As previously warned, the Canon rebate period ended yesterday, and we’ve seen some changes to the rebates. Here’s a recap of everything that happened at midnight:
- The long-running mail-in rebate has finally ended. The lens mail-in rebates were not renewed, so there was an increase in the price of lenses as of today.
- Canon started instant rebates on lenses. In most cases, however, the instant rebate is less than the expired mail-in rebate amounts (some are the same). So this is a net increase in price on most Canon lenses. We’re happy to see instant rebates (instead of mail-in) but unfortunately instant rebate promotions never seem to be as good as mail-in rebates. Our street prices do not yet factor in these instant rebates, we expect to have our street prices aligned within the next couple days.
- Canon started a mail-in rebate on printers only. This mail-in rebate is the same value as before (up to $350, when you purchase printer + camera + paper). So the B&H and Adorama bundle deals or BuyDig 70D deal still live on, although B&H is now showing “back-ordered” again on printers.
- The Creative Cloud + KelbyOne Promotion is still active and runs until October 3rd.
The mail-in rebates, instant rebates, and Creative Cloud promotion all expire on October 3rd. Barring any major surprises, we’re not expecting any price changes until then.
