Mcwane Loc: Southwestern Virginia

Just something I am thinking about. It really is a good lens.

Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Good luck finding a used Z9. Maybe a refurb but I don't see people selling them unless they are extremely used or for parts. Scanned MPB, KEH and there was zip. D850s are starting to come up frequently...but they are going on 5 years old and people are switching to the more improved mirrorless cameras. There are those that just get GAS and have to upgrade for the sake of upgrading.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

My son has over fifty pounds of coins in several two-pound coffee containers. I never use cash, so I might have two pounds.

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stevinri Loc: Rhode Island

Well its more then one.

dbrugger25 Loc: Raleigh, NC

I have a 5Dmk4 and decided to buy an R series body and a control ring adapter. It was the 30mp R with the slide bar. It was the only camera I have ever purchased that I hated.

I sold it quickly at a painful $500.00 loss and bought an R5. I love the R5 and the control setup of the R5 is similar enough to the 5Dmk4 that I am comfortable using it. Since then I have bought several lenses, a battery grip and a 1.4 extender to complete a full R system. I still use my EF 100mm macro and my EF 1.4 f/1.2 lens with control ring adapters.

Now, I hardly ever pick up my 5Dmk4 because the R5 is so fantastic.

I am planning to sell the 5D with the EF L lenses including:
24-105 f/4 L That came with the camera
70-200 f/2.8 L IS III
100-400 f/4-5.6 L IS III
24-40 f/4 L
Battery grip
Right angle magnifying viewfinder adapter,
EF 1.4X III Extender
EF 2.0X III Extender

Everything is in excellent condition; almost new looking. The 5D has a low shutter count of under 10,000. I have the original boxes and all lenses have shades, front and rear caps, pouches or bags, etc.

If I get enough money I will use some of it to buy another Canon full frame R series camera as a backup and for situations where I want two mounted lenses.

vineyardman Loc: Florida

Remember: it’s the season. X-Mas is just around the corner. What better time to try and sell something—used or new….

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Cant tell who is meant here but if its me then, yes, I do know better than anyone.

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JFCoupe Loc: Kent, Washington

I noticed several comments related to battery life in MILC cameras.

My thought on this as a Canon shooter who moved to Olympus in 2017. GET OVER IT about battery life. Batteries are a very minor part of a system/kit. So I need two batteries for a day of shooting versus one when I shot DSLR. It is not a big deal.

Other than this short rant, everyone have a nice Thanksgiving.

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jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

There are over 6,000 used mirrorless cameras for sale on eBay. I'll contact the sellers and ask them why they're selling. Give me a couple of minutes. 😁

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

If someone wants a smaller, lighter camera, it's not going to come with a bigger, heavier battery.

elee950021 Loc: New York, NY

I've read of two such incidents on www.petapixel.com. This incident may be the one cited above:

https://petapixel.com/2022/11/23/san-francisco-posts-more-police-at-the-marina-after-photographer-robbery/

Be well! Ed

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Your observation is right on target. And it can be verified by taking a quick look at the latest mailer and ads from KEH, B&H, and just about anyone else who sells used cameras.

The reason is not much of a mystery at all. When I joined this forum in the summer of 2017, Nikon's D810 was all the rage as the "ultimate camera. The last camera a person would ever need. But when the D850 was announced during that same time frame, the D810 was suddenly relegated as suitable only for the nearest dumpster. Never mind that its characteristics and capabilities had changed not one bit...it was still exactly the same camera it had always been.

So then the D850 was announced and assumed the position of ultimate camera. It held that position even though the backlog was such that people couldn't even actually get one for months and months. Then, about the time that availability approached some sort of normality, the Z7 and Z6 were introduced and the hoopla started again. The D850 was displaced to the trash, even though the Z7 came nowhere near the point of its capabilities. Then came the Z9 with its much improved and expanded capabilities, accompanied by its completely inflated pricing, and the lemmings turned yet one more time.

Bottom line...there is a large group of camera buyers chasing some mythical target, but clearly not finding it. (If they were collectors, they would be keeping the models they had already bought.) A few actual photographers have actually found a camera that gives them some advantage, and they are happily satisfied with it. Many, however, are just "chasers," looking for a magic potion that does not exist in hopes that it will give them a vision that they don't have.

I actually hold no grudges against these folks. They actually provide a couple of very valuable functions. They create a market for the camera makers, so that when a Z8 comes along as a basis for an IR conversion for me, I can buy one at a reasonable price. In the meantime I can use my mirror box cameras to do real photography without experiencing any negative impacts of any of the shenanigans going on in the background.

Bill_de Loc: US

Love how you always provide insight into why other people do things. Do you survey a lot of folks on the subject or just make it up as you go along? Your head must hurt by the end of the day.



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