bobatkins Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 See <a href="http://instacontent.mirror-image.net/henrys/resources/rebateforms/CanonDoubleSavings_March15.pdf">http://instacontent.mirror-image.net/henrys/resources/rebateforms/CanonDoubleSavings_March15.pdf</a><p>$200-$400 off the EOS 5D, $100-$200 off the EOS 40D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahonri_moriancumer Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Will Canon USA announce a rebate on the 40D now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photo_dark Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 oh for the frigging love of crap... I bought a 40D at 8:00pm on March 14th... so I missed the rebate by 4 hours. You've got to be kidding me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 If you bough it in Canada and you're a Canadian resident, return it and buy another one. Most stores (at least in the US) will take returns within a few days of purchase, some will take returns within 14 or even 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 "Will Canon USA announce a rebate on the 40D now?" Yes. Maybe. Possibly next week, possibly next month, possibly not until the Fall, possibly not at all. I'm always glad to provide definitive information on these subjects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25asa Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Wow the 50L and the XSi are elligable. I might jump on this one. Any savings is enough to get me to consider getting them now. Too bad the offer didn't come in the fall when I have more funds free'd up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_bingham Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 David, Return your 40D. This happened to me in the May promo, after a week of owning my 30D. Most, if not all stores have a good return policy. I told the salesperson straight out why I was returning it, they were fine with it, knowing that all I required was a date change on the receipt. Good Luck Cheers, jeff Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 The 70-200 f4.0 IS for example, has a $75 dollar (stand-alone, offer A) rebate. Locally in Vancouver, BC, the lens is currently advertised at $1329.99 CAN at Lens and Shutter. The online New York retailer B&H is currently advertising the same lens at $1059.00 US, with shipping $33.50 US (UPS expedited to Canada), that comes to $1092.50. So before rebates, and assuming both dollars at par (The Canadian dollar is currently a penny shy of the US dollar), B&H's price is $237.49 lower. Take off the rebate and (2~3 months later), you're only behind by $162.49. Now, taxes: buy from B&H import to Canada, and you pay GST *only* on lens, no provincial sales tax. Finally, if you want a regular thickness 67mm B+W MRC UV filter with the lens, through B&H they list at $49.95 US. Back in Canada at Lens & Shutter, the same filter is... mmm, couldn't find it. Ok, Henry's in Toronto, they're asking $74.99 CAN. Again assuming dollars at par, that's $25 more. So, on the len, *after* rebate, the Canadian price is $162 more. Factor in (say 6%) additional sales tax increases the difference by about $80. Then, add the $25 additional on the filter, and a further extra $4.50 sales tax on the filter. Bottom line, buying the 70-200 f4.0 IS in Canada, with the $75 rebate, with a B+W MRC reg. thick. UV filter, is going to cost you an additional $271 and change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_holland Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Mendel, that's my usual experience, too. Canadian retailers need competition to bring prices down to international levels. I would love to deal with local merchants, but I often find their price too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 "...Wow the 50L and the XSi are elligable...." The XSi? I don't see it and I wouldn't expect Canon to offer a rebate on a camera that isn't actually available yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_mcbob Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 The double rebate program that expired at the end of January was a lot better. I bought a 5D and 430EX, and I should be receiving a $740 ($700 + $40) cheque in a week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhut-nguyen Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 This is a mail-in rebate, I hope the USA Canon Rebate is an instant rebate..$100 off the EF 300mm f/4L IS is very tempting :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_dunn2 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 <p>The XSi isn't included. It's used as an example on page 2 of category C (buy eligible items along with any body other than the 40D or 5D, and get a bigger rebate on the eligible items).</p> <p>OK, someone has to start this rumour, so I will. The 85/1.2L II is listed. Does this mean it's about to be updated? :-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Dave, I'm sure something *is* happening in the Candadian retail camera business, now, with this price disparity. The stores' bottom lines can't be slumping too much, they're not folding. Or maybe they are folding, slowly... My guesses would be: 1. The demographic of the typical Canadian camera store customer is changing, to increasingly be first-time buyers and anyone nervous about web purchases, shipping issues, etc. 2. The items being sold are gravitating towards low end point-and-shoot, lower priced items in general, where shipping is more of a factor, and away from expensive glass and bodies. This is not black and white (haha), I'm sure they still sell their share of digital slrs and glass, but that share has to be shrinking. I'm not sure *why* there prices are so much higher. It would be interesting to discuss with Canadian retailers. Is it extra duties/charges they incur, or a higher profit margin (maybe due in part to smaller customer base), they're a bit greedier, or all of the above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenPapai Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 "If you bought it in Canada and you're a Canadian resident, return it and buy another one." That assumes that your time is without value. This rebate is a "whopping" $100 for a 40D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_parris Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 If you have been keeping track, most (if not all - I did not check each one) of the lenses on rebate have gone up in price (from about 1-2 weeks ago) by the same value as the rebate. So this round of rebates has been turned into a bit of a sham. The earlier rebates were obviously a better deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25asa Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Canon Canada keeps saying their pricing is higher here because our market here is smaller then the US. So that is their excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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