Sunday: 96pk AC Delco single-use AA/AAA for $15

Countering the trend of recent battery price increases, among the Sunday 6/6/21 Woot daily deals they are offering 96-pack AC-Delco single-use batteries for $15. You can choose either AA or AAA. Up to three per customer. These are marketed for low-drain devices. They come with a 90-day Woot warranty…

Free shipping for Prime members, otherwise you pay a flat shipping fee for all purchases made during the calendar day (in this case, Sunday 6/6/21).

This comes out to almost 7 batteries per $1. But note that caveat of low-drain devices…

Sunday: GVM, Tamrac, Spider, Sachtler, 512GB Silicon Power, Etc

Sunday is here, and as always, if it’s not sunny, you can get your money back!

We now haz the latest B&H Photo daily deals round good until 6/6/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tamrac Tradewind 18 Photo Backpack (Dark Gray) for $30
+ BAG the BAG!

+ 512GB Silicon Power microSDXC for $57

+ Sachtler SR415 Rain Cover for Medium-Sized Video Cameras for $89
+ yes, there is a human head behind all that (in the product’s main picture)

+ Spider Spiderlight Hand Strap (Light Blue) for $10

+ MagNus Tablet/Smartphone Tripod Mount for $8

+ GVM G169 CARBON FIBER 4-Section Monopod with Video Fluid Head for $119

BUSY DAY at the Sunday Woot daily deals with Lenovo 11e Chromebooks ($80 to $90), PAR38 LED light bulbs ($10 to $37), XBox accessories, Xiaomi Scooter, “Dad Vader” [Father’s Day is Coming Ned!], Smoking Aces coffee and the deal of the day is an assortment of electronics including projectors, Pixel 4, Fire TV Cube, Samsung OLED Frame, etc…

MEANWHILE the latest Adorama daily deal [changes Monday 10am ET] is the new condition Glow EZ Lock Wing-Like Parabolic Fiberglass Umbrella (60″) going for $40…

DIGGING into the Sunday Amazon USA Gold Box we find Fangor projectors, electric lightning lanterns, NiteBird lighting products, Toshiba Smart Wifi Purifier [just so we are clear, this purifies the air, not the Wifi LOL] and such… Toshiba TV deals for Prime members only…

Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5X Super Macro for $149 [C/N] {ends Sun 10am ET}

Lens-a-holics of the world, unite and take over, at least until Sunday at 10am ET because that’s when this round of Adorama daily deals ends and it includes:

+ Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5X Super Macro for $149 in Canon EF or Nikon F

+ 32″ LG 32UL750-W 16:9 4K Ultra HD LCD Gaming Monitor with FreeSync for $450

Elsewhere among the Saturday 6/5/21 daily deals they have:

+ 512GB Sandisk microSDXC C10 A1 UHS-I V10 for $95 amung the Best Buy dailies

+ OLIGHT flashlights and headlamps among the Amazon USA Gold Box offers

Luxli, Hoodman CFexpress Type-B, Viltrox, Sunpak, Atomos, Etc

Good until Saturday 6/5/21 at 11:59pm ET, B&H is running these deals du jour with the usual caveat that orders are not accepted Friday PM to Saturday PM {check their website for detalis}:

+ LuxLi CNS-20D Constructor Medium Block On-Camera Daylight Balanced LED Light for $30

+ Hoodman Steel CFexpress Type B Card Reader for $40

+ Sunpak tripods, $40 to $60

+ JupIO BP-955 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.4V, 4900mAh) for $40

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

+ APEX Utility Pouch (Realtree Max 4 Camo) for $5

The current Adorama daily deal [changes Saturday 10am ET] is the new condition Viltrox L-116T On-Camera Bi-Color LED Light going for $26…

No camera/photo/tech magazines in this weekend’s DiscountMAGS sale (usually ends Monday night) but they have plenty of other print magazines delivered to US addresses for $4.80 per magazine per year…

Datacolor SpyderX Pro Color Calibration for $100

Another trio of offers consist of the current incarnation of the Adorama daily deals good until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Datacolor SpyderX Pro Color Calibration for $100
+ but who’s gonna calibrate the calibrators? 🙂

+ Glow HexaPop 24″ Portable Softbox for $85

+ AmazFit Bip S Smartwatch for $55

Wedn: 256GB Samsung EVO microSDXC for $28 w/FS

And at the NewEgg Gold Box there’s the Ryzen 5 2600 for $186 thanks to a very generous 500 cents off ($5 off) promo code 😉

Of more related interest, there’s the new condition 256GB Samsung EVO microSDXC card for $28 with free US shipping. Sold and shipped by NewEgg itself. No promo code needed. Up to five per customer. This is UHS-I, U3, orange-cream color scheme, flash adapter included, four-proof protection, 10-year warranty, etc…

On microSDs, I’m currently using a mix of Samsung and Sandisk…

UPDATE: I just now noticed, also part of the Wednesday 6/2/21 daily deals is the refurbished Sony HDR-CX-240-L Handycam camcorder going for $70, sold and shipped by 3rd-party seller “VIP Outlet” with a not-so-VIP 76% positive rating 🙂

Wedn: 512GB Lexar CFExpress Type-B, MeFoto Tripod, Vortex Binos, Pixel 3 XL, Etc

Barreling through to the weekend we are, which means, another week is halfway done and we are getting *GASP* even older 🙂

We start with the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) with this set of offerings:

+ 512GB Lexar Professional CFexpress Type-B Memory Card for $470

+ MeFoto BackPacker S Aluminum Travel Tripod (Green) for $65

+ VorTex 10×42 Diamondback HD Binoculars for $170

+ unlocked Google Pixel 3 XL for $180 (64GB on-board) or $200 (128GB on-board)
+ this is the price entry-point to the official Android 12 Beta

+ LG 34WL550-B 34″ 21:9 UltraWide FreeSync HDR10 IPS Monitor for $250

+ flash deal 3pm ET: Glyph Atom RAID 2TB USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C External SSD (2 x 1TB, Silver) for $350

+ no teaser for next flash deal

Toshiba and Insignia 4K televisions ranging from $220 to $310 for Prime members only are among the Gold Box deals du jour at Amazon [you can start a 30-day free trial and buy them on the spot if you want them]. There’s even a 32″ 720p for $130…

Tuesday: Diffusers, Tascam, ReVo, Angler, Etc

Tuesday is here, aka TunesDay, the day you play your favorite music, aka ToonsDay, the day you watch your favorite cartoons. And with it we have a new set of daily deals as follows:

We start with the B&H Photo daily deals good until Tuesday 6/1/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tascam MiNiSTUDIO Creator US-42B Podcast Studio for $110
+ there’s always room for another photography/Photoshop podcast 🙂
+ so many unexplored niches!

+ Vello Flash Multiplier-Diffuser Attachment for $18 in five options (three CaNikon, two general)

+ Angler 865BLED Sparta Bicolor LED Light for $79
+ true fact: this is the lighting kit the 300 used in Sparta 😉

+ ReVo ST-1000 Pro Video Stabilizer for $50
+ don’t start the ReVolution without a ReVo stabilizer

+ TelMax PRO-IP-EX Universal Tablet & Smartphone Teleprompter for $279 with FREE Bluetooth Remote for OnCue prompter
+ now you can make that great speech in front of the inlaws!

+ IndiPRO Micro-Series V-Mount Li-Ion Battery (98Wh) for $170 with FREE battery recharger
+ for the speed-readers out there, this is not a Mountain Lion, but a V-Mount Li-Ion 😉

Airpods, iPhone XRs, NetGear, rechargeable flashlight and more can be found at the Tuesday Woot daily deals

The headliner of the Best Buy daily deals is a 5TB WD easyStore external USB 3.0 portable HDD going for $100, that’s $20 per TB 🙂

A 2-pack of stylish 32GB Samsung BAR Plus (metal) USB 3.1 flash drives for $14 is among the NEwEGG daily deals along with a $700 Acer Aspire 5 thin-n-light 11th gen i7 laptop…

Two pages of AmazonBasics-branded Apple-product accessories are the tech item at the Amazon deals du jour…

It’s back to the mundane in this installment of the Adorama daily deal [changes Wednesday 10am ET], it is the new condition VIOFO A119 V3 Car Dash Camera with GPS Module going for $89

Rokinon 24mm f2.8 Autofocus FF (E) for $179

Happening now, until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) is this trio of Adorama daily deals:

+ Rokinon 24mm f2.8 Autofocus Full Frame lens for Sony E for $179
+ only available in Sony E

+ Tether Tools Case Relay Camera Power System for $80

+ CLAR Slim Series Bi-Color 288 SMD LED On-Camera Light with Wireless 2.4GHz Control for $60

Monday: Camera Skins, SirUI, FLIR Scout, Etc

Monday is back and with it we have a new 6-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out). No flash deals today…

+ Ruggard SleekGuard silicone camera skins, 17 options, $14 to $27

+ SirUI P224SR Carbon-Fiber Photo/Video Monopod with Folding Tilt Base for $115 after a $15 mail-in rebate

+ FLIR Scout TK Pocket-Size Thermal Monocular (9 Hz) for $429
+ it looks like something of a colorized 50s scifi movie?

+ refurbished TP-Link Archer C5400X AC5400 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Router for $165

+ also: JBL portable bluetooth speakers and Auray studio isolation filter

Tokina Operan 16-28mm f2.8 FX for $499 [C] (ends Mon 10am ET)

Hooray-hooray, hurry-hurry, to the Adorama daily deals, good until Monday 5/31/21 at 10am eastern time [or earlier if sold out] you can haz the new condition Tokina Opera 16-28mm f2.8 FX lens for $499 with free US shipping in the Canon EF system option only… The Nikon F is at $599…

The other daily deal there is a bundle of a Samson USB mic with AKG headphones going for $60…

Spyder-Lens-Cal Autofocus Calibration Aid for $39

The lens-a-holic streak continues over at the Adorama daily deals with a lensaholic accessory! This round ends on Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Datacolor Spyder-Lens-Cal Autofocus Calibration Aid for $39

+ Glow Collapsible Circular Wind Proof Reflector with Handles (52″) for $16

Thursday: SteadiCAM AIR 25, Porta Brace, Intel i7-11700K, Meh-rathon, Ryzen 7, Etc

And just like that, another week is barreling towards the weekend, it’s Thursday already [aka Thirst-DAY] and good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) we can haz these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Porta Brace PB-2500FP Hard Utility Case with Foam for $100

+ SteadiCam AIR 25 Monopod for $199

+ Vello flash brackets, three options, $6 to $25

+ retractable HDMI cables, three options, $5 each
+ options are full-HDMI on one end and the other end is either full-HDMI (the standard size you find on TVs, laptops, etc) or Mini-HDMI or Micro-HDMI
+ check your cameras/manuals if you are not sure if it has micro or mini
+ because they love driving us crazy with all sorts of different “standards” 😉

+ Intel Core i7-11700K 3.6 GHz Eight-Core LGA 1200 Processor for $370 with FREE Ubisoft Gaming Bundle
+ new ad campaign for Intel: “Because Ryzen is sold out” 😉

+ ZeaPon Micro 2 Micro Rail Slider (13″) for $170

+ Motorola bluetooth earphones for $11

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Blue Yeti USB Microphone (Blackout) for $110

+ no teaser for next flash deal

FANS of the Meh website, grab your e-wallets, they have another Woot-OFF (oops, I mean Meh-rathon) in progress but this is better than a Woot-OFF because items that expire [they change every 30 minutes or earlier if sold out] and have not sold-out can still be purchased through the link on the right hand side of the page (that green/brown flytrap/clamshell type thing)…

Next up, the Woot dailies with Rocketbooks, Dell Micro business desktops, 72-hour emergency survival kit, kitchen stuff, and more…

Meanwhile at the Best Buy dailies there’s a 100-inch projector screen for $80, and a 480GB WD internal SSD for $55…

Don’t keep all your …new eggs in one basket, but you can put all the NewEgg daily deals in one basket [I believe this is the first time I made this variant of the “eggs/basket” joke] and they include $10 off the Ryzen 7 5800X desktop, a $25 Adidas gift card with the Oculus 2 [reminder, this is a #DeleteFacebook company now], and the usual assortment of tech gear…

And finally, to the Amazon Gold Box we go where they have Vankyo projectors on sale and a 4pk of Vont Spark LED headlamps for $20. Because light-painting is too easy. Headlamp-light-painting is where it’s all at 😉

Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di-II VC LD SP for $369 [N]

To the Adorama daily deals we go, with this round running until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di-II VC LD SP for $369 in Nikon F mount only

+ Lexar CFExpress Type-B with Lexar reader included
+ 128GB to 512GB options, $180 to $550

Wedn: Mac Mini, DataColor Spyderx Colorimeters, FeelWorld, Vanguard Alta, Think Tank, GVM, Etc

Fast forward to now, and wow, another Hump Day is upon us, and this is the latest round of B&H Photo daily deals running until Wednesday 5/26/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ DataColor SpyderX PRO for $100
+ Elite for $170
+ these be Colorimeters
+ not Colorometers 🙂

+ Apple Mac mini for $599
+ 3.6 GHz i3 Quad-Core (8th Gen)m 8GB of 2666 MHz DDR4 RAM, Intel UHD Graphics 630, 256GB PCIe SSD
+ not Apple Silicon

+ FeelWorld LUT7 7″ 3D LUT 4K HDMI Monitor for $200

+ Think Tank Photo Video Rig 18 Rolling Case for $220
+ NOTE: a tank does not fit inside – but a toy tank sure!

+ GVM LS-150D LED Daylight Video Light for $235

+ Vanguard Alta CA 233AO Aluminum Tripod with PH-30 Pan/Tilt Head for $50

+ CoreSWX battery bundles, $130 to $140

+ flash deal ends 3pm ET: Comica Audio BoomX-D MI2 Ultracompact 2-Person Digital Wireless Microphone System for iOS Smartphones (2.4 GHz) for $199
+ neither comic books nor comic sans included 😉

+ no teaser for next flash deal

UPDATE: the Woot dailies include iPhone 11*.*, 12″ Surface PRO 5 LTE tablet ($550), Peet’s Coffee K-Cups, and such

Meanwhile amung the BEst Buy dailies they have a health-tech related theme…

12pk AmazonBasics AAA (800 mAh) rechargeables for $9.60 [with Subscribe and Save] {16pk AA for $20}

If you are not afraid of the Amazon “Subscribe and Save” feature, they currently have a limited time 20% off clip-on coupon on Subscribe-and-Save purchase/subscription to this 12pk AmazonBasics AAA rechargeable (800mAh) batteries. You have to click to “clip” the coupon to get the discount and you have to buy it with “Subscribe and Save”, not with a one-time purchase.

The price before the coupon is $12. With the 20% off coupon, according to my head-math, the price drops to $9.60.

The same 20% off Subscribe and Save offer is also available on the 16pk of AA rechargeables (2000 mAh) dropping from $25 to $20 with the “Subscribe and Save”

NOTE that the offer on the AAA is a 12-pack and on the AA is a 16-pack…

You can reschedule or cancel or keep postponing the “Subscribe and Save” at any point. Just make sure you don’t wait until the last minute to change it because the item may ship.

Tuesday: Manfrotto Gimbal, Sirui, Pixel 3, Celestron, GenAray, LG UltraGear, Etc

Is it Tuesday? I think it’s Tuesday! We have a new round of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier IF sold out) as follows:

+ Google Pixel 3 (Verizon Unlocked) with both instant savings and automatic coupon discount
+ this is the cheapest way to get into the official Android 12 Beta!

+ Manfrotto Gimbal 460 Pro Kit for $450 after automated in-cart coupon

+ SirUI Video Slider (26″) for $50 after $10 mail-in rebate
+ in a post-apocalyptic dystopian world, the last two things standing will be cockroaches and mail-in rebates 😉

+ GenAray Radiance Daylight LED Monolight for $349

+ Celestron 8×32 TrailSeeker Binoculars (Green) for $120
+ it’s a serious dark green, not a “look at me I’m an outdoorsman” loud green

+ LG UltraGear 27GL850-B 27″ 16:9 144 Hz HDR FreeSync IPS Gaming Monitor for $370
+ or get a two-monitor kit for $730

+ Senal UTM-86-35H Lavalier Mic with 3.5mm Connector for Sennheiser & Senal Wireless Transmitters for $50

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Ooma Telo 2 VoIP Phone System with Motion Sensor for $50

+ no teaser for next flash deal

Among the other Tuesday 5/25/21 (MERRY CHRISTMAS – in seven months) daily deals they have:

+ Woot dailies include scratch and dent Chromebooks from $90 to $185 (check RAM and AutoUpdate expiration dates), and Kindle Voyage e-readers (I have this one!) for $48 to $60, and AmazonBasics lightning cables

+ the Best Buy dailies include Moza stabilizers, Energizer MAX, dual-monitor mounts, V-Moda headphones and such

+ of coffee interest (because this is a stealth coffee blog after-all) there’s a Sboly Coffee gear sale at Amazon USA with various hybrid coffee making devices (ground coffee, K-cups, herbs/tea). There’s also a couple of conical burr grinders too…

UPDATE: the most recent Adorama daily deal (changes Wednesday 10am ET) is the new condition Air Selfie AIR PIX Portable Pocket-Size 12MP HD Flying Camera with Smartphone Control for $76… There’s also a Lorex security system for the securitographers 😉

Tamron 16-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro for $369 [N], Capture One, Intel Evo, Etc

Hooray-Hooray, it’s back-to-back LENS DAYZ at the Adorama daily deals, this set of offerings good until Tuesday 5/25/21 [yes dear readers, we are JUST seven months away from Christmas ~ where did all the time go and will we get a refund?] at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Tamron 16-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro for $369 only in the Nikon F system
+ the Canon EF is not part of the daily deal
+ that’s an insane zoom range for an APS-C DSLR; just don’t throw all your other lenses away {send them to me?}

+ Quasar Science Q-75X Crossfade Linear 75W Bi-Color LED Lamp, 6′ for $200
+ bonus: you can invite Bill Nye the Popularizing Yet Irritating Science Guy to your studio to show him “The Quasar” 😉

+ Capture One Pro 21 Photo Editing Software, Product Key Card for $195

+ Explore Scientific FirstLight 70mm f/10 Alt-Az Refractor Telescope with Alt/AZ “U” Yoke Mount, Fully Multi-Coated for $75

Meanwhile at the current round of B&H Photo daily deals (expire Monday at 11:59pm ET) you can haz:

+ Shimoda Explore 40 backpacks, $150 to $200

+ SirUI SUP204SR Aluminum-Alloy Photo/Video Monopod with Folding Tilt Base for $85 after a [SAD!] $15 mail-in rebate

+ 14″ Lenova IdeaPad Slim 9 Multi-Touch Laptop for $1199 with FREE Bitdefender
+ Intel Evo 2.8 GHz i7 4-Core (11th Gen), 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB M.2 SSD, 14″ 3840 x 2160 IPS Touchscreen, etc

+ Impact PowerSync Mini Transmitter and Receiver Kit for $65

+ IDX DUO-C150 143Wh High-Load Battery with D-Tap Advanced, Standard D-Tap & USB Port for $229

+ FeelWorld LIVEPRO L1 Multicamera Video Switcher with 4 x HDMI Inputs & USB Streaming for $229
+ they are two letters away from making it a Liverpool gift shop item 😉

+ AmazFit Bip U Pro GPS Smartwatch in three options for around $50 {headmath calculation, $70 minus 28% off automatic in-cart coupon)

Tokina Opera 16-28mm f2.8 with Freebies for $599 [C/N]

Hooray-hooray, it’s a night at the opera at this round of the Adorama daily deals good until Monday 5/24/21 at 10am eastern or earlier if sold out. It is the new condition Tokina Opera 16-28m f2.8 FX in the Canon or Nikon DSLR systems going for $599 with free US shipping. But that’s not all. As of the time of the writing the kit with the free accessories is at the same price [link above], you get a free Adorama Slinger soft lens case, a lens cap tether and the (obligatory) cleaning kit. Even if you don’t want/need/use the lens case, you can repurpose it for a gazillion other things… The freebies are included automatically by Adorama while this promotion is running…

PS1: this is Blog-Typo-Certified (TM) to be a Tokina, not a Tamron lens.

PS2: the certification in PS1 is certified to be the correct certification, it is indeed a Tokina 😉

PS3: the certification in PS2 of the certification in PS1 is indeed certified to be Tokina…

PS4: or is it Tamron 😉

Sunday: Bower 500mm f6.3 MF T-Mount Lens for $100, Etc

Hooray-hooray it is a LENS DAY at the Sunday B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET on 5/23/21 or earlier if sold out:

+ Bower 500mm f6.3 manual focus T-mount lens for $100
+ the bundles with various system adapters go for +$100 each, available in Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony-Minolta, Olympus OM, Pentax M42 and Minolta MD
+ now that’s a trip down memory lane!

+ CamBee VL30B 30W Video LED Light for $89

+ PolSen MVP-6 Directional Shotgun Microphone for DSLR, Smartphones, and Portable Recorders for $25

+ F-Stop reusable 3-layer masks for $3 each, 12 color/pattern/design options

+ TamRac Tradewind Zoom Bag 2.4 (Dark Gray) for $12

+ O’Ben TS-110 Deluxe Tripod Strap with Swivel Clip for $15

+ Vello ActionPan Professional Grade Stabilizing Action Grip/Handle for $10 in four color options

+ no flash deals

Here’s something you don’t see every day. Among the Sunday Amazon Gauld Baux deals du jour, there are four color options of this magical mystical thing a 2-in-1 Backpack – Hoodie going for $32 to $40 depending on color. As seen on Shark Tank. Average 4.8 out of 5 on 830+ customer ratings as of the time of writing…

Among the Sunday Woot dailies the headliner is yet another Samsung monitors sale ($140 to $390), Redragon gaming gear (a cross between Pendragon and Red Dragon?), and 96-packs of Rayovac single-use batteries for $35 (either AA or AAA or “half and half” [no coffee cream included!])…

And among the Best Buy dailies for Sunday you can haz if you wantz a $150 11.6″ Kano touch-screen kids laptop, a standing desk contraption, a 500GB WD external USB-C SSD for $80 and such…

A couple of MSI laptops (in the $800s and $1400s) headline the Sunday NewEgg daiky deals along with the usual techie items and the 256GB Samsung Bar Plus (metal) USB 3.1 flash drive going for $37~ after the limited time promo code shown over there…

No photo-video magazine options, but there is a 4 magazines for $16 total for 1-year sale at this weekend (usually ends Monday night) at DiscountMags. As usual these are printed magazines delivered to US addresses only (except for those that explicitly say they are delivered by Zinio, those are e-magazines, and Zinio is VERY FOND OF AUTO-RENEWALS 🙂

Samyang 45mm f1.8 AF for $279 [E]

Hooray-Hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deal running until Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out). It is of interest to Sony E photographers, it is the new condition Samyang 45mm f1.8 AF ultra compact lens going for $279 with free US shipping… Yes, auto focus technology!

Elsewhere at Amazon:

+ USB Charger and Surge Protector for $13.60, up to five per customer
+ 5 AC outlets, three USB-A, one USB-C
+ 4.8 out of 5 based on over 8800 ratings

+ touchless thermometer for $10

Thursday: GVM, Smith-Victor, Nokia 5.4, Etc

And just like that, we found Thirst-DAY again, and good until 5/20/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) you can haz these B&H Photo deals du jour:

+ Smith-Victor SmartLED Spectrum Bi-Color LED Light with RGB for $80
+ rumor has it Smith designed the light array and Victor designed the backbone 😉

+ SirUI W-1004 Waterproof Aluminum Alloy Tripod for $89 after a $10 mail-in rebate

+ SetWear masks and gloves kits, six options, $34 per kit

+ Nokia 5.4 Dual-SIM 128GB Smartphone (Unlocked, two color options) for $180
+ North American Variant
+ 2 years software updates, 3 years security update
+ the updates clock started when this was released, not when you buy it
+ Snapdragon 662, 4GB RAM, 6.39″ 1560×720, USB-C, microSDXC, dual SIM, 4G LTE, bluetooth 4.2, 4000 mAh, NFC, fingerprint, etc

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

+ Atlona AT-HDVS-TX HDBaseT Extender with AT-HDRX Receiver Kit for $100

+ Avaya Webcam/Huddle Camera HC020 with HDMI for $150

+ flash deal sold out: Peak Design Everyday Messenger 15″ Version 1 (Ash)

+ next flash deal starts 9am ET: Alesis Recital Pro 88-Key Digital Piano

Good until Thursday at 10am ET at the Adorama dailies they have:

+ Quasar Science Q-25X Crossfade Linear 25W Bi-Color LED Lamp, 2ft for $75

+ Epson Home Cinema 2100 Full HD 1080p 3LCD Projector, 2500 Lumens, Built-in Speaker – Refurbished by Epson for $399

+ Swann Enforcer 1080p Indoor/Outdoor Add-On Security Camera with ‘Police-Style’ Flashing Lights for $61

UPDATE: at the Best Buy dailies they have, among others:

+ Nixplay – Smart Photo Frame 10.1-inch for $150

+ Philips Hue white A19 smart LED 2-pack for $20

+ 32″ Samsung curved gaming, 1TB/2TB Crucial USB-C External SSD, hotpot, etc

Meanwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box dailies they have Thunderbolt/USB-C cables and adapters and hubs (25 options) and the Galaxy Buds Plus for $100 in various colors…

27-inch LG 27UK670 IPS 4K USB-C monitor for $427

Good until Wednesday 5/19/21 at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) the current Adorama daily deal is the new condition 27-inch LG 27UK670 computer monitor going for $427 with free US shipping. This is IPS, UHD 4K 3840×2160, with USB-C (40W PD), Radeon FreeSync (FreeRadicals not included), adjustable stand, 99% sRGB color gamut, HDR 10, 2 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, etc, etc…

Meanwhile the B&H Photo daily deals remain the same as Sunday as these three days have been a holiday. The Sunday offers expire on Tuesday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out). They include on-camera flashes, SpyderX Photo kit, Dr Bag bag, etc…

At the Tuesday Woot dailies there’s refurbished iPhone PRO 11 models ranging from $770 to $1000, $18 weatherproof outdoor smart plug, and such…

Headlining the Best Buy dailies is a 14″ 2n1 ASUS Chromebook (m3, 4GB, 64GB, touchscreen) going for $329… With both ChromeOS and the Chrome browser and the internet itself continuing to bloat, mayhaps the time is right to start considering the possibility of buying Chromebooks with more than 4GB of RAM, especially if you are a power-user, you plan to use it for many years (eg at least until it reaches its End of Updates date), you use the Multi-User sign-in, you run Google Play and/or Google-Linux on top of it, open a gazillion browser tabs, and such…

Commlite Pro Adapter (Nikon F lenses to Sony E bodies) for $199

Adapting time at the Adorama daily deals, this installment good until Monday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Commlite Pro NF Lens to E-Mount Camera Adapter for $199
+ that allows Nikon F lenses (the NF in the name) to get mounted on Sony E camera bodies

+ Mount-It! MI-789 Full Motion Triple Arm Freestanding Monitor Stand for 13-24″ for $89~

Ends Tuesday PM (WAS Sunday) {UPDATED}: Bolt on-camera flashes, DataColor SpyderX Photo Kit, Etc

UPDATE: this round of offers is good until Tuesday 5/18/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out)…

Sunday is here (and contractually obligated to be Sun-ny) with a new round of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET on Sunday 5/16/21 or earlier if sold out:

+ Bolt on-camera flashes, eight options, $25 to $70
+ no relation to the Boltons of Game Of Thrones or the popularly scary “Bolt On” theory 😉

+ DataColor SpyderX Photo Kit for $199

+ Sachtler Dr. Bag 3 for $120
+ it would have sold better if it was Dr Sachtler’s Bag? 🙂

+ Impact Hexi 24 Speedlight Softbox for $70 with FREEEE Impact Grid For Hexi 24 Speedlight Softbox included automagically by B&H while this promotion is running

+ SirUI SUP426SR Carbon-Fiber Photo/Video Monopod for $170 after a $30 mail-in rebate
+ apparently COVID didn’t kill mail-in rebates

+ Polsen mics, two options, $55 to $100

+ current flash deal (AKG wireless instrument thing) SOLD OUT

+ no teaser for next flash deal

MEanwhile at the Woot dailies they have a Fire TV Cube critter for $40, a 2016 iPad PRO for $240, and more…

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Tokina Firin 20mm f2 FE AF for $499 [E]

Hooray-hooray we have back to back lens days at the Adorama daily deals, it is the new condition Tokina Firin 20mm f2 FE AF for the Sony E system going for $499 with free US shipping…

Also part of the dailies are these two:

+ Glow EZ Lock Wing-Like Parabolic Fiberglass Umbrella for $50

+ On-Stage AS800 Large-Diaphragm FET Condenser Microphone – Bundle With H&A Broadcast Arm with Internal Springs and Integrated XLR Cable, H&A Pop Filter with Gooseneck for $50

+ offers end on Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out)

+ this is Blog-Typo-Certified (TM) to be Tokina, not Tamron (which was the yesterday daily deal)

Thursday: Lens Calibration, Tamrac, LEDgo, WD Blue, BenRo, Pixel 3XL, Etc

Yes dear all, it is Thirst-DAY once again with another 7+1 in B&H Photo daily deals good until Thursday 5/13/21 [CORRECTED DATE] at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Vello LENS-2020 Lens Calibration Tool for $25

+ Tamrac Stratus 15 Shoulder Camera Bag for $90

+ LEDgo LG-E2686 Bi-Color LED Large Pad Light Kit with Eggcrate Grid and Bag for $98

+ 4TB WD Blue 3D NAND SATA III 2.5″ Internal SSD for $335 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ AuRay SS-4320 Lightweight Aluminum Speaker Stand for $15

+ AmazFit Bip S Multi-Sport GPS Smartwatch for around $50 ($70 – 35% off automatic coupon)

+ flash deal ends 1pm ET: BenRo A38FDS2 Series 3 Aluminum Monopod with 3-Leg Locking Base and S2 Video Head for $85

+ flash deal starts 1pm ET: Google Pixel 3 XL 128GB Smartphone (Unlocked)

UPDATE: among the Amazon USA Gold Box offerings there’s the renewed 13.3″ MacBook PRO (2020) (16GB RAM, 512GB, i5, 90-day warranty) for $1320, sold and shipped by Woot…

Tamron 70-210mm f4 Di VC USD w/FREE Tripod Collar Mount and 64GB SDXC for $399 [C/N]

Hooray-hooray, it-iz-a-LENS-DAY at the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals running until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tamron 70-210mm f4 Di VC USD for Canon EF or Nikon F for $399 bundled with a Tamron tripod collar mount and a 64GB Fuji SDXC memory card
+ the freebies are included automagically by Adorama during the promotion

+ Litra LitraTorch 2.0 Photo and Video LED Light with Soft Box, Adapter for $67~

+ Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SE – 35mm Film & Slide Scanner for $399

+ this is Blog-Typo-Certified (TM) to be Tamron, not Tokina 😉

Wedn: GWM, Kowa, Manfrotto, Tenba, Etc

And just like that, another hump-day is upon us and this set of B&H Photo daily deals iz-a-good until Wednesday 5/12/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold otu):

+ GVM Bi-Color LED Ring Light (18″) for $75

+ Manfrotto MK055XPRO3-3W Aluminum Tripod with 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head for $330

+ KOWA TSN-553 15-45×55 PROMINAR Spotting Scope (Angled Viewing) for $1399

+ FeelWorld F5 5.0″ Full HD HDMI On-Camera Monitor with 4K Support and Tilt Arm for $99
+ the brand name sounds like a Depeche Mode song?

+ Kensington Wireless Presenter with Red Laser for $20
+ phasers set to stun!

+ TenBa Air Case for 31″ EIZO Displays for $350

+ 10pk KN-95 disposable masks for $15

+ Pelican flash deal sold out

+ next flash deal starts 12pm ET: Pelican iM2050 Storm Case with Foam (RealTree Edge Camo)

Elsewhere at the daily deals:

+ 2 t/shirts for $20 total among the Woot dailies

+ Joby GorillaPod 3K with ball head for $35, a couple of Philips Hue kits among the Best Buy dailies

+ another Anker sale at Amazon’s Gold Box of the powerbank, chargers and cables kind. There’s even a powerbank (10,000 mAh) that is also an AC wall charger (one USB-C, one USB-A)

Tuesday: MeFoto MonoPod, Fimi 4K Drone, PortaBrace, 1.44MB T-Shirt, Etc

And we are back to TunesDay May 11 in 2021 with another set of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ MeFoto WalkAbout S Travel Aluminum Monopod for $22

+ FiMi X8SE 2020 4K Drone for $399

+ Porta Brace HIP-3LENS Hip-Pack Lens Case (Black) for $80

+ Impact 180Ws Monolight Starter Flash with LED Modeling Light for $60

+ Vello softboxes and light bounders, 6 options, $7 to $14

+ Panasonic PT-LB355U 3300-Lumen XGA 3LCD Projector for $399

+ CoreSWX battery kits, 3 options, $1149 to $1199

+ flash deal ends 3pm ET: AKG DMS100 2.4 GHz Digital Bodypack Wireless Instrument System for $119

+ flash deal starts 3pm ET: AKG DMS300 2.4 GHz Digital Bodypack Wireless Instrument

The current Adorama daily deal (changes Wednesday 10am ET) is just a security DVR.

Among the Woot dailies there’s Android phones and MacBook PROs/Airs, and funny t-shirts (and such) reminding us of the 1.44MB storage limit 🙂