I bought an UGLY rated lens!!

What if you order “ugly” and are not satisfied? Will they take it back?

Hi Omar, Quazi again. Thank you for the video.

I’m purely a hobbyist stills photographer and shoot wildlife a lot. Use Canon 1DIV, 5DIII and 7D for these purposes. However, I bought most of my lenses new. For static wildlife shots I use EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II + EF 2x III combo with FF and APS-H bodies installed on tripod or monopod. For BIF shots, it’s always 7D + EF 400mm f/5.6L handheld. However, recently bought a used EF 70-200mm f/4L IS for mammal shots as I visit such national parks in Nepal frequently. I live in Bangladesh. I’m a committed DSLR user and find no reason to switch to mirrorless systems. It doesn’t matter if Canon ceases production of DSLRs in future because my pro bodies will last at least ten years from today.

Now, on adapting lenses. Two months ago I went bird watching cruising on a wide river in the northern part of the country with three birder friends. One of them was using Nikon Z9 with Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6. He expressed his frustration with the combo. There are some miniature grans in the images captured with this combo. Being a Canon user; I could only suggest him to sell it out and get the new 180-600mm for his great body.

Like to know an interesting info? My 1dIV+300mm+2x combo produces a reach of 780mm which is long enough for birds. However, out of curiosity, I tried stacking converters 2x and 1.4x via an extension tube. This produces a reach of 1092mm but viewfinder AF is lost. But it does AF albeit slower, on live view. And shoots bursts silently at the same speed. I have to admit it’s not always feasible in the field because the LCD is never clear under daylight. I do cover my head and the camera with a black fabric and perform the task. Again I concede, it’s not always feasible or comfortable.

Thanks again.

If I buy ugly I bet it would come with a bonus roaches inside😂😂😂

What camera and lens are you recording with...autofocus doesn't seem too good.

I am surprised you have any fingers left waving that box cutter around and cutting stuff without looking at what you are doing. DEFINITELY not safe.

do you have the link to the grip?

Canon RF lense are all very ugly.......

"...oh the neighbours..." 😂😂😂

I've bought a couple of UG things from KEH and both have been my version of EX to EX+. KEH is very careful.

OMAR OMAR😛

How come it does not have a lens cap on on the bottom ? Won't dust be going in ? What happen to thr cap ?

LMAO! 😂 “dust on the sensor…”

We need Nikon to announce the 200-600 already. They need to wait on the Z8 or release them together

I have this lens for my Z7II and have captured stunning bird photos with it. The kens hood is so big would make great lampshade. Bit heavy, but affordable

If this is how “ugly” looks like, than I want all my women to be “ugly” 🤣

I laughed so fucking hard when you said the neighbors hhaahahhahaha

It's interesting. Buying from KEH is a breeze. However, trying to sell gear back to them is a "b**ch. I had a micro 4/3rds lens I wanted them to look at and they said the quality of the lens were in "poor condition," and could only offer me $30 dollars for it. I emailed them back for more information. They said the lens had dust in them. I emailed back asking to elaborate. Such as, how much dust were in there? And they couldn't say. I sold the lens on eBay in a day. The dust they were talking about were two little specks....barely can see them and from my understanding two specks of dusts don't affect the performance of the lens. I thought they were a company about selling "used" gear. I seems they are looking to buy back NEW gear. I no longer try to sell a perfectly good condition lens or camera body to KEH, let alone BUY anything from them.

It would be interesting to try the same experiment with a lens which they turn over more stock of. Lenses which cost upwards of $600 and are more specialised won't sell in the same numbers, so if you were to try this again but with say, a 50mm f1.4, that might give different results.
Leneses which cost a lot and don't sell quickly will be occupiying store room space, and occupying funds.
A 50mm f1.4 is always going to be in demand, so there is less motivation to encourage people to buy them more readily.

KEH should really work on their plastic usage. I mean come on… that is insane! Not sustainable at all.
MPB for the win with their plastic free shipping; even the masking tape is plastic free. This is not how a big company in 2023 should ship their stuff.

I have bought many "Ugly" condition lenses and cameras from KEH and 90% of the times are in good condition!!!!

Safari music really made it seem like we were on safari with your ugly lens.

No rear cap? How is that ok?

I recently got a 600mm F4G for half the going rate used, it was rated fair and said it squeaked. it has one scratch on the barrel, one. and the squeak isn't a real issue, there is a trick I learned after lots of research to fix that squeak easily. Its a dream

I changed videos after my last patience with the goofy talk expired

So what was the lens?

Love the dramatic "hunter" music you used while stalking wildlife! ;) I've purchased several used lenses from KEH, and I have not been disappointed yet. Usually the used lenses I purchase from them have the "EX+" and I've never been disappointed. I am left to wonder why they rated your new lens as "Ugly"???

You remind me of Jim Carrey, keep up the good work.

so ugly! , I love it!

I’ve never been brave enough to order “Ugly” from KEH, but I do order from them frequently, usually go with “Bargain”, and have never been disappointed!

Okay, I just wanted to put this out there, but I like watching your channel because of your humor, LOL! and of course the photography stuff, but the humor is key! 🙂

Hilarious

Thank you! Not only was this video informative but your presentation is so awesome & hilarious!. I laughed and smiled all the way through. Your videos popped up in my feed and I am now hooked. Thank you for making my day and learning that there is a place besides B&H (whom I love) to buy used equipment.

Let's be honest they charged you for an ugly lens but saw your name and sent one of their better lenses

That thumbnail though haha 😆Love this guy

"mmm the neighbors" he says

Looks in mint condition

I’m sorry but it’s not in any way anything other than excellent quality. I don’t know what’s up here but in ver6 suspicious.

$500 for that lens is a steal!! You are gonna love it!! Soo badass!!!

Hahaha u make me laugh

Dude you got so lucky with that ugly lens lol. Let the ugly sales commence! About to look for a busted Canon 600mm of my Sony hahaha! The shot of the rare majestic orange round hood duck was the best part of the video hahaha. Thanks bro I'll be broke after this video woot woot!

I'd that lens. Much bang for the bug...
But they could at least put on the lens cap 🙄

Thanks for the review! Always wondered what "ugly" lens is. I'll give it a try next time.

Did Omar just spill the beans on an upcoming Z8???

What in the worrrlld!!!!!

Guess i need to start buying my stuff from KEH or something..
last Lens i thought i had a good deal on... came out completely out of order.. at least i managed to return it and get my money back.. but really sad i didn't get what i was told i was buying :(

Shot with that until I left Nikon. Image Stabilization is amazing and great glass. Focusing is actually fast (many would say it isn't) with the D850 or D500 handling BIFS in pans and coming at the camera. Excellent sharpness as well, but, focus does slow down and focus hit rate goes down and Z6 series and other cameras with lesser focus motors.

Omar I have the exact same lens and love it. I use it to shoot motor sports and football (ermmm soccer for you lot on the other side of the lake).

Lolol maybe I’ll try doing that too for my xh2s

I've bought "Excellent +" lenses I've had to send back because they were definitely overrated, I've also sent in basically open box items which they rated as only "excellent", two tiers below "like new". I don't know how KEH does their sorting but nothing about it seems consistent. So I stopped buying from or selling to them.

🤣🤣🤣 Omar approved 👍🏻

I was expecting him to look at the glass first with a light bulb to look for fungus or dust. That's the most important thing to look for.