My current equipment is a 400D, an EF 70 - 200 F4 non IS, an EF 24-105 F4 with IS and a 1.8 nifty fifty.
I decided that I'd reached a crossroads with photography as a hobby, and have recently bid on some used 40Ds and 7Ds (not many of the latter around) to no avail. I decided that I either needed to turn this into a proper hobby and get a proper camera body to go with the glass, or just move on to something else.
I think I've secured the former. Tomorrow night, in exchange for £3,200, I pick up the following:
EOS 1Ds Mark II
EOS 5D
EF 85mm 1.8
EF 20mm 2.8
EF 70–200mm 2.8 IS
EF 24–70mm 2.8
Metz 45 CT-4
Metz 45 CL-4
Canon 580EX
Plus a whole host of filters for each lens size, as well as 4 or 5 assorted bags.
None of the kit has been used for nearly a couple of years (original owner deceased, and now adopted owner just wants to move on). It is a little dusty, but that's it. Each camera has less than 20,000 shutter actuations.
Pictures to follow late tomorrow night with a bit of luck. I plan to sell my own existing lenses, with the exception of the nifty fifty, and also the 400D body, then get both cameras properly cleaned.
To say I'm happy is a massive understatement. I'm fairly confident the kit is worth more, but that's not the point - it was a great chance to take a huge jump up. I gave the seller a fair evaluation of what the kit was worth (I know her through a friend who is a professional, albeit Nikon
), and then told them what I was able to pay, and it was accepted after some minor negotiation.
Roll on tomorrow!
I decided that I'd reached a crossroads with photography as a hobby, and have recently bid on some used 40Ds and 7Ds (not many of the latter around) to no avail. I decided that I either needed to turn this into a proper hobby and get a proper camera body to go with the glass, or just move on to something else.
I think I've secured the former. Tomorrow night, in exchange for £3,200, I pick up the following:
EOS 1Ds Mark II
EOS 5D
EF 85mm 1.8
EF 20mm 2.8
EF 70–200mm 2.8 IS
EF 24–70mm 2.8
Metz 45 CT-4
Metz 45 CL-4
Canon 580EX
Plus a whole host of filters for each lens size, as well as 4 or 5 assorted bags.
None of the kit has been used for nearly a couple of years (original owner deceased, and now adopted owner just wants to move on). It is a little dusty, but that's it. Each camera has less than 20,000 shutter actuations.
Pictures to follow late tomorrow night with a bit of luck. I plan to sell my own existing lenses, with the exception of the nifty fifty, and also the 400D body, then get both cameras properly cleaned.
To say I'm happy is a massive understatement. I'm fairly confident the kit is worth more, but that's not the point - it was a great chance to take a huge jump up. I gave the seller a fair evaluation of what the kit was worth (I know her through a friend who is a professional, albeit Nikon
), and then told them what I was able to pay, and it was accepted after some minor negotiation.Roll on tomorrow!
