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What’s Up<\/h3>\n

I awoke to some heavy rain on Saturday morning andgot lots of work done, mostly answering e-mails. I just looked at the ten-day forecast for ILE and Sebasatian Inlet and have only one question: will the sun ever come out again? <\/p>\n

On Sunday morning it is clear and sunny here at ILE but I have too much to do so I am not heading down to the lake. <\/p>\n

I’ve been swimming every day and the intermittent fasting has been going great. I eat at about 10:30am and then again at 4:30pm (on average). I eat nothing from 5pm till 10am or so the next morning, about a 17-hour fast. I am a bit hungry in the mornings but never hungry after that. Working with Dr. Oliver in an effort to reduce my insulin resistance, I began eating a keto diet about a week ago. I have not injected any insulin in two weeks and the early results are very promising. Best of all, I weighed 174 3\/4 lbs. this morning, down from about 188 1\/2 in mid-August. No worries, I am losing slowly. <\/p>\n

If you missed out on the chance of winning a $20 discount on anything in the BAA Online Store<\/a> (phone orders only), see yesterday’s blog post here.<\/a><\/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 EOS-1DX, the old Canon 100-400, the old 500mm, the EOS-7D, and the 7D Mark II and the original 400mm DO lens have been dropping steadily. Most recently the price of used Canon 600mm f\/L IS II lenses have been dropping like a rock with the introduction of the 600 III. You can always see the current listings by clicking here<\/a> or on the Used Photo Gear tab on the orange-yellow menu bar near the top of each blog post page.<\/p>\n

The Used Gear page has been hot lately with the continuing price drops on Canon and Nikon gear. There are still lots of great buys right now on the Used Gear Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recent Sales<\/h3>\n

Peter Noyes sold his Sony Alpha A7R III Mirrorless Digital Camera body in like-new condition with a shutter count of less than 1,000 for $1998.00 the first day it was listed in early November.
\nTop Used Gear page seller Anthony Ardito sold his gripped Nikon D850 in like-new condition for only $2,399.00, his Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f\/5.6E PF ED VR lens in like-new condition for only $3,396.95, his Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f\/2.8E FL ED VR lens in like-new condition for $1,796.95, and his Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f\/2.8G ED-IF lens in like-new condition for only $1,196.95, all during October 2019.
\nI sold my lightly used Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f\/4E FL ED VR lens in Excellent condition for the BAA record-low price of $9796.95 in late October 2019.
\nJohn Nelson sold his Canon 500mm f\/4 IS USM lens (the “old five”) in near-mint condition for the BAA record-low price of $2749.00 in mid-October 2019.
\nMultiple IPT participant Larry Master sold his Canon EF 500mm f\/4.0L IS II USM lens in like-new condition for a BAA record-low $5,989.00 and his Canon EOS 5D Mark IV in like-new condition for $2099.00.
\nBAA friend and multiple IPT veteran Paul Reinstein sold a Canon Extender EF 2X III teleconverter in excellent condition for only $229.00 the first day it was listed in mid-October.
\nTop BAA Used Gear page seller Jim Keener sold his Canon mount Zeiss Distagon T 15mm f\/2.8 ZE lens in like-new condition for the crazy low price of $799.00 (was $949.00) in early October 2019.
\nAllen Dale sold a Canon 300mm f2.8L IS II USM lens in excellent condition for $3399.00 in early October 2019.<\/p>\n

Nikon 80-400 AFS Nikkor f\/4.5-5.6 G ED N VR Lens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Errol Bellon is offering an Nikon 80-400 AFS Nikkor f\/4.5-5.6 G ED N VR lens in mint condition for $1396.95. The sale includes a LensCoat, the rear lens cap, the soft lens case with strap, the front lens cap, a Kirk lens foot NC-80-400GN, the original product box, and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only.Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n

Please contact Errol via e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n

As below, my Nikon 80-400 was my most-valubale lens on my bucket-list trip to an Emperor Penguin colony in Antarctica. The 80-400 pairs perfectly with the following Nikon VR lenses: the 500 PF, the 500 f\/4, and the 600 f\/4. Right after I sold mine back in February, 2019 I had seller’s remorse. This lens sell new right now for $2,096.95; you can save $700 by grabbing Errol’s lens now. <\/em> artie<\/p>\n

Sony Alpha a9 (ILCE 9) Mirrorless Digital Camera Body <\/strong> <\/h2>\n

BAA Record-low Price!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I am offering my Sony Alpha a9 (ILCE 9) Mirrorless Digital Camera Body in like-new condition (but for a barely visible 3\/8″ scratch on the rear LCD) for the BAA record-low price of $2,697.00. The sale includes the original box and everything that came in it along with insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made. Pay plus 4% ($2804.88) by credit card and we will ship your new body today. And you will get the credit card points\/air miles. <\/p>\n

Please contact me via e-mail<\/a> or on my cell at 863-221-2372 (Eastern time Zone)<\/p>\n

Simply put, the SONY a9 has the best AF system of any camera that I have ever used. And Patrick Sparkman agrees 100%. SONY is getting hotter every day. The a9 sells for $3,498.00 and the new a9 II sells for $4498.00. Either way, you can do the math as far as how much you will be saving.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n

IPT Updates <\/h3>\n