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05/19/2015 04:39:45 AM · #126 |
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05/19/2015 04:50:36 AM · #127 |
WOW! That's a fantastic deal for a really nice lens. I think my wife paid $499 for it as a Christmas gift for me a few years back. If I didn't already have one, I'd be on that like stink on a monkey. |
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05/19/2015 05:02:06 AM · #128 |
Originally posted by LN13:
WOW! That's a fantastic deal for a really nice lens. I think my wife paid $499 for it as a Christmas gift for me a few years back. If I didn't already have one, I'd be on that like stink on a monkey. |
Yes, I paid the $479 or thereabouts for my Nikon version. It's a great lens--though not as good as the 10-22 was for my Canon.
I neglected to mention that this is one of those 24 hour deals--or while supplies last. Sometimes they sell out quantity before the 24 hours. |
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05/19/2015 08:36:27 AM · #129 |
Also, did you guys notice that the Nikon D750 with the 24-120mm F4 lens is now on sale at Amazon for $2700. That's like getting the D750 for $1700!
If I weren't trying to move away from Full frame SLRs, I'd jump on it! And it's "still" tempting me anyway!
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05/19/2015 11:33:21 AM · #130 |
I bought that kit and sold 24-120 (no need of a f/4 lens for me). I'm surprised of the price. I bought it for less in Italy where the prices are higher. D750 is a great camera,super for its price.
Message edited by author 2015-05-19 15:36:24. |
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05/19/2015 05:00:52 PM · #131 |
Originally posted by Neil:
Also, did you guys notice that the Nikon D750 with the 24-120mm F4 lens is now on sale at Amazon for $2700. That's like getting the D750 for $1700!
If I weren't trying to move away from Full frame SLRs, I'd jump on it! And it's "still" tempting me anyway! |
Careful with that one. Unless you're planning on keeping the 24-120, it's cheaper to just get the body. B&H has the body only for $1996, and the market is flooded with 24-120's that people got as part of a kit. I was only able to get $600 for my "used half a dozen times but still basically new" retail gold box one. |
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05/19/2015 05:07:17 PM · #132 |
Originally posted by Ann:
the market is flooded with 24-120's that people got as part of a kit. I was only able to get $600 for my "used half a dozen times but still basically new" retail gold box one. |
Same problem for me here, but mine was new and I got more than you for it (800$). In any case there are thousands of them out now. |
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05/19/2015 05:16:27 PM · #133 |
Originally posted by Ann:
Originally posted by Neil:
Also, did you guys notice that the Nikon D750 with the 24-120mm F4 lens is now on sale at Amazon for $2700. That's like getting the D750 for $1700!
If I weren't trying to move away from Full frame SLRs, I'd jump on it! And it's "still" tempting me anyway! |
Careful with that one. Unless you're planning on keeping the 24-120, it's cheaper to just get the body. B&H has the body only for $1996, and the market is flooded with 24-120's that people got as part of a kit. I was only able to get $600 for my "used half a dozen times but still basically new" retail gold box one. |
Good to know, but I'm hopefully done buying DSLRs. My two go to cameras for travel now are the FZ1000 and the X-T1.
I was only "thinking" that it would be better to have than my D600, which I'm not getting rid of yet. But I would not take it on a trip again (I did bring it to Zion/Bryce/Grand Canyon two years ago--the only big trip it has been on. I would sooner take the D7100 with the 18-200 and 10-20mm Sigma, because the 16-35 and 28-300 are way to big and heavy. And of course, I wouldn't carry the 24-70 F2.8 or 70-200 F2.8...those are only for local jobs. But I've never been a big fan of the D7100.
We'll see if and when I decide it's time to sell the DSLR stuff! I can use the lenses on my X-T1, but those big lenses without VR aren't really useful...better on the D7100 if I'm going to use them.
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05/19/2015 06:12:44 PM · #134 |
Originally posted by Neil:
Good to know, but I'm hopefully done buying DSLRs. My two go to cameras for travel now are the FZ1000 and the X-T1. |
Yep, exactly. I just got back from a trip to the Palouse. It was a driving trip, so I took everything I own to see what I really want to shoot with. I shot half of everything with the D800 and big lenses, and half with the E-M1 with m4/3 2.8 zooms. I ended up gravitating to m4/3, because it was easier to get the DoF I wanted for landscapes with the smaller sensor. I would have ended up shooting nearly all of it with the E-M1, but I didn't bring a polarizer that fit the 35-100 f/2.8, so I shot a lot with the Nikon 70-200 f/4. Image quality was great either way.
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05/22/2015 09:36:00 AM · #135 |
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05/22/2015 09:59:47 AM · #136 |
I'm waiting for it to go on the B&H Daily Deal for $500.
Then I just need the Canon adapter for my Fuji X-T1!
Message edited by author 2015-05-22 14:00:33. |
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05/22/2015 10:32:51 AM · #137 |
I never tire of exploring the differences of different focal lengths; it is like standing the world on its head. |
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05/31/2015 06:31:05 AM · #138 |
Probably not going to happen, but I ordered one just to see!
//www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-us-lists-crazy-low-prices-a7r-for-199-only/
Message edited by author 2015-05-31 10:35:42. |
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05/31/2015 06:47:05 AM · #139 |
A bargain at twice the price. You actually turned your credit card information to them? |
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05/31/2015 06:48:45 AM · #140 |
| Thanks Neil. I followed suit. The Sony web site was really really slow so I speculate they are getting a lot of orders. |
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05/31/2015 07:45:40 AM · #141 |
| Thanks Neil. I ordered two. The sony store doesn't even show the A7r for sale now. They took it down, but we got our order in before they shut it down. I hope they stand by the orders made before they took it down. |
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05/31/2015 07:47:02 AM · #142 |
Originally posted by markwiley:
A bargain at twice the price. You actually turned your credit card information to them? |
It was directly from Sony. It was Sony's online store. |
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05/31/2015 07:55:17 AM · #143 |
Originally posted by chazoe:
Originally posted by markwiley:
A bargain at twice the price. You actually turned your credit card information to them? |
It was directly from Sony. It was Sony's online store. |
I'm not sure Sony is the best exemplar of internet security ... |
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05/31/2015 07:58:35 AM · #144 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by chazoe:
Originally posted by markwiley:
A bargain at twice the price. You actually turned your credit card information to them? |
It was directly from Sony. It was Sony's online store. |
I'm not sure Sony is the best exemplar of internet security ... |
Since this was a rather unusual situation (!!) I chose Paypal
Message edited by author 2015-05-31 11:58:48. |
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05/31/2015 08:04:52 AM · #145 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by chazoe:
Originally posted by markwiley:
A bargain at twice the price. You actually turned your credit card information to them? |
It was directly from Sony. It was Sony's online store. |
I'm not sure Sony is the best exemplar of internet security ... |
hahaha, good point. |
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05/31/2015 08:08:44 AM · #146 |
Originally posted by chazoe:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by chazoe:
Originally posted by markwiley:
A bargain at twice the price. You actually turned your credit card information to them? |
It was directly from Sony. It was Sony's online store. |
I'm not sure Sony is the best exemplar of internet security ... |
hahaha, good point. |
I'm not a big paypal user, so I don't know how good they are.
"Discover's $0 Fraud Liability Guarantee means you're never responsible for unauthorized charges on your Discover Card account." |
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05/31/2015 08:11:54 AM · #147 |
| Actually, after recovering from their previous debacle, Sony is probably now one of the safer sites to do business with ... |
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05/31/2015 08:17:04 AM · #148 |
The reason I thought this could be a non-scam is that tomorrow Sony could announce their A7rII, which is imminent.
Message edited by author 2015-05-31 12:17:22. |
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05/31/2015 08:19:25 AM · #149 |
Originally posted by Neil:
The reason I thought this could be a non-scam is that tomorrow Sony could announce their A7rII, which is imminent. |
Well, it looks to be backordered now ... I assume this is for the body only -- how much would a reasonable set of lenses cost? |
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05/31/2015 08:25:31 AM · #150 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Neil:
The reason I thought this could be a non-scam is that tomorrow Sony could announce their A7rII, which is imminent. |
Well, it looks to be backordered now ... I assume this is for the body only -- how much would a reasonable set of lenses cost? |
It was backordered even when I ordered.
The lens I would be most interested in is the 16-35mm: //www.amazon.com/Sony-16-35mm-Vario-Tessar-E-Mount-Lens/dp/B00NGTN25C
This lens presumably works well with it (according to Trey Radcliffe) even though it would not be at full resolution: //www.amazon.com/Sony-SEL1018-10-18mm-Wide-Angle-Zoom/dp/B0096W1ONK
Then of course, there's the 28-70 (Sony) and 24-70 (Sony/Zeiss). None of them cheap, and the Sony/Zeiss in that case gets mixed reviews. |
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