Hey folks,

Having previously had a Canon Eos 550D, and sold it because I was broke.. i'm now looking to get another camera. The 550D was my 1st DSLR, so ideally i'd like another Canon to continue the learning process and get back into Photography.

My interest mostly lays mostly in landscape Photography with the occasional car shot and event. I'd really like people's opinions on the following:

Where's a good place to buy it! - last time i went to Gerry Gibbs Camera House in Cannington.. I over paid because i allowed the excitement of buying it get the better of me. I should have done more research and i probably would have saved $300-400 over all.

What do I need: when i sold up last time, i have the 550D incl Twin lens kit, a Manfrotto Tripod, a shutter remote, 3 UV/Polarising filters, a decent bag, 2 x 16GB class 10 SD cards and a quality cleaning kit. Is there anything else i really need? My 1st thought is a decent flash maybe a Speedlight? but being mostly landscape i'm not sure how essential it is for now.

Opinions on alternate camera's would be great, i'm going to do some reading on the Eos 550D vs 600D. My budget would be around $1500-1800 all in.

Thanks in advance,

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