Hey, I already have a Nikon F55 with a Nikkor 28-88 lens, and I was wondering if it were possible just to purchase a Nikon DSLR with no lens (assuming it'd be cheaper...).
Thank you!
Thank you!
Hey, I already have a Nikon F55 with a Nikkor 28-88 lens, and I was wondering if it were possible just to purchase a Nikon DSLR with no lens (assuming it'd be cheaper...).
Thank you!
Hey, I already have a Nikon F55 with a Nikkor 28-88 lens, and I was wondering if it were possible just to purchase a Nikon DSLR with no lens (assuming it'd be cheaper...).
Thank you!
Well, now I feel stupid. I keep looking online and in the newspaper ads and all I see are kits. Can one go about anywhere and find a body only option?
Bodies sold at the lower end of the price scale are customarily sold as kits, just as your F55/N55 was. FWIW, the 28-80 lens that came with your body will not autofocus on the D40 or D60, so you would need to buy a D80/D90 or better to make use of that feature. Also, a 28mm lens is not very wide when you're working with digital bodies that use sensors that are smaller than 35mm film. The utility that you are accustomed to with this lens on a 35mm body will change when you use it on a digital body. You're probably better off just going with a kit and getting a lens intended for use with the new body.
Hey, I already have a Nikon F55 with a Nikkor 28-88 lens, and I was wondering if it were possible just to purchase a Nikon DSLR with no lens (assuming it'd be cheaper...).
Thank you!
Look around online and you'll see that pretty much every DSLR is available body-only. Amazon, Adorama, B&H, etc, all sell body-only.
The only Nikons that must come with kit lenses from the factory are the D40 and D60; the D90 comes both as a kit and as a body only; and everything above that I believe comes body only. Some etailers will build their own kits to offer in addition to the body, but you can get every model D90 and above as body only.
I was under the impression that Nikon-authorized dealers like B&H can only sell kits for D40/D40x and D60s, since that's the only way Nikon USA sells them. Can you provide a link to B&H selling the body only for a D40?
Who the hell is Catema Camera?
Who the hell is Catema Camera?
Therefore, either the D60's sold by Cameta (a) aren't USA units, (b) are refurbs, (c) likely have the lenses removed from the kit by Cameta or (d) Nikon USA have sold one dealer bodies where they're not selling them to other dealers. My bet is on A or C.
This camera was split off from a kit with a camera & lens package.