That's a rugged, weather resistant, pro-grade camera and lens for under three bills. Roberts/Used Photo Pro, locally, had a 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 ZA Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* for a hundred bucks. It was in "Good" condition, basically the equivalent to BGN (bargain) at KEH because the rubber focusing and zoom rings were somewhat faded and there was visible wear on the lens barrel, but it's functionally just fine, and it's premium glass that sold for nearly a grand back when it came out.
Then the other day I saw that Roberts had an 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 zoom with caps and hood for $89.
That's a pro-grade APS-C DSLR body, and three zoom lenses, two of them rather high-end, all for less than the cost of the cheapest kit DSLR at Walmart.
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I'm just catching up and I noticed that the A700 has similar specs to the Nikon D300S, I bought in 2024, and sold in 2025. Your lens set looks nicer than mine, I have a Sigma 10-20, that KEH was blowing out last year, and Nikon 18-105 and 55-300 lenses. Overall cost was 700 or so plus some extra batteries. I have replaced the D300S with a D5500, since I prefer the smaller and lighter body, and 24 MP sensor
Yup, the a700 was a contemporary of the D300, Canon 40D, Olympus E-3, and Pentax K20D.
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