For those of you who missed on the recent Canon 60D deals, it looks like
there is a decent one going on at Amazon.
Canon EOS 60D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD and 18-135mm f
/3.5-5.6 IS UD Standard Zoom Lens: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-60D-3-0-Inch-18-135mm-Standard/dp/B
1199.00
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR
Cameras: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-55-250mm-4-0-5-6-Telephoto-Digital/
184.00
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-70-300mm-4-5-6-Lens-Cameras/dp/B000
$524.94
Tiffen 58mm UV Protection Filter: http://www.amazon.com/Tiffen-58mm-UV-Protection-Filter/dp/B0000
12.39
Add everything to cart (Make sure its sold by Amazon)
Order Summary
Items (4): $1,920.33
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Promotion Applied: -$12.39
Promotion Applied: -$150.00
Promotion Applied: -$200.00
Total: $1,557.94
Conservative Resale of Lenses (You may be able to get more)
18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ($250)
70-300mm f/4-5.6 ($400)
55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 ($150)
This means that for a little bit of your troubles, you can score a Canon 60D
Body for around $758 (1558-250-400-150) or less.
Want it even cheaper?
You can also add Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II Inkjet Photo Printer: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Pro9000-Inkjet-Printer-3295B002/dp/
for $433.48 - $400 MIR: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/Electronics/Canon_Pr
. You can probably fetch $150 for the printer. This would bring the price
of the Canon 60D body down to around $630 after selling all your lenses and
receiving the $400 MIR: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/Electronics/Canon_Pr
.
I'll let you all decide for yourselves how valuable your time is and whether
or not this deal is worth it, but this seems like a decent deal for those
of you who don't mind flipping a few things on craigslist/ebay. I'm on the
fence.... Hope this helps someone out!