Canon Price
Jan 8, 2018 12:48:42 #
Have been reading UH for a few weeks and researching cameras. I decided to purchase a Canon 80D with 18-135. The price just jumped $200. Is this price fluctuation the norm in the camera industry?
Jan 8, 2018 12:59:15 #
mike55 wrote:
Have been reading UH for a few weeks and researching cameras. I decided to purchase a Canon 80D with 18-135. The price just jumped $200. Is this price fluctuation the norm in the camera industry?
Holiday pricing has passed ...
Jan 8, 2018 13:00:04 #
mike55 wrote:
Have been reading UH for a few weeks and researching cameras. I decided to purchase a Canon 80D with 18-135. The price just jumped $200. Is this price fluctuation the norm in the camera industry?
I use an Amazon plug-in called Keepa that tracks Amazon Prices. Screen grab attached. Looks like the price just went back up after being down through the holidays.
Jan 8, 2018 13:24:12 #
mike55 wrote:
Have been reading UH for a few weeks and researching cameras. I decided to purchase a Canon 80D with 18-135. The price just jumped $200. Is this price fluctuation the norm in the camera industry?
Yep, sales are over, for now.
But I just checked and the Canon Store's refurbished section has the 80D with 18-135 for $1199.20 and in stock. There are three versions of the 18-135, this bundle has the "18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM" version. The latest and by many accounts the best of the three.
Canon direct refurbished come with a one year warranty just like new. I bought an 80D body in Nov and it looks and acts like new in box.
Jan 8, 2018 23:17:40 #
I ordered a 80D on Thursday for the holiday price of $999, yesterday it was up to $1099. Holiday pricing is now off, thus the increase. You can take a wait & see approach to see if there will be another sale sometime in the near future. Good luck.
Walt
Edit: This was the price for the body only.
Walt
Edit: This was the price for the body only.
Jan 9, 2018 06:26:12 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
mike55 wrote:
Have been reading UH for a few weeks and researching cameras. I decided to purchase a Canon 80D with 18-135. The price just jumped $200. Is this price fluctuation the norm in the camera industry?
If you buy during the holidays you get rewarded. If the holidays pass, so do the discounts. Canon should reduce again sometime in the coming year. Not sure when? Nikon usually has two additional sales, one in the spring and one in the fall.
Jan 9, 2018 06:41:57 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
mike55 wrote:
Have been reading UH for a few weeks and researching cameras. I decided to purchase a Canon 80D with 18-135. The price just jumped $200. Is this price fluctuation the norm in the camera industry?
Unfortunately you didn't take advantage of holiday pricing. Don't know when they'll be as low again
Jan 9, 2018 08:47:00 #
Holy cow I got the refurbushed 80d with the 18-55stm right after black fri and it was under 700 talk about a markup
Jan 9, 2018 10:57:26 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
dasper wrote:
Holy cow I got the refurbushed 80d with the 18-55stm right after black fri and it was under 700 talk about a markup
Did you get it from an authorized dealer?
Jan 9, 2018 11:10:53 #
mwsilvers wrote:
Did you get it from an authorized dealer?
Yes right from canon. What was weird is the body was more than the body and lens. Anyway just checked it's now $949 for the same thing but their out of stock
Jan 9, 2018 12:17:51 #
dasper wrote:
Yes right from canon. What was weird is the body was more than the body and lens. Anyway just checked it's now $949 for the same thing but their out of stock
Of course it is... every time I find something discounted it's out of stock....Lol...
Jan 9, 2018 12:29:05 #
https://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/cameras/refurbished-eos-digital-slr-cameras
Not sure if any others interest you or not but they have quite a list
Not sure if any others interest you or not but they have quite a list
Jan 9, 2018 12:50:55 #
Jan 9, 2018 12:55:23 #
I usually check prices at B&H. Their price for a new 80D & 18-135 seems unchanged at $1499. If you found a dealer that offered it for less, I doubt it was an authorized dealer and didn't have a manufacturer's warranty. If it is, it is a good price.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1225877-REG/canon_1263c006_eos_80d_dslr_camera.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1225877-REG/canon_1263c006_eos_80d_dslr_camera.html
Jan 9, 2018 15:46:30 #
going south wrote:
Of course it is... every time I find something discounted it's out of stock....Lol...
Perhaps you should listen to your wife, mistress, girlfriend, mother, mother-in-law, sister or daughter. Actually almost any female. Rumor has it that women have a better developed sense of skills about how to shop efficiently. You might learn something!
It's not that hard to get a good deal, but it does require discipline, paying attention, patience, and timely action.
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