View single post by Robert

Posted: Sun Sep 21st, 2014 03:15

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Location:	South Lakeland, UK
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Well I think that's my buddies plan but it will depend whether we can strike a deal. With all these high resolution bodies 24Mp+ coming along and so many people deciding they are a 'must have', the D3 @ 12.1Mp is becoming something of an embarrassment for the majority of camera technophiles. That is helping to bring the price down to a more affordable level.

I am less concerned about a few scrapes and scratches, provided the internals are fully functional and the shutter count is within bounds. I saw one the other day which was being offered and the shutter count was a tad under 500,000. When the shutter fails, it's scrap, and that could easily be tomorrow, no thanks (at any price).

Apart from the 18-105mm which goes with the D3100 my most used lens is the Micro Nikkor 55mm f 2.8, which would find a natural place on the D3, the Sigma 10-20 could go because I have a Nikkor 20mm f2.8 which is a lovely lens on FX. I would keep the D200 because that gives me the multiplication factor for longer lenses and would still be useful when I want to travel light, yet retain a quality camera.

It may be I will have to wait another 12 months or so, until prices fall a little further, I just don't know yet but I am very excited by the possibility. ;-)

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Robert.