Big Refurb Sale! EOS R5 $2399, EOS R5 C $3199 and lots more!

[Canon Rumors Guy]

The Canon USA store is having another aggressive refurbished gear sale. If you’re in the market for any of this gear, you should act fast as inventory usually depletes pretty quickly. As always, all refurbished gear from Canon USA comes with a full 1-year Canon USA warranty. Canon EOS R Bodies Canon RF Lenses

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[DhlcadR6]

Good deal. But I will wait for R5ii

 

[jam05]

If planning on selling ur R5, better do it soon. The price is dropping fast.

 

[danfaz]

Another set of big discounts!

 

[Exploreshootshare]

If planning on selling ur R5, better do it soon. The price is dropping fast.

I might be in the market for a R5, but I'll still wait for the R5mkii release to decide. I want to see what new tech comes along and if it is worth waiting, saving and eventually paying for. If it is not, I'll snatch up a R5 or R6mkii with the next possible sale.

 

[tbgtomcom]

$2399??? Holy smokes. If I had known this was going to happen I wouldn't have purchased the R62 a few months back for my wife. I'd have gotten her this instead. Why is anyone buying an R62 over the R5 at this price?

 

[neuroanatomist]

Why is anyone buying an R62 over the R5 at this price?

Perhaps for some, so they're not limited to 30 minutes of video recording.

 

[tbgtomcom]

Perhaps for some, so they're not limited to 30 minutes of video recording.

Perhaps. I have both... and I can tell you that aside from that one feature, the R5 is superior.

 

[amorse]

I mean, with the prices down this far, it does seem to imply some credibility to the rumour that the R5ii is around the corner. Tempting at that price though

 

[mxwphoto]

Hi guys borrowlenses.com is having a crazy used gear sale. I think they are selling their overstock now that they have been bought by lensrentals.com. I got some killer deals off of them. I already got the lens but see example below.

 

[Quack]

$2399??? Holy smokes. If I had known this was going to happen I wouldn't have purchased the R62 a few months back for my wife. I'd have gotten her this instead. Why is anyone buying an R62 over the R5 at this price?

R6II has newer, better AF system,
Smaller files desirable for some,
No need to buy more expensive CFExpress cards and possibly a card reader,
R6II has focus stacking
R6II has pre-capture.

 

[tbgtomcom]

R6II has newer, better AF system,
Smaller files desirable for some,
No need to buy more expensive CFExpress cards and possibly a card reader,
R6II has focus stacking
R6II has pre-capture.

I can't say I agree with this. I have both of these cameras, and I don't see any huge autofocus advantages with the R62 over the R5. Sure, the files are smaller, but you can't crop as much if you need to. CFExpress cards are coming down in price. Focus stacking and pre-capture are gimmicks that not many people actually use.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Focus stacking and pre-capture are gimmicks that not many people actually use.

I have no way to know but I’d bet that while not many people use focus stacking, pre-capture is possibly used by a reasonable number of people.

 

[danfaz]

pre-capture is possibly used by a reasonable number of people.

Yep, I'd imagine plenty of wildlife and sports photogs use this feature.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Yep, I'd imagine plenty of wildlife and sports photogs use this feature.

And anyone taking pictures of their kids’ activities.

 

[mxwphoto]

Wow, two lucky individuals got R5 for $1751 off of the site last minute. I saw the camera and clicked into it but it was already pending sale. Ugh.

 

[tbgtomcom]

Wow, two lucky individuals got R5 for $1751 off of the site last minute. I saw the camera and clicked into it but it was already pending sale. Ugh.

That's an insane steal. Hell, I'd have bought a third at that price just to have around as a spare.

 

[tbgtomcom]

Yep, I'd imagine plenty of wildlife and sports photogs use this feature.

I go on a wildlife excursion with a large group of photographers to various locations around the country once a year... not one of them uses pre-capture.

 

[danfaz]

I go on a wildlife excursion with a large group of photographers to various locations around the country once a year... not one of them uses pre-capture.

I go on a wildlife excursion with...myself... and I do use pre-capture.
Point is, one can't assume their sphere of acquaintances represents the majority of users.

 

[neuroanatomist]

I go on a wildlife excursion with a large group of photographers to various locations around the country once a year... not one of them uses pre-capture.

If you haven’t seen it, it doesn’t exist. If you don’t use it, no one wants it. Understood.