It also makes the D700 salable again for anyone looking for at least one high end lens purchase, and definitely for someone looking at two. 14-24 and 70-200 are both $400 off when combined with the D700, the 24-70 is $300. If you were in the market for 2 or all 3 of these, you could drop a big chunk of change and more or less recover your funds selling the D700 later on. But, it's a lot of cash to lay out all at once...
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