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Budget is the name of the game at the current iteration of Adorama daily deals running until Thursday at 10am ET:
+ Glow Collapsible Circular Wind Proof Reflector with Handles (32″) for $8
+ also CoreSWX for Blackmagic 6K PRO, electronic dry cabinet and pop filter
It appears to be Sandisk and WD day today (5/25/22), good until 11:59pm pacific or earlier if sold out, at the Amazon USA Gold Box there is a 25-option sale on Sandisk and WD storage options with microSD, external and internal HDDs and SSDs, flash drives, CFast 2.0, etc.
On the SD front, there are a couple of 256GB options, the Extreme (yellow) for $30 and the Extreme PRO (black/red) for $40, both UHS-I.
Great time for those tiny USB 3.1 Sandisk Ultra Fit drives, a 5-pack of 128GB flash drives for $60, making it $12 per 128GB!
Too many other items to list here individually, check the aforelinked sale page to see them all…
Wednesday is here with another set of B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Lume Cube Panel Pro for $130
+ Mefoto BackPacker Air Travel Tripod for $49 in three color schemes
+ DIGITALFOTO SOLUTION LIMITED Chameleon LED RGB Tube Light, 4′ for $194
+ Nanuk 905 hard utility cases with foam for around $40 after in-cart coupon, seven color options, great for color-coding organizers and OCD types 😉
+ DELL P2219H 21.5″ 16:9 Ultrathin Bezel IPS Monitor (TAA Compliant) for $200
+ Denon Audio Commander Professional Mobile PA System with Two Wireless Microphones for $399
+ Sandisk memory and WD storage sale with 22 options, $20 to $360, too many to list here individually
Managing 2+2 parallel camera systems must not be a fun adventure at the Canon and Nikon headquarters, but reality and the realpolitik of photography demand so. Okay, enough nonsense 🙂
Canon has revealed today two new APS-C mirrorless cameras in the R/RF system, along with two new R/RF APS-C lenses that will be offered in official kits with these two cameras. The same DSLR APS-C playbook repeating itself? 🙂
VROOOM PROMISES the CANON R7
The Canon R7, faster than the speed of life per Canon, promises 15fps using mechanical shutter, 32mp, in-body image stabilization with up to seven stops, dual UHS-II SD slots, Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, DiGiC X, EVF and vari-angle touchscreen, USB-C and such…
Sounds good but can it beat the legendary Olympus E-100 RS? I don’t think so 🙂
It is available in two standard kits, body only for $1500, or with the newly announced RF-S 18-150mm f3.5-6.3 IS STM lens for $1900. Pre-orders are accepted at B&H Photo and Adorama and such…
Here’s a couple of 3-minute “trailers” for the camera by Canon herself:
CANON R10 goes for the $1K PRICE POINT
For those wanting to stay close to the psychological $1K price-point Canon has revealed the R10 APS-C mirrornyet camera. It will be available as body only for $980, with the new RF-S 18-45mm f4.5-6.3 IS STM kit lens for $1100, or with the new RF-S 18-150mm f3.5-6.3 IS STM lens for $1380.
The R10 has a 24mp APS-C sensor, and shares some but not all (single UHS-II card, only version 2.0 USB-C, etc, etc, etc) of the R7 features. It’s a $500 price difference after all 🙂 The detailed comparison is your homework assignment for the week!
Pre-orders are accepted at B&H Photo and also at Adorama…
The R10 has gotten just one 3-minute “trailer” from Canon instead of the two of the R7 😉
DISAMBIGUATION POINT
This may potentially cause some confusion to those new to the Canon RF world. There is an existing previously released Canon BG-R10 Battery Grip that is designed for the R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras.
Life would be just way too easy if the camera name matched the battery grip name 🙂
Stabilizer-y things are also the theme of the day at the latest iteration of the Adorama daily deals which run until Wednesday at 10am ET:
+ Sachtler 0773AM Tripod System with FSB 8 MK II Fluid Head, Aluminum Legs & Mid-Level Spreader for $1999
+ Zhiyun Weebill 2 Pro Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $659
+ PRO+ of above for $849
+ Zhiyun Weebill 2 Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $399
+ Combo bundle for $489
+ drummer’s throne for $30
MEANWHiLE running until Tuesday at 11:59pm pacific time, at the Amazon USA Gold Box there is a big sale of Logitech Gaming & Streaming products, various brand small kitchen appliances, a 75″ Toshiba Fire TV for $750 (that’s $10 per inch!), powered dental flosses, and mo(i)re…
If you’ve made the big decision to try out the Nikon Z system, it is Z Day, okay Z Month, at Adorama where they have many Nikon Z bundles, a number of which include the customary “FREE Accessories” bundles with all kinds of accessorapalooza offerings.
The link above is sorted by newest product first, which is why it starts with the Nikon Z Football Club (aka “Z fc”).
There are eight pages of offerings, and it includes DSLR gear as well. After all, Nikon does not have _that_ many Z system products and I’m guessing they did not want to offend the DSLR users. Yes, the customer politics of having multiple DSLR and mirrorless systems running in parallel in perfect harmony 🙂
With more and more laptops and such including USB-C ports, USB-C hubs are must-have items. Which brings us to the mobile deal of the week at the Monoprice website, their Monoprice Select Series USB hub with a USB-C “input” and four USB-A 3.0 “outputs”. No other connectors. It goes for $11 with FREE standard US shipping. Up to 20 per customer at the sale price. As of the time of writing it averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 28 customer reviews and it has 12 answered questions. Offer ends 5/29/22 or earlier if sold out.
It is also eligible for coupon code LAT15 (15% off laptop accessories until 5/31/22). Not sure if this is stackable with the sale price.
Speaking of Monoprice, they have also launched the obligatory Memorial Day sale featuring their usual assortment of tech products and accessories (with all kinds of cables as usual)…
If you miss the in-person conferences, save the date! June 12-25 in 2022 is when the B&H Photo OPTIC conference will be taking place. This time it will be both in-person (pending monkey-pox dramaz) and online!
Speakers old and new, young and old are included, including the usual names of McNally, Kelby, etc. The physical event will take place at the New Yorker Hotel. There are two days of presentations, and two days of photo-walks. Me personally, I would have preferred two days of feasts 🙂
Registration is FREE for either/both the physical and the online events. Event management is through the EventBrite website/service.
Tuesday is here and for the power-hungry and the road warriors, the Meh daily deal is a 2-pack of Aduro Surge Swivel wall charging towers with 9 (yes, nine) outlets and dual USB ports per device (you get two of them). The laws of physics still apply though, you can’t have nine Ninja power-blenders working full-speed at the same time 🙂
Then to the Tuesday B&H Photo dailies we geaux where we find a new six-pack:
+ Vello screen protectors, 51 options, $5 to $15
+ some of the protectors are compatible with multiple camera bodies, increasing the total number of camera bodies covered to mayhaps 100
+ even “lowly” cameras like the Fuji X-A10 or MF monsters like the Fuji GFX 100 are included!
+ it even goes back in time with the Canon G11, D-Rebel T2i (550D), Nikon D300S, etc
+ Pentax cameras are so well-made they don’t need screen protectors 😉 but the K-1 II is included (same protector-model as the Nikon D5500/D5600)
+ Raya Octagonal Collapsible Softbox for LED Bulbs with Socket (27.6″) with FREE Raya LED Light Bulb (45W) for $38
+ no, not a UFC Octagon
+ Case Logic Berkeley II Backpack with Laptop Compartment & Tablet Sleeve (Midnight) for $25
+ hippie smell NOT included
+ RotoLight NEO 2 Explorer Kit for $599
+ GlideCAM Devin Graham Signature Series Handheld Stabilizer with FREE Glidecam Forearm Brace for $449
+ not to be confused with a Forearm Shiver (since we are in NBA Playoffs seasons LOL)
+ CoreSWX Maverick Block Battery for $3199
+ or you can buy 1200+ Eneloop rechargeable batteries for the same price 😉
No lenses this time around at the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals running until Tuesday at 10am ET:
+ Glidecam XR-PRO Handheld Camera Stabilizer for $179
+ Meural 21.5″ Full HD Digital Canvas II Wi-Fi Frame, 16×24″, Light Wood for $500
+ Core SWX PowerBase EDGE 14.8V 49Wh Battery for Blackmagic Design Pocket 4K & 6K Cinema Camera for $149
+ H&A Studio Isolation Filter (Red Composite, Metal Back) for $85
We have a Return of the Recurring Kindle e-book offer. This is YMMV as it is by invitation. I saw it as an in-page banner while surfing around the Amazon website.
The terms are as before. You must spend $25+ in Kindle e-books between May 21-28 in 2022. If so, you will receive a $6 promotional Kindle e-book store credit.
The offer counts the whole time period of 21-28 regardless of when you activate the offer, as long as you activate it during this window. Meaning if you active it on the 28th, all your purchases made 21-28 count towards the $25+ limit.
The offer only works for and on Kindle e-books. Terms and conditions and restrictions are listed at the promotional page…
Monday is here and with it we have a new round of B&H Photo daily deals:
+ Rokinon AF 35mm f/1.8 FE Lens for Sony E for $289
+ SirUI P-424SR Carbon Fiber Photo/Video Monopod for $185 after a $15 mail-in rebate
+ Magnus MaxiGrip Flexible Tripod (Black) for $10
+ 256GB ProGrade UHS-II SDXC for $70
+ FotoDioX C-300RS FlapJack LED Bi-Color Edge Light (10″) for $135
+ Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinets, 8 options, $80 to $1000
+ might also be of interest to puerh tea and cigar aficionados as well – check with your favorite experts and reviews and specs and such
Another lens day at the Adorama daily deals which run until Monday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 APS-C Lens for $49 in Leica L in the black color scheme, $73 in silver
+ for $73 in Fuji X, M43rds, Sony E, Canon EOS-M, Nikon Z in either black or silver
+ the Leica M is decidedly not on sale ($449)
+ K&F Concept Large DSLR Camera Backpack for $80
+ Mirfak Vlogging Kit, Includes Moin L1 Fill Light, Extension Pole, Microphone, Tripod, Phone Holder for $49
+ Gretsch Hardshell Case for G2420T Electric Guitar, Black (Open Box) for $85
Sunday 5/22/22 is here and with it it brings a new set of B&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ MOD The Luxe Camera Bag (Cobalt Blue) for $20
+ no one’s gonna suspect this is a camera bag 🙂
+ Vanguard VEO 2 264CB Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $130
+ Vello Large Changing Bag (26 x 28″) for $23
+ just so we are clear, this is for changing film and such, not for diapers and such 😉
+ 32GB Transcend Premium microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card with SD Adapter for $7
+ Ausounds AU-Stream True Wireless In-Ear Headphones (Gold) for $15
+ Samsung Neo QLED QN90A 50″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart QLED TV for $798
This new lot of Adorama daily deals zooms out until Sunday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Takama Flip-Zip Multi-Functional Photo Tripod Monopod Kit for $25
+ Minolta MN53Z 16MP FHD Wi-Fi superzoom (53x Optical) for $269 in three color options
+ FotoPro UFO 2 Flexible Tripod with Smartphone and GoPro Adapter, 28.22 oz Capacity, Black/Red for $10
+ you don’t have to file a FOIA request for this UFO 😉
+ H&A Tripod Microphone Stand for $12
The current iteration of the Adorama daily deals running until Saturday at 10am ET is a Steelseries party with two headsets and two gamer bundles featured. Prices range from $50 to $140.
Meanwhile among the Friday Woot daily deals there’s another refurbished Kindle e-reader sale featuring various Oasis and Paperwhite models. Already, as of the time of writing, the 2019 basic Kindle model is sold out. Of the in-stock items, prices range from $35 to $120…
NOTE that the refurbished at Woot come with a 90-day Woot warranty, unlike the certified refurbished sold at the Amazon website that come with the same warranty as the brand new models…
We start with the Friday Meh daily deal, it is an Anker 10,000 mAh power-bank with wireless charging, USB-C and USB-A and fast charging. For $25 plus shipping. Charging is 18W PD wired and 10W Qi wireless. Built-in phone stand of sorts. Pass-thru charging of internal battery and wireless device. 90-day warranty.
As always, the Friday B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET with the usual caveat of orders not being accepted during the Sabbath (Fri PM to Sat PM; check their website for exact hours):
+ Bolt Universal Compact Battery Packs for $40
+ options for Canon, Nikon, Sony
+ ElVid OptiView 50 3.2″ LCD Viewfinderfor $30
+ not to be confused with ElVis
+ Sublue Swii Electronic Kickboard (Sunrise Orange) for $200
+ Lanparte Deluxe LED Ring Light Kit with Stand & Smartphone Holder (10″) for $29
+ Manfrotto PIXI Plus 3N1 Kit with Universal Smartphone Clamp and GoPro Mount for $20
+ 128GB Sandisk Ultra UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card with Portable USB 3.0 Card Reader for $18
Lenz Dayz continue at the Adorama dailies, this lot good until 5/20/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ MIRFAK Moin L1 Micro Versatile LED Light, 3200-5600K for $39
+ Samyang 24mm f2.8 AutoFocus FullFrame for $159 in Sony E
+ or $199 with Docking Station
+ Ready Rig GS Stabilizer + ProArm Kit with Case, 40 Lbs Capacity for $2800
+ Blackstar Debut 10E 10W 2×3″ Combo Guitar Amp with Delay (Open Box) for $70
Thursday is here and we have a new round of B&H Photo daily deals running until 5/19/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Mefoto WalkAbout Aluminum Monopod (Gold) for $24
+ ReVo Bi-Color Vlog Light with Phone Holder for $14
+ Angler Muslin Background (Black, 10 x 12′) for $40
+ Cambee Professional RGB 600 Panel 2-Light Kit for $225
+ Nanuk 918 Waterproof Carry-On Hard Case with Lid Organizer for $163 after in-cart coupon, three color options
+ Sony headphones for $20
Lenz Dayz are back at the Adorama daily deals this round good until Thursday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ IRIX 11mm f4.0 Blackstone MF lens for $395 in Canon EF
+ the Nikon F is not on sale
+ Teradek Vidiu X: Live Streaming Encoder for $399
+ Gitup Git2 1080p Full HD Gyro Video Wi-Fi Action Camera, 60 fps, 170 Degree View Angle, 98′ Housing Waterproof, Pro Packaging for $80
+ Nanuk Small Series 905 Lightweight NK-7 Resin Waterproof Protective Case, Black for $50
One hundred new classes have arrived at the CreativeLIVE website on many favorite/popular photography topics (lighting, adobe, etc) with a heavy emphasis on new lighting classes with Mark Wallace, and multiple instructors on various Adobe-related subjects…
Speaking of CL, coupon code MAY20 gets you $20 off a shopping cart of $28+ over there. From the verbiage, it looks like this coupon is good until the end of May 2022.
The coupon can also be used towards the CreativeLive Netflix-style membership. You can even use it on the monthly subscription, dropping the first month from $39 to $19. Useful if you are going to have plenty of free time to watch these classes…
Fast-forward to NOW, and Hump Day is here once again, this lot of B&H Photo daily deals is running until 5/18/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Bolt VM-110 LED Macro Ring Light for $30
+ no, not a Usain Bolt product 🙂
+ 3pk of 32GB Lexar JumpDrive V100 USB 3.0 Flash Drive in three colors (Gray, Pink, Blue) for $13
+ great for color-coding organizers
+ back in our time kids, we paid $130 for 32MB Smartmedia cards 😉
+ Backdrop Alley Hand Painted Muslin Backdrop (10 x 12′, Whale Gray) for $50
+ #SaveTheWhales
+ Gitzo Century Traveler Camera Backpack (Black) for $150
+ because your Gitzo tripod demands it!
+ Vanguard Alta Pro 263ABT 100 Aluminum Alloy Tripod Kit with Monopod and SBH-100 Ball Head for $130
+ Zhiyun WEEBILL-2 SE Combo Kit with 2 Mini Tripods & Fabric Case for $379
UPDATE: tech action at the Wednesday 5/18/22 Woot daily deals with new condition Google Pixels (4* and 5* models, $330 to $450) and budget computer monitors ($95 to $165)…
And now we have another round of Adorama daily deals running until Wednesday at 10am ET:
+ Viltrox VL-200T Bi-Color LED Light with LCD Display, 192 LED Lamp Beads for $40
+ iFootage Gazelle FastBowl TC9 3-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod, Bundle with Komodo K7 Fluid Head for $559
+ 2-pack of Prograde Digital 160GB CFexpress 2.0 Type-A Memory Card for $552~
+ VIOFO A139 3-Channel Dash Cam – Front 2K 1440P + Interior 1080P + Rear 1080P 5GHZ Wi-Fi GPS Dash Camera for $199
Tuesday is a LENZ DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals, this round good until 5/17/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f2 4.5x Super Macro for $149
+ available in Nikon F, Canon EF, Pentax K, Fuji X, M43rds, Sony E
+ the DSLR and the Mirrorless options are in separate listings
+ Vello Accelerator lens adapters, four options, $89 to $129
+ Canon EF or Nikon F lenses to Sony E or M43rds camera bodies
+ Benro GH2 Aluminum Gimbal Head for $225
+ no relation to the good old Panasoni GH2 🙂
+ FLiR One Pro Thermal Camera for Smartphones (Lightning) for $270
+ 2-pack of 64GB Ultra UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card with SD Adapter for $13
+ that’s $6.50 per 64GB microSD card
+ Sachter Dr. Bag 3 for $135
+ you can also cosplay a doctor 😉
MEANWHILE the headliner of the Tuesday Best Buy dailies is the Acer Chromebook 315 (N400 celery, 4GB LDDR4, 32GB eMMC, gigabit Wifi, bluetooth 5) for $149…
Adorama is back with another set of daily deals running until Tuesday 5/17/22 at 10am ET:
+ Sachtler Video 18 FT MS System with flowtech 100 Tripod, Mid-Level Spreader, Rubber Feet and Padded Bag for $6999
+ yes a $7K tripod system, not to be confused with the good old $10 Ritz Camera tripods 😉
+ Green Extreme 150Wh Lithium-ion Gold Mount Battery for $99
+ AmazFit T-Rex Smartwatch for $75
+ H&A Tripod Microphone Stand with Telescoping Boom for $12
Monday is here and until 5/16/22 at 11:59pm ET you can haz all these B&H Photo daily deals:
+ Nanuk 910 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert for $40~ after in-cart coupon
+ great for color-code organizers because these are available in TEN (10) color options!
+ 3pk of 64GB Kingston Exodia Data-Traveler USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A flash drives for $16
+ that’s $5.33 per flash drive
+ BenRo TAD18CB1 Series 1 Adventure Carbon Fiber Tripod with B1 Ball Head for $160
+ A-Data 16GB DDR5 4800 MHz UDIMM Memory Module (1 x 16GB) for $100
+ BlackMagic ATEM Mini Extreme ISO for $995
+ SaraMonic VmicLink5 RX+TX+TX+TX Camera-Mount Digital Wireless Microphone System with Three Bodypack Transmitters and Lavalier Mics (5.8 GHz) for $349
Lenz Dayz continue at the Adorama daily deals, this round running until Monday 5/16/22 at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Tokina 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 DX fisheye with built-in hood for $349 in Canon EF and $379 in Nikon F
+ Godox VL200 200W LED Video Light for $549
+ SteadiCam Steadimate-S Aero 15 Arm & Aero Vest Kit with Mechanical Gimbal Collar/Yoke & Weighted Base for $849
Get your e-wallets ready, Lenz Dayz are back at the B&H Photo daily deals, this set running until Sunday 5/15/22 at 11:59pm ET:
+ Stroboframe Camera Flip Bracket for $18
+ Zeiss Batis 25mm f2 for Sony E for $979
+ Case Logic 13.3″ MacBook sleeves, two options, $10 each
+ Ruggard fabric rain shields, three options, $13 to $15
+ Delkin Memory cards, discount after in-cart coupon
+ 128GB CFast 2.0 for $100
+ 256GB SDXC UHS-II for $300
+ 512GB microSDXC for $80
+ LG A1PU 77″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV for $2097 after in-cart coupon
+ flash deals return!
+ AirFREE Tulip 1000 Domestic Air Purifier for $109
MEANWHILE the current DiscountMags weekend sale is a Friday the 13th theme, you guessed it, three magazines for $13 total per year. No camera/photo magazines, but plenty of “six degrees of separation”. As usual, these are print magazines delivered to US addresses without renewal. Exception to that are the Zinio e-subscriptions which are clearly marked as such.
UPDATE: lots of tech action at the Woot Daily deals for Sunday where the headliner is a TV blowout sale ($310 to $4100), but there’s also a Random Audio sale ($38 to $2000) and a couple of Windows laptops ($310, $400), and such…
Prime time at the current set of Adorama daily deals running until Sunday 5/15/22 at 10am eT or earlier if sold out:
+ Meike 12mm f2.8 lens for $99 in Sony E or M43rds
+ the other two options (Fuji X, Canon EF-M) are not
+ Viltrox EF-R2 Canon EF/EF-S Lenses to EOSR/EOSRP Cameras Mount Adapter for $69
+ H&A Reflection Filter (Silver) for $50
Running until they get tired, or until Saturday 5/14/22 at 10am ET are the following Adorama daily deals:
+ Power2000 4x AA 2900mAH Rechargeable NiMH Batteries with 110/220V AA/AAA Quick Charger for $10
+ Zendure A2 6700mAh Crush-Proof Portable Charger for $10
+ Minolta MN80NV 1080p Full HD 3″ Touchscreen Camcorder with Nightvision for $49 in three color options
+ Viltrox L-116T On-Camera Bi-Color LED Light with LCD Display, 116 LED Lamp Beads for $20
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