CANON Rebel

[andysway]

My HS daughter was set to buy Canon digital SLR (RebelXSI 1855K) til she saw a negative review of an online dealer over the Japanese vs American version? Is this a common problem among Canon/dealers? Sorry for the naivite, but she's making a wholehearted investment into photography and this seems like a concern. Any ideas? Thank you!

[JETA]

The best advice I can give is to buy from a reputable dealer. If the price sounds too good to be true it is.

Try out B&H or adorama.

[hollis]

check out this thread & see if your online dealer is listed

http://forums.photographyreview.com/...splay.php?f=10

I took a quick look, buydig.com has the best price on the XSi kit $699
http://tiny.cc/C9GDQ

[Frog]

If you are in the United States, look for "authorized dealer" on any sites you check.
This means you will get a camera with a full 'manufacturers warranty'.
If it says stuff like usa warranty, that does NOT mean its a manufacturers warranty and will be difficult to take advantage of.
Do check our camera dealers feedback as hollis suggested and also check here
http://www.resellerratings.com/ which is the only honest online store rating place I know of.
Good luck and do come back with any other questions.
This site is the friendliest on the web for photography.

[andysway]

You are all awesome. Thanks! And yes, buydig was something we were heading towards. I will follow each of these thoughts before acting.

I actually found this site by googling the username of someone who had a very bad experience with another dealer who was cheaper. But this IS an investment . . you all helped a LOT. Cheers, for now. Will have my daughter check this out too (if she hasn't found it already).