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Canon items for sale

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Posted by Rob Howard on May 9, 2007 at 10:08 AM
Hi All,

I have the following bits of gear for sale the bodies/lenses are in mint condition and come with all boxes etc. They are also up for sale in a couple of other places, so can be sold anytime.

MKII gone......when the MKIII arrives
Canon EOS 20D plus grip £450 plus P&P- SALE PENDING
Canon 16-35mm f2.8 £650 plus P&P - SOLD
Canon 300mm f4 IS £700 plus P&P - SALE PENDING
Lowepro lens trekker 600 AW £100 plus P&P

Regards

Rob
Posted by Justin on May 9, 2007 at 11:26 AM
Are you giving up Rob?
Posted by Tim Munsey on May 9, 2007 at 11:29 AM
1D Mark111 I reckon
Posted by Chris Lloyd on May 9, 2007 at 11:31 AM
or maybe switching to Nikon :biggrin:
Posted by Rob Howard on May 9, 2007 at 11:38 AM
Hi Guys,

LOL def NOT Nikon :biggrin:

Tim got it right, going for the MK III, also a 70-200 f2.8 and 5D

Regards

Rob
Posted by Justin on May 9, 2007 at 11:45 AM
1D Mark111 I reckon



:cool:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 9, 2007 at 1:35 PM
There are confirmed reports that the MKIII has focusing problems hence the delay in getting them into shops :frown:
Posted by Rob Ashton on May 9, 2007 at 2:33 PM
The MkIII acquires focus faster than any other DSLR camera. Unfortunately there are issues with predictive motion focus and tracking moving objects. Canon will fix this issue before release. I hope to get one once the initial rush is over and the dust has settled.

Rob
Posted by Phil Shaw on May 9, 2007 at 2:55 PM
Get the 70-200/f4 IS rather than the f2.8.
Posted by Rob Howard on May 9, 2007 at 6:33 PM
Hi Phil,

Why the f4 over the f2.8 :confused:

Regards

Rob
Posted by Phil Shaw on May 10, 2007 at 4:08 AM
It is significantly cheaper and doesn't give up anything in terms of performance to the f2.8. In terms of resolution, it is definitely sharper. Only problem would be if you wanted to use the f4 with a 2x converter, but I can't see why you would be wanting to do that with your kit.
Posted by Nick on May 10, 2007 at 5:07 AM
Never had any issues with sharpness on my 70-200/2.8...but then I've never used the f4 version :wink:. What sort of shooting are you looking to use the 70-200 for Rob? People or wildlife?
Posted by Graeme Lee on May 10, 2007 at 5:47 AM
My f4 was far sharper that my 2.8..... regret selling it to be honest
Posted by Paul Hillion on May 10, 2007 at 5:55 AM
Ditto what Graeme says above. In fact I'm seriously considering selling my 2.8 and getting the f4 IS and put the profit towards something else.
Posted by Rob Howard on May 10, 2007 at 6:32 AM
Hi Guys,

Thanks for the advice about the f2.8 V f4, this is something I was not aware of.

Nick the 70-200 will be used for people and wildlife but it's main use for me will be around the pits and paddocks of Superbike meetings.


Regards

Rob
Posted by Nick on May 10, 2007 at 7:16 AM
Then you might be better going with the 2.8 for the extra speed it'll give you in poorer light. The AF on the 2.8 is also very fast, esp when coupled to a 1-series body as it activates the cross type sensors that the f4 lenses don't. FWIW, the 70-200/2.8 is my least used 'wildlife' lens, but my most used 'people' lens.

Then again, I might just have a very good version of the 2.8 :biggrin:
Posted by Phil Shaw on May 10, 2007 at 5:24 PM
As with the 1D2N, in the 1D3 the centre AF point is sensitive to both vertical and horizontal line contrast at f4. Also, the new digic processing in the 1D3 and autofocus algorithms are supposed to deliver an increase of 1.8x the autofocus processing speed compared to Digic2 processing models. Added to that the increased sensitivity of the autofocus system in low light in the 1D3 compared to previous models, I think you will be OK with an f4 lens in the pit lane. Oh, and you can get consistently sharp images, handheld at 1/20s with the 70-200 f4 IS.