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What’s Up with Used Gear Info Requests?

I spent a good part of Tuesday and Wednesday catching up on Used Gear-related e-mails. I think that I am pretty much caught up now. If I missed yours, please shoot me an e-mail reminding me of what I missed, and do include a copy of your original e-mail.

Selling Your Used Gear Through BIRDS AS ART

Selling your used (or like-new) photo gear through the BAA Blog or via a BAA Online Bulletin is a great idea. We charge only a 5% commission. One of the more popular used gear for sale sites charges a minimum of 20%. Plus assorted fees! Yikes. The minimum item price here is $500 (or less for a $25 fee). If you are interested please e-mail with the words Items for Sale Info Request cut and pasted into the Subject line :). Stuff that is priced fairly–I offer free pricing advice, usually sells in no time flat. In the past few months, we have sold just about everything in sight. Do know that prices on some items like the EOS-1D Mark IV, the old Canon 500mm, the EOS-7D, and the original 400mm IS DO lens have been dropping steadily. You can see all current listings by clicking here or by clicking on the Used Photo Gear tab on the yellow-orange tab on the right side of the menu bar above.

Douglas Bolt sold his Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Zoom lens for Canon in like-new condition for $699, Diane Miller sold her 300mm f/2.8L IS lens, the old three, for $2899, and Roberta Olenick sold her Canon EOS-1D Mark IV camera body in excellent condition for $1279 USD, all within the last week.

And I just learned minutes ago that the sale of IPT veteran Brent Bridges’ 300mm f/2.8L IS lens for $4599 is pending.

New Listings

Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS Lens with Internal 1.4 Extender

Friend and multiple-IPT veteran Phil Frigon is offering a used Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS lens with Internal Extender in excellent condition for the record-low BAA price of $8995. The sale includes the lens trunk, the original leather front lens cover, a RRS lens foot (installed), the original Canon foot with all the screws, and insured ground shipping via UPS to US addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.

Please contact Phil via e-mail.

This is the world’s best lens for a trip to Africa. It kills also in the Galapagos and in South Georgia, the Falklands, and Antarctica. And I use mine a lot at Bosque and other dusty places where the built-in TC helps to keep your sensor clean. The lens sells new at B&H right now for $10,999. You can save $2004 by grabbing Phil’s lens. artie

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens

Friend and multiple-IPT veteran Phil Frigon is also offering a used Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II lens in excellent condition for the record-low-by-far BAA price of $7800. The sale includes the lens trunk, the original leather front lens cover, a RRS lens foot (installed), the original Canon foot with all the screws, and insured ground shipping via UPS to US addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.

Please contact Phil via e-mail.

This lens sells new for $9,999 so Phil’s is priced to sell and save you $2,199. If you do sports or large mammals this is the lens for you. I do know of a few competent photographers who do great on birds with this lens; it kills with either the 1.4X or the 2X III TC. artie

Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens

Mark Hodgson is offering a used Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens in very good plus condition for a BAA record-low $599. The sale includes everything that came with the lens when it was new including packaging, pouch, lens hood and caps, and manual. It also includes a 67mm B&W F-PRO MRC UV filter that has been on it from the start as well as a 67mm B&W F-PRO MRC circular polarizing filter. The lens was just cleaned and checked by Canon Professional Services and hasn’t been used since. Insured ground shipping via major courier is included. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.

Please contact Mark by e-mail or by phone at 904-607-2827 (Eastern time).

I owned and loved this lightweight version of the 70-200mm for several years. It is a downright tiny lens. I used it both for flight and tame birds. As an L lens, it is of course very sharp.

Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di LD Macro 1:1 lens for Canon mount

Mark Hodgson is also offering a used a used Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di LD Macro 1:1 lens for Canon mount in like-new condition for the crazy low price of $399. The sale includes everything that came with the lens when new including packaging, pouch, and lens hood and caps. Mark is also including a 72mm B&W F-Pro MRC circular polarizing filter. Insured ground shipping by major courier is also included. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.

Please contact Mark by e-mail or by phone at 904-607-2827 (Eastern time).

birds as art: The Avian Photography of Arthur Morris/The Top 100 The companion e-book to the solo exhibit at TheNat, San Diego, California The new e-book on CD is available for $23 here. And it is also available via convenient download for $20 by clicking here.

birds as art: The Avian Photography of Arthur Morris/The Top 100

If you missed the announcement of the new e-book click here for complete info that includes details on getting a signed copy.

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