Deal: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, WiFi Adapter, PIXMA Pro-100, photo paper – $1199 (after MIR, reg. $1,849)

EOS 7D Mark IIEOS 7D Mark II at a glance:

  • 20.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
  • Dual DIGIC 6 Image Processors
  • 3.0″ 1.04m-Dot Clear View II LCD Monitor
  • Full HD 1080p/60 Video & Movie Servo AF
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF with Live View
  • 65-Point All Cross-Type Phase-Detect AF
  • Expandable ISO 51200 and 10 fps Shooting

Adorama has a very good deal on the Canon EOS 7D Mark II. Get the EOS 7D Mark II bundled with W-E1 WiFi adapter, PIXMA Pro-100 professional photo printer and 50 sheet of Canon photo paper, all for $1,199, after $350 mail-in rebate (instructions). Compare at $1,849. Free shipping.

Some Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals are still live. Most noticeable, the best  Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II bundle deals of 2017.

We are looking for the best deals by reliable and Canon authorised retailersOur select Black Friday 2017 deals are listed here.

More links to have a look at:

Amazon US Cyber Monday Deals    –    B&H Photo Cyber Monday deals    –    Adorama Cyber Monday Deals    –    Canon Store Cyber Monday Deals

Amazon EU and Amazon US Black Friday pages are already up and running and first deals are online. Have a look: Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES and Amazon IT.

B&H Photo has a Black Friday 2017 page   –   Adorama has a Black Friday 2017 page   –   Canon USA has a Black Friday 2017 page

All B&H Photo’s Canon deals for Black Friday are listed here   –   All Adorama Canon deals for Black Friday are listed here.

You may also be interested in these Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II and bundle deals.

Need Storage? G-Technology 16TB G-SPEED Studio Thunderbolt 2 External Storage System – $999.95 (reg. $1699.95, today only)

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At a glance:

  • 16TB Storage Capacity
  • 4 x 4TB 3.5″ Enterprise Class Drives
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 2 Ports (up to 20 Gb/s)
  • RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 Compatibility
  • Pre-Configured in RAID 5
  • 660 MB/s RAID 0 Transfer Speed
  • Preformatted for Mac
  • Windows Compatible with Reformatting

Do you need more storage space? We have you covered.

B&H Photo has the G-Technology 16TB G-SPEED Studio Thunderbolt 2 External Storage System (Win & Mac) on sale at $999.95. That’s $700 off the regular list price of $1,699.95. Today only. Free shipping.

We are looking for the best deals by reliable and Canon authorised retailersOur select Black Friday 2017 deals are listed here.Many deals are still live so have a look.

Amazon EU and Amazon US Black Friday pages are already up and running and first deals are online. Have a look: Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES and Amazon IT.

Amazon US Cyber Monday Deals    –    B&H Photo Cyber Monday deals    –    Adorama Cyber Monday Deals    –    Canon Store Cyber Monday Deals

B&H Photo has a Black Friday 2017 page   –   Adorama has a Black Friday 2017 page   –   Canon USA has a Black Friday 2017 page

All B&H Photo’s Canon deals for Black Friday are listed here   –   All Adorama Canon deals for Black Friday are listed here.

You may also be interested in these Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II and bundle deals.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS review (fantastic choice, Photography Blog)

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At a glance:

  • EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/1.4 to f/22
  • One GMo Aspherical Element
  • Air Sphere and Fluorine Coatings
  • Ring-Type Ultrasonic Motor AF System
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • Dust- and Water-Resistant Construction
  • Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm

Photography Blog reviewed the new Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS lens (specifications, and price in your country). And again, we have a very positive review for this lens.

From their conclusion:

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM is a fantastic choice for professionals and enthusiasts looking for a new 85mm lens to add to their arsenal. It is much, much better than the admittedly much cheaper 85mm f/1.8, and even adds some extra functionality when compared with the more expensive f/1.2 lens – particularly optical image stabilisation.

There’s arguably very few occasions when you absolutely need f/1.2 over f/1.4, so if you do a lot of shooting handheld – weddings, reportage and so on – then it probably makes more sense to go for the lens with OIS available (and it helps that it’s cheaper too).

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Sharpness is excellent throughout the range, helped along by the fact that optical image stabilisation helps keep things nice and sharp even when showing at relatively slow speeds. The bokeh produced by the lens is lovely and smooth, making it ideal both for portraiture and for still life subjects. As it has such a wide aperture, it’s also a good lens to use in low light. Read the review…

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS lens, likely the most exciting Canon lens of 2017, is now in stock and ready to ship almost everywhere in the US. At the time of writing the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS is in stock and sells for $1,599 at Amazon US,  Adorama and the Canon Store (backorder). B&H Photo still has the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS on pre-order.

More Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS order/pre-order links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Off Brand News: Sony a7R III is best performing MILC at DxOMark (scores 100)

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Sony A7R III at a glance:

  • 42MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor
  • BIONZ X Image Processor & Front-End LSI
  • 399-Point AF System & 10 fps Shooting
  • UHD 4K30p Video with HLG & S-Log3 Gammas
  • 3.69m-Dot Tru-Finder OLED EVF
  • 3.0″ 1.44m-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD
  • 5-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE Stabilization
  • ISO 102400 & Pixel Shift Multi Shooting
  • Built-In Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, Dual SD Slots
  • USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C Port & PC Sync Port

The folks over at DxOMark put the Sony A7R III on their test bench. Well, the A7R III scores 100, same as the Nikon D850. Only the medium format Hasselblad X1D-50c and Pentax 645Z have a higher score (102 and 101, respectively).

From DxOMark’s conclusion:

It’s clear that the Sony A7R III has a high-performing sensor that’s capable of capturing images with a broad range of color and tone, while keeping noise well under control.

However, comparing the A7R III sensor to the Nikon D850’s reveals the advantage that the Nikon camera’s lower minimum sensitivity (ISO) value brings. Photographers who predominantly shoot in bright light or capture motionless subjects with the camera on a tripod will record the most information, be it color, tone, or detail with the Nikon D850 set to ISO 32. However, if they require values above that, the Sony A7R III sensor produces marginally better images.

Sony’s in-body 5-axis image stabilization system is widely respected, and if it achieves the 5.5 EV shutter speed compensation in the A7R III that the company claims, it would enable the camera to capture images at ISO 100 instead of at ISO 3200 (provided the subject is stationary). Read the review…

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The Canon DSLRs with the highest DxOMark score are the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II (88) and EOS 5Ds (87). Once more, Sony is showing how well they manage to design and build image sensors.

So, Canon, have you ever heard about this company, Sony? You know, they make amazing hardware with shitty interfaces and beta software on it. But, hey!, they innovate and users love them gadgets and gear. Maybe, Canon, you should consider catching up. Maybe. Just my 2 cents.

Sony A7R III: Amazon US, Adorama, B&H Photo.

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Review (premium compact camera, Photography Blog)

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PowerShot G1 X Mark III at a glance:

  • 24.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 7 Image Processor
  • 3x Zoom Lens, 24-72mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Built-In Electronic Viewfinder
  • 3.0″ Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
  • Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF, Image Stabilizer
  • ISO 25600, 9 fps Continuous Shooting
  • Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC, Bluetooth
  • Dust- and Water-Resistant Construction

Photography Blog posted their full review of the brand new Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III (specifications, and price in your country), Canon’s first PowerShot with an APS-C sensor and Dual Pixel AF.

From their conclusion:

Canon must have read our review of the G1 X Mark II, because all of the things that we felt were missing – the exposure compensation dial, vari-angle LCD screen and optical viewfinder – have all made a welcome return in the Mark III. We also like the fact that the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III is weather-proof and can be powered via a USB compatible battery pack, instantly making it more appealing for frequent travellers, while the combination of front and rear control dials and the single lens control ring make it a snip to quickly set the main camera parameters. We’ve always been fans of Canon’s user interface on its DSLRs, and also now on the PowerShot G1 X Mark III.

In summary, the new Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III can be summed up in one word – premium. It’s a premium compact camera that offers premium image quality and handling, albeit with a premium price tag to match. Read the review…

I agree, asking $1,299 is a bit too much for what otherwise is a very cool and powerful compact camera. Let’s hope the price gets down in the next months (after the holidays?).

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

These great Black Friday deals on Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II bundles are still live (best prices of 2017)

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UPDATE: as of 11/29/2017, all offers are in stock again (no backorder).

I think it’s safe to say that these were the best Black Friday 2017 deals on Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II cameras.  We never had such low prices for these cameras, and I’m pretty sure it will not get better during the holidays (not from authorised Canon retailers, though). Please note: some of the kits are on backorder status but are still sold at the listed deal price.

Let’s start with the deals at B&H Photo. All bundles come with the following items, and get $350 mail-in rebate (instructions for mail-in rebate):

  • Canon BG-E20 Battery Grip for EOS 5D Mark IV
  • Canon SG-201 Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss (13 x 19″, 50 Sheets)
  • SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
  • Canon LP-E6N Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1865mAh)
  • Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Wireless Professional Inkjet Photo Printer

These bundles are on offer:

Additionally, receive 13 months of free accidental damage protection from Canon with Canon Care Pak Plus (just register your new gear, ends Jan. 6, 2018).

Adorama is offering the very same bundle deals. All kits listed below come with the following items and get $350 mail-in rebate (instructions). There is no longer need for a coupon code (it was before):

  • Canon BG-E21 Battery Grip for EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera
  • Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Professional Photo Inkjet Printer
  • Canon Plus Luster Semi-Gloss Photo Paper (13×19″), 50 Sheets
  • Canon LP-E6 N Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
  • SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB UHS-I Class 10 U3 V30 SDXC Memory Card

These kits are on offer (including all the items listed above):

  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Body – $1349 after $350 MIR
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Digital SLR Camera Body – $2849 After $350 MIR
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Body with Canon Log – $2949 After $350 MIR
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM Lens – $4049 After $350 MIR
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens + Free Grip – $3599 After $350 MIR
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR with EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM Lens – $2249 After $350 MIR

Again, receive 13 months of free accidental damage protection from Canon with Canon Care Pak Plus (just register your new gear, ends Jan. 6, 2018).

These are the best EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II deals by authorised Canon retailers you’ll see in 2017!

We are looking for the best deals by reliable and Canon authorised retailersOur select Black Friday 2017 deals are listed here.Many deals are still live so have a look.

Amazon EU and Amazon US Black Friday pages are already up and running and first deals are online. Have a look: Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES and Amazon IT.

Amazon US Cyber Monday Deals    –    B&H Photo Cyber Monday deals    –    Adorama Cyber Monday Deals    –    Canon Store Cyber Monday Deals

B&H Photo has a Black Friday 2017 page   –   Adorama has a Black Friday 2017 page   –   Canon USA has a Black Friday 2017 page

All B&H Photo’s Canon deals for Black Friday are listed here   –   All Adorama Canon deals for Black Friday are listed here.

You may also be interested in these Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D Mark II and bundle deals.