Canon EOS 1000D DSLR Camera (Body only)  (Black)

This is an entry level DSLR, and for someone starting out on photography, it is a reasonable buy, though I must say that having handled the Nikon at the same price range, the Nikon felt much better build-wise. The Canon is quite 'plasticky'.

I bought this camera afetr quite a bit of research on the Canon website and elsewhere. Most places, INCLUDING THE CANON WEBSITE, BROCHURES AND EVEN THE IN-BOX MANUAL mentioned this camera as having an IS lens, but IT DOES NOT COME WITH AN IS LENS... a g...

I have been using this camera (not bought at flipkart) for the past 2 years and have no complaints so far.
Unlike what a few others have pointed out, I bought the kit with a standard EFS18-55 IS Lens. (Tripod was also included in the kit along with the canon carry case and a 8 GB memory card).
Subsequently I have added a 50mm Prime to my kit and there have been no compatibility issues with lenses.
My recent buy for my SLR kit was a Marumi 58mm UV filter which was bought from Flipkart. Excelle...

very user friendly and light weight camera I am using is Cannon 1000D. I recently bought and start using this camera without any tutorial and training which is good for entry level photographers. Though I had not bought it from flipkart but camera is good.

For the price it's a bargain. Does everything you need a dslr for. Yes, you got no video (which is a feature that may end up to be useful, owing to the range of lenses one can get in a dslr), the iso range is fairly small and there ain't no IS on the kit lens. All in all, 1 year ago this was the thing to buy but, now why not spend a bit more and buy the 1100D. and If you're looking for something even sweeter, then Nikon's D3100 fits the bill perfectly. This camera then, is what you buy, when ...