Canon Refurb Store — 15% Off Lenses Restocked at 11 AM ET


The Canon Direct Store sale on refurbished lenses just restocked. They’re offering 15% off. See above for the most desirable items. See the refurbished stock tracker for all items in stock.

Many readers bought the item they wanted by setting an e-mail notification on a specific item, and they were notified within minutes when the restock happened at 11:00 AM ET. You can check out 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).

It’s important to set notifications on specific items as these happen automatically when the restock happens. If you’re only notified on main-page blog posts, there is a slight delay as we have to create the blog post first — we’re fast, but as you can see it still takes a good ten minutes (after which the bulk of the desirable lenses are gone).




Canon Refurbished Sale: Rebel T5i $363, G1X, G15, S110, and D20


The Canon Direct Store kicked off a few more discounts on the Rebel T5i and popular PowerShots. This is day 4 of their “12 Days of Deals”. We’re still waiting for a refurbished lens restock — the discount is currently 15%-off refurbished lenses and speedlites, but no stock of either has been seen yet.

This is the new lowest-ever refurbished price for the Rebel T5i at $363.99. Previous low was $419.99.



Ships on Thursday: New 100-400 II from Profeel eBay (8 Copies Only)


Authorized Canon USA dealer Profeel via eBay has let us know they have exactly eight copies unreserved in their first allocation of the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II. It’s available for $2199.00 via their eBay storefront.

UPDATE: 8 became 10 as some pre-orders cancelled, freeing up inventory. The 10 that were available to ship on Thursday have now SOLD OUT. Any orders now are for second allocation, TBD.

The first batch is scheduled to ship out on Thursday, December 11th (barring any weather-related issues), so this is your chance to guarantee a copy of this lens on launch day. From what we’re hearing from several different retailers, it looks like supply is much tighter on this lens compared to other recent releases (7D Mark II, 16-35 f/4L IS). As a result, we are expecting that many stores’ pre-orders will not be filled and shipped immediately.



eBay Deals on Bodies: 1D-X $4669, 5D Mark III $2373, 6D $1299


The deals continue via eBay Daily Deals: we’re now seeing import body prices edge down slightly ($20-30) from the Black Friday / Cyber Monday specials.

6th Ave via eBay has the:

These are the new lowest-ever prices for brand new (import) bodies. Read our FAQ about imports, but in short, a Canon USA warranty is not guaranteed, and the store provides a warranty instead.

These deals are all from 6ave via eBay, which also featured the now-expired 5D Mark III + 24-105L for $2699 deal which sold out at 468 kits sold, and received good positive feedback from readers.



7D Mark II + PIXMA PRO-100 Bundle for $1699 AR at Adorama


Adorama has a bundle of the EOS 7D Mark II, PIXMA PRO-100, free paper, memory card, bag, and one-year accidental damage warranty for $1699.00, after the $350 mail-in rebate.

Please note the limit of one bundle per mail-in rebate period.

Click here to check out the deal at Adorama.

If you don’t want a printer or can’t do a rebate, our street price on the EOS 7D Mark II is now $1639.



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.