Ding ding!

My latest lens cost me right around $2,000. Well worth the money though... such a fantastic lens and easily worth it over the cheap lenses.

You should get some kind of discount from Canon you sure sold me. I need to buy it soon someone needs some build pics! Thanks everyone for your help.:thumbsup:

I have a Canon SX120is, really nice, gret pics and idiot proof (even I can use it!). My wife really likes it as well.

Mike

The wife and I had a talk and the biggest thing she does'nt like about all the other camera's we bought over the years is the speed, it seems like it takes forever between shots, so we decided to get a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS SLR, It's a way better camera than I probably need but I think I'll have fun playing around with it. I paid a little over $500 with a case, little tripod, lense cover and free shipping, it would have been really cheap but they talked me into a 4 hr battery. Maybe I can learn how to shoot my own cars in the future.:thumbsup: thanks everyone for your input Telly

That's what I was talking about in my earlier post.... if you need some speed between shots -- some of these little cameras might be real nice - but become useless if they're too slow!

Nice camera - it will serve you well!

4 hour battery?

Where did you buy this from?

I was thinking that he might have meant a 4 GB card....??

The battery in my Nikon D70 will last DAYS...

the guy told me the battery that comes with it only last 40 minutes? http://www.camerakings.com/products/...55mm_Lens_Kit/

Telly --

Me thinks he got in your drawers...

You should be able to shoot 400/500 photos without flash on the battery that came with it -- and maybe 300 with the FLASH on half the time...

The batteries in cameras really aren't rated in "hours" because they mostly will turn off automatically in a certain time if not in use.... and it really makes a difference in HOW you're using the camera. Live will use more power - and of course flash will use more power... but as stated above - it should take a few HUNDRED photos without needing to be recharged on the STOCK battery that came with it.

I've yet to be in a situation when the battery in my camera needed to be re-charged... and that includes LONG days at the races taking 100's of photos... and my camera is 3 or 4 years old and on it's original battery. Someone like Steve or others on here that are PROS might use up a battery in a day of shooting - but they're doing all manor of fancy stuff with their rigs.

Telly - These are the number of SHOOTS that can be taken using the factory stock battery - according to the CANON website for your camera.



Power Source
Battery
One Battery Pack LP-E5
AC power can be supplied via optional AC Adapter Kit ACK-E5 (with optional Battery Grip BG-E5, AA-size batteries can be used)
Number of Shots
Number of shots (approx.) No Flash 50% Flash Use
Normal Shooting 72* 600 500
32* 500 400
Live View Shooting 72* 200 190
32°F 190 180


Despite my best efforts of arranging this "chart" it doesn't post correctly == but looking at the numbers for SHOTS you can take on the battery -- the WORST CASE is 180 pictures at FREEZING TEMPS and using the MAXIMUM POWER -- so LIVE VIEW AND FLASH at the same time.... That is a LOT OF PICTURES on the battery it came with.