I'm sure there could be some online stores available? eebay is always a good place to start

eebay is a no no!
you can find good deals but you dont really know the condition of the product youre buying so its a shop at your own risk pro/con.

well did you buy directly from the brand?

because the recent lens i got is 100 more on the brand webpage, than how much i bought it.

I bought a 5d off eebay a while ago and it was fine. Then again I went and checked it out haha

New stuff is always heaps cheaper compared to retail down here.

For example.. 17-40L $900 landed on eebay, dedicated camera shops are asking $1300. Don't ask me how they make money :S

Nope I just bought it from a camera store. I got about 100 bucks off of it too, since it was on sale at the time



I've looked around on eeebay before, made an account, got a paypal, but honestly, it's way too much of a hastle, and I have noooo idea what I'm doing on there!

me neither, ive only used amazon.

and some parts were missing, and it wasnt in good condition.

eeebay really is a great place to start. I know exactly how you feel though about it being sketchy. Honestly though, if you make sure you read the rep of the seller, and really look into it you can't go wrong. There are actually mini store things setup within eeebay that are committed to selling camera equipment. Really its not all that uncommon to use eeebay. I've bought two old lenses off of eeebay, and I was more than pleased with the results of doing so. Honestly I'm currently trying to get two more lenses off of eeebay. I'm wanting the new model Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye, as well as an old manual micro lens. My problem is the micro lens. I can't decide if I want the 55mm f/2.8 AIS micro nikkor, the 105mm f/2.8 AIS nikkor, or the seemingly rare kiron 105mm f/2.8. With the 55mm I'd have to extend it in order to get the 1:1 ratio, but seems like its the cheapest. The 105 Nikkor wouldn't need an extension, higher focal length (better thing?), bit more costly. Kiron, next to impossible to find (Nikon Mount), best quality, most expensive. Decisions, decisions.



I'd trust and use eebay over Amazon in a heartbeat, for used camera equipment at least.

This post was edited by CitizenScuba on Jan 12 2010 10:44pm

well ive never had experience with eebay and im afraid of scammers and such and i dont know if i would risk that for something as pricey as lenses.

i loved the nikkor 10.5 fisheye its a really nice lens.

i Fisheye lens.

Yeah, and I think the scammers look for noobs like me :S