New Canon Spring 2008 Rebates are here!!

cmason · May 18, 2008

Hurray, finally rebate season!. Instant rebate this time too, so B&H has theirs already figured in... going to push button on that 40D finally. Woohoo!!:clap

edit: link to 'official' announcement on Canon's website:

Tee Why · May 18, 2008

Yea, finally.
I tink this is the lowest price on the 40D I've seen.
5D is pretty cheap as well.

moose135 · May 18, 2008

It's a beatiful thing! Hit the "buy" button on a 40D from B&H this morning. Very nice of them - unlike some other vendors, B&H didn't eliminate their "sale" price to coincide with the rebate.

cinbub · May 18, 2008

Not to bad at Canoga!
1. [FONT=Verdana,]78345
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,]Canon EOS-40D 10.1 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera Kit Body only (without lens)[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,]$919.94[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,]1[/FONT]
2. [FONT=Verdana,]69864
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,]Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Standard Zoom Digital Camera Lens[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,]$929.94[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,]1[/FONT]
3. [FONT=Verdana,]49370
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,]Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Normal Camera Lens[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,]$309.94[/FONT]

Cuong · May 18, 2008

One more temptation to deal with.

Cuong

DrDavid · May 18, 2008

Amazon's cheaper than B&H - $954 right now with no tax or shipping

Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)

David

cmason · May 18, 2008

DrDavid wrote:

Amazon should have it put it shortly; and they'll be cheaper than B&H

Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)

Waiting.....

David

DrDavid, noticed earlier that the Amazon listing had a note that said a Canon mail in rebate would apply to purchases starting May 19...meaning that you would get the $200 rebate, but it was mail in vs instant.

Of course I can not find that now, and most listings point to someone other than Amazon.

Amazon was the exact same price as B&H last week, but offered free shipping, which is worth $15 to me. Otherwise, they were the same price. Today, B&H is much cheaper: I chose B&H since today they were at least $160 cheaper ($1,293 with 28-135 lens vs $1,129 for same deal at B&H) than Amazon, so free shipping wasnt a factor.

Good deal on a lens for my brother in law, who also gets my XT ....

Pindy · May 18, 2008

Ordered a 5D from B&H this morning—WOOHOO!

Oh, and if the 5DmkII is released tomorrow, I've managed to justify not having buyer's remorse—I'll buy the mkII too :ivar

DrDavid · May 19, 2008

Woohoo.. Amazon has finally made some decent pricing on the 40D. It's now at $954, but if you have amazon prime (like me), you get 2 day shipping free.

Link here.

David

rwells · May 19, 2008

Figures,

I'm usually a day late and a dollar short.

I just bought my third 580EXII flash from B&H on the 16th.

So, I'm 2 days early and $30.00 short. :cry

moose135 · May 19, 2008

Randy, you might want to give them a call. Maybe they can "return" your order and "sell" you a new one with the rebate.

evoryware · May 20, 2008

rwells wrote:

Figures,

I'm usually a day late and a dollar short.

I just bought my third 580EXII flash from B&H on the 16th.

So, I'm 2 days early and $30.00 short. :cry

They will and should honor the rebate if a rebate is issued within the return period.

kwaichi · May 20, 2008

anyone know how long this rebate is going to last?

LKN Dave · May 20, 2008

rwells wrote:

Figures,

I'm usually a day late and a dollar short.

I just bought my third 580EXII flash from B&H on the 16th.

So, I'm 2 days early and $30.00 short. :cry

return it, and buy it again.

cmason · May 20, 2008

kwaichi wrote:

anyone know how long this rebate is going to last?

The pdf in my first post says July 19

darkdragon · May 20, 2008

Yeah, it figures that they'd put every 70-200mm lens on sale except the one I just purchased. Life just isn't fair...i could have used that extra money (for more gear).

Mikey · May 20, 2008

darkdragon wrote:

Yeah, it figures that they'd put every 70-200mm lens on sale except the one I just purchased. Life just isn't fair...i could have used that extra money (for more gear).

Hey this is a good deal since I am just now going to go and purchase my new setup this weekend................. man $200 off of the 40D, that is going to save me some cash that I can use something else now. Thanks for this.

rwells · May 21, 2008

Gotta' give B&H high marks.

Called them about my 580EXII purchase on the 16th. They immediately refunded the rebate amount.

As usual, excellent customer service from B&H

moose135 · May 21, 2008

Good deal, Randy, I thought they would help you out. I ordered a 40D from B&H on Sunday, paid for express shipping because I wanted it for the airshow this weekend, and sure enough, it arrived today!

Looks like I have a long night in front of me playing with my new toy!

rwells · May 21, 2008

moose135 wrote:

Good deal, Randy, I thought they would help you out. I ordered a 40D from B&H on Sunday, paid for express shipping because I wanted it for the airshow this weekend, and sure enough, it arrived today!

Looks like I have a long night in front of me playing with my new toy!

Your gonna' like that 40D

Have fun...

Shima · May 21, 2008

I'm still sad that I bought my 40D exactly 14 days before the rebate, meaning I *just* miss the price matching deadline for the new rebates

it's a pity...

oh well at least I got 18 months of financing instead, lol

LeeLynn · May 21, 2008

the 40D & the xti
Does the 40D really take much better pictures than the xti? I love my xti but I need to get a digital backup and I thought maybe I would get the 40D and make that my main camera.
Any suggestions .... or can anyone tell me the main differences? Thanks

ziggy53 · May 21, 2008

LeeLynn wrote:

Does the 40D really take much better pictures than the xti? I love my xti but I need to get a digital backup and I thought maybe I would get the 40D and make that my main camera.
Any suggestions .... or can anyone tell me the main differences? Thanks

They are both capable of taking very high quality images.

The 40D does have:

ISO 3200, which can make a difference when you need it (vs ISO 1600 for the XTi).

Potentially faster and more accurate autofocus.

Faster frame rate, up to 6.5 fps (vs 3 fps)

3" LCD (vs 2.5")

14 bit image capture (vs 12 bit)

Larger, brighter viewfinder.

Much deeper shot buffer.

More durable construction.

More durable shutter mechanism.

Larger, more powerful battery.

LeeLynn · May 21, 2008

Thank you for the info! Now I just need to decide whether or not I want to spend more money for the 40D!

moose135 · May 21, 2008

rwells wrote:

Your gonna' like that 40D

Have fun...

Thanks! I'm already loving it. Went down to catch Blue Angel #7 arriving at Republic Airport in advance of this weekend's big air show:

cmason · May 22, 2008

40D is finally here! Woohoo!

Viewfinder rocks, as do the controls (buttons and Quick Control Dial)

evoryware · May 23, 2008

Sweeten the deal for upgraders!

http://www.usa.canon.com/app/emails/eosmay08sp/index.html

I'm gonna be at the airshow tomorrow. I went to it two years ago. F-22 Raptors going to be there too.

Shima · May 24, 2008

LeeLynn wrote:

Thank you for the info! Now I just need to decide whether or not I want to spend more money for the 40D!

I previously owned an XTi for about a year and a half but a few weeks ago became the proud owner of a 40D... I LOVE IT. For what I do the 40D really is the next step up in supporting my needs, and I love feeling like I own a camera that is "made tough" compared to the XTi. Plus 6.5 fps is just awesome. (And I do use 3200 ISO fairly often for sports)

cmason · May 24, 2008

evoryware wrote:

Sweeten the deal for upgraders!

http://www.usa.canon.com/app/emails/eosmay08sp/index.html

I'm gonna be at the airshow tomorrow. I went to it two years ago. F-22 Raptors going to be there too.

You know, I wonder about this...is Canon feeling the pinch of introducing the XSi, causing us XT owners to be completely confused as to which camera (40D vs XSi) to buy? I know it entered my mind, and I thought many times that I will just wait for the 50D, which surely will be 12 megapixel and have some other gee whiz stuff to rise above the XSi.

But who wants to wait another 8 mons or so? I'll take the extra $50

New Canon Spring 2008 Rebates are here!!

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