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p.3 #1 · p.3 #1 · Demand for used 1D - series cameras going down? | |
I still like the 1D-series very much. Without the prices coming down on these bodies the last few years, I wouldn't have been able to enjoy them, or not so many of them. I started with a 1Ds a few years back, at the radical price of $600 for a near-new. Then came the 1D2, then a 1Ds2 (so great!), then another 1D2. Recently, thanks to fellow FMer jcolwell, I've gotten a 1Ds3 -- thanks Jim!
I have larger hands and am a bigger guy, so the weight isn't a big concern. In fact, my 5-series and 60D all have battery grips, so the the 5's are even bulkier and not much lighter.
I had two of the 1D2's and sold one just as the resale crashed. I paid about $650 and sold for $485 in nice shape, but just over 100k actuations (only 20k on its third shutter). So, no big loss and I had a lot of fun. The other is near new with only 7k actuations, so I'm keeping it for occasional use into infinity.
I need to list my 5Dc and 1Ds2 and hope to do okay, but stories are so scary. Like everyone else, I'd like to eventually get a 5D3 (or a future high MP body), and selling bodies is the way to help finance. I don't seem to be the only one to discover this maneuver!
It seems the best guesses here are correct: the 5D3 is killing the older pro and semi-pro bodies with its remarkable quality and features at relatively affordable pricing. Many of the glut of used models came from upgraders to 1DX and 5D3.
As someone said, these older 1D-series used to be the kings of imaging. Minus a few nice modern features, these camera are still great at lower ISO.
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