Pre-order new Canon EF Super35mm ME200S-SH Camera and 18-80mm T4.4 EF Lens

The EF Mount is trying to kill the Video Star perhaps 🙂 Which brings us to a brand new square don’t-call-me-RED-competitor EF-mount blocky camera from Canon, the Canon ME200S-SH Multi-Purpose Video & Still Super35mm Camera, available for pre-order for $5000 at Adorama. Coming along with it is the brand new Canon Compact-Servo 18-80mm T4.4 EF Lens available for pre-order for $5225.

UPDATE: this is also available at B&H Photo including a Cinema Package for $21K that includes a variety of video gear that go with it.

Pre-order Panasonic Cinema VariCam LT 4K S35 Digital Cinema Camera (EF Mount) for $16,500

And now a pre-order for Cinema-level video cameras, the Panasonic Cinema VariCam LT 4K S35 Digital Cinema Camera with an interchangeable stainless steel Canon EF Mount is available for pre-order for $16,500 with free expedited shipping when it becomes available at B&H Photo.

Refurbished Canon 55-250mm EF-S IS STM for $160

The Canon 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS STM lens is available in manufacturer refurbished condition for $160 with free shipping at B&H Photo with a 1-year warranty (does not specify if the warranty is from Canon or B&H).

Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO DG Macro with $25 Gift Card and $6 Rewards for $149 (Canon)

If you are a frequent Adorama shopper, or you do not object to make more future purchases there, and you are interested in the Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO DG Macro lens in the Canon mount, they have a nice Lens Gift Card bundle, you get the lens and a $25 Adorama Gift Certificate for $149 with free shipping and $6~ promotional rewards… This too is featured in their latest 48 hour sale.

Canon 5D Mark III with 24-70mm f4L IS and Pixma PRO 100 and 50pk 13×19″ and $130 Rewards and Lowepro and Sandisk for $2900 after $350 MIR (AMEX GC) [corrected]

CORRECTIONS: the blog-post title price was incorrect, it is $2900, not $1000. The downside of reusing the previous post to prevent introducing new typos is that if you forget to edit it properly, it’s wrong… Also corrected my math in the blog-post text below, the price is $2900 after rebate, not $2950 after rebate (because $3250 – $350 = $2900)… Thanks to one of our readers for the email alert with all the error details…

We have a block of five Canon dSLR + Printer + MIR Gift Card bundles from Adorama, starting with full frame action, it is a Canon 5D Mark III bundle. You pay $3250 at checkout, you receive the items, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebate per the terms, and if all is well, a few weeks later you will receive a $350 prepaid American Express gift card by mail, making it a $2900 after MIR offer. For that, you get the Canon 5D Mark III with 24-70mm f4L IS, the Pixma PRO 100 printer, its trusty sidekick (50pk SG-201 13×19″ photo paper), and a Lowepro Nova shoulder bag, and a 32GB Sandisk microSD card, and $130 in promotional Adorama rewards (to be used in future purchases).

Canon 70D with 18-135mm IS STM and Pixma PRO 100 and 50pk 13×19″ for $1000 after $350 MIR (AMEX GC)

But if you want the 70D with the versatile 18-135mm IS STM lens, there is Adorama bundle for this too. You pay $1350 at checkout, you receive the items, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebate per the terms, and if all is well, a few weeks later you will receive a $350 prepaid American Express gift card by mail, making it a $1000 after MIR offer. For that, you get the Canon 70D with 18-135mm IS STM, the Pixma PRO 100 printer, and its trusty sidekick (50pk SG-201 13×19″ photo paper)… So an extra $200 get you the 18-135mm versus the body only bundle…

Canon 70D Body Only and Pixma PRO 100 and 50pk 13×19″ for $800 after $350 MIR (AMEX GC)

If you want the Canon 70D body and no lens with it, but still want to get the printer and paper and gift card MIR promotion, Adorama has a bundle for this too. You pay $1150 at checkout, you receive the items, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebate per the terms, and if all is well, a few weeks later you will receive a $350 prepaid American Express gift card by mail, making it a $800 after MIR offer. For that, you get the Canon 70D body only, the Pixma PRO 100 printer, and its trusty sidekick (50pk SG-201 13×19″ photo paper).

Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-135 IS STM and Pixma PRO 100 and 50pk 13×19″ for $600 after $350 MIR (AMEX GC)

If you are a rebel with a photographic cause, Adorama has a Canon D-Rebel T5i centered bundle. You pay $950 at checkout. You receive the items, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebate, and if all is well, a few weeks later you receive a $350 prepaid American Express gift card, making it a $600 after MIR promotion. For that, you receive the Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-135mm IS STM, the Pixma PRO 100 printer, and its trusty sidekick (50pk SG-201 13×19″ photo paper).

For the speed readers out there, this is the with 18-135mm bundle, not the with 18-55mm!

Canon SL1 with 18-55 IS STM and 75-300 non-USM and Pixma PRO 100 and 50pk 13×19″ for $550 after $350 MIR (AMEX GC)

In a galaxy near Planet Kwanon, the white-black color-scheme of the Canon SL1 is offered in a camera-lens-printer-MIR-giftcard bundle at Adorama. You pay $899, you receive the items, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebate per the terms, and if all is well, a few weeks later you will receive a $350 prepaid American Express gift card by mail, making it a $550 after MIR offer. For that, you get the white Canon SL1 with the 18-55mm IS STM and 75-300 f4-5.6 III non-USM lenses, the Pixma PRO 100 printer, and its trusty sidekick (50pk SG-201 13×19″ photo paper).

Imported White Box Canon 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM for $229 (limit 5; 30-day seller warranty)

For the risk takers out there, the eBay Deals have an imported lens at a big discount, with just a 30-day seller’s warranty. It is the new condition imported grey-market white-box Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM offered for $229 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer by eBay seller “Red Tag Camera” (99.9%). It ships from Brooklyn (NY) with over 600 units sold from this listing per the eBay data over there.

White box typically is when they take a lens out of a DSLR kit. Typically Lens + DSLR kits sell for less than buying them separately, and imported gear sell for less than authorized dealer gear. So there’s a double discount on this, the imported discount and the disassembling the kit discount.

Speaking of eBay, the Star Wars The Force Awakens BluRay + DVD + Digital set continues to sell for $17 with free shipping and free returns by Target’s eBay store. Over 11,500 units sold so far.

Canon EOS C100 Mark II Cinema EOS Camera w/ Dual Pixel CMOS for $4500

The Canon EOS C100 Mark II Cinema EOS Camera with the Dual Pixel CMOS functionality is now on sale for $4500 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. Please note this item is NOT returnable… For business customers, Canon offers a leasing program through Canon Financial, 0% on a 24 Month term or 2% on a 36 Month term. The PDF file over there has all the details… If you also need lenses with it, when you page down over there, you will see bundles with some common Canon lenses… If price-checking around, make sure you compare Dual Pixel and Mark II model prices…

Canon 6D Body + Pixma PRO 100 + 50pk SG-201 + Lowepro + 32GB Sandisk for $1100 after $350 MIR

If you want to get the Canon 6D in new condition with a Canon USA warranty but pay closer to imported/grey-market prices, there is a compromise, but it involves mail-in rebates and prepaid gift cards. This option can be even more lucrative if you are willing to sell/trade/gift some of the items in the bundle (if you don’t need them). But let’s start from the beginning…

… Adorama is offering a Canon 6D Body Only Pixma MIR bundle. You pay $1450, receive the order, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebate, and if all is well, a few weeks later you receive a $350 prepaid American Express Gift Card…

… For that, you get the Canon 6D body only, the Canon Pixma PRO 100 printer, its trusty sidekick (the 50pk Canon SG-201 13×19 inch photo paper), a Lowepro Adventura shoulder bag, and a 32GB Sandisk microSDHC Extreme card…

Tamron SP 24-70mm f2.8 DI VC USD and $130 Rewards for $1100 after $200 MIR [C/N]

For Canon and Nikon DSLR photographers, the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD is available for $1100 after a $200 mail-in rebate at B&H Photo and Adorama. It also earns 10% promotional rewards on the purchase price (around $130 to be used on future purchases). So this is a double dip, both a mail-in rebate and promotional rewards.

Note that the Alpha Minolta version is also participating in this promotion but it is not a stabilized (VC) lens.

Refurbished Canon Lenses with 1yr warranty (8 choices)

The official Canon store has a sale on 8 refurbished Canon lenses with a one year warranty as follows:

+ Primes: 50/1.8 STM for $90, 50/1.4 USM for $290, 85/1.8 USM for $300
+ Zooms: 17-40 f4L for $590, 70-300/4-5.6 IS USM for $470, 24-105 f4L IS USM for $600
+ the 75-300 f4-5.6 III non-IS: non-USM for $70, USM for $90
+ above lenses are refurbished with 1yr Canon USA warranty

Canon D-Rebel T6i w/18-135 IS and Pixma PRO 100 and 50pk paper for $750 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX GC)

If you like Canon DSLRs, Pixma Printers, mail-in rebates, and prepaid gift cards, Adorama has another bundle, this one is centered on the Canon D-Rebel T6i with 18-135mm IS STM. You also get the Pixma PRO 100 printer and 50pk of 13×19″ SG-201 Canon photo paper. The price you pay is $1100. After you receive the order and all is well, you submit the mail-in rebate, and if all is well, a few weeks later you receive a $350 prepaid American Express gift card by mail. So it becomes a $750 after $350 MIR. More details on the rebate in the rebate PDF file.

Refurbished Canon 70D with 18-55 IS and 1yr warranty for $680

The official Canon store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Canon 70D with 18-55mm IS with a 1-year warranty for $680 with free shipping and handling.

In-stock nao: all three Canon 80D kits

All three of the official Canon 80D kits are now in-stock and ready to ship at B&H Photo: the 80D Body Only goes for $1200, the 80D with 18-55 goes for $1350 and the 80D with 18-135 goes for $1800 with free shipping. They are eligible for the new Canon mail-in rebates (see PDF on B&H product pages for details).

In-stock nao: Canon 18-135mm IS EF-S Nano USM for $599

Nano USM but not nano price for the new Canon 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM EF-S lens, now in-stock for $599 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

In-stock nao: Tamron 85mm f1.8 Di VC for $750 (C/N)

If you like the idea of a stabilized 85mm f1.8 lens, the new Tamron 85mm f1.8 Di VC USD is now in-stock and ready to cling on to your Canon or Nikon DSLRs for $750 with free expedited shipping from B&H Photo (VC is Tamron-speak for image stabilization, aka vibration correction).

Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports with $180 Rewards and USB Dock and 105mm WR UV filter for $1800 (C/N/Si)

Expiring tonight (11:59pm ET on 3/31/16), the Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports Lens is bundled with the Sigma 105mm WR UV filter and the Sigma USB Dock along with 10% promotional rewards ($180 to be used on future purchases) for $1800 with free shipping in the Canon, Nikon and Shiguma SLR mounts at B&H Photo.

Sigma 18-300mm f3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary with $20 Rewards and Sigma AML72-01 close-up lens and the Sigma USB Dock for $499 (C/N/A/P/Si)

The name “Contemporary” sounds reasonable now in Sigma’s line-up since it was only recently launched, but twenty years from now, all these lenses will still be called “Contemporary” even though they won’t be so 🙂 Regardless…

… the Sigma 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary lens is available bundled with the Sigma AML72-01 close-up lens and the Sigma USB Dock and $20 promotional rewards, all together for $499 with free shipping at Adorama in the Canon, Nikon, Sony Alpha, Pentax, and Sigma SLR mounts.

Alternately, you can opt for the bundles that include the Sigma AML72-01 close-up lens, but trade the Sigma USB Dock and 4% rewards for a bundle of lens accessories (72mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit, lens pouch, tether, and cleaning kit).

Page down on the Adorama search results until you find the mount and combo of interest.

Open-box Canon 40mm f2.8 Pancake for $119 w/free S&H

Not as fragile as a pancake but more sensitive to syrup, pancake lenses are one of the lower risk type of purchases if you want to go the open-box or used/refurbished route. Which brings us to the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens available in open-box condition for $119 with free shipping and the full 1-year Canon USA warranty at Adorama as one of their many clearance items.

(ENDED) Ends Thur 1am ET: Canon D-Rebel T5 w/18-55 for $299

This daily deal expired but the D-Rebel T5 is a recurring feature at various deal websites…

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Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 PRO FX with Extras for $589

Another Tokina offer, their 16-28mm f2.8 PRO FX lens is currently on sale for $589 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (around $23) in the Canon or Nikon SLR mounts at B&H Photo. Offer ends 3/31/16 at 11:59pm ET.

If you prefer free accessories instead of 4% promotional rewards, Adorama is bundling it with a flex lens shade, a slinger soft large lens case and a cleaning kit.

PS: post title corrected, this is Tokina, not Tamron. Many years later, and I still mis-type them. File under “known errors” 🙂 Why did they both have to start with a “T” and have six letters in their name? 🙂

Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L II with Filters and $70 Rewards for $1749

The lens party continues with a Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L II bundle at B&H Photo that includes 4% promotional rewards (around $70) and the Luminesque 82mm Circular Polarizer and UV Slim PRO Filter Kit included automatically by B&H while this promotion is running.

Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 DX II PRO & $18 Rewards for $450 [C/N/A]

While the Tokina 11-20mm f2.8 is the B&H Photo Daily Deal (ends Tue 11:59pm ET), the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX-II is on sale for $450 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards ($18~) at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon and Sony SLR mounts. Offer ends 3/31/16 at 11:59pm ET.

(ENDED) Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f2.8 PRO for $450 [C/N]

This daily deal expired… For more action, check the B&H Featured Deals page

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Flashpoint StreakLight 360 Ws Flash TTL with BP-960 Power Pack (With R2 Integrated Wireless Transceiver) for $520 [C/N]

Available for either the Canon or Nikon systems, the Flashpoint StreakLight 360 Ws Flash TTL with BP-960 Power Pack (With R2 Integrated Wireless Transceiver) is currently on sale for $520 with free expedited shipping at Adorama.

Canon D-Rebel T6i w/18-135 IS STM and Pixma PRO 100 and SG-201 for $750 after $350 MIR (AMEX GC)

If you don’t want the previously mentioned older D-Rebel with kit lenses, Adorama has another D-Rebel Pixma MIR promotion. This time it is centered around the Canon D-Rebel T6i with 18-135mm IS STM along with the Pixma PRO 100 printer and its paper sideck, the SG-201 (13×19″ 50pk photo paper). This is $750 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX Gift Card). Rebate details in the PDF form.

Canon D-Rebel T5i w/18-55 IS & 75-300 & Pixma PRO 100 & Paper for $450 after $350 MIR (AMEX GC)

Another Canon Pixma MIR promotion is running. Adorama is offering a Canon D-Rebel T5i bundle for $450 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express Gift Card). For that, you get the Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 IS STM and 75-300 non-USM non-IS and Pixma PRO 100 printer and 50pk SG-201 13×19″ photo paper. Details on the rebate in the PDF file.