Unbelievable! A massive £700 price drop takes Canon’s full-frame EOS R8 to a record low price for Black Friday

(Image credit: Future)

Full-frame cameras used to be just for pros and serious hobbyists, but Canon has made the high-quality format more affordable in recent years with models like the EOS R8. The powerful mirrorless camera features the 24MP sensor, blazing fast autofocus as the EOS R6, plus a handy flip-out touchscreen, and it started life at a much lower price of £1,699.99. It's only 18 months old, yet right now it costs just £999 at Clifton Cameras in the Black Friday sales – a whopping £700 off.

I really didn't expect a new(ish) full-frame camera by Canon for a grand, yet here we are. It's not the only superb Canon deals either – the price of the EOS R6 Mark II has been slashed by £880 at Jessops, which is the model above the EOS R8 in Canon's range of mirrorless cameras. You can find that deal, along with all my top picks, over on my Black Friday camera deals 2024 page.

Elsewhere, our Black Friday deals page casts a wider net covering all kinds of tech, and offers a live blog highlighting breaking deals.

Today's best Canon EOS R8 UK deal

£700 off! Get one of Canon's best budget full-frame cameras for even less today, thanks to a combined £300 saving and massive £400 cashback offer from Canon. This deal gives you a 24.2 MP full-frame CMOS image sensor and an uncropped 4K movie feature that runs right up to 60 fps. The 3-inch LCD touchscreen is also vari-angle so you can use it for composing shots at awkward angles.

There's a raft of other Canon cashback savings to be had – another standout deal is for the pricier full-frame Canon EOS R6 Mark II for just $1,899 at Jessops (was £2,779) – that's £880 off!

Canon EOS R8 in the hand with vari-angle screen flipped out and photographer looking at the screen — Me handling the EOS R8 at Canon's HQ ahead of its 2023 launch. (Image credit: Future)

Canon's EOS R8 didn't excite me at launch because it wasn't anything new. However, Canon's objective was clear and smart: take much of the tech from the pricier EOS R6, and put it into a smaller, lighter and cheaper body, complete with a much lower asking price.

The EOS R8 offers the same 24MP full-frame sensor and autofocus system and high-speed performance as the EOS R6. And if you don't need the better build quality, battery life and image stablilisation of the EOS R6, the EOS R8 is a shoe-in, especially for this record low price.

Now there's a huge £700 off at Clifton Cameras, the EOS R8 is my pick of cheap full-frame cameras from any brand – you won't get anything better for the price.

More of today's Black Friday sales in the UK

Amazon: up to 68% off toothbrushes and TVs
AO: savings on games consoles and appliances
Argos: up to 50% off toys, Lego, TVs and gifts
Boots: up to 50% off Dyson, Oral-B and Philips
Currys: early deals on TVs, appliances, laptops
Dell: laptops, desktops, monitors from £299
Dyson: up to £150 off
Ebay: up to 50% off refurbished tech
EE: up to £600 off Samsung and Apple
John Lewis: up to £300 off appliances and TVs
LG: £1,000 or more off TVs and appliances
Samsung: up to £600 off TVs, phones and tablets
Very: up to 30% off phones, appliances & clothing

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Tim is the Cameras editor at TechRadar. He has enjoyed more than 15 years in the photo video industry with most of those in the world of tech journalism. During his time as Deputy Technical Editor with Amateur Photographer, as a freelancer and consequently editor at Tech Radar, Tim has developed a deeply technical knowledge and practical experience with cameras, educating others through news, reviews and features. He’s also worked in video production for Studio 44 with clients including Canon, and volunteers his spare time to consult a non-profit, diverse stories team based in Nairobi. Tim is curious, a keen creative, avid footballer and runner, and moderate flat white drinker who has lived in Kenya and believes we have much to enjoy and learn from each other.