New kit at Costco with two IS lenses... good deal? Does the optical image stablizers on BOTH lenses make this a good deal now?
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Let's see: Package price $1049 - EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS $300 - EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS $175 = resulting price of the XTi body is $571 $571 for an XTI body is a little higher than some vendors by $25-50 (you did you mention a bag though) BUT I've seen some crazy bargains pop up lately on the XTi (e.g., $320 body, $420-480 w/kit lens). Keep checking the slickdeals.net forums if you're interested in catching a bargain. These deals tend to go really fast so you'll need to be vigilant. :) While I'm not sure this a bargain price-wise, I can say that this would be a VERY nice starter package -- the lenses get pretty good reviews and are better than the previous kit lenses. Also, according to reports, the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS seems to be pretty hard to find in-stock at the moment so I'm not sure how easy it would be to even buy seperately. Its a toss up. If you're looking for a NICE package for an OK price, this looks alright. But if you have Bargain Hunter genes, keep watching for slickdeals.
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I suppose it also really depends on what you budget is now vs later down the line. You really cannot go wrong with a kit lens - especially if you don't have any MAJOR plans for upgrading or spending too much more money down the line. However, I will forever speak highly of the 50mm and the 35mm. They're prime lenses, so they're not as user-friendly to somebody, if just starting - but in reality, that also teaches you more manual-techniques, while still being an amazing lens, in general. I might be bias, though, as I no long have a kit lens, and only primarily use my prime lenses. But, maybe that means something? That I've sold most of my other lenses, and truly use my 50mm & 35mm on a daily-basis, and more frequently than my other four lenses, combined. The Tamron Tom mentioned - it's a great lens. And with the price where it currently is, it's most cost-efficient, as well; considering all the GREAT use you'd get out of it. He also mentioned the 85mm - this is another lens I have, and I love it very much. I just do not have as much wiggle-room when it comes to distance-from-subject very often. If you do have that wiggle-room - I would also very much recommend the 85mm. So really, it depends on what you're wanting to do and spend; both now and in the long-run.
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The bundle from Costco is a great bundle that is on sale for $1049 until I believe July 27th. It comes with the 18-55mm and 55-300mm lens, wifi adaptor(let's u send pictures straight to ur iPhone after u download an app), Nikon bag, and 16 gb memory card. I got it for my wife, a first time DSLR user, and she loves it. Here's the website: http://m.costco.com/Nikon-D5200-DSLR-Camera-2-Lens-Bundle.product.100032348.html
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I just got an email stating between Nov 1 and December 1. Wow... should I wait for the pancake lens? It's $50 more than the 14mm-45mm...
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I was not familiar with the brands. The extras were not expensive or high quality. The tripod was pretty bad. I gave it away as I already have a nice (and expensive) tripod. I don't know if it would technically hold the lens, but I was not interested in finding out. The bag is a decent padded bag that I use for some of my less sensitive camera accessories. The lens itself comes with a nice canon fitted case. I bought this kit because it was the same price as another offer for just the lens and I figured the extras wouldn't hurt. Some I have found useful and some not so much. If you can get the lens at a better price, probably just buy the lens, but if this is still the best price on offer, it isn't a bad deal as long as I know that you are paying for the lens and not the extras.
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I think the camera is a new one. Because I checked the amout of the shutter used. The camera and the lenses are in the original box. Camera is good undoubtedly. The lenses are good, too. The 50mm lens is a good and lowest price for a newcomer. The 18~105mm lens is the most usual lens. The 55-200mm lens is used when I want to take a photo for a long distance thing, but not frequently. But, I want to ask if you are a newcomer of photographer. If you are not, this bundle is not good for you. The accessories look like very plentiful, but not professional. They are unuseful except the two UV filter. But if you are a newcomer, you can just looks the accessories as gifts, and you can try to use them, and then, you know what excatly you should buy. If you have used SLR before and know how to choose a lens, I suggest you to buy a camera body only, and choose lenses by yourself. These are some offers from Amazon if you buy lenses with a camera. Any questions you can ask me, if you don't mind my broken english.
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Danny... have you read word that this particular kit (17mm lens and viewfinder) is shipping? I have been looking for confirmatio but haven't seen it anywhere...
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This would be a good short term solution for increasing focal length I believe. No doubt you've checked out the longer focal length lenses and you can spend a whopping amount on them!
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I've owned this lens for a couple of years now... And honestly I would've liked to save up for the IS.. No mistake it is an excellent lens for no motion images.. Things get blurry when capturing movement in low light.Thinking on selling it as soon as I save up for the IS version
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thanx a lot for your response! i already ordered the 55-210 mm lense, lets see when it arrives.
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I've looked over the offerings found in a number of package deals and found the vast majority of them included lots of no-name accessories of dubious quality for premium prices. I'd highly recommend avoiding packages deals unless they contain brand name accessories that DON'T include a 75-300mm or 28-90mm Canon lens.Just get the camera with the included lens. Its a good deal.
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This looks like the kit I purchased a few months ago, but at a higher price. Got it from the same seller. If it is, then it should have both lens. I love the camera, btw. Had an old Olympus E-Volt 500 before it and the Nikon pictures are far better.
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While it is a two lens solution, you might be better with the new Canon 18-55 and 55-250 lenses that are both Image stabilized and reportedly darn good lenses and not have to worry about where the Sigma you get has any of the quality issues they are known for.
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Many thanks for replying. Have just ordered an adapter ( cheaply), as I only wanted the lens to play around with. Lesson learnt ; Hubby cannot buy lenses without me knowing what he's paying out for !!
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Trust the box. There are focusing motors in bodies and lenses that differ so I would go by what the box says. Too bad because it is a good lens.
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I would go to the website and see what info you can find there. They may have both lenses there. You can also try to go to a photo review site such as Ken Rockwell to see what they have to say.
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Great! Thanks for replying and letting me know. Enjoying your G2? I just got mine this weekend and love it. Turned around and dropped another $700 on lenses and filters; nothing I already had would fit.