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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4323736, member: 19463"]I do agree that you could do better and that this is not the camera I would have chosen from the Canon lineup but especially I would avoid this 'package' for two reasons. </p><p><br /></p><p>The listing says the seller is away until April 20 so you shipment will be delayed. I read that as the seller lives in a Covid hotspot and is not allowed to go to the postoffice. Your package will be delayed more if the virus has not calmed down enough by then and New York reopens for business. </p><p><br /></p><p>Second, packages with all those items include many that are absolute junk. You do not want to use those auxiliary lenses which degrade the image quality. Similarly, you don't want to put filters on the from of the lens. This camera allows use of glassless extension tubes behind the lens which do not introduce aberrations and color fringing like these items will. You need the camera, lens, memory card (most computers have a reader built in for SD cards) and remote release. The tripod will probably be too flimsy to use for the purpose. </p><p><br /></p><p>I repeat, my recent purchase of a mirrorless camera suggests to me that they are better for coins than a DSLR. However the older DSLR's are cheaper and will take good photos. You will take good photos with the camera if it is used properly when it arrives. That depends on your learning and the seller actually shipping the package.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4323736, member: 19463"]I do agree that you could do better and that this is not the camera I would have chosen from the Canon lineup but especially I would avoid this 'package' for two reasons. The listing says the seller is away until April 20 so you shipment will be delayed. I read that as the seller lives in a Covid hotspot and is not allowed to go to the postoffice. Your package will be delayed more if the virus has not calmed down enough by then and New York reopens for business. Second, packages with all those items include many that are absolute junk. You do not want to use those auxiliary lenses which degrade the image quality. Similarly, you don't want to put filters on the from of the lens. This camera allows use of glassless extension tubes behind the lens which do not introduce aberrations and color fringing like these items will. You need the camera, lens, memory card (most computers have a reader built in for SD cards) and remote release. The tripod will probably be too flimsy to use for the purpose. I repeat, my recent purchase of a mirrorless camera suggests to me that they are better for coins than a DSLR. However the older DSLR's are cheaper and will take good photos. You will take good photos with the camera if it is used properly when it arrives. That depends on your learning and the seller actually shipping the package.[/QUOTE]
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