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Posted at 7:56 AM on Friday 10/24/08 by
Ben
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Price drop. Dell Home has the new Canon EOS Rebel XSi 12.2-MegaPixel Digital SLR Camera with 18 mm - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Canon EF-S Lens for $680 - $80 code $GLW7$3SFZ930$ [Exp 10/30] = $600 with free shipping. This is Canon's latest prosumer digital camera, rendering your XTi all but obsolete. [BizRate]

  • 12.2 Megapixel CMOS, EOS Integrated Cleaning System, 3.5 frames per second
  • MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Pop-up flash
  • Li-ion rechargeable battery, 3" LCD display, LCD live view mode
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      jughead - Posted 1:09 pm PDT 10/24/08 (380 Posts)  Report Spam

      Canon lens and flash instant rebates are now in effect through January.

      http://www.usa.canon.com/app/pdf/Promotions/ir_lensflash_oct08.pdf

      Most are pro-series "L" lenses. But there are a few of the more-affordable midrange lenses on the list. Most notably, the new 18-200mm and the ultra wide 10-22mm.

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      sixsigma - Posted 1:16 pm PDT 10/24/08 (55 Posts)  Report Spam

      nice, thanks for the link

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      abkadefgee - Posted 10:40 am PDT 10/26/08 (12 Posts)  Report Spam

      Doesn't "prosumer" usually imply a camera with a fixed lens?

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      TheBS - Posted 1:54 pm PDT 10/27/08 (1285 Posts)  Report Spam

      #3, there is no "standard terminology" for any of this non-sense.

      g, I use Pentax dSLR and they are clearly "entry and expert amateur" products. They don't even bother with the "Pro" marketing at all, even though some of their standard features on their sub-$1K products are beyond what Canon/Nikon do on any semi-pro products without going $3K+ in a body.

      It's all marketing non-sense in any case. I proudly tell people I buy "amateur Pentax equipment" and am an "aspiring amateur." At the same time, I've already had a pair of Canikians mouthing off about "paying extra" for their choice of a Tokina "AT-X 'Pro'" lens, which I quickly pointed out were the exact same optics as my Pentax DA* glass (from the same fab).

      It gets old in general to me.

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