Cheap or Not?

[Hugh Jeers]

canon 400dcomplete with its box and instruction manual and disc comes also with Canon 18/55 kit lens, Sigma 18/125 F3.5-5.6 and Sigma 70/300 F4 plus 2gb compact flash card
Battery grip and 2 batteries
£500

Opinions?

[simon justin nixon]

I don't think it's that good a deal tbh mate.

[Hugh Jeers]

No problems fella. Just curious about it, haven't paid much attention to camera prices etc. recently. Sold all my camera gear, and was/am considering a compact, but keep thinking about getting a proper camera. Decisions decisions...

[LM]

I don't personally think it's that bad a deal tbh, if you're basing it on price.

A 400D can be picked up now, in good condition, with a kit lens for what...£210-£230 ish. The Sigma 70-300 go for £140-£170 in good condition on TheifBay, and the 18-125 are £250 brand new.

However, if you're basing it on what you're actually getting and use-ability, theres better deals out there TBH.

You'll have the 400D and the 18-55mm kit lens, so that takes care of the wider end of the scale, then you'll have the 70-300mm which takes care of the shallower end for those long shots, and then the 18-125 is just...plonked in the middle? Bit of a waste IMO.

If you can get a little bit more money together fella, i'd go after a second hand 450D, because theres some nifty upgrades in comparason to the 400D.

I'll await Sy to come along and pick my post apart though, as no doubt i've talked utter shit, and it's late.

[Sy]

I don't personally think it's that bad a deal tbh, if you're basing it on price.

A 400D can be picked up now, in good condition, with a kit lens for what...£210-£230 ish. The Sigma 70-300 go for £140-£170 in good condition on TheifBay, and the 18-125 are £250 brand new.

However, if you're basing it on what you're actually getting and use-ability, theres better deals out there TBH.

You'll have the 400D and the 18-55mm kit lens, so that takes care of the wider end of the scale, then you'll have the 70-300mm which takes care of the shallower end for those long shots, and then the 18-125 is just...plonked in the middle? Bit of a waste IMO.

If you can get a little bit more money together fella, i'd go after a second hand 450D, because theres some nifty upgrades in comparason to the 400D.

I'll await Sy to come along and pick my post apart though, as no doubt i've talked utter shit, and it's late.

400D - £190(ish) with kit lens.
Sigma 70-300 - £50-60(ish).
Sigma 18-125 - £150(ish).
2Gb CF card - £5.
Battery grip - £30.
Extra battery - £5.

Offer £400 and see what he says. Go to £450 max. It's not a bad deal at £500 tbh but for the money I'd be looking at the 450D with kit lens and build your collection from there as it's a much better camera and will plummit in price soon as the 500D is out now, if you can spring for the 500D do it as it's easily the best entry level DSLR on the market especially with HD (1080p) video capture.

[LM]

400D - £190(ish) with kit lens.
Sigma 70-300 - £50-60(ish).
Sigma 18-125 - £150(ish).
2Gb CF card - £5.
Battery grip - £30.
Extra battery - £5.

Offer £400 and see what he says. Go to £450 max. It's not a bad deal at £500 tbh but for the money I'd be looking at the 450D with kit lens and build your collection from there as it's a much better camera and will plummit in price soon as the 500D is out now, if you can spring for the 500D do it as it's easily the best entry level DSLR on the market especially with HD (1080p) video capture.

Where's that from fella? Didnt' think they were that cheap.

[Sy]

Seen them go on the bay for around that price. All 2nd hand btw, brand new the prices would be a LOT more.

Mike and me however paid about £70 each for our Sigma 70-300 brand new from Hong Kong Fooey aggggggggggggges ago.

[LM]

Yeah, I remember.

I thought they'd be at least £100.

[simon justin nixon]

Me & Sy = deals on wheels!

[Lostboy]

Me & Sy = meals on wheels!