Tamron has started a new $100 mail-in rebate on their very popular optically image-stabilized 24-70mm f/2.8 SP Di VC USD and 70-200mm f/2.8 SP Di VC USD. It makes the current price $1199.00 AR and $1399.00 AR respectively.
Savvy deal-finders (you’re reading this site, that means you!) will wait to see if Cameraland via eBay — they’re a Tamron authorized dealer — offers these lenses for $999 AR and $1199 AR respectively, as they did during the last rebate. Catch is, they only sell a few at this price, if at all. To get e-mailed when they are available, sign-up for a notification by clicking the “Notify” button on the lens pages (24-70 VC, 70-200 VC).
We’ve been asked: there are a few Amazon third-party sellers (notably “Photo4Less”) currently selling the lens for $999, are these eligible for the mail-in rebate rebate? The answer is no, Photo4Less is not an authorized Tamron dealer. However $999 is a pretty good deal if you don’t want to wait for a Cameraland sale and are willing to deal with Photo4Less for warranty. They have two left in-stock at this price.
The lenses that Camera Land were offering were demos. And I believe their price was $1100, at least according to their webpage from Nov 2013.
Hi Steven, all readers who bought one reported getting brand new unopened in-box, and were eligible for the $100 manufacturer mail-in rebate at the time which made the final price $999.
I think the “demo” note is just to get around minimum advertised price issues. I find it hard to believe that one camera store will have 5 or 10 “demo” copies of the same lens…
Thanks for the update and explanation. Makes sense.
If you need to confirm that the Tamron product you’re purchasing is an official import and comes with their 6-year warranty, go to Tamron’s “dealer finder” website here:
http://www.tamron-usa.com/dealers.php