I got a quote on my old Minolta over the phone, it is, of course, pending them checking that you told the truth about condition. Just sent it in last week and got an email that they had received it. They will let me know if there is a difference in price from what they told me. If I am not happy about it they will send the camera back to me at their cost. Easy!
B & H will buy it, you should check the price they will give you first. They will send you a shipping label so there is no cost to you. Call and they will give you a quote over the phone.
Thanks all, I think I may have decided to get the Canon T4i due to someone's suggestion here and talk with my hubby. I don't plan to ever upgrade the body so it probably makes sense to get the best I can in body now. Then I can have fun with lenses after I learn how to use it fully and what lenses I want. Thanks for all your input, I plan on the Canon T4i with the 18-135 lens. On sale at B&H for not too much more that I was planning to spend. So glad I found this forum!
Bobgood1 wrote:
Sounds like a good deal. Get use to the lenses supplied before you start buying others. How well the thing behind the viewfinder knows the camera is more important.
Oh man, you mean these cameras don't do it all for you! :shock: :lol:
Well see how much I learn, and how quickly!
Screamin Scott wrote:
whenever you question a price, check out the seller by going to
http://www.resellerratings.com/ to see what kind of an operation they run. After all, if it's too good to be true, is usually isn't...
This is a good resource! Thanks, didn't know it existed. I checked today with B&H who I've done business with before and they have the T4i and 18-135 lens that I want for 899! I may have made my decision!
Now I'm in a quandary. I can get a refurb. T4i with a 18-135 lens for 735. Any problems with refurbs from shop.usa.canon?
I looked at the Nikon too and liked the feel of the Canon???
wmvcooper wrote:
When I bought my 5100 I could have save money by not paying tax by buying if from B&H. I decided to buy the camera from rebutial camera store for the reason that if there is something I don't understand about the camera workings I will have someone to turn to. until I really understood all of the funtions I was at the camera store quit ofthen. When you buy a camera from a place like Sams club you might save $100, but have no one to turn to. you get what you pay for
I totally agree, and would love to buy from our local store. They don't carry a package with these lenses so it would cost me $899. B&H would be $749 because they have a discount on the extra lens. I think I will go to the local store to see if they would honor the B&H price. They already told me they could probably work in a camera bag and I have several SD cards already so don't really need that.
SeaChelle wrote:
I own that camera and those lenses (my first DSLR lenses given to me by my husband!). They are great, especially if you are just starting out. I still use those "kit" lenses and love the 18-55mm for wide angle shots. The T3i is wonderful and at 18mp you can't go wrong. It does more than you could every possibly and mostly likely want to do! Also has hi-def (HD) video capabilities...and I would say that price is VERY good...and Sam's Club can be trusted.
Thanks for the reassurance! Now for the long wait until Wed. When the sale starts!
Not so worried about the time to load, but the amount of space it takes on the hard drive. I have a Mac and I was told that I wouldn't be able to organize my photos for use with an external drive. Is that just if I use iPhoto or Aperature? If I got Photoshop Elements could I store externally and be able to view my photos in the folders I created? (Hope you understand what I am saying) I don't want to deal with thousands of photo files that aren't organized in folders.
Thanks for the welcome and for all your suggestions! I like the 55-250 lens better than the 75-300 because it has the image stabilization built in. It is harder to find this lens in a kit for a discount! I already have lots of memory cards, I use my P&S a LOT! Thanks for the suggested tutorials, I have been looking at some, it's nice to have an actual recommendation from a real person! I looked at the refurbs and it would cost more with that additional lens and have less warranty. I keep looking, it's a long wait to next Wed. To see if it is actually going to be $650. I didn't really look at the t4i much, with 24 pixels those photos will take up a lot of computer space....don't want to have to upgrade that! I woul love to have the auto focus on video though!
Linda From Maine wrote:
Thank you! I was really pleased with the way the wings and background turned out.
Actually I remembered a few minutes ago that the shot was with my 5-year old 8 mp Canon Rebel. I didn't buy the T3i 'til Nov. However, the lens was the 55-250 mm kit lens (which I bought separately in Sept.). I was using aperture priority and manual focus, single shots. I don't think there are a lot of naysayers for the T3i as far as that class of camera goes.
The Nay-Sayers I spoke of are my family who continually ask how many pictures of dragonflies I have taken every time we go out! I've looked at your other posts and I'm excited about the quality of pictures you have taken with the kit lenses! I'm getting excited.....Wed the sale at SAMs starts!
That's a GREAT pic! That would show all the nay-Sayers! Did you use the rapid fire to get it? Was this with one of the kit lenses?
Linda From Maine wrote:
I have same camera and lenses. The wider angle does beautiful scenic shots, the medium-telephoto gave me gorgeous colors with pleasing out of focus background (bokeh) on flowers and other close-ups. I even got a nice 1/2 moon shot at night, hand-held (then cropped and sharpened a bit in pp) What is your area of interest for shooting?
As for price, this is a good time to buy the T3i as the T4i just came out. The camera and the 55-250 lens were both listed by Consumer Reports as good value for the price range.
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Thanks for the first hand input Linda! Right now I think I want to photograph everything! I have two Grandkids in sports and dance I have always photographed insects and flowers (my whole family teases me about trying to get that perfect dragonfly pic!). We are going to Hawaii next year for a once in a lifetime vacation, so I want to take landscapes. We retire next year and will sell our house to live full time in our motorhome. I can't wait! Need to get used to my new camera first. I'd rather buy from our local camera shop but they want $899 for the camera and lenses that I can get for $750 and maybe $650 next week at SAMs Club.
Now that's even better than Flicker!
I think my daughter has hers backing up the external too! When you're all backed up you can breathe a sigh of relief!