Screw It.

[cdifoto]

I figure I'll eventually want a Mark III anyway, so instead of a new Mark II N for $3400, I got a second hand Mark II with ~5100 clicks for $2215 shipped & PayPal'd.

Now I get to await it's arrival...impatiently...

Fortunately it's coming UPS Ground from a 4 hour drive away so it should be Here Tuesday at the latest, assuming he ships Monday.

[boog]

Throw a little warm weather on you guys and WOW!!! Cooped up over winter and everyone's dropping $$$$$. Congrats Don. Pretty good deal!!!

[cdifoto]

Throw a little warm weather on you guys and WOW!!! Cooped up over winter and everyone's dropping $$$$$. Congrats Don. Pretty good deal!!!

Thanks boog-er. I felt vulnerable with only 1 body so I figured I better get something before it's crunch time and I have to scrounge around or *gasp* pay too much for a week's rental. I thought the price vs usage ratio was good. Other Mark IIs with 15,000+ clicks that I saw were going for around $2500. Refurbs are $2500 plus shipping and no idea of the shutter count.

[adam75south]

i would have drove.

[cdifoto]

i would have drove.

Hah. I thought about it, but I chose him paying for the shipping over me burning my own gas and tolls.

[aparmley]

Jesus Don. I mean, awesome! Nicely done - let us know how she performs when she arrives - I want to see Kyle mkII photos. Take that kid to the park get him on some swings.

So, help me out here, you're bag includes 1D + 1d MkII?

[cdifoto]

Jesus Don. I mean, awesome! Nicely done - let us know how she performs when she arrives - I want to see Kyle mkII photos. Take that kid to the park get him on some swings.

So, help me out here, you're bag includes 1D + 1d MkII?

The seller won't be able to ship it till Monday so my bag doesn't technically contain it yet, but my lineup is/will be:

1D Mark II
1D
Sigma 12-24 f/4.5-5.6 EX HSM
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
Canon EF 25mm Extension Tube
2 x 580EX
CP-E3 Battery Pack
Meyer-Optik 135mm f/2.8 (15 aperture blades) M42 Mount
Lentar 135mm f/3.5 (12 aperture blades) M42 Mount
Lentar 28mm f/2.8 M42 Mount
Pentax 50mm f/1.4 M42 Mount
EOS>M42 Adapter

And a bunch of random stuff. I gave up the primes for now and Lensbaby for good (too gimmicky for me) but will eventually get L primes as/if needed and a Mark III when the jobs pay for it straight out.

[RichNY]

Don, seems like you're really gearing up. What jobs have you been shooting the past few months?

[cdifoto]

Don, seems like you're really gearing up. What jobs have you been shooting the past few months?

Porn. I need the 8.5FPS for that last part.

[RichNY]

Porn. I need the 8.5FPS for that last part.

I guess if you can shoot that with your manual focus lenses anything else has got to be easy by comparison

On another note, are you going to be in the path of tomorrow's storm?