Having a heart attack - I won!!

[sprauncey1]

Ok so I've been saving up for a new lens for a while now. I've hemmed and hawwed about what to get. Should I be good and get the lower end one, or should I wait and get the higher end one, or a totally different one, blah blah blah!
(seriously you can drive yourself nuts!)

But today after reading The Daily Digi, I found myself wandering over to ebay to take a peek around. And there in the chaos, I saw my lens. It is more money than the one I've saved up for, but from ebay it was waaaaay cheaper than buying new. Now I know, you take a risk getting it off of ebay but, from what I can tell the seller is a pro who has gone to full format and has taken very good care of his equipment.

So today I am the proud owner of a Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41DWF9GPKCL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

I really wanted that 2.8 aperature!!! I LOVE my 50mm 1.8 and with taking lots of pics inside our house, I really wanted something other than the standard 3.5.

Ok now all I have to do is tell DH!! I don't think he'll mind since I did have money saved for a lens but still it was a big purchase!

Oh and I got to use my 8% off coupon that ebay sent me so that was AFTER I won with my bid. Tee hee, love that!

Doing my happy dance!!!

[KristinCB]

color me jealous!! have fun with your new lens!!!

[Ellie80]

Congrats hun!!! Well done on saving for it!

[Nikki Epperson]

Awesome! Have fun with it!

[BrattyMeg]

Nice!!

I'm saving for my little 350 dollar lens haha so I'm slightly jealous myself

[sprauncey1]

Thanks guys! I just had to share with someone! At the end of the bidding I just kept clicking clicking clicking to refresh it to see if I won. Now I just have to wait a week until it delivers....ah the agony!

[lovely1m]

That's great! Congrats!

[Shawna]

Yay!! I just got a new lens myself (Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8), I'm loving being able to shoot at the 2.8 aperture too! Hope yours gets there soon, the waiting is SO hard!

[lizzyfizzy]

WOOOOOT!!!! have fun with that puppy!! :thumbup:

[Joan]

Ooooh, colour me jealous!! That is one sweet lens!

CONGRATS!!! :thumbup:

[joelsgirl]

Very cool!

[ColleenSwerb]

Yay!! I just got a new lens myself (Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8), I'm loving being able to shoot at the 2.8 aperture too! Hope yours gets there soon, the waiting is SO hard!

So jealous! I'm saving up for that one myself!

WOOT for new lenses!! Congrats ladies!!

[Brooke W]

I will assume from the comments you did well,lol. I know nothing about lenses. I've used my little p&s kodak for a long time now and inherited a Canon sureshot S5IS from my dad that about all I know how to do with it is turn it on and take a shot,lol.

[Angie4b1g]

I really wanted that 2.8 aperature!!! I LOVE my 50mm 1.8 and with taking lots of pics inside our house, I really wanted something other than the standard 3.5.


I LOVE getting new toys! Congrats!

I'm a bit confused though... your 50mm can shoot at 2.8. and 1.8. :)

[sprauncey1]

I LOVE getting new toys! Congrats!

I'm a bit confused though... your 50mm can shoot at 2.8. and 1.8. :)


Yes my 50mm can shoot at various f stops down to 1.8, but I was talking about a "zoom" type lens that has the lowest f stop (aperature) as 2.8 instead of the 3.5 that most zoom or multi-focal lenses have. See I have a Tamron 28-300 (it is almost 6 years old and no vibration reduction and a scratch so that is why I was looking for a new lens to begin with) and its aperature is 3.5-6.8 depending on the focal length (28mm or 60mm or 300mm etc), but THIS one has a aperature down to 2.8 which makes it take in more light and therefore less need of a flash.

Am I making this clear as mud with my partial knowledge of photography LOL! But yes my 50 does do various f stops. I have to remind myself to change it sometimes when I am trying to get both my boys in focus!