Is £599 for a Canon 40D + 17-85mm lens a good deal?

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I was in a branch of Currys earlier and they had the 40D kit in the clearance section marked down to £599 and I thought this was a pretty good price.

I've never thought about swapping to digital before but I was severely tempted even though I can't really afford it.

In the end the complete lack of anyone in Currys to help me brought me to my sences. There was a group for 4 of them standing around talking by the end of the photography counter and when I asked for help, instead of one of them actually helping me, they put out a call on the tannoy and just carried on gossiping. I waited another 5 minutes but nobody bothered to help me so I left with my bank balance intact :D
 
Providing it's brand new and sealed it's a very good price.
Having had a quick look around it looks like the 40D is being phased out.
Don't let that put you off, it is still a very good camera.
 
The 17-85 would sell second hand for about £250, and the 40D is a great camera.

So yes a good deal, if it had been me I'd have a spare 40D now :D

David
 
I've got a 40D and also and an EF-S 17-85mm IS USM

If I was shopping for something right now with that price in mind I'd get it again.
 
good call you can get much better s/h for the money.......like a 40d and some decent glass or you could go even better and go for a Nikon body
 
Its brand new but I'm not sure if there was only the display model left or if there were more that were sealed.

I might head up again then next week, i'll have to look closely at my finances *** because I'm starting uni in 2 weeks time so its probably not the best time to go on a spending spree!

The only thing that would put me off is that 17mm wouldnt really be wide enough for me so then I would want a 10-22 so thats even more money...
 
Dont think anywhere has any new boxed stock, I think its display model only!
 
Yeah thats what I was thinking. Though if my experience of their customer service is anything to go buy, the camera is probably untouched by human hands
 
The 40D is and always will be a great camera. If its new then buy it asap.
 
Thinking about it, I would probably have to sell the 17-85 and get a different lens.

The lenses I use most on my film camera are 19mm and 55mm, is there any lenses out there that would give me that sort of range?
 
Im confused as the 17-85 lens covers both 19mm and 55mm.
 
kreuzberg said:
Thinking about it, I would probably have to sell the 17-85 and get a different lens.

The lenses I use most on my film camera are 19mm and 55mm, is there any lenses out there that would give me that sort of range?
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19mm is equiv to 12mm on APS-C. So Tokina 12-24mm is good. Then maybe 50mm prime, tamron 17-50mm, or 28-75mm are cheaper starters.

From my experience 17-85mm is very easy to sell on.
 
That Tokina sounds quite good, 19-38mm is quite a good range, I think I can live with it not stretching to 55mm.

I did a quick search and it seems you can get one for about £300 quid and if I could sell the 17-85 for £250 then it would only be costing me £50.

This is getting tempting...
 
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Its brand new but I'm not sure if there was only the display model left or if there were more that were sealed.

I might head up again then next week,
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If it is and at that price, it may not be there next week. I'd do a good search on the internet first thing and if it is still a good price, try to get down there and look at it and buy it, before someone else does :thumbs:

If you do get it, hope you enjoy it :thumbs:
 
Just thought I'd do an update on this incase anyone is interested.

I went back into the store yesterday to have a look and it was still there but the one on the shelf was the only one left.

On closer inspection it had a scuff on one corner (from a possible drop?) and a small scratch on the screen so I decided not to get it.

It obviously wasnt looked after and the screen scratch was a deal breaker, they really annoy me.
 
kreuzberg said:
Just thought I'd do an update on this incase anyone is interested.

I went back into the store yesterday to have a look and it was still there but the one on the shelf was the only one left.

On closer inspection it had a scuff on one corner (from a possible drop?) and a small scratch on the screen so I decided not to get it.

It obviously wasnt looked after and the screen scratch was a deal breaker, they really annoy me.
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I can see why the marks/damage put you off - £599 for that gear is a good price I think I might have a look in my local Currys just in case...
 
If the marks were just cosmetic and it worked ok could have tried to bargain it down a bit more.
Reckon you could have got a good few extra quid off and you might easily scuff it the first day you used it anyway

Just bought a new camera and although i'm not going to be careless with it, determined not to be worried about a few scratches and scrapes
Not much point having the thing if its just sits in a padded bag
 
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