 The EOS Digital Rebel makes shooting easy and fun 451 of 487 people found this review helpful.
I bought my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT on eBay ~4 months ago as an upgrade from my Canon digital ELPH. WOW. Its been hard to put it down. Everything about this camera is right on: the weight, the feel, the LCD, the shutter speed, the size, the quality, the interface, etc. Not to mention – I got a killer price on eBay that saved me $250+ from my local camera shops…. Enough that I could invest in a new lens set and flash.
The most impressive piece of the Canon Digital Rebel is its speed and ease of use – the Rebel XT is very much an advanced camera capable of any photographic requirements… that said, the Rebel shouldn’t frighten even the most novice photographer – its interface is simple and understandable. The Rebel is a perfect balance of simplicity / automatic controls and advanced / manual refinement. The Rebel XT has an impressively fast and concise auto-focus and takes rapid photos (great for moving photography or subjects).
Most important, the JPG quality and print outs are fantastic. Framed nature shots (10x12) adorn the walls of my apartment and look fantastic. The pictures are excellent for the web, for computers and even look great when rendered as slide-shows on my 50 inch Sony LCD TV. The software bundled with the camera is easy to install and use… and most importantly, its fast. Many other software packages are hefty and stale.
Must have add-ons: Owners of the EOS Digital Rebel XT will certainly appreciate a full-size flash as the attached pop-up flash is workable but far from ideal in low-light settings. As always, one of the major benefits of any SLR is its ability to use different lenses – adding a telephoto lens is great for sports and still-shots of people; wide-angel lenses work great for scenery and nature.
Dimensions (WxDxH): 12.7 cm x 6.4 cm x 9.4 cm
Weight: 485 g
Included Lens Features
Optical Sensor Type: CMOS
Optical Sensor Size: 14.8 x 22.2mm
Maximum Focal Length: 55 mm, 85 mm
Minimum Focal Length: 17 mm, 18 mm
Display: LCD display - TFT active matrix - 1.8" - color
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Cameras I currently own:
1) Canon 20D
2) Canon 5D
3) Sony DSC-F828
4) Canon SD400
The Good:
1) Amazing size, it is significantly smaller than the 20D - I can fit this in my backpack whereas the 20D won't fit. IE, I can bring this into some places where I cannot bring my 20D - and still get DSLR quality pics.
2) Solidly built - no problems with the construction quality. You won't need better weather seals unless you are a war correspondent or Everest sherpa.
3) Fast writing to CF - Canon fixed the worst problem with the old Rebel - ie, its slow I/O speed. This one writes fast and in fact, can go for longer without running out of buffer space than my 20D (but this is because of a slower shooting speed too). I got over 20 RAW shots to CF in one burst - using a SanDisk Ultra II 2GB card - fastest on the market.
4) Fast start-up. Instant start-up, just like the 20D. No more missing shots like the old Rebel.
5) Noise and pic quality similiar to 20D.
The Bad:
1) No software ISO3200 mode. Inconvenient for low light no-flash situations. Canon cheaped-out here, it's just software. Someone should write a hack.
2) Noise still noticeable at ISO1600 - just like the 20D. For this price it's fine, but the 5D set the new standard.
3) 3fps - limits your creativity action-shot wise. 20D gets 5fps, which is significantly more. If you don't do action shots, you won't care.
4) Pictures are slightly smaller than 20D - slightly lower resolution, but again, you won't care.
Overall:
Great camera for the price, worlds better than the competition at a similar price point. But as I always say, you get what you pay for. It's no 20D, but it is smaller and cheaper, and sometimes that's worth more than ISO3200 and 5fps.
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