Hey guys, How much would you pay for this stuff?

Like the title says, I would like to know how much this stuff is worth.
The deal is, I bought this today on a whim. I have wanted to get a decent camera and try out amateur photography for a while. I live in a great place that I believe has a lot of great pictures to capture. I am by no means an expert in anything that has to do with cameras, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I just want measurement that my impulse buy is not a terrible one. I firmly believe that worth is based on how much you use something, but just for an idea I want to know that I made a good deal.

Also if you have ANY tips for someone who has never had anything like this, I would appreciate it. I have already read most things in this forum today so I have a few places to start but would still love some help.



The camera is a Canon Rebel EOS XSI 12.2 mp
Lens 1- 18-55mm Canon efs
Lens 2- 75-300mm Canon
Lens 3- 200-400mm Tamron AF LD....?
Tiffen 58mm UV Protector
Targus 58mm Multi Coated Cirular Polarizer HD filter
Lastly it came with 2 batteries a remote controller RC-5

I paid 250 for the lot, and am hoping to start a new bobbie.

I don't know that much about Canon but that looks like a good deal to me, lenses are more important than the actual camera.

I'm rusty on my photography knowledge, but I believe you generally want a fast lens (lower f-stop) to allow more light in.. well at least that is what I tended to focus on.

Try picking up a 55mm standard (idk what you call em, but its a fixed lens, similar to human eye) and a low f-stop.

Again, I'm a bit rusty but looks like a good deal.

Originally Posted by jlaroc1990

Like the title says, I would like to know how much this stuff is worth.
The deal is, I bought this today on a whim. I have wanted to get a decent camera and try out amateur photography for a while. I live in a great place that I believe has a lot of great pictures to capture. I am by no means an expert in anything that has to do with cameras, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I just want measurement that my impulse buy is not a terrible one. I firmly believe that worth is based on how much you use something, but just for an idea I want to know that I made a good deal.

Also if you have ANY tips for someone who has never had anything like this, I would appreciate it. I have already read most things in this forum today so I have a few places to start but would still love some help.

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The camera is a Canon Rebel EOS XSI 12.2 mp
Lens 1- 18-55mm Canon efs
Lens 2- 75-300mm Canon
Lens 3- 200-400mm Tamron AF LD....?
Tiffen 58mm UV Protector
Targus 58mm Multi Coated Cirular Polarizer HD filter
Lastly it came with 2 batteries a remote controller RC-5

I paid 250 for the lot, and am hoping to start a new bobbie.

Good deal.

XSi is about $200-250 by itself
18-55mm is $50
75-300mm is a piece of crap but $100
200-400mm should be at least $200 and as high as $400 if it auto focuses on that camera and is a decently fast lens.

Most would be happy at $400-$500 for all that.

XSi is great starter DSLR

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See how the 200-400mm works. If it works well keep it. Sell the 75-300mm or sell them both.

Buy a 50mm f1.8 for around $120 new.
Buy a 70-300mm USM IS for around $300 used if you need a telephoto cheap. (no its not the same, not even close)

List all the numbers and info you can find on the 200-400 (ie f3.5-f5.6, etc.)

Originally Posted by GlockMan

List all the numbers and info you can find on the 200-400 (ie f3.5-f5.6, etc.)

Tamron AF LD 200-400mm 1:5.6 2.5m and it does auto focus

Originally Posted by jlaroc1990

Tamron AF LD 200-400mm 1:5.6 2.5m and it does auto focus

Unfortunately, it's also optically horrible. Owned one, and got rid of it almost immediately.

Originally Posted by Adamo99

Unfortunately, it's also optically horrible. Owned one, and got rid of it almost immediately.

I have no idea how to distinguish this, but thanks for the heads up. I found one selling on ebay for 275 which is more than I spent on the entire deal, so its a possibility that I will sell it just to recoup the money. Before I do that though, i'm going to try it out with a friend that knows quite a bit more about this stuff than I do.

^^ it is reasonably sharp stopped down to f8-f11, but at those apertures, especially at the 400mm end, you need a LOT of light to get reasonably high shutter speeds, so you can avoid blurry shots.

Originally Posted by Adamo99

Unfortunately, it's also optically horrible. Owned one, and got rid of it almost immediately.

Originally Posted by jlaroc1990

I have no idea how to distinguish this, but thanks for the heads up. I found one selling on ebay for 275 which is more than I spent on the entire deal, so its a possibility that I will sell it just to recoup the money. Before I do that though, i'm going to try it out with a friend that knows quite a bit more about this stuff than I do.

Originally Posted by Adamo99

^^ it is reasonably sharp stopped down to f8-f11, but at those apertures, especially at the 400mm end, you need a LOT of light to get reasonably high shutter speeds, so you can avoid blurry shots.

Sell the 200-400mm for $250+
Sell the 75-300mm for $100+

Buy a Canon 50mm f1.8 for around $120 new.
Buy a Canon 70-300mm USM IS for around $300 used if you need a telephoto cheap. (no its not the same, not even close)

You will have close to the same distance telephoto and far superior quality in one lens. You will also have a razor sharp / low light / portrait lens to learn about bokeh on. You already have a walk around lens.

For $300-$350 total you have a $1000+ set up.