looks like i bought my lens at the right time

croggy · 21 May 2009 at 14:18

Just looked up the price of my Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens its gone up! £700!

I know its a good lens but expensive or what!

I got mines off of ebay unused from japan for £300 n i thought that was expensive.

I best keep more care of it! Not so much trekkin it around in any old bag! Gonna get myself a proper case for it!

No one believes how wide angle this thing is until i show them. So awesome for what i use it for

fowler002 · 21 May 2009 at 14:31

where are you getting £700 from? jessops?

according to a camera price comperison website(can I link or is it against the forum rules, its not a compatitor just a site that shows where you can get it and how much) lowest is £575(tho I've seen it for £555 inc delivery).

any chance you could mention which seller had it for £300?

neverender · 21 May 2009 at 14:35

As I recall the 10-20 EF-S was RRPing around £620 at the start of the year, so it's not a massive hike given the global increases lenses have seen recently.
That said, it's not worth £700. You can pick up a 17-40L for £50 less, and as a like-for-like replacement the Sigma 10-20mm is readily available for under £400 new - easily the best bang-for-buck wide angle right now.

croggy · 21 May 2009 at 14:39

Yeah it was jessops, still £550+ i bought this more than a year and a half ago, was just checking to see if the prices were gonna be lower than what i paid, but certainly not!

My lens is a bit underused I guess, summer i'll be going on a holiday so im sure i'll find some nice architecture to take :]

No idea the ebay seller, really can't remember, she was selling heaps of stuff on the cheap.

fowler002 · 21 May 2009 at 14:53

looking at the comparison website I mentioned, the lowest price was at just under £400(£385) just 7months back(these days its around the £400 mark used).

greedy123 · 21 May 2009 at 17:35

Yeh i'm looking for a canon 10-22mm at the moment for summer use. Been looking for second hand and they seem to go for around £400 in mint cond.

Did consider the sigma but I prefur canon lenses and they hold their value better.

croggy · 21 May 2009 at 21:31

They take amazing wide photos. I would advise you to get the canon, my personal experience of the lens has been exceptional. Wonderfully made product with beautiful picture what more can you ask for?

Look at this link http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/Canon-10-22mm-test.shtml you can see the difference in quality

Vertigo · 21 May 2009 at 21:52

Picked up my 10-22mm used but mint for £350 last month - total bargain!

Know what you mean about prices though - paid £500 for my 70-200 18 months ago and they're over £900 now!

greedy123 · 22 May 2009 at 09:20

Just bought a 10-22

fowler002 · 22 May 2009 at 14:25

greedy123 said:
Just bought a 10-22

where from and how much?

peterattheboro · 22 May 2009 at 14:54

Yeah I got my 70-200mm f2.8 at the right time aswell. Paid £1200 for it and a few weeks after it shot up to around £1800!

greedy123 · 22 May 2009 at 17:17

fowler002 said:
where from and how much?

the bay, £430 2 months old, mint condition with official canon hood.

peterattheboro said:
Yeah I got my 70-200mm f2.8 at the right time aswell. Paid £1200 for it and a few weeks after it shot up to around £1800!

Is that the IS version? Because the f/2.8 IS has never reached £1800. At the most it was £1580 and the non IS version currently goes for under £1000.

mrgubby · 23 May 2009 at 12:13

greedy123 said:
Did consider the sigma but I prefur canon lenses and they hold their value better.

It's true that Canon glass holds its value longer but when you've already saved £200 by buying the Sigma what's the worry

mcc49 · 23 May 2009 at 12:35

I can get hold of a new 10-22mm for around £540 new as I work for a high street catalogue shop, is this a good price or can I get it cheaper elsewhere?

fowler002 · 23 May 2009 at 13:13

cheapest I've seen online(not inc the bay) is £533(with free delivery, 3-10 working days tho. pay extra to get 1-2 working days), so considering that no not a bad price.

is it that shop behining with the letter A?

if so the normal price is £616 if I recall correctly

greedy123 · 23 May 2009 at 13:22

Just get second hand, save a fortune! I saved over £1000 on lenses this year alone buying them second hand in mint condition fully boxed etc. sometimes with accessories thrown in (hoods and filters)! 90% of people who own this quality of kit look after it very well and I've never seem any evidence to the contrary.

mcc49 · 23 May 2009 at 13:32

fowler002 said:
cheapest I've seen online(not inc the bay) is £533(with free delivery, 3-10 working days tho. pay extra to get 1-2 working days), so considering that no not a bad price.

is it that shop behining with the letter A?
if so the normal price is £616 if I recall correctly

Yea it is, I find their prices for lens much cheaper than Jessops and I get staff discount. If only we sell the 17-55mm f/2.8, I'd buy it right now

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Ive been looking for a 2nd hand 10-22mm on the bay and theres not really much available and those that are arent really much cheaper than the brand new price I can get it for.

greedy123 · 23 May 2009 at 13:36

mcc49 said:
Ive been looking for a 2nd hand 10-22mm on the bay and theres not really much available and those that are arent really much cheaper than the brand new price I can get it for.

Are you looking carefully? I am watching 5 at the moment all whose price is under £400... Look at auctions only.

Vertigo · 23 May 2009 at 14:40

greedy123 said:
Are you looking carefully? I am watching 5 at the moment all whose price is under £400... Look at auctions only.

They pretty much all tend to finish around the £450 mark though, save for the utter loon who sold one on there last week for £275 buy-it-now! Someone got the bargain of the century.