Chuck,
I find KEH bargain grade is very acceptable usually just a bit scuffed
up, and you can
always return it under no question return. There used to be an outstanding
employee there (Mary?)
who would get the stuff for you at request and let you know with a detailed
visible description. I
used to use her all the time for telling me what was wrong with the as-is stuff
, unfortunately
she is long gone. I have almost never returned anything I bought there and I
have bought a lot of
stuff over the years.
Tim Hughes
--- Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Anyone with more experience than I buying from KEH care to translate
> KEH's bargain grade description for me with respect to a flash?
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> "Bargain" 70-79% of original condition. Shows more than average wear.
> May have dents, dings and a goodly amount of brassing and finish loss.
> Glass may have marks that should not affect picture quality.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> At the last event I shot I finally realized that even the 5D and 2.8
> lenses can't see in near total darkness. I need a flash with an
> autofocus assist light. Since I always shoot flash in manual mode I
> don't need the near $400 top-of-the-line Canyon 580EX. The long
> discontinued 540EZ is just as powerful, has an 8 stop manual control
> range, has a longer range on the AF assist (15 vs 10 meters) and is
> relatively cheap because there is no regular auto mode and the TTL modes
> it offers are for film only and are not compatible with any Canyon
> digital camera. In other words, lots of desirable features but
> absolutely no automation with digital.
>
> KEH has a sale on certain grades of the 540EZ. The BGN grade is only
> $65. But EX is $94 and EX+ is $109. These are big jumps. I gave up on
> trying on the bay since those crazy folks over there are paying more
> than the prices at KEH.
>
> Anyhow, is BGN just a little scuffed up? Maybe just has somebody's
> velcro stuck on there? How happy will I be that I've saved nearly $30
> in buying BGN over EX?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
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