What's the best deal you've ever gotten on a lens?
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i just like new in case of problems..
I got a Canon 135mm F2 for $535 on a auction site. It's an amazing lens!! I ended up having to sell it as I needed the money and I made another $300 on it.
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28-135 used, awesome condition: $180
50 1.4 barely used, $320
100 macro used (with hood) $380
And, my best one yet, 70-200 f2.8 IS... $1000!!! The front thread is damaged because the owner before the owner I bought from dropped it 4in off the ground and so I can't put filters on but it's still awesome!!!
50 1.4 barely used, $320
100 macro used (with hood) $380
And, my best one yet, 70-200 f2.8 IS... $1000!!! The front thread is damaged because the owner before the owner I bought from dropped it 4in off the ground and so I can't put filters on but it's still awesome!!!
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Best new purchase was a 24-105 for $500. Collaborated to buy a 5D3 kit with someone who already had a 24-105 and got the lens for kit price minus body-only price difference.
Best used deal was a mint 200L f2.8 for $460 with a decent quality UV filter.
Funny that neither were really lenses I was planning on but were just deals that came along.
That said, I'm convinced at this point I could have been a pretty happy camper for not very much money at all with nothing more than the 24-105L, 50 Sigma and 200L f/2.8...and maybe also toss in the 1.4x TC3.
Best used deal was a mint 200L f2.8 for $460 with a decent quality UV filter.
Funny that neither were really lenses I was planning on but were just deals that came along.
That said, I'm convinced at this point I could have been a pretty happy camper for not very much money at all with nothing more than the 24-105L, 50 Sigma and 200L f/2.8...and maybe also toss in the 1.4x TC3.
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Bought a 6D kit from B&H for $2499 then the price dropped by $100 and they refunded me the difference.
Already bought a 24-105 for $750 new in November so i listed it on craigslist and kept the new 24-105 from my kit for myself and someone offered to trade me a 24-70 2.8 mark 1 for it so i checked it out and it was super clean and only a few years old so now I got that and a new 24-105 for the cost of the kit over the body only...
and B&H gives you 2% rewards on top of all that!
Already bought a 24-105 for $750 new in November so i listed it on craigslist and kept the new 24-105 from my kit for myself and someone offered to trade me a 24-70 2.8 mark 1 for it so i checked it out and it was super clean and only a few years old so now I got that and a new 24-105 for the cost of the kit over the body only...
and B&H gives you 2% rewards on top of all that!
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About a year into the digital age a photographer friend (who had been patiently waiting to see if the film to digital change would allow Canon to provide some kind of support for FD lenses) decided to not only change brands (Nikon), but dump his equipment in such a way to express his utter distaste for Canon abandoning its loyal customers...
I picked up the three lenses he was holding on to:
FD 50mm f/1.2
FD 85mm f/1.2
FD 300mm f/2.8
All for $465.
It was all the money I had access to at the time, and he felt the sell would rightly spite Canon..
heh
I picked up the three lenses he was holding on to:
FD 50mm f/1.2
FD 85mm f/1.2
FD 300mm f/2.8
All for $465.
It was all the money I had access to at the time, and he felt the sell would rightly spite Canon..
heh
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Bought the 70-200 IS v1 + B+W F-Pro filter for 1200; few months later sold it (minus filter) for 1400, and bought the v2 for 1700 (like-new with box and accessories).
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2 weeks ago 5D3 kit from authorized dealer after CB for $3330, sold the lens for $780 so $2550 for new 5D3.
Most lenses I've paid ~15-25% less than the normal price, usually I can wait patiently. 70-200 II was $1920 new, Tokina 11-16 I bought on good discount new, sold for $50 profit 2 years later.
Most lenses I've paid ~15-25% less than the normal price, usually I can wait patiently. 70-200 II was $1920 new, Tokina 11-16 I bought on good discount new, sold for $50 profit 2 years later.
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Can´t remember the cost but ef-s 10-22 bought refurb. on a trip to London (I´m a Swede). Sold it used with profit 18 months later when I moved to FF. One of the best lenses I´ve owned, and I used it a lot "for free".
ef 85 /1.8 bought used very cheap in perfect condition. About 385 US$. Great great lens.
Then.... 35 L, 135L, 70-200L, 17-40L, 24-105 L IS, all new. They are worth every $. Lenses last.
ef 85 /1.8 bought used very cheap in perfect condition. About 385 US$. Great great lens.
Then.... 35 L, 135L, 70-200L, 17-40L, 24-105 L IS, all new. They are worth every $. Lenses last.
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Just bought a 6 month old 35L for $585 in warranty and doesn't even look like its been used. Earlier this month I sold a sigma 12-24 for the exact same price i paid for it 3 years ago. A couple of years ago I bought a like new 100-400L for $750 and sold it a couple of days like for $1100...50% profit in a couple of days ain't bad.
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Last week I got a really good deal at Adorma for refurbished Nikon D7000 and a brand new Nikon 18-300 VR lens for $1300 ... they just arrived yesterday ... I think that's a pretty good deal.
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I got a minty 70-300L a month ago for $750 CDN. List price (on sale) at the moment through Canon is $1599 CDN + tax = $1806.
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