Recent Refurbished Purchases (Live)

Canon Refurbished Sale Starting Tonight ($125 off $500)

Posted November 9, 2013 at 6:12 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 11 comments.

The Canon Direct Store will start a sale at midnight ET tonight on refurbished lenses, speedlites, and EOS bodies: $125 off a purchase of $500, $50 off a purchase of $250. On a $500 item, that is up to 25% off.

You can browse our refurb stock tracker for the details of what’s in stock (as well as inventory counts). The best deals are the lower-priced items that are just above $500 (or just above $250). Here are some of our favorite in-stock deals. The sale starts at midnight tonight.

EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM for $578.99 (sold out!)
EOS Rebel SL1 with 18-55mm Kit for $474.99
EOS 60D for $450.99
EF 50mm f/1.8 II for $80.79
EOS 5D Mark III for $2594.20

Unfortunately not much is in-stock at time of post, but we expect restocking before the sale ends on November 16th. You can set a notification and we’ll e-mail you when we see it in-stock. Here are some good out-of-stock deals:

EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM for $394.99 (set notification)
EF 70-200mm f/4L USM for $442.99 (set notification)
Speedlite 600EX-RT for $389.99 (set notification)
EF 50mm f/1.4 USM for $269.99 (set notification)
EF 17-40mm f/4L USM for $546.99 (set notification)
EOS 6D for $1394.20 (set notification)

EF 85mm f/1.8 USM for $334 at B&H, Adorama

Posted November 7, 2013 at 5:16 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 16 comments.

	EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Standard Lens	$334.99 Deal Expired

	EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Standard Lens	$334.99 Deal Expired

B&H Photo Video and Adorama both have the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM for $334.99. Other than a one-day sale in May, this is the cheapest price that we’ve seen for this lens since January of 2009. Both also offer a 4% reward. You see the discount at checkout.

This lens is very popular — a perfect focal length for portraits — and is a good affordable option.

EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM for $1899 at B&H

Posted November 6, 2013 at 11:29 am EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 4 comments.

EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Standard Zoom Lens

$1599.00

Deal Expired

Nice to see prices starting to move again: B&H Photo Video has the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM for $1899.00, after $300 mail-in rebate. You see this price after an extra discount at checkout.

Not nearly as good as the double dip deal a few weeks ago, but after 4% rewards your net is $1811.

We’re hoping for some more fresh deals soon. It has been a surprisingly quiet two weeks, except for the massive Canon refurbished sale.

EOS Rebel SL1 Body for $424.99 Brand New at Canon Direct Store

Posted November 4, 2013 at 3:41 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 0 comments.

	EOS Rebel SL1 Digital SLR Camera	$424.99 Deal Expired

	EOS Rebel SL1 with 18-55mm Kit (Black) Digital SLR Camera	$549.99 Deal Expired

The Canon Direct Store has the super-small and super-light Canon EOS Rebel SL1 brand new for $424.99. Start checkout to see this price. This is the absolute cheapest we’ve seen from an authorized dealer for this body-only.

This smells like a price mistake — there are two simultaneous “Instant Savings”, one is $100 and the other is $50. Compare with $549 new at other authorized dealers — this is $125 cheaper.

Speedlite 600EX-RT for $449 at Samy’s Camera via Amazon

Posted November 3, 2013 at 10:54 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 6 comments.

Speedlite 600EX-RT Flash

$449.00

Deal Expired

Authorized Canon dealer Samy’s Camera via Amazon has the Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT for $449.00. This is the absolute cheapest price we’ve ever seen for this speedlite from an authorized dealer.

UPDATE 2: They are sold out in four hours, via their Amazon storefront. You can still place an order directly with the Samy’s store at this price and it’ll ship when available.

The regular price for this flash is $499 ($549 less a $50 instant rebate). It looks like Samy’s is doubling the instant rebate.

Last time we checked, Samy’s Camera only charges sales tax on purchases within California state. Shipping is free.

UPDATE: Half an hour after our post, Amazon now says “Only 20 left in stock.”

Back: Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye for $199 at BuyDig via eBay

Posted November 2, 2013 at 8:44 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 9 comments.

8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye for Canon Wide Angle Lens

$199.99

Deal Expired

This deal is back: BuyDig via eBay has the Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye for Canon for $199.99! This is the newer “HD” version of this popular lens, which features a detachable lens hood for full-frame shooters to get the widest field of view.

It regularly goes for $289-$329 at other authorized dealers, so at $199 this is an absolute steal; this is same price as the non-HD 8mm fisheye deal a few months ago!

You can see some fun and creative photos taken with the 8mm f/3.5 fisheye in the Flickr group for this lens.

Currently Active Double-Dip Deals on L-Lenses

Posted November 2, 2013 at 7:46 pm EDT by CanonPriceWatch. 13 comments.

	EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM Macro Lens	$749.00 Deal Expired

	EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Wide Angle Lens	$949.00 Deal Expired

	EF 135mm f/2.0L USM Telephoto Lens	$889.00 Deal Expired

	EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM Telephoto Lens	$699.99 Deal Expired

	EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens	$1099.00 Deal Expired

	EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM Macro Lens	$1249.00 Deal Expired

	EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Standard Lens	$1219.00 Deal Expired

Here is a summary of all the currently active double-dip deals on Canon L lenses. Double-dip deals are ones where the retailers have lowered their prices by the amount of the current mail-in rebate, effectively doubling it. Generally the prices (after rebate) are some of the lowest we’ve ever seen in the years that we’ve been running this site, and we don’t expect to see any discounts beyond this.

As with all previous double-dips these prices are after mail-in rebate, and only seen at checkout. Many of these deals are active at B&H, which also provides an additional 4% reward.