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Archive 2009 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

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p.1 #1 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

I made a thread similar to this over a year ago... what is the best deal you've gotten with a NIkon product? It could be buying, selling, pretty much anything =)

I'll start it off...

I got a used Nikon D40 (just body) with arca swiss plate, and extra battery right here on these FM buy/sell boards for $200 paypal shipped. The D300 was actually my first DSLR and I loved it - but you know how NAS is... the more Nikon gear you can have, the better! I was happy to jump on this deal because the D40 is a great camera. Add a good AF-S lens, and some good flash techniques and I've had many great prints. I still prefer my D300, and when I use that, the girlfriend gets to use the D40

Another deal I still really am proud of is actually from Ebay. Yea, Ebay is risky but the seller was a camera store. I got a 80-200mm AFS lens, used with some external nicks, for $800 shipped! I haven't tried a new one before, but I imagine the IQ on my used one was as good as it got (I have shot with the old 80-200 push/pull and the 70-200vr lens and prefer my 80-200afs). Months later I say this lens go for $1200+. It's still one of my most used lenses... it just feels great in my hand and is super solid.

Nov 14, 2009 at 05:17 AM

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p.1 #2 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

When I first switched over from Pentax 2 months ago I got a package deal on my current lens line up.

18-105 VR
50mm 1.8
85mm 1.8
70-300mm VR
SB- 600

All with filters + CP's
All with reciepts and all 3 months from date of purchase

$1000 Canadian.

Not a complete STEAL.. but what I thought was an amazing deal

Nov 14, 2009 at 05:24 AM

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p.1 #3 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

A few times I've bought used gear, tried it for a while and then resold at a profit.

Nov 14, 2009 at 05:48 AM

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p.1 #4 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

Nikon 80-200/2.8 AF-D for $725 in near-mint condition.

Nov 14, 2009 at 05:53 AM

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p.1 #5 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

Nikkor 105f2.5 and Nikkkor 28mm f2.8 AIS free after sold of stuff I don't need

Nov 14, 2009 at 06:07 AM

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p.1 #6 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

Filipinoise wrote:
Nikon 80-200/2.8 AF-D for $725 in near-mint condition.

Before the nikkor price increase i got the same thing for $575.

Nov 14, 2009 at 06:27 AM

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p.1 #7 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

---XR--- wrote:
Filipinoise wrote:
Nikon 80-200/2.8 AF-D for $725 in near-mint condition.

Before the nikkor price increase i got the same thing for $575.

Nice! I got the janky (okay maybe not janky) 80-200mm push pull for 500, so yours is a great deal.

Nov 14, 2009 at 06:44 AM

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p.1 #8 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

D300 for 1071 in January (10k clicks) and a D300 last month 4k clicks for 1000!

Nov 14, 2009 at 08:58 AM

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p.1 #9 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

105mm f1.8 AIS for $75, 180mm f2.8 ED AIS for $60, 16mm f2.8 AIS for $120, FE2 for $49, D700 early this year with 28 clicks for $1800.

EDIT: 18/2.8 AF-D for $200, and then another one for $320

2nd EDIT: my first D700 was back in the pre-price increase days at BnH.
Also, got a 85/1.4 AF-D LN for $580.

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Nov 14, 2009 at 09:01 AM

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p.1 #10 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

1 year ago I got Nikon 24-70/2.8 for $1100 including $100 coupon from ebay + Microsoft cashback, through camet camera. NEW one not refurbished.

Nov 14, 2009 at 09:42 AM

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p.1 #11 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

D700 for $2,365.

Nov 14, 2009 at 10:16 AM

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p.1 #12 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

Brand New In the Box Nikon 200 f2 vr for $3870.00

Nov 14, 2009 at 10:29 AM

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p.1 #13 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

Got both a 55 Micro AI-S and 135 f2.8 AI-S, for 50 euros. Both needed servicing however at a tune of 40 euros each. So total was around 200 dollars I guess.

Nov 14, 2009 at 10:32 AM

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p.1 #14 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

When buying it seems my timing was always off so I paid more than I could have a few months earlier or later. Bought D700 £1650 in August this year, around last christmas almost all retailers were selling D700's for around £1450. Similarly got 24-70 for £1199 about a month ago and 24-85 for £350 both these lenses were cheaper about a year ago. Had I bought all these at the lowest price point I could have saved enough for a very decent walk around PnS like Panasonic LX3.

But increasing prices also help me sell my older equipment for better prices like D80 went for £325 on ebay, and it had had a fall when my tripod toppled over in strong wind and was scratched on one side, fact that was clearly illustrated in the pictures. Also my 5-6 years old 18-35 went for £250.

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Nov 14, 2009 at 12:05 PM

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p.1 #15 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

My best deal was the purchase of my 28-105 f3.5/4.5 bought new with my N70 circa 1998. Paid about $325, I think. It was my first lens purchase, and after a spending a few years in retirement, is once again my standard zoom on my D700.

also paid $2149 for my D700 from BH right before the price spike

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Nov 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM

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p.1 #16 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

Nikon 300mm 2.8 ED-IF AF-S 11with lens cover in absolutely mint condition $2500

Nov 14, 2009 at 01:01 PM

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p.1 #17 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

Wow mine isn't as great as some these others. However a few months ago I picked up a mint used 70-200 VR. After Bing cashback and ebay bucks it came out to $1475 total. That not too bad for one those this year as the prices have been climbing over the past year or two.

Nov 14, 2009 at 01:50 PM

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p.1 #18 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

I got a 24-70 for $1100 last year. And a 60 micro for $150. Oh, and I got a 80-200 AFS for $700, but it needed a new hood (got an aftermarket on fleabay for like $25). Oh, prolly the killer deal of last year was the D40 w/ 18-55 kit for $175. Gave that to my neice... she was stoked!

Nov 14, 2009 at 04:02 PM

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p.1 #19 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

I have been very fortunate with many of my purchases and some of them have enabled me to own the equipment I own today.

In June I purchased 8 Nikon D200's New in box for $315 each, a Nikon 28-70mm 2.8 for $600 and a 17-35mm 2.8 for $200. I sold all the bodies but one and upgraded my D300 to a D700.

Nov 14, 2009 at 10:49 PM

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p.1 #20 · Your Best Nikon Deals!

Buying all of my Nikon gear last year before the price increases. That was after selling all of my Canon gear after their increase.

Nov 14, 2009 at 11:18 PM

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