Last Week for Rebates; Canon Price Change Coming in April

A reminder that this is the last week for Canon’s mail-in rebate: of up to $200 off twenty different L-lenses. Purchases must be dated March 29th or before to be eligible for the rebate.

We have also heard that a “price adjustment” (and not the good kind) will happen a few days after the rebate period ends. At this time we recommend purchases during the current rebate or refurb sale as it may be the lowest prices that we’ll see for a while. We’ll provide more details as we hear…

We list the lenses, the rebate amount, and after-rebate prices below. Some of the lenses (in bold) are great deals as the price is close to the very low prices that we saw last year! There have been a few double-dips (even a triple-dip) but no major movements on prices during this month.

Here’s a link to the mail-in rebate form. Just like previous rebates, the rebate is given in the form of an AMEX gift card, which can be refunded to a check on demand. Recent Canon mail-in rebates have been highly reliable.




Hot: Canon Refurbished Sale (20%-Off) Restocked!

The Canon Direct Store sale was just restocked! They are offering 20% off refurbished bodies, lenses, and flashes, unfortunately excluding the 5D Mark III, 6D, and 1D-X.

Here are some of the hottest deals in the restock:

As with previous sales, these items will likely sell out within minutes. Remember, refurbs come with a one-year Canon warranty, and you can get free group shipping with coupon “SHIP14FF”.

You can see what else is in stock on the CanonPriceWatch Refurbished Stock Tracker. If the item you are interested in is still not in stock, or sold out, please sign-up for a specific notification on that item (click the ‘Notify’ buttons on the tracker page).



Canon Refurbished Sale Started — 20% Off Almost Everything!



The Canon Direct Store sale is now underway: 20% off refurbished bodies, lenses, and flashes, unfortunately excluding the 5D Mark III, 6D, and 1D-X. The sale runs until next Sunday.

UPDATE: The 135L, 14L and 100mm lenses are known to be glitchy, and no one has been able to checkout with them, even though their website still shows stock…

The most desired item (70-200 II) was sold out in the first few seconds but there are quite a few good deals still. You can see what else is in stock on the CanonPriceWatch Refurbished Stock Tracker. We are expecting a restock sometime during the week, if the item you are interested in is not in stock, please sign-up for a specific notification on that item (click the ‘Notify’ buttons on the tracker page).

If you’d like to learn more about our notification system, we have written an FAQ about it.



Canon Refurbished Sale Tonight — 20% Off Bodies, Lenses, Flashes!

The Canon Direct Store is starting a sale tonight: 20% off refurbished bodies, lenses, and flashes, unfortunately excluding the 5D Mark III, 6D, and 1D-X.

There are a few great deals in stock, but they will sell out in minutes when the sale begins at midnight ET. You can see what else is in stock on the CanonPriceWatch Refurbished Stock Tracker. Read below for info on how to get notified when the lens you want goes in-stock!

Free ground shipping with coupon code “SHIP14FF”.

These refurbished sales will sell out in minutes, but Canon will restock periodically over the course of the week. If you signup for a notification, we’ll e-mail you the minute we see it in stock. Many of our readers have been successful getting rare refurbs this way! Here are some of the best out-of-stock deals. You can also set notifications from the CanonPriceWatch Refurbished Stock Tracker.



Hot: EOS 6D + 24-105mm + PIXMA Pro-100 for $1939 AR at Adorama


This is the new lowest price for this bundle: Adorama has the EOS 6D with 24-105 Kit and PIXMA PRO-100 for $1939.00, after a $400 mail-in rebate (page 5 of that PDF). You also get a free bag, battery, and 16GB SD card.

IMPORTANT: To get the discount, take the following steps:

  1. Add the 6D + 24-105mm to your cart.
  2. Add the PIXMA Pro-100 to your cart.
  3. You should now see an in-cart price of $2339. After $400 mail-in rebate, your final price is $1939.

This trick also works with other Canon cameras that are eligible to be paired with the printer for rebate. You can effectively get a free printer and save $60 off the price of the camera. Other good bundles would be 70D + Printer for $989, or SL1 + Printer for $429.



PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver for $124, Plus X for $84, at B&H


B&H Photo Video has yet another deal today: they have the PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver for $124.00; this is $25 off on a rarely discounted item and the lowest price that we’ve ever seen for this radio trigger.

B&H Photo Video also has the PocketWizard Plus X Transceiver for $84.00, which is another lowest-price-ever deal.



Almost Double Dip: EF 70-200 f/4L USM for $563 AR at B&H


Almost double dip: B&H Photo Video has the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM for $563.99, after an $80 mail-in rebate.

Add to cart to see the price of $643, then you get an $80 mail-in rebate. You also get 2% B&H rewards.

This is very close to the all-time low price of $550.