Buying a 20D

[Fewski]

I'm buying a 20D, and was wondering what store has the best price? I was thinking of buying used, but if anything went wrong, I would be out of a big amount of money.

Any stores have a sale? Black friday?

 

[Big Mike]

I would check B&H and Adorama...they are the two biggest camera stores and usually have the best 'honest' price.

The 20D was discontinued early this year (or late last year), I believe. The 30D is the replacement. The cost difference should be fairly small...and I think the 30D currently qualifies for a Canon mail-in rebate.

 

[bitteraspects]

i thought the difference in price was a lot?
was it recently lowered?

 

[Mole]

I just bought the 30D and it is about $200 more then the 20D. But you get a $100 rebate through canon on the 30D. I bought mine through buydig.com but my other choice was B&H Photo. The only reason I went with buydig is because they had the compact flash card I wanted on sale plus free shipping. The final price beat B&H buy about $50. Who ever you decide to go through check them out with BBB first, that's how I narrowed it down. They're are a lot of places offering both cameras cheap but they're just scams, check them out first do your research and you wont get scammed.

 

[bitteraspects]

it used to be a little more. but even now, i cant justify wasting $200 extra dollars on a 30D

 

[woodsac]

If you're interested in buying used equipment (or new) from a very reliable source, check out KEH.com. I've bought several used items from them. All performed exactly as described, and were in the exact condition they listed.