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Best price i could find for this very good camera…
Canon DSLR EOS 60D Kit w/EF-S 18-55mm II Lens $899 + Free Shipping
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If you didn't know, DWI and eglobal is run by the same company.
i was aware of DWI's price but they carry a 3% surcharge for Paypal or a 2% for credit/debit card purchases so i wouldn't bother
Wow, with a lens that is a good price. I picked up my 600D for $729 with the same lense.
I assume the offer the standard non-canon 12 month warranty?
Was just about to buy the 600D until i saw this price
And i believe its a non-canon 12 month warrenty but is australian based
From what I know, the difference between eglobal and DWI is that eglobal doesn't give australian warranty (you need to send it back to Hong Kong) but DWI does. I had asked eglobal before.
wow that is a great price! got my 60D 6 months ago with the 18-200mm EF-S from Adorama for $1400 plus a few accessories chucked in.
Thats a pretty good price actually, as the 18-200mm goes for around 600 dollars
Very good price. I spent almost $1000 for body only about 6 months ago (from B & H). I also have bought many camera gears from Dwi and eGlobal. Both are OK.
This is very good…
2 month ago, i bought 10 month old second handed 60D with about 4000 cuts at $900…so18-55 lens does not really go with the 60D. Some sites sell the kit for $30 more than the body only.
AU$707 plus shipping for body only from camera paradise - http://cameraparadise.com/Canon-EOS-60D-Body-only-Digital-Ca…
Camera Paradise shipping is quite expensive, but I think it might still be the cheapest site for body only at the moment:
http://spot.lofico.com.au/product.php?product_name=60Di'd just sell the lens..as its not much more to get the kit
Get the $707 body (sounds very cheap, hope they deliver) and a better lens separately.
after the shipping its 800more ….
IIRC I read somewhere that the Canon 60D is a small frame camera and as a result has a magnification factor over Canon EF-S mounted lenses - what does that mean it practical terms when considering which lens to purchase?
Cropped sensor DSLRs, for Canon, the magnification factor is 1.6X. For Nikon, it is 1.5X.
This means, if the focal length of a lens is 50mm (full frame), then for 60D, it becomes 80mm. In this example, 50mm is roughly the same as your eyes.. but since it is actually 80mm for 60D, it becomes more like a portrait lens.
Thanks for the info .. so a 60D wouldn't be suited for getting the most detail out of Macro lens photography?
It depends, 60D gets more zoom than a full frame (5D Mark II), so you get closer to the object with a cropped sensor.
It is more like this. For the same lens, a full frame sensor gets more area out of the lens (assuming the lens is a full frame one). It then uses that information and saves it as an image (let's say 22 Mega pixels). For a cropped sensor, it only obtains a smaller portion (middle bit if you like) and also save that to an image (let's say 18 mega pixels). So, with the same lens, you capture more information with a full frame sensor.
To answer your question, it depends on the lens and the actual sensor. If you don't have a good lens (not able to bring in enough details), a full frame body will not save you. A better lens on a cropped sensor camera can get better picture than a below average lens on a full frame camera. There are other factors as well (condition (how much light is available), is the object actually in focus, aperture, camera shake, shutter speed etc…).
To ease your mind a bit, a cropped sensor DSLR captures a lot more than a point and shoot (the sensor in a P&S is even smaller).
My advice is if you live in Sydney to goto Georges Camera house on George St, Wynyard. Ask them to price match it. They will do their best to do it and factor in the shipping cost that you would be up for. If it's only going to cost an extra $40-60 it's worth going local..
Also, if you're going to go for a 60D, don't bother with the cheapy lens that comes with it. Buy a mid range Sigma/Tamron, it'll set you back a bit but the quality difference is amazing.
what lens would you recommend for about $200
Hard to find something in that price range that will be considerably better than what is offered in the standard lens kit. The closest would be the Sigma 18-50mm which is going for $254 + shipping
http://www.t-dimension.com/revamp/lenses-sigma-c-17_781/sigm…Main diff is that it has a large aperture of F2.8 which is great for low light photography + it has anti-shake technology.
Not much zoom on the 18-50, usable but something longer would be better, but will cost more too. Similar price for 18-135 but 3.5-5.6 and no idea of quality.
Good info here, www.dpreview.com (for reviews and comments)
DWI same price. http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/store/product.asp?idProd…
I heard a lot of bad reviews about DWI on phones, but a lot of people have had very good experience dealing with DWI on DSLR camera.