嘉嘉

not worth to buy a used one for $100 .. small different.

of course not la~

so patient is the key ^_^

Catpiano

10# 快樂牛郎


Same problem .. so so so many people .. even in kijiji .. "CLAIM" they are selling NEW item la..

How to tell? with box ? with warranty card?  if buying so call "NEW" item in ebay ..  then better buy from BH ..

However, with exchange rate now ..  ~ $1.25  not worth to buy from US ..  

Reason A. you want support ..  if got a BAD copy lens, if u buy local, u can have it exchange. ( QC is going down a lots, especially many lens are China or Thailand made )

Reason B. Warranty, as we all know, Canon or Nikon or even Pentax .. Panasonic etc .. they only OFFER warranty on ORIGINAL OWNER ..  from authoried dealer. If buying from Ebay, unless from big shop, such as henry.ca otherwise, NO warranty ...

Reason C, there are LOTS of REFURBISHED photographer gears around, and people call them BRAND NEW to sell .. or lots are RETURN ITEMS ..  ie, may be a lens with small very AF issue .. people return it .. send back to Canon/Nikon .. as they collect lots of those lens ..  and will sell to staffs etc for low price.. ( some camera can adjust AF tuning, so no big deal )  or lots of lens were used as SPONSOR, so Canon take those lens back. (like demo car) especially after many sport events.

Again, if the different is small ..  dont buy from unknown seller ..  again, $120 for 50mm ...  even can buy a BRAND NEW one from ebay ..  after shipping .. may save $5 ?

At least, if buy in shop local, even future shop etc .. have 14 days to return ( or 90 days from costco )  if you buy a lens, and dont think u like it .. just return ..


Camera gears is to use, to take picture, to capture .. if the cost different is so small ...  buy from shops with reputation.

Unless you are looking for some specialty lens, for collect etc ..  like some movie lens .. M42 ..  russian lens etc .. then go ebay is not a bad idea.

siumaibb

Get the 85 F1.4!!

read more about bokeh

Catpiano

Siumabb, he/She wants Canon lens ar .. no 85 1.4 ..

Plus .. budget at ~ $150 ..  othewise, I will suggest 85 1.8USM .. one of the best overall lens. He also want to use the lens for scenary .. 85mm is not really the right range ..

By the way, I assume u mean the Nikon 85 1.4, which is one of the best nikon lens with great value. (since the 1.8 version from Nikon isn't that great)

^_^

Ultraman

Get the 85 F1.4!!

read more about bokeh
siumaibb 發表於 2009-4-12 23:12

It's impossible to get a 85 f1.4 in any brand within his/her $150 budget la.

Ultraman

To 嘉嘉 , yes, for scenary, i don't need much depth.  But for portrait(human), I need to have a len that has bigger depth.  My F3.6 is not enought o blur backgorund.  And I just want 1 len to go trave ...
My budget is around $150, first or second hand
mucc1928 發表於 2009-4-12 15:14

Honestly speaking (although it's cruel), if you want to carry only one lens that is likely a zoom lens in a reasonable zoom range can provide the depth of field/bokeh you prefer, none of the lenses on the market would fit into your budget.

siumaibb

I know 85mm prime is expensive, I was just trying to tease mucc.

If he found the description of a 50mm f1.8 is too difficult to understand, I think he should read more before deciding what lens is good for him......

mucc, just my 2 cents...莫怪

ricrick

your second choice is EF 75-300mm f4.0-5.6 III USM  around $250
without large aperture, u will still able to create depth of field at the long side
but u have to shoot far away

Catpiano

OR the old 70-210 F4 USM !!!  Sharp, smooth, good bokeh .. ~ around $200 for a used one .. however .. it is a old lens .. and people used to IS/VR now ..

Still .. 50m F1.8 is the best choice for $$$  ^_^

Lately, I also notice the 55-250IS is a great lens..  and $350, very good buy.

嘉嘉

your second choice is EF 75-300mm f4.0-5.6 III USM  around $250
without large aperture, u will still able to create depth of field at the long side
but u have to shoot far away
ricrick 發表於 2009-4-13 10:47

this one is around $150 for used ^_^
that's how much I paid for