My wife has long wanted to get into photography and after learning about the long discontinued (10 years) Sony NEX cameras, I decided to start there and complement her with a good set of lenses that would be used even through camera upgrades. Of course, being me, I looked for massive discounts and was willing to buy used.
I used this Wirecutter article as my start, and below is how I did:
| Type | Condition | New Price | Paid | Discount (Assume Sales Tax) | |
| Sony NEX-5T with w/16-50mm OSS Lens, 2x Batteries | Camera Kit | Used | $699.00 | $209.85 | 72% |
| TAMRON – 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD | Zoom, Macro | New | $699.00 | $553.05 | 27% |
| Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens (Black) | Portrait | Used | $298.00 | $145.31 | 55% |
| Sony E 35mm f/1.8 OSS Lens | Fast Prime | Used | $473.00 | $233.56 | 54% |
| Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS Lens (Silver) | Wide Angle | Used | $249.00 | $134.38 | 50% |
| Sony LCS-BBF/T BROWN Soft Carrying Case | Case | New | $29.99 | $21.65 | 33% |
| SanDisk 64GB Ultra SDXC UHS-I Memory Card – Up to 140MB/s, C10, U1, Full HD | Memory Card | New | $11.99 | $10.08 | 22% |
| K&F Concept UV Lens Filters – 3X | Lens Filter | New | $26.97 | $26.49 | 9% |
| ParaPace Professional Camera Cleaning Kit | Cleaning Kit | New | $16.99 | $18.39 | 0% |
| TARION Camera Bag Professional Camera Backpack Case | Lens Bag | New | $35.99 | $38.96 | 0% |
| PCTC Screen Protector | Screen Protector | New | $6.99 | $7.57 | 0% |
| Totals | $2,546.92 | $1,399.29 | 49% |
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