A this a good DSLR for my, my first DSLR.
reg. $849.99 on sale for $749.99
I have $970, so I will have a bit extra to buy a new Tripod, or some other goodies

Any ides?
+ It's a Canon, which has much more lens capability, I'm so excited I found this camera!!

12.1 MP.
3.5 FPS
Digitic III
3" LCR w/ live view (can be disabled too)
really good menu interface.

+ it has a little sensor in front of the eyepiece that knows when you looking in it and shuts off the LCD.



I cried.

its a cool camera, i think my school uses these to take pictures to put in the year book. im also looking to get one of these in the future .

i got it as my first dslr, i love it

You'll like that one. It's very similar to mine, but only better

It's a great camera at quite low price. I am sure you will be very satisfied with it.
review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos450d/

This post was edited by Futurama on Oct 13 2008 12:29am

Save your money and buy a decent tripod. Don't bother wasting money on a cheap one ... you'll end up buying another later.

If you have a couple of hundred bucks extra I would maybe consider buying a comfortable bag, a better shoulder strap, a larger memory card and maybe a couple of filters such as Circular Polarizer, UV, Graduated ND depending on what you want to take pics of. Oh and of course $200 extra wont cover everything I listed unless you skimp on quality - which I never recommend.

I can get decent discounts on good items from a local camera store around here, actually the biggest in my province.
I got a 90$ filter for 54$ from a guy I know there

http://www.bythom.com/support.htm

Here's that thing on tripods ... it gives one the right idea. You can apply this to all your purchases.

uh it entirely depends on what he will use his camera for. you dont need a pro tripod to take good pics in fact what is more important is the camera itself and lenses. I mean if you have a good camera (I think XSI is more than good as your first DSLR) and a fast and sharp lens you dont really need a tripod most of the time. so i'd rather save those hundreds and buy either a better camera or good lenses... it's just sounds ridiculous to spend hundreds on unimportant accessories like straps and bags. no offense

This post was edited by Futurama on Oct 13 2008 11:43am

This

+ Christmas is coming, and I get about $500-600 income a month, and I'm only 15. lol.