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This Just In!

Despite a typo or two on my part, since corrected, all three camera bodies sold within 3 1/2 hours on Monday afternoon. Folks ask what’s the best way to sell this or that? Price it to sell fast! Like I do. Always. Now I will have $4242 in the bank instead of three camera bodies that I never use sitting on a shelf. 1DX prices? Going down? 7D II prices? Going down. 5D III prices–holding steady–mine was only in very good condition while those going for $1499 have been in either excellent or near mint condition.

My Current Camera Bodies

Right now I own and use two Canon EOS 5DS R bodies and one Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, the latter always for birds in flight. Thus, I am selling my last 1DX, my last 7D II, and my 5D III. As always, I price my stuff to sell immediately. Keep on reading for all the details.

Selling Your Used Gear Through BIRDS AS ART

Selling your used (or like-new) photo gear through the BAA Blog or via a BAA Online Bulletin is a great idea. We charge only a 5% commission. One of the more popular used gear for sale sites charges a minimum of 20%. Plus assorted fees! Yikes. The minimum item price here is $500 (or less for a $25 fee). If you are interested please e-mail with the words Items for Sale Info Request cut and pasted into the Subject line :). Stuff that is priced fairly–I offer free pricing advice, usually sells in no time flat. In the past few months, we have sold just about everything in sight. Do know that prices on some items like the EOS-1D Mark IV, the old Canon 500mm, the EOS-7D, the original 400mm IS DO lens, and most recently, the 200-400 with Internal Extender, have been dropping steadily. You can see all current listings by clicking here or by clicking on the Used Photo Gear tab on the yellow-orange tab on the left side of the lower menu bar above.

Joe Subolefsky sold his Canon 500mm f/4L IS USM lens and a 1.4X TC II, both in excellent condition, for $3,899 in late May.
Robert Doster sold his used Canon EOS 7D body in excellent condition for $419 in early April.
Sandra Calderbank sold her Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR camera body in mint condition for $1599 in mid-April in one day.
Jim Keener sold a Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens in mint condition for $999 in early May.
IPT veteran Bill Wingfield sold his Canon EOS 5D Mark III in excellent condition for $1498 in late April.
IPT veteran Carolyn Peterson sold her Canon EOS 5D Mark III in excellent condition for $1,549 in early May.
KW McCulloch sold his used Canon 5D Mark III for $1499 in mid-May before it was even listed.
Paul Roscoe sold his Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II lens in mint condition for $9450 in mid-May.
The sale of Les Greenberg’s Canon EOS Canon 5D Mark III is pending.

Canon EOS-1DX Professional Digital Camera Body

Arthur Morris, Mr. Famous Bird Photographer, is offering his remaining Canon EOS-1D X in very good condition for only $2199. The body is in perfect working condition. The sale includes the original “gold” battery, an extra “old” battery from the 1D Mark IV, the front cap, the charger, and insured ground shipping via major courier. Inexplicably, I do not have the original box or the stuff that came in it. Nobody every touches that stuff anyway… Your item will not ship until your check clears or other arrangements are made.

Interested folks may contact artie via e-mail or by phone at 863-692-0906.

I used, depended on, and loved two 1DX bodies since their release several years ago. artie

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Arthur Morris, Mr. Famous Bird Photographer, is offering a used Canon EOS 7D Mark II in excellent condition for $749. The body is in perfect working condition. The sale includes the front body cap, the original product box with all the stuff in it, the battery charger, and insured shipping via UPS Ground. Your item will not ship until your check clears or other arrangements are made.

Please contact artie via e-mail or by phone at 863-692-0906.

I’ve owned and used a 7D Mark II almost from the beginning. I championed it for a while until I fell in love the far more expensive 5DS R. Several of my images that made the final rounds of judging in this year’s BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition and three of the four photos that are currently in the last round of the Nature’s Best Contest are 7D Mark II images… artie

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Arthur Morris, Mr. Famous Bird Photographer, is offering a used Canon EOS 5D Mark III in very good condition for $1299. The body is in perfect working condition. The sale includes the front body cap, the original product box with all the stuff in it, the battery charger, and insured shipping via UPS Ground. Your item will not ship until your check clears or other arrangements are made.

Please contact artie via e-mail or by phone at 863-692-0906.

I have owned and used this superb, full frame, 22mp digital body for several years. It was always my first choice for scenic, Urbex, and flower photography until I fell in love with the 5DS R (for a lot more money!). artie

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