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Old 02-20-2009, 08:01 AM
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Default Just pulled the trigger on an XSI

On Ebay for $750 with a 28-80mm, 75-300mm, wide angle, and telephoto lens + extras


Can't wait to get it, I should have it by maybe Monday or Wednesday...
was promised not to be grey market so I'm stoked!
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 08:03 AM
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I could never spend that much on a camera.
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 08:07 AM
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I could, lol.

My next camera is a Nikon D90
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 08:08 AM
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Not a lot of people will. But I think it's a great deal. I could've gone out and payed $800 to get it directly from the manufacturer with the stock 18-55mm lens only, but I spent less and got so much more.

Here's a link to the sale
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 12:54 PM
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The camera I bought was $1500 with all the extras so you're coming out cheap in my point of view lol.

Is this your first DSLR King? I think it was you that's been waiting to get one for a while...

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I could, lol.

My next camera is a Nikon D90
You'll love that camera....the HD movie feature is worth it for me, simply because I don't have a camcorder nor do I want to carry around both. When are you planning on getting it.
 

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Old 02-20-2009, 12:59 PM
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You'll love that camera....the HD movie feature is worth it for me, simply because I don't have a camcorder nor do I want to carry around both. When are you planning on getting it.
Whenever I get to the point in my photography that I've completely pushed my D60 to its limits and what's holding me back is the camera. So... probably in a year or so.
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by King
Not a lot of people will. But I think it's a great deal. I could've gone out and payed $800 to get it directly from the manufacturer with the stock 18-55mm lens only, but I spent less and got so much more.

Here's a link to the sale

You do realize you could have gotten a D80 body for that price and it would have worked with your lenses right?

lol

Canon FTL!
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Switch
Whenever I get to the point in my photography that I've completely pushed my D60 to its limits and what's holding me back is the camera. So... probably in a year or so.

The D60 will not hold you back for quite a while. More than anything your own skills are whats is going to hold you back as you learn more about your camera.

I plan on using my D40 untill the shutter ***** out then buy a D90

our cameras are rated for about 50k clicks per Nikon, so start shooting!
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 01:48 PM
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king wtf I thought you were in money issues thinking bout to get rid of the stang and you go out and buy a dslr?
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 02:13 PM
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Yeah, it's funny how things change huh? I had a DSLR a while before I started worrying about money issues, so my money was already put into that. Then when I sold my D50 + my tax return I'm coming out ahead of where I started. So in a sense, I'm making some money back than what I had originally on the D50.
Anyway, no this is not my first DLSR...like I said I just sold my last one a D50. To be honest, I hated it with a passion. I was un-informed when I bought it, so the guy who sold it to me told me I was getting a different camera and like an idiot I did no research. My brother uses a Canon, so I figured I'd go to that. I was first thinking of upgrading to a D60, but when I heard about all of the non-af on af-s lenses and such I decided against it. And I know I could've got a D80 body at that price (or quite a bit cheaper), but I wasn't interested in a D80. First impressions mean a lot to me, and Nikon didn't quite live up to the hype I thought. Plus, had I not sold the D50 lenses I still wouldn't have had the money even with all of my income tax return to afford a D80 body. I thought this through, so no worries there. I figure lens wise I'm pretty much in the same position as the D50 minus the 50mm F/1.8 but at the same time I got a wide-angle and telephoto lens which is more along the lines of the lenses that I wanted than the 50mm.
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 02:26 PM
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that's a sick deal.
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by King
Yeah, it's funny how things change huh? I had a DSLR a while before I started worrying about money issues, so my money was already put into that. Then when I sold my D50 + my tax return I'm coming out ahead of where I started. So in a sense, I'm making some money back than what I had originally on the D50.
Anyway, no this is not my first DLSR...like I said I just sold my last one a D50. To be honest, I hated it with a passion. I was un-informed when I bought it, so the guy who sold it to me told me I was getting a different camera and like an idiot I did no research. My brother uses a Canon, so I figured I'd go to that. I was first thinking of upgrading to a D60, but when I heard about all of the non-af on af-s lenses and such I decided against it. And I know I could've got a D80 body at that price (or quite a bit cheaper), but I wasn't interested in a D80. First impressions mean a lot to me, and Nikon didn't quite live up to the hype I thought. Plus, had I not sold the D50 lenses I still wouldn't have had the money even with all of my income tax return to afford a D80 body. I thought this through, so no worries there. I figure lens wise I'm pretty much in the same position as the D50 minus the 50mm F/1.8 but at the same time I got a wide-angle and telephoto lens which is more along the lines of the lenses that I wanted than the 50mm.
Lol, dont hate on Nikon because you bought an outdated camera that has been used and possible messed up by the prev owner.

If your brother uses canon then you might be better off with canon, you can swap lenses, get user advice, etc.

Good luck!
 
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