Tesco have the 1000D with 18-55 IS lens at £289 (save £6 by collecting at store) until Boxing Day. After Canon's £30 cashback that's an irresistable £253.

 

Good price, I'm sure a few will be tempted

 

With the IS lens? Wow.

 

Wow, does seem to include the kit lens !

Link to Tesco

 

From the link:

Is that a challenge? Might get one just so I can complain when it doesn't live up to that claim /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

Ok, take the lens off & leave it with the hole facing upwards in a field where the farmer is operating one of those disgusting poo projectors; I doubt much would stay clean under those conditions.

Must say I that price I'm tempted ... to rip the anti-alias filter off & use it for infra-red! (Edit: I don't need, or want, the lens, though)

 

Must..... fight temptation...... to say you wouldn't notice much difference with a Canon!

 

Do I take it you don't think much of the Canon image quality then TimF ?

 

I think he's kidding. (mostly!)

As for the field full of muck to dirty the sensor.....messing about with a set of extension tubes in my living room would be a tough enough test I reckon