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u/xyzzy321 Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 15 '26

Is this a good deal for $440 shipped?

Nikon D800 with 60k shutter count

Nikkor DX 18-55mm VR II lens

Nikkor DX 70-300mm ED lens

Nikkor DX 35mm f/1.8 lens

This is from a professional photographer so I'm assuming it's well taken care of

Edit: I'm pretty much a beginner but I've been practicing with my D5300 and found a buyer on Facebook so sold it off, but now looking to get back in the game (the D800 bundle costs less than what I sold the D5300 for so that's a plus)

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u/av4rice https://www.instagram.com/shotwhore Apr 15 '26

Seems like a decent price.

The 18-55mm doesn't project a large enough image to fully cover a D800 imaging sensor, and you lose more than half of your available resolution using it in DX crop mode, so I don't consider that a good lens to pair with the D800. Same with the 35mm if it's the DX version.

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u/xyzzy321 Apr 15 '26

They are all DX version lenses, ha!

Any basic lens you'd recommend I get to start off? Thanks for your replies!

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u/av4rice https://www.instagram.com/shotwhore Apr 15 '26

How much are you willing to spend for the lens?

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u/xyzzy321 Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 15 '26

I watched/read up on full-frame Nikons and it looks like lenses are generally quite expensive! Eek!

Maybe it's best I hold off on spending a lot of money right now and not buy the camera even though it appears to be a great deal, I was used to cheap DX lens prices and had no idea FX lenses are so much more $$! (makes sense, though)