Holiday Shopping Deals

Amazon has got some great sales on several digital camera and accessory items this week with free shipping on them all. I've provided links to several of these killer deals below:

Canon Powershot S2 IS 5MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom - $279.94

HP Photosmart R927 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom - $238.94

Fujifilm Finepix S6000 6MP Digital Camera with 10.7x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom with Picture Stabilization - $391.49 before $50 rebate

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1K 5MP Compact Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom - $219.00

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens - $69.94
Seriously, you cannot pass this lens up at this price if you don't have one yet. Read more . . .

Olympus Stylus 720SW 7.1MP Ultra Slim Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom - $299.94

Joby GP1-01P Gorillapod Flexible Tripod - $21.95 (a great stocking stuffer)

Just wanted to pass these along. Happy holidays and enjoy!

Canon Rebel XT Price Drop

Recent reports note that Canon has dropped the Rebel XT MSRP to $599 for the body only and $699 with the kit lens.

An even better deal can be found on Amazon.com today where the Rebel XT is under $530 for the body only and Kit price with 18-55mm lens is under $630. Both deals come with free shipping from Amazon. I paid a cool $1000 for the same kit a year and a half ago!

I imagine that the price drop is in response to Nikon's recent announcement of their new D40 at $600 with lens, which is not yet available . Also, keep in mind that the Canon Rebel XTi is $815 at Amazon - again, free shipping.

I imagine there will be a few of these under some Christmas trees this year at these ridiculous deals. Hmmm? Maybe I need a second body.....

Cameras for Tots

I've been letting my 4 year old run around with an old Sony 3.2MP point and shoot camera occasionally. He loves it and does surprisingly well at times. I don't let him run off too far with the camera because I'm not quite ready to turn it into a $400 toy.

Fisher Price to the rescue! Popular Photography has an article reviewing the new Fisher Price Kid Tough Digital Camera. Overall, they seem pleased with it - the camera performs well given the intended audience.

From the article:

If our guest testers are any indication, FisherPrice has a real winner with this camera. The chance for children to act like their folks with their own camera will make many children happy. And for parents, having the chance to see the world through a child's eye, even in low-resolution snapshots, is simply magical. Read more . . .

The camera has made my son's Christmas list and grandma has insisted on checking it off the list. I'll let you know how this works out after Christmas.