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    Question Looking at a 400D

    Currently looking to purchase a 400D, used a 350D on several all day outings now and really like it.

    I have seen the following on Jessops (i know now the cheapest place) but to me seems a good bundle, also with 10% off, even better

    Contains EOS 400D body (black) with Canon 18-55mm and Tamron 70-300mm lenses. Also supplied is a Canon gadget bag, Sandisk Extreme III 2GB memory card, and Jessops 300AFD digital compatible flashgun.

    What do you guys think about the package, can i get something with the flexability of both lenses for the same or less?

    That lot is £750

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    Body + 18-55 is 480.00

    AF 70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 is 124.99

    Sandisk Extreme III 2GB - why you'd want this with a 400D i have no idea.. Sandisk Ultra II 2GB = 25.49

    430 EX Speedlite 169.00

    799.00

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    get the ultra II, saw a report that had one run over by a lorry...still worked. gets my vote!
    and NEVER, ever, ever, get memory from Jessops. I get all mine online...for example jessops extreme III 1gb = £80, pretty much everywhere else = £30 at most. thats a mark up of nearly 300%!!! rip off!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by shiato storm View Post
    and NEVER, ever, ever, get memory from Jessops. I get all mine online..
    just watch out though as there are an awful lot of fake Sandisk cards around which don't have the same performance.

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    I've said it before, i like 7dayshop.com for memory cards. There is also svp.co.uk, they are pretty well priced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BUFF View Post
    just watch out though as there are an awful lot of fake Sandisk cards around which don't have the same performance.
    true, don't get memory from ebay either....!!!

    I got mine from tik tak IT, were cheapest around at the time, and I got a free pen! wooooo!
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    thats almost the same bundle i got. you can get the tamron lens for £100 if you search online, use camerapricebuster.co.uk to get the best prices


    i don't know of any lens that'd do 17-300mm in one go (but one probably exists at the high end somewhere) - you can maybe get a 17-150 or something - the kit lens (the wider of those 2) isnt brilliant - you might honestly do better to get the body only and the canon 50mm prime to get you started, then move to a zoom lens after a few months once you've got the hang of everything - taking zoom out the equasion helps
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    I was looking for the same camera and two lenses, and was thinking of waiting until the sales after Xmas, or buy some of it new and some of it second-hand.

    But I've been keeping an eye on loads of eBay auctions. I just bought a 350D with kit lens and Sigma APO DG MACRO 70-300mm, plus a bag, remote control, 2x 512MB CF cards, card reader, 2 UV filters, circular polariser and 81b filter for £426 off eBay. The camera is a year old but absolutely immaculate, so are the lenses, everything is boxed as good as new and it appears to have only taken 2,300 photos.

    I am SO happy. Nice to have got it at such a good price, and nice to send someone that much money and get exactly what I hoped for in return (well, you do wonder about the risk don't you).

    So think about buying on eBay, but be choosy....

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    yea my ultra II has been torutured for 2 years and has never had one problem. Had an ebay sandisk ultra II and it is cack though, so beware the foreign ebayers!

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