...Passed along to me by my friend Isaac at B&H—he says these are flying off the shelves like crazy today (and in limited supply):
Canon 6D, $1,574 at checkout (I think this is the absolute lowest price ever for a full-frame digital camera bought new, is it not?)
Canon EF 24–70mm ƒ/2.8L II USM lens, normally $2,299, today $1,699 after all rebates. You get $300 off at checkout and then there's an additional $300 mail-in rebate.
Just passing the news along FYI.
Mike
(Thanks to Isaac)
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MM: "LensRentals' Roger Cicala, who plays daily with the best lenses in the world, on the 24–70mm II: 'If I say there are four billion stars in the Milky Way, everyone accepts that. If I say the paint is wet, everyone checks for themselves. I’m not sure which path people are going to take with this statement: This is the best standard-range zoom ever made. By any manufacturer. Ever. It’s not close.'"
Lens Rentals' Roger Cicala, who plays daily with the best lenses in the world, on the 24-70 II: "If I say there are 4 billion stars in the Milky Way, everyone accepts that. If I say the paint is wet, everyone checks for themselves. I’m not sure which path people are going to take with this statement: This is the best standard-range zoom ever made. By any manufacturer. Ever. It’s not close."
Posted by: MM | Thursday, 17 October 2013 at 03:03 PM
Man, that's a smokin' deal on both of those products.
Posted by: Stephen Scharf | Thursday, 17 October 2013 at 04:04 PM
"This is the best standard-range zoom ever made. By any manufacturer. Ever. It’s not close."
I completely agree with Roger. I had no intention of updating my original version of the lens, which I felt was pretty near perfect. But after seeing the new version it was a no-brainer. It's simply perfect. Little reason to ever remove it.
Except, of course, to mount the longer EF 70-200 F2.8L II IS which is also incredibly better.
Posted by: Kenneth Tanaka | Thursday, 17 October 2013 at 05:45 PM
Awesome 6D price...if this were The Film Era, I'd be buying a second body. But it's The Digital Era and I wasn't born yesterday.
Posted by: Paul De Zan | Thursday, 17 October 2013 at 08:30 PM
Just closer to what they ought to charge for these cameras and lenses. If they can afford these 'sale prices' they can do it as the normal price.
Posted by: Jim | Friday, 18 October 2013 at 06:09 AM
I've been reading reviews of this lens and trying not to fall in to the trap that is confirmation bias. PhotoZone gave a less flattering review than that of LensRentals. But optically speaking, I'm sure the lens is more than most people could ever need. I thought about buying it, then noticed that I mainly use my only zoom, a 70-200mm F/4.0 IS L, as a 70mm prime (the lens was a gift). That fact had a larger influence on my decision in not buying the lens than either of those reviews.
Posted by: Sean' | Friday, 18 October 2013 at 08:27 AM
Darn. I wanted a spare for my 7D body, and was hoping for prices to come down on those. To get a 6D for less than what the 7D is currently going for, I would have pulled the trigger. But, a day late and a body short...
Posted by: David New | Friday, 18 October 2013 at 12:47 PM
Have to disagree with Ken. My example of the original Canon lens was such a dog, it answered to Fido and would lick me to pieces some days.
Posted by: El Inglés | Friday, 18 October 2013 at 01:22 PM
The 24-70 may well be the standard zoom that tests the best, but I'd never buy one. I owned it's predecessor and found myself constantly missing the extra reach of the FD 28-85 f/4 I gave up when going digital.
Posted by: Barry Reid | Friday, 18 October 2013 at 01:55 PM