacBook AIR (M1, 8GB, 256GB) for $799 in three color options. Up to three per color per customer. The bundle with AppleCare goes +$200.
Busy tech action at the Wednesday Woot daily deals where the headliner are iPads and Macbooks ($130 to $1150), there’s Samsung TVs ($400 to $3970), 3D printers, woodworking, and good old $60 to $80 touchsceen Chromebooks.
On the other hand, if you want a budget Chromebook that is new condition and has a relatively modern processor (more years of official ChromeOS updates), for $105, buzzing among the Trending Deals at Amazon, is this new condition Acer Chromebook 512 with Celeron N4020, 12″ HD+, Intel UHD Graphics 600, 4GB LPDDR4 memory, 32GB eMMC, Intel 9560 802.11ac Gigabit WiFi 5, MIL-STD 810G. Official name is CB512-C1KJ.
UPDATE: coupon code BF15 gets you 15% off most things at the Monoprice website…
Never fear, Wednesday is here and with it we have a fresh set of B&H Photoo daily deals running until 11/23/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Sunpak VL-LED-96 Compact Video Light for $4
+ DataCOLOR SpyderX Pro Colorimeter for $100
+ SpyderX Elite Colorimeter for $170
+ DAVIS & SANFORD & MUMFORD & SONS Provista 7518B Tripod with V18 Fluid Head for $100
+ JOBY GripTight PRO TelePod for $45 with FREE JOBY Beamo Mini LED
+ GVM SD200D Bi-Color LED Video Spotlight for $229
+ Shure earphones for $499
+ Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ 80mm f/11 AZ Refractor Telescope for $170
+ flash deal: Pelican 1485AirWF Hard Carry Case with Foam Insert (Black) for $140
If you are into Instax printers, for a limited time, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Fuji Instax Link Wide smartphone printer for $120 in two color options… Alternately they have a bundle with instant film exposures for $140~.
For economy of blog-posts during the Black Friday season, I’m appending here a couple of unrelated deals 🙂
+ 25% off at the RXBAR website with coupon CYBER until 11/29/22
+ 1-Year of Consumer Reports for $16
+ print edition, 13 issues
+ no auto-renewal, US addresses only
If you are looking for a USB-C flash drive with a reasonable storage amount, you are in luck, because, for a limited time, Amazon herself is offering the new condition 256GB Samsung USB-C Flash Drive for $24, with up to 30 units per customer at the sale price.
As it is often the case with Samsung storage, this is a multi-proof (water-proof, shock-proof, magnet-proof, temperature-proof, XRay-proof), with a 5-year warranty…
We take a short break from Black Friday to take a look at the latest Adorama daily deals running until Wednesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ H&Y RevoRing Variable Neutral Density ND3-ND1000 and CPL Filter with 46-62mm Variable Adapter for $99
+ Moza Aluminum Slypod E Motorized Monopod for $99
+ Prograde Digital Cobalt Series 160GB CFexpress Type-A 2.0 Memory Card for $255~
+ “SanDisk Professional G-RAID 2” 8TB (2x 4TB) 2-Bay Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Enterprise-Class RAID Array, Supports RAID 0, 1 and JBOD for $510 after in-cart coupon
+ 2x 6TB instead for $570 after in-cart coupon
For more Adorama action, check their on-going Black Friday is ON sales!
We have a Gift Idea alert! The Apple AirPods, second generation, in new condition, they are currently going for $79 with free US shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. Up to three per customer during this sale.
Other trending products at Amazon that may make good gift ideas for self or others:
+ Logitech MK270 wireless keyboard/mouse kit for $20
+ 10.2″ iPad (Wifi, 64GB) for $270
+ for more gift ideas, check the Amazon Trending products
Black Friday sales, that run until Cyber Monday 11/28/22, arrive at the DXO photo software website! Sales include:
+ NiK Collection for $75
+ DXo Pure RAW for $89
+ DXo Film Pack for $69
+ DXo PhotoLAB 6 for $149
+ Dxo View Point 4 for $69
+ lifetime licenses
+ no subscriptions like Adobe’s Profitware 🙂
+ see them all at the the DXO website…
Walgreens Photo couldn’t miss out on the BF coupon party. They currently have, among others. Offers expire 11/26 except when indicated otherwise:
+ 75% off mousepads with coupon MOUSEJOY
+ expires 11/22
+ 75% off Photo Books with coupon BOOK-75THX
+ 60% off photo cards and stationary with coupon MORECARDS60
+ 60% off Canvas Prints and Custom Floating Frames with coupon FALLFLOAT
+ 60% off Photo Calendars with coupon FALLDATES
+ 50% off Everything Photo with coupon EVERY50
+ Free Gift Sleeve with Purchase with coupon GIFTWRAP
+ expires 12/17
The party is already in progress at the Monoprice Black Friday sale that features a number of their home-made monitors (Zero-G and Dark Matter lines), Monolith audio, cables, charging gear, and the usual assortment of the techie gear they specialize in.
As part of the promotions, coupon code WM20 gets you 20% off Wall Mounts – there’s a soccer world cup in progress after all.
Separately they have a promotion that gets you December coupons if you make qualifying purchase over preset amounts.
Tuesday is here and we have a new round of B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Vello FreeWave Plus II Wireless Remote Shutter Releases for $30 in six options
+ compatible with select Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Sony, Olympus and Panasonica cameras
+ Benro MeFoto GlobeTrotter Aluminum Travel Tripod Kit for $115 in two color schemes
+ AUTEL EVO II Dual 640T Enterprise Drone Bundle for $5499
+ Wandrd PRVKE 31L Bag with Photo Accessories Kit for $130 in three color schemes
+ big (ironic pun intended) SmallHD monitor sale, 11 options, ranging from $999 to $7999
+ 3-pack TCL LINKHUB AC1200 Dual-Band Gigabit Mesh Wi-Fi Router for $40
+ 2-pack for $30
+ ausounds earphone for $25
+ flash deal: Manfrotto 608 Nitrotech Fluid Video Head and Aluminum Twin Leg Tripod with Middle Spreader for $730
PS: our Black Friday coverage will begin later in the day on Tuesday! What form it takes, it will develop organically, because only the Cylons have a plan [and if you’ve seen the movie, it wasn’t much at that! SPOILER ALERT!]
UPDATE: lots of action at the Amazon USA gold box with the addition of AMD Ryzens, even more Amazon hardware devices, Segways, Sabrent SSDs and a whole lot more…
Black Friday is here and the Adorama Black Friday is ON with 946 options, the majority of which are from the world of camera and photo. Too many to list here individually, so be sure to use the various filtering options over there at their website to narrow down to the products and brands of interest!
A new round of Adorama daily deals is here until Tuesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Godox SL200 II Bi-Color LED Video Light for $279
+ Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro TTL R2 Battery-Powered Monolight for $329
+ Lexar Diamond Series Professional 128GB CFexpress Type-B Memory Card for $180
+ Hollyland LARK 150 2.4GHz Wireless Lavalier Microphone System with 2x Transmitter and Receiver for Cameras and Mobile for $199
Monday is here and we have a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals running until 11/21/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ LumeCUBE 2.0 Daylight-Balanced Portable LED Light (Black, Single) for $60
+ Studio Essentials Pop-Up Reversible Background Kit (5 x 6.5′, Chroma Green/Blue) for $45
+ Feiyu AK4500 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer Essentials Kit for $190
+ 2-pack of 256GB Lexar Professional 1667x UHS-II SDXC Memory Card for $99
+ Nanuk 935 Wheeled Hard Utility Case with Padded Divider Insert & Lid Organizer for $200 after in-cart coupon, two options
+ Klipsch KD-400 2-Way Active Wireless Bookshelf Speakers for $149
+ Shure SRH840 Closed-Back Over-Ear Professional Monitoring Headphones
+ flash deal: Bose Soundbar 700 (Black) for $549 after coupon
Hooray-hooray we have a refurbished lens day at the Adorama daily deals going up until Monday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ refurbished Nikon 50mm f1.8G AF-S for $150
+ with 90-day Nikon USA warranty
+ Samsung 980 PRO 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD with Heatsink
for $120
+ H&A Carbon Fiber Telescoping Boom Pole with Internal Coiled Cable & Side Exit XLR Base (9′) – Neutrik Connector – Carrying Case Included for $150
+ Apple MacBook Pro 16″ with Touch Bar for $1790
+ 9th-Gen 6-Core Intel Core i7 2.6GHz
+ 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
+ AMD Radeon Pro 5300M 4GB
+ Space Gray, Late 2019
The party has began! B&H Photo has launched Black Friday pricing on various cameras and lenses from most of the major manufacturers including Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Pentax, Olympus, Panasonica, Zeiss Zeiss Baby, Shiguma, Tammy “Tamron” Wynette, Voigtlander, Rokinon, etc… No Leica however 🙂
Too many to list here individually, more on these later on as I start digesting things and getting into Black Friday mode 🙂
PS: as with all previous years, B&H goes early/earlier with their Black Friday, because every week they are closed on the Sabbath, which is Friday PM to Saturday PM. So plan your purchases accordingly!
Sunday is here and your cat had nine babies, but no, not cat babies, but instead …lens babies. Please feel free to throw your e-tomatoes at me now 🙂
We start with the B&H Photo daily deals running until 11/20/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. Yes, Black Friday week is here, hide your e-wallets!
+ Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 Limited Edition Lens (black with copper accents) for $300 in nine options
+ DSLR: Canon, Nikon, Pentax
+ MirrorNYET: Sony, Fuji, M43rds, Canon RF, Nikon ZZ Top, Leica L
+ sorry, not available in Sigma SA or Samsung NX or Four Thirds or Pentax Q or Nikon’s Angry Inch systems
+ GVM SD200D Bi-Color LED Video Spotlight Kit with Lantern Softbox for $274
+ Manfrotto 504X Fluid Head & Carbon Fiber Tripod System with Mid-Level Spreader, Ultrasone Headphones & Amplifier for $850
+ 5-pack of 32GB Sandisk Ultra SDHC UHS-I Memory Card for $27
+ that’s $5.40 per card!
+ Class 10, up to 100MB/sec, UHS-I
+ Impact 5-in-1 Collapsible Circular Reflector Disc (42″) for $22
+ Magnus FT-05 MiniFlex Flexible Tripod with Ball Head and Smartphone Adapter for $10
+ AirFREE Onix 3000 Mold & Bacteria Destroying Filterless Air Purifier for $149
+ Tulip 1000 for $99
+ no actual tulips included 🙂
+ flash deal: Mefoto WalkAbout Aluminum Monopod (Purple) for $24
+ yes, now you can cosplay Targaryen royalty with this purple sceptre-monopod
No, we are not turning into a coffee blog, but this is such a great deal if you are into coffee or want to learn more and take your skills to the next level or expand to different kinds of brewing methods!
For a limited time, Amazon is offering the Kindle e-book version of “How to make the best coffee at home” by James Hoffmann for $2. I just bought it enthusiastically!
This is 224-pages long, September 2022, Mitchell Beazley (publisher), averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 295 global ratings. “Look IN” and Kindle samples available.
If you are not familiar with the author, check his YouTube channel, many years of useful and fun coffee info!
Below you will find YouTube-embedded his video about his book.
PS: how is this on-topic you ask? Well, if you make better coffee, you will feel better, and will take better pictures and improve your Photoshopping 😉
PS2: if you feel like going on a coffee ebook buying spree, also for $2 and also about the same number of pages and review score is “The Coffee Book: Barista Tips * Recipes * Beans from Around the World” by Anette Moldvaer, from DK (August 2021). This was surfaced by the Amazon algorithm.
A new set of Adorama daily deals is upon us, this quartet singing until Sunday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ NiSi Close Up Lens Kit NC 77mm with 67 & 72mm Adapters for $89
+ Godox VK2-UC Vlogging Kit For Mobile Devices with Type-C Ports for $49
+ Prograde Digital 128GB SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 V90 for $100
+ H&A UMP-5 Professional USB Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone for $50
MEANwhile the Saturday Amazon USA Gold Box continues with a lot of tech action, including the addition of Ruko and Bwine drones and robots and such with a total of 15 options available.
Of potential interest to people who typically wake up every day (!!!) there’s a two-page Nespresso coffee machine sale with prices starting at $112. Nespresso is sort of the Apple to Keurig’s Android, in the sense that Nespresso’s patent lawyers don’t let them make crappy cheap plasticky machines that take K-cups but work horribly [yes, speaking from personal experience! LOL]!
PS: if you are not familiar with the world of Nespresso, the ones on sale above are the next-generation Vertuo system that makes larger drinks that are more popular in the American market. The Original line was focused on smaller espresso drinks mostly that are more popular in the European market. The capsules/pods are not compatible between the two. For more info, check Craft Coffee Spot or any of the many other coffee websites…
It’s a new round of Adorama daily deals and this round runs until Saturday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Godox SL150BII Bi-Color LED Video Light (2500-6500K, 150W) for $249
+ Prograde Digital 256GB SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 V90 for $188~
+ Pelican 1510TPF Protector Carry On Case with Trekpak/Foam Hybrid Insert, Black for $200 after in-cart coupon
+ Bushnell 10x42mm Trophy XLT Waterproof Roof Prism Binocular for $110
MEANwhile among the Friday daily deals, the headliner at the Best Buy dailies for $190 you can get a 2-in-1 Lenovo touchscreen Chromebook (MediaTek, 4GB RAM, 128GB on-board, 10.1″, 1900×1200)…
THEN at Amazon, $40 gets you a $50 Applebees gift card. Because, Applebees 🙂
FREE this weekend for Lucky Rewards members is a 16oz tin of Mtn Dew Energy…
B&H Photo is back with a fresh set of their daily deals and as usual, the Friday offers run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET, with the usual caveat of Sabbath order-closing…
+ GODOX V1 Flash for $180 after in-cart coupon in Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji and Pentax options
+ Sunpak 5858D Tripod with 3-Way, Pan-and-Tilt Head for $22
+ K&F Concept Alpha Backpack (Gray, 25L) for $130
+ RucPAC Photographer’s Winter Apparel Package for $50 in various color options
+ Samsung 10.5″ Galaxy Tab A8 64GB Tablet (Wi-Fi Only, Dark Gray for $150
+ 2-pack of Kingston 32GB Exodia USB 3.2 Type A Flash Drive for $7
+ that’s just $3.50 per 32GB flash drive!
+ SmallRIG Forevala W60 2-Person Compact Wireless Microphone System (2.4 GHz) for $124
+ flash deal: Benro S8Pro Fluid Video Head for $225
The action continues at the Adorama daily deals, good until Friday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ K&F Concept Compact Waterproof Nylon Messenger Shoulder Bag for DSLR Camera for 9.7″ Laptop for $25
+ Godox ML60Bi Bi-Color 60W LED Light for $149
+ Westcott X-Drop Matte Vinyl Backdrop, Classic Wall Molding, 5×7′ for $75
+ Godox VK1-LT Vlogging Kit For mobile devices with Lightning ports for $50
If you are a fan of all things Apple, you are in luck, because B&H Photo has began their Apple Holiday Deals featuring M-series MacBooks, iPads, AirPods, accessories, Apple TVs, and more! Too many to list here individually…
Lots of action in the Wednesday Amazon USA Gold Box that includes the return of the Neewer Studio and Lighting sale with 24 options and prices ranging from $10 to $272. There’s lighting gear, flashes, backdrops, ring lights, stabilizer-y things, reflectors, and the like. Too many to list here indivually.
Also there is a Google Pixel sale with the 7 starting at $499, and the 7 PRO starting at $749. There’s also Pixel Watches, Pixel Buds, Google FI, Pixel 6a, etc…
Then there’s a OKD computer desk sale with eight options, ranging from $80 to $128.
If you a fan of RxBars like I am, there’s a sale on select RX bar products.
For Prime members only, the Bose QuietComfort 45 go for $249.
MEANwhile at the NewEGG dailies we have two gift cards on sale, Chipotle (pay $130 get $150) and Vudu (pay $20 get $25).
THEN at the Woot dailies, the headliner is the new condition Kindle Paperwhite (2018 model, 8GB, With Ads, previous generation, 1 year warranty) going for $60. Up to three per customer.
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