dSLR Dad

This year’s Black Friday ads are beginning to pop-up around the internets.  The only question that remains for any dSLR Dad:

Will I be able to find a good deal standing in line when it’s dark and freezing cold outside, or should I just order online?

Circuit City is offering Sony DSLR-A350, Nikon D60, and Canon EOS Rebel XS dSLR camera combinations (two each) for sale.  The Olympus E-420 and Canon EOS 40D dSLR Cameras are also discounted.  For comparison, I have included both Amazon.com and B&H Photo Video prices at the time of this publication:

	Circuit City	Amazon.com	B&H Photo Video
Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 SLR Digital Camera with Sony 18-70mm Lens	$699.99	$749.99	$749.99
Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 SLR Digital Camera with Sony 18-70mm Lens & 75-300mm Lens	$799.98	$979.98 Must purchase separately	$749.98 Not a typo, it’s the same as above
Nikon D60 SLR Digital Camera Kit with 18-55mm G AF-S VR DX Zoom Lens	$574.99	$571.95	$543.95
Nikon D60 SLR Digital Camera Kit with 18-55mm G AF-S VR DX & 55-200mm G AF-S VR DX AF Lenses, Nikon GADGET BAG & Nikon School DVD	$774.98	$849.99	$649.95
Canon Rebel XS dSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Image Stabilized (IS) Lens	$499.99	$469.30	$479.95
Canon XS digital SLR and the Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS & EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III telephoto zoom lens	$629.98	$530.38	$528.90
Olympus E-420 dSLR Camera with 14-42mm Zoom Lens	$449.99	$400.30	$434.95
Canon EOS 40D dSLR Camera with EF 28-135mm  Image Stabilized (IS) USM Zoom Lens	$1,149.99	$1,006	$1,006.95
SanDisk Ultra II 4GB SDHC Memory Card	$17.99	$24.42 $8.36 (bulk)	$22.95
SanDisk Ultra II 8GB SDHC Memory Card	$24.99	$34.45	$34.95

Compare to Best Buy’s Black Friday Doorbusters, Circuit city makes a much more respectable showing for a dSLR Dad.  Unfortunately, unless you are going to wake up early and stand in line for memory cards, you can probably save more money staying at home.  In fact, if you ‘evaluated’ Amazon Prime, you would get FREE and fast two-day shipping for the next month.

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