Monday was more of the same: Blowing up balloons. More ice and moist hot towels on the shoulder. Did not work on the Nikon Focus Fine-tune Guide. Ate well. Spoke with Amy on the phone; she advised getting out to do some photography tomorrow. I will do just that on Tuesday morning unless we have mega-foggy day number three in a row. I can easily hand hold the 200-500 or work with the 600 f\/4 on the BLUBB<\/a>. I will do my best not to fall out of the car …<\/p>\n Today makes two hundred thirty-two days in a row with a new educational blog post! This one took less than an hour to prepare. With all of my upcoming free time (or not…), the plan right now is to try to break the current record streak of 480 … Good health and good internet connections and my continuing insanity willing.<\/p>\n If you need a hot photo item that is out of stock at B&H, would enjoy free overnight shipping, and would like a $50 discount on your first purchase, click here<\/a> to order and enter the coupon code BIRDSASART at checkout. If you are looking to strike a deal on Canon or Nikon gear (including the big telephotos) or on a multiple item order, contact Steve Elkins via e-mail<\/a> or on his cell at (479) 381-2592 (Eastern time) and be sure to mention your BIRDSASART coupon code and use it for your online order. Patrick Sparkman saved $350 on a recent purchase!<\/p>\n Action on the Used Gear Page recently has been fantastic. You can see all current listings here.<\/a><\/p>\n Jim Burns recently sold his EOS-1D Mark IV body in excellent plus condition for a BAA record low $998; not sure exactly when \ud83d\ude42 Sale pending<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n John Norris is offering a Canon 1DX Mark II — premium kit — (with less than 2,000 actuations!) in like-new condition but for a few small scuff marks for top left and bottom right for the BAA record-low price of $3,996.00. The sale includes the original box and everything in it, all of that which is unused\/unopened, an extra LP-E19 battery, a SanDisk Extreme Pro Cfast 2.0 64 GB card, the SanDisk Extreme Pro Cfast 2.0 Reader, and insured ground shipping via major courier to US addresses only. The item will not ship until the buyer\u2019s personal or certified check clears the bank. <\/p>\n Please contact John via e-mail<\/a> or by phone at 1-214-521-1520 (Central time).<\/p>\n The 1DX Mark II is Canon\u2019s rugged, blazingly fast professional digital camera body. It features a great AF system and high quality image files with great dynamic range. I owned and used two of these for several years. As a new 1DX II currently sells for $5,699.00 you can save $1703 on a practically new body with less than 2,000 shutter actuations. <\/em> artie <\/p>\n Several folks on the Spoonbill IPTs used the Booking.Com link below and got great rates and saved a handsome $25.00 in the process. If you too would like to give Booking.Com a shot, click here<\/a> and to earn a $25 reward on your first booking. Thanks to the many who have already tried and used this great service. <\/p>\nThe Streak<\/h3>\n
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The Used Gear Page<\/h3>\n
Recent Sales<\/h3>\n
\nDavid Solis sold a brand new Sanho HyperDrive Colorspace UDMA 3 1 TB wireless photo\/video memory card backup for $399.00 after being contacted on the first day of listing.
\nDavid Solis sold his Canon EF 300 mm f\/2.8L IS USM (the original version) lens in excellent plus condition for $2399.00 after being contacted on the first day of listing.
\nDavid Solis sold his Canon EF 500 mm f\/4L IS USM (the \u201cold five\u201d) in excellent plus condition with perfect glass for the BAA record low price of $3399.00.
\nLes Greenberg sold his Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II USM zoom lens in mint condition to a local buyer and is sending me a check for 2 1\/2% of the original asking price of $1599.
\nJoel Williams sold his Fujifilm XF 50 f\/2 R WR lens in like-new condition for only $299 in early March.
\nRajat Kapoor sold his Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens (the \u201cold 1-4\u201d) in near-mint condition the first day is was listed for $649.
\nJim Brennan sold his Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM lens (the \u201cold five\u201d) in near-mint condition and a Canon EF 1.4 III teleconverter in very good condition for $3,599.00 right after listing them in early March.
\nGary Meyer sold his Canon EOS 7D Mark II in near-mint condition for $798 soon after it was listed in early March.<\/p>\nCanon 1DX Mark II Professional Digital Camera Body (with premium kit)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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