Canon 300mm f/2.8 £499 on Ebay - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/05/2005 08:26:45 PM · #1

I saw this and thought hmmmm, then I noticed that at Â£499 the reserve had been met!! Scratches or not it seems like a bargain so I checked his ratings. He apparently purchased it last month from someone that owned it for 15 years! Anyone else smell a rat?

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

08/05/2005 08:29:10 PM · #2

Maybe this:
"There are two or three very small scratches on glass, almost invisible AND DOES NOT AFFECT THE GREAT QUALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHS that it can produce."

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/05/2005 08:55:33 PM · #3

Originally posted by kpriest:

Maybe this:
"There are two or three very small scratches on glass, almost invisible AND DOES NOT AFFECT THE GREAT QUALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHS that it can produce."

You mean the wording? it reads to me as if images won't be affected? and even if they were slightly affected a saving of Â£2k leaves me wondering.

I for one won't bid on it but wonder if other peeps might only to find out the small scratches ain't so small?

doctornick

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

08/05/2005 09:01:14 PM · #4

This is NOT an EOS mount version, it is an FD mount 300mm f/2.8, completely different beast from the EOS mount 300mm f/2.8. It will NOT fit any EOS mount Canons.

Message edited by author 2005-08-05 21:01:56.

hyperfocal

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

08/05/2005 09:07:30 PM · #5

I often buy items than immediately relist them. Terrible presentation & lousy descriptions are more often than not the reason for undervalued sales.

I make money & get to try lots of different equipment.

08/05/2005 09:12:20 PM · #6

Originally posted by doctornick:

This is NOT an EOS mount version, it is an FD mount 300mm f/2.8, completely different beast from the EOS mount 300mm f/2.8. It will NOT fit any EOS mount Canons.

aha, thanks for clearing this up, am still suprised at the difference in price though, guess the current seller got duped somewhat?

08/05/2005 09:14:41 PM · #7

I wouldn't mind having the FD L glass in a few focal lengths where you can MF with no problems and get creamy backrounds and shallow dof for a fraction of the cost of an EOS lens. But you gotta buy an adapter, that's where they get ya.

08/05/2005 09:17:55 PM · #8

Geez there's an FD 500mm 4.5 L on ebay for $1200...

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

08/05/2005 09:24:35 PM · #9

Anyone thinking of going back to film?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

08/05/2005 09:24:37 PM · #10

Originally posted by kyebosh:

Homemade adapter ...

//www.rit.edu/~andpph/text-eos-to-fd-adapter.html

08/05/2005 09:27:12 PM · #11

I'm thinking i might have to pick up an FD 85 1.2 L for about $500!

08/05/2005 09:33:16 PM · #12

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Originally posted by kyebosh:
I wouldn't mind having the FD L glass in a few focal lengths where you can MF with no problems and get creamy backrounds and shallow dof for a fraction of the cost of an EOS lens. But you gotta buy an adapter, that's where they get ya.

Homemade adapter ...

//www.rit.edu/~andpph/text-eos-to-fd-adapter.html

I found it on ebay for not very much //cgi.ebay.com/Canon-EOS-Camera-Body-to-Canon-FD-Lens-Adapter-New_W0QQitemZ7535577747QQcategoryZ30059QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

08/05/2005 09:36:58 PM · #13

This is all very interesting, am not going to bid on the above but are the optics the same?