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**koosh**

I thought I'd ask you, since you're a photography genius :) I'm going to get DH a DSLR for Xmas, but I want to give it to him in Nov so he has enough time to play around with it before our big trip in December. I'd like to give it to him a few days before Thanksgiving, so that he can play around with it while we're in NYC, so buying it on Black Friday or Cyber Monday is out. I'm leaning towards the Nikon d3000 and found this place that has it, plus an extra lens for just under $700 and no tax. http://www.abesofmaine.com/item.do?item=NKD30002LK What do you think? To me, this seems like a good deal because amazon has the camera for $529 and the lens for $220. Or the other camera I'm looking at is the Cannon XSi. TIA!

Re: **koosh**

  • edited December 2011
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  • koosh ballkoosh ball member
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    edited December 2011
    I have heard good things about the D300. The lenses are good lengths and I am sure he will like both of them.Abe's of Maine has good reviews on google so I would be comfortable ordering from them.He should buy two UV filters to protect the glass. He might also want an external flash since the lenses are a little slow.
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  • edited December 2011
    Do you think I should buy the filters and flash now or wait till he plays around with it for a little while first? Thanks again for your help!
  • koosh ballkoosh ball member
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    edited December 2011
    I don't know what size those lenses are but if you can figure it out then you can do it before. Otherwise, I'd let him do the work. :)
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  • edited December 2011
    Haha, good point. I'll just order this and let him deal with it.
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