Canon XS pricing

[randomlinh]

$699 MSRP - includes the 18-55 IS kit lens.

too much too late?
excellent pricing for the hardware?
what say you?

 

[Deadtrees]

Considering the price of 450D/40D, XS seems...too expensive at this point.

 

[ElFenix]

same price as a retail D60 with similar lens.

 

[foghorn67]

price seems competitive to me.

 

[Aharami]

why does canon still make silver bodies? looks so cheap

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: Aharami
why does canon still make silver bodies? looks so cheap

Totally agree!

What does Canon have against the "Jump" button? I find it very useful to scroll through the pictures on a large card...but it's been eliminated on at least the XS and XSi?

 

[twistedlogic]

Originally posted by: Jawo

Originally posted by: Aharami
why does canon still make silver bodies? looks so cheap

Totally agree!

Yeah my brother bought a silver XTi and I asked "Where they out of black models?". He said no thats the color he wanted,

I agree with Deadtrees, why buy a XS for $700 when you can get a much better XSI for about $824 or the 40D for $940.

At ~$600, the XS would be closer to the entry level price of other manufactures and would be a sweat deal. But then where would the XTi fit in?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: twistedlogic

Originally posted by: Jawo

Originally posted by: Aharami
why does canon still make silver bodies? looks so cheap

Totally agree!

Yeah my brother bought a silver XTi and I asked "Where they out of black models?". He said no thats the color he wanted,

I agree with Deadtrees, why buy a XS for $700 when you can get a much better XSI for about $824 or the 40D for $940.

At ~$600, the XS would be closer to the entry level price of other manufactures and would be a sweat deal. But then where would the XTi fit in?

why compare retail vs retail when you can compare retail vs low price on the intarweb?

i think the xti is not long for this world. a) it's old so it has to be discounted more (as opposed to the new hotness); b) it probably costs more than the XS to make (c) CF -- "i can use my old memory card with this D60, right? if i got the xti i'd have to get a CF card? how much is that, mr. best buy sales weenie? $50?!?"

 

[ivan2]

XS uses XT's 7 point autofocus, I wouldn't pay nearly twice the money just for the liveview and 2 more MP... And the XTi is remoting competing with the XS too with same MP and better AF...