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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Yes. They're great. Need two different lenses? By two different sets and make two pairs with different lenses. Need to buy the strap set though.
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Different vendors sell items at different prices depending on their inventories. I am satisfied with the lens it came repacked in a box with all the labeled items and it is brand new. I would buy it again at $700 any day if i needed another one. Best of luck on your decision. :)
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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.
659299
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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It has been dead on for me! Someone dropped mine with the lens open when I was in Chile and I had to buy a cheap replacement for the rest of the trip. Bummer! Bought the identical replacement when I got home because I didn't find anything in that price range that did more. Only improvement I would have liked is to be able to add my own labeling to places it does not recognize. I guess though that 10,000 should be enough!
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I would look to see if it says "IS" -IS stands for image stabilizer and often, the cheaper lens doesn't have this feature. Also the "II" should be an indicator of how new it is. The older models didn't have the "II" in the name.
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I bought my E300 about 10 years ago from Costco. At the time they were offering a kit with 2 lenses (14-45mm, 40-150mm), caps, charger and battery. No other accessories I can remember. I did buy the lens shades and the extended grip with remote, but those are separate. It is a great camera, I still use it regularly. Richard Brocaw
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Cameta is excellent to deal with, kit represents great value and is the best deal I could find. Ask yourself if these big lenses are in keeping with the photography you intend to engage in.
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Both lenses that come with it are vibration reduction lenses. The images are great. I would recommend this package.
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I ended up going for the Sigma. So far I'm pretty happy with it; focus seems OK on my T1i, and the lens seems quite well put together. Not getting dinged extra for a bag and a lens hood is nice too.
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To clarify, order one lens of each strength. You should have two line items showing single lens purchases.
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Yes, this is a great system without question you should buy the kit. If you see the kits going for $30 buy it. Costco sometimes has sales on the the kits. See keep an eye out.
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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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Yes. They work really well. I have taken several shots with them and they are working great. Here is a website of some of my pictures. The ones with the fall colors are the ones where I used both lenses. You can check it out and let me know if you have any more questions. The people are really good to work with. http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/151439/ Thanks Ken
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I would be very cautious for such a good deal. It may be real but you may want to double check again. A while ago, Amazon has the body + 14 to 52 mm lens for 588. If you buy the 40 to 150 lens, it will be just a bit over 700. Not as cheap as 630 but still a pretty good deal.
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Holly if you ever need something on short notice, I've used a website called BorrowLenses dot com several times and absolutely LOVE them!! SUPER reasonable and a good source to try something out first before you buy. I rented both my 70mm-200mm 2.8 and my 300mm 2.8 canon L series lenses from them from them before I bought them here on Amazon.