Hello MINI folk. I'm thinking about purchasing a camera for christmas, and I've always wanted a DSLR since I took a photography class last year (35mm SLR, used a Nikon F3). I've looked around a bit at different cameras, read reviews, and compared, but I still have some questions.
1. Where is the best/cheapest place to buy an XTi?
2. Should I buy just the body and buy my own lense? Like a 75-300?
3. Should I buy the kit that comes with a 18-55mm lense?
I'm not totally new photography, but I am to DSLR's and lenses. What I shot with the Nikon F3 I had a 50mm MACRO, and a 100-300mm Telephoto lense. I love shooting macro shots, but can't afford the lense! The cheapest I found the camera for was $305 for the body, $405 with a 18-55mm lense, or $305 + my own lense (like a $190 75-300?).
Which would be the best option? I'm on a tight budget, so I was leaning more towards the $405 option because I can't seem to find a cheaper general purpose lense (cheapest was like $190).
Also: I got my prices from
www.royalcamera.com do they seem resonable? Everywhere else I see some XTi's up in the $600+ range for body only, however a couple of places seem to have them in the $300-400 range? It does say that there is a manufactor mail-in-rebate, but also claims that there products are ALL brand new. Any well known places to buy from?
Thanks!
-Cody
