300L 2.8 II and 400L 2.8 II

Lester Wareham wrote in post #10810426
I don't know, checking the 7D prices from the same supplier it has dropped 25% on the release price accounting for the package values. Considering that bodies marketability "ages" faster than lenses....

However, I have to say Warehouse Express is not the cheapest supplier.

Looking at Park Cameras (whose prices tend to be similar to WEx and other big internet retailers) the 70-200 2.8 MkII has an RRP of £2800 and they're selling it for £1900 - 68% of the RRP. Not sure when that lens was released, but it's only a few months and the price has already dropped to near the standard 'discount'.

hollis_f wrote in post #10811179
Looking at Park Cameras (whose prices tend to be similar to WEx and other big internet retailers) the 70-200 2.8 MkII has an RRP of £2800 and they're selling it for £1900 - 68% of the RRP. Not sure when that lens was released, but it's only a few months and the price has already dropped to near the standard 'discount'.

By the time the prices drop we will have the 20% VAT to add on.

For some, that's not a problem

hollis_f wrote in post #10806451
Still means the 300 2.8 Mk2 will be around £4800 - which is a lot more than the £2800 I paid for a new one two years ago.

Same here. I paid 2,300.
And a year later, 3,600 for the 500 f/4
Both brand spanking new of course.

AdamJL wrote in post #10813174
Same here. I paid 2,300.
And a year later, 3,600 for the 500 f/4
Both brand spanking new of course.

The prices have gone mad, I paid £2450 late 2006 for my 300 new, and £2700 for my not very old 500f4 inc wimberley plate and lenscoat.

Something to think about while those lucky ones wait for December/January.

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It's not too soon for all the "lucky ones" to start selling their crappy mark I versions in droves on the sell board. Hopefully this will drive the price down to where maybe I could do someone a favor and take it off their hands.

Ed

madddman wrote in post #10816591
It's not too soon for all the "lucky ones" to start selling their crappy mark I versions in droves on the sell board. Hopefully this will drive the price down to where maybe I could do someone a favor and take it off their hands.

Ed

Everyone always says this, but I never see the prices go down really on used lenses when the new model comes out. If anything, the price goes up because of the large price differential between the old and new version creates a demand for the original on the used market.

....yeah, look at the 200 1.8 They are bringing record prices.....actually more than when new if I remember correctly.

This holds true for camera bodies, but for lenses, as stated, they usually go up a bit. I wish you well though anything's possible.

madddman wrote in post #10816591
It's not too soon for all the "lucky ones" to start selling their crappy mark I versions in droves on the sell board. Hopefully this will drive the price down to where maybe I could do someone a favor and take it off their hands.

Ed

Since the replacement cost of a 400mm f/2.8 is nearly doubled now, that will push the used prices UP no t down.

Yep, the cost of buying new big whites is getting more and more....but what fantastic optics!

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #10830070
Since the replacement cost of a 400mm f/2.8 is nearly doubled now, that will push the used prices UP no t down.

Blasphemy

Better go get the MkI version now before the new ones hit the street. I'm really glad now that I got the 300 back in the summer.

I'm just about to get the 300mm F2.8 non IS, never mind the IS one.

Maybe if I make some money I'll buy the new 400mm F2.8 in a few years....