What are you looking for when buying used lenses?
good post. Might I add bring your camera and if an auto focus lens, listen very carefully to the movement as the lens focuses. Inspect the glass for scratches and dings. I like to look at the lens cap for wear. If it shows good wear, the person is anal about using the cap. I know many photographers who don't use their lens caps at all. Drives me bonkers when I see them setting their lenses face down in their camera bags.
Screamin Scott wrote: The posts so far have pretty much covered the bases. One point I'd make about scratches on the front element, in most cases the effects of them never show up on the image unless the lens element is totally trashed. Scratches on the rear element are another story. I there are scratches you can likely get it for a lot less as most people think scratches ruin a lens. My cheapest buy was a 20mm F4 Nikkor for a paltry $35 (shipping included). No impact on the resultant image even though it had a faint scratch dead center in the optic ...
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was thinking the same Canon 7D w/grip, Canon 40D, Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS L Canon MPE 65mm f2.8 macro; Sigma 70-300mm f2.8; Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro; Sigma 8-16mm f4.5-5.6
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