Do you guys know if B&H Photo does those early access deals for Black Friday 2026 or is it strictly on the day? I'm looking to upgrade my video kit for a big wedding shoot I have in mid-December and I'm really torn between pulling the trigger now or waiting for the holiday sales to actually hit. I've got about $3500 saved up and I'm looking at two main setups.

Option A is the Sony FX3 which I really want for the XLR handle and the fan, but Option B is getting an A7SIII and spending the leftover cash on a better GM lens. Adorama usually has their early bird stuff for members, but I've always preferred the B&H store since I can just take the subway into Manhattan and pick it up myself. It saves me the anxiety of shipping a 3k camera to my apartment building where packages go missing all the time lol.

I'm worried if I wait until the actual Black Friday weekend the stock is gonna be gone or I wont get it in time for my gig on the 12th. Does B&H have a loyalty program or like an email list that gets the codes a week early? Or should I just jump on the Adorama VIP360 thing if they're gonna go live sooner? I really want to stick with B&H because of the Payboo card tax benefit but that's only worth it if they actually have the stock...