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The Nikon D40 is regularly $549.99 at Sear, on sale at Early Bird special for $449.99. At B&H, the regular on-line price if $489.99. If you really want the Nikon D40, you can save about $40.00 at the Early Bird sale at Sears, not the $100 saving that the Sears ad states. However, I think it is more important to get the best camera for your needs, rather thay the one with the 10% discount. -Payl

The price for dSLRs are tightly controlled by the manufacture. The retail store does not have a lot of margin for sale prices. That why prices are very consistant from store to store. The only thing that changes is the "bundled" options, such as case, extra battery, and filter, which you may or may not want. Look for coupons for "%x off anything in the store". These are really valuable on (nearly) fix prices items such as dSLR. A better option would be to buy the dSLR on-line from a NYC dealer, but make sure item are not "grey market" (without USA warrenty) and the dealer is reputable. If the price is too good to be true...it usually is. -Paul

I would agree with the comments on the Canon A5xx/A6xx series camers. I am just awaiting the reposting of the Office Depot ad that is supposed to offer $75.00 off on all camera over $179.00. That seems to be the only way to get a discount on Canon cameras. -Paul