Canon Spring Sale
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Canon is having a sale on selected gear from May 18th through July 19th. The items on sale and their discounts are below with links to their pages at B&H Photo. The sale prices won’t be posted there until Sunday, July 19th.
Canon EOS 5D ($300)
Canon EOS 40D ($200)
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM ($125)
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM ($125)
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM ($100)
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM ($100)
Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM ($100)
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM ($100)
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM ($75)
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM ($40)
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM ($70)
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM ($50)
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro ($35)
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro ($30)
Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 III ($15)
Canon 580EX II Speedlite TTL Shoe Mount Flash ($30)
Canon 430EX Speedlite E-TTL II Shoe-Mount Flash ($15)
Some conspiracy theorists on message boards are wondering if retailers raise the price of gear just before these types of sales kick in. Have you ever noticed anything like that happening?
Amazon’s current prices are slightly cheaper for some items. The 40D is $50 less and the 17-55mm f2/8 IS lens is currently $40 less.
Mike: Canon recently raised all of their prices, it wasn’t Amazon or other retailers, it was Canon.
This is there normal spring sale which is sometimes a rebate and this time is an “instant rebate” because they’ve had such a rough time with rebate fulfillment.
So, no, this isn’t a retail conspiracy.