D7000,,, 24-70 or 17-55

[GRECIAN]

i am having to downgrade from my D700 to a D7000, now i spent £1,200 late last year on a new Nikon 24-70 f2.8 and to be honest it along with the D700 has hardly been used.

I intended to sell it in favour of a 17-55 as i thought it would be more suited to a DX body than the 24-70.

However it seems if i want to sell my 24-70 i have to sell it below £900 which means i loose £300 for a lens that was used 6 times at the most, i simply cant afford to loose money like that, so my question is will my 24-70 be ok on my D7000 or do i really need to take the hit and sell it in favour of a 17-55?

My photography is just general stuff these days.

 

[KMPhoto]

That's a tough choice to have to make but I think that (as you infer) the 17-55 will be more suited to the crop sensor; sorry

Why not try out the 24-70 on the D7000; if not wide enough, then make the sacrifice later on.

 

[trevorbray]

If you've already got the D7000 hang on to the 24-70 for a bit and use it. Might be worth springing for a used Tammy 17-50 around £200. If you like the length move it on and get your money back before letting the 24-70 go. Then buy the Nikkor.

 

[david357]

I have to agree, the 17-55 was a better range on the crop sensor - the 24 - 70 equates to a 36-105 on a nikon crop sensor, so you may find it isn't wide enough.
Trev's idea is good to buy a tamron or siggy 17-50 and hold on to the 24-70 until you're sure.
You may find that you don't miss the wide end but appreciate the extra at the long end.

 

[maninsuitcase]

Do you find your self thinking "hmm need to go wider" often? If so then the 17-55 may be what you need. If you have lightroom have a look at the focal lengths and see if you tend to be longer, or shorter.

 

[Osmo]

Hi Liam,

Please excuse my newbie question on your thread but is the dilemma regarding your fabled 24-70 purely down to equivalent focal lengths (FoV) going from FX to DX rather than any other reason (e.g. image quality or focus speed or something)?

I only ask as this lens was/is on my wish list but I would be using it on my D300 until I 'upgrade' to FX format later in the year. I am trying to only purchase lenses at the moment that would be compatible with both formats.

Thanks
Os

 

[rogermbyrne]

@Liam another option do you have anyone who speaks German near you?

I've been looking at this lens but unfortunately for me international transfers and no paypal gift system in Germany means I can't really buy from the UK.

While looking in ebay.de I've noticed the average price of sales for this lens to be higher than the UK around 1200 Euro on ave. which equates to 1000 Sterling, complicated but could be worth a shot if you do decide to sell.

 

[WP-UK]

I use a 17-55 on my crop and really like it, fantastic lens that I bought after recommendations on here. Could sometimes do with a bit extra reach but nothing that an 85mm 1.8 wouldn't fix

If your interested theres a very good 17-55 on ebay atm I noticed earlier - http://biSPAM/gYmiex - compared to the going rate of around £600

hope this helps

edit: I originally saw the price as a buy it now. Realised its an auction with 5 days to go could stay cheap though.. sorry. Still it is a cracking lens but if you already have the 24-70 maybe consider using it more and see if you like it

 

[cobra_lite]

I'm not sure why people put so much store in the second-hand value of their photographic equipment.
'Only used it six times' maybe, but it's just as 'second hand' as if it'd been used 6,000 times and was in the same physical condition.

Drive a new car off a forecourt and it loses something like 20% of it's value straight away...why is camera equipment any different?
I can understand it if the item is rare and hard to come by or has some intrinsic or historical significance (HCB's Leica; Don McCullin's bullet-riddled Nikon), but the 24-70 is still in production and will be for some time to come (assuming Nikon ever gets around to restarting production of anything...lol)...

The going-rate for a 24-70 is £900 ish, you say? Sorry but that's just how it is, then. If you can't afford to take the hit, don't sell it.

Why not just keep the D700 and 24-70? You might find you re-aquire your 'mojo' later on...

 

[woof woof]

£900 for the sale of the 24-70mm minus the cost of a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 still puts a lot of money back in your pocket so maybe you could look at it not so much as losing a lot of money on the 24-70mm but more releasing value from something you aren't using enough to justify leaving money tied up in it.

 

[GRECIAN]

Hi Os,
It is purely down to focal length on a Dx sensor.
The 24-70 has jaw dropping optics but i would rather have wide than long on a walk about lens.

Hi Liam,

Please excuse my newbie question on your thread but is the dilemma regarding your fabled 24-70 purely down to equivalent focal lengths (FoV) going from FX to DX rather than any other reason (e.g. image quality or focus speed or something)?

I only ask as this lens was/is on my wish list but I would be using it on my D300 until I 'upgrade' to FX format later in the year. I am trying to only purchase lenses at the moment that would be compatible with both formats.

Thanks
Os

 

[GRECIAN]

@Liam another option do you have anyone who speaks German near you?

I've been looking at this lens but unfortunately for me international transfers and no paypal gift system in Germany means I can't really buy from the UK.

While looking in ebay.de I've noticed the average price of sales for this lens to be higher than the UK around 1200 Euro on ave. which equates to 1000 Sterling, complicated but could be worth a shot if you do decide to sell.

Ah now my Mother in law speaks German so maybe an option.
Thank you.

 

[GRECIAN]

Sounds like you got out the wrong side of bed this morning lol.

The reason i question the value of my lens is 3 months ago they were selling for £50 more used and it seems a 2 year old 24-70 sells for the same price as a 6 month old one.

Dont know what weird world you live in but if i brought a 2008 for Focus with 30k on the clock i would probably expect it to cost more than one that is a year older with more miles,,, Simples.

If i could afford to keep the D700 and 24-70 i would have, believe me i never siad i lost any mojo or desire for photography.

I'm not sure why people put so much store in the second-hand value of their photographic equipment.
'Only used it six times' maybe, but it's just as 'second hand' as if it'd been used 6,000 times and was in the same physical condition.

Drive a new car off a forecourt and it loses something like 20% of it's value straight away...why is camera equipment any different?
I can understand it if the item is rare and hard to come by or has some intrinsic or historical significance (HCB's Leica; Don McCullin's bullet-riddled Nikon), but the 24-70 is still in production and will be for some time to come (assuming Nikon ever gets around to restarting production of anything...lol)...

The going-rate for a 24-70 is £900 ish, you say? Sorry but that's just how it is, then. If you can't afford to take the hit, don't sell it.

Why not just keep the D700 and 24-70? You might find you re-aquire your 'mojo' later on...

 

[cobra_lite]

...and you miss my point entirely.

Lenses don't have 'miles' - the analogy was that any car no matter it's age suffers from a set amount of depreciation and will lose money the second you leave the forecourt.
Camera bodies do have a finite lifespan due to shutter wear and thier used price-tag reflects this, but lenses? Nope. As long as it's in mint condition, the price remains fairly stable.
Their price is governed by desirablity and availability. The going-rate for your lens is less that you're happy with because there's a glut on the market. It's a lens that's currently in-production and a lot are turning up on the used marketplace as amateurs unload expensive kit they purchased in a moment of weakness (or the Mrs tells them to, which amounts to the same thing).

Why would I pay £1000 for a lens that I could buy brand-new with a warranty for £200 more?

I'm afraid I live in the real world where your kit isn't worth as much as you'd like it to be. Sorry 'bout that.