Hi All -

I have a 17-55mm lenses that I bought in Feb. 2010. It has seen very, very minimal usage and is in A-1 perfect condition. I talked on the phone today with a rep froma camera store that we pretty much all do business with & I asked about trading it for a used E+ lens they have for sale. I paid $1,060 for my lens but he said that tops he would give me $700 for it if it is in as good condition as I say it is. I have everything it came with, even the box that doesn't even look like it was ever opened! Isn't that quite a hit for a lens less than a year old? The lens I was going to purchase was selling for over $1,000 and has a date code of 1992!


I also lost quite a few $$$ on my 300mm f/4 when I sold it out right myself and it was only a couple months old. So I guess to say glass holds it's value ...I'm not quite sure what that means. If it is less than a year old what percentage should I expect to lose? If it's 5 years old?

Denise