What's the best deal you've ever gotten on a lens?

[jcns]

canon 24-70 L 2.8 used
canon 100-400 L used
both for $2300 3 years ago.

[DBCdp]

I was looking for an inexpensive lightweight walk-about lens for my 7D a few months ago. Found Canon's 17-85 with IS on ebay and won it, in mint condition...box, registration, and with tiffen haze filter, for $212. Not the best of lenses I know, but a considerable savings over a new one and hard if not impossible to tell the difference. $599 as of a few minutes ago.

[Canon Rumors]

Canon 800 f/5.6L IS for $7500.

[kannonball]

5DII + 24-105 L for $2400 US (2000 shutter count --- art student who didn't get into the photography program)
and
24-70 for $850 (mint)


kannonball

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5D Mark III, 5D Mark II, T2i,  70-200 f2.8 IS II,  24-105 f4,  24-70 f2.8,  85 f1.2,  85 f1.8,  50 f1.4

[RuneL]

Bought a malfunctioning Sigma 17-35 2.8, made the focus work, used it for a while, dropped it, sold it for 250.

[raptor3x]

Just bought a Sigma 10-20 4-5.6 this morning brand new for $302 from Best Buy.

[unfocused]

I'm thinking it might be the 70-300 mm L I bought this morning from Adorama before they ended the sale. Thanks Canon Rumors Guy.

[michi]

About 3 years ago I got a Canon 18-200 new from either B&H or Adorama for $370.  Of course it sits in a box waiting to be sold, I think I used it twice.  I can't remember if it was a price mistake or what the deal was, it as on Slickdeals...  I also got my 7D for $1500 including the 18-135 from Newegg 2 years ago.  Sold the lens, body ended up being $1200 which was a fantastic deal back then.  Also Slickdeals.

[paulrobinson87]

got the 70-200 2.8 IS for 1700.  It was used but if sold as new i would never have known the difference! 

[fs454]

I recently got a Canon 50mm 1.8 Mark I by trading an original Zoom H4 recorder, valued at about $70.

The nifty fifty mark I is worth like $175.


Also got a pretty much new-in-box Zeiss ZE 50mm f/1.4, sniped off ebay for $550. Hard to find these under $700 in EF mount.

[iaind]

40D +17-85 +10-22 kit new for£1125 instead of £1749 . The 10-22 was effectively free

[KyleSTL]

Just took delivery of a 50mm f/1.8 I from eBay listed as 'untested' for $59 shipped.  To my surprize, the lens is in like-new condition without a single imperfection on the body or lenses (amazing, considering this lens hasn't been in production since 1990) and is functionally perfect.  I'll sell my 50mm II on CL for $80, and actually profit from the upgrade.

[K-amps]

Canon 800 f/5.6L IS for $7500.

My entire set up probably costs less than that one lens of yours   

[briansquibb]

Canon 800 f/5.6L IS for $7500.

I could do with that deal to finish off my collection of whites

[tron]

Canon 800 f/5.6L IS for $7500.

I could do with that deal to finish off my collection of whites

I am afraid I'll make you feel a little anxious (even if this is really going to happen only in the future!)

You are missing ... 500mm f/4L IS II, 600mm f/4L IS II, 200-400mm f/4L IS