Friday: refurb DJI Mini for $260 w/$10 pGC {also: Pay $95, Get $100 Netflix e-Gift Card}

We have a couple of “name brand” daily deals at the NewEGG shell-shockers running until Friday 8/20/21 at 11:59pm pacific time [or earlier IFF sold out]:

+ refurbished DJI Mavic Mini – Drone FlyCam Quadcopter UAV with 2.7K Camera 3-Axis Gimbal for $260 offered by the DJI Store upon NewEgg
+ you also get a $10 promotional NewEgg e-gift card

+ Pay $95, get a $100 Netflix e-Gift Card using the promo code shown over there
+ two per customer
+ if you are not doing the more convoluted gift card promotions at brick and mortar (eg Walgreens, RiteAid, etc), this is, theoretically at least {I haven’t tried it personally}, the lowest friction one

August 20, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, other cameras Tagged With: , , , ,

GVM, Domke, Lowel, GAlaxy Buds PRO, Etc

No lens today, but it’s a 7+1 at the B&H Photo dailies which as usual run until SAturday at 11:59pm ET but orders are not accepted Fri PM to Sat PM.

+ Lowel Go Lite Compact LED Light for $30
+ you can’t have photo-graphy without light!

+ Domke F-803 RuggedWear Camera Messenger Bag for $100
+ Bag the Bag!

+ MAgnus BHSP-04 Ball Head with Built-In Smartphone Adapter for $10

+ GVM NP-F970 6600mAh Lithium-Ion Battery with Travel Charger for $44

+ SAmsung Galaxy Buds Pro Noise-Canceling True Wireless for $127 in three color choices

+ Kaiser Diascop Mini 2 with 2x Lens and Folding Arm for $16

+ flash deal Manfrotto Gimbal 220 Pro Kit for $250 after in-cart coupon

Samsung orange-grey EVO microSDXC cards among the Best Buy dailies for Friday 8/20/21, the 512GB goes for $70 while the 256GB for $43. Without the need of a calculator, the 512GB wins!

It’s Tool Tyme at the Friday 8/20/21 Amazon USA Gold Box with Goldblatt, Workpro and more featured in two pages of offerings, ranging from $8 to $80…

August 20, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

14″ HP Chromebook 14 for $140

It’s a Chromebook day at the Adorama dialy deals running until Friday 8/20/21 at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ 14-inch HP Chromebook 14 (model 14-CA010NR) for $140
+ it’s all about the number 14 with this laptop 🙂
+ Celeron N3350 1.1GHz, 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, Snow White color scheme
+ Intel HD graphics, 1366 x 768, WLED-backlit, HD SVA
+ two USB-C and two USB 2.0 Type A ports
+ looks like it reaches “end of auto updates” in June 2024 per Google Support

+ Eggtronic 63W 20,000mAh Universal Power Bank for USB-C Laptops, Tablet and Phones for $45

+ Togo Power Pioneer 330, 288WH Portable Power Station Lithium Battery 330W (660W Peak) for $230

+ 2pk 64GB Lexar 2000x SDXC card for $137
+ this is DEFEATED by the $117 at the Amazon Lexar sale for Thursday 8/19/21

August 19, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: Lexar SDXC cards (up to 2000x), microSDXC

It’s LEXAR DAY at the Amazon USA Gold Box, running until 8/19/21 at 11:59pm pacifica time is a sale on LEXAR storage products. A total of 17 options are available including:

+ 2pk 64GB SDXC (1667x, V60, UHS-II, U3, C10, up to 180MB/s) for $41.50
+ 2pk of 128GB of above for $61
+ 128GB wins decidedly

+ 128GB Lexar SDXC (2000x, V90, UHS-II, C10, U3, up to 300MB/s) for $116
+ 64GB of above for $70
+ 128GB wins once again

+ 128GB Lexar SDXC (1066X) for $45.60

+ 128GB Lexar SDXC (633x, up to 95MB/s) for $16

+ microSDXC red cards from $24.80 (256GB) to $55 (512GB) to $128 (TB)
+ in this case, the 256GB wins

+ 128GB gray-black microSDXC (1066x) for $20

+ 2.5″ SATA Lexar internal SSDs, 128GB for $20~, 240GB for $27~, 256GB for $31~

+ 512GB Lexar SL200 portable SSD for $56

+ 1TB Lexar PCIe M.2 internal SSD for $96

+ find them all in the LEXAR storage sale until 8/19/21 at 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out)

August 19, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, memory cards and storage Tagged With: , , ,

Thursday: Tokina 11-20/2.8 CF for $419 [C/N], GVM, Nanuk, OnePlus 7T PRO, Edelkrone, Etc

And just like that, Thursday is here, and we have a LENZE-DAY at the B&H Photo dailies running until 8/19/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tokina 11-20mm f2.8 CF ATX-i for $419 in Canon EF or Nikon F
+ designed for APS-C systems, 16.6-30mm “eq”
+ nom-nom for fans of wide APS-C zoom lenses?

+ if you like McLaren and Papayas, keep on reading!
+ OnePlus 7T Pro 256GB 5G Smartphone (T-Mobile Unlocked, McLaren Edition, Papaya Orange) for $400
+ disturbing the force in this price range is the just announced Google Pixel 5a going for $450, inheriting some of the Pixel 5 features

+ Nanuk 950 protective rolling cases with foam insert, four color options, for $165

+ GVM 520S-B Bi-Color LED 2-Panel Kit for $279

+ EdelKrone HeadPLUS Pan and Tilt Head for $949

+ AtomOS Connect Convert Scale | SDI/HDMI to Analog for $149

+ Samson XPD2 Headset USB Digital Wireless System for $70
+ not to be confused with Samsung or Samyang or Samsuck 😉

MEANWHiLE in Woot-landia they have grade-A refurbished Samsung tablets ($100 to $830; Samsung has churned out enough models in various price ranges to offer this wide range of prices; 90-day Samsung warranty; the $100 is indeed a tablet, the 8-inch 2019 Galaxy), a $60 Corsair tempered glass mid-tower ATX PC case, and mo(i)re…

THEN at the BEst Buy action we go where we find a sale on select Moza camera gimbal stabilizers, and a 18TB WD easystore external HDD for $420 [what a great …number!], Corsair gaming products, and mo(i)re…

August 19, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: ONA Brixton, Genaray, Fotodiox, Zhiyun, LG, Galaxy Chromebook 2, Etc

Once again we are at the halftime show in the week, it’s Wednesday and there’s a new half-a-dozen B&H Photo daily deals good until Wednesday 8/18/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier IFF sold-out):

+ ONA Brixton Camera/Laptop Messenger Bag for $169 with FREE Canvas Wax, in three color options [the bags, not the wax LOL]

+ Genaray Ultra-Thin Bicolor 144 SMD LED On-Camera Light for $40

+ FotoDiox Selfie Starlite Stix Vlog Light Kit with Light Stand for $78
+ bonus points: it looks professional-y in an influencer-y kind of way

+ Zhiyun-Tech CRANE 2S Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $319

+ LG LCD 32UK550-B 31.5″ 16:9 4K FreeSync LCD Gaming Monitor for $275

+ refurb TP-Link Archer AX21 AX1800 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router for $60

Three Windows laptops ($190 HP Celeron, $500 HP i5, $700 Dell Ryzen 7) headline the Best Buy dailies but that’s not all, there’s a non-afterthought Chromebook, one that is not just made with the leftover parts in the warehouse 😉 It’s the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 (13.3″ QLED 1080p, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, Intel i3, backlit keyboard, microSD slot, Wifi 6, etc) going for $499 in new condition or $364 in open-box condition. This only in the “Fiesta Red” color-scheme. However, as it is often the case with Samsung, it has just one USB-C port on each side, so a USB-C hub (or two) are your new best friends 🙂

As of the time of writing it averages 4.6 out of 5 based on nearly 200 customer reviews at Best Buy with a 91% “recommend to a friend”. They should also have a “recommend to an enemy” option 🙂

Meanwhile in Wootlandia the headliner is an iPhone-a-pa-looza of Grade A refurbished with 90-day Woot warranty with prices ranging from $28 (MagSafe charger) to $480 (lowest priced iPhone in the sale) to $1180…

UPDATE: two items can be found in the Adorama daily deals (expire Thursday 10am ET or earlier if sold out):

+ Explorer AX-LED915 AuraLED 915 Lightweight LED Light Panel for $59

+ K&F Concept Black and Orange Aluminum Tripod Monopod with Center Axle Transverse for $100

August 17, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

2pk 128GB Lexar Professional Silver SDXC for $50 w/FS

Another “feast” of offers, four of them, at the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals running until Wednesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ 2-pack of 128GB Lexar Professional Silver SDXC cards (UHS-I, 1066x, up to 160MB/s) for $50, that’s $25 per card
+ 2-pack of 64GB for $30, that’s $15 per card

+ Apple Siri Remote for Apple TV 4K and 4th Generation Apple TV for $30

+ Pimax Vision 8K PLUS Virtual Reality Headset for $699
+ for the speed-readers out there, it’s Pimax, not Pentax 🙂

+ Ulanzi Smartphone Vlogging Super Outfit Video Kit, Includes Mini Tripod, ST-06 Phone Tripod Mount & VM-Q1 Microphone for $40

August 17, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: ,

Kindle Paperwhite down to $80 (or $70 certified refurbished)

Reading is FUN-da-MENTAL! And if you like to use e-ink e-book-readers for your reading, Amazon has a limited time promotion on their Kindle Paperwhite (8GB storage, waterproof, Ad Supported) going for $80. Or you can buy the “Without Ads” for $100. These are available in four different color schemes even!

Since this is an e-ink device, and not a phone/tablet, the ads are not annoying. You can start with the “Ad Supported” version and if you find you can’t stomach even the lite ads, you can pay Amazon a one time $20 fee to have them removed from a particular device. I personally found some interesting books to read through the ads but everyone’s tolerance to advertising is different.

If you want to save another $10, they have the certified refurbished option for $70. These sold on the Amazon website come with the same 1-year Amazon warranty as the new condition models. Note however that those sold at Woot as used/refurbished, only come with a 90-day warranty.

The one time I bought a certified refurbished Kindle I couldn’t tell the difference between a new and a refurbished. Another time they sent me a warranty-replacement of an early generation Paperwhite, again, I couldn’t tell the difference between new and refurbished.

If you want to sort out the different models, here’s a handy tablet at Wikipedia. The one on sale is the latest Paperwhite model, the Paperwhite 4, launched in November 2018… After that came two newer models in 2019, a new “basic Kindle” and a new “flagship Oasis”…

August 17, 2021 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With:

Tuesday: SpyderX Color, GVM BiC, MeFoto RoadTrip, Westcott X-Drop kit, Etc

Tuesday is here and there’s a new 4-pack of B&H Photo dailies running until Tuesday 8/17/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Datacolor SpyderX Color Control Kit for $270

+ MeFoto RoadTrip Aluminum Travel Tripod Kit (Titanium) for $85

+ GVM Bi-Color LED Video Light G100W for $209

+ Westcott X-Drop Kit (5 x 7′, Green Screen) for $74

Yet another external HDD is once again the Best Buy dailies headliner, this time around it is the 14TB WD EasyStore USB 3.0 going for $270… The rest include a 128GB Sandisk Extreme PLUS (not PUS) microSDXC for $33, sale on Instapot multicookers, 1TB Seagate OneTouch external HDD for $50, and even a Hot Wheels mega set (mayhaps a good test subject for camera/lens testing?)…

Bio-bidets are the headliner of the Woot dailies because WATER >> PAPER when it comes to cleaning 🙂 There’s a Brim 19-bar expresso [OOOPS, espresso] machine for $226, WD internal gaming SSD, Defiant Mushroom coffee blend (not sure if this is mushroom or coffee LOL), and more…

UPDATE: party at the NewEgg dailies among which you can haz:

+ 3pk of NewEgg-branded beanie hats for $12

+ 128GB Samsung BAR Plus USB 3.1 Type A for under $18 with promo code shown there (they don’t show the coupon discount)

+ 256GB Lexar Performance microSDXC for $27 after the $7 off promo code shown over there

+ lots of other offers

MEANWHiLE at the Amazon USA Gold Box there’s a sale of APC UPS and surge protectors ($12 to $188) and a Motorhead drill and impact drivers sale. Yes, heavy metal but not _that_ kind of heavy metal 😉

August 16, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

LitraPro BiC OnC Light, Siruit TTT, NiSi 100mm filter kit {ends Tue 10am ET}

It’s party time at the current iteration of the Adorama dialy deals running until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier IFF sold out):

+ Litra LitraPro Bi-Color On-Camera Light for $150

+ Sirui 3T-35R 1-Section Aluminum Table Top Tripod {= TTT} (8.8lbs Capacity, 13″ Maximum Height, Red) for $60

+ NiSi 100mm Starter Kit III with V6 Filter Holder and Pro CPL for $349

August 16, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Monday: GVM, LubeCube kit, Manfrotto, Lexar CFast 2.0, Dry Cabinets, Tamron 14-150/3.5-5.8 Di III for $299 [m43]

Hooray-hooray, it’s a loaded day but also a LENZ-DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals and it’s of the Tammy Wynette kind [an easy mnemonic so as not to confuse Tamron vs Tokina]. Offers good until Monday 8/16/21 at 11:59pm ET or earlier IFF sold-out:

+ Tamron 14-150mm f3.5-5.8 Di III for $299 only available in M43rds (as hinted at by the 14-150 // 28-300)

+ Lexar CFast 2.0 3500x memory card: 128GB for $125, 256GB for $220

+ LumeCube 2.0 Professional 22-Piece LED Lighting Kit for Camera Video & Photography for $189

+ MAnfrotto Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Video Tripod Legs with Mid-Level Spreader (100/75mm Bowl) for $550 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ GVM GP-120QD Motorized Carbon Fiber Video Slider (48″) for $249

+ Ruggard electronic dry cabinets, 8 options, $70 to $1000
+ of potential interest to cigar and puerh cultists aficionados

UPDATE: EXPO dry-erase markets, Papermate and various office supply kits are the headliner of the Amazon Gold Box…

August 15, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, tamron Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Sunday: Powerex, AT Microphone, WD Gaming HDD, Camera Cookie Cutters, Etc

Sun-DAY is here and we are almost halfway inside August 2021, and we have a new 6-pack of ice cold B&H Photo daily deals running until 8/15/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Powerex MH-C204GT Smart Charger for $8

+ WD Gaming Hard Drives, 5 options, prices further discounted by automatic in-cart coupons

+ DIYP Camera Cookie Cutters (Set of Three) for $10
+ or three sets of the above (total nine cookie cutters) for $20
+ a fun treat for your clients/guests at the studio!

+ Audio Technica AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Microphone (Limited-Edition Silver) for $99

+ Carson JC-1000 2.4″/60mm Refractor Telescope Kit for $60
+ better chances to find aliens than SETI 🙂
+ per the late Stanton Friedman, SETI = Silly Effort To Investigate 🙂

+ IndiPRO 14.8V 95Wh Lithium-Ion Battery & Pro Charger Kit (V-Mount) for $150

Apple iMacs ($325 to $800) are among the Sunday Woot daily deals…

Bag the other bags at the NewEgg dailies, a 3-pack of NewEgg-branded non-woven shopping bags for $5… Also there they have the 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO (up to 170MB/s, V30, U3, UHS-I, C10) going for $30 with free US shipping…

And for those of you who like to read e-books, there are over 110 options under the Sunday Kindle daily deals…

UPDATE: the current Adorama daily deal [changes Monday at 10am ET] is the new condition K&F Concept SA254M2 Aluminum Camera Tripod Portable Monopod going for $50 with free US shipping…

August 15, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Saturday eBook: “The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos: 83 Composition Tools from the Masters” for $2

A photography-learning ebook is among the Kindle daily deals running until Saturday August 14 in 2021 at 11:59pm pacific time! The book is The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos: 83 Composition Tools from the Masters by Marc Silber going for $2. As of the time of writing it averages 4.3 out of 5 on nearly 200 customer reviews…

Of potential interest among the other 50+ Kindle daily deals is another $2 ebook, 100 Hoaxes & Mistakes That Fooled Science by the editors of Popular Science…

August 14, 2021 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: ,

Saturday: refurbished Autel EVO 4K Drone for $800, Etc

Saturday is here, or as most photographers like to call it, Caturday!

We start at the Best Buy dailies where they be offerin’ the refurbished Autel Robotics EVO 4K drone with controller for $800. Per the Specifications tab over there, it says it comes with a 1-year warranty.

Meanwhile at the Woot dailies they have an Acer computer-y sale ($200 to $780) featuring monitors, and the $780 item is the Spin 5 Convertible laptop… They also have a Random Audio sale with speakers of all sizes and shapes…

It’s budget time at the Adorama daily (changes Saturday 10am ET), it is the Green Extreme USB Over-Ear Headset going for $17 (7.1 Channel Virtual Surround Sound with Noise Isolating Mic, LED Light,PC and Mac)…

More updates if there’s anything of interest at NewEgg and/or Amazon herself…

UPDATE: We have a “re-entry” in the world of “Bag the Bags”. NewEgg itself! Back at the Shell-Shocker daily deals for Saturday 8/14/21 is the 3-pack of NewEgg-branded black backpacks for $23 total… These are standard backpacks, not camera backpacks…

August 13, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: , ,

GVM Light Kit, Spider Backpack Kit, Sunpak $10 light, Tenba DNA 15, Etc

As usual, the B&H Photo daily deals on FriYAY run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET with the usual caveat of orders not being accepted Fri PM to Sat PM {check their website for exact times}:

+ Sunpak VL-LED-12 Compact Video Light for $10
+ you can never have too many lighting gear(s)? 🙂

+ GVM LED Video Soft Light (Daylight-Balanced) LS-p80s LED 1-Light Kit with Softbox for $129

+ Spider SpiderLight BackPacker Kit with Holster, Plate and Pin for $75

+ TenBa DNA 15 Backpack (Graphite) for $100
+ can you resist the temptation to “bag the bag?”
+ just don’t turn out like me where I need bags to put the other bags inside for extra protection 😉

COUPON code FREAKY gets you $10 t-shirts when you buy two or more at the Friday 8/13/21 [OH MY, it’s FRIDAY the 13th!] Woot daily deals at the “Freaky Friday sale” [not all t-shirts on their website are participating afaik]… They also have iPad 5 ($200 to $270, 2017 model) and such…

August 12, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With:

Thursday: Luxli, Axler, Arco, Reikan Focal, Kodak digiframe, TP-Link, NiSi, Etc

Thirst-DAY is here and running until 8/12/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) you can have the following B&H Photo daily deals [UPDATE: LINK ADDED!]

+ Luxli Fiddle Pocket RGBAW LED for $169

+ Axler Remora Shoulder Rig for Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Series for $229

+ Reikan Focal Pro Lens Calibration for $90

+ ARCO AS-A10G Small Bag for Audio Field Recorder for $100

+ 10″ Kodak Digital Picture Frame with Wi-Fi and Multi-Touch Display (Ocean Blue) for $110

+ TP-Link switches, four options, $11 to $48

+ Ausounds true wireless from $15 to $45

MEANWHILE the current Adorama daily deal (changes Friday 10am ET) is the
NiSi M75 75mm Starter Kit with Pro CPL for $199 with free US shipping…

August 12, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Blog Tweet Update: Live-Tweeting the Samsung Unpacked event!

As of the time of writing, Samsung is running their Unpacked 2021 event live on the YouTubes! I am live-tweeting the event with totally non-insightful and goofy/silly commentary on Twitter at @1001noisycamera (no final “s” because username length limit)…

August 11, 2021 Filed Under: website news

NiSi 15mm f4 Sunstar Super Wide Angle Full Frame ASPH for $479 [X/E/RF/Z]

Busy day at the Adorama daily deals running until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out). Not only that, but it’s also a (mirrorless) lens day!

+ NiSi 15mm f4 Sunstar Super Wide Angle Full Frame ASPH for $479 in Fuji X, Sony E, Canon RF and Nikon Z
+ the Leica L is not on sale #LeicaTAX

+ Litra LitraTorch 2.0 Photo and Video LED Light with Soft Box, Adapter for $50

+ NiSi NM-180 Macro Focusing Rail with 360 Degree Rotating Clamp for $99

August 11, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Wedn: Neewer Lighting Gold Box sale returns (18 options)

They are back headlining the Wednesday Amazon USA Gold Box. Yes, camera-n-photo lighting accessory fans, it’s another 18-item Neewer Lighting Sale with prices ranging from $25 to $229~.

It includes ring lights, dimmable bi-color stand kits, tripods, background kits, and such. Too many to list here individually…

And of e-reading interest, they have over 80 ebooks in the Kindle daily deals…

Speaking of ebooks, you have until 8/13/21 at 11:59pm eastern time (it is a hard cutoff, no grace period) to claim a FREE (and without DRM) copy (ePUB and/or MOBI) of Lauren Shippen’s “The Infinite Noiseebook”. No, it’s not about digital noise, it’s fiction, something about X-Men type of superpowers but for psychologists or something like that {I haven’t read it} 🙂 This at the TOR website. You have to give them your email and be added to their email list; from which you can unsubscribe later on if you wish; they do have around one free ebook per month and it’s not a very noise emailing list.

August 11, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, lighting deals Tagged With:

Wedn: LEDgo, Davis & Sanford, 128GB Ultra SDXC, Etc

And just like that dear friends and enemies, we have reached Hump Day once again! If the earth was flat, would the same days keep returning? Obviously not!

We start with a new 6-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ 128GB Sandisk Ultra SDXC UHS-I Memory Card for $17

+ Davis & Sanford & Mumford & Sons ProVista 6510 Aluminum Tripod with V10 Fluid Head (65mm Bowl) for $70

+ LEDgo LG-E2686 Bi-Color LED Large Pad Light Kit with Eggcrate Grid and Bag for $99
+ actual eggs NOT included in the eggcrate 🙂

+ Moza Air 2 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $279
+ despite the name, this is not self-levitating 🙂

+ TetherTools ONsite USB Type-C 87W PD Battery Pack for $88

We have a new entry in the world of “Bag the Bags”. NewEgg itself! Among their Wednesday 8/11/21 Shell-Shocker daily deals they offer a 3-pack of NewEgg-branded black backpacks for $23 total… These are standard backpacks, not camera backpacks…

IF you are shopping from the EU, Amazon Germany is having a big AmazonBasics LED Light Bulb sale with two pages of offers, multi-packs of E27 (including Globe-style), E14, GU10, and B12. Most of the offers are the standard E27 size… Check color temperature and connector and power output before buying (as usual)…

MEanwhile at the WEDNesday WOOt dailies they have iPhones ($90 (iPhone 6s) to $830), Surface 3 tablets ($220 to $260), Peet’s Coffee, etc… The headliner is a $140 Lenovo 2-n-1 convertible Chromebook (MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, 11.6″ IPS 1366×768, 90-day Woot warranty, auto update expires June 2025, etc)…

August 11, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

B&H Financing Offer: 0% interest on $1849+ for 24 months

If you are planning a big camera(s) or lens(es) purchase or any other purchases (in a single receipt) at B&H, B&H Photo is having a limited time special financing offer. For purchases of $1849 or more, you get 24 months of 0% interest.

You MUST pay the full amount before/by the end of the 24 months. If the amount is not fully paid, you will be charged interest from the purchase date. So do this only if you are certain you can pay it off on time. Minimum monthly payments are required. Another option gives you 24 equal monthly payments, so by the end you’ll have paid the full amount automagically.

There are plenty of FAQS over there that answer questions about the offer. It is not stackable with the PayBoo (B&H refund your sales tax) BUT you can split the payment of order between the two offers with 12-month (or shorter) financing. The amount paid with PayBoo will get the PayBoo benefit (sales tax refund) and the amount paid with the B&H financing promotion will get the financing 0% promotion. Orders with longer than 12-month financing cannot be split-paid.

As usual, use credit wisely and judiciously!

August 10, 2021 Filed Under: financial Tagged With:

Pre-order the NOT-YET-Announced Samsung flagship phone with extras (from Samsung herself!)

Trying to jump ahead of the crowd, the official Samsung website is accepting reservation pre-orders of the yet to be announced Samsung flagship smartphone. This will be officially announced on Tuesday August 10 in 2021 at 10am eastern in an online-streaming Samsung Unpacked event.

The bonuses offered by Samsung are:

  • first 12 months of Samsung Care are included (with purchase of a 36-month Care plan)
  • up to an extra $100 in trade-in value
  • a yet to be revealed “extra special offer”

As this is a reservation pre-order, no prices or model names are revealed 🙂

PS: if I decide to live-tweet the Samsung Unpacked event, I will post an alert on this blog as well; do people still live-tweet things or is that a thing of the past nowadays? 🙂

August 10, 2021 Filed Under: samsung Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Acer Computer-y sale ( options)

If you are a fan of Acer computer-y gear, head on over to the Amazon USA Gold Box where until Tuesday 8/10/21 at 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out) they are having an ACER computer-y sale featuring 19 products including:

  • four monitor options
  • four laptop options (two are ChromeOS)
  • one rugged 8-inch tablet
  • three computer-y bags
  • various other things like keyboards, mice, USB-C dock, headsets, etc

Up to three per item per customer…

Speaking of Amazon, they are having a sale on Amazon brand coffee and tea products (K-Cups, latte/cocoa pods, mixed nuts, tea bags, etc)…

August 10, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Manfrotto Camera Cags, i3 Mac Mini for $499, Nanuk 920 (for a7R), GVM kit, Etc

Tuesday is here and we start with a new set of BH&H Photo dailies running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Manfrotto camera cages, three sizes, $140 to $200
+ optionally buy them with the Manfrotto baseplate for +$100

+ Apple Mac Mini for $499
+ 3.6 GHz Intel Core i3 Quad (8th Gen), 8GB (2666 MHz DDR4) RAM, Intel UHD Graphics 630, 256GB PCIe SSD, etc

+ Nanuk 920 cases, eight options, all for the Sony a7R, with lid foam, for $115

+ GVM LT-50S Bi-Color LED Video 2-Light Kit for $170

+ Magnus FT-P15 MiniFlex Flexible Tripod for Smartphones and Camera for $13

+ FLIR Scout TK Pocket-Size Thermal Monocular (9 Hz) for $419
+ caution: be prepared for the “is that a FLIR in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?” type of jokes 😉

August 10, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Rokinon 24/2.8 and 75/1.8 AF lenses for $469 [Sony E]

Running until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) is the current Adorama daily deal, the new condition Rokinon two AF prime lens kit going for $469 with free US shipping… It consists of the 24mm f2.8 and the 75mm f1.8 full frame lenses of the Sony E-mount system…

August 9, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Monday: 14TB WD HDD, Mefoto, Rotolight, Yololive, Etc

Monday is here with a new 6-pack of new B&H Photo daily deals good until 8/9/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ 14TB WD Elements desktop USB 3.0 external HDD for $260 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ Rotolight Video Conferencing Kit for $189

+ Mefoto GlobeTrotter Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod Kit (Blue) for $200

+ YoloLiv YoloBox Portable All-in-One Multi-Camera Live Streaming Encoder, Switcher, Monitor, and Recorder for $748
+ yes, YOLO goes LIVe 🙂

+ APC Back-UPS PRO BN1500M2 Battery Backup & Surge Protector for $160 after in-cart coupon

+ 32GB Kingston Data Traveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 flash drive for $4

On the alt-lighting front, the Meh daily deal is a 2-pack of Bright Basics Motion Activated Ultra Bright Wireless Sensor Light Bars for $15 with free shipping for paying Meh-members, or flat shipping for non-Meh-meh-meh-members…

Then we geaux to the Woot dailies where we find a VIVO desk headliner sale, along with a Sainsmart 3D sale, and Samsung watches ($100 to $130), and such…

A $200 off sale on select iPad PROs headlines the Monday Best Buy daily deals along with laptops, headphones, and a …shampoo puck…

A refurbished fully-unlocked Google Pixel 3A XL going for $85 is among the Monday NewEGG daily deals, one of the most affordable ways to get the latest official Android OS Beta version…

August 9, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

1-Year prepaid CreativeLIVE Netflix-style subscription for $105 after coupon

For a limited time, coupon code 30AUG gets you a 1-Year CreativeLIVE subscription for $105 for the first year (12 months). This is a Netflix-style subscription. The sale price is only for the first year of the subscription. A small number of classes are not included in the subscription (per CL agreements with the non-participating instructors)…

August 8, 2021 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

Sunday: Softbox kits, Tenba travel bags, Polaroid Quad

Sunday is here and there is a new 4-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until Sunday 8/8/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Vella Octo Softbox kits, four options, $28 to $49

+ Tenba Tools PAcklite Travel bags, four options, $14 to $20

+ Polaroid PL3100 720p Quadcopter for $80

+ Bose SoundSport Wireless In-Ear Headphones for $89

August 7, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

128GB Fuji Elite Performance SDXC for $25 w/FS

Happening now, at the Adorama daily deals until Sunday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out), you can have the new condition 128GB Fuji Elite Performance SDXC (UHS-I, U3, C10) for $25 with free US shipping. You can buy as many as you want at the sale price…

August 7, 2021 Filed Under: fuji, memory cards and storage Tagged With:

Feiyu Vlog, PortaBrace, Wooden Cam, Davis & Sanford, Parrot Drones, Chipotle, Etc [UPDATE]

As usual, the Friday B&H Photo daily deals last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (but orders are not accepted Friday PM to Saturday PM ~ check their website for exact times):

+ Davis & Sanford & Sons & Vista Explorer V Tripod with 3-Way Head for $18

+ Porta Brace HR-DSLR Padded Nylon Camera Harness (Black) for $45~

+ FeiYU VLOG Pocket Handheld Gimbal for $40~

+ Wooden Camera 1/4″-20 Cold Shoe Mount for $5

+ EzViz DB1C 1080p Wi-Fi Smart Doorbell for $50

+ Watson AC Power Extension Cord (16 AWG, Orange, 75′) for $20

Nom-nom at the Friday Best Buy dailies, you get 10% off on Chipotle gift cards… There’s $50 Nikon Aculor binos, a 27″ LG QHD IPS gaming monitor for $300, etc…

At the Friday Woot dailies there’s a Parrot drones sale ($180 to $440), and a $220 14″ HP Stream dual-core Windoze laptop among others…

Then at the Friday NewEGG dailies we find an Intel i7-11700k for $15 off, an Aukey 6-in-1 USB-C hub for $30 (with Ethernet port), a 3-pack of NewEgg-branded black woven shopping bags for $5, various laptops and storage options, and combined savings option on a 64GB Team microSDXC ($6.49 on its own)…

UPDATE: the current Adorama daily deal [changes Saturday 10am ET] is the
Manfrotto 67mm Circular ND500 Lens Filter offered for $20 with free US shipping…

Elsewhere, if you are participating in the Lucky’s rewards program (the grocery chain) you can claim a FREE tin of Sparkling Ice (with Caffeine)…

And if you are an Apple user, you will soon receive a bonus self-surveillance OS update. In a shocking twist, just as Apple was converting Android users to iPhone users, many of those tired of Google’s nonchalant and Adsense-y stance towards privacy, they drop this bomb. Needless to say, except for die-hard fanboys, the rest of the internet is ablaze. This is nothing short of a trojan horse to be abused by various regimes and governments and agencies around the world. It’s not like Apple is going to make dramatic principled stands when it comes to that: we already have plenty of examples of Big Tech rolling over to demands from Emperors and Czars all around the world in order to protect their profits…

Mayhaps the time is right to revisit the Linux phone? 🙂

August 6, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals