steve_g2

I'm ready to add the Z5 but waiting on more info on F mount lenses that burn out the fuse in the FTZ.

I used the heck out of my 18-200 on the D200, D300, and D7100. Don't ask what I paid for it after being on the waiting list for it. It was a very good one. No zoom creep even.

 

Went to FF and sold it to help fund the new FX 70-300 which is the only lens I ever bought new since the 18-200. If I was a DX shooter I'd never sell my 18-200. They don't bring much money at all these days. It has almost as much bad press as the 24-120 which are also very affordable now used.

Mine stay put, in fact my one-handed cap removal try rarely works. Takes two hands to get it off.

Clearly they don't care. Some of the serial numbers will become known by Nikon corporate, lots more could be discovered with a little more sophisticated investigation.

The responsible party could be dealt with by Nikon if they wanted to.

My understanding is that Nikon actively sells to grey market sellers. It helps them to clear out inventory, and the after sale support is cheaper.

 

Surprised their legit importers don't complain. Most mfgrs protect their wholesaler chain.

Given the easy availability of gray market Nikons, I wonder how they get from the factory into the seller's hands.

Seems Nikon could shut this down easily.

In my area, I often see D850's and even Z6's offered at half current going prices (on offerup / craigslist). Obvious scams but I've quit reporting them since they stay up continuously.

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I have these guys make 'em:

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Sounds like the problem is not so much how many bits are required to label the lens if the meter adjustment software is 'off' even for prime lenses.

Here in South Texas, water heaters and quite a few pipes are often found in the attic. Often with unhappy results.

sharkbite and such things are hurting plumbers big time

and us amateurs can even buy pex stuff

 

However, a good plumber has a strong back and no fear of ladders so I'm happy to use them.

I'm having great luck with my en el3's, even a couple (black ones without the extra monitoring pin) that I got with a craigslist D100.

Got 7 total from my D90 & D7100 days. YmmV

Nikon sure makes a lot of 70-300 versions. I've had two, and will stop at the FF VR non-P.

28-80mm G Nikon 3.3-5.6 is a terrific lens for taking pictures, not so much as to looks or build quality.

I use mine more than I will admit to.

In that range of primes, I've got a 24 and a 50. With FX and DX bodies.

Never found a use for the 35 so I sold it after a couple years of not using it.

my

12-28mm Tokina SD IF AT-X DX PRO

is excellent, but f/4 and nowhere as good as what you have now at 16+mm

12 is a lot wider of course

 

as good at 24mm as my Sigma 24/f2.8 prime

 

used the Tokina wide zoom a lot on my D7100

but I'm now burned out on "wide" but need to play with it some more and get back into it.

I just bought a Korea Kia made near Atlanta, GA. Only thing I wish for is an understandable manual when studying some of the more esoteric features.

 

Now that robots do the manufacturing of most everything, even a Tesla factory can spring up anywhere and spit cars out of a tent.

 

I recently took a tour of the local Toyota truck factory and the automation and robots are not to be believed.

 

For some reason I prefer the look and feel of my old Nikon 'made in Japan' lenses, but that is only because they are made of metal. Today's plastic ones are probably lots better optically.

I like my silver J5, the only thing that makes me cringe is they come in colors. Guess they did not offer the popular ones.

I like my Tokina 12-28 F/4 DX a lot.

I really like the used bargains out there, and with new cameras being introduced all the time - it drives down the prices even further.

Sold my 35mm a month after buying it, rather choose between my 24 and 50 primes.

EBAY: if seller 'offers returns' - it is safe and smooth, more time consuming and several careful steps to follow to return something not as advertised...I bought from a scammer but eventually got refunded, including shipping charges.

I've taken a beating on selling some things on ebay auctions when I was impatient to sell something.

Some of the current sophisticated scams on ebay now limit my purchases there to items less than $200. I have a low risk tolerance.

 

Fredmiranda: I've bought several excellent items, but paid KEH prices. Some well off folks on there who buy everything new, play with them for a while and then sell them on.

 

KEH and Adorama: I've had good luck with both, but no bargains

 

Craigslist and OfferUP: Too much work any more for me to sift through the crazy high prices on most photographic things, a good bargain will pop up every month or two. The owners clearly do not check the going prices on ebay before advertising their items.

 

The pawn shops are clogging up the listings with some real junk and I've had a couple of sellers not show for the sale and then go silent. I did buy a D100 / Tamron 90mm macro combo along with a big box of other Nikon goodies for $30 on there last year. I've averaged two purchases per year for the last 8 years on the CL/OU sites.

Can't stand that guys chatty vids. I'd rather do a one minute read than a 10 minute "influencer" video.

and it has some flash capabilities long lost on later Nikons