Buy secondhand 300D.
The prices at which forum members letting their 1-4 mth old 300Ds is quite heartbreaking. $1300 could get you an almost brand new 300D body + 18-55mm kit lens! If you ask me that's a steal. An almost brand new DSLR with lens and over half year of warrenty. Where else to find this kind of lobang?
I would encourage everyone who wanted to buy a 300D to buy a secondhand one off the forums :thumbsup:, and with the money saved buy a good flash or lens.