Great styling. Outperforms my friends N60. Part of the EOS family.(a good one to be in!) 7 zone AF. good on batteries. Fast film advance(relatively speaking)

Pop up Flash: Begins to wear over time. I have had the camera for over a year now and the flash doesn't quite line up with the body like it is supposed to.

A very good camera. i used the 28-80 kit lens for a long time and the camera took excellent pictures. i am very pleased overall with the entire camera. my only complaint is the pop-up flash it is too cheaply made.

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EOS 3, Nikon N60.

Easy to use. Fully automatic mode for those who are less confident, and varying degrees of manual/automatic settings for those who know what they are doing. The camera also has a LOT of features for your money, and makes it very difficult for you to take a bad picture.

None that I have found.

This camera has consistently given me fantastic photographs. Exposure is perfect every time and the pictures are almost always sharp -- I have had to play around with differnt film types (current favourite is Fuji Superia for prints) but other than that it has been perfect from the day I got it.

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Easy to use
Small
Light weight
Flexible

Construction

Before purchasing my first SLR, I wanted to be sure I could grow with it- and I can definatly grow with this camera. I did lots of research, including reading reviews here, and this is what I came up with.

Over the last three months, I've shot outdoor types of things. The camera handles the exposures very well. I like to work in apeture priority mode so that I can control the depth of field for my images, and the exposures have come out perfectly (which is not to say artistically).

On a side note, the metering is good, but one area of photography I am into really throws it off- astrophotography. Even shooting the moon at prime focus (camera is attached directly to the focuser of a telescope, telescope is used as a lens), it has overexposed most of the pictures despite the image of the moon being quite large in the field of view, and the moon falling on the focusing sensors.

One thing I'd like to comment on is construction. There is a lot of complaining about a plastic camera. Indeed, this camera couldn't be any more plastic if they tried. This is not necessarily bad- it makes the camera very light and easy to carry around, especially for extended periods. Unfortunately, there are a few other construction aspects that aren't good.

The first is the flash. The pop up flash unit does not seem solidly attached to the body. When I first got it, the flash failed to pop up at all, and the shutter would not release because of it. I finally got it working by gently forcing it up the first time.

Another thing is the battery compartment door. It is hinged on by a thin piece of bendable plastic. I feel like if I open it too many times, the door will fall off.

Also, as mentioned above, the eyecup is nothing more than a frame of thing plastic with some soft rubber around it. It slides on the eyepiece and clips in with a pair of plastic clips. It does not take much force to remove it. This fell off my camera while I was out shooting one day, and I lost it. Canon wants $11+ to replace it. Probably costs them $0.50 to make. My camera will be eyecupless for a while, needless to say.

For the money (relatively speaking), this camera offers every feature the person starting a hobby or obsession (as my case may be :-) in photography could want. That's not to say I'm not drooling over the D30, but the R2K is a very nice camera for the price. I can see mine being in use for many years to come (Darn. No excuse to get a D30!).

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They wanted $11 + tax + S&H to replace the little eyecup, which fell off and was lost.

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This camera is great for travel b/c of its light wieght design. It also has a great AF system, and when accompanied by a sharper lense than the kit lense and a external flash can provide great awe inspiring photo's. I have used this for some of my clients work, they loved the photo's, and its much more light weight to carry around than my 1n.

internal pop-up flash is terrible. AF in very low light using internal flash is bad, but when using an EX series speedlite performs great.

A great camera for the money, allows for great creative control, lightweight, and affordable. a great buy!!

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Canon always has had great CS!!

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LOVE THIS CAMERA!!, quick af, light weight, and it looks great.

THAT D*** EYECUP KEEPS FALLING OFF!!!!

This camera is great for beginners like me to the Intermediate to Seasoned Photographer. I'm 15, and also the photo editor for my yearbook, i'm buying two for next year's book.

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easy to operate, great for the amateur just learning how to use a SLR, can advance in skill level

I was informed this printed the date on the back of the photo and not the front. NOT. But I can still turn the date off if I don't want it printed at all. Otherwise, no weaknesses.

I love this camera. As an amateur, I can't tell you all the specs etc. I just know my pictures have never turned out so beautiful. This is soooo easy to learn and use. I love all the aspects of it. I went to a wedding in AZ this spring and used this camera and my point and shoot. My photos with my Rebel were far superior to my Pentax p & S and they were taken same time, same place, same film, same developer. I can't say more good things about this. I am sure the pros would have some gripes....but anyone who wants to get more serious about photography and want to branch out and live on the "wild side"....get a Rebel 2000. I love it! Now if only I could get some cool, great lenses for it. In time.

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Simple. Lightweight. Inexpensive. Uses AA batteries.

Relatively weak cunstruction. Does not offer manual control of metering in auto modes. Body is a bit small.

I bought this camera for my wife who liked using my EOS-3, but as a casual photographer she could not seem to get around all the buttons, custom functions, metering modes, and program modes. I also gave her a Sigma 28-300 that I was using - I switched to Canon primes. The Rebel 2000 and Sigma 28-300 make a great combo: she never has to change lenses or think about what her camera is doing. The control dial that selects the camera's shooting modes is simple and very easy to use - you can't screw it up! It has enough modes to cover a fair variety of shooting situations and requires very little thought. The 28-300 is a bit heavy for this lightweight camera so I bought the BP-200 grip ($40-) on the advise of a review from this site and it really enhances the grip if your hands aren't huge (my hands are pretty big and I find the camera and grip combo workable, but a little small for my comfort).

I also like that I can use this camera as a backup to my EOS-3. Granted, it does not have the sophistication of the EOS-3, but it is fully compatible with all of Canon's lenses, and I could even use my 550EX on it if the need arose.

The limited metering modes have worked beautifully. The AF is slower than I am accustomed to, but does a good job. Film advance is slow as well, but for $220- is plenty quick for my wife, the casual (if enthusiastic) photographer.

Bottom line: A great buy. Simplistic. Good performer. 1/5 the cost of my EOS-3, but far better than 1/5 the performance. Great for: Beginners, casual shooters, or back-up body.

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Very easy to use for beginner who wants to learn and beginner who just wants a point and shoot camera.

Compared to the Canon Elan 7/7E feels pretty cheap.

Very easy camera to learn on and use. Take beautiful pictures that first time you try. Every easy to use if you have someone who just wants to basically point and shoot.

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Good for amatuer to professional

Some instructions have to be read and re-read to understand

Don't think I'll ever need another camera this one should meet any photography need I could imagine. There are unlimited uses for this camera and unlimited products to improve its use.
Great Buy!

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Lightweight. Easy to load film.

Feels a little bit too "plasticky" Don't know a lot about cameras and lenses but I think the 28-80mm kit lens is a bit slow?

My Canon EOS 650 had seen better days and I thought it was about time to buy a new camera. I really wanted a manual SLR, not too many makers of such cameras any more. I've had the Canon EOS 300 with 28-80mm lens for six months now and it takes great photos with Royal Gold 400 film. Photos that I've taken with Kodak Max 400 don't seem to be a sharp as the Royal Gold film. Superb colours even with flash indoor pictures. The controls are easy to use and allow for a reasonable degree of creativity. Miss the 50mm lens from my old EOS 650 though. Great camera if you need to be extremely quick with a shot. Use the fully automatic mode, in a case like this, and the picture will be great.

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