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You save $300 on the refurbished [shoplink 29894 ebay]Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 sold on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. The same store also sells the [shoplink 29895 ebay]Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 for $789 (Click here)[/shoplink]. There is also a “One-day” deal at Adorama:
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Sony A7r selling for $1,499 at [shoplink 29883 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. Comes with 90 day warranty. The refurbished A7 with kit lens sells for $1,329 at [shoplink 29884 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
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It’s a much more appealing price for the 24-70Z for sure, but with all of the bad copies out there and variations in quality this is one lens I’d be very skeptical to buy used. Maybe used from a local camera shop or store that has a return policy
A refurbished lens would surely meet qualification: double quality check, you know….
Considering they don’t even test it (thoroughly) brand new, I highly doubt it.
What you don’t know could fill a book, possibly an encyclopedia.
Yep.
Although I am not old-school in pruchasing, I have one principle for expensive equipment – buying it from a local shop. Especially my retailer is offering a warranty extension for 5% of the purchase price (includes misuse e.g. dropping or water ingress by rain). And secondly I have the chance to test for centering defect.
Another newer alternative is LensRentals and their renting/purchasing program. It’s an interesting proposition to rent the lens, test it at home or wherever you want and then purchase that lens you know is good.
I really, really, REALLY wish Lens Rentals would start a branch in England.
*Hope you are listening, you guys at Lens Rentals*
I’ve rented from them and it’s the way to go and the prices are reasonable. Much better to rent a lens and get it out of your system before buying.
I would love LensRentals to start business in good old Germany, too.
Andrea, Could I ask if you have any information regarding the specs of the new A mount 70-300Gll which you spoke about a couple of months ago. You thought it would be released for Photokina but obviously Sony had other ideas.
Thank you.
It’s a POS.
Love to hear why….
Rent it, shoot it, and you’ll see how fracking soft it is for the price. They rushed this one out the door.
You couldn’t even afford to rent it. 🙂
Huh? This isn’t that expensive – but it is a relatively bad optic.
The pricing of this lens is ridiculous. It is the equal of the Canon 24-105mm in image quality, doesn’t focus neary as fast as the 24-105mm, has less zoom range, but costs more.
Hey Sony, this is a $600 lens. You’re fooling no one.
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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/397662-USA/Canon_0344B002AA_24_105mm_f_4L_IS_USM.html
I picked up a brand new Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens for $640 last year when it was on sale.
I had pizza 2 for 1 last night, was also a great deal but it didn’t fit the mount of my A7r.
Pity, as the pizza might be a tad sharper than this lens.
But not nearly as sharp as the point on top of your head.
A drop and water damage sale. LOL
I own the 24-70 and I completely agree. It’s nothing special and is overpriced. It should be just a normal Sony lens instead of Zeiss and at 2/3rds the price.
I wasn’t aware that lens fits the Iphone.
However the Canon 24-105 won’t focus as fast as the native E-mount. Just depends if you need focusing speed or best image quality. Then you also need to tack on the extra price of a good adapter for the Canon.
The Canon 24-105 is a $200 lens, hey Canon; you’re not fooling anyone except Canon buyers.
I just purchased a ZA24 that was advertised right here on SAR about 5-weeks ago. It was my first try at a Sony Refurb’ and it was quite an ordeal. While it started off with a few missteps it ended very well.
The Good: It was very sharp and spotless with not so much as a fingerprint. Just like some have mentioned, it can be more about a good vs. bad copy but in my case I got lucky.
The Bad: They mistakenly included the Hood and Pouch (new in factory packaging) for the ZA 24-70. I contacted Sony and they sent me the correct pouch but the hood didn’t arrive. Another call resulted in another copy of the 24-70 hood. Called again, and you guessed it – a third wrong copy of the same hood. On the 4th go-around they discovered a misprint in their parts database but at least I finally ended up with the correct ‘new’ hood.
More Good: They gave me a store discount on a future purchase along with a few other perks. In the end I received an exceptional copy of a fantastic lens at a great price. This is my third ZA prime and I’m very picky but based on how things’ turned out, I’d do it again.
I’d guess that the chance of getting a good copy could actually be higher at the refurb as those lenses are probably tested again. I haven’t tried Sony refurb yet but at Apple I only have a good experience.
Pitty with your lens hood but that’s a rather small problem as long your lens was fine.