If you can spend $350 to $400... you're right in the ball park for a nice used DSLR. I just sold my 1.5 year old D50(body only) for $350 on craiglist.... If you look hard enough... I think you can get a kit lens and a D50, D40 or D70 for right around $375 ~ $400. Stick with Nikon and Canon...

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b.../DSC_5636c.jpg Quote: Originally Posted by fordgtlover Isao, do you have any idea of the model of that Seiko. I'd like to try and find one like that. cheers FORDGTLOVER... I think they discontinued it a few years ago.... I used to...

Here is my other watches. My everyday beater... A Seiko Chrono This is a watch I received as a gift from my last employer about 10 years ago....I can't find any info on this watch... does Tiffany actually make any watches? or do they just put their name on it... Its a...

Here's my Seiko Black Monster. Picked it up a few months ago... I thought it would be huge on my skinny wrist.. but it feels/looks fine. It feels real solid. Only thing is that it runs about 5 min fast per week... Its going to cost more to get it regulated then what I paid for it. If...

Discussion Forums @ Nikonians - User menu FM Forums Digital Photography and film photography classified ads from Photo.net craigslist is always a good source. I usually avoid ebay. Isao

Unless you are a pro.... you I don't think you'll see much difference between the tamron 17-55/2.8 vs the nikon 17-555/2.8 ....except the $800 difference.

For me the choice between the 70-200 vr and 80-200 af-d comes down to AF-S vs. AF-D not "VR". I need the faster focus speed of the 70-200 using AF-S technology instead of the screw driven AF-D. I know the faster focus is going to make a big difference in my sports shooting. That is the ONLY...

I just upgraded from a D50 (6meg 2.5fps) to a D200 (10meg 5fps). I didn't fill up my 2gb card before... but now I find I can almost fill up a 4gb card shooting my sons lacrosse game (Capacity is 1700 shots in large basic jpeg) . I easily shoot 1200 shots in about a 1 hour game..... Isao

Nice Pics!!! I like this one

Congrats.... being a Nikon junkie...I don't see or keep track much of the other brands... Post some pics ... I love to see what the other non Canon/Nikon shooters are doing... Looking forward to seeing some pics.

What a bargain at $80 The non D version ...What a great lens...10yr old lens works great on my D200

Just a FYI on Nikon street prices on craigslist: in SFBay area Bodies only: D200 : $800 ~$900 (lots) D80 : $550 (don't see too many of these) D70/D70s : $375 D50: $325 D40 : $325

I second the choice for nikonians.org..... You'll find the best prices/deals on craigslist....If you know what you're looking for. Especially since you can hold it in your hand first to test it out. Isao

I say get the 80-200 as well. I have the AF-D 2 ring version (won't work with d40). Optically the 4 versions are almost identical...just different AF or technologies (VR, AF-S, AF-D, push-pull). Just one thing... the 80-200 af-s going to look HUGE on your d40. You'll love the images!! Isao

I don't know if anyone mentioned: Tracey Thorn I love all of her "Every Thing But The Girl" material I HATE all the other electronic "club mix" crap she did later in her career. Isao

I got hit with the DSLR bug about 6 months ago. I did most of my research on dpreview.com for about 2 months before finally deciding on the Nikon D40. I figured that I would use only the kit lens for awhile. Boy was I wrong, almost immediately I wanted to get some bigger zooms, but none of the...

I posted my Marshmallow mod in the Portable section....I'm reposting them here. I'm too cheap to buy tips for my Marshmallows, so I modified ear plugs to fit. The tips starts out as plain ear plugs that I found at Target for about $5 They are hollow on the inside , but...

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Oh good... I can upgrade from my D50 soon. I was thinking D80 a few months ago... now maybe the D200 will be within my reach. Do you think the retail prices for the D80 and D200 will drop when the new bodies are released?

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