Canon Discounts at B&H Expire July 6th (DSLR and lens kits, lenses and Speedlites)

B&H’s discounts on selected Canon gear will expire on July 6th. Click here to see all discounted DSLR and lens kits, and here to the discounted lenses and Speedlites.

Check also these incredible Canon EOS M deals:

More discounts on Tamron and Sigma lenses:

Canon Discounts

Canon EOS-1D X on Sale for $5940

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eBay seller 6ave (10330 ratings, 99.5% positivr) has the Canon EOS-1D X on sale for [shoplink 14295 ebay]$5,939.99 (click here)[/shoplink]. As bonus items you get two 32GB memory cards and a camera case. Forget the two no-name memory cards (not suited for a DSLR like the EOS-1D X), and go for the camera. Regular price is $6800.

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Canon EOS 70D First Independent Auto-Focus Test Videos

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Canon EOS 70D body only – $1199 – Amazon | Adorama | B&H | DigitalRev
Canon EOS 70D with 18-55mm lens – $1349 – Amazon | Adorama | B&H | DigitalRev
Canon EOS 70D with 18-135mm lens – $1549 – Amazon | Adorama | B&H | DigitalRev

Polish site Optyzcne (translated, source: FA) published (along with their review) what I think are the first non Canon produced, real world tests of the Dual Pixel CMOS Auto-Focus system of the new Canon EOS 70D. They used the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM and Canon EF 100mm f 2.8L Macro IS USM lenses with different settings (see titles of the videos).

So far I have to say that I am fairly impressed with the high ISO performance of the EOS 70D sensor, see the crop I extracted from a ISO 3200 sample pic. The EOS 70D is the new leader of the pack in Canon’s APS-C line-up. That poses an interesting question: does a successor of the EOS 7D still have a reason to exist? In other terms: what features must the 7D Mark II have to top the EOS 70D? And what about the EOS 8D that showed up as a placeholder on Russian online seller fotoplus.su? More to follow.

Canon 70D + 18-135mm Single AF

Canon 70D + 18-135mm Servo AF

Canon 70D + EF 100mm F2.8L IS Single AF

Canon 70D + EF 100mm F2.8L IS Servo AF

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Canon EOS M Ranked First and Second On Amazon US Best Seller List

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The Canon EOS M is ranked first (kit with 22mm STM) and second (kit with 18-5mm) on Amazon US’ Best Seller list for compact system cameras. Not really surprising, given yesterdays huge price drops on both kits. Please note that since yesterday some kits are no longer available by some of the listed sellers. Hurry up if you are on the fence for an EOS M. This is the best moment to get one.

The EOS M kit with the EF-M 22mm is the best bargain here, consider that the lens alone usually sells for $249. The EF-M is an excellent prime for the EOS M, very compact and lightweighted, and with good optical performance and build quality.

These are never seen price drops for the EOS M kits. And now that the EOS M got the long awaited firmware update that solved all the Auto-Focus issues, these kits are even more interesting. Click here to see how much the new firmware improves AF performance.

 

Update – Super Hot Deal: Canon EOS M w/ 22mm ($299), EOS M w/ 18-55mm IS STM ($349)

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Update: Adorama and Amazon also discounted the Canon EOS M to $299 with the 22mm and $349 with the 18-55mm. This could definitely mean that the next Canon M system camera is on the way.

B&H has some real Canon EOS M steals:

These are never seen price drops for the EOS M kits. And now that the EOS M got the long awaited firmware update that solved all the Auto-Focus issues, these kits are even more interesting. Click here to see how much the new firmware improves AF performance.

Just $299 for the EOS M with the EF-M 22mm is a great bargain. This may the best time to get one. Hurry up since they have limited supply, and these deals won’t last long. However, they expire July 9.

Canon EOS M specs:

  • 18.0 MP CMOS (APS-C) Sensor
  • DIGIC 5 Image Processor
  • Full HD 1080p Movie with Focus Tracking
  • 3.0″ Touch Screen LCD with 1040K-dots
  • Touch AF and Multi-touch Operation
  • Hybrid CMOS Auto-focus for Photo & Video
  • Compatible with Canon EF and EF-S Lenses
  • ISO 100-12800, Expandable to 25600 (H)
  • Canon’s First Mirrorless Camera

Canon EOS M