Ryda Online are selling the Nikon 18-140mm lens refurbished with 12 month manufacturer's warranty.
A note on the refurb units: "All items for sale in our reworked and refurbished items stores are strictly limited offers and no rain checks will apply. All items for sale are supplied with a FULL MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. The condition of each product may vary from a damaged package to superficial damage from previous use."
Great price on a very good lens
It's good that they're giving a 1yr warranty with a refurb. In the USA it's 90days.
There's actually a few other good deals on there. I bought the 200-500mm a couple of days ago. The 70-200mm would come down to $2091.04 after discount and $300 cash back.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nikon-18-140MM-DX-F3-5-5-6G-VR-Zo… is $319 after discount if you want a new (not refurbished) model. This one has a two-year warranty. It is also sold by Ryda (NoFrills). I always get my stuff delivered the next day in Perth from these guys.
Wow, just watched this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szwdzJRMzDw
Seems like AF noise is pretty bad on the Nikon, not great if you're keen on using it for video.
All the DSLRs have this problem, except for Canon with STM lenses. Those are purpose built for silent AF with video.
Interesting, but some have it worse than others for sure. Just not sure where this lens sits on the spectrum of af video noise
No VR??
go for lustre deal/
Yes vr
Haven't bitten the bullet yet myself, still tossing up between this and the Tamron 18-200mm VC lens. The VC is meant to have brought some pretty impressive IQ improvements, and the lens can be bought new from DWI for $239 after cashrewards and their 5% sale on at the moment.
Not sure if the extra reach is worth the trade off in IQ, although the Tamron is still being very well reviewed.