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dan4877
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My budget is about 1000 which I know isn't much but I wanna make sure I get the most bang for my buck. Any suggestions?
neuroanatomist said:A lens better than the kit lens is your best bang for the buck. I'd get the T3i/600D with 18-55mm to start, and save another bit for the EF-S 15-85mm lens.
dan4877 said:My budget is about 1000 which I know isn't much but I wanna make sure I get the most bang for my buck. Any suggestions?
Canon DSLR's have a replacable protective cover over the LCD. If it gets scratched, you can order a replacement from Canon. It is held in place with a die-cut piece of double back tape.dan4877 said:Thanks for the help! Think going with the t3i. I found a scratch protector for it too. Same place I got one for my phone, www.xoskins.com... I'd recommend them for anyone.
elflord said:dan4877 said:My budget is about 1000 which I know isn't much but I wanna make sure I get the most bang for my buck. Any suggestions?
It depends on what you're shooting (what are you shooting?) but my boilerplate advice to those on this kind of budget is to spend very little on the body and put it into glass and/or a flash. Bodies depreciate very quickly, especially in this price range, so you will always pay a steep premium for the latest. To put this into perspective, Canon still sell lenses that are around 20 years old as "current" models.
As someone else pointed out in this thread, the 30D is about $250. Good candidates for lenses are the Tamron 17-50 non VC for a zoom, the Canon 50mm f/1.4 or a cheaper 50mm f/1.8 for a portrait lens. I would generally recommend against variable aperture zooms (which includes the kit lens). The 15-85mm is pretty decent but it may be a bit of a stretch on your budget.
If you want video you will need a newer model, at that point you need to go with one of the Rebel series (the first of the higher XXD series that supports video is the 60D which will blow your budget). Video on DSLR is essentially manual focus only (the autofocus is so poor that you can only really use it to prefocus at the start of a movie)
Regarding refurbished gear -- if you buy it from Canon's online store, it's as good as new.