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OLS · 01-09-2014, 05:46 PM

HEY, I realize that this is QUITE a step back for most people, but I saw a really good deal today that I wanted to share.

http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20613059.html

The D70s is KIND of a relic, but highly capable, to be sure. The reason this is a deal is that it is 90% off of it's release price
but also about 50% off of it's current used list price. All for a power switch that won't turn the camera off. The reason this
is a good deal is that the Nikon DSLR BATTERY does NOT discharge when you leave the camera turned on. You could turn it on,
put the camera in a bag and leave it in a closet for a year and then pop it out and shoot some shots, you might not have the same
battery level, but it will not drain in a week. The only thing that makes the power switch somewhat useful is that I do not like
to change lenses with the power on, but I have certainly done it before, to no apparent harm done. You could pop out the battery,
change the lens, and pop it back in. To be able to get a D70s for $75 and KNOW that the issue that has it discounted so deeply is so
irrelevant is a pretty good deal.

Need a cheap auto-focus zoom lens to go with it??? http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20542610.html In and out for about $100.

Get a compact flash memory card, too while you are at it, 4GB is likely the ceiling on size. http://www.adorama.com/IDS4GBUC25R.html

If you are asking why I DID NOT BUY IT, well, I can't keep buying close-outs forever. I just had to give away 4 of them at Christmas.

01-09-2014, 05:46 PM	#3430
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Photography Thread HEY, I realize that this is QUITE a step back for most people, but I saw a really good deal today that I wanted to share. http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20613059.html The D70s is KIND of a relic, but highly capable, to be sure. The reason this is a deal is that it is 90% off of it's release price but also about 50% off of it's current used list price. All for a power switch that won't turn the camera off. The reason this is a good deal is that the Nikon DSLR BATTERY does NOT discharge when you leave the camera turned on. You could turn it on, put the camera in a bag and leave it in a closet for a year and then pop it out and shoot some shots, you might not have the same battery level, but it will not drain in a week. The only thing that makes the power switch somewhat useful is that I do not like to change lenses with the power on, but I have certainly done it before, to no apparent harm done. You could pop out the battery, change the lens, and pop it back in. To be able to get a D70s for $75 and KNOW that the issue that has it discounted so deeply is so irrelevant is a pretty good deal. Need a cheap auto-focus zoom lens to go with it??? http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20542610.html In and out for about $100. Get a compact flash memory card, too while you are at it, 4GB is likely the ceiling on size. http://www.adorama.com/IDS4GBUC25R.html If you are asking why I DID NOT BUY IT, well, I can't keep buying close-outs forever. I just had to give away 4 of them at Christmas. Last edited by OLS; 01-09-2014 at 05:57 PM.