24-70mm f/2.8L

mangobreeder · 9 Feb 2012 at 13:06

Quick one

RE: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

I have the opportunity to pick this up for £800 new.

Rip arm off, or can i get a better price?

Derek W · 9 Feb 2012 at 13:16

£800 new sounds too good to be true!

I got mine last year for £985 new from Kerso on the bay and that was cheaper than anywhere else.

check out camerapricebuster.co.uk for other new prices but I'm sure none will come close to that.

2Thumbs · 9 Feb 2012 at 15:32

£800 for a brand new one is a bargain, used ones aren't much less.

Beepcake · 9 Feb 2012 at 15:43

If it's not off the back of a lorry it seems like a good price, although prices will dip eventually with the new model coming out.

mangobreeder · 9 Feb 2012 at 16:38

chicago camera store, i think ill get one

SMed · 9 Feb 2012 at 17:08

I sold a mint 24-70L about 2+ years ago for £600. That was before a significant universal price rise on technological gear from the far east due to our currency plummeting back then. I'd also bought a new (refurbed) 40D just before that too, and for nearly a year I could've sold it again and still made a profit.

Now 40Ds are really cheap.

Rojin · 9 Feb 2012 at 17:11

Technically should you pay tax etc when coming back to the UK?

mangobreeder · 9 Feb 2012 at 17:21

not if i unbox it, and attach it to my camera when coming thru customs.

no officer, i've had it years.

i just brought the nifty fifty LOL

Rojin · 9 Feb 2012 at 17:23

I'd check out the warranty conditions. I think that Canon give an international warranty, but check that they don't need proof of tax paid like Sigma do?

mangobreeder · 9 Feb 2012 at 18:02

Good tip. Thanks

Vertigo · 9 Feb 2012 at 18:39

Beepcake said:
If it's not off the back of a lorry it seems like a good price, although prices will dip eventually with the new model coming out.

With the new one being circa £2k at launch, it'll be quite a while before the price drops enough to affect the original's price or used value to any real degree, much as the 70-200 f/2.8 IS mk2's price hasn't really caused the value of the mk1 to dip much.

SMed · 9 Feb 2012 at 21:06

Rojin said:
Technically should you pay tax etc when coming back to the UK?

There is a certain amount after which you have to pay. It's several hundred pounds, between £300-500 I think. Either way, a 24-70L will be over it.

But I did the same thing. I bought the 24-70L secondhand though in America. Just stuck it on my camera and carried it in my hand luggage. I flat-packed the box and stuck it in my check-in suitcase. Didn't have to pay anything, but I may have been lucky.