For Sale Nikon D90… SOLD!!

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Hey Joe,

Joe?? Joe who?? You may ask… well, that would be Joe Dumic Owner of B & C Camera, located here in Las Vegas. On Friday, September 25, 09, a friend of mine stopped in to visit with Joe. My friend learned that Joe had A D90 (just to clarify A is equal to one.) Once that one D90 was sold, Joe would order another one, but it would take a few weeks to arrive.

My friend, who I am sure, had my best interest at heart and no other motives, called to tell me this. I had been looking at the D90 for some time, I had compared it to the D300. Which if I got a D300 would be a used one, and can you really trust a used camera body? Falls in the same category as buying a used car, you never know exactly what you have, until you own it. (Unless you are buying from your shooting partner or your Partner in Crime, then you will be fine.)

So, I mulled it over with my support system. Could I, Should I, What If… Could I Afford It, Would My Photos Sell Better??? Apparently my support system thought so. So at four o’clock in the afternoon, I zoomed off to the bank… Support System in tow. Pausing just long enough to move money around so I could charge the card. Gotta love Visa!!

Along with my support system, I had brought my lens to make sure they would work on the newest wonder from Nikon. All I had read said ‘yes,’ even The Nikonian – President of the Las Vegas Photographic Society, said the lens would be fine, and that the D90 would be his recommendation. Gary who helped me at the South Point with the lighting issue said they would also work, and spoke highly of the D90.

Flying off to B & C Camera, support system still in tow. I think we got there about five o’clock, Joe I believe closes at five thirty. Joe was smiling, and said ‘You have come for the D90.’ Yes you guessed it, my well intentioned friend seems to have made a phone call. Joe was aware of why I had come to see him.

Well, I said, I would like to look at the D90. Joe was very polite, and did not pressure me at all. Joe looked at my lenses and felt that I had made good choices with my current lenses. Joe left the D90 on the counter and let me handle things myself. Joe even let me go outside and take photos. Never once did Joe stand over me or pay me any more attention in respect to worrying about if I would return with the unpaid D90. Thanks Joe!

After several rounds of test shots, it was time to ask questions. I asked Joe lots of different questions. Not only about the D90, but what lens would work best for me. What accessories I should buy. I asked Joe his thoughts on the D90. Joe was a fountain of knowledge, and he was very patient, respectful, and honest.

I consulted yet again with my support system Could I, Should I, What If…??? I got the short ‘I already told you to buy it.’ ‘You know you need it, so just get it.’ Well I guess I had been told…

It would be a huge upgrade from my D80, which I had shot with for three years. From NASCAR, to PBR, to NFR, to Mob Book Signings… my D80 and I had been there. I knew my D80, would still be there for me, but I also knew the D90 had the newest and greatest technology. Things change a lot in three years.

I already knew the D300 was too big for me. My hands would ache from holding it for hours on end. I had done enough research to know that the D90 was similar in a lot of ways to the D300. And I figured if I didn’t know what the D90 was missing; then I probably wouldn’t need it anyway. Hard to miss something, if you don’t know it exists.

So, I told Joe I was sold on the D90 and he would have to order another one. My credit card is recovering, and my support system is much happier.

Thank you Joe for all your help, patience, and for being so generous with your advice. I know I will be back… once my credit card recovers. I am off to round up my shooting partner and Partner in Crime, to see what we can capture. Look for my spoils of war, shortly…

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