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Thanks, London Drugs...
I've been saving up money for months toward another lens. Whilst I'd have preferred a lens that uses my camera's native mount, I have an adapter that will let me use the Nikon F-style lenses as well (actually, I've discovered that I can use some surprisingly old lenses with this adapter, though the auto focus does not work on the oldest of them).
I've finally saved up enough for the 85mm, f/1.8 lens that I've had my eye on, but now that the cash is in my hand, I'm having second thoughts. It's still on my list because it's a very nice lens, and I like what it does for portraits, but now I've become focused on a more affordable 70-300 zoom that I think would provide better value. It doesn't use my camera's native mount, but it should work just fine with the adapter.
I've decided that I'm going to head off and pick one up today - well, I'm going to take my camera with me so that I can test it in situ before laying out that much money. I did a search for this lens with "Winnipeg" as one of the search terms in case anybody had it discounted. In usual Nikon style, it was the same price every where ... except for London Drugs, who have it discounted by $100.
That does not surprise me - they have a solid camera section with very competitive prices as a rule.
They are at the far end of town, so I was thinking of driving down there after I finish my morning coffee, shower, and the like. I was just downing my last coffee, and double-checking their web site when I caught some important details. The lens is only available to pick up in-store, and their only outlet in Winnipeg does not have the lens in stock. Fortunately, they would hold it for me for a couple of hours if I made my way to the next nearest store that has it -- a mere 1,800 Kilometres away.
Sigh.
I was going to use the savings to buy a filter for it, but I'm not going to drive/fly/train that far just to save less money than I would spend on travel.
I've finally saved up enough for the 85mm, f/1.8 lens that I've had my eye on, but now that the cash is in my hand, I'm having second thoughts. It's still on my list because it's a very nice lens, and I like what it does for portraits, but now I've become focused on a more affordable 70-300 zoom that I think would provide better value. It doesn't use my camera's native mount, but it should work just fine with the adapter.
I've decided that I'm going to head off and pick one up today - well, I'm going to take my camera with me so that I can test it in situ before laying out that much money. I did a search for this lens with "Winnipeg" as one of the search terms in case anybody had it discounted. In usual Nikon style, it was the same price every where ... except for London Drugs, who have it discounted by $100.
That does not surprise me - they have a solid camera section with very competitive prices as a rule.
They are at the far end of town, so I was thinking of driving down there after I finish my morning coffee, shower, and the like. I was just downing my last coffee, and double-checking their web site when I caught some important details. The lens is only available to pick up in-store, and their only outlet in Winnipeg does not have the lens in stock. Fortunately, they would hold it for me for a couple of hours if I made my way to the next nearest store that has it -- a mere 1,800 Kilometres away.
Sigh.
I was going to use the savings to buy a filter for it, but I'm not going to drive/fly/train that far just to save less money than I would spend on travel.