Nikon D70, kit lens, 70-300 lens for sale

01/16/2006 02:50:42 PM · #1

Just wanted to let fellow DPCers know that we're selling our D70 on ebay.

We're bundling the body and kit lens (plus accessories) with a 70-300mm zoom lens. All items are in good condition.

Click here to see the auction

Thanks for looking,
Kavita

DjFenzl

01/16/2006 02:53:57 PM · #2

upgrading?

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

01/16/2006 03:01:09 PM · #3

Well, to cut a long story shortish - when we (husband and I) originally decided to buy a DSLR we couldn't decide between Canon and Nikon. It was a tough choice but we preferred the feel of the D70 in our hands to the 10D and 300D (the Canon models available at the time) and the price made sense compared to the 10D price. We bought the D70 and were really happy with it but we found the autofocus a little slow to respond when using the zoom lens - wouldn't be a big deal for most people but since my main interest is wildlife photography it was a definite issue. Even then, were considering sticking with Nikon and it's produced some great results for us. When it came time to buy a second DSLR (since husband was getting more and more into photography and sharing was no longer an option) we sat down and thought about it again. Since there were a number of advantages we'd identified to having a Canon we were really unsure. Since the D70 had already paid for itself twice over (I calculated how much I would have spent on film/ processing had I taken my film SLR on a couple of trips) we decided to buy a Canon 20D as our second DSLR so we could truly and properly compare the two and decide which manufacturer to stick with long term. We decided on Canon.

Since money is now tight and we haven't got any trips for the two of us planned for a while, we figured we'd be best off selling the D70 now and saving for a second Canon at a later date, perhaps next year.

Ridiculously enough, I'm kind of sad about selling the D70 even though it makes sense as I do really enjoy using it so... who knows if we're making the right decision?

Chiqui

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

01/17/2006 11:45:00 AM · #4

friendly bump

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/17/2006 01:19:00 PM · #5

Hope you get a nice price on it Kavey :)

jbsmithana

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED

01/17/2006 01:22:23 PM · #6

I have an idea. Sell them both and upgrade to a D-200! LOL!

I would consider bidding on this but the price is in some weird denomination called pounds.

Good Luck.

Message edited by author 2006-01-17 13:25:07.

01/17/2006 04:28:46 PM · #7

Thanks for the bumps folks!

JB I was quite surprised to receive bids from as far afield as Spain and Canada - I'd imagine postage wouldn't be cheap!!

It's met it's reserve already within 24 hours so I'm hopeful we'll get a really good price for it by the end of the auction.

01/23/2006 01:26:39 PM · #8

Half an hour left if anyone is interested...

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

02/07/2006 01:58:38 PM · #9

Well, we got more than we imagined for it given it was 2 years old!

We posted it today after payment from the buyer cleared.

We got Â£670 for it plus postage and packing (which JUST covered the postage cost, no profit in that bit like some people do).

W00T!

kidchico

Nikon D70

02/07/2006 02:44:55 PM · #10

Hey all, I was looking for a topic like this, since this one is now kinda dead, I have a quesiton: Would it be worth to sell my Nikon D70 body and buy a D50 body? Thanks.

LevT

OM System OM-1

02/07/2006 02:57:13 PM · #11

Originally posted by kidchico:

Hey all, I was looking for a topic like this, since this one is now kinda dead, I have a quesiton: Would it be worth to sell my Nikon D70 body and buy a D50 body? Thanks.

and why would you want to do that?

kidchico

Nikon D70

02/07/2006 03:02:31 PM · #12

Isn't the D50 better?

Edit: Ok never mind, I actually did a little research and the D70 is better.

Message edited by author 2006-02-07 15:05:26.

ElGordo