Just as we predicted, the Canon Direct Store will start a sale at midnight ET tonight on refurbished lenses, speedlites, and EOS bodies. They’re offering 15% off refurbished lenses and “up to” 25% off refurbished bodies. Reminder, refurbished items now come with a one-year Canon warranty!

UPDATE: It looks like both the 5D Mark III and 6D are not included in the EOS body discount. Check again at midnight to be sure, but that is unfortunate.

You can browse our refurb stock tracker for the details of what’s in stock (as well as inventory counts). Here are some of our favorite in-stock deals. The sale starts at midnight tonight.

• EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM for $1563.32
• EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II for $1699.32
• Speedlite 600EX-RT for $373.99
• EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM for $1155.32
• EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM for $917.32
• EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM for $1155.32
• EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM for $1087.32
• EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM for $4963.32

You can set a notification and we’ll e-mail you when we see the sale start.

Many other sites were posting a “last chance” deal, the 5D Mark III body-only for $2999 at B&H (now expired) or Amazon, claiming that prices were going up this week. We don’t think they told you the whole story.

The reason why prices are going up is so they can come down again: we’re suspecting a new Instant Rebate to start on EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 6D really soon, by the end of the week. We don’t know at this time if the Instant Rebate comes with an enforced MAP (where retailers are forced to sell at a certain price). But our guess is we’ll see the price on both bodies float down for the holiday season. Last night’s BuyDig 6D + PIXMA PRO-100 for $1499 deal is another sign of the new instant rebate and prices to expect.

We’re also seeing activity at the Canon Direct Store: They’ve posted a landing page with a timer counting down to “Pre-Black Friday Deals Starting November 24th”. We’re seeing a lot of refurbished items get restocked, and the pattern is this happens before a big sale or deal, so we’d be surprised if we don’t see a refurbished sale within the next week or two. As usual, browse the refurb stock tracker and set notifications for items you’re interested in.