Dave,
Originally Posted by dfedzina
The great thing about the rebates is they are already reflected in the prices we have been quoting. Canon lowers the price to the dealers and reputable dealers pass them along. This brings up a good point that you may not be aware of. Beware of online dealers with unreasonably lower prices. Most of them are unscrupulous boiler rooms that are selling stripped kits, for example the battery is not included, refurbished or used. They then try to sell you over priced less than generic items. By the time they get done you may end up paying hundreds more than if you went to a reputable authorized Canon dealer.
The other thing to keep in mind about a couple of the lenses mentioned is that although they are good lenses, they have a very shallow depth of field at f/1.8. The main thing you need to know without a long technical discussion is that when used wide open -- at f/1.8 -- images may be soft or slightly out of focus. You may need to stop them down to get sharper images. Higher end Canon bodies have AF micro adjustment which allows you to calibrate the camera and lens for optimum auto focus. I do not believe that either the T1i or T2i have this feature.
For what is worth, I am seriously looking at the T1i for a "take along camera". For clarification of that good advice you may want to look up the "BYCS" thread here. Just enter BYCS in the search function at the top right corner of the forums page.
Chris
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