Currys Ireland are advertising the Canon EOS450D Digital SLR for €749.99 - stating that buyers are saving €100 Euro at that price.

You can save another €130 Euro (€230 in total) if you buy online from Pixmania Ireland . Delivery charges are €13.90 anywhere in Ireland - so it’s still a saving of €116 on the Currys Ireland price.

The Canon EOS 450D was commended at the TIPA awards for its high performances, user-friendliness and ease of use, is packed full of technologies and special features. Its 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor takes lifelike shots at rates of 3.5 frames per second, and its large focusing range picks out details from a distance. The EOS 450D includes a self-cleaning system, which uses three different techniques to dislodge dust from the sensor, and it has a DIGIC III processor to guarantee well-balanced, vivid colours in all your shots. The EOS 450D is easy to handle and use thanks to its 3? LCD screen, which is great for direct shooting, and it comes complete with an 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens

Dixons - currently don’t allow online shopping in the Republic of Ireland.
Dixons is part of the DSG group - who have an online shop at Pixmania.
You should be able to find almost everything that Dixons sell at Pixmania - and delivery to Ireland is available. They don’t sell larger white goods like Washing Macheines etc. - but they have a wide range of Digital Cameras, Camcorders, Computers, MP3 players, Televisions and more

If you don’t want online shopping - here are the locations of Dixons stores in Ireland.

Dixons Liffey Valley Shopping Centre - Clondalkin Dublin 22
Dixons Jervis Centre Dublin 2
Dixons The Square - Tallaght
Dixons Blanchardstown Centre
Dixons Pavillion Swords - Co Dublin
Dixons 67 William Street Limerick
Dixons Scotch Hall - Drogheda
Dixons Ballincollig Shopping Centre - Cork

The Nikon D40 is ideal for budding photographers who want to move up from a  basic “click and point” digital camera to their first SLR digital camera.. The price  is really good too. Some of the higher spec SLR cameras can cost up to 3 thousand Euro - but the Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera is priced at €390 Euro at Pixmania - delivery in Ireland is another €13.90 on top.

The Nikon D40 is targeted at new SLR users and is sold as a “kit” with one lens included. The lens is an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens. The lens has a minimum focus distance of 11 inches, an aperture range of f/3.5-f22 at wide angle and f/5.6-38 at telephoto. If you’re just starting out, this lens is a great start. As your skills get better, you can start checking out the other lenses that Nikon offers.

The combination of lowish price, high quality and ease of use is certain to lead to SLR addiction. With the Nikon D40, The controls or size are not intimidating to a first time SLR user - and with loads of “help” features on the camera, it is fairly simple to use.

The Nikon D40 camera performs quickly and takes great pictures . You will get better cameras - but not at this price.

There are loads of other digital cameras for sale online at Pixmania - the online store whch is part of the same group of companies as Dixons, Currys and PC World.