best price for canon 500D ???

[J...]

hi, i am looking for the best price for a canon 500D. i wish to purchase it on a monthly payment plan as i cannot afford a lump some purchase.

the best and only place i have found is 'warehouse express' which sells the 500d and 18-55mm lens with the monthly options(+30%) ...goes for about £860. which is not too bad. do you know of any offers that beat this?

thanks for your att. :wave:

J

[andrewc]

Wait a few months and the price will plummet. Unless you need the video function, buy the 50D instead.

[a1ex2001]

If your struggling to afford it don't buy now, the price will plumet and you could get much better value by getting a 400/450 and putting the other money towards the inevitable accessories!

[saxk]

nearly 1k on a xxxD series, i got my 400d brand new after 3 months of release for £400 from amazon.

i wish to god someone would have told me to get a second hand 40d instead, or a 30d as it would have been at the time.

[LCPete]

If you've set your heart on a 500D jessops do interest free buy now pay later , thats how I got my 40D.
I would reccomend looking at a 40D or 50D and 450D is very good too, for a lot less than £800
Pete

[Ant]

Wow, £850 for a 500d?

You can get a 50d with a decent lens for less than that..

I'd recommend getting a camera that you can afford, go second hand for even better bargains!

[Phobic]

£719 at warehouse express

http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod1017.html

[pete.rush]

Amazon are throwing in a 18-55mm lens as well for £709, just checked and its from Amazon with free delivery :clap:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0020MLKF0/letscook/ref=nosim

useful site to bookmark
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/index.html

[J...]

thanks for your diligent replies.

the reason i am looking at the 500d is because i need the megepixels (i need about 15 mp), and the noise levels to be low... primarily low noise (from a raw mode level)...thats essential otherwise no matter how good my photos shots will not get excepted by my agency... i am pusuing certain stock photography.

so i am not sure if any camera beats the 500d on those terms for the price range, even second hand...otherwise i would have bought it.

i would like to be proved wrong. prove me wrong : )

[BigDex]

erm... 50D is 15+MP and has better high ISO performance than the 500D...

[Uneducated_Rick]

Any of the 1D models would beat it on low light performance, and many would beat it numbr of pixels (not that it is overly important when considering other factors)