Yearly Archives: 2014

Street Price Blowout Special: 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS for $1279 AR


With the recent announcement of the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II at $2199, it’s no surprise dealers are looking to move the older EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (mark 1 version).

We now have a special street price of $1279 after the $200 Canon mail-in rebate, brand new from Canon authorized dealers with full Canon USA warranty. No tax and free shipping. That’s a whopping 42% less expensive than the new lens. There is very limited stock left of the old lens, so this price is only available while quantities last — and after that, it’s gone for good.

We also have great street prices on other lenses:

If you’ve been following prices on the 100-400mm mk I (perhaps through our handy price graphs), you’ll see this $1279 AR price is the lowest price seen for this lens in six years, since December 2008.



SL1 + 18-55 STM + 75-300 + PIXMA PRO-100 for $399 AR at Adorama


If you didn’t do a printer rebate yet, here’s another great deal: Adorama has a bundle of the EOS Rebel SL1 with 18-55mm Kit, EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III, and PIXMA PRO-100 for $399.00, after a $300 mail-in rebate (camera + printer).

Click here to check out the deal at Adorama.

This is the new lowest ever we’ve seen for the SL1 with 18-55mm IS STM, the previous low was $470 during Holiday 2013. You also get a free printer and 75-300mm, making it a great starter kit.

Also compare vs. a refurbished SL1 + 18-55 for $359 in a one day sale at the Canon Direct Store.



Street Price Drop: EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM for $629 Authorized

The street price on the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM recently dropped to $629.99 — brand new from Canon USA authorized dealers with a full Canon USA warranty. Free shipping and no tax.

Fill out the street price form for more info, or read more about street prices at our FAQ. See all the other street prices.

This lens at this price is a “white-box” lens, that is, a lens that is taken from a 5D Mark III or 6D kit. This is the lowest price we’ve ever seen for a brand new EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM from an authorized dealer, and close to the $599 price for a refurbished EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM from Adorama via eBay.



Canon Refurb Store: 15%-Off Lenses, Speedlites, Starting Tonight!

We’re told the Canon Direct Store will be starting a refurbished sale tonight: 15%-off Lenses and Speedlites. The sale runs for two weeks, until December 20th.

The catch is: absolutely nothing good is in-stock, having been picked clean during the Thanksgiving week sale. As with previous sales, we do expect one or two great restocks during the sale, but they will sell out within minutes.

This is a good time to remind you about our e-mail notification system, which e-mails you the instant an item is in-stock below your target price (you can choose either brand new, or used/refurbished). We put together a new notification management page where you can see all your active notifications (and manage them from one convenient page).

You can also set notifications on out-of-stock refurbished items from our refurbished stock tracker.



Still Live, Positive Stories: 5D Mark III + 24-105L (Import) $2699 at 6ave


This hot deal on an import 5D Mark III + 24-105L is still live, but not for long: 6th Ave via eBay has the Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF 24-105L IS Kit for $2699.99. This is the lowest price we’ve ever seen for this kit (by $200), and is $500 lower than our street price. This was a Cyber Monday deal.

It is an import (read our FAQ about that), and judging by some of the comments on our previous post, some readers are still a bit uncomfortable with that. We think this is an excellent, legitimate deal, and positive reports from all around are starting to come in:

  • Some customers have started to receive their purchases, and positive feedback for the retailer on this specific item is coming in on eBay.

  • One member of the popular (and newly re-designed) Photography-On-The.Net forums shared photos of their unboxing of this purchase — a brand new 5D Mark III and lens, in a regular 5D Mark III + 24-105L kit box, and accessories looks intact.

(Photos courtesy of sschaef1 on Photography-On-The.Net)

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7D Mark II Street Price Live Again at $1639, Plus Doorbusters


The street price on the 7D Mark II is live again at $1639.99 from authorized Canon USA dealers with full Canon USA warranty. We also have a few other configurations (please add a comment to the form if you’re interested in the other packages.)

DOORBUSTER! We had a doorbuster offer for the first 10 readers to order each of the below bundles, but those doorbuster offers are all sold out now. Sorry! You can still order the bundles below at the stated price.



Live Again at Adorama: 6D + PRO-10 for $1249 AR, +24-105 $1849 AR


UPDATE: Deal has been sweetened: you get a free Lexar 64GB 600x SDHC card ($52), a free LP-E6 ($57), and a Lowepro bag. Quite incredible!

Back for a third time, if you missed the previous two:

Adorama has the EOS 6D, PIXMA PRO-10, and LP-E6 Battery for $1249.00, after ADD TO CART and a $650 mail-in rebate.

Click here and then ADD TO CART to see the deal at Adorama; also check out a bundle that includes the 24-105mm f/4L IS USM for $1849.00, after a $650 mail-in rebate.

Note this is the pigment-based PIXMA PRO-10, not the usual dye-based PIXMA PRO-100 printer normally included in these deals. The PIXMA PRO-10 regularly goes for $699.00.

These are the lowest prices we’ve ever seen on the EOS 6D from an authorized dealer. Yes, you can stack the $300 + $350 rebates. Read our Canon rebates FAQ for more details.