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Anita and Loren went down to the lake early and stayed till 11:30am! As I type we are headed over to DeSoto with a stop at Ikea in Tampa to order some cabinets that I looked at in Phoenix. We hope to get out to do a bit of photography late on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Selling Your Used Photo Gear Through BIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\n

Selling your used (or like-new) photo gear through the BAA Blog is a great idea. We charge only a 5% commission. One of the more popular used gear for sale sites charged a minimum of 20%. Plus assorted fees! Yikes. They went out of business. And e-Bay fees are now up to 13%. The minimum item price here is $500 (or less for a $25 fee). If you are interested please scroll down here<\/a> or shoot us an e-mail<\/a><\/center> with the words Items for Sale Info Request cut and pasted into the Subject line :). Stuff that is priced fairly — I offer pricing advice to those who agree to the terms — usually sells in no time flat. Over the past year, we have sold many dozens of items. Do know that prices on some items like the EOS-1D Mark IV, the old Canon 100-400, the old 500mm, the EOS-7D and 7D Mark II and the original 400mm DO lens have been dropping steadily. You can always see the current listings by clicking on the Used Photo Gear tab on the orange-yellow menu bar near the top of each blog post page. <\/p>\n

Canon EF 300mm f\/2.8 L IS USM Lens<\/h3>\n

Ron Gates is offering a Canon 300mm f\/2.8 L IS lens (the original version) in excellent condition for $2399.00. The sales includes a LensCoat in good condition, the lens trunk, a Wimberley P-30 lens plate (a $55.00 value), the front leather cover, the rear lens cap, the lens strap, and the insured ground shipping via major courier. <\/p>\n

Please contact Ron via e-mail<\/a> or by phone at 972-890-4105 (Central time.)<\/p>\n

The older version of the Canon 300mm f\/2.8L IS is a super sharp lens that is great for hand held flight and action photography and great with both teleconverters. It has long been the favorite focal length of the world’s best hawk photographers. Ron’s lens is priced to sell quickly. <\/em> artie <\/p>\n

Canon EF 500mm f\/4 L IS USM Lens (the old five) plus extras!<\/h3>\n

Ron Gates is offering a Canon 500mm f\/4 L IS lens (the original version) in near-mint condition for $3599.00. The sales includes a Canon drop-in Circular Polarizer (a $169.95 value), a Canon EF 2X Extender (teleconverter), the lens trunk, a Wimberley P-40 lens plate (a $55.00 value), the front leather cover, the rear lens cap, the lens strap, and the insured ground shipping via major courier. <\/p>\n

Please contact Ron via e-mail<\/a> or via phone at 972-890-4105 (Central time.)<\/p>\n

The 500mm f\/4 lenses have been the world\u2019s most popular telephoto lenses for birds, nature, wildlife, and sports for many decades. I owned and used and loved my \u201cold five\u201d for many years. If you don\u2019t have the cash for the 500 II and can handle the additional 1 1\/2 pounds, then this is your best super-telephoto option. Most everyone can produce sharp images with this lens and a 1.4X TC. Folks with good to excellent sharpness techniques can do the same with a 2X TC. With the new 500 II selling for $8,999 you can save a neat $5400 by grabbing Ron\u2019s pristine copy of the \u201cold five\u201d plus extras right now.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n

The Streak<\/h3>\n

Today makes two hundred fifty-nine days in a row with a new educational blog post! This one took less than an hour to prepare including the time spent on the image optimization. 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<\/em><\/strong> and good internet connections and my continuing insanity willing.<\/p>\n

BIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\n

BIRDS AS ART is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. <\/p>\n

Money Saving Reminder<\/h3>\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


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Booking.Com<\/h3>\n

Several folks on the Gatorland IPT 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>\n

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