How much to pay for a used lens - Canon

All my lenses are used and you can get a pretty good idea of reasonable prices by monitoring the sold items either here or on fredmiranda. I got my 70-200 F4 on FM, and my 17-55 here, both for reasonable prices (close to the average sale price for a used copy of that type of lens). I got the 10-22 at the Canon Thanksgiving refurb sale. Getting a refurb from Canon is another good way to go if you can hit one of their sales. Usually, non-L lenses don't go out of stock the femtosecond after the sale starts, like L lenses do

I've only bought used equipment locally and was able to see, touch and test the lenses, but as stated above, there would need to be a nice discount for me to buy used. Oh, I did buy used from Adorama, but that's a much safer bet and the 1D3 was such a good price for a practically brand new camera with a lifetime warranty.:p

If you buy used, please do not use the gift option on paypal - just pay the fee and have some insurance just in case things go sideways.

Just One Man's Opinion

Al

I sold one virtually mint for $275. Its a nice lens optically, but it feels soo cheap. I really wish i had kept it now that I have a full-frame.