I have an old 17-85 f4-5.6 IS USM that hasn't been used in about 4 years but is still in excellent condition. I've searched around briefly and the most I can get for it seems to be about $100-$150 (originally paid about $600 in 2008). What do other people do with lenses like this that will probably never get used again?
What to do with an old 17-85 f4-5.6 IS USM?
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- give it to local school's camera club/class
- get a donation refund thru some local charity
- dismantle, and find out what's inside
- use it as shooting target
- mount a reverse ring, and play with it
- sell it for >$100; buy some gadget you need/want with it/add up to new lens fund
- give it to local school's camera club/class
- get a donation refund thru some local charity
- dismantle, and find out what's inside
- use it as shooting target
- mount a reverse ring, and play with it
- sell it for >$100; buy some gadget you need/want with it/add up to new lens fund
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They seem to be going for $200-250 on Ebay. Advertise it as a deal on craigslist or donate it to a local camera
club.
club.
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I have one of those and never use it anymore either. I was going to cash it in with adorama along with some other older unused gear but haven't gotten around to it.
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lol ... what a shame! I really liked mine. The 17-85mm and a 50mm 1.4 were my first "real" lenses after outgrowing the kit lens on my T1i. I still have the 50mm but sold the 17-85mm to a buddy when I went FF. I shot ALOT of frames on that lens and learned a lot from it. I bought it used as well years before from someone who loved it but was going FF as well.
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The lens will give decent results on the longer end and really benefits from software correction from dxo and DPP. I think its more useful now because of that than it was a few years ago but there are better options nowadays
PS. Wackocrash, do you play a 5150 or are you just crazy?
PS. Wackocrash, do you play a 5150 or are you just crazy?
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