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Author:  Drucifer [ Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:51 pm ]
Post subject:  What's a Good Price for the Nikon D90?
I'm getting back into my photography hobby and I'm looking to get the Nikon D90. Along with the camera body, I like the new zoom 18-105mm zoom lens that seems to be most often package with it. I also plan to get a fixed 50mm f/1.4 lens for low light - non flash situations and a macro lens for taking pictures of my collections and other hobbies. And maybe a telephoto depending on how much I can save on the first three items.

Now where online should I purchase the above? There seems to be two types of online dealers today online -- those that I remember from their 80's newspaper ads, but now hardly offer any decent discount. And a bunch of new dealers with great prices, but lots of suspicious customer recommendation on their site.

So has anybody done business with any these bargain electronic photography dealers? Because I really don't trust dealers that don't put their physical address or phone number on their contact page.
Author:  BlueFreedom [ Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Where to buy online...
Try Amazon.com, they have good prices and they've been around a while.
If you type in the D90 and the seller comes up and it's NOT Amazon click on the "More buying options" button to the right. I have a buddy at work who bought a D300 from Amazon last summer. No problems.
Author:  Tokyojoe [ Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:07 am ]
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Be careful of Gray Market cameras. Awesome prices/too good to be true prices usually means Gray Market. Avoid like the plague.
Author:  Inc [ Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:13 am ]
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Gotta love Nikons.
I have a N90s and a D70. Great cameras. Bought locally though.
Author:  durangotang [ Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:16 am ]
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Be sure to check http://www.resellerratings.com

There are a lot of shady places that will try to screw you on camera gear. :roll: [/url]
Author:  Drucifer [ Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:58 am ]
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After reading photography forum threads all day long, I decided to switch to the Sony A350 and purchased directly from them. They're running a sale that matched the lowest price in the marketplace,

Now to find a decent gadget bag for all my new goodies.
Author:  Tokyojoe [ Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:26 am ]
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What kind of lens does it come with? Or did you just buy the body?
Author:  Drucifer [ Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:02 am ]
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Tokyojoe wrote:
What kind of lens does it come with? Or did you just buy the body?
I bought the A350X model, which is the same as the A350, but it comes package with the DT - 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom and the DT - 55-200mm f4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lenses. I also added the SAL-50F14 - 50mm f/1.4 and the SAL-100M28 - 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lenses.

LINK: DSLR A350

The two DT lenses are probably not great, but they only added $150 to the total cost.
Author:  Tokyojoe [ Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:12 pm ]
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Not bad price for the lenses. I need to get a bigger and better lens on my Rebel XTi. The Canon stock lens is listed as not the greatest.

Time to check out Craigslist for desperate sellers.
Author:  AndySRT [ Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:08 pm ]
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Drucifer wrote:
Tokyojoe wrote:
What kind of lens does it come with? Or did you just buy the body?
I bought the A350X model, which is the same as the A350, but it comes package with the DT - 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom and the DT - 55-200mm f4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lenses. I also added the SAL-50F14 - 50mm f/1.4 and the SAL-100M28 - 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lenses.

LINK: DSLR A350

The two DT lenses are probably not great, but they only added $150 to the total cost.


cool plus with that body you get built in anti shake with every lens. if you go on ebay you can pick up a good old minolta lens for pretty cheap. I have that 18-70mm that came with my Minolta 7D decent lens for being a kit lens. I love my old minolta and cant wait to get a A700 probly next year now that i have my lens collection built up.
Author:  Drucifer [ Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:38 pm ]
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AndySRT wrote:
Drucifer wrote:
I bought the A350X model, which is the same as the A350, but it comes package with the DT - 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom and the DT - 55-200mm f4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lenses. I also added the SAL-50F14 - 50mm f/1.4 and the SAL-100M28 - 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lenses.

LINK: DSLR A350

The two DT lenses are probably not great, but they only added $150 to the total cost.


cool plus with that body you get built in anti shake with every lens. if you go on ebay you can pick up a good old minolta lens for pretty cheap. I have that 18-70mm that came with my Minolta 7D decent lens for being a kit lens. I love my old minolta and cant wait to get a A700 probly next year now that i have my lens collection built up.
I got Minolta cameras and lenses from the late 70s. For curiosity, would those lenses fit the Sony A350?
Author:  AndySRT [ Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:57 pm ]
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are they autofocus lenses? becuase i belive it was around 1984-85 when minolta switched to the a-mount for the lenses and sony kept that for all of their cameras.
Author:  Drucifer [ Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:55 pm ]
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AndySRT wrote:
are they autofocus lenses? because i believe it was around 1984-85 when minolta switched to the a-mount for the lenses and sony kept that for all of their cameras.
No. That was about the time I dropped out of the hobby. So I guess that makes it a solid no for reusing.

Too bad, I was interested in reusing the 500mm. There is really no focusing with a mirror lens. You set it on infinity and shoot.
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