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Photography and photography news by Dan Wright.

May 7, 2009

Canon USA Spring 2009 Rebates

Canon USA has begun their Spring instant rebate program. It runs from May 3 to July 11. Considering the poor availability of lenses, the rebate program seems quite generous. The usual suspects are present. The most interesting rebate is for the (very expensive) EF 200mm f/2L IS USM. As expected, there is no rebate for the EOS 5D Mark II yet. Expect to see one in the Fall, most likely.

Zooms

  • EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM — $200
  • EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM — $100
  • EF 16-35mm f/2.8 II USM — $100
  • EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM — $80
  • EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM — $75
  • EF 17-40mm f/4 USM — $50
  • EF 70-200mm f/4L USM — $40
  • EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM — $30
  • EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM — $20

Primes

  • EF 50mm f/1.2 USM — $100
  • EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM — $130
  • EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM — $35
  • EF 200mm f/2L IS USM — $500

EF-S Lenses (for crop cameras only)

  • EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM — $70
  • EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM — $50
  • EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM — $50
  • EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM — $30
  • EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS — $15

Flashes

  • Speedlite 580EX II — $50
  • Speedlite 430EX II — $30
  • Speedlite 220EX — $40
  • Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX — $70
  • Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX — $50
There are also rebates available when buying one or more lenses with a Rebel or EOS 50D.

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State of the SLR Industry in 2009

Roger Cicala of lensrentals.com (a regular buyer of lenses) writes on his perspective of the state of the SLR industry and changes to the retail environment.

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