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<blockquote data-quote="desmobob" data-source="post: 781262" data-attributes="member: 45742"><p>I've been spending far too much money on photo gear lately, also. Back when I was a drunken sailor, I didn't have any money to spend! </p><p></p><p>I guess I'm stocking up as I'm starting to wonder if photo gear will be the next thing that becomes impossible to get (I have a new Ford Maverick on order to replace my 13-year-old Subaru Forester. I ordered it in January and it's now looking like it won't get built until the 2023 model year!). </p><p></p><p>The normal price on f/1.4G is $450. The refurb price is $350. The current refurb sale price is $315. That's almost one third off the normal, new price to get the refurb. Seems fair...</p><p></p><p>As for the 70-300, I have the older AF ED Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D. I bought it years ago before later buying a used AF ED 80-200mm f/2.8 and kept if for a walk-around lens as the 80-200 f/2.8 is pretty heavy. I keep thinking I'd like to upgrade the 70-300 to one of the new ones, but my copy is pretty nice -- I think I was lucky and got a really good one. </p><p></p><p>I also have an old, like-new AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6D that I picked up for practically nothing and I recently did a thorough comparison test. I think my 70-300mm was the winner. No need to spend more money to replace it.</p><p></p><p>I have to say that the lenses I bought this year have been fantastic and have quickly become big favorites of mine: the AF-S 24mm f/1.8G and AF-S 35mm f/1.8G are just wonderful and continue to impress me. I'm tempted to upgrade my AF 85mm f/1.8D for the new G model but the D is a great lens and I just don't use it enough to justify the upgrade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desmobob, post: 781262, member: 45742"] I've been spending far too much money on photo gear lately, also. Back when I was a drunken sailor, I didn't have any money to spend! I guess I'm stocking up as I'm starting to wonder if photo gear will be the next thing that becomes impossible to get (I have a new Ford Maverick on order to replace my 13-year-old Subaru Forester. I ordered it in January and it's now looking like it won't get built until the 2023 model year!). The normal price on f/1.4G is $450. The refurb price is $350. The current refurb sale price is $315. That's almost one third off the normal, new price to get the refurb. Seems fair... As for the 70-300, I have the older AF ED Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D. I bought it years ago before later buying a used AF ED 80-200mm f/2.8 and kept if for a walk-around lens as the 80-200 f/2.8 is pretty heavy. I keep thinking I'd like to upgrade the 70-300 to one of the new ones, but my copy is pretty nice -- I think I was lucky and got a really good one. I also have an old, like-new AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6D that I picked up for practically nothing and I recently did a thorough comparison test. I think my 70-300mm was the winner. No need to spend more money to replace it. I have to say that the lenses I bought this year have been fantastic and have quickly become big favorites of mine: the AF-S 24mm f/1.8G and AF-S 35mm f/1.8G are just wonderful and continue to impress me. I'm tempted to upgrade my AF 85mm f/1.8D for the new G model but the D is a great lens and I just don't use it enough to justify the upgrade. [/QUOTE]
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