KEH Camera started a hot sale for two days only, on used gear: save 15% on a purchase of $1000 or more, save 10% on a purchase of $500 or more, and save 5% on all other purchases. The sale ends on Wednesday evening. You need to apply coupon code “BMSM2A” at checkout to activate the deal. Check out our KEH Stock Tracker to see all the items available.

This is an extremely good deal, as you can get 15%-off of any major purchase (over $1000). We rarely see 15%-off at KEH!

KEH Camera is a very well known and reputable used camera dealer. They have very conservative used ratings, feature great prices, and include a 180-day warranty on used purchases.

Some of the best deals available at this time are:

• EOS 6D Mark II starting from $909.76 (EX)
• EOS 80D starting from $660.90 (EX)
• EOS RP starting from $818.10 (EX+)
• EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM starting from $1416.95 (EX+)
• EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II starting from $1162.06 (BGN)
• EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM starting from $1038.92 (BGN)
• EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM starting from $1036.15 (BGN)
• EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM starting from $1480.70 (EX+)
• EF 50mm f/1.2L USM starting from $903.35 (EX)
• EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM starting from $1019.15 (EX+)
• TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II starting from $1319.20 (EX+)
• Sports 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM for Canon EF starting from $872.22 (BGN)
• Art 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM for Canon starting from $993.65 (EX+)
• EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x starting from $6799.15 (EX+)
• EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II starting from $4754.76 (EX)
• EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM starting from $5876.36 (EX)
• EF 200mm f/2L IS USM starting from $3854.33 (EX)

Canon USA made a major update to their authorized dealer list — in their February 13th update, they removed 86 authorized dealers, nearly 20% of their network. This is one of the largest mass-removals that we’ve seen.

Industry sources tell us that the changes were targeted towards smaller stores, as well as online-only dealers, in a bid to reduce Canon USA’s operating costs — fewer dealers means less Canon USA expenditure on sales management, marketing, operations, and compliance. The wide gap between Canon USA authorized prices and grey market prices suggests that Canon USA’s cost structure has been uncompetitive compared to other global Canon subsidiaries, and this dealer consolidation is the latest in a series of actions that have included layoffs as well as closure of their Jamesburg NJ service center.

Notable removals include military exchanges (Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Coast Guard Exchange, and others) selling at a discount to US military personnel, camera broker KEH (which used to sell new Canon items alongside their used inventory), and eBay dealers Datavision and Profeel. California and New York state saw the largest reduction in dealers, with 15 and 11 removed respectively.

UPDATE: Canon has published a new list as of February 18th, which adds back the military exchanges, and a few other dealers. We are told that these erroneous removals were “administrative errors”.

Sources also inform us of other upcoming price structure and policy changes as Canon USA continues to transform their operating model, we’ll report on this in the future as more details are known. We can only hope that savings are passed onto consumers in the form of lower prices. In general though, fewer dealers and more pricing restrictions generally decreases price competition, a strategy adopted by an increasing number of premium electronics manufacturers in recent years.

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Luminar is having a Valentine’s Day Sale on Luminar 4. Until February 16th, they’re discounting Luminar 4 to $69 (when you use promotional code “CPW” at checkout), and also giving a free bonus “Romantic Looks & Skies Pack”.

This well-reviewed software features several new AI-powered enhancement tools including automatic sky replacement and an automatic skin enhancer (for portraits). These AI adjustments allow powerful edits without manual selections or masks. It regularly retails for $89, so check out the Luminar 4 sale before the deal expires on February 16th.