Canon Permanently Drops Price On Most ‘L’ Glass, Offers Up to $1,000 Off

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Hopefully see these propagate through to vendors in the next day or so. I'm looking to invest in a 70-200mm f2.8 II soon in time for freshers so it's ideal for me!

http://petapixel.com/2014/09/01/canon-permanently-drops-price-on-most-l-glass-up-to-33-off/

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It looks like Canon is looking to move some inventory — or at the very least score some brownie points with its users — because over the weekend, Canon announced a new permanent price drop on a vast selection of lenses, with discounts ranging from 5% to 33% off.

Canon Rumors was the first to get word of this potential price drop a few weeks ago and, as reported, it went live today with both B&H and Adorama already hopping onto the new pricing scheme. While most of the discounts are fairly modest, there are a select few that are definitely notable.

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The Canon EF 24–70mm f/4 L IS USM is now selling for $1000, $500 lower than its previous $1500 price point; and the Canon EF 70–200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM is down 8% from $2,500 to $2,300, a great drop in price for one of Canon’s most iconic lenses of recent times.

The biggest price drops come on the larger lenses, such as the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS II USM and Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L II USM, whose prices have dropped $700 and $1,000, respectively.

To check out a comprehensive list of the price drops, head on over to Canon Rumors’ list by clicking here or visit B&H Photo and get your browse on.
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Looks like it is just Canon "cashback" under a different name - although it will be interesting to see if the grey stuff drops by a similar amount.
 
Not yet mate! Will probably be doing it in the next few weeks. I thought you went for Sony?
 
oROSSo said:
still uses canon lenses
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Ah nice. The 70-200mm is class mind. It's only slightly cheaper on Digital Rev at the moment than Wex so makes sense to go with the UK supplier. Got a few winter gigs coming up that it will come in handy for so I'll probably take the plunge soon.
 
Lonz said:
Ah nice. The 70-200mm is class mind. It's only slightly cheaper on Digital Rev at the moment than Wex so makes sense to go with the UK supplier. Got a few winter gigs coming up that it will come in handy for so I'll probably take the plunge soon.
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I went for a 24mm TS-E ii and a 1.4x extender. As you say, was only a touch more expensive from wex than other places and i'd rather have their customer service.
 
Just been on the phone, 10lens ended yesterday :lol: bloke is gonna speak to his manager and still honour it hopefully. I did email them about it yesterday but they didn't come back, hopefully that'll be my saving grace.

just heard, no refund but a shop credit for the £147.
 
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oROSSo said:
Just been on the phone, 10lens ended yesterday :lol: bloke is gonna speak to his manager and still honour it hopefully. I did email them about it yesterday but they didn't come back, hopefully that'll be my saving grace.

just heard, no refund but a shop credit for the £147.
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Nice one Ross. You been changing your body again ??
 
oROSSo said:
No mate, bought a 24mm tse ii.

Now looking at a rear shift adaptor for it
Then a arca Swiss ball head
Then a gitzo carbon fibre tripod


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I'd better not post the canon vs phase one comparison I was going to then ;)
 
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