So the grand clear out is complete – I’m out of the Eos system. It’s been a fairly pain free experience to be honest. So what’s the damage?
Here’s some figures:
Things bought:
Camera (X-Pro2) : Bought from John Lewis – £1,489 – JL Discounted Price – £1310.32 (1275.12 – £40 (Price match) – 12% discount)
Lens: Bought from WEX – 18-55mm £619
Cashback:
X Pro 2 Cash Back – Paid £380
18-55 Cash Back – Paid £190
Total Cashback £570
Things Sold:
Macro £160
Flash (st2, 2x 580mkII) £240
6D & 24-70 (and other bits) £1508
300 & 135 £850 (store credit at Calumet)
15, 70-200, 200 £760 cash from MBP (In bank)
Total: £3,518 (- Camera £1275.12 and Lens: £619)
Leaving: £1623.88
Cashback: £570
New Total: £2193.88
Next purchase: 100-400: £1599.00**
Leaving: £594.88
So there you go, if you take the raw costs of the Eos kit then it’s lost half the value. But as mentioned before, most of the kit was over 5 years old and well used. 50% (ish) return on the value isn’t bad. Also a large part of the kit was purchased when the pound was worth more so the retail price was much cheaper.
*Apart from a 1D mkII, Eos 50E & Eos 650 – no lenses though!
** Current price – might be cheaper at the Photography Show