vaguely-clear
Nov 27, 2008, 02:03 AM
I've been keeping my eye on the Nikon D40 lately as it will probably be my first DSLR. I came across this just a few minutes ago:
Two Lens Kit at Adorama (http://www.adorama.com/INKD40K2A.html?searchinfo=nikon%20d40&item_no=16)
I was a bit shocked to see it for $509... are my eyes deceiving me? Am I missing something? For a body and both of those lenses (new, not refurbs) I would expect it to be a bunch more. Aren't these lenses pretty decent? I think the 55-200 with AF and VR is, like, $200 alone, right? I swear this kit was 100-200 more a day ago.
My initial thought was that this must be a Black Friday discount. My finger is itching as my cursor hovers over the Add to Cart button. So what's the deal? I'm curious to hear anyone's suspicions before I give in and order it.
Sorry for the trivial post, $500 bucks is quite a load to drop for a student. And a non-photography major at that.
*EDIT*
A similar kit at Amazon: Amazon 2 lens kit (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D40-3-5-5-6G-Zoom-Nikkor-SecureDigital/dp/B000ZGU4V4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_10?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227774196&sr=8-10)
Another one with the non-VR 55-200 is still more than the Adorama deal: non-VR kit (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-3-5-5-6G-55-200mm-4-5-5-6G-Zoom-Nikkor/dp/B000SDPMEI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227774196&sr=8-2)
And the 55-200 with VR: 55-200 Lens at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-55-200mm-4-5-6G-AF-S-Nikkor/dp/B000O161X0/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227774196&sr=8-4)
That price at Adorama is looking pretty sweet...
Two Lens Kit at Adorama (http://www.adorama.com/INKD40K2A.html?searchinfo=nikon%20d40&item_no=16)
I was a bit shocked to see it for $509... are my eyes deceiving me? Am I missing something? For a body and both of those lenses (new, not refurbs) I would expect it to be a bunch more. Aren't these lenses pretty decent? I think the 55-200 with AF and VR is, like, $200 alone, right? I swear this kit was 100-200 more a day ago.
My initial thought was that this must be a Black Friday discount. My finger is itching as my cursor hovers over the Add to Cart button. So what's the deal? I'm curious to hear anyone's suspicions before I give in and order it.
Sorry for the trivial post, $500 bucks is quite a load to drop for a student. And a non-photography major at that.
*EDIT*
A similar kit at Amazon: Amazon 2 lens kit (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D40-3-5-5-6G-Zoom-Nikkor-SecureDigital/dp/B000ZGU4V4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_10?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227774196&sr=8-10)
Another one with the non-VR 55-200 is still more than the Adorama deal: non-VR kit (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-3-5-5-6G-55-200mm-4-5-5-6G-Zoom-Nikkor/dp/B000SDPMEI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227774196&sr=8-2)
And the 55-200 with VR: 55-200 Lens at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-55-200mm-4-5-6G-AF-S-Nikkor/dp/B000O161X0/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227774196&sr=8-4)
That price at Adorama is looking pretty sweet...
