What stuff did you buy/sell in 2015?

[Dalsgaardfoto]

Bought:

70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
2x Teleconverter III
Canon 85L
2* Godox AD360 flashes and modifiers

Sold:
70-200mm f/4L IS
Canon 40mm F2.8
Canon 50mm F1.8 II

 

[MickDK]

Sold:
- Canon 5D III
- Canon 100D
- Canon 40mm F/2.8
- Canon 85 F/1.2 L II
- Canon 580EX II
- Sigma 35 F1.4 A

Bought:
- Sony A7R II
- Sony A7 II
- Sony VG-C2EM
- Sony FE 55 F1.8
- Sony FE 28 F2
- Metabones IV T Adapter
- Meike MK-320
- Mitakon Speedmaster F/0.95 (E mount)
- Samyang 24mm (EF mount)

Kept:
- Canon 8-15 F4 L
- Canon 24-70 F2.8L II
- Canon 70-200 F2.8L II
- Canon 135L
- Tamron 150-600

 

[CanoKnight]

Sold :

50d
5d II
24-105L
7d (ordered and returned)
All large format gear (to pay for 100-400)

Bought :

7d II
100 IS macro
24-70 f4 IS
100-400 IS II

Looking to buy in 2016:

5d IV - unless Canon screws up (no 4k, marginal increase in DR- in which case alternative 4k (Panasonic ? ))

 

[dadohead]

Bought:
Leica Q
11-24 L

Sold:
14L II
24L II
50L
Nikon Coolscan 9000 (the sale of which paid for half the Q!)

 

[ykn123]

Bought:
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100-400 II
200 f2
16-35 f4
85 1.2 II
2x Ext III
7DM2

Sold:
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300 f4
200 f2.8
50 1.4
1D MIII

 

[jcarapet]

Bought
Phottix Mitros + kit with stand and Odin Transmitter

Sold
T4i with Kit lenses (gave to dad)

Nothing planned for 2016. Have better equipment than my shooting ability, and buying a ring is higher priority. Sure that will change with 1dxII, 5d4, or 24-70 2.8 IS coming out.

 

[Roo]

Bought
50mm 1.8 STM
16-35 F4L IS

Sold
70-200 F2.8L non IS

 

[MrFotoFool]

I bought an infrared modified 50D used and a new 24 pancake (I think it's 24mm?) to keep on it full time. It is kind of fun to use, but I have not used it as much as I thought and I may sell it in 2016.

 

[mycanonphotos]

Sold:
- Canon 100-400 IS

Bought:
-Canon 100-400 IS II
-Canon 7D Mark II
-Anvil 27 Gear Backpack (returned)
-Tenba 32L Gear Backpack

 

[pj1974]

2015 was a very modest year for me in terms of camera gear: purchasing / selling

I bought a Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM (I have owned 2 x 50mm f/1.8 II previously, but sold them - mainly due to me not being happy with the AF and harsher bokeh).
I love Canon's 50mm STM, very decent IQ starts at f2.2... and great from f/2.8 onwards.

2016... I am unlikely to buy anything much.... apart from a seriously good ND filter

Having written that, though, I might be tempted for a purchase or few, if:

• Canon provide a new, killer APS-C body (to replace my 7D) at a reasonable price
• a great 50mm-ish f/1.4 - f/2 prime is released, (with IS, accurate USM AF and awesome IQ wide open)
• if there is a new UWA to replace my great Sigma 8-16mm, i.e. sharper, just as wide and with IS

Regards,

Paul 8)

 

[eosuser1234]

Bought: EOS M3, Gopro Hero 4 Black.
Sold: Hasselblad 503cx, Hasselblad Xpan, Zeiss 30mm fisheye, Gopro Hero 3+, Emotimo TB3 Black, Dynamic Perception Stage.

 

[Mancubus]

Bought:
- 5d3
- 70-200 IS II 2.8
- 16-35mm f/4 IS
- 50mm 1.8 STM

Very happy about all the gear above

Sold:
- 7D Mark II (couldn't get tack sharp images no matter what), I'd feel guilty to sell it to someone so I sold it back to a Canon shop
- 50mm 1.8 II (cheap piece of plastic that would get 1 in 10 photos in proper focus)
- 24-70mm f/4 IS (overrated low quality lens with lots of focus shift)
- 70D (no complaints except for minor focus issues with central AF point with 85mm lens)
- Sigma 17-50mm OS (never buying that brand again, this lens did not work with the 7D2 and they never replied any email)

 

[jeffa4444]

Sold:- 7D
EF-S 10-22mm
EF-S 15-85mm

Bought:- 5DS (Im really liking the IQ this camera can give me a dream camera for cropping)
EF 16-35mm f4L IS USM
EF 24-70mm f4L IS USM
EF 50mm f1.8 STM
G 7X

 

[aj1575]

Sold:
EF 50mm f1.4
EF 35mm f2.0

Both rather old designs, one is already replaced, the other will soon be replaced, so I thought it is a good time to sell them

Bought:
Sigma 18-35mm f1.8
Yongnuo YN-600EX-RT

The Sigma just rocks, great IQ. Nice focal length for shooting indoors. The Yongnuo is a steal for the price; so far it works fine.

 

[JohanCruyff]

Minimalistic Approach:
Sold
EOS 5D Classic, EOS M + flash + 22mm +18-55mm + Mount adapter

Bought
EOS 70D + 10-18 STM + 24mm STM + 50mm 1.8 STM


I have to admit that sometimes I miss my old Full Frame sensor.
I hope Canon delivers a light & AF improved FF (i.e. 6D Mark II) in 2016: in such case, I could adopt a 6D2 and switch from 17-40 F/4 to 16-35 F/4 IS.

 

[1982chris911]

Bought:
5DsR + RRS L braket
11-24mm f4.0
100-400mm IS II
Ext 1.4 III
Zeiss Otus 55mm
Zeiss Otus 85mm

some filters

Sold:
Nothing


Plan for 2016/17:

Zeiss Otus 28mm
and Canon 24-70mm f2.8 IS if they make one
Maybe 5D4 or 1DxII replacing my 5d MK III, if DR is significantly improved and/or usable ISO is at least up to 25600 (better 51200) on one of them with a 24Mpx plus chip. Otherwise I stay with 5DsR/5D MKIII which produces amazing results for the time being... and maybe add a 7dII for some wildlife things

 

[Jeffrey]

Sold all of my Canon gear. Bought a Nikon D810, a couple of Nikon lenses, and continue shooting medium format.

 

[Maleko]

Bought a 5DIII with grip (extra batteries and memory cards as you would).

The Free Grip from Canon was a no brainer, and also the store i got it from offered an extra £250 off the 5DIII body, so was a win win!

Was tempted to wait for the MKIV, but the savings on the MKIII was brilliant, and wanted to get it in before end of tax year Also the MKIV will carry a massive 'new product tax'.

 

[simongoodey]

Bought an 85mm 1.2 L ii 8)

 

[martti]

Sold all of my Canon gear. Bought a Nikon D810, a couple of Nikon lenses, and continue shooting medium format.

It would be interesting to read about your experience about usability, picture quality, satisfaction of your customers and (which I hope will not materialize) the quality of the customer service. I bet many people are considering the same move. My excel sheet told me "DON'T!". So I didn't. According to Ken Rockwell 8), both systems are as good as their user or better. He is a reliable source.