How is it possible to sell this camera for $399??? Stumbled upon these two ads right here in amazon rebel xti page:1. www.bestpricecameras.com claims to sell xti for 549!2. www.expresscameras.com claims to sell xti for 399!Both are stating it is brand new and with USA warranty. I find the price to be too good to be true. What do you guys think? At the sametime $300 (699-399) difference is huge and difficult to pass! How is it possible to sell this camera for $399??? Stumbled upon these two ads right here in amazon rebel xti page:1. www.bestpricecameras.com claims to sell xti for 549!2.... » Read More How is it possible to sell this camera for $399??? Stumbled upon these two ads right here in amazon rebel xti page:1. www.bestpricecameras.com claims to sell xti for 549!2. www.expresscameras.com claims to sell xti for 399!Both are stating it is brand new and with USA warranty. I find the price to be too good to be true. What do you guys think? At the sametime $300 (699-399) difference is huge and difficult to pass! « Show Less
36019
Expresscameras is a scam as well. They use the ad to get you interested, but whenever you call, they happen to be out of the body only. They will, however, offer you a kit of some kind.
36020
I've been buying photo equipment for years mostly oneline and mailorder. I gave up on trying to squeeze the last dollar on a camera purchase. These guys are scam artists and their is no way you are going to win. I buy at B&H; Photo and Adorama, usually very fair prices and good services. I'm happy with them.
36021
Before I buy from an unfamiliar website, I first go to BBB.org (Better Business Bureau) to check them out. Just a suggestion.
36022
bestpricecameras.com is a horrifying scam. Check out the customer reviews and ratings on resellerratings.com and you'll run, no walk away from them.
36023
The do not include cables, software and or the battery. There are at least 3-4 sites that offer these great deals all of which have a 4-5 week wait for crap stock. Someone should put a stop to these sites!!!!
360554
www.cameraaddict.com is advertising the silver one for $328 and the black one for $381, with free shipping, for anyone that is interested. I do not not have experience ordering from them but these are the cheapest prices I can find.
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Either he was a scammer or someone got a sweet deal!Last week the 5D body & accessories were listed for $1600! The 5D with the 24-105 L lens was listed for $1800! Wizard of Math was the seller of both. His profile said that he had been with Amazon for a number of years. The listing was weird because he sold nothing but kids toys!The listing was only up for a day! Once again, was it a scammer or did someone get a sweet deal?!If it wasn't for the fact that I own the 30D, I would've been so tempted!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you buy a lot from amazon? Electronics? Any problems? Either he was a scammer or someone got a sweet deal!Last week the 5D body & accessories were listed for $1600! The 5D with the 24-105 L lens was listed for $1800! Wizard of Math was the seller of both. His profile said that he had been with Amazon for a number of years. The listing was weird because he sold nothing but kids toys!The listing was only up for a day! Once again, was it a scammer or did someone get a sweet deal?!If it wasn't for the fact that I own the 30D, I would've been so tempted!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you buy a lot from amazon? Electronics? Any problems?
1855516
Amazon moves prices often. Just a luck of the draw thing. It sucks that amazon got rid of its 30 day pricematch guarantee. Your only chance is that the camera is out of stock for a couple of weeks. Amazon will give you the price difference if the item hasnt shipped, so I would order it and then you would have about 4 weeks for it to drop again(just have to check daily) and let amazon know.
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@ Ronnie Dale Frost: What do I think? I've already pre-ordered one! Yes, $5,200 is a bit steep, but I will sell my current D3 body (mint condition, should fetch $3,200 - $3,700) and use those proceeds to offset the purchase price. I want and need the extra 1-2 stops this new extended ISO range will provide. Regarding the 720P-only video, while the omission of 1080P seems both inexplicable and ridiculously short-sighted (given what is readily available elsewhere, and for far less money), it's not a dealbreaker for me--and that comment is all the more interesting when you factor in that I am an independent filmmaker. Nope, for filmmaking, I want a REAL video camera/camcorder, designed for filmmaking from top to bottom. The Canon 5D Mark II, for example--and despite that whole very impressive Laforet short--is NOT a camera I would even consider using for indie filmmaking.
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&gt;&gt;I didn't realize this camera was out there when I bought my FZ28! I notice that in the copy under the camera description, significantly more bought the FZ28K than the FZ50. Presumably the price is the reason, I suppose along with the 18x optical zoom.&lt;&lt; this one came out before the fz28, but at the time i only paid about $440 &gt;&gt;Many reviewers above said the FZ50 is "almost" a dslr - but many, many dslrs are considerably less expensive than the FZ50, which I think costs more now than when it came out....and I think I saw on the digital review site that the camera has been discontinued. &lt;&lt; i didn't know about it being discontinued so soon. it compares to a dslr in many ways. but the ISO settings are pretty noisy above ISO 400, whereas in good dslr's you can get good results up to ISO 3200. this is a very good review that gives all of its specs. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz50/ here it is compared to the canon rebel XT where you can see the ISO 1600 on both cameras. the canon is better. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz50/page17.asp &gt;&gt;The user photos for this camera are wonderful! I have a Canon Rebel XS, which cost quite a bit less than this camera, and an FZ28K....I'm now wondering if I should sell the FZ28 K, return the Canon, and get a used FZ50.&lt;&lt; yeah, i get better pictures than i ever have. &gt;&gt;What is it about this camera that makes it worth nearly a thousand dollars? &lt;&lt; i don't know. i don't understand. i haven't seen that happen with any other camera.
2036127
This is basically backordered everywhere. Check out all the buying options, there are still some for sale at $799, but get them quickly since they're in super high demand! I was able to get one from Camera Land here on Amazon for $799 just the other day, and I'm now waiting for it in the mail.
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More bang for your buck will be the XTi, since it is cheaper and you honestly won't get much better photos from the 40D. However, if you can swing the money, I wholeheartedly recommend the 40D. I recently upgraded from the XT to the 40D. The additional controls make it so much easier to change settings, the larger size feels more balanced, etc etc. However, the XTi is a great camera, and don't feel bad about buying that either! It's a nice upgrade from my XT, which I loved for 2 years. You honestly can't go wrong with either one. Go to a store and handle each and see if one feels better in your hands than the other. More bang for your buck will be the XTi, since it is cheaper and you honestly won't get much better photos from the 40D. However, if you can swing the money, I wholeheartedly recommend the 40D. I recently upgraded from the XT to the 40D. The additional controls make it so much easier to change settings, the larger size feels more balanced, etc etc. However, the XTi is a great camera, and don't feel bad about buying that either! It's a nice upgrade from my XT, which I loved for 2 years. You honestly can't go wrong with either one. Go to a store and handle each and see if one feels better in... » Read More More bang for your buck will be the XTi, since it is cheaper and you honestly won't get much better photos from the 40D. However, if you can swing the money, I wholeheartedly recommend the 40D. I recently upgraded from the XT to the 40D. The additional controls make it so much easier to change settings, the larger size feels more balanced, etc etc. However, the XTi is a great camera, and don't feel bad about buying that either! It's a nice upgrade from my XT, which I loved for 2 years. You honestly can't go wrong with either one. Go to a store and handle each and see if one feels better in your hands than the other. « Show Less
153916
Yeah what happened? This was $279 just a few days ago and frequently was available for as low as $240. So what gives? Looking to get this, but not at over $400! And be warned, with USB 3.0 quickly becoming the standard, any HD camcorders with USB 2.0 built in will be passe very soon.
1366751
I bought this camera on 12/22/2006. I installed a SanDisk 2.0 SD standard card. It seems to be working great. You can buy this card from Amazon.com for $40.00 including shipping. There is no tax. Also you can buy it from COMPUSA fir 39.99 plus tax. I am curious is a 4GB card would work also.
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A scam. The camera is out of stock at the regular price of $2700 for the body only. Why would any real dealer sell it for less? I once got tricked when I was starting out by one of these scam shops. These guys should all be in prison. Check reseller ratings online. They'll probably be listed with many acts of fraud.
519692
Yes I also noticed that. I had purchased this camera last month and returned mine for an exchange due to possibly being defective (after an email exchange with Canon support). Unfortunately they then emailed me that they no longer had it in stock and didn't know when they were going to get more. They could only offer me a refund. They finally showed it back in stock but then I was amazed at the price! I even emailed them to find out why but just got a non answer (to be expected I guess) about how their suppliers set the prices. As you say, this price is higher than Canons, so it makes you wonder what they are playing at. I guess they don't want anyone to buy it from them...!
360553
Actually, as of now, Jr.com has the black version for 399.99, free shipping. They were out of stock and I ordered on 11/7/08, now today they just emailed me that the camera is shipping! I can't wait! Great deal and great price.
167290
I just picked mine up from Best Buy in Houston. They have one more left. Dallas store have them also. Funny thing is that they are listed for $9,999.99. I had to get a manager involved, when the not so bright clerk was arguing with me that it was a $10K camera. The manager ended up selling it for the correct price.
876047
I bought mine in September of 07 for 399. It has been the hardest camera to use, my pics are blurry on every setting except the sport setting. The flash will not pop up unless it is set on twilight but then it is blurry. I do not understand why the price is going up.
1579938
the price on this camera seems to be going UP the gold is $499 and the silver is $799!!! it must be a collector camera by now.. I was recommended to buy this camera but my friend paid below $250 about a year ago...
442063
I saw it online this morning at beachcamera & buydig for 1224.95, then later this afternoon its up to 1294.95. Seems like the price changes by the hour unfortunately.