Ends Wedn 1:05am ET: Rokinon 12mm f2 NCS CS (Fuji X) for $263 [UPDATED]

UPDATE: the price is $263…

After digging through the “Upcoming” Camera and Photo Lighting Deals of the gargantuan Amazon USA Gold Box, there is one lens currently on the “Upcoming” schedule, starting at 7:05am eastern on Wednesday, the Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS manual focus lens for the Fuji X system. The price before the sale is $329. The product listing only has the Fuji X, no other options.

You need to be a Prime member to get the sale price. If you are not, but you like the price when it goes live, you can start a 30 day free trial. Just make sure you put an alert in your calendar to cancel it if you don’t fall into the trap that millions of paying Prime subscribers fell into. Which is why they are very generous with the 30-day trials because a very satisfactory [for their accountants] percentage appears to become paying members for life (or at least for many years)…

For more action, check the on-going Prime Dayz Situation Room ~ without Wolf Blitzer 🙂

October 13, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Woot Gar(b)age: GoPRO HERO8, Contixo Drones, Sony Stamina Plus, Etc

Woot has launched Garage Sale #60, and this installment, running until 10/24/20 at 11:59pm central [or earlier if they sell out ~ and they do sellout sometimes] has some potentially interesting items under the Electronics Garage inluding:

  • GoPro HERO8 Camera 2019 Special Bundle for $320
  • Contixo F18 2K Drone with UHD Camera FPV Live Video for $150 with 1-year warranty
  • also Contixo F22 for $127, and F24 for $216
  • 72-packs of Sony single-use Stamina Plus AA or AAA batteries for $20 per 72-pack
  • 12pk of Sony Stamina Plus single-use 9V for $19, and 24pk of C for $24 and 24pk of D for $34
  • Google Pixel 3 XL for $330
  • various international Samsung Galaxy phones (Note 20+, S20, S10+, N10 Lite, etc)
October 13, 2020 Filed Under: technology deals

Wedn: QNAP, GVM, Vanguard VEO2GO, Etc

Day #2 of Prime Day 2020 begins in a couple of years, but first, we have the Wednesday B&H daily deals, another 4-pack that lasts until 11:59pm ET:

+ Vanguard VEO 2 GO 265HCBM Carbon Fiber Tripod/Monopod with T-50 Ball Head for $150
+ memorize the product name, it will be on the test!

+ GVM 600S LED Ring Light for $120

+ QNAP TS-453Be 4-Bay NAS Enclosure for $429
+ because all your clouds are belong to you!

+ ACCsoon CineEye Wireless Video Transmitter with 5 GHz Wi-Fi for up to 4 Mobile Devices for $149
+ the old Big East would disagree 😉

Meanwhile the main Woot website deal du jour is a big sale on AmazonBasics Luggage, an insane number of options and sizes and colors and prices, which range from $17 to $90. The one AB piece of luggage I did use for a long trip, it did quite well…

UPDATE: a Top 20 sale at DiscountMags includes 1-year print USA subscriptions of “Car and Driver” for $4.75 and “Consumer Reports” for $17.50…

October 13, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

GoPRO Hero8 with official Hand Grip and Sleeve for $299

Your Prime membership translates into two FREE official GoPRO accessories with the purchase of the GoPRO HERO8 bundle for $299…

The two freebies are:

  1. the “Handler” floating hand grip (which works with other GoPRO models as well)
  2. the GoPRO Sleeve + Lanyard (specifically for this model)

The two freebies when purchased on their own cost almost $40 as of the time of writing…

And there’s another bundle, the GoPro Hero9 Bundle bundled with the GoPRO El Grande 38in Extension Pole for $449. The “El Grande” goes for $59 on its own…

For more action, check our on-going Prime Day situation room…

October 13, 2020 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

20% off Rokinon lenses (163 options) and Samyang lenses (26 options)

Lensaholic fans, unite and take over! Nearly 200 lens options are participating in a 20% off Prime Deal promotion through the Prime Deals.

You have to be a prime member to get these offers. IF not, you can still get the deal by simply starting a 30-day free trial…

The lenses are way too many for me to list here individually:

+ 163 Rokinon lens options

+ 26 Samyang lens options

Remember, for the promotion to be in effect, typically Amazon itself must be the seller…

Speaking of group sales, there is a Manfrotto and Joby 20% off sale with 18 products participating and that’s the magic number of products for this Nanuk sale (waterproof hard camera cases in multiple color schemes)… These too is available for Prime members only…

And another Computers and Monitors sale including desktops, AiO computers, laptops, 2-in-1s, tablets, computer monitors, and such including LG Gram, ConceptD, ASUS Zen, Acer, BenQ, Samsung, Dell, Viewsonic, Lenovo, Alienware and HP…

For more action, check our on-going Prime Day situation room…

October 13, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Canon M200 with 15-45 EF-M for $449 [ends Tue 3pm ET]

Surprise! There’s an actual camera that is part of the Amazon Prime Day offers. It is the new condition scheme Canon M200 with 15-45 EF-M offered for $449 with free US shipping for Prime members… The offer ends on Tuesday at 3pm ET or earlier if sold out…

As of the time of writing, the black color scheme is 66% claimed, while the white color scheme is 14% claimed…

For more action, check our on-going Prime Day situation room…

October 13, 2020 Filed Under: canon, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

$10 promo gift card with $40+ in Amazon Gift Cards (Wedn PM)

This is a great deal for frequent Amazon shoppers, so it’s getting its own post, good until 10/14/20 at 11:59pm pacific time, Amazon offers a $10 promotional credit if you purchase $40+ in Amazon gift cards or reload $40+ to your Amazon Gift Card balance. The $10 promotional credit will be added to your account after the order is completed (for digital orders) or after the physical gift cards get shipped (for plastic gift card orders).

Use promo code GC20PRIME or click on the yellow “Apply code to your account” button at the aforelinked promotional page. Complete terms and conditions at the bottom of the page…

For on-going Prime Day action check our Prime Day 2020 Situation Room…

October 13, 2020 Filed Under: gifts and gadgets

Amazon USA Prime Day 2020 is Here [LIVE UPDATE in PROGRESS!]

Prime Day 2020 has finally arrived at the Amazon USA website! Rejoice! This will be a 2-day event.

To participate in the cyan-marked “Prime Day” deals, you must needs be a Prime member, OR be willing to start a 30-day free trial on the spot and jump on the deals of interest right away. Since you get unlimited free shipping with Prime (for sold by Amazon and fulfilled by Amazon products), you don’t have to wait for one bigger order to qualify for free shipping.

If you had previously participated in a free 30-day trial, you may be eligible to do so again, providing the Amazon AI decides you should be able to do so…

CURIOUS about the Canon M6?

NEW! you can search directly among the Prime Day deals by selecting that in the Amazon Search box. Or you can use our pre-filled search link. Pre-filled for “camera bag” but you can type in whatever you want in the Amazon search box up top…

CAMERAS
+ Canon M6 Mark II with 15-45 EF-M and EVF for $799 sold and shipped by Amazon herself in black or silver-black [NEW!!!]
+ ends Wednesday at 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out)

+ Canon M200 with 15-45 EF-M $449 in black or white color scheme [ends TUESDAY 3PM ET]

+ GoPRO HERO8 bundle for $299 with FREE GoPRO Handler and FREE GoPRO Sleeve+Lanyard

+ GoPro Hero9 Bundle bundled with the GoPRO El Grande 38in Extension Pole for $449. The “El Grande” goes for $59 on its own…

LENSES
+ starts Wednesday 7:05am ET: Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS MF (Fuji X; price before sale $329)

+ 20% off 163 Rokinon lens options

+ 20% off 26 Samyang lens options

CAMERA and PHOTO ACCESSORIES
+ 20% off Nanuk products (18 options, waterproof hard camera cases in multiple color schemes)

+ 20% off Manfrotto and Joby (18 options)

STORAGE
+ lots of external (and some internal) hard drives and USB flash drives and other related storage options, too many to list here individually
+ eg 6TB Seagate Expansion desktop USB 3.0 external HDD for $95
+ eg 12TB WD Elements Desktop External HDD for $175

SDXC CARDS
+ 256GB Lexar Professional SDXC (black/grey, 1667X, V60, UHS-II, U3, C10) for $53
+ or 2-pack of 128GB for $51.49 total

+ 128GB Lexar Professional SDXC (black/gold, 2000X) for $96

+ 512GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC (U3, UHS-I, C10) for $60

+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC (UHS-I, U3, V30, C10, up to 170MB/s) for $16.49
+ 512GB version for $120
+ 1TB version for $280

+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC (yellow) for $23.49
+ 256GB version for $44

+ 256GB Sandisk Ultra SDXC (grey) for $33.29

+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO CompactFlash (black/red, UDMA7, up to 160MB/s) for $90

microSDXC CARDS
+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme (red/gold) for $20, 256GB for $41, 512GB for $80, 1TB for $183

+ 256GB Samsung EVO Select microSDXC (green, U3, up to 100MB/s, UHS-I) for $28
+ 512GB version for $70

+ 512GB PNY PRO Elite microSDXC (A2, U3, UHS-I, V30) for $70

DRONES
+ DJI sale:
++ Mavic Mini Combo for $399
++ Osmo Pocket for $300
++ Osmo Action for $200
++ Osmo Mobile 3 Combo for $105

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
+ Sony bundle for $750: Xperia 1 Android phone with WH-1000 Mark III headphones together
+ the phone goes for $700 on its own

+ another Computers and Monitors sale including desktops, AiO computers, laptops, 2-in-1s, tablets, computer monitors, and such including LG Gram, ConceptD, ASUS Zen, Acer, BenQ, Samsung, Dell, Viewsonic, Lenovo, Alienware and HP

+ iPad Mini (64GB, latest model, Wifi only) for $336 [EVERYONE CAN BUY IT!]
+ iPad PRO 11-inch (2nd gen, 128GB, silver, Wifi only) for $750 [EVERYONE CAN BUY IT!]

+ Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (factory unlocked, 5G, no contract, 128GB on-board, SM-N981UZNAXAA) for $750

+ Apple AirPods PRO for $199
+ per the Fairness Doctrine, we must needs also mention a non-Apple product, you get a $25 Amazon gift card with the hot new SONY WH-1000XM4 headphone for $298

+ Big Computer Sale, 34 options, with laptops, monitors, external storage, accessories, etc

+ Kindle Paperwhite (latest model) for $80 (8GB, With Ads, Wifi-only)

+ BOSE QuietComfort 35 II Wireless Bluetooth Headphones, Noise-Cancelling with Alexa for $199 [EVERYONE CAN BUY IT!]

GENERAL PURPOSE DEALS
+ get a $10 promotional credit with $40+ in Amazon Gift Cards [see dedicated post]

*** LIVE UPDATE IN PROGRESS ***
*** MORE COMING UP ***

October 13, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

Amazon Germany Prime Day deals include Zeiss Batis, Etc {Big Discounts for select Tamron Sony-Minolta A mount}

Amazon Germany Prime Day deals are well under-way and they include three groupings of camera and photo gear, which are chaotically organized ~ not by brand or camera type. They are too many to post individually, but here are some of them:

REMINDER: you have to be a Prime member to get the “Prime Day” deals. You can start a 30-day free trial at any point in time during the promotional two days and get the offers right away…

LENSES for Sony-Minolta A-mount (SLR/DSLR)
+ Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 Di LD for 59 euro (!!!) for ONLY for the Sony-Minolta A-mount
+ Tamron 18-200mm lens F3.5-6.3 Di II for ONLY the Sony-Minolta A-mount for 100 euro
+ Tamron AF 10-24 SP DI II LD for Sony-A for 175
+ Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Di 1:1 Macro for 250 euro
+ SP 85 mm F/1.8 Di VC USD for 320 euro
+ all the Tamron lenses in this block of deals are for the good old Sony-Minolta A-mount SLR/DSLR system, not the newer Sony E/FE mirrorless system [unless you use the appropriate adapters and such]

LENSES in GENERAL
+ Zeiss Batis 85/1.8, 25/2, 18/2.8, 135/2.8, 40/2

+ Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM for 479 euro
+ Canon EF 16-35mm f/4 L IS USM for 799
+ Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM for 779
+ Canon RF 24-240 mm F4-6.3 IS for 699
+ a few other Canon as well

+ Tamron 18-400/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD lens for Nikon only for 439 euro

+ Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD (IF) for Pentax K for $210
+ Pentax 28-105 f3.5-5.6, 150-450/4.5-5.6 HD D FA DC AW for 1807 euro
+ Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Di 1:1 Macro for Pentax K-mount for 300 euro

+ Tamron 10-24 mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD for Canon only for 329

+ Olympus 30/3.5 macro for 155
+ and a few utilitarian budget zooms

+ Samyang 85/1.4 AF RF for 580
+ various other Samyang primes as well

+ Sony 50/1.8 E for 144
+ Sony SEL-35F18 for 299
+ Sony 55-210/4.5-6.3 OSS for 199 euro
+ and various other Sony E-lenses

DSLRs
+ Canon 2000D body only for 359 euro
+ two lens kit (18-55 IS II, 75-300 DC) for 459
+ 2000D = D-Rebel T7

+ Canon 80D body only for 739

MIRRORLESS CAMERAS
+ Fuji X-T200 with 15-45 for 570 euro

+ Sony a7 II with SEL2870 for 889 euro
+ the dream of the full frame under 1000 is alive!

+ Panasonic GX80 with 12-32 for 329
+ Panasonic G70 with 14-42 for 379

+ Panasonic G91 with 12-60 (I think, Amazon Germany’s listings are not always clear) for 879, body only for 779 euro

+ Olympus PEN E-PL9 with 14-42mm pancake for 432

+ Canon M6 Mark II with 15-45 EF-M for 859 euro

FIXED (not like the cats) LENS
+ Olympus Tough TG-6 elementproof for 319 euro

+ Sony RX100 Mark I (the original) for 269 euro; talk about staying power for a digital fixed-lens camera!
+ RX100 IV for 532

+ Sony RX10 Mark III for 929 euro
+ remember, it is the RX10 IV that has the blazing fast AF and other “trickle down” features from the more advanced 35mmFF iLCs

+ Canon Zoemini C Instant for 57 euro in a gazillion different colors; also in some bundles

October 12, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

Tuesday: Tamrac Anvil, Axler Slider, AirPods, Etc

IT’s Prime Days 2020, but before we dive into Primealia, lettuce take a look @ the B&H daily deals good until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out]:

+ Tamrac Professional Series: Anvil 23 Backpack for $130 in the black color scheme
+ a big plus for Liverpool fans 😉
+ Fact Check Desk Update: this cannot be used in metallurgy

+ Axler Caterpillar 20″ Extending Camera Slider for $149
+ Fact Check Desk Update: this will NOT turn into a butterfly

+ GenAray Ultra-Thin Bicolor 144 SMD LED On-Camera Light for $35

+ AirPods with Charging Case (2nd Generation) and AppleCare+ for $150

October 12, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

Monday: Tiffen VND, SpyderX Photo Kit, Etc

Monday is here once again and with it we have a new set of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET tonight [or earlier if sold-out] as follows:

+ Tiffen VND filters, three options (72, 77, 82mm) from $40 to $60

+ DataColor SpyderX Photo Kit for $199

+ DraCast 728B LED Panel for $169

+ Nanuk 915 Waterproof Hard Case with Insert for DJI Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo for $80 after automatic in-cart coupon

Prime Day 2020 is just around the corner, as a preview the Amazon USA Gold Box has a number of Amazon hardware devices on sale for Prime members only…

Meanwhile at the Adorama dailies [changes Tuesday 10am ET] there’s a COVID theme, with two non-contact thermometers from $30 to $70…

October 12, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

Vanguard VEO2 Tripod for $125, Etc

The current rotation of Adorama daily deals includes a couple of camera-n-photo accessories as follows:

+ Vanguard VEO 2 265CB 5-Section Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod with BH-50 Ball Head for $125
+ up to 17 lbs Capacity, 59″ Extended Height, Gray color scheme

+ Hoya SOLAS IRND 0.9 62mm Infrared Neutral Density Filter for $43

October 10, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

1-Year CreativeLIVE Season Pass for $129

If you are interested in a variety of subjects, or want to sample many flowers like a bee and you like consuming media Netflix-style, for this weekend, CreativeLIVE has brought back the 1-Year Creator Pass offer for $129 for the whole year. This is the first year (365 days) of a new subscription. It cannot be used to renew existing subscriptions.

Almost all current and future classes are included but there are some exceptions due to prior agreements with instructors and such. You can find the exceptions at the Terms and Conditions page of the offer…

October 10, 2020 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

O’Connor Camera Assistant Bag, Angle CatchLight, Etc (ends Sun PM)

This round of B&H daily deals lasts for 72 hours, until Sunday at 11:59pm eastern or earlier if sold out as follows:

+ O’Connor Camera Assistant Bag for $200

+ Angler CatchLight Reflector for $99 with FREE Angler white fabric

+ Kanex iAdapt 6-in-1 Multiport USB Type-C Docking Station for 11″ & 12.9″ iPad Pro for $50

+ various Landou reusable face masks

October 8, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

Thursday: MEH is having a Woot-OFF!

If you are a fan of rapidly changing daily deals or of the original Woot, the Meh website is having a “Woot OFF” for Thursday October 8 in 2020 in the eastern time zone. There is a hard to miss countdown clock on each changing offering…

BUT this Meh-a-thon has a twist, most of the previous MEH-a-thon deals are still available for purchase [except of course the ones that sell-out and become un-orderable]…

Elsewhere at the daily deals, at Best Buy’s they have the 256GB Sandisk Extreme Plus red/gold microSDXC (A2, V30, U3, UHS-I) going for $60 and an 8TB WD Easystore external USB 3.0 HDD for $130…

Due to the holidays, the Adorama dailies continue as before, so M43rds lensaholics have another shot at the new condition Rokinon 16mm T2.2 for $279…

October 7, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: ,

Thursday: Pelican Case, GVW Panel Kit, ReVo Slider, Etc

Thursday is here with a new round of 24-hour B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET tonight or earlier if sold out:

+ Pelican 1485Air Compact Hand-Carry Case with Pick-N-Pluck Foam for $134

+ GVM RGB LED Studio 2-Light Video Light Panel Kit 50RS2L for $340

+ Celestron Lenspen Optical Cleaning Tool for $6

+ ReVo Camera Track Slider V2 with Adjustable Feet (23″) for $60

October 7, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

Wedn: Tokina Cinema 11-16mm T3.0 [PL] for $999, Etc

Hump Day is here once again and hooray-hooray it’s a LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm tonight or earlier if sold out:

+ Tokina Cinema 11-16mm T3.0 with PL Mount for $999
+ only the PL mount is on sale!

+ Tamrac Jazz Zoom 23 v2.0 Camera Holster (Black) for $10

+ Genaray two SL-57 Soft LED Lights and two PIXI Plus Mini Tripods Kit
for $70

+ Logan Graphics 450-1: 40″ Artist Elite Mat Cutter for $135
+ because a Dollar Store cutter can only do so much 🙂

October 6, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Big sale at CreativeLIVE, includes Camera classes

e-Learnings on an e-sale, there’s a big sale at Creative LIVE that includes many of their big classes, for example John Greengo’s 24.5 hour long “Fundamentals of Photography” goes for $29, while the 25-hour Ben Willmore “Adobe CC Complete Guide” goes for $19. There’s Lindsay Adler’s Posing 101 for $29, which is also the price of the Lightroom Classic CC Complete Guide. This is just a sampling…

But that’s not all. Another limited time sale has the $29 classes being on sale for $12 or less! This includes many of their camera guides [they call them the “Fast Start” classes] that go for $10 each. These are with the easy-going even-keeled John Greengo whose matter of fact style helps you focus on the subject and not the antics of a “personality/celebrity”…

October 6, 2020 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

Tuesday: refurbished Nikon Coolpix B500 superzoom for $150

UPDATE: among the Tuesday Newegg dailies there’s a 1TB Toshiba external HDD for $45 after the promo code shown over there, a standing desk converter for $70, Thinkpad and MSI laptops, and lots of other techie stuff…

And among the Amazon USA Gold Box daily deals, it’s a sale of various name-brand Fire TVs from Toshiba, and Insignia…

Surprise, surprise, it’s a CAMERA DAY at the Best Buy daily deals for Tuesday October 6 of the Crazy Year of 2020, the headliner is the Melisandre-red [okay, it’s some kind of a plum color scheme] refurbished Nikon Coolpix B500 superzoom, model 26507B, going for $150. This is a AA-powered camera (four of them) with a 40x optical zoom, something a smartphone can only do through tortured algorithms 😉

Among the rest of the Best Buy daily deals there’s the 64GB Sandisk Nintendo Switch microSDXC for $19, a 10-inch Aluratek touch-screen digital picture frame [that looks a bit like the abandoned Windows Phone UI] for $140, and a 48-pack of Insignia single-use AA batteries for $12, a mere 4 batteries per $1.

Meanwhile at the Woot daily deals there’s scratch and dent iPhone X [can’t use plural because that’s a different model {DAILY REMINDER: do not put a final “s” in your product’s model name}], Amazon Fire tablets, and a 17.3″ inch HP laptop. In the era of big-screen smartphones and tablets and 2-in-1s, a 17.3-inch laptop feels like you are using an …aircraft carrier!

October 5, 2020 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: NatGeo 50/12 Refractor, SmallHD, IndiPro, Etc

Never fear, ToonsDay (or Tuesday) is here with a new set of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET tonight, or earlier if sold out:

+ National Geographic 50mm f/12 AZ Refractor Telescope for $40
+ because the UFOs are waiting for YOU to discover them!

+ SmallHD 703 UltraBright On-Camera Monitor for $1499
+ Small HD, Big Price!

+ IndiPro Micro-Series V-Mount Li-Ion Battery (270Wh) for $299

+ MyGekoGear Orbit 510 1080p Dash Cam with Night Vision & 16GB microSD Card for $60

October 5, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

Return of the Deals: Rokinon 16mm T2.2 Cine [M43] for $279

UPDATE: this complete set of daily deals is back, running until Wednesday 10/7/20 Tuesday 10/6/20 at 10am eastern…

It’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals good until Sunday [Saturday this ended up running for 48 hours] at 10am eastern time or earlier for anything that may sell out ahead of its designated expiration hour…

+ Rokinon 16mm T2.2 Cine for $279 in the M43rds only

+ EggTronic 20,000 mAh 63W power-bank for USB-C devices for $50

+ AKG K240 II studio headphones for $100

+ Swan security DVR kit for $199

October 5, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Monday: Porta Brace, GVM Slider, Delkin SensorScope, Etc

Raise your hand if you don’t love Mondays, because they do bring a fresh set of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET {or earlier if sold-out} as follows:

+ PortaBrace Soft Case for Assembled Cine-Style Camera for $150

+ GVM GT-80WD Wireless Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (31″) with Bluetooth Remote for $280
+ Tylenol for bluetooth pairing frustrations not included 😉

+ Delkin Devices SensorScope System DSLR First Aid Travel Kit for $50
+ don’t call ghostbusters, call the DSLR First Aid hotline!

+ SoundCast Portable Waterproof Wireless Speaker for $30

OTHER Daily Deals
Elsewhere, among the Woot dailies the headliner is a refurbished 32″ curved Samsung LED monitor for $180, iWatches, an HP ProDesk, and mo(i)re…

A 5TB WD EasyStore external USB 3.0 hard drive for $100 headlines the Best Buy dailies which also include a 128GB PNY USB 3.0 flash drive with a long name for $15…

For the EU crowd, among the Amazon Chermany dailies are a Surface Laptop 3 and various Samsung LED TVs…

October 5, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

US only: Outdoor Photographer print magazine for $4.56/yr

This weekend, the theme at Discount Mags is a Customer Appreciation Sale and there participate two photography magazines, printed magazines to USA addresses, no auto-renewal:

+ Outdoor Photographer for $4.56/yr
+ the “default sale price” is $5/yr

+ Digital Photo PRO for $7.81/yr
+ the “default sale price” is $8/yr, in some of their weekend sales it goes for under $7

As usual, the offer is good for new subscriptions, gift-subscriptions or renewal of existing subscriptions…

PS: note that if you are planning to renew an already long subscription, some magazines place limits on how many stacked years you can have on a subscription…

October 4, 2020 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

Profoto Daily Deals at Adorama [4 options; ends Mon 10am ET]

It’s the return of Profoto at the Adorama daily deals , good until Monday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out… There are four options in the sale…

The Profoto C1 Plus Portable Studio Light goes for $299 with free US shipping and a free cleaning kit…

Then there are three kits based on the Profoto A1X flash. The “AirTTL” option goes for $895, the “connect trigger” goes for $995, and the combo with the “connect trigger” and the “C1 Plus” goes for $1094…

The above three kits come with three freebies each:

  1. Profoto A1 grid kit
  2. Profoto Gel Kit for A1
  3. Profoto Wide Lens for A1 light

The freebies are included automatically by Adorama while this promotion is running, no coupon is needed…

IMPORTANT: the above daily-deals link shows only the Canon versions, however the promotion for the $895 and $995 bundles is running for Nikon, Sony and Fuji as well. Simply go to the individual product pages of the above items, and select the camera-system of your choice from the options…

October 4, 2020 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Friday: Photoshop Elements 2020 Dummies ebook for $5

Reading is FUN-da-mental! Of the Friday Kindle daily deals one is of photography interest, it is the Kindle edition of the Dummies Photoshop Elements 2020 by Barbara Obermeier and Tad Pavoda for $5. This has 425 pages and as of the time of writing it averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 260+ ratings…

Of “6 degrees of interest” to photography, and a wordplay on the more famous books, of math interest, it’s the The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity by Steven Strogatz for $3…

October 2, 2020 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: ,

Deal Round-Up: Tamrac Goblins, Vanguard, Diffuser/Softbox, 10pk 64GB Kingston, Lensbaby 50/2.5 (N), Etc

Due to Holidays, the current lot of the B&H daily deals last until Sunday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ Tamrac Goblin lens pouches for $7

+ Vello Universal Bounce Diffuser and Mini Softbox Kit for $10
+ you can never have too many of these (until you open a long-forgotten box and find it filled up with them!)

+ 10-pack of 64GB Kingston DataTraveler DT50 USB 3.0 flash drives for $65
+ handy if you have to hand-deliver (pun intended!) images or videos on a stick

+ Vanguard VEO 2 GO 265HABM Aluminum Tripod/Monopod with T-50 Ball Head for $100
+ you are getting a lot of product name words per dollar!

FLASH DEAL!
+ LensBaby 50mm f2.5 Sweet Spot SPARK for Nikon F for $90
+ expires Friday at 6pm ET (if my time-math is correct)

FRIDAY ONLY
The headliner of the Best Buy dailies is the current generation new condition Apple AirPods with charging case for $151 with free 4-month trials of Apple digital services (for new subscribers only)…

If the toilet paper outage and hoarding situation has you worried, the headliner Woot daily deal has a Plan B for your Side B, the BioBidet Ultimate 770 with remote control for $259. I don’t know if it has an app as well ^_^

Not camera bag, but general purpose stylish bags are part of the Friday AmazonGermany Gold Box. If you have extra padding and dividers you can sort of convert any bag into a make-shift camera bag…

October 1, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

2pk 32GB Lexar CFast 2.0 for $70 [ends Fri 10am ET]

The time is right for a new round of Adorama daily deals, this one good until Friday at 10am ET or earlier for anything that may sell out ahead of its designated expiration time-slot:

+ 2-pack of 32GB Lexar Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 memory cards for $70
+ that’s $35 per card

+ Nanuk 935 waterproof case (DSLR, three lenses, two color options, NK-7 resin, etc) for $110 each

October 1, 2020 Filed Under: camera accessories

Thursday: GVM 2-Light Kit, Tamrac QR strap, Nisi P1 smartphone filters fit, CoreSWX QuadCore, Logitech K400 Touch, Etc

Thirst-DAY is not a lens day at the B&H daily deals but already one of the items has sold out. Offers good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ GVM MB832-2L Bi-Color LED 2-Light Kit with Stands for $399

+ TAmrac Quick Release Paracord Shoulder Strap for $17

+ NiSi P1 Compact Filter Kit for Smartphones for $20

+ CoreSWX Four-Battery HyperCore kit for $1799 in Gold or V-mount

+ 10pk disposable KN95 masks for $20

+ sold-out: Sony UWP-D11 Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone System for $200

At the Woot dailies, under “Computers” they have the refurbished Logitech K400 Plus wireless (USB dongle) Touch(Pad) keyboard for $19 with up to three per customer. This is a very versatile keyboard that can be used with anything from smartphones (providing it is compatible with OTG and you have the appropriate adapter/dongle), to streaming boxes, to TVs to laptops to desktops. Anything that has a USB input and can take a “normal” keyboard. The touchpad is the big plus here, plus decently sized keys for its size. It comes with a 90-day Woot warranty…

Also there, the main Woot deal du jour is an “Office sale”. Sadly no Dwight Schrutte (it’s been so long I forgot how to spell it!) with monitor stands, standing desk gear, and floor lamps [when proper lighting is not available or too expensive…]

Best Buy’s daily deals include the 128GB Sandisk Ultra PLUS SDXC card for $25, a 75″ TCL Class 8 4K UHD TV for $1500, a 10-inch AluraTek LCD digital picture frame for $60, 16GB A-Data DDR4 gamer’s RAM for $75, a 240GB internal SATA WD SSD for $35, and lots more…

September 30, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals

Godox LED, Kenko 4×4, Lee Filters {ends Thur 10am ET}

Godox and Kenko lead the way in the current round of Adorama daily deals good until October 1st at 10am eastern, or earlier for anything that may sell-out ahead of time. They are:

+ Godox LED308 LED light for $50 in your choice of White (5600K) or “3300K to 5600K”

+ Kenko 4×4″ Pro ND100000 Neutral Density Filter for $30

+ Lee Filters Seven5 Starter Kit – Includes Filter Holder for $80

September 30, 2020 Filed Under: camera accessories

Wedn: Rokinon 14mm f2.8 (EF) AE, Luxli, Kingston, Etc

Welcome to Hump Day September 30 in 2020 where it is a LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out]:

+ Rokinon 14mm f2.8 for $329 in the Canon EF with AE chip configuration

+ Luxli Timpani 1×1 RGBAW LED Light for $699

+ 5pk of 32GB Kingston DataTraveler Mini Rex USB 3.1 Flash Drive for $30~

+ Hollyland Mars 400S SDI/HDMI Wireless Video Transmission System for $439 after automatic in-cart coupon

September 29, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals