The Best Digital SLR For You

The Best Budget Digital SLR

A recent question by a visitor to the Digital SLR Guide prompted me to do some research on budget SLR camera prices - boy was I happy that I did.

Turns out that Pentax is currently offering a variety of rebates on their digital SLR cameras, lenses and external flash units.

Even at full price, I had selected the Pentax K100D Super as the best budget digital SLR, based upon its low price (right around $550 with a lens) and also its features: dust control, 11-point autofocus and built-in image stabilization (it's the least expensive camera to include this incredibly useful feature).

But now, with the $100 price cut available with the rebate, the price of the Pentax K100 Super is actually LESS than the price of the older K100D.

So what you get here is more features for less dough - an especially rare occurrence in the world of digital SLR cameras.

Mother's Day Gift Idea - Custom Photo Bags

If your Mom is fond of hauling around a lot of stuff, then she needs a classy bag to put it all in.

But your Mom deserves better than Gucci and Louis Vuitton right? (plus, can you REALLY afford one of those?)

Since that's the case, Photojojo has come up with a brilliant alternative - take one of the many digital photos you have lying around your hard drive and create a custom tote for the Mom who's got it all.

There are a wide variety of bag options (from a small cosmetic bag to a large messenger bag) and prices range from $30 to $110 - a small price to pay to get Mom a one-of-a-kind bag that will make all other Moms wish their kids were so generous.

Act soon though - since it takes 2 to 3 weeks to make each bag, the deadline for ordering to ensure delivery before May 13 is TOMORROW - April 25!

Link: Photojojo - Custom Photo Bags.

SanDisk Ultra II SD Cards With USB

Here's a great deal for all of you out there with digital SLR cameras that use SD memory cards...

SanDisk makes an SD card with a built-in USB connector - so you don't need any extra hardware to plug this little baby into your computer. Just remove it from your camera, plug it in to any USB port, and you're ready to transfer photos.

That's the card, now for the deal: the 1GB version of this card typically retails for $60 USD while the 2GB version runs about $110 USD.

Now, you can get the 1GB card for a mere $25, while the 2GB is available for $49.

• SanDisk Ultra II 1GB SD card with USB ($25)
• SanDisk Ultra II 2GB SD card with USB ($49)

Superb Deal on the Rebel XT

For the next 4 days, J&R is having their camera expo, where they reduce the prices of digital cameras across the boards.

While there are plenty of digital compact cameras available, I was most amazed by the price they have for the Canon EOS Rebel XT: $685 after a $100 mail-in rebate.

This is a pretty big deal since this camera usually retails for about $800.

You can get the EOS Rebel XT in black or silver .

Olympus Rebates

If you'd like to pick up some Olympus camera gear, now might be the time.

Amazon is offering rebates on several Olympus digital SLR camera products including the following:

• Olympus EVOLT E500
• 50mm f/2.0 ED Lens
• 18-180mm f/3.5-6.3 Zuiko Lens
• and much more...

Olympus Rebates at Amazon.com

Great Deal on the Canon 20D

Since Canon is replacing the highly-regarded EOS 20D with the 30D (the 2006 model) you can find great deals on the 20D right now.

In fact, right now Amazon has the Canon EOS 20D camera body on clearance.

This doesn't come with a lens, but when you're buying a camera that has the image quality of the 20D, you should really consider getting a better lens than the standard one included in the kit.

If you just want the camera body, it's a good time to pick up an exceptional camera for a fraction of it's original price (I definitely paid more when I got mine a year ago).

Deal on the Canon 350D Rebel XT

I am just in the process of putting the finishing touches on my review of the Canon EOS 350D, and came across this great deal.

Amazon is selling the camera right now for $815.00, which is already 20% off the price of the camera. That's just the beginning.

Right now, you can also get $75.00 of the price with a mail in rebate.

Finally, free shipping.

That makes this deal for the Canon EOS 350D Rebel XT exceptional.

Final Price: $740.00!

Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens (Silver)

Lexar 1GB Secure Digital Card

If you're thinking of getting the Nikon D50 this Christmas, then this is a great deal for you.

You can get a Lexar 1GB SD memory card to store all of your photos for a mere $50 from Buy.com.

This is about 50% off the standard retail price of this card - not bad at all. Did I mention there's free shipping?

Great Deal on The Canon Rebel XT

If you've been thinking about getting a new Canon Digital Rebel EOS 350D XT, now might be the time to do it: Amazon.com: Camera & Photo: Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens (Black).

Here's the deal: for the next 2 weeks Amazon will give you 5% off the price of the camera up to $100. When you are checking out you just enter the code SAVECUSTAPPR and you'll get the discount.

This amounts to $45.00 for this camera. Add to that the $75.00 mail-in rebate offered by Canon right now, and you can get a brand spanking new EOS Rebel XT for about $780.00!

Kingston 512MB Flash at Buy.com

Today's deal is for a Kingston 512MB compact flash card at Buy.com.

The price of the card is $23.95 after rebates, which is pretty good considering other retailers sell it for about $37.00.

Check out the Kingston 512MB card at Buy.com. (deal ends November 5)