KM 17-35/2.8-4 (D) - prices gone silly low in the UK

[chris_at_vividoptic.com]

<p>Both Ffordes & Warehouse Express have dropped price of the KM

17-35D to ﾣ150 in the UK! Amazing. Jessops still selling at ﾣ389 or

something. I tried them today and they won't price match. Few other

shops still selling at ﾣ250+, couple at ﾣ200 </p>

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href="http://www.warehouseexpress.com/">http://www.warehouseexpress.com/</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.ffordes.com">http://www.ffordes.com</a> </p>

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<p>Shame, I had a really good deal locally and was going to get one

myself or

maybe offer one for sale on my auction page.</p>

<p>Are we allowed to point at our own for sale pages in here?  Can't

remember the rules - I have a bunch of lenses on a private auction

closing out

tonight.  Perhaps if a moderator is looking in here they can

advise if I am

allowed to link to my for sale page?</p>

[bill_thorlin]

If it is of any interest one went on fleabay for 157 quid recently - plus a few quid for postage.

[greg_heil1]

Actually Chris does a great service to the community in keeping tabs of Prime prices! See <a href="http://www.maxxumeyes.com/">maxxumeyes</a>. i think you can easily find the sale prices by clicking the [P]'s and his sale on the "For Sale" link ... a fine range of prime primes!

[m.l]

Is MaxxumEyes quitting Minolta altogether? All his lenses were for sale this weekend...

[chris_at_vividoptic.com]

NO FEAR - thats me by the way. VividOptic/MaxxumEyes/dcap - all the same old Chris ... dynaxcap.com explains it all. Pic-a-day project running since 01-Jan-06 too.

 

They were "just" my test lenses that I sold, 13x wonderful CHUNKS of glass. Okay, some/most bought to keep (was going to keep 7/9/10 of them at one point) ... couple just for review. But it was time to sell them on. And a fun sale it was, some 300 e-mails it took to move them all on. Gone to good homes all over the world. Well they will do with my visits to the post office on Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu lunch!!

 

I kept:

- 24/2.8 NewRS, not as sharp as the 20 or the 28/2 but plenty sharp enough, won on size and the NewRS version is circular ap.

- 50/1.4 NewRS, I actually BOUGHT in the middle of all this!

- 100/2.8 Soft Focus (for use as a normal 100mm lens)

- 300/2.8 APO G

 

I think four lenses is the minimum for me in prime.

 

Considering selling the 100/2.8 softy and then get the STF 135 instead. Dunno, the 100 is great, a lot smaller and cheaper (well I have it already, so no hunt needed).

 

Lens Duals to follow soon:

- 24/2.8 original vs 24/2.8 NewRS

- 50/1.4 original vs 50/1.4 NewRS

- then I'll sell the two originals? Or maybe the NewRSs?

 

And at the same time I shall track down a 24-50/4 original to run up against them. Will keep this forum posted with the review

[andrew robertson]

You can always get the Tamron for even less. They are the exact same lens after all.