D70s with DX lens kit from B&H?
I'm finally going to be able to afford a D70s in a few weeks and was thinking of getting the kit from B&H that has 2 Nikkor DX lenses with it. This is the kit I was thinking of getting. Are the DX lenses that come in that kit decent for the price they are?
Re: D70s with DX lens kit from B&H?
Those lenses will work well with the D70s and cover a good range. And the price looks fine. That said, they aren't the greatest lenses. Note the slow, variable apertures. A lot of us would recommend you skip the kit and buy just the body and one really good lens. The problem with less expensive lenses is that serious photographers quickly become unhappy with the image quality and want to upgrade. If this happens, you end up spending more money than if you just bought one pro lens to start with.
You might want to do a little lens research and ask for some lens recommendations on the Nikon forum. What do you plan to be shooting, anyway? From your handle, I'm guessing you might want to take some BMW photos :)
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The reason I'm looking at that kit is I like to do some landscape stuff which the 18-70 will cover well and 55-200 will cover what I need at the track. Also, when you add the kit to your cart and go to check out it is only $1250 not the $14XX. I've though about buying one good lens but I don't want to be limited like I am with my N75 with one 28-80 lens. I'm on a budget so I though the kit would be the best bang for the buck to get me going. When I orginally wanted to get this kit they still had the regular D70 avalible which would of saved me a little cash but I didn't have the money in time before they stopped making the D70. 90% of the stuff I'm going to be taking pictures of is going to be outside durring the day, somtimes I'll take some twilight photos and on ocasion I'll take pics inside.
Re: D70s with DX lens kit from B&H?
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Originally Posted by BMWJNKY
The reason I'm looking at that kit is I like to do some landscape stuff which the 18-70 will cover well and 55-200 will cover what I need at the track. Also, when you add the kit to your cart and go to check out it is only $1250 not the $14XX. I've though about buying one good lens but I don't want to be limited like I am with my N75 with one 28-80 lens. I'm on a budget so I though the kit would be the best bang for the buck to get me going. When I orginally wanted to get this kit they still had the regular D70 avalible which would of saved me a little cash but I didn't have the money in time before they stopped making the D70. 90% of the stuff I'm going to be taking pictures of is going to be outside durring the day, somtimes I'll take some twilight photos and on ocasion I'll take pics inside.
I would just purchase the basic D70 kit. I've did purchase locally from a PRO store my D70 for under $1200, I didn't have to pay any shipping ;) Then I purchased a 70 to 300 Tarom Micro Lense. The cost was little more than the kit your looking at but it's a much better lense than whats in that kit.
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Thanks for the input guys, and yes the flash is going to be the next purchase. I'm not worried about shipping its only $30 for 3 day. I was going to go with the D70 and buy the lenses separatley to save a little cash but they don't sell the D70 new anymore and I dont want to buy used for something like this.
The main reason I want to go DSLR is I like seeing the results instantly. I've never taken a photo class so I don't know exactly what I'm doing when I change settings on the camera. I have a good idea of what is going to happen but I have to wait for the film to come back to see if I'm right with what I changed and by the time I get the film back I've forgotten what the settings were on the camera to get the desired result. This way with the DSLR I can make a change see what happnes then try something else if it doesn't work.
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My problem is that I'm on a budget and this kit is all I can really afford right now. I look at like this, this kit is going to be a huge upgrade from CoolPix 775 and get me started in DSLR's. The tracks I usually go to are Laguna Seca and Sears Point. Thunderhill is nice but unless I'm racing it isn't much fun to go there. But I only go to the races a couple times a year and at this point spending more than $1200 on a lens just isn't in the cards for me. The majority of use this camera will see is going to be outdoor still life.