UK Canon Price drops

[tangerine_sedge]

I've been watching the price of the RF 100-500 over the last few months and noticed a sudden price drop at most of the big UK retailers yesterday. These don't seem to be Canon rebate drops, but a separate voucher at checkout - in the case of the RF 100-500, £500 which gets it much closer to the grey importers. This seems to be across a number of different lenses, so perhaps a Canon attempt at shifting some stock off the shelves in time for replacement lenses or just a way to stem the grey import market?

Link to Camerapricebuster price comparison site

 

[AlanF]

I've been watching the price of the RF 100-500 over the last few months and noticed a sudden price drop at most of the big UK retailers yesterday. These don't seem to be Canon rebate drops, but a separate voucher at checkout - in the case of the RF 100-500, £500 which gets it much closer to the grey importers. This seems to be across a number of different lenses, so perhaps a Canon attempt at shifting some stock off the shelves in time for replacement lenses or just a way to stem the grey import market?

Link to Camerapricebuster price comparison site

It's a Canon Summer promotion. All the dealers are advertising it. By having it as a voucher rather than a "sale", they get around the laws governing sales prices.

 

[tangerine_sedge]

It's a Canon Summer promotion. All the dealers are advertising it. By having it as a voucher rather than a "sale", they get around the laws governing sales prices.

Thanks. I assumed if it was a Canon thing, then it would have been a rebate - they currently have one running, but only if you've bought a mirrorless body recently...