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| General photography questions and answers Discuss Hmmm........Toddled along today to the Southampton branch of the London Camera Exchange which also has a Canon Pro centre. Tested ... |
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28-05-2005, 16:33
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Hmmm.....
Toddled along today to the Southampton branch of the London Camera Exchange which also has a Canon Pro centre. Tested 20D + 17-40L + 70-200L. Mine for a shade under £2k apparently. Bargain? Who knows but that camera and those lenses just feel so right. No idea if it'll dramatically improve my photography though. Hey ho.
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28-05-2005, 16:53
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Is that new or 2nd hand?
 7Dayshop do the 17-40L for £469.00. There are three versions of the 70-200, but only one 'L' version, the f2.8 IS ...which is £1159.00, the cheapest version is under 400 quid. Warehouse Express do the 20D with 18.55 EF-S for £999.00. Grand total £2627.00 It is indeed a bargain if it actually is the 70-200L which I doubt, but possible if it's all 2nd hand stuff. |
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28-05-2005, 17:06
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Know what you mean about those lenses feeling right on the 20D milou. Especially the wideangle, it just seems to finish the camera. |
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28-05-2005, 17:10
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Ah ... didn't realise that was an 'L' lens. |
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28-05-2005, 17:24
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Aye - it's the f/4L
The 20D body is £950 which I thought wasn't bad (relatively speaking  ) and £555 for the 17-40. 7DayShop is a good price especially as the lens hood is included. The camera just has that quality feel. I knew I shouldn't have gone in there.A few months back I did try out the 1Ds Mark II at the LCE "Pro-Show" at the local Novatel with some comedy sized lens - it was "tank-like".... |
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28-05-2005, 17:29
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FWIW, I've used flagship Nikons for years and I place a high importance on camera 'feel' and build quality. The 20D doesn't feel wanting at all in comparison - particularly with the battery grip fitted. :wink:
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28-05-2005, 17:36
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Cheers
I've never been a fan of the grips tbh. I sold my 300D one that came with my kit. According to eBay, my black body 300D would fetch about 12p. I'll ask LCE about trade-in values but I doubt that I'd get much due to their need to cover costs, overheads etc for their resale. |
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