So the grand clear out is complete – I’m out of the Eos system. \u00a0 \u00a0It’s been a fairly pain free experience to be honest. \u00a0So what’s the damage?<\/p>\n
Here’s some figures:<\/p>\n
Things bought:<\/p>\n
Camera (X-Pro2) : Bought from\u00a0John Lewis – \u00a31,489 – JL Discounted Price – \u00a31310.32 (1275.12<\/strong> – \u00a340 (Price match) – 12% discount)<\/p>\n Lens: Bought from WEX – \u00a018-55mm \u00a3619<\/strong><\/p>\n Cashback:<\/p>\n X Pro 2 Cash Back – Paid \u00a3380<\/p>\n 18-55 Cash Back – Paid \u00a3190<\/p>\n Total Cashback \u00a3570<\/strong><\/p>\n Things Sold:<\/p>\n Macro \u00a3160<\/strong><\/p>\n Flash (st2, 2x 580mkII) \u00a3240<\/strong><\/p>\n 6D & 24-70 (and other bits) \u00a31508<\/strong><\/p>\n 300 & 135 \u00a3850<\/strong> (store credit at Calumet)<\/p>\n 15, 70-200, 200 \u00a3760<\/strong> cash from MBP (In bank)<\/p>\n Total:\u00a0 \u00a33,518\u00a0<\/strong>(- Camera\u00a0\u00a31275.12 and\u00a0Lens: \u00a3619)<\/p>\n Leaving:\u00a0\u00a31623.88<\/strong><\/p>\n Cashback: \u00a3570<\/strong><\/p>\n New Total: \u00a32193.88<\/strong><\/p>\n Next purchase: \u00a0100-400: \u00a31599.00**<\/strong><\/p>\n Leaving: \u00a3594.88<\/strong><\/p>\n So there you go, if you take the raw costs of the Eos kit then it’s lost half the value. \u00a0 But as mentioned before, most of the kit was over 5 years old and well used. \u00a0 50% (ish) return on the value isn’t bad. \u00a0 Also a large part of the kit was purchased when the pound was worth more so the retail price was much cheaper.<\/p>\n *Apart from a 1D mkII, Eos 50E & Eos 650 – no lenses though!<\/p>\n ** Current price – might be cheaper at the Photography Show<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So the grand clear out is complete – I’m out of the Eos system. \u00a0 \u00a0It’s been a fairly pain free experience to be honest. \u00a0So what’s the damage? Here’s some figures: Things bought: Camera (X-Pro2) : Bought from\u00a0John Lewis – \u00a31,489 – JL Discounted Price – \u00a31310.32 (1275.12 – \u00a340 (Price match) – 12% … <\/p>\n