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Top dSLR Camera Picks under Php40k

A reader emailed in asking for advise on which dSLR camera to get with a budget under Php40,000. I’m biased towards Canon cameras but here’s my list of possible kits you can buy with that budget.


Canon EOS 450D
12.2 megapixel
3″ LCD screen with Live View
3.5fps continuous shooting
EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens
Kit Price: Php34,000

Olympus e-420
Zuiko 14-42mm ED lens
10 megapixel
2.7″ LCD screen with Live View
3.5fps continuous shooting
Kit Price: Php33,000

Update: the Olympus E520 kit w/ 14-42mm lens is Php 30,800 at jdGoneMad

Canon EOS 1000D
10.1 megapixel
2.5″ LCD
3fps continues shooting
EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens
Kit Price: Php29,500

Nikon D60
10.2 megapixel
2.5″ LCD screen
3fps continuous shooting
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens
Kit Price: Php26,500

My money goes to Canon 450D.

If you have the time, you can check out Hidalgo in Quiapo in the hopes of getting a bargain (if you’re good at price haggling). Mayer’s and Henry’s store are among the most visited there. If you’re busy and don’t want to be bothered for a trip, you can check out several online stores like Gadget Grocery and Kim’s Store in Multiply.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

54 Responses

  1. Avatar for kenneth christian kenneth christian says:

    hi there i’m planning to buy a slr, but since this is my first tym.. i dont have any idea what model to buy what i know is canon 450d bec. one of my friend is using this.. will u also suggest me to use the same as his..? thank you hope u can help me..

  2. Avatar for jELyza jELyza says:

    hello i am planning to buy DSLR cam ..

  3. Avatar for Patricia Patricia says:

    hello I am happily planning to buy dslr cam,I want color violet because I am a girl
    Photojournalist i don’t know where I can buy this

  4. Avatar for SAM SAM says:

    hi am planning to buy dslr cam,but i dont have ideas for its feature…which is bettercanon or nikon?asking a sort of advise to choose a better one..and where to buy….
    my budget is ranging 40k below and how much the lenses?thanks

  5. Avatar for alyaya alyaya says:

    i very like

  6. Avatar for Richelle Richelle says:

    Ano po mas okey.. Canon 550D or Nikon D5100??

  7. Avatar for eljun eljun says:

    Henry has opened a shop at Greenbelt Makati

  8. Avatar for kakashi kakashi says:

    any latest price ng canon 450d sa hidalgo po?

  9. Avatar for MIgz MIgz says:

    I bought the Nikon D3000 works great easy to use… Bought it in Alabang Town Center, the price is 35k with insurance. It comes with a free tripod,4 gig memory card and a bag.

  10. Avatar for godwin godwin says:

    am planning to buy a dslr cam…but i dont have ideas for its feature…asking a sort of advise to choose a better one..and where to buy….
    my budget is ranging 50k below…
    tnx…….

  11. Avatar for MIgz MIgz says:

    Mga Sir,

    I’m planning to buy a DSLR camera for my graduation gift but I’m still thinking of what camera to buy… any good options?… Though that Canon EOS 1000D and 450D is great… Any suggestions?… My budget is around Php.35,000… And can you please tell me where’s the nearest place to buy it?… Cause I’m still from Tagaytay… Thanks…

  12. Avatar for MIgz MIgz says:

    Mga Sir,

    I’m planning to buy a DSLR camera for my graduation gift but I’m still thinking of what camera to buy… any good options?… Though that Canon EOS 1000D and 450D is great… Any suggestions?… My budget is around Php.35,000… Thanks…

  13. Avatar for rico rico says:

    i vote for nikon d90, 38k body only.
    best value for the money. full-featured mid-end dslr. 18-55 lens is only 6k. add na lang ng kaunti.

    i find henrys camera store @hidalgo, quiapo – arguably the most competitive pricing in the metro.

    if there are other stores with better pricing than them. pls post it.

    http://www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?board=96.0

    “competition should benefit consumers”

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