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Entry-level Rebel XS will sell for under $700

Last year I finally gave up on trying to get good pictures of my kids playing soccer and generally doing anything where my old point-and-shoot camera had to focus fast and use a fast shutter speed. Every time I tried to shoot fast action pictures, I ended up with nothing but an elbow or a foot in the frame because the shutter just wasn’t fast enough.

I decided to upgrade to a D-SLR camera and have never looked back. If you are in the same boat and want to upgrade to a D-SLR camera, but want to get in at the low-end of the DSLR spectrum Canon has finally announced pricing on its Canon Rebel XS entry-level DSLR.

We talked about the Rebel XS back in early June, when pricing was a guessing game. Canon announced today that the Rebel XS will retail for $699.99. For that price you get the camera body and the kit EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. The lens is also available separately for $199.99.

Canon also announced a new flash to go along with the Rebel XS called the Canon Speedlite 430EX II. The flash promises a 20% faster recycle time compared to the 430EX. The flash will retail for $329.99.

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Still expensive
By Roy2001 on 7/8/2008 2:48:12 PM , Rating: 2
I think XS should settle down at $500 for body, XSi for $700, 40D for $900 and 5D for $1200.




RE: Still expensive
By kattanna on 7/9/2008 4:05:12 PM , Rating: 2
haha, nothing compared to the amount you will spend on lenses.


RE: Still expensive
By xsilver on 7/9/2008 11:31:23 PM , Rating: 2
you would be surprised at the amount of people that buy entry level slr's and only stick with the kit lenses (18-55 / 50-200mm)


RE: Still expensive
By Solandri on 7/11/2008 1:33:54 PM , Rating: 2
Canon has a real winner with their new 18-55 IS entry level lens. It's sharper in tests than my 17-40 f/4 L. True the construction is plastic and it suffers from barrel distortion and vignetting, but this is a $200 lens out-resolving a $700 lens.


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