Wildlife Photography across the Water: Canon 500 Prices.....again plus a Bonus Bittern!!

Friday, 18 November 2011

Canon 500 Prices.....again plus a Bonus Bittern!!

A while ago I posted here about problems with the supply and pricing of theCanon 500 lens, with the Mark1 being shown at the same prices as the Mark 2, and the mark 2 not being available.

Reading Dave's post of yesterday reminded me to check out where prices where.

Well, the Mark 2 shows a drop of £510 from its RRP launch price of 9K, but given the availability of lack of, then it could be any price for what its worth at the moment

But interestingly, the Mark 1 is showing back at its 'old' price of ca. £5.8K here at The Camera Centre. I don't know if they have stock, but if you are in the market, then it would be worth a call.

Tonight is the annual bore fest on TV of Children in Need - all worthy causes for sure, but a guaranteed turn off tellywise for me. The good news is that we have Autumnwatch on in a few minutes time, as I write this. Bittern have been seen this week at Slimbridge, so lets hope we see it on the show.

Some of the first shots I took with my 500 when it was new was of Bittern in the same location that it is this week.

Martin

2 comments:

robbieb19 November 2011 at 18:53
Love the Bittern shots Martin, I reckon it could be the same bird I saw there - it was a lifer for me. I've just seen one today here on Unst, found by Brydon this morning (I'd just driven past the site 30 mins previous) its the first sighting here on Unst for almost 100 years !

Robbie
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WPATW20 November 2011 at 20:04
I saw you had one up there as I follow Brydons tweets. Any images?

Martin
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David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.