ShunCheung

Great frigatebird

Those prices in Finland are pretty crazy, although I assume VAT is included. With this current discount, in the US, a new Z7ii is $2000 and Z8 $3500, and sales tax is also included if you use B&H PayBoo. I am sure a lot of people would go for gray market in Europe.

Somehow Nikon USA no longer discounts the flagship model, e.g. Z9, and they are using these trade-ins to discount it. I recall that the D5 and D6 have never been discounted either, but they used to do that for the D3 back in the days, e.g. around 2008/2009.

Essentially all F-mount bodies and lenses, similar to other (D)SLR equipment, worth a lot less today, regardless of whether you dump it or not. I am still holding onto most of that, but I have mostly newer Z-mount lenses now. Life is too short to worry about cost, and I feel that I might as well use top-of-the-line equipment while I still can.

My personal opinion is that the Z8 has already replaced the Z7ii. Keep in mind that back in 2018, Nikon introduced the Z7 @ $3400, but the Z7ii was dropped to $3000 in 2020. With the Z8 @ $3500, there seems to be no room for any Z7 series any more. Concerning the Z6iii, Nikon has already introduced the Zf recently with the same 24MP sensor and Expeed 7 @ $2000. I know retro is not for everybody, but I wonder how Nikon can market a Z6iii with specs so similar to the Zf. I wouldn't hold my breath on any Z6iii and Z7iii; perhaps there will be some Z6iii with better video specs and a higher price, but IMO Z7iii is very questionable now.

Please keep in mind that the following link will only be good for the duration of this sale: https://www.nikonusa.com/content/mothers-day-sale The Z8 is discounted by $500 to $3500, which is a new low. Previous discounts were $200 to $300. The Z7ii is discounted by $1000 to $2000. The two ii models are really long on the tooth, as they are only minor updates to the original 2018 Z6 and Z7. The Z6ii is discounted by $500 to $1500. The 600mm/f6.3 PF is discounted for the first time by $500 to $4300, which is IMO still high for that lens. The 800mm/f6.3 PF is again discounted by $500 to $6000. A lot of F-mount products are deeply discounted also, e.g. the D850 down to $2200. I assume the low exchange rate for the Japanese yen, recently touching 160 yen for US$1, may have something to do with the discounts.

Your image makes me hungry. 🙂

Note: Consider keeping uploads no larger than 1600 pixels on the long side when it matters, and sticking with 1000 pixels when the image feels no pain at that resolution. On data size/compression, try to keep things under 1mb, shooting for 600kb when you can stop there. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site (at Flickr, Photobucket, your own site, etc.). New to this thread? The general guidelines for these Wednesday threads are right here: https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/398109-guidelines-for-nikon-forum-wednesday-image-threads. For now, we're sticking with 1, 2, or 3 images per week as you see fit. Lava heron in the Galapagos

Galapagos penguins, on Bartolome Island

Galapagos marine iguana with sally lightfoot crab

It is a 2005 camera. Wouldn't be that surprising that it is no longer totally functional.

Note: Consider keeping uploads no larger than 1600 pixels on the long side when it matters, and sticking with 1000 pixels when the image feels no pain at that resolution. On data size/compression, try to keep things under 1mb, shooting for 600kb when you can stop there. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site (at Flickr, Photobucket, your own site, etc.). New to this thread? The general guidelines for these Wednesday threads are right here: https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/398109-guidelines-for-nikon-forum-wednesday-image-threads. For now, we're sticking with 1, 2, or 3 images per week as you see fit. Starting the thread a bit early: a hotel lobby

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I know I am crazy, as I currently have four 70-200mm Nikkor lenses, versions 1 and 2 of the F-mount 70-200mm/f2.8 AF-S VR and the 70-200mm/f4 AF-S VR. The only F-mount version I don't have is the last E FL version, which is supposed to be great. The Z 70-200/2.8 is of course excellent. Version 1 of the F 70-200/2.8 is weak into the corners near 200mm. Version 2 is a big improvement but has focus breathing, but it is good enough for me that I didn't bother with the E FL. The f4 is very good also and much lighter, but that doesn't seem to be a popular lens. Since I have the Z 70-200/2.8 S, I don't bother with the Tamron/Nikon 70-180/2.8. That lens has no VR and is a major drawback for this type of lens. I occasionally adapt the 70-200mm/f4 AF-S VR on my Z bodies for video capture.

Lava flowing into the ocean at the Fernandina Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador.