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Ok folks, I'm right on the edge.......after wanting this lens for many years I'm just about to click the buy button.
It will live on my D810.
Here in Canada it's $7700 which needless to say is a big pill to swallow. It will be used for portraits, both studio and environmental.
so go ahead...either push me over the edge or pull me back
Tristanstudios wrote:
Ok folks, I'm right on the edge.......after wanting this lens for many years I'm just about to click the buy button.
It will live on my D810.
Here in Canada it's $7700 which needless to say is a big pill to swallow. It will be used for portraits, both studio and environmental.
so go ahead...either push me over the edge or pull me back
You can probably save close to half that amount by buying used. Check the B&S forums here on FM and let someone else take the depreciation hit. The 200 f2 isn't a common lens, but listings do come along every now and again.
A 70-200 or 85/105 prime would be much more useful for studio portraits, IMHO. For environmental portraiture though, the 200 is fabulous (aside from the weight).
Chris Court wrote:
You can probably save close to half that amount by buying used. Check the B&S forums here on FM and let someone else take the depreciation hit. The 200 f2 isn't a common lens, but listings do come along every now and again.
A 70-200 or 85/105 prime would be much more useful for studio portraits, IMHO. For environmental portraiture though, the 200 is fabulous (aside from the weight).
C
Thanks. I have been trying to find a good used copy. Almost non-existent up here and the ones I've seen on FM folks won't ship to Canada for some reason so I've begun to consider a new one.
B&H gets them in occasionally but their prices are pretty high for a good used copy.
For a few thousand bucks, fly to where ever the seller is and pick it up!
Tristanstudios wrote:
Thanks. I have been trying to find a good used copy. Almost non-existent up here and the ones I've seen on FM folks won't ship to Canada for some reason so I've begun to consider a new one.
B&H gets them in occasionally but their prices are pretty high for a good used copy.
Shipping cross border introduces many additional risks many sellers like to avoid. Crossing the Canadian border might seem trivial but legally it makes things less likely to be resolved than say me shipping to someone in NY.
Tristanstudios wrote:
Thanks. I have been trying to find a good used copy. Almost non-existent up here and the ones I've seen on FM folks won't ship to Canada for some reason so I've begun to consider a new one.
B&H gets them in occasionally but their prices are pretty high for a good used copy.
