Slickdeals: Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX- US$159.99 + Free Shipping

Eduard

Eduard

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From Slickdeals: The Photo4Less eBay site has the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX on sale for $159.99. The lens is new in box. Shipping is free. Warning: This appears to be grey market.

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crashton

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I already have one, but if I didn't I'd buy this. I generally don't buy grey market, but at the price here I wouldn't worry about it. Odds are your favor it will never need repair. Just my .02. :)
 
Horoscope Fish

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crashton said:
I already have one, but if I didn't I'd buy this. I generally don't buy grey market, but at the price here I wouldn't worry about it. Odds are your favor it will never need repair. Just my .02. :)
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I agree... GM just feels a little slimy for some reason.

I find myself debating just HOW slimy it feels, though, and how long I think it would take for that feeling to resolve itself.

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Fred Kingston

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I've paid a lot of money over the years for "Nikon" USA market lenses versus Grey....

I've never sent a lens anywhere for a repair...:bi_polo:
 
Eduard

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I have to say that I was very pleased with my 35/1.8 when I had my D300. I bought it used which invalidates the warranty too. Not much difference than grey market for a low cost lens IMHO.
 
Horoscope Fish

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DeeElleAych said:
Did you end up getting the 35mm?
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I wound up getting "a" 35mm, just not this one... PayPal has issues with my debit card and I couldn't get the transaction to complete with this seller. I wound getting the Sigma f/1.4 DG HSM instead and I'm much happier with it. Outstanding lens.

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Horoscope Fish said:
I wound up getting "a" 35mm, just not this one... PayPal has issues with my debit card and I couldn't get the transaction to complete with this seller. I wound getting the Sigma f/1.4 DG HSM instead and I'm much happier with it. Outstanding lens.

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From whom did you wind up buying your lens? Is the bokeh really better? Thx.
 
Horoscope Fish

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Sharin said:
From whom did you wind up buying your lens? Is the bokeh really better? Thx.
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I got my Sigma from Amazon; I have Prime and the price was the same as any other reputable place online like B&H and Adorama. As for the bokeh I honestly couldn't tell you if it's better than the bokeh of the Nikon 35mm or not. I'd say it's quite nice, but I don't buy a lens based solely on the bokeh it serves up. The Sigma is a little sharper and has a little less chromatic aberration, though, the build quality is far better than it's Nikon counterpart and I do like that. In all honesty, I'm not a huge fan of Nikon "G" lenses. They get the job done often enough, but in my opinion they feel cheap and sloppy.

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