I am in the throes of a potentially major computer disaster. I may or may not be able to get a blog post done for the next few days. I will do my best. I sent my MacBook Pro (and a probably messed up back-up drive) to a data recovery outfit by Fed-Ex Overnight on Saturday afternoon. Fingers crossed. <\/p>\n
If you need to get in touch with me, please shoot me an e-mail to staffbaa@att.net with the “ATTN: artie” as the Subject Line. Or try my cell at 863-221-2372. <\/p>\n
Today is Sunday 30 January 2022. Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, I hope that you too have a great day. This blog post took about ten minutes to prepare and makes 79 days in a row with a new one.<\/p>\n
ps: please consider that having triple back-ups is strongly advised (he said after the horses may have escaped from the barn …)<\/p>\n
Selling your used (or like-new) photo gear through the BAA Blog is a great idea. We charge only a 5% commission on items priced at $1,000 or more. With items less than $1000, there is a $50 flat-fee. 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%. If you are interested, please click here<\/a>, read everything carefully, and do what it says. To avoid any misunderstandings, please read the whole thing very carefully.<\/em><\/strong> If you agree to the terms, please state so clearly via e-mail<\/a><\/center> and include the template or templates, one for each item you wish to sell. Then we can work together to get your stuff priced and listed.<\/p>\n Stuff that is priced fairly — I offer pricing advice only to those who agree to the terms — usually sells in no time flat. Over the past years, we have sold many hundreds of items. Do know that prices for used gear only go in one direction. Down. 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 BIRDS AS ART Record Low Price<\/strong><\/font> Good friend and multiple IPT veteran Mark Hardymon is offering a Sony A9 Mirrorless Camera Body in near-mint condition for a BAA record-low $1,847.00 The sale includes the body cap, the strap, the original box, books, the USB cable, the charger with one battery, and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower 48 U.S. addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n Please contact Mark via e-mail<\/a><\/p>\n The a9, the original AF king, offers superb autofocus that absolutely kills for bird photography; virtually every image is sharp on the eye. Many feel that the AF system on the a9 ii is no better. As the a9 ii sells new for $4498.00 you can save an incredible $2651.00 by grabbing Mark’s a9 right now!<\/em> artie<\/p>\n BIRDS AS ART Record Low Price<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n Good friend and multiple IPT veteran Mark Hardymon is offering a Sony FE 70-200mm f\/2.8 GM OSS lens in near-mint condition for the BAA record-low price of $1,348.00. The sale includes the front and rear lens caps, the factory soft case, the strap, the original box, the manuals, and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower 48 U.S. addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n Please contact Mark via e-mail<\/a><\/p>\n The versatile 70-200mm f\/2.8 lenses have long been big favorites of many nature photographers. They are great for landscapes. I have used this lens with Canon and Nikon and SONY. I used my Canon version to photograph granddaughter Maya\u2019s dance recitals and to create bird-scapes and pre-dawn blast-off blurs at Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico. They are fast and sharp and have 1,000 uses. The 70-200 f\/2.8 lenses are a specialty lens for bird photographers. Like the bad little child, when they are good, they are really, really good! I\u2019ve used mine mostly for flight photography at point blank range where their performance is unmatched, especially in low light. I\u2019ve killed with these lenses on the gannet boat in the UK, in Homer for eagles, for pre-dawn and blizzard blast-offs at Bosque, and at Merritt Island on single birds from huge feeding sprees right next to the road. <\/p>\n This super-fast lens weighs only 3.26 pounds and is easily hand holdable by just about everyone. As it sells new right now for $2,298.00, you can save a cool $800.00 by grabbing mark\u2019s lens asap. artie<\/p>\n ps: To see what the 70-200 zoom lenses can do, see the images in the blog post here<\/a>.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n BIRDS AS ART Record Low Price<\/strong><\/font> Good friend and multiple IPT veteran Mark Hardymon is offering a Sony FE 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens in near-mint condition for a BAA record-low $1,297.00. The sale includes the front and rear lens caps, factory soft case, strap, original box, books, and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower 48 U.S. addresses only.<\/p>\n Item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\nSony a9 Mirrorless Camera Body<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nSale Pending the first day of listing<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\nSony FE 70-200mm f\/2.8 GM OSS Lens<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Sony FE 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6 GM OSS Lens<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nSale Pending the first day of listing<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n