Oh Canada, Lens Prices Have Gone Crazy in the Great White North

[Canon Rumors]

<a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/canon-canada-price-increases-confirmed/" target="_blank">As promised</a>, Canon Canada has raised MSRP on most lenses in Canada.</p>
<p>Here are some of the new prices to ruin your Friday! (All Prices CAD)</p>
<ul>
<li>EF 16-35 f/4L $1609.99</li>
<li>EF 16-35 f/2.8L II $2339.99</li>
<li>EF 17-40 f/4L $1169.99</li>
<li>EF 24-70 f/4L IS $1469.99</li>
<li>EF 24-70 f/2.8L II $2779.99</li>
<li>EF 70-200 f/4L IS $1759.99</li>
<li>EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II $3069.99</li>
<li>EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II $3,219.99</li>
<li>EF 200-400 f/4L EF IS $16,079.99</li>
<li>EF 300 f/2.8L IS II $8,909.99</li>
<li>EF 400 f/2.8L IS II $14,619.99</li>
<li>EF 500 f/4L IS II $13,159.99</li>
<li>EF 600 f/4.0L IS $16,799.99</li>
<li>EF 800 f/5.6 L IS $18,999.99</li>
</ul>
<p>This is not an April Fools joke, you can visit <a href="http://www.canon.ca/inetCA/en/subCategoryHome/msegid/2/catid/17/scatid/72" target="_blank">Canon Canada</a> and see for yourself.</p>
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[Maximilian]

wrong direction :'(

 

[IglooEater]

Woah! That much?! Really, the 17-40 at nearly 1200$? Hmm. Looks like b&h has got my (potential) business back.

 

[Loswr]

This is not an April Fools joke

Good, because no one is laughing.

 

[IglooEater]

This is not an April Fools joke

Good, because no one is laughing.

Especially not us Canadians :'(

 

[Besisika]

Let's begin looking at 3rd party's.

 

[d]

Those seem incredibly high - even more than Australia prices, and I thought it was bad here!

d.

 

[JMZawodny]

I've bought from Canon Canada in the past, nice company, and was notified by them a week or two ago that the prices were going up on April 1. Even then, the prices and exchange rate really did not make for a better deal than I could find on Canon PriceWatch at the time (looking to upgrade my 24-70L to the II version). The Big Whites though were often available at a 25% discount vs the US. Anyway, these price increases seem to be extreme, much more than the change in the Can$ vs Yen would require. It seems they want to do their bookkeeping in US$. I wonder what this portends for prices elsewhere around the world.

 

[mb66energy]

in canadian dollars:
EF 70-200 f/4L IS $1759.99

MSRP in Germany: 1365 Euro incl. VAT resulting in 2030 canadian dollars

Lucily the "street price" is around 1050 Euro incl. VAT resulting in 1560 canadian dollars

The best idea would be to normalize prices to "hours of work for a specified class of jobs" or something similar to equalize VAT, etc. ...

 

[bsbeamer]

Woah! That much?! Really, the 17-40 at nearly 1200$? Hmm. Looks like b&h has got my (potential) business back.

There's a (rather small) movement of professionals in the USA attempting to stop using B&H when possible for purchases due to their employee treatment practices recently in the news. There are not MANY alternatives to some of the products they sell (especially in the video industry), but some people are really making an effort. That being said, B&H are still one of the most competitively priced merchants, selling authentic products, and have been a reliable source for me to purchase from for many years. They are often tax-free (outside of NY) and shipping is almost always fast and free. It's a hard pill to swallow spending more money elsewhere sometimes.

 

[McRphoto]

Oups OK I'm staying with my old glasses.

 

[nightscape123]

Well if canon wants everyone to buy grey market then I guess they have succeeded. I certainly won't ever be buying an authorized lens at those prices lol.

 

[verysimplejason]

I guess I just have to wait for CAD$ to catch up with US$...

 

[rrcphoto]

<p><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/canon-canada-price-increases-confirmed/" target="_blank">As promised</a>, Canon Canada has raised MSRP on most lenses in Canada.</p>
<p>Here are some of the new prices to ruin your Friday! (All Prices CAD)</p>

to be expected with a 75 cent dollar .. what did everyone expect? they even pre-warned everyone that the prices were going up.

you can't expect such a disparity between prices in the US and Canada to continue especially with a NA warranty, while they don't care if canadians buy from the USA, they would care of americans purchase too much from Canada at exchange lowered prices.

they've moved the prices exactly 11% higher than the US prices at the current exchange.

it looks like canon based it upon around a 68 cent exchange to set the prices.

whining at canon because the canadian economy was that fragile is a little out there.

 

[rrcphoto]

Woah! That much?! Really, the 17-40 at nearly 1200$? Hmm. Looks like b&h has got my (potential) business back.

well do the math. the price of the 17-40 is 800 USD (before current instant rebate program).

that's $1050 CAD, not including shipping,etc.

 

[IglooEater]

Woah! That much?! Really, the 17-40 at nearly 1200$? Hmm. Looks like b&h has got my (potential) business back.

There's a (rather small) movement of professionals in the USA attempting to stop using B&H when possible for purchases due to their employee treatment practices recently in the news. There are not MANY alternatives to some of the products they sell (especially in the video industry), but some people are really making an effort. That being said, B&H are still one of the most competitively priced merchants, selling authentic products, and have been a reliable source for me to purchase from for many years. They are often tax-free (outside of NY) and shipping is almost always fast and free. It's a hard pill to swallow spending more money elsewhere sometimes.

I here you and agree. However b&h is one of many and their problem is that they were discovered. I sincerely doubt it's better elsewhere. Also, for me personally, since by saving money on these things, I can (and do, yes I do) give to organizations that give food, clothes, and shelter to those who have none- rather more important than people bitching over poor work conditions in the prosperous U.S. If I can't save money on gear, I'll stop buying camera stuff altogether. (Which might not be a bad priority reconfiguration come to think of it...)

 

[IglooEater]

Woah! That much?! Really, the 17-40 at nearly 1200$? Hmm. Looks like b&h has got my (potential) business back.

well do the math. the price of the 17-40 is 800 USD (before current instant rebate program).

that's $1050 CAD, not including shipping,etc.

Well, yea. That's my point. It's more expensive here now... I wouldn't complain were it the same.

Edit: and yes, those in places where it's even worse should be complaining more, mot us less.

 

[j-nord]

It might be annoying but it's a simple market correction. Nothing to see here.

 

[searsie]

A 17-40 goes from 800$ to 1200$? Thought it was overpriced at 800. Back to cross border shopping. Too bad for the brick and mortar shops.

 

[DonS]

Do these prices include the lube? :-\