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Thursday: Sigma 10-20 f3.5 EX DC HSM [N] for $299, Etc

Hooray, hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deal good until 11:59pm ET on Thursday 3/25/21 or earlier if sold out…

+ Sigma 10-20 f3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 in the Nikon F system
+ the Canon EF and Sigma SA options are NOT on sale

+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 Memory Card for $90

+ fstop Reusable 3-Layer Cotton Adult Face Mask for $5, multiple color options

+ Twilight OneMo Backpack 25L & Shoulder Bag (Twilight Black) for $119
+ that’s two bags!

+ Blackmagic Mini Converter HDMI to SDI for $99

+ WIRAL Lite Cable Camera Motion System for $249 with FREE WIRAL 12.6V LiPo Battery for WIRAL LITE Cable Cam

+ Adobe Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements 2021 for $90 in your choice of DVD by mail or digital download

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Ruggard Professional Tech Headlamp for $25

+ flash deal starts 12pm ET: Manfrotto 608 Nitrotech Fluid Video Head and Carbon Fiber Twin Leg
+ price before sale $1170 with FREE Ultrasone Signature STUDIO Headphones

UPDATE #1: the Thursday Best Buy daily deals include a 5TB WD Easystore external HDD for $95 among other things…

The Woot daily deals include an AMD Surface Laptop 3, Samsung phones, and such…

The NewEGG dailies include the usual techie stuff along with a $100 Lowe’s digital gift card for $95.

UPDATE #2: The latest iteration of Adorama daily deals [changes Friday 10am ET] includes the Tascam DR-40X 4-track audio recorder with a Shure condenser mic for $230, and a 2-pack of 8TB Seagate Ironwolf 3.5″ SATA HDD (7200rpm) for $370…

March 24, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Venus Laowa 12/2.8 Zero-D for $799 [C/N]

Hooray-hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the current iteration of the Adorama deals du jour, the new condition Venus Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D in the Canon or Nikon systems for $799 with free US shipping. This only for the black color scheme of the lens… The Sony-A and Pentax-K options are not on sale…

But that’s not all, there’s two more Adorama daily deals, which run until Thursday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ SteadiCam AIR-25 3-Section Carbon Fiber Monopod with 1 Twist Leg Lock With Steadicam AIR Spreader 3-Leg Monopod Base for $309

+ also security cam and nitrile gloves

Elsewhere, at the Wednesday Woot daily deals they have $30 Kindle Paperwhite e-readers and Rocketbook bundles…

Meanwhile the headliner of the Best Buy dailies is the Intel i7-10700K (10th gen, octacore, 16-thread) going for $325…

March 24, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Monday: Tamron 17-50/2.8 Di-II VC LD for $399 [C/N], Manfrotto, Lowepro, GVM, Sony OLED, Etc

Hooray, hooray, not because it’s Monday but because it is a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals, seven of them, good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out)… The flash deals, as usual, last only a few hours each…

+ Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di-II VC LD IF SP AF for $399 in your choice of Canon or Nikon APS-C DSLR systems
+ this Blog-Typo-Certified (TM) to be a Tamron, not a Tokina

+ Manfrotto Gimbal 460 Pro Kit for $400 after a whooping $350 off automatic in-cart coupon

+ GVM 560AS Bi-Color LED Studio Video 3-Panel Light Kit for $250 with FREE GVM softbox automatically included by B&H during the promotion

+ Lowepro Passport Sling III (Black) for $34

+ Anton Bauer Go 90 Battery (V-Mount) for $180 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ refurbished TP-Link Archer A6 AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router for $27

+ Amazfit Bip S Multi-Sport GPS Smartwatches for $70 minus 35% off automatic in-cart coupon [can’t do the head-math correctly at this point of/in time LOL]

+ flash deal ends 12pm ET: Connect Video Aluminum Monopod with Flip Locks, 3-Leg Base, and S4 PRO Head for $170

+ flash deal starts 12pm ET: Sony A8H 65″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV
+ price before sale $1998

UPDATE #1: among the Monday 3/22/21 Woot daily deals you can find:

+ Snaptain drones, $18 to $115 under “Electronics”

+ refurbished 12″ Surface PRO (i5, 128GB) for $450 under “Computers”

+ 5.11 Rush Tactical Backpacks, $81 to $133, under “Clearance”
+ no relation to the Canadian friends that go by the name RUSH but if you buy this, you may feel like a …new world man 😉

UPDATE #2: for those in Germany [appears to have a licensing restriction], Amazon Germany is having a sale of prepaid Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions, three options, 93 to 460 euro-dollars… There’s also a DJI Mavic Mini Drone bundle for 400 euro…

March 21, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , ,

Tokina 17-35mm f4 ATX-i FF lens w/FREE 82mm VND Filter for $499 [C/N], etc

Hooray, hooray, it is a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals with the new condition Tokina 17-35mm f4 ATX-i FF lens going for $499 with free US shipping in your choice of Canon or Nikon systems… BUT that’s not all! For a limited Adorama is also including automatically for FREE the Haida 82mm NanoPro MC Variable Neutral Density filter!

This is Blog-Typo-Certified (TM) to be Tokina, not Tamron 🙂

But that’s not all, there are two more items at the Adorama daily deals good until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Incase EO Travel Collection Duffel Bag for 15″ MacBook Pro for $30

+ 2pk of Swann SWWHD-OUTCAM Wireless Wi-Fi 1080p 2MP Outdoor Security Camera with Nightvision for $90

Meanwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box for Wednesday 3/17/21, yes happy St Paddy’s Day, there’s a sale on ARRIS networking gear and a $10 Amazon gift card with the purchase of select tax software…

March 17, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Meh-a-thon, Rokinon 14/2.8 for $329 [C AE], Manfrotto, G-Tech (11 options), Philips Hue, MSI, Etc

Meh fans, today’s your day, it’s a Meh-a-thon day, their version of a Woot-OFF BUT ever better, all the previous Meh-a-thon deals remain available for purchase ~ as long as they didn’t sell out of course…

Next up, we have a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals, with a 6-pack of offers good until Wednesday at 11:59pm eastern. No flash deals today…

+ Rokinon 14mm f2.8 IF ED UMC in the Canon version with AE (auto exposure) for $329
+ only this version is on sale
+ BUT if you want the Nikon F version in USED condition, prices start at $217 at B&H USED [not a daily deal, just an organic used price]

+ Delkin Fat Gecko Triple Mount for $60

+ Manfrotto Element MII Mobile Carbon Fiber Traveler Tripod for $150

+ Genaray Radiance Daylight LED Monolight for $349

+ Auray speaker stands, $18 to $20

+ G-Tech hard drives, 11 options, further discounted by automatic in-cart discounts

UPDATE #1: among the Best Buy daily deals you can get the 2TB Seagate One Touch external USB 3.0 HDD for $55…

UPDATE #2: busy day at the Woot daily deals including:

+ factory reconditioned MSI gaming laptops and desktops, $450 to $2350
+ with 180-day (6 month) MSI warranty

+ Optoma projectors, $400 to $2400

+ Redragon gaming peripherals, $20 to $51

+ iRobot coding robot for $85

+ factory reconditioned Philips Hue lighting, 12 options, $18 to $330, with 90-day Woot warranty

March 16, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Tue: Tokina 17-35mm f4 PRO FX for $359 [N] or $399 [C], Etc

My oh my! It’s back to back LENS DAYS at the B&H Photo daily deals, this one good until Tuesday 3/9/21 at 11:59pm eastern time (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ Tokina 17-35mm f4 PRO FX for $359 in the Nikon F system
+ the Canon version is not part of the daily-deals, but it is on sale on its own for $399
+ this is the “previous generation” of the lens
+ the “current generation” is the ATX-i version available in Canon or Nikon and going for $599 (current default price)
+ this is blog-typo-certified to be Tokina, not Tamron!

+ NaNuK 918 Case with Cubed Foam Insert (Black) for $80

+ GVM Professional Video Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (32″) for $239
+ Scott Bakula NOT included

+ ACER 15.6″ Aspire 5 Series Laptop for $600
+ i7-1065G7 Quad, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB M.2 SSD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080, Integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics, etc

+ Ultrasone headphones for $100 after automatic in-cart coupons…

REMINDER the lens day at the Adorama daily deals is good until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out). IT is the new condition Tokina 100mm f2.8 FIRIN Macro for $499 in the Sony FE. The lens is not made in other systems.

Yes, it’s a Tokina Double Lens Day! Tokina time, Believe it!

March 8, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Tokina Firin 100mm f2.8 MACRO for $499 [Sony E]

It’s a very rare day! We have a double lens day! Not only is the previously mentioned B&H Photo daily deal includes a lens, but the Monday Adorama daily deal [changes Tuesday 10am ET or earlier if sold out] also includes a lens!

+ Tokina 100mm f2.8 FIRIN Macro for $499 in the Sony E
+ only available in this option
+ lifesize 1:1 at around one foot from sensor plane
+ this is an FE (35mm full frame) lens

+ Movo NS-10 Padded Rapid Camera Sling Strap with Quick Release for $5

+ Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15.6″ HD Touchscreen Notebook for $500
+ i5-10210U 1.6GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Home, etc

UPDATE at the Amazon Gold Box they have a sale on 24 Razer computer accessories including keyboards, headsets, mice [but not men] and more… Jealous of them, Logitech is running in parallel a Lightspeed gear sale with the G803 and G604 mouses [I’m told it’s the new plural, “mice” has been cancelled”], and a G560 gaming-speaker type thing, guaranteed to annoy everyone around you 😉

March 8, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

Flash Deal (M43): Lomography Experimental Lens Kit for $20 [ends Sun 12pm ET]

Good until Sunday 3/7/21 at 12pm eastern (aka NOON; or earlier if sold out), a flash deal at B&H, it is of “Alt Lens” interest for Micro Four Thirds photographers, the new condition Lomography Experimental Lens Kit for Micro Four Thirds for $20 with free US shipping. This kit contains three “alt lenses” (12/8, 24/8, and fisheye with 160 degree field of view) plus seven colored filters and the associated lens caps for the “alt lenses”…

March 6, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Rokinon 35mm f1.8 AF Compact for $329 [FE] {also MSI, Lowepro, Etc}

Hooray-hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals good until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ Rokinon 35mm f1.8 Compact AutoFocus lens for $329 in the Sony FE system
+ this lens is only made for the FE system

+ Lowepro DroneGuard BP 400 Backpack for $40

+ MSI Prestige 14 14″ Full HD Professional Notebook for $1199
+ i7-10710U 1.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (with 4GB), Windows 10 Pro, in the Rose Pink color scheme

Meanwhile among the Wednesday Woot deals of the day they have Pixel smartphones ($70 to $270), Amazon hardware devices ($17 to $190), adjustable LED floor light, MSI gaming laptops ($800 to $2440), and $8 LED string lights… BUT that’s not all, they also have the KODAK FLIK X7 Home Projector with (Baby) Tripod & Case for $67…

Two WD external disks along with a 7″ Lenovo Smart Display (with Google Assistant) are among the leaders of the Best Buy daily deals…

And if you want some egg action, the NewEgg dailies include a $100 24″ LG display, a $600 ASUS Vivobook, both Ryzen and Intel processor options, a refurbished Pixel 4XL for $280 and more…

PS: with the Android 12 development release coming out, you may have noticed an increase in demand for compactible Pixel phones (Pixel 3 to 5)… Pixel 2 and older Pixel phones will not get Android 12. Check the Google Support page for the details for all PiXeL phones…

March 3, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Open box Fujinon GF 120mm f4 RLM OIS WR Macro for $1837

If you are willing to take a risk on an open-box lens with a 30-day warranty only, Woot is offering the Fujinon GF 120mm f4 RLM OIS WR Macro for $1837, with up to three per customer… Sale ends in about three days (or earlier if sold out)…

March 2, 2021 Filed Under: fuji, MF LF and Digital Backs Tagged With: , , ,

Monday: Tokina 24-70mm f2.8 [C] for $569, GVM, Moza, Dracast, Tamrac, Etc

Hooray-Hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Monday March 1st (2021) B&H Photo daily deals, good until tonight at 11:59mp eastern or earlier if sold out…

+ Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f2.8 PRO FX for $569 in the Canon EF
+ the Nikon F is marked discontinued and cannot be ordered
+ this is Blog-Typo-Certified to be Tokina; not Tamron

+ Tamrac Rally 5 V2.0 Shoulder Bag for $35

+ Dracast Boltray LED600 Plus Daylight LED Light for $139 with FREE Dracast NP-F 2200mAh 2-Battery and Charger Kit

+ MOZA AirCross 2 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for $269 with FREE Moza AirCross 2 Mounting Cheese Plate
+ actual cheese NOT included 😉

+ GVM Professional Video Aluminum Alloy Motorized Camera Slider (48″) for $225

+ NRG-GO 25600mAh Power Bank for $45

February 28, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine for $229 [N], $299 [m43], Etc

It’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals, this round good until Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out). It is the new condition Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine on sale for $299 with free US shipping in the Micro Four Thirds system… The other mount options are on sale on their own but not part of the daily deal. For example the Nikon F version is on sale for $229 but the Nikon F version has a lower regular price… The price-dynamics of different systems and different global options [from the perspective of Rokinon]…

Meanwhile at the Woot dailies they have Samsung Frame QLED televisions with prices ranging from $400 to $2500. Sizes range from 32″ to 75″. These are refurbished with a 90-day Woot warranty…

And finally we checkupon the Thursday NewEgg daily deals where find:

+ 128GB Samsung Endurance PRO microSDXC for $24 after promo code

+ $100 Lowe’s digital gift card for $90

+ unlocked Samsung Galaxy S21 (8/128) 5G for $700, sold and shipped by NewEgg itself

+ various other techie things as usual

February 25, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

Monday: Tokina 11-20/2.8 for $429 [C/N], 32GB Sandisk SDXC

Mundane Monday is back once again BUT hooray-hooray it’s a LENS DAY at the new round of B^H Photo daily deals, good until Monday 2/15/21 [yes, we ate half of February already, now it’s time to eat the Valentine’s chocolates on clearance 😉 ] at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out)…

+ Tokina 11-20mm f2.8 CF ATX-I for $429 in Canon EF or Nikon F
+ APS-C, 82mm filters, around half a kilo, 0.12x max-mag, etc
+ this is blog-typo-certified to be Tokina, not Tamron
+ statement certified to be organic, gluten-free, biodynamic, kosher, Fairtrade and UTZ

+ Pelican MPB35 Backpack (35L, Realtree Edge / Tan) for $57

+ SirUI SUP204SR Aluminum-Alloy Photo/Video Monopod for $100

+ 32GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDHC for $12 after automatic in-cart coupon
+ up to 95MB/sec, V30, UHS-I, U3, C10, etc
+ of interest especially if you have a mix of cameras that use SDHC and SDXC cards

+ MSI 15.6″ Creator Series Creator 15 Multi-Touch Laptop for $1729
+ “Creator” is the new “Gamer” in laptop marketing? 😉
+ Intel i7-10875H 8-Core, 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080 IPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (with 8GB GDDR6, nom-nom-nom), etc, etc

+ CAD microphones etc, two options, $49 or $79

February 14, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Samyang 35mm f2.8 Autofocus Ultra Compact for $175 [E]

Hooray, hooray it’s a LENS DAY of the E-Kind at the Adorama daily deals, this set good until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Samyang 35mm f2.8 Autofocus Ultra Compact for Sony E for $175

+ iBUYPOWER TraceMR 150i Gaming Desktop Computer for $600
+ i3 10100F 3.6GHz, 8GB RAM, 480GB SSD, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 4GB(), Windows 10 Home, etc

+ Nooie Smart Power Strip Wi-Fi Surge Protector with USB for $14

February 10, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Monday: Tokina 14-20mm f2 PRO (DX) for $299 [C], Etc

Monday is here with a new Tom Brady special! Buy one SuperBowl ring, get another one free 😉

Joking aside, we have a hooray-hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Monday B&H Photo daily deals good until Monday 2/8/21 at 11:59pm eastern (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tokina 14-20mm f2 PRO DX lens for $299 in Canon EF only
+ that’s around 21-30mm “35mm EQ”
+ the Nikon F lens is not part of the daily deal but it is on sale on its own for $379
+ one of the benefits of the CaNiKoN duopoly is having the option to buy APS-C lenses such as these!
+ this is blog-typo-certified to be Tokina, not Tamron 🙂

+ ARCO LCD Transport Case for 27-45″ Displays for $60
+ I was joking the other day about carrying around with me a 100″ display, but mayhaps it was not a joke after all? 😉

+ GVM Teleprompter TQ-M for Tablets and Smartphones with Remote Control & App for $129

+ ACCsoon CineEye Wireless Video Transmitter with 5 GHz Wi-Fi for up to 4 Mobile Devices for $149
+ personally I’m holding out for the Big East version 😉

UPDATE #1: the headliner of the Monday Woot daily deals is a feast of Google Pixels with six options ranging from $60 to $300, from Pixel XL all the way up to 4XL. Keep in mind, no microSD slot, no headphone jack, no Nexus soul 😉

The headliner of the Best Buy dailies is a 2TB WD EasyStore external HDD for $60… IF you are marrying old and new computeralia, they have the Insignia HDMI to VGA adapter for $15… There’s a $40 Nimble 3-day portable charger, a $13 Insignia 350 lumen LED flashlight, a 36pk of Insignia AA/AAA batteries for $11 (unfortunately worse than 4 batteries per $1)… And on and on and on…

UPDATE #2: a handful of Fire Tablets and Echo devices are among the Monday Amazon deals of the day in their Gauld Baux…

UPDATE #3: another 24 hours have passed bringing us a new iteration of the Adorama daily deals, this one running until Tuesday at 10am ET and featuring:

+ Minolta MN80NV 1080p Full HD 3″ Touchscreen Camcorder with Nightvision for $99 in three color options

+ Bethesda Softworks Doom Eternal for $30 in either Xbox or Playstation 4
+ yes, Adorama is also Gameorama!

February 7, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

Bower 500mm f/8.0 Manual Focus T-Mount Lens for $79, Etc

As usual, the Fri-YAY B^H daily deals are good until Saturday at 11:59pm ET with the caveat that their website does not accept orders Friday PM to Saturday PM (check their website for exact hours):

And in a rarity for the Friday offernings, it’s a LENS DAY, hooray-hooray!

+ Bower 500mm f8 Manual Focus T-Mount Lens for $79
+ B&H Photo has T-mount adapters for just about any camera system, with the more popular systems obviously having more options (eg EF, F, M43) but you can also find options for the “Nu Mirrorless” (name I just came up for the new Nikon and Canon and Pana-Leica-Sigma full-frame mirrorless) and old rangefinders, and many things in between
+ B&H currently has adapters for 31 systems with a total of 144 options from 23 makers including KIPON, Fotodiox, Novoflex, Vivitar, lens-maker name-brand (Leica, Tokina, Schneider), astro-telescopy companies, etc…
+ prices range from $8 (Vivitar for M43rds) to $175 (Leica digiscoping adapter)
+ the T-mount adapters are not part of the daily deal, I’m mentioning them for anyone who may want to buy the lens at the sale price and pair them with their camera system(s)

+ Freehands gloves, 8 options, $10 to $18

+ Tamrac Arc Flash Accessory Pocket for $8

+ Apexel 4-in-1 Smartphone Lens with Tripod for $25

+ Nanuk 923 15″ Laptop Case for $140 after automatic in-cart $160 off coupon

+ MyGekoGear Orbit 122 1080p Dash Cam with 8GB microSD Card for $40
+ Dashography is the next big thing, trust me (not) I know (not) what I’m talking about 🙂

UPDATE #1: under “Electronics” at the Friday Woot daily deals they have a Parrot drones sale, $125 to $530, factory reconditioned, five options available, with a 90-day Tech Rabbit warranty, up to three per item per customer…

February 4, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals Tagged With: , ,

Rokinon 24mm f2.8 Auto Focus Full Frame for $175 [E]

Hooray, hooray, it’s prime lens day at the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals good until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Rokinon 24mm f2.8 full frame auto focus lens for Sony E for $175
+ this is only available in Sony E

+ Green Extreme 4K HDMI Game Capture Card for $40

+ LG Ultra PC 17″ laptop for $999
+ WQXGA IPS i7-10510U 1.8GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (with 4GB), W10H, etc…

February 3, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine for $229 [N]

It’s a lens day of the Nikon F kind at the Adorama daily deals, good until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) you can get the new condition Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine for $229 with free US shipping… The other three options go for a lot more as of the time of writing…

January 25, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Tokina Opera 16-28mm f2.8 for $529 [C/N]

Prepare to sing, prepare for a Night at the Opera at the Adorama daily deals, it is the new condition Tokina Opera 16-28mm f2.8 FX zoom lens going for $529 with free US shipping in your choice of Canon or Nikon DSLR systems… Sale ends on Friday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out…

PS: this is “typo-certified” to be Tokina, not Tamron 🙂

January 21, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: Sigma 10-20/3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 [N], Zeapon, CamCase, Sirui, Elements 2021, Raspberry PI, Etc [UPDATED]

Hooray, hooray, Thirstday is LENS DAY at the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET on Thursday 1/21/21 or earlier for anything that may sell out ahead of its designated expiration time and place…

+ Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 in Nikon F only!
+ the Canon EF and Sigma SA remain at regular prices

+ SirUI W-1004 Waterproof Aluminum Alloy Tripod for $100

+ ZeaPon Micro 2 Micro Rail Slider for $150
+ Scott Bakula NOT included

+ CoreSWX TorchLED Bolt 300 On-Camera Light for $150, another option for $399
+ Bolt-On, not to be confused with the infomercial that keeps repeating “apply directly to the forehead”

+ Xcellon 6-in-1 Multiport USB Type-C Docking Station for 10.9, 11 & 12.9″ iPad Air and Pro for $35
+ someone needs to write a summer-y Jimmy Buffet style song called o/~ dongle life o/~

+ CamCase CC5 Mirrorless Camera Case for $119 in two color options
+ the bag is indeed mirrorless, but then almost all bags are mirrorless (unless it’s one of those fashion bags that have a small vanity mirror inside?)

Fresh off the Meh-a-thon, the Thursday Meh daily deal is the Vistatech 2.4GHz Live-Streaming WiFi Video Drone offered for $35. This includes three batteries. It is model DR0N35-0N-4ND-0N. Sounds like a Radio Shack type of a brand name? 🙂

UPDATE #1: it’s name brand electronics at the Thursday Best Buy daily deals including:

+ Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 for $60
+ 2TB WD EasyStore for $60, 16TB for $300
+ 400GB Sandisk Nintendo microSD for $90Ad
+ Uncharted Supply survival system
+ Acer Predator gaming laptop for $1200
+ b0bsweep robot vacuum thing (also pet toy) for $150

UPDATE #2: the Woot daily deals are headlined by an AmazonBasics luggage sale (20 options, one sold out already, no camera bags), while “Computers” has CanaKit Raspberry PI kits from $50 to $70…

January 20, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Pre-order new Sony 35mm f1.4 Master Series prime

Master prime time! Sony has revealed a new 35mm f1.4 lens, this one is under their Masters (GM) series, not to be confused with the existing ZA. The new lens is now available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo for $1398. B&H Photo also has sample pictures and a brief hands-on experience at their Explora blog…

Speaking of which, you can check the Explora CES coverage for some of the biggest announcement at Diet CES 2021. They include a new NVidia GeForce RTX 3060 (no pre-orders yet, good luck fighting the “miners” and their “canaries” for those), another iteration of the Moto G bargain phones ($200 to $300), new MSI gaming laptops, scary-looking ASUS gaming router, two more OnePlus Nord smartphones, Sony joining the drone market with their new AirPeak brand (just as the Chinese brand are facing scrutiny and bans), TV galore of course, Wifi 6E routers, HP Firefly laptop [no, they are not picking up the tab for Firefly TV action] and more…

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

Rokinon 35mm f2.8 Auto Focus Ultra Compact for $169 [Sony E]

It’s a LENS DAY at the current round of the Adorama daily deals which end on Thursday at 10am eastern time:

+ Rokinon 35mm f2.8 Auto Focus Ultra Compact in Sony E for $169

+ Incase DSLR Pro Pack Nylon Camera Backpack for $100

+ Benro X-Series 3XS 3-Axis Handheld Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer for $70

January 13, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Pre-order the new Tokina 65mm T1.5 Cinema Vista [C/E/m43/PL]

This year’s “Diet CES” has brought us a not-so-diet-priced lens, it is the new Tokina 65mm T1.5 Cinema Vista prime lens available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo for $7499 in the Sony E, Micro Four Thirds, Canon EF, Arri PL, and for $7799 in Arri LPL…

January 12, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, tokina Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Sunday: Venus Optics Laowa 7.5mm f2 for $419 [m43], Etc

Sunday is here and with it we have a new round of B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for anything that may sellout ahead of its designated expiration time):

+ Venus Optics Laowa 7.5mm f2 for $419 in Micro Four Thirds
+ only the black color scheme; not the Ultralight version

+ Apexel Extendable Tripod for DSLR Camera and Smartphone for $18

+ Oben VH-A30 Tilt Head for Monopods for $60

+ Ruggard Fabric Rain Shields, three options, $13 to $15

+ Wein Safe-Sync Hot Shoe to Hot Shoe with PC for $25

+ flash deal: Gossen MAVOLUX COMPACT Light Meter for $240

+ next flash deal (starts 12pm ET): Ape Case ACPRO4000 Digital SLR and Laptop Roller Backpack

January 9, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Venus Laowa 12mm f2.8 Zero-D w/freebies for $849 [C/N/K/Z/RF/FE] {ends Sun 10am ET}

Lens days continue at the Adorama daily deals, but this time it is not Sigma but a …celestial body! This round is good until Sunday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Venus Laowa 12mm f2.8 Zero-D ultra wide for $849 with FREE accessories and Corel software
+ Mirrorless version in Sony FE, Canon RF and Nikon Z
+ DSLR version in Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K (no freebies)

+ also masks as daily deals

January 2, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM ART for $579 [C/N/K/Si] {ends Sat 10am ET}

Bright zoom time at the Adorama daily deals where the Sigma lens deals continue for another day! Hooray! This runs until 10am ET on Saturday or earlier if sold out:

+ Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM ART in the Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K and Sigma SA systems for $579 each

+ Godox SL Series SLB60W 60W Battery-Operated White LED Video Light, 5600K for $299

+ Glow EZ Lock Octa Quick XXL Softbox With Bowens Mount (60″) for $89

+ Glow EZ Lock 12×56″ Quick Strip Softbox With Bowens Mount for $69

January 1, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , ,

Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 DG OS HSM Sports with FREE Sigma Dock for $1099 [C/N/Si] {ends Fri 10am ET}

It’s Sigma time for the third day in a row at the Adorama daily deals, this round good until Friday 1/1/21 at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out). In other words this daily deal will last a year 🙂

+ Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 DG OS HSM Sports with FREE Sigma Dock for $1099 in your choice of Canon EF, Nikon F or Sigma SA

+ Slinger Simple 1 DSLR Shoulder Bag for $13
+ nothing wrong with a simple budget bag if you like to “bag the bags”!

+ Godox LEDM150 LED Smartphone Light for $32

December 31, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , ,

Wedn: Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG OS HSM ART w/FREE Sigma Dock for $879 [C/N/Si] {ends Thur 10am ET}

It’s back to back Sigma lenses at the Adorama daily deals, this round ends on Thursday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out…

+ Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG OS HSM ART IF with a FREE Sigma Dock for $879 in Canon EF or Nikon F or Sigma SA

+ Slinger Electronic Dry Cabinet (85L) for $149
+ 30L for $499

+ Flashpoint XPLOR 400PRO TTL Battery-Powered Monolight + Flashpoint 10′ C (Century) Light Stand on Turtle Base Kit w/40″ Grip Arm & 2 Gobo Heads and Baby Pin – Chrome + Glow EZ Lock Deep Parabolic Quick Softbox (48″) for $599

December 30, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , ,

Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM ART with FREE USB Dock for $639 [C/N/A/K] {ends Wedn 10am ET}

Hooray, hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals good until Wednesday at 10am eastern time or earlier for anything that may sell out before then…

+ Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $639 with a FREE Sigma USB Dock in Nikon F, Canon EF, Pentax K and Sigma SA

+ Slik PRO CF-634 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $200

+ Joby GripTight PRO 2 Mount for Smartphones, Mics and Lights for $30

+ H&A Versa Professional Field and Studio Monitor Headphones for $50

December 29, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , ,

Nikon 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G ED DX VR II w/Extras for $587

Zoom-zoom! If you are looking for a stabilized APS-C Nikon superzoom lens, the new condition Nikon 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G ED DX VR II is currently on sale for $587 with free US shipping AND your choice from three sets of freebies at Adorama… The freebie packages include filter kits, NewLeaf extra warranty, cleaning stuff and of course the obligatory Corel software. Check the listings to see the three options of freebies…

December 29, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,