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<blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 130157" data-attributes="member: 9619"><p>This is friendly advice for the OP:&nbsp; If you want overall value, get a new lens.&nbsp; If you want upfront value - saving a few bucks up front - go with a used Nikon.&nbsp; Keep in mind that if anything goes wrong with the Nikon 3 years down the road, you have no warranty.&nbsp; That means you have to pay for the repair.&nbsp; With the Tamron, you have 6 years.&nbsp; You are getting more range out of the Tamron over the Nikon.&nbsp; In five years, no one knows what the re-sale value will be of either lens.&nbsp; Unless you can tell the used Nikon to only crap out on you in the first couple of years - that is if you get an extended warranty - the savings between New and Used upf front are negligible.&nbsp; Oh, and back to the extended warranty on the used nikon, anywhere from 50 to 80 dollars and the 80 dollars only gets you 2 years.&nbsp; Spend an extra 80 dollars on the Tamron and you get 6 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="AC016, post: 130157, member: 9619"] This is friendly advice for the OP: If you want overall value, get a new lens. If you want upfront value - saving a few bucks up front - go with a used Nikon. Keep in mind that if anything goes wrong with the Nikon 3 years down the road, you have no warranty. That means you have to pay for the repair. With the Tamron, you have 6 years. You are getting more range out of the Tamron over the Nikon. In five years, no one knows what the re-sale value will be of either lens. Unless you can tell the used Nikon to only crap out on you in the first couple of years - that is if you get an extended warranty - the savings between New and Used upf front are negligible. Oh, and back to the extended warranty on the used nikon, anywhere from 50 to 80 dollars and the 80 dollars only gets you 2 years. Spend an extra 80 dollars on the Tamron and you get 6 years. [/QUOTE]

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