Alright I found the XSi for $671.
Or I can buy the body for $564.
Should I buy it with the kit lens [EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens] or buy the body and buy a 100-150 dollar lens that's better for shooting landscapes/nature etc.

I find the kit lens pretty useful for everyday shots. I thought I was going to shoot only a specific type of "style" when I got my camera, but I found I'm taking pictures of so many things now - not just the landscape pictures that I though I was only going to be taking.

If I were you I'd purchase a camera body with the kit lens - learn how to use your camera and then decide on what specific type of lens you want after

unless you are getting a discount by including another lens - I would just stick with a camera body and the kit lens that comes along with it!

Hi!

For my first DSLR camera I got the Canon Xti (400d). I love it so far... bought myself a couple lenses already and I'm having a blast. It's a great camera for an entry level Dslr user Even the older model I am sure would do just fine as well! The newer models are neat, too. But of course go with what you can afford. I spent 800 on this camera back when it was "new". Now I see them going for 500-600-ish, lucky you I would recommend this camera if any I've never used a nikon before... I was always happy with Canon and had good experience with them.

Kit lens (18-55mm) is decent for beginning too... but once you've explored other lenses and purchased some more, you probably won't end up going back to it.

This post was edited by chantal7 on Apr 5 2009 07:42pm

Thanks for the help man.
yeah I was kinda thinking the same thing, buy the body with the kit lens
But I wasn't too sure if there was a cheapish lens that was better than the kit lens



Well I found the XSi for 671 here: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-Camera-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B0012YA85A/ref=dp_ob_title_ce?ie=UTF8&qid=1238979960&sr=1-8
So I'm debating this.

Edit: What's the difference between that and the 450D?

This post was edited by Virtue on Apr 5 2009 07:52pm

imo wait for the 500d

This post was edited by Antichrist- on Apr 5 2009 07:55pm

I found some info on it from this site here, read some of the replies...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080506172004AAip2VC

Know that some people get very technical when comparing cameras, and to be honest when I read reviews, I had no idea what they were talking about till I've actually used a DSLR before.

Here's another site I found: http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/canon_eos_xsi_vs_xti_vs_40D.html

Some say buy the cheaper one (that being the xti) and go for the expensive lenses. In all though I haven't heard of anything bad about the xti, all people that own it has liked the camera. I actually missed the live view from my point and shoot (for certain photos at least) but I realized that using the view finder was a very different way of approaching photography and I enjoy learning that way rather than live view. In other words I can live without it The only difference really is that the xsi is a little upgraded and has a few new features. (like the live view, bigger mega pixels (10 is plenty imo) and some other technical stuff)

This post was edited by chantal7 on Apr 5 2009 09:13pm

D60 Review = http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Nikon_D60/video_review.shtml

Rebel XS Review = http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_EOS_1000D_Rebel_XS/video_review.shtml

If you'd rather watch a video....