The Insta360 Ace Pro 2 just hit its lowest price this year – and it’s only £279

If you have been waiting for the right moment to pick up one of the best action cameras around, this could be it.

The Insta360 Ace Pro 2 8K has just dropped to £279 at Wex, down from its usual £329 price, saving you a cool £50. Better still, that makes this the lowest price Wex has offered it for this year.

I already thought the Ace Pro 2 offered a pretty compelling alternative to the usual GoPro and DJI options, but at £279 it becomes considerably harder to ignore. This is a proper flagship action camera, co-engineered with Leica, with a large 1/1.3-inch sensor capable of recording 8K video at up to 30fps and capturing 50MP still images.

One of my favourite things about the Ace Pro 2 is that it feels like it has been designed for far more than simply strapping to a helmet and throwing yourself down a mountain. Its 2.5-inch flip touchscreen makes it particularly useful for vlogging and content creation, while the Leica colour profiles, Active HDR and PureVideo modes give you plenty of options when you want footage that looks a little more polished straight out of the camera.

It is still every bit an action camera, though. FlowState stabilisation and 360-degree Horizon Lock are designed to keep footage smooth when things get chaotic, while the body itself is waterproof down to 12 metres without needing an additional housing. There is also a removable wind guard to help improve audio when shooting outdoors, which is another small touch that makes the Ace Pro 2 feel particularly creator-friendly.

What really makes this deal stand out for me is the price. At £329, the Ace Pro 2 already sits in competitive territory, but knocking another £50 off and bringing it below that psychologically important £300 mark makes it feel like considerably more camera for the money. Wex is also currently showing limited stock and describing the camera as “selling fast”, so I would not necessarily hang around if you have been considering one.

At just £279, this is the lowest price the Insta360 Ace Pro 2 has hit at Wex this year, and I think it is easily one of the more tempting action-camera deals around right now. You are getting 8K recording, Leica-backed imaging, excellent stabilisation, a flip screen and a rugged waterproof body for £50 less than usual – and that is a deal well worth paying attention to.

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For nearly two decades Sebastian's work has been published internationally. Originally specializing in Equestrianism, his visuals have been used by the leading names in the equestrian industry such as The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), The Jockey Club, Horse & Hound, and many more for various advertising campaigns, books, and pre/post-event highlights.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, holds a Foundation Degree in Equitation Science, and holds a Master of Arts in Publishing. He is a member of Nikon NPS and has been a Nikon user since his film days using a Nikon F5. He saw the digital transition with Nikon's D series cameras and is still, to this day, the youngest member to be elected into BEWA, the British Equestrian Writers' Association.

He is familiar with and shows great interest in 35mm, medium, and large-format photography, using products by Leica, Phase One, Hasselblad, Alpa, and Sinar. Sebastian has also used many cinema cameras from Sony, RED, ARRI, and everything in between. He now spends his spare time using his trusted Leica M-E or Leica M2, shooting Street/Documentary photography as he sees it, usually in Black and White.