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

[cangulay]

I bought brand new Zeiss makro planar 100mm ze for $1590 and brand new canon 70-200 f2.8 is ii usm for $1,800

 

[Sony]

I just bought:
- 50D (1500 shots) +canon battery grip+ 1 extra canon battery
- 70-200L f/2.8 IS (used 9.9) + canon uv filter +hood
- 24-70L f/2.8 (used 9.0) + canon uv filter +hood.
- 580EX ii (used 9.5)
- monopod + quick release head Manfrotto (unused)
- Canon backpack (unused)
Total= $3000.00
Is it good deal?

 

[STPhotos]

Bought a used mint 300 4L IS a few years back for $600 on eBay. When I received it I thought it was brand new. I was searching for a few weeks before I came across it.

 

[RichATL]

Got a 28-70mm 2.8L (like new) off of eBay for $630...
According to DxO...this was a GREAT deal, considering it's canon's highest rated Zoom.

 

[mb66energy]

2.8 / 24mm for 150 EUR 2nd hand without any hints that it has seen any usage
2.0 / 100mm for 340 EUR new

EUR and $ have similar "value" (if taxes between different countries are taken into account)

Both lenses are really boring in terms of specs but make a good couple on APS-C cams (40 and 160mm equiv) and perhaps in the near future on a FF cam.

 

[tron]

200 pounds for a mint condition EF50mm 1.4 back in the 90s...
(price for new was 350 pounds).
I had it until 2009 when it was stolen...

 

[Mendolera]

Couple weeks ago, I was able to snatch the 10-22 Canon from the Canon Online Store for $550 when the 20% off sale was going on. About 300 cheaper then the normal selling price... It was spotless

 

[Axilrod]

Re: What's the best deal you've ever gotten on a lens? I'll start...

I live in Finland, 5D3 costs here is 3800€ what is $5000 So I could get almost 2x 5D3 in US instead of one in Fin.

Wow that makes me incredibly grateful for the prices I've gotten on stuff, I guess there is a tax that stops you from ordering at US prices?

 

[Axilrod]

Re: What's the best deal you've ever gotten on a lens? I'll start...

Got a brand new, never used EF Canon 24mm 1.4 MK II USM for $1150CAD. It was originally purchased for a short film project but it was never used. Thanks craigslist!

I also got a used 17-40mm 4.0L USM for 400$. An amazing deal considering the money I've made with it!

Both of those are excellent deals, especially on that 17-40, was there anything wrong with it?

 

[Axilrod]

I just bought:
- 50D (1500 shots) +canon battery grip+ 1 extra canon battery
- 70-200L f/2.8 IS (used 9.9) + canon uv filter +hood
- 24-70L f/2.8 (used 9.0) + canon uv filter +hood.
- 580EX ii (used 9.5)
- monopod + quick release head Manfrotto (unused)
- Canon backpack (unused)
Total= $3000.00
Is it good deal?

Yeah that's a pretty good deal, when you figure used prices on those are:
50D- $600
70-200 - $1300-$1500
24-70 - $950-$1100
580EX - $300
That's over $3k and then the backpack/monopod were a couple hundred I'm sure.

 

[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! ;D

 

[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.