Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens (Silver) by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens (Silver)
Digital camera Review: Excellent Camera
Summary: 3 Stars
I have owned the Digital Rebel XT many months ago and have been mostly pleased. The various modes give great control over subjects and the size makes it easy to carry around to the various locations. The camera started giving "Error 99" and eventually ended up sending it to Cannon in California. They fixed the problem quickly, and because I had my original Proof of Purchase information and warranty card, did not charge me, and sent it back mostly fixed. The meter still acts up at random times highlighting multiple instances in the meter display when it gets an light source on it. It is still an amazing camera, much lower in price now than when I purchased in new, though it would be good to explore your options.Digital camera Review: Excellent Camera but...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an awesome camera that takes excellent pictures, what I missed is the chance to view the photos in the screen before taken it, you cannot see the image in the screen to take your picture.Digital camera Review: Excellent camera
Summary: 5 Stars
Excelent camera for the price. I was inpressed with the many advanced features for being the bottom of the line dslr.Digital camera Review: Excellent digital SLR
Summary: 5 Stars
It is remarkable to consider that the single-lens reflex camera has been around since the 1970s and, despite the transition away from 35mm film to digital, this type of camera remains one of the best you can purchase. The Canon Digital Rebel XT was my choice as I have always been satisfied with Canon and the quality of their cameras. The camera is aimed at the serious amateur photographer, and priced at under $1000. So onto my impressions of it.
The first thoughts on the camera after opening its box is the size, it is one of the more compact SLRs on the market. Some may dislike this, but for me it is a positive feature of the camera. The aesthetics of the camera are good; I choose the model with the silver body. The first minus is the lack of a supplied compact flash card. Canon are a little mean in this regard, and even with their point-and-shoot digital cameras only supply a small (32 MB or so) CF card. I would recommend purchasing at least 1 GB CF card for this camera. For the price Canon really should try and do better. The rest of the review is very positive. Computer support is good (Mac and PC) with the bundled CD applications, though it isn't good enough to tempt me away from Editing in Photoshop. The camera interface is straight forward, and the auto-focus will allow many to use this camera and produce great quality images without the need to change the settings. AT 8 MP, image quality and definition are very high. The manual and supporting documentation is very good and detailed, so without too much effort you can easily learn how to adjust the image settings to produce exactly the picture you wish. The user-interface and LCD is good and easy to work with, and I find Battery life is good.
All-in-all an excellent package. One of the best SLR cameras of its type on the market, and you don't have to be a "pro" to take excellent pictures with it. If you don't have one then definitely order a case for the camera, a good quality photo printer, and longer term you will probably want to invest in a tripod and extra lenses. Canon continues to maintain their record of excellence in their SLR cameras.
Digital camera Review: Exellent Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll try to make this review as short and simple as possible.Let me start by saying that I am an amateur photographer. I travel a lot due to my proffesional affairs as well as personal. I needed a camera that could shoot fast and acurate pictures and would not be to costly. I purchased a Konica Minolta Dimage A200 ( which I use as a secondary camera ) but is a bit to slow for my taste even though it takes amazing pictures. Honestly, Canon's agressive marketing technique was one of the major factors in my desition as far as purchasing the camera or at least looking into it; the camera was displayed every where from Dubai to Europe to Asia to New York, so I started looking into it. The reviews were great and when I was finally able to get my hands on one at a camera store, I just fell in love with it, shorty after I purchased the camera, and have no regrets, especially after understanding all the menus and functions of it, I have become more of a photographer than I ever though I would be. I got a package deal over a year ago with SIGMA glass, decent but not the best I've seen. Invest in some good glass and you will not be disappointed. I though about upgrating to a different camera ( XTi, 30D, Nikon D40x even Nikon D200 ) but really have no need for it, it would almost be a "waste" for my needs and in my case, money is almost no matter, how ever I could just not justify purchasing something else! . I could go on and on about how much I like and enjoy this machine, however, I'll just make one last statement; if you are looking into getting into the SLR world, this machine will not disappoint you, get some good glass, learn the camera and just shoot away!