Last Updated on 11/23/2016 by Chris Gampat
It is really easy to get caught up in the hoopla and hype surrounding new cameras and lenses, but lets be honest people, there are so many more things that we can all be focusing on to improve out photography. Everything from better techniques to better tech for processing. Since most of the photography focused sites will be sharing some incredible camera and lens gear deals this weekend, I wanted to take a minute and focus on some killer deals for other products that you can use as a photographer.
Lets jump into it…
#1 Monitors
Really people, we know a lot of photographers who skimp on their retouching monitors and this is one place where you should really invest in a quality option. It doesn’t even have to be an expensive 4K option, even a nice IPS 2K screen is a serious upgrade over the 1080p screens so many of you are using. Here are a few of the killer deals on monitors that we are aware of:
- ASUS PB277Q 27″ WQHD – $259 – Get It Here
- HP Pavilion 32-inch QHD – $329 – Get It Here
- BenQ GW Series GW2765HT 27-Inch – $319 – Get It Here
- BenQ 27-inch SW2700PT (100% Adobe RGB) – $599 – Get It Here
- Dell W19d6 27″ 4K – $591 – Get It Here
#2 Graphic Tablets
You might feel like you can do anything with the mouse and keyboard that you can do with the graphic tablet, but if you really want to up your retouching game and take your processing to the next level, using a graphic tablet is one way to do so. The level of fine control that you have with one is so much more than that you have with a mouse. It just takes some getting used to, here are a few deals on tablets that we are aware of:
- Wacom Intuos Draw CTL490DW – $63 – Get It Here
- Wacom Intuos Pro Medium – $289 – Get It Here
- Wacom Intuos Art Pen Medium – $157 – Get It Here
#3 Personal Cloud or NAS Storage Backup
Ok, this one may not improve your photography per say, but it will allow you to easily access your images and files from anywhere as well as give you the piece of mind knowing that your files are backed up and safe in another location away from your computer. There are a ton of options out there, but here are several that we think you should look at:
- WD PR2100 – $399 – Get It Here
- QNAP TS-251 – $259 – Get It Here
- Synology DS216j – $169 – Get It Here
- Drobo 5N – $412 – Get It Here
#4 Camera Memory
We all need it, and we constantly need more of it. Here are some of the best deals on SD and CF memory that we have found:
- Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB SD Card – $34.99 – Get It Here
- PNY 128GB SD – $39.99 – Get It Here
- Lexar Professional 1066x 32GB 2 Pack – $69.95 – Get It Here
- SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB CF – $144 – Get It Here