Is this a good deal????

[FishyBiz]

I was gonna buy this off craigs list for my birthday. Does this sound like a good deal?

CANON 50D W/ TAMRON 18-270 VC LENSE - $1500

Thanks

[Enjoihavok]

Well you can get a new 50d off newegg for $1250+Shipping, and then the lens is another $600 or so... So if you bought new your looking at prob $1800-1900 after tax, So that's about $300-400 to buy used, Something to look at is, is this lens a lens you really want? if not would you rather buy the body with kit lens and buy a lens you really want, and also how used is the body, how was it treated and so on.

[NBL]

I dont know if this is still around but I bought my 50D new a month ago (non greay market) for $999. I also own the 18-270 and bought it for $599. Im not sure but very recently Tamron had a $50 rebate on that lens. So if you got those 2 deals.. $1549 plus shipping.

[FishyBiz]

Thanks
Im gonna look at the camera. I looked on B&H. Camera is like 1200. Lens is $630 plus tax and all that good stuff your at like 2k.

How do you tell how many pics the camera has taken?

[NBL]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15389322#post15389322 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FishyBiz

How do you tell how many pics the camera has taken?
I think this works on the 50D..
http://astrojargon.net/40dshuttercount.aspx


http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=495393

[NBL]

lookee $999 used, 2oo actuations.



http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=726871

[vbjimmie]

read reviews between the 40D and 50D

Most put the 40D a hair above the 50D...

on that note, go to www.fredmiranda.com/forum/board/10 and search there. you can find WELL maintained used gear.

I've seen 50D bodies going for 650 with approx 7k actuations.

[FishyBiz]

Thanks for the feedback guys.
I ended up looking at the one on craigs list and liked it. It looked brand new and the guy selling it was cool so I bought it.

Now I just need to find a lens to take pics of my tank with. Probably the 100mm macro.