Canon Spring 2007 "Instant" Rebates

Starting this Thursday May 17 and going through July 16, Canon will be offering "instant" rebates on 14 lenses (retailer will simply discount the lens automatically for you off their selling price):

70-200 f2.8 IS $100
100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS $100
85 f1.2 MK2 $100

70-300 f4-5.6 DO IS $75
24-70 f2.8 $75
400 f5.6 $75
180 f3.5 Macro $75
70-200 f4 IS $75

70-200 f4 $50
17-55 f2.8 $50
17-40 f4 $50

28 f1.8 $25
50 f1.4 $25
60 f2.8 Macro $25

No bodies will have rebates. This information was confirmed with a reputable Canon dealer who was reading the ad over the phone to me.

***This is for USA***

UPDATE: Confirmed (again) from a DGRIN link:

Actually some dealers are already offering some of those as per Samy's ad for this past weekend, thru Wed.

This change is great, and I hope it's the ONLY kind of rebates that Canon will offer from now on. Perhaps the change came about because of so many customer complaints with the mail-in rebate program?

Hmmmmm... Curious to know if these "instant rebates" apply to online sites line B&H or Adorama... In other words, do the online prices for these 14 lenses include the instant rebate? Curious?

- airbutchie

airbutchie wrote in post #3203875
Hmmmmm... Curious to know if these "instant rebates" apply to online sites line B&H or Adorama... In other words, do the online prices for these 14 lenses include the instant rebate? Curious?

- airbutchie

Since this is an official Canon USA Rebate Offer, every legitimate Canon dealer should honor the "instant" rebate. So whatever their normal selling price is, they should give you the rebate discount on top of it.

No 10-22mm... yippee

Right after I brought my 24-70.

Thought I had an excuse to buy a 24-105...guess not.

SYS wrote in post #3203823
This change is great, and I hope it's the ONLY kind of rebates that Canon will offer from now on. Perhaps the change came about because of so many customer complaints with the mail-in rebate program?

this is alot easier but i rather send it in so i can get the 2x and 3x rebates

HoRnYTuRbO wrote in post #3204097
this is alot easier but i rather send it in so i can get the 2x and 3x rebates

I participated for both 2x and 3x rebates, and both times were horrible nightmares. Uh uh, I'd much rather deal with such instant rebates even if it means less money. I'd rather live longer.

no superteles

Not that they're ever on their rebates... but it would have been nice

Shadowplay wrote in post #3204138
no superteles

Not that they're ever on their rebates... but it would have been nice

Isn't the 100-400mm IS USM considered a supertele? Or are they considered superteles if it's 500mm or more?

- airbutchie

wooot, $50 on their 70-200mm f4. that's almost 10% off the discount prices!

airbutchie wrote in post #3204206
Isn't the 100-400mm IS USM considered a supertele? Or are they considered superteles if it's 500mm or more?

- airbutchie

If it isn't over $3k it isn't a supertele IMO.

I'd say the only currently produced are 300 2.8, 400 f2.8, 400 f4, 500 f4, 600 f4

http://www.usa.canon.c​om …tIndexAct&fcate​goryid=154

canon agrees, except they throw the 400 f5.6 in there too

i wonder if this will stack on top of B&H's show special prices?