Recent Refurbished Purchases (Live)

EOS 6D — $1295 Refurbished or $1339 AR Brand New Authorized

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EOS 6D Digital SLR Camera
Refurbished EOS 6D Digital SLR Camera
$1295.28
Deal Expired
EOS 6D Street Price
EOS 6D Street Price
$1340.00
Deal Expired

The Canon Direct Store just restocked EOS 6D at $1295.28, with flat-rate $9 overnight shipping with coupon code “RUDOLPH”. The Canon Direct Store charges tax to almost all States.

If you prefer brand new from an authorized dealer, no tax to most states, we still have a great street price of $1339 after the Canon $300 mail-in rebate. Most of the printer bundles have now disappeared.

If you don’t want to do a mail-in rebate, consider the import / gray market $1299 at 6ave via eBay.

Our expectation (based on past experience) is the current $300 mail-in rebate will be reduced in value or removed after the current rebate expires on January 3rd, 2015.


5D Mark III: eBay $2329, Bundle $2499 AR, Street Price $2469 AR

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EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera
EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera
$2259.99
Deal Expired
EOS 5D Mark III + PIXMA PRO-100 Bundle
EOS 5D Mark III + PIXMA PRO-100 Bundle
$2499.00
Deal Expired

Prices on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III continue to edge downwards. The $300 mail-in rebate expires on January 3rd, 2015, and we don’t think it will be renewed at its full value.

Get It Digital via eBay has the Canon EOS 5D Mark III for $2329.00. This is gray market / import. This is the new lowest price ever seen for this camera (body only).

Authorized dealer Adorama has a bundle of the EOS 5D Mark III and many sweeteners: a PIXMA PRO-100, LP-E6 Battery, Adventura 170 Shoulder Bag, Lexar 64GB SD card, warranty, and software for $2498.99, after a $600 mail-in rebate.

Finally, if you don’t need a printer, we continue to have our 5D Mark III street price of $2469 AR, brand new from an authorized dealer with full Canon USA warranty.


Refurbished Sigma Art 50mm f/1.4 for $799 Beach Camera via Amazon

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Art 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon Standard Lens
Refurbished Art 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon Standard Lens
$799.00
Refurbished
In Stock

Beach Camera via Amazon has the refurbished Sigma Art 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon for only $799.00. According to Amazon, they only have 12 in-stock at this price. Beach Camera, also known as BuyDig, is an authorized Sigma dealer. Tax only to NJ.

This is a fantastic deal for a highly rated lens that was only introduced in April of this year. Compare with our brand new street price of $854 or the regular price of $949.


B&H DealZone: 13.3″ Retina Macbook Pro with 2.8 GHz i7 for $1449

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13.3" MacBook Pro with Retina Display (Late 2013) Computer
$1449.00
Deal Expired

It’s nice to see great computer deals via B&H’s DealZone: they have the Apple 13.3″ MacBook Pro with Retina Display for $1449.00, which is about $500 off! Today only. Free overnight!

This is 13.3″ Retina Display MacBook Pro with a 2.8 GHz Dual-Core i7, 8 GB RAM, and 512 GB of flash storage. It’s a Late-2013 MacBook (but note the Late-2013 and Mid-2014 MacBooks are effectively identical). It really is $500 less than the comparable Mid-2014 model. All in all, a great deal on a nice laptop (although my tiny complaint with this setup would be the 8 GB RAM, which is just marginally sufficient for photo-related tasks.)


BG-E16 for EOS 7D Mark II for $215 at B&H, Free Overnight

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BG-E16 Battery Grip for EOS 7D Mark II Battery Grip
BG-E16 Battery Grip for EOS 7D Mark II Battery Grip
$209.00
Deal Expired

Prices on the Canon BG-E16 Battery Grip for EOS 7D Mark II have come down a lot since its introduction at $269 — B&H Photo Video now has it for $214.90, which is the lowest price ever seen. They’re also offering free overnight shipping — if ordered by tomorrow, it will arrive on Tuesday!

As for the camera itself, we continue to have a street price of $1639 on the 7D Mark II, or you can also check out a great bundle including printer for $1699 at Adorama.


Refurb Sale on Lenses is Over! Street Prices on Lenses Still Available

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The Canon direct store refurbished sale (15%-off) is now over, without any restock. In the end, less than 20 each of the desirable lenses were sold during the sale. As there are thousands of people waiting for a restock on each of those items, it’s no wonder these sales are nicknamed “lens lotteries”.

If you’re still looking for a lens before Christmas, we still have great street prices available — these are brand new from authorized dealers, should ship Monday, and no tax charged to most states. The mail-in rebate ends on January 3rd; historically the December rebate has been the best rebate of the year. We don’t have any info on a possible extension, but our one data point is last year’s December rebate was not renewed in January.

Also consider some great street prices on bodies, or check out our run down of advertised holiday deals.


Refurbished: 30% off 70D + 18-55 IS STM ($750), 7D ($680)

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EOS 70D with 18-55 IS STM Kit Digital SLR Camera
Refurbished EOS 70D with 18-55 IS STM Kit Digital SLR Camera
$979.20
Deal Expired
EOS 7D Digital SLR Camera
Refurbished EOS 7D Digital SLR Camera
$777.08
Deal Expired

This deal is back, and has been sweetened: the Canon Direct Store is featuring 30%-off the refurbished EOS 70D with 18-55 IS STM and refurbished EOS 7D, and flat-rate $9 overnight shipping with coupon code “RUDOLPH”.

As usual, our refurbished tracker has the full details of all refurbs available.

Sadly, the 15%-off lenses sale is now over, with no further restock seen.