D300 Rebates What happened to the rebate program? You were suppose to get $300 off the 18-200 or 16-85 lens when purchasing a D300. The rebate was suppose to go until November 22. Amazon had the rebate offer on Friday and now it is no longer offering it. D300 Rebates What happened to the rebate program? You were suppose to get $300 off the 18-200 or 16-85 lens when purchasing a D300. The rebate was suppose to go until November 22. Amazon had the... » Read More D300 Rebates What happened to the rebate program? You were suppose to get $300 off the 18-200 or 16-85 lens when purchasing a D300. The rebate was suppose to go until November 22. Amazon had the rebate offer on Friday and now it is no longer offering it. « Show Less
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If you have added them in your cart when the rebate is there and haven't checkout, it is still valid now.
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Yeah, I went to buy this yesterday, having put the D300 and the 16-85 lens in my cart on Friday. Now the rebate is gone. What gives?
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i just ordered my D300 kit from B&H.; The camera alone was $1524 but I clicked on the kit link and found I could get it with the 16-85 (almost $600 retail) for $300 more. Easy decision. It was by far the lowest legitimate price on the net.
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Not only did the $300 body / lens bundle go away, but there was a $80 off Capture NX2 with a body deal, which went away too. :-(
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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, when I saw the rebate had gone I took them out of my cart and re-added them to try to get it back, but it didn't work. Is there any way to get it back?
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Anyone from Amazon, Is the rebate coming back? I've been waiting for it because I would like to buy from Amazon, but if not, I'll go to another retailer who is offering the $300 on the D300 + 16-85.Thanks.
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No clue but the base MacBook Pro model isn't being sold by Amazon.com anymore, its being sold by another store through Amazon. So not rebate on this model right now. I'm so mad! I left for work at 4 and it had the rebate, I come home and nothing!
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I did. The rebate was an important part of my decision Sunday. In fact I just got on the computer now to find out details about the rebate because the purchase process did not indicate anything about it. The only description I saw was the mention of a $200 mail in rebate. What that indicated to me that there was a rebate of money, not credit for another product. Where can I track this issue?
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Well, that's it for me. Just got another notice that the shipment date has been pushed back to 4 Sep 06. Thanks for the tip about Adorama. I'm going to check out their seller rating/prices. I'm really irritated with Amazon right now since I ordered this camera from them (not a vendor) at a good sale price. About $750 for the camera body with both lenses. Of course, that doesn't mean much if they don't ship the camera. The aggravation of waiting over two months isn't worth it. And of course, the page still states that Amazon ships in 1-2 weeks.
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Canon usually has rebates at least twice a year- usually one in the spring and one in the fall. The fall one has ended, however, a spring promotion should be coming up soon. Some are better than others. For instance, my first 580exii was a sweet $75 off, but my second purchase was only $25 off. For active rebates for Canon purchases, amazon had usually posted the related products as instant rebates. Check out http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Lens-Rebates.aspx for a history of them and the Canon website http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional?pageKeyCode=53 for active ones. Canon usually has rebates at least twice a year- usually one in the spring and one in the fall. The fall one has ended, however, a spring promotion should be coming up soon. Some are better than others. For instance, my first 580exii was a sweet $75 off, but my second purchase was only $25 off. For active rebates for Canon purchases, amazon had usually posted the related products as instant rebates. Check out http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Lens-Rebates.aspx for a history of them and the Canon website http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional?pageKeyCode=53... » Read More Canon usually has rebates at least twice a year- usually one in the spring and one in the fall. The fall one has ended, however, a spring promotion should be coming up soon. Some are better than others. For instance, my first 580exii was a sweet $75 off, but my second purchase was only $25 off. For active rebates for Canon purchases, amazon had usually posted the related products as instant rebates. Check out http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Lens-Rebates.aspx for a history of them and the Canon website http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional?pageKeyCode=53 for active ones. « Show Less
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I purchased the HD-A3 on December 28th with the 3 bonus DVDs promotion at $179. I tried calling Amazon and they told me that I would not get the price guarantee because the 3 free HD-DVD promotion is no longer offered and that is what is reflected in the current price. I told the customer service rep. that other people seem to be getting this price guarantee even though they appear to have purchased the same offer (i.e. S. Adams $135 + 10 Movies), but she told me that someone must have made a mistake in allowing that. I guess I will try the email form option as well and perhaps have better luck. Has anyone else had a similar experience? I purchased the HD-A3 on December 28th with the 3 bonus DVDs promotion at $179. I tried calling Amazon and they told me that I would not get the price guarantee because the 3 free HD-DVD promotion is no longer offered and that is what is reflected in the current price. I told the customer service rep. that other people seem to be getting this price guarantee even though they appear to have purchased the same offer (i.e. S. Adams $135 + 10 Movies), but she told me that someone must have made a mistake in allowing that. I guess I will try the email form option as well and perhaps have better... » Read More I purchased the HD-A3 on December 28th with the 3 bonus DVDs promotion at $179. I tried calling Amazon and they told me that I would not get the price guarantee because the 3 free HD-DVD promotion is no longer offered and that is what is reflected in the current price. I told the customer service rep. that other people seem to be getting this price guarantee even though they appear to have purchased the same offer (i.e. S. Adams $135 + 10 Movies), but she told me that someone must have made a mistake in allowing that. I guess I will try the email form option as well and perhaps have better luck. Has anyone else had a similar experience? « Show Less
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My box did not have a rebate coupon. Adobe now uses upgrade editions, requiring you to have the older license. The upgrade edition seems to be priced at ten dollars less than the price for the full edition and I don't see the upgrade edition listed YET on Amazon for sale and download. Perhaps it is coming in future. I suggest you write or call Customer Service and inquire.
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And now 2 years later, that Fuji abandoned the "faster chip" for the megapixel race... this sucker is getting more expensive. I got it for 220 with rebate in Oct. 06, now offered at $800?
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Amazon tends to raise their price autmatically (?) if there is more interests for the item. e.g. more clicks and page views increases the price.I think the price drop for a bit due the rumor that waterpoof version of this lense is going to be out soon. This is not a water-proof lense but a great one indeed.
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Did you use the official Amazon rebate form or did you use some other, such as Newegg.com?I haven't received my rebate yet but I got an email from Canon with a link to my status and it says that my rebate is being processed and they expect to mail a check sometime in May. I haven't heard of anyone else being rejected due to Amazon not being a Canon dealer, or for any other reason.
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I bought the viewfinder quite sometime ago and it didnt have the rebate promo then.
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If it is sold directly by Amazon, I don't believe you have an issue. If it's a 3rd party (even selling through Amazon), you should check. Usually it'll say something like "USA Warranty" in the description. And if a lens is significantly cheaper than at the usual places, be doubly suspicious.It's a great lens, but its strength is in the 16-24 range, not as much in the 24-35 range. Since I have the 24-70, that's not such a big deal -- but be aware.
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I admittedly came very close to pulling the trigger on this TV this past weekend. However, another $200 off an already competitive price seemed too good to be true. So I read the fine print on this supposed "rebate". I also visited some other retailers' websites, including Samsung's. Everyone else is promoting it as a "reward certificate" for Mounted Memories products only. It is NOT being advertised as a cash rebate at all. For Amazon to advertise $200 cash off the sale price is very misleading. They need to correct this immediately. I look forward to hearing Amazon's response to this.UPDATE: Looks like the "rebate" was taken down within the last hour. I hope Amazon took care of you guys. I admittedly came very close to pulling the trigger on this TV this past weekend. However, another $200 off an already competitive price seemed too good to be true. So I read the fine print on this supposed "rebate". I also visited some other retailers' websites, including Samsung's. Everyone else is promoting it as a "reward certificate" for Mounted Memories products only. It is NOT being advertised as a cash rebate at all. For Amazon to advertise $200 cash off the sale price is very misleading. They need to correct this immediately.... » Read More I admittedly came very close to pulling the trigger on this TV this past weekend. However, another $200 off an already competitive price seemed too good to be true. So I read the fine print on this supposed "rebate". I also visited some other retailers' websites, including Samsung's. Everyone else is promoting it as a "reward certificate" for Mounted Memories products only. It is NOT being advertised as a cash rebate at all. For Amazon to advertise $200 cash off the sale price is very misleading. They need to correct this immediately. I look forward to hearing Amazon's response to this.UPDATE: Looks like the "rebate" was taken down within the last hour. I hope Amazon took care of you guys. « Show Less
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There are also rebates or other programs that may come available. As of this writing, Canon is celebrating 100 million EF lenses and instituted a price drop on selected lenses like this one.
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I'm going to suggest a different question. Do you really want a newer version? I recently bought a used 300mm F4 for 950. Its sells new for around 1300. This lens has been due for replacement for quite some time. So i had to ask myself the same question you have, when will a replacement come out, because it is certainly overdue. Problem is, when it does come out, it will be of lesser build quality, it will remove the aperature ring(G lens), add VR, and cost well over 2000. While I would like the VR on this lens, is it worth the huge proce difference, and the reduced build quality. I also used the same logic on a 17-35 i just bought. So what I would suggest, is to judge the current lens on its merits. The only gripe I would have with this lens is that it is AF and not AF-s. It will be much cheaper than a new one, probably much better build quality, and who knows when a replacement might arrive.
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Careful, several people have said the rebate is not included in the box and Amazon makes no warranties that the rebate is included. I'm in the same boat, I want to upgrade over 2007 and wanted a hard copy but it looks like the rebate might not be available via amazon.
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Canon rebates are often similar from year to year. They show up twice each year. And the periods are something like: Canon Spring Rebate (May - July) Canon Fall-Winter Rebate (October - February) Canon Spring-Summer Rebate (April - July) Canon Fall-Winter Rebate (October - January)