nevermind

[jann1033]

i found another lens but forget it i'm just going with the 18-125

 

[PoohJen]

Is that the Sigma that Kelly, et al, was recommending? I think I am going that route as well, although I just missed the Canon 28-135 IS on ebay

I'm getting too impatient to shop around anymore: think I'll go with getting XT body only and get the 18-125, hope the wide angle is sufficient enough, and later get a more powerful zoom after I've had time to learn and play.

 

[jann1033]

me too. i have a film 100-300 telemacro lens that is supposed to work with the xt so if so even though it's huge and heavy( to me) i think i'll see what i want after i get everything...camera is supposed to come tommorrow but cf cards won't be here till thurs. so near and yet so far

 

[PoohJen]

Who did you go thru Jann? How long to wait for s/h? I'm probably going w/ Amazon tonite; all the prices hover around the same when you factor in S/H.

 

[jann1033]

first i tried beach but they close early on weekends and i missed it so i went to buydig.com as they had it the same price it was 677 for the black then the 100 rebate..came to 683 out the door and i ordered it last friday, they shipped it yesterday and stupid me paid the $7 for faster shipping ( instead of the free shipping) and i am getting it in less than the 4 days anyway. i was happy with beach too.( got a camera for daughter from them) and i think the 2 sites are somehow related
the cards i got on newegg.. some site i read reviewed simple tech cards as good and i got a 2 gb, and a 512 mb for 80 total but have $22 worth of rebates from them coming too so it'll be $58 which i thought was pretty good. (Walmart wanted $89 for just the 2 gb lexar 80x)
they have a sigma 18-125 on ebay for $ 96 bid but it's used and i am too chicken.

naturally , i just check and it's $10 less today ..i asked them if they will adjust it since i don't even have the stinkin thing yet

 

[PoohJen]

I saw that sigma on ebay; I am reluctant to wait on that bid to end though; rather have it in the mail on it's way to me.
I'm going to check memory cards at Costco tomorrow.

 

[spoon2003]

Costco has memory cards at $10 off, $39.99 for 1gb Sandisk II or Kingston Elite 2GB for $54.99

Best I've seen lately.

 

[PoohJen]

Thanks Spoon - is that for the "flash" type (or whatever the "more expensive" type recommended for the XT, etc., is - pardon my ignorance here!).

 

[spoon2003]

but believe these are the faster cards suitable for DSLR. Kelly recommends Sandisk Ultra II. Kingston Elite got some good reviews at DPReview's 300d/350D forum.

 

[PoohJen]

Circuit City has the SanDisk Ultra 2gb at $75 (after rebates) currently.

 

[jann1033]

somewhat confusing to me but maybe others are brighter..this link compares cf cards

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/mediacompare/

 

[ndelaware]

"Database status
15/Oct/2001 - Database initiated - results from 8 cards added, article published
31/Oct/2001 - Major update - results from 8 more cards added, results from Canon EOS-1D professional D-SLR added, different camera results split over individual pages "

I don't believe this article has been updated since 2001. And no where is reliability discussed. The whole article seems to be about write speed, but if you are losing data due to cheaply made CF cards, write speed means nothing. Sandisk Ultras are widely accepted as being the best CF cards available. Lexar Pros are also a good choice but there are some issues with the Rebel XT. Personally I prefer to have several "smaller" cards than one large one. I rotate six Sandisk/Lexar 1GB cards in my camera, that way if ever I have a card failure ALL of my pictures will not be lost on a dead card. I know it is tempting to save money somewhere due to the high cost of owning a DSLR but the pictures you take are a slice of time that won't repeat itself.