Lets get the new year rolling with new posts on cameras. The next three months are prime time for camera price drops and new camera releases. If you want a new camera now is the time to keep your eyes open. The current models will drop and new cameras with features you cannot live without will be out shortly. Kind of a bummer it is right after Christmas, but they do that on purpose. Kind of like how Apple releases all of their new laptops right after school starts. They are not accidents. Anyway, on to the deals.
Amazon has an incredible deal on a Nikon D80 body only. They are selling the body brand new for $518. That is a great deal. You can find it here.
If you add this 18-50 lens to your package you have a great starter lens, and an incredible camera to get started on photography and all for under $600.
The major advantage that this camera offers over newer cameras is that it has an autofocusing motor built into the camera body, so you can use old Nikon lenses, and still get them to work great with your camera. You cannot do this with a D40, or D60, or I think the D90. The big advantage with this is you can get old lenses cheap, and they will work great for you.
The D60 is also very attractive and comes with a lens, or two if you look in the right spots and you do not care about using older lenses. The camera with one lens is on sale at Amazon for $520. You can find that here.
The D60 with two lenses, the package I would recommend, for the D60, is $650. You can find it here.
For a nice feature breakdown between the D80 and D60 you can look here. For the best in-depth reviews of the cameras, here is the D80, and the D60.
One last option if you do not want to shell out over $500. You can find a refurbished Canon XTi with a lens, here, for $413. This is a great camera, I own one, and an inexpensive way to get into photography. This camera was refurbished by Canon so I have more faith in it than most refurbished equipment. Canon is also excellent in both their customer service and their warranty support making me even less worried about a refurbished piece from them.
Later,
John
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