FREE to Watch (Class Premiere): Understanding Light and Light Modifiers with Mark Wallace

Creative LIVE is having a class premiere and for a limited time it is FREE to watch as part of their ON-AIR free-streaming program. The class is by Mark Wallace, 6 hours and 22 minutes long, “Understanding Light and Light Modifiers”. This is free to watch for this limited time window, you do not digitally-own the class for FREE!

The class premiered at 9am pacific (12pm ET), so it will repeat every 6 hours and 22 minutes. So 6:22pm ET, 12:44am ET, 7:06am ET.

The FREE-streaming ON-AIR schedule classes typically run for 24 hours, starting at 9am pacific (12pm eastern) every calendar day.

SPEAKING of CL, running until Thursday night, they are offering 30 classes for $10 to $15 including minimalist photography, portrait-related, editorial, multiple-flashes, Art of Seeing (Lanting class), boudoir/glamo(u)r, retouching, landscaping, PhotoChop CC, etc…

December 21, 2021 Filed Under: classes and tutorials, lighting deals Tagged With:

Tokina 85mm f1.8 AT-X for $379 [FE]

Adorama continues its streak of LENS DAYS at the Adorama daily deals with their latest quartet of offerings, this one running until Wednesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tokina 85mm f1.8 AT-X FE for $379 only in Sony FE

+ Ulanzi 96 LED On-Camera LED Light for $10

+ H&A Folding Electric and Acoustic Guitar Stand for $7

+ Meural 27″ Full HD Digital Canvas II Wi-Fi Frame, 19×29″ for $550

December 21, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

Tuesday: Manfrotto Gimbal, Sirui, Gator, Snaptain, LitePanels, Silicon Power, Zoom, Etc

Tuesday is here with another 7+1 formation of B&H Photo daily deals running until 11/21/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Manfrotto Gimbal 220 Kit for $180

+ Sirui 5-section alumin(i)um tripods with ball head, two options, $55 or $80

+ Snaptain SP700 Quadcopter Drone for $119

+ Gator 17″ Creative Pro Bag for Video Camera Systems with Removable Insert for $120

+ Zoom H1n 2-Input / 2-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Onboard X/Y Microphone for $80

+ iRig Video Creator HD Bundle All-in-One Streaming Setup for Smartphones for $100

+ Silicon Power storage, seven options, from $15 to $264

+ flash deal: LitePanels Wheeled Hard Case for LP1x1 4-Light Kit for $130

Meanwhile at the Best Buy dailies, they are offering a FREE DJi 3-piece filter kit with the purchase of select DJi drone kits…

December 21, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Meike 50mm f1.7 MF w/FREE accessories for $110 [X/E/m43]

It’s another lens day at the Adorama daily deals, this round running until Monday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Meike 50mm f1.7 manual focus lens for $110 in Fuji X or Sony E or M43rds
+ with FREE accessories

+ Rotolight Ultimate Vlogging Kit for $59

+ Aries ND Filters Set for DJI Mavic 2 pro, 6 Pack-(CPL, UV, ND4, ND8, ND16, ND32) for $45

+ also coreSWX battery

December 20, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

Monday: another variant of Computers & Monitors Sale

IT’s another variant of the computers and monitors sale at the Monday 12/20/21 Amazon USA Gold Box with two sets of offerings:

+ Computery gear including desktops, laptops, tablets, AiO from LG, Acer, Viewsonic, Samsung, and ASUS

+ Samsung computer monitors (23 options)

December 20, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

Monday: WD, Sandisk, GlideCam, PortaBrace, Wireless Shutter Releases, Etc

Everybody’s favorite day, yes, Monday, and we start with another 7+1 in the B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ WD and Sandisk storage products, 14 options, further discounted via automatic in-cart coupons

+ Vello FreeWave Plus Wireless Remote Shutter Release for $30 in four system options

+ GlideCAM Devin Graham Signature Series Handheld Stabilizer for $479

+ PortaBrace PB-2750 Hard Case with Foam (Silver Platinum) for $200

+ also: CoreSWX battery, AT bluetooths, Senal mic and JBL tiny BT speaker

December 20, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

GoPro MAX 360 Action Camera for $449

Adorama is back with another quartet of Adorama daily deals, this set running until Monday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ GoPro MAX 360 Action Camera for $449 with options of FREE accessories on the individual product listing

+ Zhiyun Weebill 2 Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $450

+ Glow Collapsible Circular Wind Proof Reflector with Handles (52″) for $13

+ Garmin fenix 6 Multisport GPS Smartwatch, Silver with Black Band for $229

December 19, 2021 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Sunday: Fuji Instax Mini 11 sale for $60, Bundle for $70

Also good for Sunday in the pacific time zone, Amazon is having a Fuji Instax Mini 11 sale. The camera itself goes for $60 while the bundle with various extras goes for $70…

December 19, 2021 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, fuji Tagged With: ,

Sunday: Camera Cookie Cutters, Peak D, Joby TelePod, Snaptain Kids, Etc

Sunday is here with another 7+1 B&H Photo daily deals formation running until 12/19/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ DIYP Camera Cookie Cutters (Set of Three) for $10
+ great snack-marketing for your business/artwork 🙂

+ Peak Design Everyday Sling (10L, Ash) for $70

+ Joby TelePod PRO Kit for under $30 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ Snaptain H823H Mini Drone for Kids for $18 in three color options

+ Google Nest Thermostat with Nest Hub (2nd Generation) for $100

+ other off-topic products as well

December 19, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Meike 35mm f1.7 MF Lens for $80 [E/X/m43/EF-M]

It’s a LENS DAY at the current Adorama daily deals iteration that runs until Sunday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Meike 35mm f1.7 manual focus lens for $80 in Sony E, or Fuji X, or M43rds or Canon EF-M

+ Nanuk Small Series 905 Lightweight NK-7 Resin Waterproof Protective Case, Black for $40

+ SmallRig Full Camera Cage Kit with HDMI & USB-C Cable Clamp for Canon R5/R6 for $39

+ KODAK 10″ Touch Screen Rechargeable Digital Photo Frame Wi-Fi Enabled with HD Photo Display, Rose Gold for $120

MEANWHiLE at the Sunday Amazon, there’s over 150 ebooks in the Kindle daily deals, while the Gold Box has a sale on select SK Hynix SSDs…

December 18, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Adorama Dailies: SmallRiG, Lowel Rifa, Etc

Adorama is back with another set of daily deals, this round running until Saturday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ SmallRig Basic Kit with VCT Shoulder Pad, Top Plate for Sony FX9 for $180

+ Lowel Rifa LC-55eX eXchange-Lite, 120-240VAC, 21×21″ Collapsible Soft Light System for $100

+ SimplySmartHome 8″ Full HD Touchscreen PhotoShare Friends & Family Smart Frame for $110

+ Reolink RLC-520 5MP Super HD PoE Dome Home Security IP Camera, Built-In Microphone for $35

December 17, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

FREE Next Day Shipping offers at B&H Photo

As it is often the case during the last couple of weeks of the year, it is the return of the FREE Next Day Shipping promotions at B&H Photo. You can take a look at these 500+ featured products that are eligible for this US-addresses promotion, or you can look up available products by manufacturer name…

December 17, 2021 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

Fri: refrb DJI Mini 2 Fly More Combo w/$60 pGC for $449

DJI is making the daily deal rounds, it’s also part of the Friday NewEGG daily deals offering the refurbished DJI Mini 2 Fly More Combo, bundled with a $60 promotional NewEGG gift card, all together now for $449 with free US shipping. This is sold through the NewEgg website, but it is sold AND shipped by the official DJI Store upon NewEGG.

As far as promotional gift cards, this is not bad. It expires 365 days after issue. It gets issued (via email) four days after invoice.

UPDATE: speaking of Friday, daily deals and gift cards, Amazon is offering $50 Twitch Gift Cards for $40…

December 17, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, other cameras Tagged With: , ,

DJI Mini SE with Outdoor Accessory Combo Kit for $355

As usual, the Friday B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET with the usual order-closing Friday PM to Saturday PM (check their website for exact hours):

+ DJI Mini SE with Outdoor Accessory Combo Kit for $355

+ FoviTec 5 x 6.5′ Double-Sided Pop-Up Background & Stand Kit (Chroma Blue/Chroma Green) for $58

+ PortaBrace Cable Tote Bag (Large) for $70

+ MiniMax Portable & Collapsible Stool Kit for $30

+ Magnus FT-P15 MiniFlex Flexible Tripod for Smartphones and Camera for $12

+ Kingston USB flash drives, 5 options, $6.50 to $16

+ also mic thing and IndiPRO thing

December 17, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, other cameras Tagged With: ,

GoPro HERO9 Black for $330 w/FREE Adventure Kit

GoPRO returns at this incarnation of the Adorama daily deals which are running until 12/17/21 at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ GoPro HERO9 Black for $330 with FREE GoPRO Adventure Kit

+ Rotolight NEO 2 On-Camera LED Light for $179

+ SmallRig Full Camera Cage Kit with Samsung T5 SSD Mount for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K & 6K for $59

+ Eggtronic 63W 20,000mAh Universal Power Bank for $20

December 16, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, other cameras Tagged With: ,

Thursday: Kodak Film Scanners ($25 to $120)

Good until 12/16/21 at 11:59pm central time (or earlier if sold out), Woot, as one of their daily deals, is offering Kodak film scanners. There are four options, with prices ranging from $25 to $120. These are new condition with a 1-year Kodak warranty…

Meanwhile at the Computers daily deal they have a sale on Kindle Paperwhite e-readers (refurbished 2018 models, $60 to $70), and various Fire tablets (7 to 10 inches)…

December 16, 2021 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Thursday: Nanuk 6-Lens Cases, Lexar SDXC, Mefoto, Etc

Thirsty Thirstday is here, and we’re already three weeks future-away from Black Friday! Which means it’s just 49 weeks until the next Black Friday 😉

We start with another 7+1 formation at the B&H Photo dailies running until 12/16/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Nanuk 918 6-lens cases, five options, $99 each

+ Lexar Professional 1066x SDXC silver series, from $11 to 90, from 64GB to 512GB

+ AndyCine C7S 7″ 3G-SDI/HDMI Ultra-Bright Touchscreen Monitor with 3D LUTs & Waveform for $280

+ Zhiyun CRANE 2S Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $299

+ also: CoreSWX, boompole and mic offers

+ flash deal: MeFoto GlobeTrotter Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod Kit (Green) for $200

December 16, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

4TB Sandisk Extreme PRO portable USB-C external SSD for $590AC

A new quartet of Adorama daily deals is upon us, running until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ 4TB SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable USB 3.2 Type-C External SSD V2 for $590 after coupon

+ 1TB SanDisk Ultra 3D SATA III 2.5″ Internal Solid State Drive for $80 after coupon

+ 256GB SanDisk Ultra UHS-I Class 10 A1 microSDXC for $25 after coupon

+ 128GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Class 10 Memory Card, 80MB/s, with SD Adapter for $16 after coupon

December 15, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Big Sandisk Sale (19 options, SDXC, SSD, microSD, Flash), Domke, Fovitec, Cecilia, Etc

Ten days to XMas 2021, do you know where your gift planning is at? 😉

And just like that, Wednesday is upon us and with it we have yet another variant of the 7+1 B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET or earlier IFF sold-out:

+ big Sandisk sale with 18 options including SDXC of the Extreme and Extreme PRO kind, Compactflash, external portable SSDs, internal SSDs, a crazy 10pk of 128GB Ultra microSDXCs, USB flash drives of different kinds, and the adorable little Cruzer Ultra Fit flash drive, great if you don’t want it to protrude out of laptop ports, desktop front ports, media players, and such
+ automagic in-cart coupon discounting in progress

+ Cecilia camera straps, seven options, $34 each

+ Fovitec 600XB Bi-Color LED Panel 2-Light Kit with DMX and Stands for $270

+ RotoLight Ultimate VLogging Kit for $49
+ because we will all become vloggers by 2029 😉

+ Tether Tools OnSite Relay C camera power systems, five options, $70 to $95

+ Samson budget studio headphones for $25

+ BoooYa BY-WM4 PRO Digital Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone System (2.4 GHz) for $80

+ flash deal: Domke F-803 RuggedWear Camera Messenger Bag (Camo) for $80
+ Bag the BAG!

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Wedn: select Adobe Classes $16 to $18 each

Running until Wednesday 12/15/21 at 11:59pm, CreativeLiVE is offering select Adobe classes for $16 or $18 each. This includes Lightroom, Photoshop, CC, Presets, Classic, Premiere, Camera RAW, and Illustrator…

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

500GB Sandisk Extreme Portable USB 3.1 Type-C External SSD for $80

Just as portable hard drive prices started falling, there came portable SSDs ~ because the price points must be defended at all costs 😉

Silliness aside, running until 12/19/21 or earlier if sold out, B&H Photo is offering the new condition 500GB Sandisk Extreme Portable USB 3.1 Type-C External SSD for $80 with free US shipping. Up to five per customer…

I think the time is right to demand USB-C from everything. Although if you are like me and you have a mix of USB-C and micro-USB (and even a couple of leftover mini-USB) devices and your Charging Points are already configured for both USB-C and micro-USB, you have more flexibility. Unless you want to go full USB-C.

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

Sony a7R IVA mirrorless options start at $3000 [$500 instant savings]

If you are looking for a camera in the Sony FE system, and more specifically you are looking at the “a7R IVA”, thanks to a $500 instant savings [aka a manufacturer-initiated discount, not a mail-in rebate], you can get it starting at $3000 at B&H Photo.

They also have bundles with various zoom lenses for more. Note that the $3000 body only is, for a limited time, bundled with a FREE Think Tank Photo Retrospective 7M shoulder bag at B&H Photo.

Offers end 12/19/21 or earlier if sold out…

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony FE 24-105mm f4 G OSS for $998 After $100 MIR

The year is almost 2022, but the pestilence that is mail-in rebates is still feasting on the thrifty shoppers 😉

If you are still patient and consistent and persistent enough and have what sportscasters call sticktoitivness, and you are in the Sony FE system, then B&H Photo and Sony are offering a $100 mail-in rebate (MIR) on the new condition Sony FE 24-105mm f4 G OSS for $998 after the $100 MIR.

Moi personally, I’m done with mail-in rebates and VCR Programming 😉

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Insta360 ONE R Dual Lens 360 Module for $366

A new quartet of Adorama daily deals are here, this set running until Wednesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Hoya SOLAS IRND 0.9 62mm Infrared Neutral Density Filter for $20

+ Insta360 ONE R Dual Lens 360 Module for $366

+ Meural 21.5″ Full HD Digital Canvas II Wi-Fi Frame, 16×24″ for $350

+ Alter 72/82mm Rapid Filter System Plus, Includes Lens Mounting Ring for $25

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

Tuesday: the Last Woot-OFF of 2021 is here

Running now until Tuesday 12/14/21 at 10pm central, Woot is running what they call the Last Woot-OFF of 2021. This is running at the “Sellout/Clearance” and at the “Shirts” sub-Woots. As usual, offers change every 30 minutes, or earlier if something sells out before its 30 minute window closes…

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

Canon 80D w/18-135 for $1149 (or $850+ USED)

System insanity is upon us, so good luck to newcomers and beginners trying to figure out where and how to start. If of all the options out there you’ve settled on the mid-tier Canon APS-C system, good until 12/19/21, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Canon 80D with 18-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM for $1149 with free US shipping…

On the other hand, if you are fond of USED camera gear, USED prices of this particular kit start at $850 in condition “8+” at B&H Photo USED…

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

DJI Mavic 2 Fly More Kit for $349

For a limited time, B&H Photo is offering the new condition DJI Mavic 2 Fly More Kit for $349 with free US shipping…

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Samsung SSD sale (16 options)

For a limited time, B&H Photo is having a sale on 16 Samsung SSDs, mostly of the Internal kind, but there are also a few of the Portable kind…

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: memory cards and storage, samsung Tagged With:

Tuesday: $30 Macro Ring Light, Samsung Z-Fold 3, 64GB microSD for $8, Etc

Tuesday is here and we start with another 7+1 B&H Photo daily deals set of offerings running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Bolt VM-110 LED Macro Ring Light for $30

+ Moza Air 2 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $279 with FREE Moza Magic Arms

+ Think Tank Video Rig 18 Rolling Case (Pacific Slate) for $200

+ various other non-camera electronics

MeanwhiLe at the Tuesday Amazon USA Gold Box, the Keurig K-Mini goes for $60 in different color schemes… Also on sale are select Sony bluetooth speakers but the star of the day is a big Samsung sale that includes the Z-Fold 3 (5G, unlocked) starting at $1349, Galaxy Watch 4 starting at $225, and various microSD cards including the budget-priced 64GB EVO Select (V10, A1, U1) for $8 [up to three per customer]. The highest capacities (eg 128GB for $16) are V30, U3, A2 instead….

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, samsung

20% off One Outlet Item for REI Members

If you are an REI member (you only pay for membership once, not an annual subscription), until 12/15/21, coupon code OUTLETWARM gets you 20% off one REI Outlet item. Terms, conditions and details over there…

December 13, 2021 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,