Canon Direct Store Site-Wide Sale: $50 off $500

Posted October 24, 2013 at 12:23 am EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 0 comments.

The Canon Direct Store is running a new promotion: $50 off a purchase of $500 (or, $25 off a purchase of $250), valid on anything, refurbished or new.

Best of all it can be stacked with the currently running instant or mail-in rebates. Lenses that are already on rebate are a good deal, for example:

New 600EX-RT for $449 (add filler to hit $500)
New EF 35mm f/2 IS USM for $499
New EF-S 10-22mm for $549
New EF 70-200mm f/4L USM for $579 after MIR
New EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro for $849 after MIR
Refurbished EOS 6D for $1469.20

Unfortunately the Canon Direct Store does charge sales tax to almost all states.

Canon Mail-in Rebates Received in Less Than 3 Weeks

Posted October 22, 2013 at 9:51 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 12 comments.

Good news: Canon is following through on their rebate promises, and in record time. Quite a few readers have reported they have already received their rebates. These mail-in rebate claims were submitted in early October, after the first big Best Buy sale. Three weeks is a great turn-around-time when Canon’s site says to allow 60 days for the claim. Thanks to readers Wade and Steve for this info!

If you purchased one of the recent deals don’t forget to pre-submit your rebate before mailing it in. The promotion id is 819101650.

B&H, Amazon, Adorama, and other authorized dealers are still featuring the rebates. They continue on through to the end of the holidays. Hopefully these one-day double-dip deals continue, where retailers discount by the amount of the instant rebate. If you want to get notified whenever a retailer double-dips, please sign-up for a notification using the ‘Notify’ button at the top of the main page.

Latest Double Dip: EF 50mm f/1.2L for $1259 at B&H

Posted October 21, 2013 at 7:50 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 11 comments.

EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Standard Lens

$1219.00

Deal Expired

B&H Photo Video has the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM for $1259.00 after a $180 mail-in rebate. This is the cheapest price that we’ve seen for this lens in over 5 years, since May of 2008. They’re offering a 4% reward as well. You need to add to cart and start checkout to see this special price.

UPDATE: Both Amazon and Adorama have this price too.

This is the latest in a series of double-dips. As with all double-dips this price will last only hours. The price war and competition between the camera stores this week has been furious, but great for us customers!

Hot Deal, Lowest Ever: EOS 5D Mark III for $2699 from Amazon

Posted October 21, 2013 at 4:22 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 17 comments.

EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera

$2299.94

Deal Expired

Amazon has the Canon EOS 5D Mark III for $2699.00. This is the lowest price that we’ve ever seen for this camera from an authorized dealer, period.

Add to cart to see the price. You can also get a free SD card, bag, and battery.

We’ll be watching closely for other retailers to match and will make more posts if they do.

UPDATE: B&H lowered to $2999 (plus a 4% reward)
UPDATE 2: Done after 7 hours. Amazon is up to $2999.

EOS 5D Mark III for $2549 at BigValueInc via eBay

Posted October 21, 2013 at 10:05 am EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 2 comments.

EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera

$1999.00

Deal Expired

This deal is back: BigValueInc via eBay has the Canon EOS 5D Mark III for $2549.99. This is pretty close to the lowest price that we’ve seen from an unauthorized dealer, ever.

Compare with $3099 in an active B&H deal. Or, a fantastic deal at Adorama, $3999 for 5D3 + 24-105mm + Speedlite + a Pro-1 Pigment printer.

BigValueInc via eBay is not an authorized dealer, but the last few sales the vast majority of our readers report getting US model items. It is likely worth it for the large savings!

EOS 6D Still $1574 at BestBuy, $1519 Refurbished at Canon

Posted October 20, 2013 at 9:43 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 9 comments.

	EOS 6D Digital SLR Camera	$964.95 Deal Expired

	Refurbished EOS 6D Digital SLR Camera	$1519.20 Deal Expired

If you missed the flurry of recent 6D deals, there’s still two of note: Best Buy has the Canon EOS 6D for $1574.99. You also get a free camera bag. Unfortunately this doesn’t come with as many bonuses or rewards as the previous sales, but is still a good price for this full-frame body.

Another option is the Canon Refurb Store: they’ve lowered the price of the Refurbished EOS 6D to $1519.20 (from $1599).

All these 6D price drops and deals suggest that Canon is feeling the heat from both the recent D600 price drop (now $1679) as well as the recent Sony A7 announcement (at $1698). Is this a sign that more 6D sales are on the horizon?

Canon Store: Buy 1 Get 4 Free Photo Paper Deals

Posted October 20, 2013 at 12:30 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 0 comments.

The Canon Direct Store is running a great deal today on photo paper: buy 1 get 4 free. Some of the best deals are (after including the free paper):

250 sheets Photo Paper Glossy 4×6 for only $7.99
100 sheets Photo Paper Glossy 5×7 for only $9.99
250 sheets Photo Paper Pro Luster or Plus Semi Gloss 8.5×11 for only $34.99

Check out the photo paper currently on sale. They’re also offering 100 free sheets of Glossy 4×6 if you buy at least $40 worth. Now’s probably a great time to stock up, especially if you recently bought a Pixma PRO printer!