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Tmizzle

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 08:45

Does it come with a battery straight from canon?

HJMinard

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 08:46

Yes

rsnadel

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 08:59

It comes standard with a Canon battery provided you buy it through a legit retailer. Some online retailers try to lure you with ridiculously low prices and then tell you it's for the camera only, at which point they want to charge you for items that come standard in the kit, including the battery, charger, strap, software, and so forth.

Tmizzle

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 09:12

yeah, i was about to purcahse through A&M Photoworld until the told me to call. When i called they say i have to purchase a battery and charger through them.

jbradc

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 10:44

They are a rip off, do not buy from A&M. Deal with a retailer with a good reputation, like B&H.

CaseyScofield

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 11:34

It does come with a battery

But it doesn't come with a memory card (not that I expected it to), I just didn't think about that part when I bought mine.

Andy_T

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 11:42

Check www.resellerratings.com before you buy anything!!!

Take a look at what other customers of AM photoworld have to say there.... very informative :shock:

Best regards,
Andy

wintermute76

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 13:46

HJMinard

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 13:51

Anyone know about this 20D deal from Dell? http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0399222

Ends up at $1305. Good/ bad? When my Fed return gets here, I"m thinking of snapping one up.

Thanks

Sounds pretty good to me. Dell is certainly a reputable "dealer" ... when you can find a good deal.

NYC2BGI

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 14:16

It comes with 1 battery but I bought an extra one. No memory card is included.

kb244

23rd of February 2005 (Wed), 17:29

Yea memory cards are one of the things Canon didnt throw in with their DSLRs, I remeber this being the first thing I noticed when I got my Drebel upgrading from a Canon G3, but that was ok seeing as I already cards from the G3. I Think canon feels why waste money supplying a small memory card when most people in the DSLR market are most certainly going to be buying either new larger, or new faster cards.

Andy_T

24th of February 2005 (Thu), 03:42

YeI Think canon feels why waste money supplying a small memory card when most people in the DSLR market are most certainly going to be buying either new larger, or new faster cards.

That's exactly what I thought when I unpacked the 32MB CF card that came with my G2 (holds about 8 RAW shots :lol: )

Best regards,
Andy