Will the Canon EOS R5 Mark III be on sale for Cyber Monday 2026?

Rarely post but saw this and had to chime in because i track these pricing cycles like a hawk. honestly $3,200 is NOT gonna happen for the Canon EOS R5 Mark III Body Only by Cyber Monday 2026. Canon is notoriously STINGY with flagship price drops and even 18 months in youll probably only see a $200 discount at most. if your budget is stuck at $3,200 youll be forced to choose between the original Canon EOS R5 Body Only which is great for resolution but slower or the Canon EOS R6 Mark II Body Only which has the speed you want but lacks the pixels for heavy jaguar crops. tbh just save up the extra cash and buy the R5 III early because waiting for a massive holiday sale that wont happen is just gonna waste your practice time before the trip...

To add to the point above: $3,200 for a new Canon EOS R5 Mark III is unrealistic by late 2026. Canon typically only cuts $300 from MSRP in that window. Tbh, your best bet for that budget is the Canon refurbished site.

• Canon Refurbished often hits 15% off during major holidays.
• A used Canon EOS R5 Mark II will definitely be under $3,200 by 2026.
• Lowkey consider the Nikon Z8 if you are not married to Canon glass; it is a beast for wildlife. Ngl, waiting for a massive discount on a flagship is a losing game. Buy the Canon EOS R5 Mark II sooner so you can learn the AF system before the Pantanal.

So funny you ask this — last summer i was obsessing over price drops for an alaska trip and i realized that waiting for that PERFECT discount usually just means you have zero time to master the AF before youre actually in the field. Re: "To add to the point above: $3,200 for..." – i lowkey disagree that waiting for the Mark III is your best move if reliability is the goal for a huge trip. tbh i would look at pro-grade gear that is already battle-tested and fits that budget right now.

• look for a used Canon EOS R3 Mirrorless Camera because its built like a TOTAL tank for humid jungles and the battery life is way better for long days.
• check out a used Sony Alpha 9 II Mirrorless Camera if youre not too deep in canon glass; that blackout-free EVF is a game changer for tracking fast action. ngl id rather have a proven pro body in my hands way early than be scrambling to learn a brand new menu system three weeks before a flight... reliability and muscle memory win every time.

stumbled on this today and ngl everyone always gets hyped for the next BIG thing but canon marketing really has people by the throat. you think the mark iii is gonna solve all your problems but honestly is the AF really failing you that hard on the current body or are you just hitting the limits of the glass? i see people blaming the body all the time when their technique or lenses are the bottleneck... real talk, canon is stingy as hell with their flagship pricing. waiting until 2026 for a measly couple hundred bucks seems like a total waste of time if you actually have a huge trip planned. i highly doubt youll see it for $3,200 unless you buy used or refurbished and even then its a gamble because everyone holds onto these things. but before you commit to the hype cycle and drop that kinda cash i gotta ask... are you specifically hitting a wall with the eye-tracking on jaguars or is it the buffer speed thats actually killing you? also what glass are you running on your current setup right now? because a new body wont fix a slow motor in an old lens and honestly the r5 is still a beast for most people if they actually know how to dive into the custom AF settings. i feel like people just want the shiny new toy and convince themselves the old one is broken...