Question about buying

[zesty-man]

thinking about it, i would love to have a better body now. i was looking at a comparsion between the two, and the D70 seems to have the clear advantage over the digital rebel when it comes to the body.

i was wondering, how is the lens that comes with the D70? if i do decide to get the D70, that probably means that i wont be buying another glass for a couple of months.

[Lionheart]

thinking about it, i would love to have a better body now. i was looking at a comparsion between the two, and the D70 seems to have the clear advantage over the digital rebel when it comes to the body.

i was wondering, how is the lens that comes with the D70? if i do decide to get the D70, that probably means that i wont be buying another glass for a couple of months.

Most lenses that are packaged as part of a kit are barely adequate. Good for snaps in a pinch but limited when you want to get serious with your photography. There are exceptions to every generalization, which reminds me, "All generalities are false, never be dogmatic"-per Leslie Hancock on photo.net.
It might help to know what lens is packaged with the D70, then the Nikon Samurai on this site could give you their points of view.

[zesty-man]

heres a link to what i had in mind. im guesing the lens is AF-S DX 18-70 Lens Kit

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=E1NKD701870

[Lionheart]

heres a link to what i had in mind. im guesing the lens is AF-S DX 18-70 Lens Kit

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=E1NKD701870

Well, the reviews on this site for this lens seem pretty good. You could certainly do worse (like the Tamron 28-80 piece of junk like I had for my EOS cameras-still have one-I'll probably donate it to local goodwill rather than dupe some poor schmuck into actually paying good money for it), and by most accounts the lens seems to be a good value.

[zesty-man]

yea, i trust that website. i had a friend of mine that bought a digital camcorder from that same site and spent about 3k. no problems with his transaction, so i feel good knowing about that personal experience. how does the deal itself look?

[Lionheart]

yea, i trust that website. i had a friend of mine that bought a digital camcorder from that same site and spent about 3k. no problems with his transaction, so i feel good knowing about that personal experience. how does the deal itself look?

B&H PhotoVideo has the same outfit for 1299, not including the $100 rebate=$1199.
I'd trust B&H over anybody, even Adorama. And they're a sponsor for this site. ;)
Here's a link.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=315813&is=REG

[zesty-man]

thanks for the tip. now if only i could figure out a little more on the lens that the camera comes with...