Mackiesback

I voted right in the middle because I am an optimist and 3 out of 5 is as good as it gets on the optimism scale with Nikon. :-D

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A byproduct of being a gear site owned by Amazon. How could it not be? Even before Amazon it kind of was.

The OP posted that the camera was damaged from a drop. Then someone responded that he should be using a strap. That turned into a sidebar about strap use, a fair diversion since a drop was the ...

I have gone wrist strap on my Z6 as well. Very liberating, and one of the surprise benefits of making the switch.  My DSLRs seemed too heavy for that.

Oh, I get how it works, no explanation needed.  I have successfully bought stuff on there as well. The look on the face of the last seller I visited when I just handed him the cash for his asking ...

Not sure what the first guy is, but the second guy is a reviewer here. He doesn't own the camera, it may not have come with factory packaging (aka strap), and he will be using it briefly and ...

Craigslist is like flypaper for freaks. When the platform has Weird Al Yankovic making a parody of it, well, that tells you something....

Correct. Individuals or business run by individuals. Not sure its Paypal anymore. It is less about cheaper and more about available. Its also skewed towards older gear in a lot of cases, like ...

Yeah as I was reading this thread it occurred to me that when I do buy used, it's usually gear that's no longer available new, and its mostly bodies. Nothing else you can do there. Lenses, there ...

Fun! Congrats!

Its interesting, for as long as I can remember there has been a KEH and most camera stores had a used department. It seems the camera industry has survived on the balance of new gear and used gear ...

While I have seen the example used of a serviceman overseas buying a camera, using it in deployment and bringing it home with him, the only proof he has is the receipt from the selling store in ...

At the risk of getting shot, I still would like to see an FTZ adapter for screwdriver lenses.

Used Z6s are a flat out bargain right now, and they give up very little to their replacement. You can find nice ones for $900 out there. You could also find a used native mount 14-30 f4, also ...

He would lose a fair amount of pixels using a DX lens and he shoots it at the long end, suggesting further cropping might occur. Not sure I would go there, but I do like your idea about the FTZ ...

I leave my Df on and turn my Z6 off. The reason I am quoting you is because you hit on a thing that influences my decision.....the design of the on/off switch. In the Z6 it is very easy and fluid, ...

The Nikon Z 24-70 f4 is excellent as well.

I have been a sucker for two things in the past.....old metal lenses built like tanks, and premium compacts. On the lens side, I would let the build quality convince me that the optical quality ...

Lots of presumptions there. People support manufacturers so that they will continue manufacturing things, simple as that. Its actually self serving.