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Archive 2024Canon refurb fire sale
p.1 #1Canon refurb fire sale
Wow, it appears that Canon is clearing house with their latest sale. A refurb R7 is going for $899 and an R5 for $2399.
With 4 cameras recently registered for certification, I suspect that the announcements for new models will appear shortly.
With 4 cameras recently registered for certification, I suspect that the announcements for new models will appear shortly.
Apr 25, 2024 at 07:52 AM
p.1 #2Canon refurb fire sale
Lot's of good deals 
Jim
https://www.cpricewatch.com/canon-refurb-stock-tracker/
Jim
https://www.cpricewatch.com/canon-refurb-stock-tracker/
Apr 25, 2024 at 07:55 AM
p.1 #3Canon refurb fire sale
I see the RP is still $599. If Canon drops it to $399 or even $449, I'll buy it as a light weight setup with the RF 28 2.8
Jim
Jim
Apr 25, 2024 at 08:03 AM
p.1 #4Canon refurb fire sale
Dang, $3499 for an R3!
That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....
That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....
Apr 25, 2024 at 10:04 AM
p.1 #5Canon refurb fire sale
lighthound wrote:
Dang, $3499 for an R3!
That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....
I just visualize my wife saying "why are your photos not $3499 better"
Dang, $3499 for an R3!
That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....
I just visualize my wife saying "why are your photos not $3499 better"
Apr 25, 2024 at 11:29 AM
p.1 #6Canon refurb fire sale
lighthound wrote:
Dang, $3499 for an R3!
That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....
The R3 is already a very specialized camera as it is, but I'm guessing the R5II is going to make the R3 a very hard sell.
Dang, $3499 for an R3!
That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....
The R3 is already a very specialized camera as it is, but I'm guessing the R5II is going to make the R3 a very hard sell.
Apr 25, 2024 at 11:56 AM
p.1 #7Canon refurb fire sale
artsupreme wrote:
That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....The R3 is already a very specialized camera as it is, but I'm guessing the R5II is going to make the R3 a very hard sell.
I'm resisting for the moment for this reason as well. I suspect it will not be the last time we see this low price on the R3 refurbs. The R5 refurbs came down to $2200 black friday, and have been $2300-2400 a couple of times since. An R5II at $3800 may be the better choice, depending on final specs.
But I have held an r3, and it is ergonomically great. At that price its a sweet deal still.
Brian
lighthound wrote
Dang, $3499 for an R3!That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....
I'm resisting for the moment for this reason as well. I suspect it will not be the last time we see this low price on the R3 refurbs. The R5 refurbs came down to $2200 black friday, and have been $2300-2400 a couple of times since. An R5II at $3800 may be the better choice, depending on final specs.
But I have held an r3, and it is ergonomically great. At that price its a sweet deal still.
Brian
Apr 25, 2024 at 12:39 PM
p.1 #8Canon refurb fire sale
Thanks for the heads up. I ordered an R3 for my sensor speed readout project, since I'm having trouble finding an R3 owner who has the time to take the photos I need for the measurements.
Apr 25, 2024 at 03:23 PM
p.1 #9Canon refurb fire sale
snapsy wrote:
Thanks for the heads up. I ordered an R3 for my sensor speed readout project, since I'm having trouble finding an R3 owner who has the time to take the photos I need for the measurements.
You're a good man Charlie Brown!
Looking forward to see where it falls.
Apr 25, 2024 at 04:23 PM
p.1 #10Canon refurb fire sale
TakesRandomPics wrote:
That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....I just visualize my wife saying "why are your photos not $3499 better"
No wife, but same mantra. Fortunately, I'm sticking with my complete set of 'old and obsolete' gear. Frankly, I doubt the gear will make me much better, or at least that's my excuse and sticking to it.
lighthound wrote
Dang, $3499 for an R3!That's more proof that the R1 is coming soon than all the Canon rumors and Click baiters have tossed around for the past 2 years combined.
I must resist... I must resist... I must resist.....
No wife, but same mantra. Fortunately, I'm sticking with my complete set of 'old and obsolete' gear. Frankly, I doubt the gear will make me much better, or at least that's my excuse and sticking to it.
Apr 26, 2024 at 10:02 AM
p.1 #11Canon refurb fire sale
I'm thinking we're going to hear something about the upcoming bodies by the end of May.
Apr 27, 2024 at 07:07 AM
p.1 #12Canon refurb fire sale
I've got both good and bad news about the R3 I ordered. It shipped
Apr 27, 2024 at 10:50 AM
p.1 #13Canon refurb fire sale
snapsy wrote:
I've got both good and bad news about the R3 I ordered. It shipped
What's the bad news?
I've got both good and bad news about the R3 I ordered. It shipped
What's the bad news?
Apr 29, 2024 at 02:43 PM
p.1 #14Canon refurb fire sale
snapsy wrote:
I've got both good and bad news about the R3 I ordered. It shipped
Oh, no! Oh, yes!
I've got both good and bad news about the R3 I ordered. It shipped
Oh, no! Oh, yes!
Apr 29, 2024 at 02:48 PM
p.1 #15Canon refurb fire sale
The 70-200 2.8 is a hair under 2k shipped. They are in and out of stock.
Apr 29, 2024 at 05:02 PM
p.1 #16Canon refurb fire sale
I missed the R3 refurbs.. 
Got on the notification list but guessing that isn't going to happen again for some time..
Got on the notification list but guessing that isn't going to happen again for some time..
Apr 30, 2024 at 04:11 PM
p.1 #17Canon refurb fire sale
BrandonSi wrote:
I missed the R3 refurbs..
Got on the notification list but guessing that isn't going to happen again for some time..
I'll likely be listing the one I just received on B+S in about a week or so for what I paid. I only bought it to add to my Sensor Readout Speed Database.
For anyone interested in what condition the refurbs look like, here are photos of the R3 I received today:
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-TDMVxCM/0/C4jmmbCjGDVWn8RFxc3DvpdFnhFG69SzcdWNFDvm/X2/i-TDMVxCM-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-nbhMMMT/0/CWFP54fQS75VCz7nrWvJJtwXgxqLbmDBdJ5TL2bP3/X2/i-nbhMMMT-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HRxnkcJ/0/8HqgjFBVGkRKSHpR4J4sfF244ntLNJsSH8NjfMQ2/X2/i-HRxnkcJ-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-vNT3sTh/0/DGLJfVNCmRDqbCx9FXxBsP4bmQctdLHN4sXGbDFd7/X2/i-vNT3sTh-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-snvtQvw/0/Dq2TqDSQkH6MvxJLkVwJZbSGbGZx5vTrJNBtpWWjp/X2/i-snvtQvw-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cQd2GQq/0/4BNdcVKWv2kqHC8Gq6qhTmkDHsJ98rdp9xnLQjfb/X2/i-cQd2GQq-X2.jpg
I missed the R3 refurbs..
Got on the notification list but guessing that isn't going to happen again for some time..
I'll likely be listing the one I just received on B+S in about a week or so for what I paid. I only bought it to add to my Sensor Readout Speed Database.
For anyone interested in what condition the refurbs look like, here are photos of the R3 I received today:
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-TDMVxCM/0/C4jmmbCjGDVWn8RFxc3DvpdFnhFG69SzcdWNFDvm/X2/i-TDMVxCM-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-nbhMMMT/0/CWFP54fQS75VCz7nrWvJJtwXgxqLbmDBdJ5TL2bP3/X2/i-nbhMMMT-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HRxnkcJ/0/8HqgjFBVGkRKSHpR4J4sfF244ntLNJsSH8NjfMQ2/X2/i-HRxnkcJ-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-vNT3sTh/0/DGLJfVNCmRDqbCx9FXxBsP4bmQctdLHN4sXGbDFd7/X2/i-vNT3sTh-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-snvtQvw/0/Dq2TqDSQkH6MvxJLkVwJZbSGbGZx5vTrJNBtpWWjp/X2/i-snvtQvw-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cQd2GQq/0/4BNdcVKWv2kqHC8Gq6qhTmkDHsJ98rdp9xnLQjfb/X2/i-cQd2GQq-X2.jpg
Apr 30, 2024 at 05:29 PM
p.1 #18Canon refurb fire sale
snapsy wrote:
BrandonSi wrote
I missed the R3 refurbs.. Got on the notification list but guessing that isn't going to happen again for some time..
For anyone interested in what condition the refurbs look like, here are photos of the R3 I received today:
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-TDMVxCM/0/C4jmmbCjGDVWn8RFxc3DvpdFnhFG69SzcdWNFDvm/X2/i-TDMVxCM-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-nbhMMMT/0/CWFP54fQS75VCz7nrWvJJtwXgxqLbmDBdJ5TL2bP3/X2/i-nbhMMMT-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HRxnkcJ/0/8HqgjFBVGkRKSHpR4J4sfF244ntLNJsSH8NjfMQ2/X2/i-HRxnkcJ-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-vNT3sTh/0/DGLJfVNCmRDqbCx9FXxBsP4bmQctdLHN4sXGbDFd7/X2/i-vNT3sTh-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-snvtQvw/0/Dq2TqDSQkH6MvxJLkVwJZbSGbGZx5vTrJNBtpWWjp/X2/i-snvtQvw-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cQd2GQq/0/4BNdcVKWv2kqHC8Gq6qhTmkDHsJ98rdp9xnLQjfb/X2/i-cQd2GQq-X2.jpg
Refurb are always as good as new 👌
Apr 30, 2024 at 06:57 PM
p.1 #19Canon refurb fire sale
I second that. I buy refurbished items from Canon regularly and I have never received anything that wasn't indistinguishable from new.
Apr 30, 2024 at 09:01 PM
p.1 #20Canon refurb fire sale
I bought a refurb RF 70-200/2.8, and it was plenty used and looked like it. Glass was good, though. Returning it was a complete circus requiring to call Canon first, I had to call several times, wasted lots of time waiting, and then they "forgot" to issue the refund, so more calls back. I am never buying anything refurbed from Canon USA again.
May 01, 2024 at 03:16 PM