I Took The Plunge

I took the plunge yesterday and got my D800 on order with Camera World in Portland, OR. I figured since the price is the same everywhere I might as well support my local camera shop. When I pre-ordered my D7000 I cancelled it after waiting forever. The following weekend I stumbled upon one in a tiny Ritz camera shop locally. I asked almost jokingly if they had one and they asked "which one". They had one body & one kit. I was a blur whipping out my credit card to pay before I left with my friend. I was grinning from ear to ear.

I do have a Nikkor 50mm F/1.4D that is designed for FX cameras. I also ordered a Nikkor 28-300mm F/3.5-5.6 VRII which I'm sure will get here long before the body. Because I own a D7000 I have 3 batteries so that I'll have two identical spares for my two bodies. My other DX lenses, a Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 and a Nikkor 85mm F/2.8 Micro will still come in handy for specialty work. I know from experience that the new Nikkor 28-300mm will get used the most on the D800 body. I may need to get a custom L-Plate from Really Right Stuff for the D800. I have one for the D7000 and the tripod mount that could do double duty.

I know it's likely to be the end of March or early April before my new workhorse arrives. I still have good gear that will become a backup and keep me from getting too anxious.

It's nice to have camera shops locally. Here in the Dallas - Fort Worth area it seems all the small camera shops have gone out of business or moved. The larger stores (Best Buy, etc) stock a wide variety of cameras but the sales people are clueless. ;P

We have a good local camera shop and I try to buy a significant amount of stuff from them (normally my goto would be Amazon or B&H for photography stuff).

Am in the process of saving up for a Tokina 11-16;they will have to order it in for me and will cost about $150 more (partly due to taxes) than buying off the web, but worth it to help keep their doors open.

Razormac said:

We have a good local camera shop and I try to buy a significant amount of stuff from them (normally my goto would be Amazon or B&H for photography stuff).

Am in the process of saving up for a Tokina 11-16;they will have to order it in for me and will cost about $150 more (partly due to taxes) than buying off the web, but worth it to help keep their doors open.

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This is one of the few major purchases I'm made with Camera World in Portland. I too usually buy most of my cameras through B&H Camera & Amazon. Buying through Amazon it normally means the actual gear is coming from B&H, Adorama or Calumet Camera, all reputable dealers. Amazon provided the Tokina 11-16mm which was supplied by Adorama for $699. For the high end gear both Amazon & B&H provide free shipping. Amazon falls off that deal at below $100 where everything is shipped free, with no sales tax from B&H. Oregon, where I live, has no sales tax. It's quite a savings when buying over the internet.