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Monday: Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS, Lensbaby Velvet 28mm f2.5, Etc

Late start, 20 yard penalty! Running until Monday 12/13/21 at 11:59pm ET, we have these B&H Photo daily deals:

+ Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports Lens for Sony E for $1299

+ Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens for Nikon F or Canon EF for $729

+ Lensbaby Velvet 28mm f2.5 for $340 in nine system options

+ Snaptain SP510 2.7K Foldable Drone for $100

+ Manfrotto crazy bundles, $750 to $1000

+ Ruggard Electronic dry cabinets, five options, $100 to $250

+ Tascam MiNiSTUDIO Creator US-42B Podcast Studio for $100 with FREE Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting Service (3-Month Subscription)

+ refurbished 3-pack TP-Link Deco M5 AC1300 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Whole Home Wi-Fi System for $90

+ flash deal: some Lorex security thing

December 13, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , ,

Thursday: Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN ART for $899 [E/L] {also: $10 Lowepro, Reikan Lens Cal, Nanuk, Yololiv, Zoom, Etc}

Hooray-Hooray, it’s a lens day, and a PRO zoom at that at the Thursday B&H Photo daily deals [CORRECTED], in the standard 7+1 configuration, running until 12/9/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Lowepro Adventura SH 110 II Shoulder Bag (Black) for $10
+ Bag the Bag!

+ Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN ART for $899 in Sony E or Leica L

+ Reikan Focal Pro Lens Calibration for $86~

+ Nanuk 925 cases, six color options, $78 each
+ Bag the Whole Collection 😉

+ YoloLiv YoloBox Portable All-in-One Multi-Camera Live Streaming Encoder, Switcher, Monitor, and Recorder for $598
+ yes, Yolo is now serious video equipment 🙂

+ Zoom H4n Pro 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Onboard X/Y Mic Capsule (Black) for $200

+ Roland video mixer type things, three options, $225 to $370

+ flash deal: Sairen Q1 Vlog Video Camera-Mount Cardioid Microphone for $18
+ it may be cardioid but you don’t need a cardiologist to use it 😉

UPDATE: among the Best Buy dailies you can have the new condition Roku Streaming Stick+ 4K Headphone edition with voice remote for $30… Roku is one of the few independent companies that is left standing in the War of the Googles and the Apples and the Amazons and the Microsofts (time to bring back Zune again?) 😉

UPDATE #2: it’s an ASUS laptops takeover at the “Computers” of the Thursday Woot daily deals with prices ranging from $100 (Chromebook) to $1350. A total of 11 options are available including gaming Windows laptops… Meanwhile at the “Electronics” there’s a 3rd generation Airpod for $163. One per customer with a 1-year Apple warranty…

December 8, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , ,

Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM Art with FREE Sigma USB Dock and FREEbies for $679 [C/N/K/Si]

If you are committed to the APS-C DSLR system, the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM Art lens is bundled with the Sigma USB lens dock with a FREE
B+W 72mm XS-Pro UV Haze MRC-Nano 010M Filter at B&H Photo in your choice of Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K or Sigma SA systems…

If you are looking for either the Canon or Nikon DSLR system, the lens is bundled with the Sigma USB lens dock AND it also includes various options of FREE accessories for $679 at Adorama…

+ Option #1: Joby GorillaPod 3K kit, etc

+ Option #2: Hoya 72mm digital filter kit II, etc

+ Option #3: ProOptic digital essentials filter kit, etc

+ etc = trinkety items such as cleaning kits, microfiber clothes, etc

+ find the various options at the various tab-options at the Adorama page…

November 29, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , ,

Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM ART w/FREE Sigma USB Dock for $699 [N]

Lens time at Adorama’s, good until Sunday at 10am ET you can get the new condition Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $699 with a FREE Sigma USB Dock in the Nikon F system…

The rest of the Adorama dailies are:

+ Hoya SOLAS 77mm Variable Neutral Density Filter, 1.3-stops to 8.7-stops for $330

+ refurbished Epson EcoTank ET-4700 Wireless All-in-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Inkjet Printer for $189

Meanwhile at the Saturday Amazon USA Gold Box, among other things, there’s a sale on Renogy solar panels ranging from $65 to $466…

November 27, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN for $250 [Leica L]

If you are a fan of the Leica L system, you are in luck! Adorama is offering the new condition Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN contemporary for the Leica L system for $250 with free US shipping. Only the Leica L is on sale at this price.

This along with the other Adorama daily deals run until Saturday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Flashpoint XPLOR 600 HSS TTL Battery-Powered Monolight with Built-in R2 2.4GHz Radio Remote System – Bowens Mount (AD600 TTL) for $499

+ Slidgo X6 8.5″ Electric Scooter with Wider Deck and Higher Bar for $349

+ Godox MoveLink M2 Compact 2-Person Digital Wireless Microphone System for Cameras & Smartphones with 3.5mm (2.4 GHz) for $139

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary for $299 [E/L/m43/EF-M]

As usual, the Friday round of B&H Photo daily deals runs until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but the website does not accept orders, as usual, Fri PM to Sat PM {check their website for details)…

The extra time can be handy because it is a LENS DAY of the mirrornyet kind. For $299 with free US shipping, you can get in new condition the Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporiary lens in your choice of Sony E, M43rds, Leica L or Canon EF-M…

The rest of the B&H Photo deals du jour are:

+ DJi Mini SE with Outdoor Accessory Combo Kit for $356

+ GVM LED lights, six options, $15 to $229

+ MeFOTO BackPacker Travel Tripods for $50 in eight options

+ Apple Mac Mini Mac mini for $429

+ Acer 15.6″ ConceptD 3 Ezel Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Laptop for $999 with FREE Bitdefender
+ 360° Hinge, Active Stylus Pen
+ 2.6 GHz Core i7 6-Core (10th Gen)
+ 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
+ 15.6″ 1920 x 1080 IPS Matte Touchscreen

+ Intel internal SSDs, five options, $42 to $165

+ flash deal ends Friday 10am ET: 18TB WD Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $300 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ flash deal starts Friday 10am ET: WD 6TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

November 25, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM Art for $799 [C/N/E/L/SA]

Prime time prime friends, you can have the new condition Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM Art for $799 until Thursday at 10am ET as one of the Adorama deals du jour. This is available in Canon EF, Nikon F, Leica L, Sony E and Sigma SA!

The rest of the Adorama dailies are:

+ Pelican MPB25 Water Resistant 25L Backpack for $100

+ Godox MoveLink M1 Compact Digital Wireless Microphone System for Cameras & Smartphones with 3.5mm (2.4 GHz) for $99

+ Philips Hue White & Color Ambiance Play Light Bar, Black, 2-Pack – With Philips Hue A19 Starter Kit, Includes 2x Single Bulb, Stand-Alone Bridge for $190

MEANWHiLE continuing at ADorama are their separate 14 days of deals…

November 3, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Monday: LumeCube, GVM, Induro, Nikon Aculon, Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 [N], Etc

Monday is here once again and we start with a new round of 7+1 B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 in Nikon F only

+ LumeCube 2.0 Portable Lighting Kit PLUS for $100

+ Induro GIT305L Grand Series 3 Stealth Carbon Fiber Tripod for $380

+ GVM Teleprompter TQ-M for Tablets and Smartphones with Remote Control & App for $119

+ refurbished Nikon 8×42 Aculon A211 Binoculars for $60

+ Genaray Contender LED Focusing Spot 3-Light Kit with Battery Module Kit (Daylight) for $730

+ refurbished TP-Link Archer A7 AC1750 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router for $30

+ flash deal: PogoCam Wearable HD Camera for $10

Meanwhile at the Monday Meh dailies you can have a 3-pack of 4000 mah Morphie Powerstation Plus charger with USB-C cable for $15 plus shipping. Or free S&H for paying Meh-members…

Then at the Woot dailies the headliner is yet another variant of the Apple sale (iPads, Macbooks, Minis) from $290 to $840… Then in “Computers” there’s a big MSI sale ($80 to $1430)…

Next up at the NewEgg dailies you can have a 12TB WD Elements external desktop HDD for $200 after a limited time promo code…

Then at the Amazon USA Gold Box the headliner is a Lenovo computer sale with an Ideapad 3 laptop and three computer monitors…

October 25, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Sigma 45mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary for $399 [Sony E] {also Battery Grips for Sony a-series, and Bushnell}

It’s a LENS-DAY at the Adorama daily deals running until Tuesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Sigma 45mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary for $399 in the Sony E option
+ the Leica L is not on sale

+ Green Extreme battery grips for select Sony a-series full frame mirrorless cameras (select a7 and a9 models) for $49
+ check product page, reviews, specs, etc for compatibility

+ NiSi 100mm Starter Kit III with V6 Filter Holder and Pro CPL for $349

Meanwhile at AMazon’s, one of their Monday daily deals is the Bushnell Falcon 133410 Binoculars with Case (Black, 7×35 mm) offered for the very specific price of $20.51. Free shipping for Prime members. Up to five per customer at the sale price. Sold and shipped by Amazon itself which by the way also offers the SAMSUNG Galaxy Buds Live True Wireless for $105 in various color schemes (US version)…

Then among the offers at the Bestest Buy you can find a 512GB Sandisk Ultra PLUS microSDXC going for $90, while the 2TB WD Easystore goes for $55…

September 13, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: ONA, GVM, Movo, Lenovo, Sigma 10-20/3.5 DC EX HSM for $299 [Nikon F], Acer Spin 713 ChromeOS, Etc

Quest your THIRST-DAY with yet another LENZE-DAY [yes, I know this is an irritating spelling of “lens”, that’s why I’m doing it :)] at the B&H Photo dailies going until 8/26/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier IFF sold out):

+ Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 in Nikon F only
+ the Canon EF is discontinued, while the Sony A and Sigma SA are not on sale
+ yes, a wide zoom APS-C lens, 15-30mm-ish equivalent-ish
+ it’s Shiguma time, believe it!

+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC (up to 300MB/sec, V90, U3, C10) for $150 after in-cart coupon

+ GVM Mini Waterproof RGB LED On-Camera Light for $99
+ bonus point: looks adorkable

+ ONA Brixton Camera/Laptop Messenger Bag (Leather, Dark Truffle) for $279 with FREE Canvas Wax
+ PRO TIP: ear wax is not a substitute for canvas wax

+ Logan 450-1: 40″ Artist Elite Mat Cutter for $135

+ Movo GH800 Carbon Fiber Professional Gimbal Tripod Head for $130

+ Lenova 15.6″ IdeaPad Gaming 3 Laptop for $599 with FREE Bitdefender 1-year subscription (up to five devices)
+ i5-10300H Quad, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080 IPS,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
+ bonus point: you can say hello to the Chinese government while its super-secret spyware is running 😉

IF you are fond of improving home-improvement, a limited time promo code gets you a $100 Lowe’s e-gift card for $95 among the NewEGG dailies… Up to three per customer… There’s also 12TB WD, monitor, TV, networking, headphone and the other usual options over there…

A fancy Chromebook is among the Thursday Best Buy dailies, the 13.5″ ACER Spin 713 going for $430. For that you get the i5-10210U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 2K VertiView 3:2 IPS Gorillaz touchscreen (2256 x 1504), backlit keyboard [VERY USEFUL], 360-degree rotation, up to 10 hours battery, two USB-C (DisplayPort support), one USB 3.0 Type A, microSD slot, HDMI 1.4, Wifi 6, 1-year warranty, etc… Oh, you also get a vial with “Tears of Windows” 😉

It averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 574 customer reviews as of the time of writing of this bog-post 🙂 The first customer review there says you can replace the SSD yourself if you are careful and know what you are doing (PRO TIP: abstain from coffee/sugar overdose before attempting this LOL)…

Per the Google Auto Update Expiration page, this will be getting updates until June 2028…

Don’t tell your coffee purist friends, but among the Amazon Gold Box offers for Thursday there’s a sale on select 80-packs of Maud Variety Packs of K-Cups for $24… One of the options is decaf, one is original, and one is “super flavored” [offer this to your coffee purist friends LOL]

UPDATE: not a back to back lens day at the Adorama dailies, instead, running until Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) it is the new condition Movo Photo UM700 USB Desktop Studio Microphone with Adjustable Polar Patterns going for $80 with free US shippings…

August 26, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, memory cards and storage, sigma Tagged With: , , , ,

Wedn: Sigma 150-600/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports for $1499 [EF], GVM, 12TB WD, 1TB CFexpress, Etc

OOPS, forgot about Dre, and also forgot about Tuesday! But time won’t stand still as everyone’s favorite Canadians sang a few years ago, and here we are, on Wednesday 8/25/21, just four months away from Christmas, are you sure you fit into your Santa Uniform?

We start with the B&H Photo daily deals with a LENZE-DAY!

+ Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM, part of the new Sigma “Sporty Spice” line-up [okay, Sports lineup] going for $1499 but only for Canon EF
+ the Nikon F and Sigma SA are not on sale

+ 12TB WD Elements external USB 3.0 HDD for $280

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

+ Manfrotto 608 Nitrotech Fluid Video Head and Aluminum Twin Leg Tripod with Ground Spreader for $650 after automatic in-cart qoupon

+ 1TB Wise Advanced CFX-B Series CFexpress Memory Card with CFexpress / SDXC Card Reader for $649

+ IDX CUE-H180 179Wh Compact Li-Ion V-Mount Battery for $199

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

Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary for $319 [E]

Also part of the Adorama dailies is another lens, I’m creating a separate post because it gets very confusing to put two lens names in a blog-post name, especially if they are made by a different manufacturer.

The lens is the new condition Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporiaries going for $319 in Sony E… As the “DC” in the model name suggests, this is an APS-C lens…

The other options (M43rds, Canon EF-M, Leica L) are not part of the sale (they go for $400).

The Adorama daily deals refresh at 10am ET every day, so this is good until Saturday at 10am ET, but because of the Passover holiday, this offer may repeat again [this is only my speculation]…

March 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

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: , ,

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: , ,

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: , , , , ,

Sunday: Sigma 17-50/2.8 f2.8 EX DC OS HSM (N) for $279, Etc

Bag the bags at the Meh daily deal, you can buy two FUL backpacks (from a choice of four) for $18 total. So that’s $9 per bag. Free shipping for Mehmebers. These are general use bags, not camera bags.

And now we have a Nikon LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM in the Nikon F system only for $279
+ the other SLR system options are not on sale

+ 3 Legged Zayla L-bracket for $46, four options

+ GVM GP-80FW Carbon Fiber Camera Slider with Flywheel (33″) for $99

+ CoreSWX Nano for $149 in your choice of V-mount or Gold mount

+ Sachtler Lite Case (Medium) for $120

+ 4id UVC smartphone sanitizers, three options, for $25 each

+ Cleer Flow headphones for $60

+ flash deals: Smith-Victor LED Ring Light (13.5″) for $80

+ next flash deal starts 3pm ET: Bescor LED RGBW Studio Light Panel

UPDATE: good until Sunday at 10am ET we have a couple of Adorama daily deals as follows:

+ CLAR FlexLite 16x20in / 40x51cm 100W Rollable Wireless Bicolor SMD LED Panel for $259

+ Joby GripTight ONE Mount for Smartphones for $13

December 26, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Tuesday: Metz, Sigma 40/1.4 DG HSM ART for $899 [C/N/E], Etc

Tuesday used to be (New) TunesDay but since that got moved to Friday, Tuesday is now ToonsDay 😉 And we have a new round of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ yes, it’s a LENS DAY back-to-back!
+ SIGMA 40mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $899
+ DSLR version in Canon EF and Nikon F
+ Mirrorless version in Sony E

+ Metz MegaBlitz flashes, 11 options, 44 AF-2 and M400, $100 to $130

+ SirUI SUP426SR Carbon-Fiber Photo/Video Monopod for $199

+ LuxLi Timpani 1×1 RGBAW LED Light for $700

+ 13.3″ Apple MacBook Airs (early 2020), five options, $880 to $1249
+ using conventional Intel processors
+ the new M1 silicon are the late 2020 models
+ already rumors talk of the upcoming M1x chip which is cannibalizing M1 sales 🙂

+ Hyper 27,000mAh HyperJuice USB Type-C Power Delivery 3.0 Battery for $120
+ two USB-C, one USB-A ports, 100W Power Delivery 3.0, etc

+ Core SWX batteries, 16 options, $399 to $1799

+ flash deal (ends 12pm ET): Miggo Agua Sling Bag 60 for $89
+ has a little bit of aqua-blue color to justify the name 😉

+ next flash deal (starts 12pm ET): LG G8X ThinQ Dual Screen Dual SIM Smartphone (128GB, Unlocked)
+ price before sale $500
+ poor LG getting hammered and squeezed in the blockbuster movie “Battle of the Titans: Samsung vs Apple vs China Inc”
+ not to be confused with the “Attack On Titan” manga/anime; the Titans haven’t eaten LG yet 😉

MEANWHILE at the Adorama daily deals [change Tuesday 10am ET] they have:

+ Gitzo GK0545T-82TQD Series 0 Traveler Tripod – 4 Section – with GH1382TQD Quick Release Center Ball Head for $450

+ LG 24MK430H-B 24″ Class 16:9 Full HD IPS Gaming Monitor with AMD FreeSync for $90

+ Nooie outdoor wifi security cam for $50

KINDA FREEBIE: if you are near a Habit Burger (part of the Burger 2.0 wave), you can get a free “Charburger with Cheese” when you download their app and purchase a regular size drink… The Charburger is more expensive than the regular drink 🙂

December 21, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , ,

Monday: Sigma 150-600 for $729 [C/N], SpyderX, DJi Mavic Mini, MeFoto, Dry Cabinets, LG, Gitzo, Etc

It’s not just any Monday today, it is Green Monday! Because we all reminisce longingly about Cyber Monday, so we need another named Monday 😉

But it carries some weight because it’s a LENS DAY during Monday 12/14/20 at the B&H daily deals good until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out… A weightlifter lens day 😉

+ Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporiaries for $729 in Canon EF or Nikon F options
+ optionally, under “Buy Together and Save” you can add the Sigma MC-11 mount converters for $99 each: either Sigma EF lenses to Sony E, or Sigma SA lenses to Sony E

+ DataColor SpyderX Photo Kit for $179
+ just like pixel-peeping [memo to self: be careful with the typos here!], calibration is also an officially recognized lifestyle

+ DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo with Hard-Shell Travel Case (Black) for $449
+ personally I’m waiting for the “Fly Less” combos 😉

+ MeFoto RoadTrip S Travel Tripod (Carbon Fiber) for $100 in five color options which can be color-coded for project or by person
+ because you know there are some people who freak out if anyone else touches their stuff [and that’s pre-COVID]

+ LG 27UK670 27″ 16:9 4K FreeSync IPS Monitor for $330

+ Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinets, nine options, $70 to $1000
+ because humidity and dust and such are not a lens’s best friend

+ also $15 Polsen studio headphones

Flash Deals
+ ends 10am ET: GITZO GT3532 Mountaineer Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod with 3-Way Fluid Head Kit for $859

+ starts 10am ET: Pelican 1507TP Air Case with TrekPak Insert

+ starts 2pm ET: Sennheiser EW 112P G4 Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier

+ starts 7pm ET: Polsen M-85 Professional Dynamic Handheld Microphone

MEANWHILE at the Adorama daily deals [change Monday 10am ET] there’s the Incase 16″ Reform Backpack with TENSAERLITE for $35 and the Zendure Q3 Qi-Compatible 7.5W Wireless Charger for $13…

UPDATE #1: it’s Samsung Day at the Best Buy dailies and it includes:

+ 128GB EVO Plus microSDXC for $21!
+ 1TB T7 portable external USB 3.0 SSD for $160

+ S20* and S10* smartphones
+ Tab S6 (10.5″, 256GB) Android tablet for $430

+ TVs, soundbars, smartwatches, robot vacuums, etc

UPDATE #2: the headliner at the Woot website is a Philips Hue system sale, with 15 options ranging from $18 to $180, including starter kits, light bulbs, hubs, light-bars, etc…

The sales also include CANAKIT Raspberry Pi kits ($65 to $90), various assorted former flagship Samsung Galaxy phones ($70 to $410), Birkenstock sandals ($22 to $40) because we all have a bit of a hippy inside us 🙂

December 13, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , ,

Monday: Sigma 24-70/2.8 DG OS HSM Art for $899 [C/N/E/L]

Hooray, hooray, Monday comes in with a great start, it’s a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals and what a lens too, it’s the new condition Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG OS HSM ART going for $899 with free US shipping and freebies depending on the mount option:

+ Nikon F version with FREE Sigma USB dock and FREE B+W 82mm UV Haze filter

+ Canon EF version with FREE B+W 82mm UV Haze filter

+ Sony E or Leica L with FREE B+W 82mm UV Haze filter

+ 256GB Lexar PRO 1667x UHS-II SDXC for $50

+ National Geographic 50mm f/12 AZ Refractor Telescope for $40
+ the UFOs are coming!

+ GVM RGB LED Studio 2-Light Soft Video Light Panel Kit 50RS2L for $330

+ Cooamer UVC Sterilization Lamp, three options, $15 to $40

+ and now something for the Zoom-Slack generations:
++ Xcellon wireless presenters for $10
++ AMX ACV-5100 Acendo Vibe Conferencing Soundbar with Integrated Webcam for $199

+ flash deal: SirUI VSK-5 Video Survival Kit for $140
+ next flash deal: ManFrotto TwistGrip ComPlete Kit

UPDATE: some action at the Best Buy dailies for Monday:

+ 64GB Sandisk Ultra Plus microSDXC for $15

+ 9.7-inch Nixplay LCD digiframe for $250

+ 1TB WD Blue internal SSD for $100

+ Nomatic ultimate travel backpack bundle for $180

+ and of course Poo-Pourri, now they can truly smell like roses 😉

Of e-reader interest under “Computers” at the Woot website there’s a trio of new condition 9th-generation 7-inch Kindle Oasis e-readers ranging from $150 to $200 (8GB = $150, 32GB = $170, 32GB + cellular = $200). They come with a 1-year Amazon warranty. This is the “previous generation”. The latest Kindles are the 10th generation which includes the Oasis 3. Neither uses USB-C. Once upon a time I knew this line-up by heart, now there’s way too many of them. Thankfully there’s a very nice Wackypedia page to sort them all out! I got started with the “Kindle Keyboard”, although I was ponderously pondering the 9.7-inch Kindle DX before that…

December 6, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , ,

Sigma Lens Instant Savings (74 options)

Shiguma time! If you are a fan of their lenses, DSLR or mirrorless, prime or zoom, APS-C or full frame or other-frame, B&H Photo is hosting an Instant Savings promotion with 74 options with prices ranging from $149 (lens mounts) to $289 (30/1.4 DC DN) all the way up to $1849 for the weightlifter’s favorite (150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sporty-Spice)

December 3, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: ,

Pre-order the new Sigma I-series compact mirrorless lenses (E/L)

Shiguma strikes again with a new line-up of lenses, the I-series. These are mirrorless-exclusive full-frame compact-priority lenses and they are coming out for the Sony E and Leica L 35mm-full-frame mirrorless systems. The three lenses are:

+ 24mm f3.5 DG DN for $549
+ 35mm f2 DG DN for $639
+ 65mm f2 DG DN for $699

Initially at least, the prices are the same, there is no “Leica tax”. Of course prices can change over time, eg the E-system lenses getting discounted but not the Leica [pure speculation of course].

You can preorder these lenses at B&H Photo and Adorama…

Read more about them at the B&H Explora which includes hands-on impressions and sample pictures…

December 1, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , ,

Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN [Sony E] for $339

Hooray hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the latest incarnation of the Adorama daily deals, this lot good until Sunday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out)…

+ Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN for Sony E only for $339

+ Dolica 62″ Proline Aluminum Alloy Tripod and Ball Head for $35

+ Flashpoint eVOLV 200 TTL Pocket Flash Exclusive HexaPop Kit (Godox AD200 TTL Pocket Flash) for $319

+ AKG K-701 headphones for $159

November 28, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sigma Lenses Instant Savings (74 options, C/N/E/K/A/SA/L/m43)

Sigma is participating in the Black Friday festivities with an Instant Savings promotion that includes 74 options. While it may sound like a lot, keep in mind that Sigma makes lenses for various camera systems, and each one is a separate listing. There’s also some mount adapters and flashes too. Oh, and a couple of dp-series Quattro Big Sensor Primes!

Most of the lenses get either one or two freebies. The freebies are mainly a Sigma USB Dock or some filter kit (Sigma or Tiffen or other ~ partially depending on the price of the lens)…

There are options for Canon EF and EF-M, and Nikon F, and Sony E, and M43rds and Pentax K and Sony A and Sigma SA and Leica L too!

There are too many options to list here individually, here are some examples:

+ Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM for $369 in C/N/K/A

+ Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 DG OS HSM Sporty Spice for $1339 with FREE USB Sigma Dock and B+W 82mm filter in C/N/SA

+ Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG HSM Art for $1049 with FREE Sigma USB Dock and B&W 86mm filter in C/N/SA

November 27, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sigma Tagged With:

Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG HSM Art with FREE Vanguard Alta Pro 264AT Tripod and TBH-100 Head with Arca-Swiss Type QR Plate for $799 [C/N] {other freebies for other systems}

There’s a special place in photographer’s historic hearts for the 50mm prime lens, and if you like the f1.4 aperture, you may be interested in this new Shiguma offer, their 50mm f1.4 DG HSM Art lens is on sale for $799 at authorized dealers. The freebies vary as follows:

At Adorama’s, Nikon F and Canon EF users get a free Sigma USB dock and the big freebie, a Vanguard Alta Pro 264AT Tripod and TBH-100 Head with Arca-Swiss Type QR Plate which goes for $180 on its own!

At B&H Photo you get a free Sigma USB dock and a free Hoya filter kit in the Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Leica L, Sigma SA “color schemes” [okay, lens mount options]. The Sony E is at the same price BUT it does not include a free USB dock…

November 24, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , , ,

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.

November 24, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , ,

Sigma 70mm f2.8 DG ART Macro for $479 [C]

I forgot about Dre, and also forgot about the Adorama daily deals where’s it’s another lens day! This set of offers ends on Tuesday at 10am ET [or earlier if sold out]:

+ Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG ART Macro for Canon EF for $479
+ only the Canon, and nothing more

+ Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro TTL R2 Battery-Powered Monolight With Glow 24″ HexaPop for $499

+ Qnap TS-251D 2-Bay NAS Enclosure, Intel Celeron J4005 Dual-Core 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM for $230
+ finally a good use for Celery processors 🙂

UPDATE: among the Woot daily deals (expire Tuesday 11:59pm [hello] central) they have Kindle e-readers and tablets starting at $20, previous gen Android phones, Macbooks and iPads, all of the refurbished kind of course…

UPDATE #2: FREE coffee until the end of 2020 at Panera Bread when you subscribe to their Netflix-style coffee plan (use coupon code FREETIL2021 which is already built-into this link]. If you don’t cancel it, it will auto-renew at the standard rate of $9/month. You can cancel it online or using their app. This includes free (hot or iced) coffee and hot tea. Every two hours you can go and get free refills too. The other more expensive drinks are not included (no espresso-based drinks, no iced tea, no cold brew, no extra syrups, etc). The trick here is to resist getting other things (pastries, sweets, etc) every time you go in for the free coffee. Which is really their plan because many people many times won’t/can’t resist 🙂

November 23, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DC OS HSM Contemporary with FREE USB Dock for $799 [Nikon only]

iT’S A LENS DAY but only for Nikon photographers at the Adorama daily deals. Good until Sunday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) you can get the new condition Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens in the Nikon F mount with a FREE Nikon USB Dock for $799 with free US shipping… The Canon version and the Sigma SA version [shoutout to the five brave SA users still out there!] go for $899 each…

There’s a couple of other daily deals at Adorama as well:

+ Joby GorillaPod 5K Tripod Kit with Rig for $80

+ Polar Pro Peter McKinnon Edition 82mm Variable ND 2-5 and 6-9 Stop Filter for $350

November 21, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,