Photography gear Bargains :) (1 Viewer)

Nikon has a refurbished d500 for $1299 direct from the Nikon USA website. Comes with a short Nikon warranty.

https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/refurbished-dslr-cameras/d500-refurbished.html

Amazon in the U.S. has the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM for as low as $130. It's the international version, so no warranty in the U.S. The normal price is $300, so no warranty seems like a reasonable tradeoff to me.

I purchased one a couple months ago, and I have to say I'm impressed. It doesn't match my 400mm f5.6L, but it's also much more compact and zooms. I find it quick to focus, and it does a respectable job with AF tracking. It's plasticky, so maybe not as durable as would be nice...but that price is hard to ignore. I took it to an air show in June (bigger birds than this forum is dedicated to , and it did very well without being a pain to carry. Just choose an Amazon shipper to make returns easy, and make sure you get a good one. I've read the lens is somewhat prone to decentering issues, which my first copy suffered from. The second copy is awesome though.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EP71ETU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5-FADbRF02CW9

With all this economic meltdown due to COVID-19 on top of the Industry already struggling with a huge multi-year downturn and structural (attempted?) readjustment, is anyone expecting some good gear bargains coming up - and what might they be ..... ? :cat:





Chosun :gh:

B&H has a 1-day deal for the boxed set of Reikan FoCal
Pro . It's even less than the software-only purchase directly from FoCal (which is what I own).

If you shoot long lenses and do AF fine tuning, this software is great for helping you find the right setting.

Marc

Nikon - PF 500 f5.6 - $300 off, D850 $500 off, etc this weekend only !

Handy discounts on a variety of Nikon gear including some high end stuff. More details will be released Sunday ? - some expire then ......

Adorama, B&H, Amazon, etc.

https://nikonrumors.com/2020/10/30/...is-weekend-and-other-nikon-rebates-info.aspx/






Chosun :gh: