Railfan Technology > Canon 5D Mark III - refurbished on sale at Canon

Thought I'd pass along this info -

I purchased a Canon factory direct refurbished 5D Mark III
back in September after following prices for a few months.
I love the camera and noted it showed less then 500 shutter
activations. Still, in under a month, I had an issue with
the camera shutting off for no reason. Sent it in for
repair - it had a 1 year warranty. Came back like new
surprisingly listing "new shutter" as the "parts". N/C.

Anyway - problem free since - great camera.

For the first time since then, the camera has gone on sale
at a price lower then I've seen in over a year, if not two.

$3,400.00 new
$2,447.00 refurbished.

http://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/eos-5d-mark-iii-body-refurbished

/Mitch 6-29-2014

Thanks Mitch. My 5D2 is still chugging along but a 3 would be a nice upgrade.

Ryan Wilkerson
Fair Oaks, CA

Wow - went from 44 in stock (when announced) to just 2 as of this moment (11 AM Monday).

/Mitch

http://www.canonpricewatch.com
Very interesting site.

Dennis Livesey
New York, NY

ChooChooDennis Wrote:
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> http://www.canonpricewatch.com
> Very interesting site.

Yup -that's where I got the heads up.

You can sign up, state the camera you
are interested in (Canon) and the price
point and you'll get a heads up when it
becomes available - new, refurb or even
via an unauthorized seller.

I kept my query going expecting to see
the 5D Mark III would drop right after
I bought it - it has not until now (9
months later) and that was only for the
refurb. I'm amazed the 5D has actually
only gone up in price since then for a
new one.

There was one left this afternoon - but
refurbs come up sporadically on sale,
every other month or so.

/Mitch

Mgoldman Wrote:
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> I kept my query going expecting to see
> the 5D Mark III would drop right after
> I bought it - it has not until now (9
> months later) and that was only for the
> refurb. I'm amazed the 5D has actually
> only gone up in price since then for a
> new one.

There are rumors floating around that Canon will release a new 5D variant in 2015, to replace the Mark III. While I do want to pick up a 5D, I may wait and see if the rumblings of a Mark IV start increasing. In the meantime, there's a few other EF lenses I want to pick up, to fill out my kit a bit more before taking the full-frame plunge. Got the EF 24-70 f/2.8L II when they had the double dip rebates this spring, and I am finding it is quickly becoming my favorite.

The new EF 16-35mm f/4L IS is intriguing, but I'm not sure if the increased corner sharpness is enough to warrant me selling off my 16-35 f/2.8L II in favor of a slightly slower lens.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/02/14 12:01 by bioyans.

5D Mark IV sounds expensive!

Considering the price the 5D Mark III has held for nearly
two years.

/Mitch

I can only imagine what the new camera would do. I bought a 5D MkII on a close out when they introduced the MkIII and got a killer deal on that. I still feel the MkII is several inches above my head in terms of capability of the equipment vs the photographer's...

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

mojaveflyer Wrote:
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> I can only imagine what the new camera would do. I
> bought a 5D MkII on a close out when they
> introduced the MkIII and got a killer deal on
> that. I still feel the MkII is several inches
> above my head in terms of capability of the
> equipment vs the photographer's...


Often lots of new features are added on to new cameras,
likely GPS and perhaps a flip screen and while those
are "fun" and useful, it's features such as better ISO
(low light images) and possibly better color depth and
dynamic range that can make a huge difference without
any involvement on the photographers part what so ever.

More and better focus points are nice too - faster
focus lock and the ability to find a focus spot that
does not require moving the camera to prefocus.

And of course - more megapixels (more flexibility in
cropping) and more frames per second - not hard to
"learn" how to use those features.

/Mitch