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Posted at 11:25 AM on Wednesday 12/10/08 by
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B&H Photo Video has the Canon EOS Rebel XS 10.1-MegaPixel Digital SLR Camera with 18 mm - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Canon EF-S Lens plus 75-300mm III Lens for $500 with free shipping. Available in Black and Silver. [BizRate]

  • 10.1 Megapixel CMOS, EOS Integrated Cleaning System, 3 frames per second
  • MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Pop-up flash
  • Li-ion rechargeable battery, 2.5" LCD display, LCD live view mode
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      kingka - Posted 11:29 am PST 12/10/08 (234 Posts)  Report Spam

      good price for the person thinking of getting into DSLR's. XS has some decent features and the lenses included in this set will give you the range you will want (sans the wide-angle).

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      deslyle - Posted 11:31 am PST 12/10/08 (85 Posts)  Report Spam

      Good price for the body and 2 lenses and Canon makes a good camera, at least for beginners. However, unless the 75-300 mm lens is image stabilized, it isn't worth much.

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      flapjack - Posted 11:35 am PST 12/10/08 (41 Posts)  Report Spam

      hmmm ive been looking at this and the nikon d40 for a while. Cant make my mind up.

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      deslyle - Posted 11:37 am PST 12/10/08 (85 Posts)  Report Spam

      While Nikon is great, 6.1 mp is awful low for DSLR.

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      brontide - Posted 11:42 am PST 12/10/08 (212 Posts)  Report Spam

      #4 I still shoot with an original Rebel ( 6.3mp ) and I have no issues with image quality or resolution. Lenses and skill are still far more important than how many megapixels you have once you get above a certain level.

      as for this deal

      Check out DPreview.com since this new camera is an inbetween model. Some of the features of the old, some of the new and some quirks. It's still not a decent deal, but the body has some limitations that might be bad for someone who wants a lot of upward mobility later.

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      deslyle - Posted 11:54 am PST 12/10/08 (85 Posts)  Report Spam

      Regardless of skill, you are still limited to the final size of the print. I like the option of being able to print poster-sized prints.

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      brontide - Posted 11:57 am PST 12/10/08 (212 Posts)  Report Spam

      #6 A clean shot off of my original rebel easily blows up to poster size ( 20x30 ). I have several, including ones that I have sold.

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      hurl3.0 - Posted 12:19 pm PST 12/10/08 (2623 Posts)  Report Spam

      #7, i will like to purchase a poster of my mom

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      gwe - Posted 12:28 pm PST 12/10/08 (356 Posts)  Report Spam

      These cameras shoot great pictures. The telephoto lens is excellent. We use it for little league games and get great close-ups

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      brontide - Posted 12:30 pm PST 12/10/08 (212 Posts)  Report Spam

      #8 I want a shoebox full of unmarked $100 bills. Learn to live with disappointments. Wink

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      monx - Posted 1:18 pm PST 12/10/08 (219 Posts)  Report Spam

      megapixels means nothing, you will love this camera. let me repeat that. Megapixels means nothing.

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      flapjack - Posted 1:19 pm PST 12/10/08 (41 Posts)  Report Spam

      how much do Megapixels mean?

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      umterps99 - Posted 1:30 pm PST 12/10/08 (15 Posts)  Report Spam

      Cheaper at Amazon.com. $457 for both XS kit and zoom lens with free shipping. Must add both to cart and both be purchased from Amazon. You will receive a $150 credit when you check out making the lens free.

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      hurl3.0 - Posted 1:31 pm PST 12/10/08 (2623 Posts)  Report Spam

      $50 per megapixel

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      SelfGovern - Posted 1:58 pm PST 12/10/08 (2021 Posts)  Report Spam

      Megapixels mean *something* -- but there are other factors
      that are much more important in determining how good a
      photo from camera 'a' will be vs. one from camera 'b'.

      Putting more pixels into the same size CCD means that you
      may well end up with a worse photo, because there will be
      greater noise and less light sensitivity, unless there are
      substantial improvements in the quality of the components.
      The quality of the lens (oft called "glass") is also
      paramount.

      Then there are issues of usability, effectiveness of
      image stabilization, lag, dust, .... If you think it's
      all about megapixels, buy one of those 12-megapixel
      consumer cameras and be happy.

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      Ghost Rider - Posted 2:13 pm PST 12/10/08 (3867 Posts)  Report Spam

      MP count is really not important unless you need to print very large size photos. People should consider the photo quality more the MP count. Sure, newer model got bigger MP count, shorter response time and faster frame/sce- but that doesn't means the photo quality is better.
      I tried this camera but this is not better than my rebel XT 8Mp photo quality. If you think about Cannon DSL -get XSi or 50D. Actually I am targeting 50D as my upgrade from XT.

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      sillymackids - Posted 2:24 pm PST 12/10/08 (227 Posts)  Report Spam

      $300 more and you can get a Canon 40D which is much better.

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      sillymackids - Posted 2:30 pm PST 12/10/08 (227 Posts)  Report Spam

      $300 more and you can get a Canon 40D which is much better.

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      sillymackids - Posted 2:39 pm PST 12/10/08 (227 Posts)  Report Spam

      $300 more and you can get a Canon 40D which is much better.

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      mrmorality - Posted 2:45 pm PST 12/10/08 (570 Posts)  Report Spam

      #13 - nice price to, but only one lens.

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