a good deal? (d90 + 50mm 1.4)

[Ted]

Looking at upgrading my D40 to a d90 and was planning on buying a 50mm 1.8 at the same time.

I found out today that someone I know is selling their 1 month old (less than 1000 clicks) D90 with a 50mm 1.4 for £675. Both were bought in the UK (bestpricedbrands.co.uk) so has warranty.

reason for selling is to upgrade to a d700.

The best new prices I can find online are £599 for the d90 and £190 for the fifty so looks like i'd be saving £115.

Just wanted to check if:
1) anyone knows of cheaper new prices for either item
2) the f1.4 is worth paying a bit more for compared to the f1.8? (as I could also buy the camera for £525 and then get a new f1.8 for £80 which = £605, so am paying an additional £70 for the f1.4)

Thanks in advance

 

[puddleduck]

I'd steer clear of anyone calling themselves "bestpricedbrands.co.uk", it screams Grey Import.

Its quite a good price though.

I don't think its worth paying extra for the 1.4 though... he's asking £150 for that and its not worth it.

 

[Ted]

is there an easy way to tell if it is a grey import?

 

[puddleduck]

Yeah, the warranty paperwork will either say Nikon UK or Nikon B.V

If it doesn't it, its Grey.

Worth remembering Nikon UK will not service Grey bodies under warranty.