Kumapix 0 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 it's hard to get a good price on new lenses like that. I saw it in the shop yesterday and it was 19 and change. I can usually get a price matching the lowest kakaku.com price. for that lens it's 149800. so maybe around that you should look for it used and save a bunch Link to post Share on other sites
I'm Sexy 0 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Last month I bought Nikon camera also - d80 version. Still I am learning how to use it but I hope take good photograph. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 nice one I'm sexy. You'll have to post your snowboarding shots Link to post Share on other sites
I'm Sexy 0 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I think too good for snowboarding! Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 then why did you buy it? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Think she might be worried she might fall on it or something. Too precious. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Think I'd be worried too. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 well, you just get a proper backpack and then it's no problem. ie dakine sequence or burton zoom I've done front flips (not on purpose) and landed square on my backpack with no damage Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Good Pack. thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 hey Thursday, how much is a 17-55 2.8 in your neck of the woods? Need to find one for a friend Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I've been asking around these coupla days: US$1250 equivalent. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 oh wait, i just realize you're not in japan! d'oh! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Seems to me Japan is cheaper for Nikon gear. Sending a posse to Tokyo next week to get some gear if the price is right. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 yep, nikon gear is way cheaper than the US here. Link to post Share on other sites
happyhappy 0 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I'm looking to buy a new decent camera and really enjoying the research. Got to be careful about all the "add on extras" as well as just the price of the body and lens. How many lenses do you have Kumapix? Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 well, I have four that I keep in my bag and a couple of manual focus primes that I never use. nikon 10.5 tokina 12-24 nikon 18-200 nikon 70-200 Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Toss the Tokina. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Managed to try the 17-55. Really heavy lens. Don't know, might be too cumbersome even for the Dakine bag. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 why would I toss the tokina? it's a fine lens which makes it really difficult to justify spending double for the nikon 12-24 Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 i have my 70-200 in the dakine bag with no problem so the 17-55 should be even less Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 on sat took my buddy to the camera shop and got him to drop 26man His loot: nikon d200 for the incredible price of 128000!!!! and a used 17-55 for 136000 (and a uv filter discounted to 2000yen) so for those of you who thought 138000 was a good price...i got 1man off that. Kind of makes buying a d80 seem silly (except for the smaller size and the 3man difference) Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 That is obscene, it is not allowed. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 i think there is prob going to some Nikon announcement soon if they're moving d200's that low. oh, and the 17-35 on the d200 is a real bad idea. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 why bad idea? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Glad to see this one re-surface. I've been using an ancient version of Photoshop (v5.0) for yonks. It's not very friendly and there are some file saving issues with it. I've just downloaded the latest version of Photoshop Elements and been trialling it for the past couple of weeks. I'm about 1/2 way through the manual and it really is excellent. The selection and colour correction tools are great. There is a lot of functionality, and for US$ 80 it's cheap Link to post Share on other sites
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