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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Refurbished Nikon 18-55mm DX VR AF-P w/90-day warranty for $70

It’s back to back LENS DAYZ at the Adorama daily deals but today is not the type of lens most of you may have been expecting. It is an 18-55 APS-C kit lens 🙂

+ refurbished Nikon 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G DX VR AF-P for $80 with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty

+ GoDox Flashpoint FV200 R2 Hybrid Continuous LED Light and HSS Flash (Godox FV200) for $349

+ Glow 12×12′ Portable Butterfly Light Modifier Collapsible Kit for $500

+ Lian-Li PC-O11DW Dynamic Mid Tower Tempered Glass Computer Case for $145

They Are Back (OR never left): refurbished Nikon Z5 sale: Body $899, w/24-50 $1099, w/24-200 $1699

These were an Adorama daily deal. The daily deal ended but I forgot to check whether the price of these changed or not. Fast-forward to now, and I rechecked the price, and the price remains the sale price, or it went up and now it is down again ~ I do not know. What matters is that as of the time of writing, the sale price is alive and kicking… Since this is now an “organic sale”, and not a daily deal, I have no clue what will happen to it going forward…

These are manufacturer refurbished with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 body only for $899

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-50/4-6.3 for $1099

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-200/4-6.3 VR for $1699

+ the Nikon Z5 is a 35mm full frame camera

UPDATE: among the Best Buy dailies you can get the Philips Hue White BR30 Starter Kit for $55, and the Hue White & Color Ambiance BR30 Starter Kit (Multicolor) going for $80…They also have the Sunpak 12″ Bi-Color Ring Light Kit with BOYA Lavalier Microphone and Bluetooth Remote going for $60… Then there’s the 500GB SanDisk Extreme Portable External USB-C NVMe Portable SSD going for $85…

Refurbished Nikon Z5 sale: Body $899, w/24-50 $1099, w/24-200 $1699 {ends Thur 10am ET}

Don’t stop believing Nikon Z fans! The manufacturer refurbished Z system is back at the Adorama daily deals, these with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty, good until Thursday 4/15/21 at 10am eastern time…

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 body only for $899

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-50/4-6.3 for $1099

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-200/4-6.3 VR for $1699

+ the Nikon Z5 is a 35mm full frame camera

+ Apple Watch Series 6 GPS, 40mm RED Aluminum Case with RED Sport Band for $349

And now let’s take a look at some of the other Wednesday daily deals:

+ at the Woot website they have Samsung Galaxy Tablets ($100 to $300), Google Pixel 3 and XL from $100 to $150 (scratch-n-dent; remember this gets the new Android, currently in development preview), a $120 HP Chromebook, and the easiest way to get people to stop pestering you, the “I Hate People” t-shirt 🙂

+ at the Best Buy dailies there’s a Surface Laptop 3, more WD HDDs, a Joby GorillaPod 3K Tripod with ball head kit for $35, and such

+ and at the Amazon USA Gold Box there’s a $27 humidifier as the headliner, electronic learning toys, serums with “photo” in their name (!@!$#), and more…

Refurbished Nikon Z6 body only for $1199

My oh my what a surprise at this fresh set of Adorama daily deals ending by Tuesday 4/13/21 at 10am eastern [or earlier for anything that may sell out]. Headlining the action is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Z6 body only going for $1199 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon warranty. This is a 35mm full frame mirrorless camera body.

Post-purchase lens options vary, especially if you do not object to adapters and such…

Meanwhile at the rest of the Monday daily deals, we have an Anker sale through the Amazon USA Gold Box with five options ranging from $15 (mouse) to $104 (87W 25600 mAh powerbank with 65W USB-C)…

Then at the Woot dailies we have a sale on 13″ Surface Laptop 2 ($600 to $700, i5 or i7), with another Amazon Hardware sale as the main deal of the day (almost half of them already sold out)…

Refurbished Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm f4 Z for $1649

On the other hand, if you want a “take pictures with” kit, good until Tuesday 4/13/21 at 10am eastern (or earlier if sold out) you can get the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm f4 S Z lens for $1649 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon warranty…

Both the Z6 and the Z 24-70/4 S lens are “full frame” 🙂

Monday: refurbished Sony H300 superzoom for $85 w/FS

It’s a refurbished superzoom camera day at the Monday 3/15/21 NewEgg daily deals good until 11:59pm pacific time or earlier if sold out…

More specifically, it is the refurbished Sony Cybershot H300 superzoom going for $85 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by marketplace seller “VIP Outlet” (not by NewEgg itself)…

If you are having a bit of a deja vu moment, this is one of those recurring NewEgg daily deals…

Elsewhere among the daily action for Monday, at the Amazon USA Gold Box the headliner is an APC UPS and surge protector sale ($11 to $75). There’s also a Tacklife Tools sale ($10 to $68), educational toys, Moen shower fixtures, and such… Meanwhile the previously mentioned AmazonBasics Lighting sales (not a daily deal, part of the “Savings & Sales”) continues… Also on sale is a Fire Stick and an Echo Dot…

Thursday: refurb Sony Cybershot H300 superzoom for $85

Zoom-zoom at the NewEgg daily deals, good until Thursday 1/21/21 at 11:59pm pacifc time, or earlier if sold out, marketplace seller VIP Outlet is offering the refurbished Sony Cybershot H300 superzoom for $85 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by the marketplace seller, not by NewEgg itself…

Friday: refurbished Sony H300 superzoom for $89 w/FS

A Christmas Day miracle at the NewEgg dailies, they have an actual digital camera of name-brand recognition in their daily deals, good until 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out). It is the refurbished Sony Cybershot H300 superzoom (35x optical) going for $89 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by marketplace seller “VIP Outlet”…

Refurbished Fuji X-T20 w/18-55 f2.8-4 R LM OIS w/90-day warranty for $670

A trio of factory reconditioned Fuji X-system cameras with a 90-day Fuji warranty can be found at the Woot $1 Million (or less) Gifts Sale good until 12/20/20 at 11:59pm central time or earlier if sold out…

We start with the middle of the three price-wise, the factory reconditioned Fuji X-T20 with 18-55mm f2.8-4 R OIS going for $670 with free US shipping for Prime members in the silver color scheme. Up to three per customer. With a 90-day Fuji warranty…

Again, plenty of choices in the X-system, both from above and from below. The benefit of this kit is that you get the 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS lens, which, given the lack of competitive 3rd-party auto-focus zoom lenses, does not face a whole lot of competition for what it is…

PS: if you are a Prime member, you get free upgraded 2-day shipping (instead of free standard shipping) at Woot until 12/20/20 at 11:59pm central time [coincidence that they have the same expiration time]…

Refurbished Fuji X-T2 w/18-55 f2.8-4 R LM OIS w/90-day warranty for $850

Also part of the Woot sub-$1 million gifts sale you can get the factory reconditioned Fuji X-T2 with 18-55 f2.8-4 R LM OIS for $850 with free US shipping for Prime members and a 90-day Fuji warranty… Up to ten per customer…

This is where the trade-offs and options get even more confusing because at the top-end you have the X-T4 and X-T3 duo, and then you have the X-Tx0 options, so you can trade-off “generations” versus line-up standing…

It’s good to have options, but sometimes options come with bonus headaches 😉

Sale ends at 12/20/20 at 11:59pm central time or earlier if sold out…

Refurbished Fuji X-T100 w/15-45/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ XC w/90-day warranty for $380

One of the surprise deals under the Woot under $1 million Gifts (HA!) sale is the factory reconditioned Fuji X-T100 with XC 15-45 f3.5-5.6 OIS PZ with a 90-day Fuji warranty going for $380 with free shipping for Prime members…

It is available in two color schemes with up to three per customer… There are countless options in the Fuji X-system these days, so you can do all kinds of trade-offs especially if you are willing to buy/sell (eg buy MF budget primes and sell the 15-45 XC if you don’t want/need it)…

Fuji has avoided the confusion of all the other manufacturers as they are the only ones with just one system at one sensor size [yes I know but the medium format system is a professional niche, not a general purpose photography system]…

Sale ends at 12/20/20 at 11:59pm central time or earlier if sold out…

15% off select certified refurbished eBay items (248 options)

Good until 12/18/20 at 11:59pm pacific time, coupon code PURCHASECR15 gets you 15% off select participating certified refurbished products at the eBay website. As of the time of writing 248 items are participating in the coupon promotion… This is a “tech etc” type of an offer, I did not find any camera gear participating…

Tue: refurbished Nikon Coolpix B500 (40x optical) for $150

Another one of the recurring refurbished Nikons is back, it is the plum-n-black color scheme of the Coolpix B500 superoom going for $150 with free US shipping and/or store pickup and such at the Best Buy website… It has a 40x optical zoom-zoom, and as of the time of writing it averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 164 customer reviews over there…

But Best Buy is not done yet, they have more camera-related gear:

+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme Plus microSDXC for $33

+ Aluratek 11.6″ wifi digiframe with Live Video Chat for $152

+ 15.6″ MSI laptop

+ 1TB Crucial internal SSD

+ dual monitor desk stand

MSI is also represented in the Tuesday Woot dailies with desktops in the $1 to $1.5K range… And of interest to prime members who don’t have to pay extra shipping, there’s a sale of trinkety-techie-gadgets stocking stuffers from $6 to $8…

Refurbished Nikon P1000 superzoom (125x) for $597

It’s CAMERA DAY at the Adorama daily deals, good until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) you can get the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolpix P1000 superzoom (crazy 125x optical zoom) with $597 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

Also part of their daily deals is the LED Lenser P2 Flashlight (13 Lumens) for $5…

Meanwhile at the Amazon USA Gold Box there is yet another variant of the Anker accessories sale featuring a trio of power-banks, cables, and wall chargers with prices ranging from $8 to $33…

UPDATE: on the learnings front, for a limited time, Creative LIVE is having an Adobe software classes sale that includes bootcamp and beginner style classes among others with prices starting at $10 and going up to $29…

Wedn: refurbished Canon SX520 HS superzoom for $150

Good news there’s a camera in the Best Buy daily deals for Wednesday 12/9/20. Bad news it is a …rerun.

It is the refurbished red-color-scheme Canon SX 520 HS superzoom (40x optical) going for $150 with a 1-year warranty (per the Specs section)…

Monday: refurbished Sony HDR-CX405/B camcorder for $89

Surprise! Some kind of a name-brand camera makes its way to the NewEgg deals du jour, it is the refurbished Sony HDR-CX405/B full HD flash-based camcorder going for $89, sold and shipped by 3rd-party seller “VIP Outlet”… This is a 30X optical zoom…

Meanwhile the headliner of the Amazon Gold Box for Monday is an unlocked USA-warranty Samsung Galaxy S10+ going for $550 in the 128GB variant. Check the listing for the other options…

20% off Olympus Outlet with coupon [ends Thur PM]

Extended until the end of day on Thursday December 3 in 2020, coupon code CYBERSAVINGS (not shavings) gets you 20% off participating reconditioned camera gear at the Olympus USA Outlet store [link sorted by price, ascending]… Terms, restrictions, conditions, etc, etc, apply as usual…

As of the time of writing, 27 items are listed. Among them:

+ all items mentioned below are REFURBISHED/RECONDITIONED

+ Moo Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8 for $500

+ E-M10 II two lens kit (14-42 IIR & 40-150 f4-5.6R) for $320
+ with 14-42 IIR for $280, with 14-42 EZ for $290

+ E-M10 III body only for $260

+ E-M10 Mark IV with 14-42 EZ for $511
+ body only for $448
+ soul only: PRICELESS!

+ E-M5 III with 12-45mm f4 for $1000

+ E-M1 (Mark I) body for $800

+ E-PL10 with 14-42 for $448
+ body only for $384
+ various color options

+ all items mentioned above are REFURBISHED/RECONDITIONED

+ find them all at the Olympus USA Outlet store, items sorted by ascending prices

Refurbished Sigma 70mm f2.8 DG ART Macro for $379 [C]

This lens was a daily deal in new condition for $479 a couple of days ago but if you want to optimize for an even lower price, Adorama has the refurbished Sigma 70mm f2.8 DG ART Macro for $379 with a 90-day Sigma USA warranty. This is only available in Canon EF.

15% off certified refurbished with eBay coupon [ends Tue PM]

Good until Tuesday 11/24/20 at 11:59pm pacific time, coupon code PICKCRTECH15 gets you 15% off select certified refurbished technology items on eBay. A total of 72 options are available as of the time of writing…

Refurbished Nikon Coolpix P1000 super-superzoom for $627

Zoom-zoom to the Adorama daily deals until Friday at 10am ET [or earlier if sold out] for the following deals du jour:

+ manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolpix P1000 super-superzoom (125X optical up to 3000mm eq) with 90-day Nikon USA warranty for $627

+ 128GB Lexar Professional CFast 2.0 for $129
+ 256GB version of above for $250

+ FotoPro X-Go Mini Carbon Fiber Tripod Kit, Includes Ball Head and Quick Release Plate for $70

Refurb Nikon Z50 Two Lens Kit for $947 (Z 16-50, Z 50-250)

Today became an impromptu Nikon Z50 Day 🙂 We start, in reverse chronological order blog-style with the refurbished Nikon Z50 two lens kit (Z 16-50 DX VR and Z 50-250 DX VR) going for $947 at Adorama’s store with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty… This is $250 less than the new condition kits

BUT the refurbished kits are not eligible for the Nikon-blessed promotion for the new condition kits that you can add the Nikon FTZ mount adapter (Nikon F lenses to Z bodies) to a Z50 kit for just +$47 more…

Of course it is also likely/possible that someone interested in a two-lens DX kit, may not be interested right away in adapters…

Refurbished Nikon Z50 body w/90DW for $749

We previously mentioned the Nikon Z50 2-lens kit offer for $1100, BUT if you are not interested in the basic zoom kit lenses, and you want a lower entry-price into the Nikon Z system, B&H Photo is offering the refurbished Z50 body only for $749 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

HOWEVER, the refurbished version is not eligible for the Nikon-blessed offer of adding the Nikon FTZ mount adapter (Nikon F lenses to Nikon Z bodies) for just +$47 with new condition Z50 kits. So if you have no way of procuring an adapter for less then mayhaps you are better off going with the new condition kits…

… and given the prices of the new condition kits, the Z50 body only goes for $857 while the Z50 with 16-50mm goes for $897 (+$40 for the 16-50 lens which you can resell/trade/etc), you may be better off with the latter. With these kits, for +$47 you can add the Nikon FTZ adapter. That too you can resell/trade/etc if you don’t plan on using…

The above links are at B&H Photo, but you can find similar bundles at Adorama’s listings

… but we are not done with the Z50, there’s one more post, and I promise that’s it with the Z50 for today 🙂

Refurbished Nikon Z50 with 16-50 DX VR for $697

My oh my, an iLC camera at the Adorama daily deals, it is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Z50 with 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 DX VR going for $697 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

This is an APS-C Nikon mirrorless camera, and I proposed that we call the Nikon Z mirrorless cameras “Zikon”, to easily distinguish them from “Nikon” 🙂

The offers end on Thursday 10/15/20 at 10am eastern or earlier for any that may sell out ahead of its designated expiration time…

Refurbished Nikon Coolpix P1000 superzoom (125x) for $697

But wait, there’s more at the Adorama daily deals, and with this offer, you can zoom to the stars, you may even be able to photograph the Big Bang ~ if you attach a series of telescopes and time-machines to the end of the lens 😉

Okay, silliness aside, the offer is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolpix P1000 superzoom going for $697 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. This camera has an insane 125x optical zoom ratio up to 3000mm eq ~ can your new iPhone 12 PRO MAX XL do this? 🙂

Also part of the sales is the Incase EO Travel Collection Hardshell Roller going for $70 with free US shipping…

The offers end on Thursday 10/15/20 at 10am eastern or earlier for any that may sell out ahead of its designated expiration time…

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!

Refurbished Nikon P1000 superzoom for $770 [ends Tue 10am ET]

It’s a camera day at the Adorama daily deal good until Tuesday 9/15/20 at 10am ET [or earlier if sold out] you can get the manufacturer refurbished Nikon P1000 superzoom for $770 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

With a crazy 125x optical zoom that goes up to 3000mm this is perhaps in a separate category, telescope-zoom or humble-zoom? 🙂

Friday: refurbished Canon SX720 HS compact-superzoom (40x) w/1yr warranty for $150

It’s not often we find a digital camera in the daily deals, but for Friday 7/17/20 we do so at the B&H daily deals [CORRECTED LINK]. It is red and refurbished and superzoom. It is the Canon SX720 HS going for $150. It comes with a 1-year parts and labor warranty per the listing [under “Specifications”]…

It has a 40x optical zoom and it is a DiGiC 6 era camera. As the “HS” in the model name suggests, this is a CMOS camera, while the “IS” for those too young to have lived through CCD sensor P&S Canon cameras, was used for CCD Powershots.

It is fascinating how camera size is relative. A compact superzoom like this, yet one of the reviewers complained it was “too heavy” and “bulky”. Mayhaps they didn’t try the focal range with DSLR lenses? 🙂

New round of B&H daily deals and this being FriYAY, they last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET, but as usual B&H does not accept orders Friday PM through Saturday PM [check their website for exact times]:

+ Impact 5-in-1 Collapsible Oval Reflector with Solid Gold (42×72″) for $50
+ why buy 5 when you buy 5-in-1? 🙂

+ Porta Brace AH-2.5 Padded Audio Harness for $109

+ Ikan Carbon Fiber Camera Slider with 19mm Track Rails (31″) for $129
+ unless you a surgeon or a dentist as your camera man, you need this 😉

+ Gabor Fixed Wall Mount for 42-65″ Flat Panel Screens for $20

Thursday: refurb Canon SX720 HS zoom for $150, $50 Bolt flash (5 systems), Sirui, Bushnell Trophy, FeelWorld, LensCoat, Polaroid OneStep 2, WD, Etc

Thursday is upon us with 4+1 B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET [or earlier if sold out]:

+ BOLT VS-570 Wireless TTL Flash for $50 in your choice of Nikon, Canon, OlyPan, Sony (MIS), and The Fujees

+ Sirui P-424SR Photo/Video Monopod with VH-10X Head for $170 after mail-in rebate ; also a shorter version for less

+ BushNell Trophy Cam HD E3 Low-Glow Trail Camera for $120

+ FeelWorld FW703 7″ IPS 3G-SDI 4K HDMI On-Camera Monitor for $189

+ flash deal: LensCoat LensPouch (Large Wide, Black) for $12
+ no teaser for next flash deal aottow [as of the time of writing]

Meanwhile at the Woot dailies they have:

+ Clearance/Sellout: Polaroid OneStep 2 Viewfinder i-Type Camera Bundle with 3 Color i-Type Film Packs (8 Instant Photos/per pack) for $80 [limit three per customer; 1 year Polaroid warranty]

+ Electronics: Aduro U-Stream Ring Lights for $19 to $38

+ Computers: refurbished Surface PRO 4 (12.3″, i5-6300U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win10 PRO, etc) for $500 [1 year Microsoft warranty, up to three per customer]
+ Surface Pen NOT included;

The headliner of the Best Buy deals du jour is the 4TB WD EasyStoooor external USB 3.0 HDD for $87~, but there’s also the refurbished RED Canon SX720 HS compact-zoom going for $150, and things like that…

UPDATE: the Adorama daily deal (changes 10am ET on Friday) is the new condition Alctron UM900 USB Condenser Microphone going for $50 with free US shipping…

Tuesday: refurbished Canon SX720 HS superzoom for $150

A rare occasion, the headliner Best Buy deal of the day for Tuesday 6/15/20 is a camera! A refurbished red camera! It’s the Canon Powershot SX720 HS superzoom (40x optical) going for $150. Under “Specifications” it says it comes with a 1-year warranty…

Among the other daily deals there’s a $150 adjustable standing-desk converter, “phone soaps” with UV-C sanitizer [if the hand sanitizer gels don’t kill us, the UV radiation will finish the job!], and various power-related things… And an 800 lumen Insignia rechargeable flashlight for $29 [of potential light painting interest]…

Among the other daily deals, Woot has Amazon devices, a 21.5″ HP Elite Display, and MSI laptops and desktops among others… The Amazon mothership has Amazon devices on sale as well golf-related accessories… And at NEWEGG’s there’s a sexy 14″ ASUS Zenbook for $890, an i7-9700 Coffee Lake for $320, and the usual assortment of computer accessories…