CanonPriceWatch April Group Buy!

Back due to popular demand — another Group Buy with incredible savings for CanonPriceWatch readers! The special prices are hundreds of dollars less than the current prices.

All items will be brand new from an authorized dealer with Canon USA warranty.

We have now closed this group buy to new signups. Thank you for your interest.

To join the group buy, fill out the contact form on our group buy page, and we’ll get in touch with you! This group buy closes Saturday noon or when sold out — our last one sold out in 90 minutes!

All items are brand new from an authorized Canon dealer, and come with Canon USA warranty card. You can read more on the group buy page.


If you purchase something through a link on our site, we may get a small share of the sale (at no cost to you). Please read our disclosure for more info.

60 comments on “CanonPriceWatch April Group Buy!

  1. April 24, 2014 at 4:41 pm EDT

    That’s awesome. Wish you could get the 600ex flashes as a part of that deal

  2. Niko
    April 24, 2014 at 4:44 pm EDT

    No 70-200 f4? killing me!

  3. Cee
    April 24, 2014 at 5:08 pm EDT

    “This group buy closes Saturday noon or when sold out — our last one sold out in 90 minutes!”

    When does the que start? I completed the contact form but haven’t received a confirmation email with directions on how to buy.

    Sorry for my ignorance…just do want to miss out on the buy.

    Thanks

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 25, 2014 at 8:18 am EDT

      Once you have an order in, you are in, and are in the shipping queue. Thanks!

  4. April 24, 2014 at 5:23 pm EDT

    Can someone from Canada get in on this?

  5. April 24, 2014 at 5:23 pm EDT

    Rosa Patricia Nunez – your 24-70 @ a good price

  6. April 24, 2014 at 5:24 pm EDT

    No 85mm?

  7. Lynn
    April 24, 2014 at 5:49 pm EDT

    For the 5d Mk 3 is it an authorized dealer?

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 24, 2014 at 5:50 pm EDT

      Yes.

  8. Mar
    April 24, 2014 at 5:55 pm EDT

    I’ve submitted the form!! Waiting to hear back from you guys and the suspense is killing me!!!

  9. John
    April 24, 2014 at 6:16 pm EDT

    I’ve never been involved in group buy and have never purchased through CPW. what forms of payment are accepted? Sorry if there is an FAQ page, I am not aware of it. Thanks John

  10. Fred
    April 24, 2014 at 7:09 pm EDT

    Also have not heard anything.

  11. John
    April 24, 2014 at 7:48 pm EDT

    Ok sorry. I think I figured it out. We pay whoever deal is made with, not CPW.

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 24, 2014 at 7:57 pm EDT

      That’s right. I surely wouldn’t want to deal with all of that. 🙂

      1. Jim
        April 24, 2014 at 8:18 pm EDT

        Does anyone know if there is a free slow/ground shipping option based on past deals

        1. CanonPriceWatch
          April 24, 2014 at 8:19 pm EDT

          Shipping is included — the retailer will adjust the invoice to reflect that.

  12. April 24, 2014 at 8:40 pm EDT

    Shipping is on the invoice

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 24, 2014 at 8:41 pm EDT

      The store will adjust the invoice to remove the shipping as part of the group buy. It is done manually.

  13. Ajith
    April 24, 2014 at 9:42 pm EDT

    request 50mm 1.2

  14. Dennis
    April 24, 2014 at 10:53 pm EDT

    waiting on 100mm 2.8L

  15. rich
    April 24, 2014 at 11:15 pm EDT

    I am a bit disappointed I was hoping for a better deal on the 70-200/2.8 camera canada has it for only 50 more and the refurb from canon is the same price. Was hoping for more like 1800 like last dec. I’ll wait till next time…

    1. ER
      April 25, 2014 at 12:55 am EDT

      Me too.

  16. Evan
    April 24, 2014 at 11:48 pm EDT

    If only that 16-35 was in Canadian.

    –Evan

  17. Bob
    April 25, 2014 at 12:33 am EDT

    Is the 85mm f/1.2 lens pictured part of this? I don’t see it on the list.

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 25, 2014 at 12:34 am EDT

      Sorry, image recycling on my part, from the last group buy. 🙂

  18. Jamey
    April 25, 2014 at 12:44 am EDT

    Please! Please! Bring the 300 F2.8 II back next time! Pretty Please!jj

  19. Jim
    April 25, 2014 at 8:40 am EDT

    Is anyone still waiting for a confirmation they got in? I don’t have any indication yet from yesterday.

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 25, 2014 at 8:43 am EDT

      If you placed your order at the retailer, you are in. I don’t think they’ve started updating the invoices / orders yet. They will do so today and Monday, there are that many orders.

      If you received the info e-mail from us but haven’t placed the order yet, as long as you place it today you’ll be in (except for the one lens where I mentioned we aren’t taking more orders on).

      We have closed the group buy to new sign-ups now.

      1. Jim
        April 25, 2014 at 8:50 am EDT

        I never got the info email from you, can you find out why?

        1. Jim
          April 25, 2014 at 8:53 am EDT

          nevermind, when into my junk folder, sorry

        2. CanonPriceWatch
          April 25, 2014 at 8:54 am EDT

          I just re-sent it to you. Please reply and let me know if you got it!

  20. Katie
    April 25, 2014 at 8:42 am EDT

    I’d also like to see the 70-200 f/4

  21. JT
    April 25, 2014 at 12:51 pm EDT

    Oh boy, this closed quickly. Hope I’m a bit more lucky next time.

  22. Ajith
    April 25, 2014 at 2:27 pm EDT

    Experience from last group buy. Long story short…Very positive.

    I ordered 85/1.2 lens during last group buy. I promptly got the email link to the vendor from Gordon. I was little skeptic as I have never bought this expensive lens other than from B and H or Adorama.

    I waited till I read some positive experience reports on this site as to US Warranty etc. Also independently verified at some other sites about the vendors reputation. I could not find any negative comments. So I ordered very late after others got the lens.

    Still they honored it once they got the stock. When the sock came I got an email advising to pay through pay pal which I did. They shipped on the date they said they would ship. The lens arrived on the date promised. No extra fees or customs. Brand new with US and Canada Warranty

    My information is that it is a brick and mortar company like B&H. It is an authorized dealer which shows under a different name on Canon listing.( same address) Their online business is under another name although the company name is given on corporate information at web site , which I was told is a usual business practice.

    I got the lens today. Beautiful lens. At a price which probably was the lowest ever at $1699 US shipping included. ( Even better than Dec 2013 price)

    I am waiting for 50mm 1.2 at Dec 2013 price which is $1259 or better and am checking cpw daily. I hope it will happen next group buy.
    Thanks Gordon

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 25, 2014 at 6:42 pm EDT

      Thanks Ajith!

    2. Adam
      April 26, 2014 at 12:15 am EDT

      Thanks for sharing your experience. “No extra fees or customs” that is what I want to hear. And thank you CPW!

  23. Joe
    April 25, 2014 at 4:11 pm EDT

    I have not recieved anything by email yet. I have checked my email a couple times?

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 25, 2014 at 6:43 pm EDT

      It was because Verizon ate our e-mail. I sent Joe his link 🙂

  24. Ray
    April 25, 2014 at 6:40 pm EDT

    I received an order confirmation, but then what? when Am I going to receive an email to pay the amount?

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 25, 2014 at 6:44 pm EDT

      You’ll receive your invoice when your lens is ready to ship. It depends on how far back in the queue you are. Some already shipped today. They’re hoping to ship many (but not all) by early next week.

      1. Ray
        April 26, 2014 at 2:49 am EDT

        Thank you, I ordered 3 items and there is a shipping cost. is that how it should be? if I order one item there is no shipping cost.

        1. CanonPriceWatch
          April 26, 2014 at 3:17 am EDT

          As mentioned in the e-mail, the retailer will change the invoice to reflect the free shipping later.

  25. andrew
    April 25, 2014 at 6:42 pm EDT

    I am yet to receive the details, my initial form was answered but after that i haven’t had anything,
    thank you

  26. Adam
    April 25, 2014 at 11:22 pm EDT

    Hi CPW,

    When I open the Canon 6D page ( http://www.canonpricewatch.com/product/04039/Canon-EOS-6D-price.html )
    I see an ad says Canon 6D for C$1699.00 – U$1506.47 at CameraCanada.com.

    Is that real? It is even better then your offer for 6D $1599.

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 26, 2014 at 12:00 am EDT

      I see that too now, looks like that price drop happened today, after our group buy started — but I just realized there’s a mistake in the calculation. 🙁 According to XE at current exchange rate C$1699 = U$1539.

      I have fixed the calculation on our site. Sorry about that.

      C$1699 + C$29 Shipping = C$1728 = U$1565 + 3% Foreign Fee = U$1611. So it ends up a bit more, unless you have a card with no FX fee. I recommend the store though, and definitely you can consider that alternative instead.

      1. Adam
        April 26, 2014 at 12:09 am EDT

        Thank you for your detailed answer. Unfortunately it was a mistake on price calculation 🙁
        I just wanna make sure that I will not have pay any extra fees like duty or anything else if I buy from this website. Do you know about it? The website says we are not responsible from any duty fee etc.
        I live in CA and I never bought something expensive from abroad.

        Thanks a lot.

  27. Jim
    April 26, 2014 at 11:45 am EDT

    If you check dpreview it appears the price you see on the final order in CA dollars is what is owed after the conversion to US. So I hope that means when we get our Paypal invoice it will be accurate and no extra fees added later.

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 26, 2014 at 11:48 am EDT

      Hi Jim, for this special group buy the retailer will be sending invoices in US$ so that you will not pay any additional conversion fees. Please wait for this invoice and check that the amount and currency is correct before paying it.

  28. Ken
    April 26, 2014 at 12:08 pm EDT

    Aw I saw this too late. 🙁

  29. mark
    April 27, 2014 at 7:03 pm EDT

    Can the new $200 rebate apply to the 5d miii bundle since we havent formally received an invoice yet?

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      April 27, 2014 at 7:06 pm EDT

      No — sorry, the price you got isn’t eligible for the MIR. Your price is still much cheaper than the current AR price and you don’t have to go through the hassle of a MIR.

  30. Rafel Ayala
    April 28, 2014 at 4:34 pm EDT

    I opted in and have not gotten the email yet. Am I still supposed to wait for it?

  31. April 29, 2014 at 11:37 am EDT

    Still no updates on my order. 🙁

  32. Jim
    April 29, 2014 at 7:36 pm EDT

    Check your Junk E-mail folder. Mine shipped yesterday.

  33. Rafael
    April 29, 2014 at 10:39 pm EDT

    Nope, nothing in the junk e-mail folder. I wonder if they even have me on their list. Could cpw please let me know?

    1. Rafael
      May 2, 2014 at 4:58 pm EDT

      I just received the invoices and sent the payments THX cpw, for your help.

  34. Danny
    May 3, 2014 at 10:03 pm EDT

    I have a spec of dust inside my new 70-200 2.8L IS II. I can see it without a flashlight. Is this normal? what is the exchange policy with this group buy?

    1. CanonPriceWatch
      May 3, 2014 at 10:14 pm EDT

      Please contact the store — they can help you out, shouldn’t be a problem.

      1. CanonPriceWatch
        May 6, 2014 at 8:39 pm EDT

        Did you contact the store? What did they say?

  35. CanonPriceWatch
    May 16, 2014 at 9:11 am EDT

    I trust everyone’s orders arrived safely by now, is everyone happy with them? 🙂

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