gsmith051 Loc: Fairfield Glade, TN

Purchased a Canon EF 100-400 f4.5 lens from KEH with a EX+ rating and it looked like brand new. Totally satisfied with the lens. I've had it for about a year. Personally, I think they set the standard for rating lenses. They are my first choice for buying used photo equipment. /George

pendennis

I've sold to, and bought from KEH, and they've been a great supplier. I sold a boatload of medium and large format equipment to them in 2010, and got a very fair price. I know that they, and anyone else buying for resale, is only going to pay you wholesale used prices.

On the other side, I've bought a couple of cameras and several lenses. They tend to underrate the condition of their products. I'd compare them to the way the Japanese do business. The Japanese will rate something "good", and when it arrives it's like NIB. I bought a Mamiya 645 Pro TL, lenses, and accessories, and they arrived looking as though they'd just come out of the box. A few years back, I bought a Nikkor 300mm f4, AF-S marked BGN, and it looked almost new.

WayneL Loc: Baltimore Md

Everything I got from them looked to be in better condition then what they stated.

rydabyk Loc: Florida Panhandle

Thanks everyone! Hopefully I'll get the lens in a few days and I will definitely post about it.

RonW42

Lenses from KEH no less than EX+ and cameras no less than EX. I buy all my equipment from KEH. Ron

Rich Maher Loc: Sonoma County, CA

Excellent company. As other hogs have mentioned, a very conservative rating system.
Recently bought a "bargain" lens and It arrived looking like a barely used lens.
Thumbs up For KEH.

Flatbroke Loc: Mt. Juliet, TN

Purchased my Nikon 200-400 f4 from KEH at EX+ rating. Lens was like new! You will not be disappointed. They treat you right!

Flatbroke

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

KEH.com... No worries! Good people!

As to the "inexpensive" Canon 70-200L.... Which one? Canon has made five different models (four of which are currently in production).

Least expensive to most expensive (approx. current prices new, unless otherwise noted):

$600.... EF 70-200mm f/4L USM without IS. Fine lens, sharp, uses fluorite and is about 2/3 the size/weight of the f/2.8 models, like all L-series the matched lens hood is included, but this model doesn't include the tripod mounting ring (it's sold separately). Currently in production.

$1100... EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM. 2006. Also a great lens, same as above but with 3-4 stop Image Stabilization. Currently in production.

~$1200 used.... EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM. Original version from 1999, no longer in production, superseded by the "II" (see below). A quite good lens even though it doesn't use fluorite, 2-3 stop stabilization, incl. t'pod ring, tulip style hood.

$1250... EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM without IS. Darned good lens, oldest model still in production (first introduced in 1995), doesn't use fluorite and doesn't have IS. Includes t'pod mounting ring & tulip shaped hood and is currently in production.

$1900... EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM "II". A truly superb lens and the newest of these models, introduced in 2010. Super sharp, it's the first of the f/2.8 models to incorporate fluorite and uses upgraded 3-4 stop stabilization. It also works better with teleconverters than the other and earlier models, particularly with Canon 1.4X III and 2X III. Incl. tripod ring and tulip style hood. Currently in production.

All five are premium L-series, all metal (magnesim?) construction, real "work horses" you'll find in many Canon-shooting pros' camera bags... All are internal focusing and zooming (don't change length when focused or zoomed), with extra sealing for weather and dust resistance... and all use high performance USM focus drive. The f/2.8 lenses use 77mm filters and weigh around 2.5 lb. The f/4 lenses use 67mm filters and weigh around 1.75 lb.

Personally I use the first version 70-200/2.8 IS and the 70-200/4 IS. I recommend the IS versions, especially if using the lens on an APS-C camera. But if the cost is too much, the non-IS versions are great too... you'll just have to take more care with your shutter speeds.

Meganephron Loc: Fort Worth, TX

Buying from KEH is fair. Their ratings and prices are fair. Selling to them is different. Almost always they will shave a few dollars off the quoted price, but they are in business to make money. It’s just frustrating to have a lens downgraded then resold graded up.

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

KEH, YEA. nothing but good luck with them.

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

I have a collection of close to 30 cameras in a display cabinet in my home office. I wouldn’t sell any of them to KEH because they would give me very little for them. I will just buy what I need from them and hold on to it.

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

That's the American way Mike; buy low, sell higher.

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

That’s why I’m holding on. I don’t want to sell low.

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

Grammy M

I'm a fairly new to the photography world, I just subscribed to Ugly Hedgehog to learn and get ideas from experienced photographers. So please forgive my ignorance, but what is KEH?

Thank you for your help, now and in the future.