Wandering_Pugilist
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So I did many searches on this topic and this is basically a D80 vs D50 question, but with a bit of a twist.
I'm in Colombia, S.A right now and ordered a used D50 to replace my lost D40. I paid $389.00 off B&H for the D50, but it was more like $550.00 with shipping and import taxes. Today I stumbled across a store that sold decent gear and saw they had the D80 w/ 18-55 VR kit lens selling for about $1450.
Now, they'll give me about $450.00 for my used D50, and $40 for my D40 charger and battery, knocking the price of the D80 down to about $960. If I was to order it off of B&H, it would have cost me about $1250 after shipping and import taxes. Essentially I'll be spending $1350 for a camera that costs $900 in the states. Do you think it's worth it?
I have about a year's worth of experience with the D40 and I generally focus on boxing photography but also want to get more into landscape photography to try and get some pictures published. I know some publications only accept 10MP or higher, which is what got me thinking to trade my camera in the first place. What would you do?
I'm in Colombia, S.A right now and ordered a used D50 to replace my lost D40. I paid $389.00 off B&H for the D50, but it was more like $550.00 with shipping and import taxes. Today I stumbled across a store that sold decent gear and saw they had the D80 w/ 18-55 VR kit lens selling for about $1450.
Now, they'll give me about $450.00 for my used D50, and $40 for my D40 charger and battery, knocking the price of the D80 down to about $960. If I was to order it off of B&H, it would have cost me about $1250 after shipping and import taxes. Essentially I'll be spending $1350 for a camera that costs $900 in the states. Do you think it's worth it?
I have about a year's worth of experience with the D40 and I generally focus on boxing photography but also want to get more into landscape photography to try and get some pictures published. I know some publications only accept 10MP or higher, which is what got me thinking to trade my camera in the first place. What would you do?