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peterbajon
Posts: 81 - Karma: 10
is this good camera for skiing and why so cheap?     

http://www.adorama.com/ICADRXTIBR.html?sea...amp;item_no=160
Feb 1 2009 7:12PM
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EH_DUBS
Posts: 3080 - Karma: 969
its just the body i think
Feb 1 2009 7:20PM
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eheath
Posts: 61671 - Karma: 123,725
Refurbished is a little sketchy, but for just a body and being used that price seems ok.
Feb 1 2009 8:12PM
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SteezyOhio
Posts: 6044 - Karma: 60
refurbished by canon means its new basically and they put a new shutter in, the problem is if your gonna go rebel series, go and get the xsi if you will be switching lenses often, the xti does no have a dust cleaning sensor so you will get dust on it
Feb 1 2009 11:21PM
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chipkalback
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 30
yah if i were getting into a rebel i would do xsi 100%, it has some pretty impressive features being an entry level well priced dslr. if you have to, save your money for the glass
Feb 2 2009 12:44AM
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josh.
Posts: 3469 - Karma: 42
your still going to get plenty of dust on the sensor, the self cleaning thing is a gimick.
Feb 2 2009 3:45AM
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josh.
Posts: 3469 - Karma: 42
your still going to get plenty of dust on the sensor, the self cleaning thing is a gimick.
Feb 2 2009 3:46AM
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josh.
Posts: 3469 - Karma: 42
your still going to get plenty of dust on the sensor, the self cleaning thing is a gimick.
Feb 2 2009 3:47AM
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Cam-ron.
Posts: 427 - Karma: 54
the xti is very legit.... but watch out for sites im not saying this one is a scam but there are plenty of camera scammer sites out there.
Feb 2 2009 7:12PM
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horner
Posts: 2439 - Karma: 1,578
Adorama is safe to buy from.  Also, refurbs are basically new, nothing to worry about when buying refurbished items.
Feb 2 2009 7:22PM
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niels043
Posts: 814 - Karma: 185
nuff said


Feb 2 2009 8:51PM
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josh.
Posts: 3469 - Karma: 42
what he said
Feb 2 2009 10:37PM
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chipkalback
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 30
i would agree except i think the xsi is an exception to the rebel family. it's pretty legit given the price and its features. i would either do the xsi or something better, i.e. a used 30/40D , and keh.com is fucking awesome apparently. i've never used it myself, but i've heard from numerous people that their ratings are extremely conservative. so when they said it's in good condition, it's actually in like mint condition, etc. again tho, if you're working on a limited budget, put the money into the glass, not the body necessarily.
Feb 2 2009 11:42PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
see my dad has the xti, and i shot all nikons at school, and i just personally like the canon better. it took just as good of pictures for me, and i liked the feel/layout better
Feb 4 2009 2:09AM
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dergblerp
Posts: 1303 - Karma: 77
I would definitely not say the XSi is an exception to anything. It's just another soccermom slr. Obviously they take great pictures if you know how to set it up, but it's definitely not anything special. I personally liked the XT was the best of the rebel series, having used the XT, XTi and XSi. But once again, it's not anything special, it's just the one i liked best.
Feb 4 2009 12:58PM
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Bigwoods
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 76
It's refurbished and it has the EF lense mount, which doesn't have an Image Stabilizer..
Feb 4 2009 5:21PM
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Bigwoods
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 76

IS in my opinion..

Feb 4 2009 5:34PM
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Bigwoods
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 76

IS is helpful in my opinion

My bad

Feb 4 2009 5:35PM
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josh.
Posts: 3469 - Karma: 42
then buy is lenses, they work on every body. also the only cameras with it built in are pentax and samsung (the same cameras with diffrent badges).
Feb 4 2009 9:12PM
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