Wedn: Apple TV HD (32GB) for $75, Rokinon XEEN 24/T1.5 Cine for $1499 [C/E], Etc

Lensaholic fans, it’s your lucky day! There’s a lens at the Wednesday 7/19/23 Adorama daily deals as well!

+ Rokinon XEEN 24mm T1.5 PRO Cine lens for $1499 in Canon EF or Sony E, and $1599 in PL-mount

+ ASUS ROG Strix XG249CM for $230
+ 23.8″ 16:9 Full HD 270Hz HDR10 IPS LED Gaming Monitor

+ Apple TV HD, 32GB for $75

MEANwhile there’s a kitchen-y theme at the Amazon USA Gold Box as they have group sales of Instant Pot products, and De-Longhi products and Ninjas and Breville barista.

Wednesday: Tamron 35/1.8 SP Di VC USD for $399 [N], IDX, AAXA pico, SliK tripod, Etc

Yes dear readers, we have a proper lens day with a proper canon (the word, not the brand name) lens, not a baby of a lens! Good until Wednesday 7/19/23 at 11:59pm ET, or earlier if sold out, we can haz these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Tamron 35mm f1.8 Di VC USD SP for $399 in Nikon F only
+ there is no Canon EF listing, neither at B&H nor at Adorama
+ mayhaps that’s why the used Canon prices are higher than the Nikon at KEH Cameras

+ SLIK Pro CF-734 Tripod (Black) for $170
+ thank the seven no more mail-in rebates 🙂
+ because some of us can’t resist the temptation of a $5 mail-in rebate and then suffer the logistical consequences of mail-in rebates 🙂

+ AAXA P7+ 550-Lumen Full HD LED Smart Pico Projector for $290

+ PortaBRACE Sandbag Transporter (Black) for $74
+ BAG the …SAND? 🙂

+ Inovativ Voyager 30 EVO Equipment Cart with X-Top Keyboard Shelf for $2699
+ testimonial: I use this to carry my Olympus Camedia C-100 digital camera with its 8MB Smartmedia card 😉

+ IDX 2 x DUO-C98P V-Mount Batteries & VL-2X 2-Channel Charger/Power Supply Kit for $497

Monday: GVM, NANlite, SmallRiG, Lensbaby Obscura 50 [9o], Etc

Yes, Monday is here and it is indeed a LENZ DAYE (I’m alt-spelling both words to make sure the Grammar and Typos Police understands it is an intentional typo) at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 7/17/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out 🙂

+ GVM 7S RGB LED On-Camera Video Light with Wi-Fi Control for $25

+ Lensbaby Obscura 50 with Fixed Body for $100 in 9 options
+ DSLR: Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
+ MirrorNYET: Sony E, Fuji X, Canon RF, Nikon Z, M43, Leica L

+ NanLite PavoTube 15C RGB LED Tube Light (2′, 2-Light Kit) for $189

+ SmallRIG VB99 Mini V-Mount Battery (99Wh) for $159

+ Gator 52″ Utility Cart Standard for $170

+ aLogic 20W Mini USB-C Wall Charger for $10

MEANwhile at the Adorama dailies we have a Sennheiser bluetooth headphone and Anton Bauer Titon SL 90 V-Mount Battery for $273~.

THEN at the Amazon Gold Box we find a sale on budget cables by JSAUX, there’s two pages of offerings. There’s USB-C, HDMI, audio, video, converted, Steam accessories and such.

Among the 110+ Kindle e-book daily deals for Monday there’s a Dummies ebook of canonical interest, the “Filmmaking For Dummies” for $3 by Bryan Michael Stoller, November 2019, Wiley, 421 pages, and it averages 4.6 out of 5 on 216 customer ratings as of the time of writing of this very post. On Goodreads, it averages 3.8 out of 5 on 198 ratings.

Sunday: Sirui 75mm f1.8 1.33x anamorphic lens for $329+ [m43/X/Z/EF-M]

Hooray-Hooray, it’s a LENZ DAYE at the Adorama daily deal, good until 7/16/23 at 11:59pm pacific or earlier if sold out:

+ Sirui 75mm f1.8 1.33x anamorphic lens for $329 in M43rds, $339 in Fuji X or Nikon Z, and $349 in Canon EF-M
+ not participating in the sale: Sony E, Canon RF, Leica L

Around the Interwebs
We start with a FREEBIE, if you are a member of the Lucky’s supermarket rewards program, this weekend you can score a FREE 16oz A-Game sports drink of sorts.

If you are a fan of the REI stores, good until 7/24/23 they are having a handpicked REI Outlet sale with 423 products participating as of the time of writing.

If you are fond of the Ninja kitchen gear, there’s such a sale at Amazon headlined by the Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill and Air Fryer for $130.

If you enjoy e-book e-reading, there’s over 110 e-book in the Sunday Kindle daily deals

And we close with something even more off-topic: I just can’t believe that the only email sitting in my spam folder comes from one of the biggest and oldest and most …respected spammers of the interwebs, IEEE 🙂 Yes, the concentric ironies of that!

Prime Dayz: Rokinon and Samyang Lens sales

One of the stables of Prime Dayz and Holiday shopping deals and Lightning Deals at Amazon are Rokinon and Samyang lenses. And like clockwork, there’s a 4-page sale of Rokinon/Samyang lenses.

Separate from the above, there’s another Rokinon lens sale, this one with 11 participants.

Too many to list here and too many to price-check here individually. You can price-check them at Adorama and B&H Photo if you like…

Prime Dayz: Zeiss Prime Lens Sale (8 options)

Zeiss-Zeiss Baby! As of the time of writing there are eight lens options that participating in the Zeiss Prime Dayz sale at Amazon, along with one Terra pocket bino.

I price-checked about half of the participating lenses, and the Amazon price beats the B&H/Ado price.

+ Batis 18mm f2.8 for Sony E for $1317

+ Touit 12mm f2.8 for Sony E for $849

+ Batis 40mm f2 for Sony E for $1147

+ Milvus 21mm f2.8 for Nikon F for $1534

+ Milvus 18mm f2.8 for Canon EF for $1899

+ Milvus 15mm f2.8 for Canon EF or Nikon F for $2219

+ Milvus 35mm f2 for Nikon F for $954

+ I do not know why only some mount-options of each lens are participating in the sale, and others are not

Prime Dayz Pentax Lens Deals: 50/1.8 DA for $92, 55-300/4-5.8 ED WR DA for $230

Pentax fans have a couple of Prime deals, and as of the time of writing, Amazon beats the B&H and Adorama prices, as only Amazon has discounted these two Prime-participating lenses:

+ Pentax HD DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR for $230

+ Pentax DA 50mm f1.8 lens for $92

Thur: Lensbaby Fixed Body with Fisheye Optic for $125 [6o], Slik PRO, Lexar UDMA7 CF, Colbor BiC Monolight, LG 31.5″, Etc

People return from their extended holidays and so does the number of the B&H Photo daily deals – they are back to six options today!

+ Lensbaby Fixed Body with Fisheye Optic for $125 in Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony E, Fuji X, Canon RF, and Nikon ZZ Top

+ 64GB LeXaR Professional 1066x CompactFlash Memory Card (UDMA 7) for $40
+ 2pk of above for $75

+ Slik Pro AL-324BH4 Tripod with SBH-400 Triple Action Ball Head (Matte Black) for $80

+ ColBor CL100X Bi-Color LED Video Monolight for $134

+ LG 32BN50U-B 31.5″ 16:9 FreeSync 4K HDR VA Monitor (TAA Compliant) for $284

+ Inovativ QR VESA System for $127

Sunday: Venus Laowa 10mm f4 Cookie Lens for $239 [X/E/L/Z], Kingston SD, microSD, Workflow bundle, Etc

Move over pancakes, here come the cookies at the Sunday 7/2/23 B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Venus Optics Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie Lens for $239 in Fuji X, Sony E, Leica L and Nikon Z
+ some are in silver, others are in black, but NONE in Oakland Raiders silver and black!

+ Raya Bendie-Brite Folding Bi-Color USB Ring Light (10″) for $20

+ Kingston Workflow microSD Reader, Workflow SD Reader, and Workflow Station with USB Mini Hub for $50
+ yes, you get three different products with their assorted cables and such

+ also some Beats thing

Sunday: Venus Laowa 4/2.8 Fisheye for $150 [6o], Etc

Because this is a Coffee Priority (Cv) blog above all else, we start with the Sunday 6/25/23 [yes dear readers, today is a big holiday, “Half Christmas”, an equidistant six months away!] Meh daily deal, the new condition Cuisinart T10 Touchscreen Burr Coffee Grinder going for $29 plus shipping. If you are into coffee, I shouldn’t need to stress the importance of a BURR GRINDER!

Recovering after last week’s “All Star Game” (Mega Deal Zone) B&H is back with just four daily deals BUT they are all name-brand items:

+ Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for $150 in Canon RF, Nikon Z, Leica L, Sony E, M43rds, Fuji X

+ 128GB LEXAR Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC for $100 after in-cart coupon

+ Nanuk 940 Pro Photo Kit/Camera Case for $225 after coupon

+ LG BL450Y 22″ Desktop Monitor for $70

THEN at the Adorama dailies we geaux where we find two offers:

+ 12TB WD _BLACK D10 Game Drive for Xbox for $270

+ HyperX Armada 27 27″ 16:9 QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor for $400

YOUR e-book reader (or app) will feel the summer sizzle with over 370 ebooks featured in the Kindle daily deals

B&H Mega Deal Zone: 77 Lens options participating

I accidentally started a B&H Photo Mega Deal Zone Marathon of Posts. I couldn’t possibly do this without a specific lens-centric post!

As of the time of writing there are 58 lenses participating including:

+ Sigma 12-24mm f4 DG HSM Art for $849
+ IRIX primes, including the 150mm f2.8 Macro 1:1 for $430 in Pentax K, Nikon F, Canon EF
+ lots and lots of Lensbabies
+ insert never-ending debate [whether they are “real” lenses or not] here

BUT WAIT, there’s more! There are 19 lenses in the Video Lenses category, from Sirui and Viltrox, many of them anamorphic.

PS: in the search-listings, each individual lens option counts as one. For example, if an imaginary 50mm 1.8 lens is available in six mounts, it will show up as six listings in the search results.

Thursday: Venus Laowa 12/T2.9 [5o], NaNlite Forza, Retract Backgrnd, Vanguard Tripds, Etc

Obey your Thirsty-Thursday Thirst with a fresh six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals good until 6/15/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out. Yes, we’ve reached the halfway point of June 2023!

+ Venus Optics Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine Lens for $1199 in Canon EF and RF, Sony E, Leica L and PL mount

+ NANlite Forza 150 Daylight LED Monolight for $179
+ with a nice bag!
+ BAG the Light BAGS!

+ Angler Chroma Green Retractable Background (6.25 x 6.6 feet) for $89
+ it’s 2023, the metric system is calling 🙂

+ Vanguard VEO 2 265CB Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head (Gray, 4.9′) for $140

+ Vanguard ALTA PRO 2+ 263CP Carbon Fiber Tripod with ALTA PH-32 Pan Head for $160

+ Anton Bauer Titon Base Kit for Sony a9, a7R III, a7S III for $237
+ also a couple of these for Blackmagic cameras

+ IPevo TOTEM 180 Panoramic Conference Camera for $199
+ looks very scifi, if not a bit Big Brothery

Monday: Lensbaby Obscura 16mm Mirrorless Pancake for $100 [6o], Nanuk, Ryzen 7 Touch Laptop, Etc

Monday 6/12/23 is here with this fresh set of B&H Photo dailies. Yes, the stork has brought in lens …babies again 🙂

+ Lensbaby Obscura 16mm Mirrorless Pancake Lens for $100 in Canon RF, Nikon ZZ Top, Sony E, Fuji X, Micro 43rds, and Leica L

+ NANUK 918 Case with Cubed Foam Insert for $90 after in-cart coupon
+ five color options, great for color-organizing

+ Benro MeFOTO BackPacker Classic Aluminum Travel Tripod with Ball Head for $60

+ Lenovo 14″ IdeaPad Flex 5 Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Notebook (Abyss Blue) for $450
+ 1.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 8-Core
+ 16GB DDR4 RAM
+ 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
+ 14″ 1920 x 1080 IPS Touchscreen
+ Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
+ not bad for $450
+ back in our times, we paid $99,999 for a laptop with an 8086 processor with 1 byte of memory 😉

+ Poly Studio P21 21.5″ 16:9 Personal Meeting LCD Monitor for $70
+ buy two or more, pay $65 each
+ side-effects of COVID include: monitors for Zoom 😉

+ Tascam MiNiSTUDIO Creator US-42B Podcast Studio (Black) for $49
+ looks fancy and complex!

Sunday: Spyder Calibrations, Westcott Kelby kit, Venus 15/2.8 Zero-D for $549 [4o], Etc

Sunday is here and it’s a pixel-peeping lens day at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 6/4/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ DataColor SpyderCUBE RAW Calibration Tool for $25
+ SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid for $39

+ Westcott Learning Light by Scott Kelby for $39

+ Venus Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D Lens for $549 in Sony E, Leica L, Nikon Z and Canon RF

+ Savage Backdrop Travel (Chroma Green, 5 x 7′) for $32
+ nothing savage about it, just a backdrop 🙂

+ Ruggard Renewable Dehumidifier for $12
+ humidity is so passe!

+ Magnus Magnetic Smartphone Mount for Tripods & Desktops for $15

MEANwhile the Adorama daily deal is a Green Extreme webcam bundle for $70 and a Laxihub wifi cam for $15…

Tuesday: Sirui 50/1.8 Ana 1.33x for $348 [X/E/m43], KOWA, Gitzo, PRO-GRADE UHS-II, FeiYU, Etc

Tuesday is a busy day at the B&H Photo daily deals headlined by an anamorphic lens!

+ Sirui 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x for $349 in Sony E, Fuji X, M43rds

+ FeiYu AK4500 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer Essentials Kit for $190
+ yes, the Beatles wrote a song called “Fei You” 😉

+ 128GB PRO-GRADE UHS-II SDXC Memory Card for $100
+ 256GB for $189
+ that UHS-II tears a hole in the wallet 😉
+ optional combined purchase discount with a dual-slot UHS-II PRO*GRADE card reader

+ Gitzo Systematic Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Arca-Type Series 4 Center Ball Head with Lever Release for $828
+ yes, it is true, ZZ Top wrote the song “Legs” for this very tripod! #altfacts

+ PortaBRACE Cordura Carrying Run Bag for Grip Essentials (Black) for $150 with FREE gaffer tape

+ various Anton Bauer on-camera batteries, five options

+ also Hollyland wireless intercom system type thing

+ flash deal: KOWA 10×25 SV25-10 Binoculars for $45

ANOTHER TRIO of offerings for Tuesday 5/30/23 can be found at the Adorama dailies as follows:

+ Slinger BigBag Simple 15 DSLR Roller Bag for $120

+ B + W 49mm Infrared Filter # 093 (87C/RG830) for $60

+ Laxihub MiniCam Full HD AI-Powered Smart Indoor Dual-Band Wi-Fi Security Camera for $19
+ lightpainter and securocamographers of the world unite and takeover!

Meike 8mm f3.5 fisheye w/FREEBIES for $155 to $165

While surfing around for the new Fuji 8mm lens pre-order post, I ran into an accessorapalooza offer for one of the other 8mm lenses, it’s a manual focus fisheye, bundled with free accessories at Adorama.

The lens? It is the Meike 8mm f3.5 fisheye going for $155 in Nikon F and $165 in Canon EF or EF-M, Sony E, and Fuji X. The freebies included by Adorama are:

+ 2pk of Slinger Rain Cover for Cameras with Lens up to 18″
+ Pro OPTIC Lens Wrap, 15in x 15in
+ Pro OPTIC Lens Cap Tether
+ LensPen lens cleaner
+ ProOptic Complete Optics Care and Cleaning Kit

Any accessory you don’t need? Save it for the Christmas and Birthday photography gift bundles 😉

Pre-Order the new Fuji 8mm f3.5 R WR XF for $799

If you are tired of the 8mm fisheye lenses for the Fuji X system, and you are willing to open the e-wallet …wide, available for pre-order with a late June 2023 shipping estimate is the new Fuji XF 8mm f3.5 R WR lens going for $799 at Adorama and B&H Photo… This is not a fisheye!

Wedn: Sigma 12-24/4 DG HSM Art for $899 [C/N], SpyderCHECKR for $89, Etc

Lenze Daye, believe it! To the B&H Photo daily deals for 5/24/23 we geaux where we find:

+ Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM Art for $899 in Nikon F or Canon EF

+ DataColor SpyderCHECKR Color Chart and Calibration Tool for Digital Cameras for $89

+ Colbor CL60 Bi-Color LED Monolight for $109

+ PortaBrace Semirigid Cargo-Style Camera Case (Tan) for $104

+ FotoPRO X-Aircross 2 Carbon Fiber Tripod with FPH-42Q Arca-Type Ball Head for $120 in four tripod-trendy color schemes

+ IndiPRO Micro-Series V-Mount Li-Ion Battery (98Wh) for $160 with FREE IndiPRO Tools D-Tap Pro Battery Charger (16.8V, 2.5A)

Monday: refurb Nikon 50mm f1.8D AF w/90-day NUSA warranty for $70

Hooray Hooray it’s a LENZE DAYE at the Adorama daily deals for 5/15/23:

+ refurbished Nikon 50mm f1.8D AF with 90-day Nikon USA warranty for $70

+ Ikan HR-FOCUS-KIT Horizon One Gimbal with Follow Focus System (E-Image) for $380

Pre-order Tamron 11-20mm f2.8 Di III-A RXD [Fuji X]

If you are a card-carrying member of the Fuji X system, Tamron has now revealed a Fuji X version of their 11-20mm f2.8 Di III-A RXD lens. It is available for pre-ordering for $829 at B&H Photo

The lens has already been released in the Sony E system, where it is currently on sale for $699.

Tue: Screen Protectors (44o), Lensbaby 56/1.6 SE Wood GB, Benro, GVM, Thule, 16″ ASUS StudioBook, Etc

Tuesday 5/9/23 is upon us with a fresh set of B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Vello LCD screen protectors, 44 options, $10 to $13
+ check individual listings for specific camera compatibility

+ Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 SE Lens in Wooden Gift Box for $350 in Canon EF or Nikon F

+ Benro #3 MCT38AF Monopod with Flip Locks and 3-Leg Base for $70

+ GVM PR150R RGB/Bi-Color LED Video Light Kit with Lantern Softbox for $228

+ Thule Crossover Wheeled Luggage with Expandable Suiter (22″, Black) for $180

+ ASUS 16″ ProArt StudioBook OLED 16 Series Laptop for $1800
+ 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 14-Core (12th Gen)
+ 16GB DDR5 RAM, 2 x 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD
+ 16″ 3840 x 2400 OLED Display
+ 100% DCI-P3 Color, HDR10
+ Go ASUS Go!

Sunday: Venus Optics Laowa 12/2.8 Zero-D for $699 [10o], KOWA, Bravia, K&F, Etc

Sun-Day is a Lenze Day at the 5/7/23 B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D for $699
+ Mirrorless options: Sony E, Leica L, Canon RF, Nikon Z
+ DSLR Options, two color options each: Canon EF and Nikon F and Pentax K

+ K&F Concept Beta Photography Backpack (Army Green, 20L) for $50
+ I believe “Beta” is the bag’s name, it’s not in a product for beta testing 😉

+ KOWA 6.5×32 or 8×32 BD II XD Wide-Angle Binoculars for $280 each with FREE harness strap

+ 64GB Kingston DataTraveler Exodia Flash Drive for $4
+ USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Connection
+ Keyring Loop Protective Cap

+ Samsung MX-ST50B Sound Tower 240W Wireless Party Speaker for $248

+ Sony BRAVIA XR A90K 42″ HDR 4K UHD OLED TV for $998 after in-cart coupon

MEANwhile the Adorama daily deal is the BUYPOWER SlateHako AD420N Gaming Desktop Computer for $830 with Core i5-12600KF 3.7GHz, 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (8GB), W11H, etc….

IF YOU LIKE e-READING, as usual, on Sundays, the Kindle daily deals are LOADED, this time around they have 141 options!

ONE OF THOSE daily deal e-books is related to photography, “Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory” for $4 by Janet Malcolm (Jan 2023, Farrar et al, 165, 4.3/5 on 61 ratings). You also get a $0.40 GoK (Great On Kindle) e-credit for future purchases on eligible GoK ebooks…

Monday: Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f2.8 CF for $359 AC [N]

Hooray, Hooray Monday 4/24/23 is a lens day at the Adorama daily deals:

+ Tokina atx-i 11-20mm CF f2.8 for $359 after in-cart coupon
+ only for the Nikon F mount

+ Acer Swift 5 SF514-55TA-77WW laptop for $700
+ 14″ Full HD Touchscreen, Core i7-1165G7 2.8GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home

Thursday: Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 80 Optic for $180 [8o], SpyderX Colorimeter Kits, Vello Remote Releases [6o], Etc

And we back with another 7+1 formation in the B&H Photo daily deals in this special day that is 4/20/23!

+ Datacolor SpyderX Colorimeter Kits (3 options) from $199 to $299

+ Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 80 Optic for $180
+ dSLR: Canon EF, Nikon F
+ MirrorNO: Canon RF, Sony E, Fuji X, Leica L, M43rds

+ Vello FreeWave Plus II Wireless Remote Shutter Release for $30 for select Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, and Panasonic cameras
+ check individual listings for compatibility with your specific individual camera(s)

+ Manfrotto 504X Fluid Head & Carbon Fiber Tripod System with Mid-Level Spreader, Ultrasone Headphones & Amplifier for $850
+ now that’s a crazy combo, fries with that?

+ Optoma HZ39HDR 4000-Lumen Full HD Laser DLP Projector for $950 after in-cart coupon

+ also AU earphones and Netgear networking gear

+ flash deal: RucPAC Professional Halo Headlamp for $20

MEANwhile at the Adorama dailies it’s a microphone day, there’s a $199 Saramonic mic and a H&A filter for $30…

Sirui 35mm f1.8 1.33x Ana for $399 AC [m43]

The Adorama daily deals have been renamed to Deals of the Week, however, they don’t mention specific dates/times. Quite possibly they’ll run similarly to the B&H schedule. If something changes in the deals , I’ll post a new blog-post…

+ Sirui 35mm f/1.8 1.33x Anamorphic Lens in M43rds for $399 after $200 off in-cart coupon
+ the Leica L and Canon RF versions do not have the coupon/discount

+ Pelican 14QT Personal Cooler for $60, two color options

+ Godox VK1-UC Vlogging Kit For mobile devices with USB Type-C ports for $79

+ HyperX gaming headset for $85

+ Godox VK1-UC Vlogging Kit For mobile devices with USB Type-C ports for $79
+ this was either added later OR I didn’t notice it initially

Tuesday: AF Extension Tube Sets (7 options, $50 to $55), Sirui T2 Lens Kit (M43), Etc

There’s a lens-y type of theme at the Tuesday 4/4/23 B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Vello Auto-Focus Extension Tube Sets, seven options, $50 to $55
+ DSLR: Canon EF, Nikon F
+ Mirrorless: Canon RF, Fuji X II, M43, Nikon Z, Sony E

+ Sirui Mars 1.33x Anamorphic Lens Set for M43rds for $2499
+ four T2 prime lenses: 24, 35, 50, and 75mm

+ HPRC 2300 Hard Case for DJI Mavic Air 2 and Air 2S for $70
+ if you buy the bag, you’ll probably end up buying the DJI Mavic Air 2 😉

+ Noga Cine Arm DG Hold-It Arm for $99
+ not to be confused with Nessie, the Loch Ness monster

+ also Anton Bauer thing and Virtual Reality thing
+ they still keep on trying to make VR a thing – they are competing with 3D video to see who breaks out to the mainstream first? 🙂

Rama-lana, only one Adorama daily deal today, it’s the Pictar Splat 3N1 Flexible Tripod for Smartphones, Compact & Action Cameras, going for $10…

Monday: Sirui 75/1.8 1.33x Anamorphic for $519 [EF-M]

Canon EF-M fans, unite and take over at the Monday Adorama daily deals because they offer the Sirui 75mm f/1.8 1.33x Anamorphic Lens for $519 in Canon EF-M. Looking at the lens page, the M43rds version goes for $500 but I don’t know what it’s regular price range is. Meanwhile Fuji X and Nikon Z go for $550, while Canon EF, Nikon F and Sony E go for $700.

Mon: Macro Ring Light for $40, Reikan Lens Calibr for $85, Lensbaby Velvet 85/1.8 for $325 [3o], Nanuk, SteadiCAM, Etc

Monday is here and the stork has brought in babies, lens babies 🙂

We start with the B&H Photo daily deals good until 4/3/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ BOLT VM-160 LED Macro Ring Light for $40
+ because macro is life!

+ Reikan Focal Pro Lens Calibration for $85
+ in photography, it is pronounced fOcal
+ in audio, it is pronounced focAl

+ Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.8 for $325 in ten options
+ DSLR: canon EF
+ MirrorNYET: M43rds, Fuji X
+ SOLD OUT (as of post time): Pentax K, Canon RF, Nikon F and Z

+ Nanuk 923 Protective Case with Cubed Foam for $100 after in-cart coupon
+ four color options for the color-coders

+ SteadiCAM AIR 25 Monopod for $159
+ me personally, for some reason, I prefer the AIR 23, MJ edition!

+ AU truly wireless thingy for $30

Mon: Rokinon 135mm f2 ED for $429 to $499 [6o]

Santa Claus is not coming to town, but lenses are coming to town at the Adorama daily deals for 3/27/23:

+ GVM SD200S Daylight LED Video Spotlight for $199

+ Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 ED for $429 in M43rds, $449 in Sony E, $499 in Fuji X, Canon EF, Nikon F and good old Samsung NX

MEANwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box we have another variant of the Microsoft deal. You receive a bonus $50 Amazon gift card when you sign up for a 12-month Microsoft 365 Family subscription with auto-renewal for $100.

This is a physical gift card in a mini envelope so you can re-gift it easily. The plan comes with 1TB of OneDrive for each person that becomes part of the Family plan (up to six people/accounts).

Monday: Arco, Oben, DJI RSC 2, Sirui 50/1.8 Ana 1.33x for $399 [3o], Etc

Monday is LENZE DAY at both NYC retailers! We start with the B&H Photo daily deals running until 3/27/23 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Sirui 50mm f/1.8 Super35 Anamorphic 1.33x Lens for $399 in Leica L, Canon RF and Sony E
+ hooray, no Leica tax this time!
+ the other options are not on sale at this price

+ ARCO Video Dr. Bag 20 for $69

+ Oben ALF-6194L Skysill 4-Section Aluminum Tripod with 90° Lateral Center Column for $100

+ SmallHD Cine 18″ 4K High-Bright Production Monitor for $4399

+ DJI RSC 2 Gimbal Stabilizer Pro Combo for $449
+ optionally, BUY TOGETHER with Nanuk 930 Case for DJI RSC 2/RSC 2 Pro Combo (Black) for $579

+ APC SurgeArrest 8-Outlet Surge Protector for $25