Canon 5D on sale, and lots of lenses

posted by Jeff | Friday, June 13, 2008, 11:11 PM | comments: 2

For the aspiring photographers, the Canon 5D with the 24-105mm L f/4 is on sale for $2,600. That's $150 less than when I bought it in February.

Actually, a bunch of the lenses and such are on sale too, which I think will at least interest Gonch (if he'd take care of his shit properly, that is ;)). The 70-200mm L f/4 is a steal at $560, and works great even on the field crop bodies. Seriously, if you've never had an L lens, this is the one that gets you hooked. What a great deal.

The 17-30mm L f/4 sure is tempting, as wide angle is really interesting to me again, especially having a full 35mm frame to deal with again. Check out the photo of Multnomah Falls on that page, which is in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. Great photo (even though it doesn't truly do it justice in real life).


Comments

Walt

June 14, 2008, 1:12 PM #

Of course the sales and rebates probably mean the Canon 5D Mark II is coming. To wait or to buy, always the tough call!

Jeff

June 14, 2008, 2:45 PM #

Honestly, I just can't imagine the new one will offer enough to justify the inevitably higher price. I'm sure it'll be higher resolution, but do you think I'm really hurting now with almost 13 million pixels? Sensor size is important, so the true 35mm one on the 5D is a big deal, but I think overall in the Canon SLR's, it's the glass that is special. I love the L lenses, especially that 25-105.


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