Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) & Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Camera Transcend 8GB Compact Flash Memory Card Willoughby’s Established 1898 Kit
Product Description
The 50mm f/1.4 standard lens is a terrific choice for both casual and professional photographers. The lens is outfitted with two high-refraction lens elements and new Gaussian optics, which combine to eliminate astigmatism and suppress astigmatic difference. As a result, the lens obtains crisp images with little flare even at the maximum aperture. The lens’s f/1.4 speed, meanwhile, is perfect for available-light shooting. And as a bonus, this lens is the only lens in the EF system to offer an extra-small Micro Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) while still providing a full-time manual focusing option. Other features include a close focusing distance of 1.5 feet, a 58mm filter size, and a one-year warranty. * Included: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) & Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens & Canon 200DG Digital Camera Gadget Bag (Black) & Targus Memory Card Wallet & Tiffen 58mm Photo Essentials Filter Kit & Samonite 2600 Tripod & Transcend 8GB Compact Flash Memory Card & Transcend Compact Flash Memory Card Reader/Writer & 1-Pack Of LCD Screen Protectors & Automatic Back-Up Photo Up To 4.5GB Single-Layer DVD+Rs (single write only) & Clean & Free Cleaning Kit.
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I hope nobody falls for this deceptive “deal” from Willoughbys. They have set this up to take advantage of inexperienced buyers… most likely, non-photographers (grandparents?) who think they are buying a very nice gift for someone else.
The reality is that even at an expensive high-end pro photo store, you could get this package of items for over $1000 less!
And it’s not a very good package of items, anyway!
The 5DmkII is an excellent camera (list: $2699) that needs top-quality lenses to properly take advantage of it’s exceptionally high resolution. The 50mm lens offered here (50mm f/1.4, list: $520) isn’t a “bad” lens, but is definitely NOT what you should put on this camera. What you’d want is the 50mm f/1.2L (list: $1599) or a similar quality “L” Series lens from Canon.
Hmmm… someone unfamiliar with the different Canon lenses could easily confuse the f/1.4 and f/1.2L, which have a list price difference of appx $1000. Which is, essentially, the same amount that this package is overpriced. It seems like this is the heart of the deception… it’s the one little bit they hope you won’t notice.
All the rest of the items — the bags, filters, tripod, memory card — are simply a barrage of low-quality flack designed to distract you and make you feel like you’re getting a good deal merely because you’re getting a bunch of (low-quality) things.
5DmkII: $2700 list
50mm f/1.4: $520 list, but only $371 here at Amazon.
Canon 200DG Camera Bag: $35
Tiffen 58mm Photo Essentials Filter Kit: $40 on Amazon.
Lens Cleaner, Screen Protectors, & Card Wallet: $6
Samonite 2600 Tripod: $15
Transcend 8GB Compact Flash Memory Card: $25
Transcend CF Memory Card Reader/Writer: $11
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TOTAL: $3,203.
That’s a difference of $1294.99
These items aren’t merely overpriced. Willoughby’s appears to be packaging them together to confuse and deceive inexperienced buyers. I almost get the impression that the people running “Willoughby’s Established 1898″ are engaging in dishonest, disreputable business practices.
If so, Willoughbys should be removed as a vendor from Amazon.
They should probably be investigated by law enforcement, as well.