Canon 7D purchase

Just ordered the Canon 7D with the 28-135 lens for $1549 thru AAFES.com. Can't wait for it to show up. Maybe in a week or two I'll have it. Last time I ordered from them it only took 5 days and I was in Korea when it was delivered...I'm gonna try to sell the 28-135 so I got one heck of a deal...

In trickier situations, the fulol time manual focus adjust offered by the EF 28-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is valuable. The EF-S 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS does not support that, so make sure you assess if that's something you need/want or not, before parting with the 28-135.

duntov wrote in post #10465250
I'm gonna try to sell the 28-135 so I got one heck of a deal...

If you were stateside, you could have gotten it a bit cheaper through the Beach Camera ebay deal after selling off the lens and printer. Requires a little work, but 7D would cost around $1150.

Congrats on your new gear!

ugh. my wife spent $1800 when she bought the 7D for me back in the beginning of february (body only).

whats the best bet for the body only? BCB? or are there other TRUST WORTHY websites out there with incredible prices?

eBay. I got it from BeachCamera. I just shot ~150 test shots yesterday with my new 7D.

I'm about ready to cry because it is so awesome. My Rebel felt like a toy afterward.

That's ok, my first DSLR the Rebel XT was $948 with kit lens and another $100 for a 1GB memory card. My how the prices have dropped.

Still waiting for the 7D to come in. It's been a week already....but it is coming USPS priority mail. Should be in soon....

duntov wrote in post #10469726
That's ok, my first DSLR the Rebel XT was $948 with kit lens and another $100 for a 1GB memory card. My how the prices have dropped.

lol, ok, i feel a little better.

well, until i remember how i paid $200 for a 4MB ram upgrade on my acer acros 486dx computer (back in my college days) to make ready for windows 95 upgrade (as well as $200 some dollars to throw in a 500mb hard drive to supplement the 180mb drive that came w/ the system). getting slightly off topic now..... lol

congrats on the purchase. you will love it. be patient though as it takes a little while to get used to. its quite a camera!!

so US has cheaper offers than Japan? even though the cameras are made in japan? wow!! hehe

How did you get it so cheap? I got mine from AAFES a few months ago and it was $1849 if I remember correctly.
Ohh, and be patient with shipping. I paid for priority, with supposed shipping from Pacific Warehouses to Guam. I got it 30 days after I ordered. And AAFES tracking did not work.