Monday, August 24, 2009
Nikon D70 + kit on sale
I’m putting my Nikon D70 camera and entire kit on sale. It’s served me well over the years and I’m now ready to move on. Here’s the kit contents, what they cost me, and what they’ll cost you if you buy new or individually second hand from eBay (some prices are approximate guesses; all prices are in Indian Rupees).
| Item | Purchased | Original Price | Current New | Second Hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rs 85,335 | Rs 48,680 | Rs 35,700 | |
| My Offer | Rs 25,000 | |||
| Nikon D70 body | 2004 | 47,500 | NA (11,500) | 11,500 |
| Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D | 2004 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 |
| Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 EX DC | 2007 | 21,000 | 23,000 | 15,000 |
| Nikon IR remote ML-L3 | 2005 | 1,000 | 630 | 500 |
| 52mm circular polariser | 2004 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 800 |
| 67mm circular polariser | 2005 | 1,485 | 1,400 | 1,100 |
| Sandisk 2GB CF card | 2004 | 4,000 | 800 | 500 |
| Sandisk 2GB Extreme III | 2007 | 2,300 | 1,300 | 800 |
| LowePro Photo Runner bag | 2005 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 1,500 |
Extras: The D70’s rechargeable battery and charger, a spare higher capacity battery, a lithium cell holder with three CR2 cells, 52mm rubber hood for the 50mm lens, 67mm petal hood and carrying case for the Sigma lens, spare 128 MB CF card and card holder, a compact CF card reader, USB cable, UV filters on both lenses, rubber blower and nylon brush for cleaning the CCD, and a lens filter holder with space for six that fits into the LowePro bag.
If you were to buy all this second hand one piece at a time, it will cost you ~Rs 35,000. My offer price: Rs 25,000.
I took the D70 to Nikon’s service centre late last year to fix accumulated wear and tear. They replaced its power switch, CF card slot and rear-side outer body at a cost of Rs 5220. The camera’s traveled only twice since. As a result of this, it is in much better shape than it would have been for its age.
I’ve used this camera for practically every picture I’ve made in the last five years (barring July’s Manali and Ladakh trip). If you’ve liked my pictures in the past, this is the equipment that made them possible. Here’s a sample gallery.
Buyer must collect in person. I’m currently in Mcleodganj, Dharamsala, carrying everything except the polariser filters and will be in New Delhi later this week before returning to Bangalore. Questions? Leave me a comment.
Update: Sold!
Allan — Aug 24, 2009 10:47:59 AM — # ↩
Hey J
gimme the 50mm lens. I’m confirming that I will take it off u when u get to bangers!
cheers
al
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Aug 24, 2009 11:06:31 AM — # ↩
Sorry Al, it’s the whole kit. I don’t think I have the patience to put out individual items, although I’ll probably get a better return that way.
The 50mm is particularly easy to move by itself, so it’s the deal sweetener in this kit. :)
Unless others make offers for other individual items…
Vivek Khurana — Aug 24, 2009 10:50:56 AM — # ↩
Which dates you will be in Delhi ? And will you accept cheque ?
regards
Vivek
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Aug 24, 2009 11:08:15 AM — # ↩
I’m in Delhi tomorrow, Aug 25, and staying at the Sarai guesthouse at Vidhan Sabha. I don’t have an onward ticket to Bangalore yet.
Aditi — Aug 24, 2009 11:31:59 AM — # ↩
Hey Jace, I’d be happy to pick up the entire set in Bangalore.. Please let me know of your dates, when you are back in bangalore.. and we can work out the rest..
I’m surprised, you are selling off the entire set.. wondering why..
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Aug 24, 2009 3:44:12 PM — # ↩
I’m planning to move on to a new generation so I want to start fresh. I just don’t know what that new generation will be. It may be a P&S, or it may be a baby DSLR which will only work with DX lenses.
IAC, it won’t be within the next couple of months. Sometime later this year.
savita — Aug 24, 2009 2:53:37 PM — # ↩
kiran, i’d be interested. whenever you are back in blr, let me know.
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Aug 24, 2009 3:45:21 PM — # ↩
Sure, Savita, but I have a potential buyer waiting in Delhi tomorrow, so it’ll help to be able to make a Sell decision.
Ravi Sagar — Aug 24, 2009 9:15:23 PM — # ↩
For how long u will be in delhi. Im interested in this offer :)
get back to me at ravisagar at gmail
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Aug 25, 2009 8:31:17 AM — # ↩
Here today and tomorrow. Unsure after that. Mailing you.
Karunakar — Aug 24, 2009 9:41:43 PM — # ↩
Go for Olympus E-P1!
For P&S Canon SX20 IS - great on zoom & manual controls, variangle lcd or Canon G10/G11 (power+RAW) or SX120 IS if you want much smaller cheaper digicam. or the SD / IXUS series if you just want a pocket-friendly digicam.
or I thought an upgrade to D90/D5000 would have been good!
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Aug 25, 2009 8:40:13 AM — # ↩
The D5000 sounds like a very good deal. I’m checking that out, though I don’t think I have the cash for it right now.
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Aug 25, 2009 8:42:24 AM — # ↩
Should add: the trouble with most P&Ses is that they perform poorly in low light, which is more or less the sort of photography I do. This narrows my choices down to a camera with a relatively large (APS-C or larger) CMOS sensor: the Nikon D5000 or something from Canon.
Karunakar — Aug 25, 2009 10:18:59 AM — # ↩
perhaps you should check the new Canon powershot S-90, boasts of f/2.0! sensor is 1/1.7″ unlike most other P&S having 1/2.5″ CCDs. Though zoom is a limited 3.8x Canon S, SD series P&S are better than others in flock.
How do you find, Olympus DSLRs?
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Aug 25, 2009 1:03:05 PM — # ↩
The Olympus looks good. Mahesh Shantaram (thecontrarian.in) uses them and says he’s onto his third now, so I guess that’s a good testament.
Not so sure about the S-90. I do want the sense of investing in a platform when there’s so much money involved.
Adel Anwar — Aug 27, 2009 1:48:29 PM — # ↩
Kiran, I’ve got a friend in Bangalore who is interested and willing to pick it up immediately (if you still haven’t sold that is). Let me know when you’re back and I’ll connect the two of you.
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Aug 27, 2009 2:15:56 PM — # ↩
Sorry Adel, it’s sold now. Updating the post.