Features, looks, price, design.

Build quality.

I bought the Rebel Ti with it's partner lens. At first I was worried that it's non-USM would be slow and ineffective. On the contrary, it's just as fast as USMs I've used. It is dazzled with features and for it's price is very good. The only complaint I have is the poor build quality of the both the camera body and its lens. Although, it's supposed to be light-weight, which it is, it feels like I could snap it in two. I have dropped it once before, however, and it withstood the fall without and internal damage.

Customer Service

Never needed.

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Ergonomics

Maybe a focus searchlight(For flashlight photography) as in the Nikon N55 won't be a bad idea.

Go for it! Amazing little camera with a host of features packed in. The partial metering is a great improvement over other Canon EOS predecessors. I've always like the way Minolta does its metering but was amazed to find that Canon matches and exceeds my older Minolta in performance. And to sign off..the TI looks deceptively weak in construction. I can vouch for the fact as I dropped it on concrete and just had to put up with a tiny ding and a couple of scratches. No problems whatsover with its performance.

Customer Service

Was not required.

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Fast Autofocus Bp-220 batt pack ease of use Back lighting panel One hand usage Seven autofocus points that light up when autofocus is acchieved!

Does not accept old non brand lenses. Poor vertical handeling without Battery pack! Looks like a digital camera. Feels slightly cheap. Will scrach easly and will show up clearly. Flash that is built in is flimsy. Release button to open back of camera a bit tricky.

I bought this camera with great expetations,and was a bit dissapointed.But it is still a big improvement from my first Rebel camera.The camera autofocus is fast which you always need when taking pictures of fast aircraft which i do so often.The only other problem i had is that the camera mulfuntions with older Sigma and Tamron lenses,my 75-300 Sigma that is a 96 model does not work.So now i must buy the 90-300 canon USM lens.Which i cant afford at this time.Otherwize a very easy camera to work,and i would aslo recomend the BP-220 battery pack,it has also i vertical shutter button which is very helpful.

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Eos 500 or old REBEL G

Looks good (don't tell me this doesn't matter :)) Light Nice comfortable ergonomic design - feels just right in your hands Indeed can be operated with one hand Film prewind (quite a wise thing) Quite fast continious shooting Very, very smooth shutter release and mirror clap Really fast autofocus Comfortable choice of focusing points and program shift Exposure metering works nicely, delivers nicely exposed pictures in various, including backlight, conditions. Depth-of-field preview comfortably located Big lightable rear LCD panel Metal lens mount (not a big deal, though)

Uses CR2 batteries (consider buying BP-220 battery pack - it's handy) No manual autofocus mode switch No real spotmetering (allthough partial metering is sufficient in most cases) Plastic build - won't take beating Weak built-in flash mechanism

Briefly - I am very satisfied. Can't imagine anything better for the price. Important: I did NOT buy the bundled 28-90 lens, just body only. I use Canon 28-80 USM and Sigma 28-300.

Customer Service

Not yet

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Auto Focus Ergonomics Price

Photo Quality

I am dissappointed to say that overall, I was not very happy with the Rebel Ti. Before using the camera I read through the material and familiarized myself with all the various functions and settings. The layout is nice, the weight and ergonomics were impressive, however, the quality of my photos were not. I shot my first roll (Kodak G 200) half indoor with a flash, and half outdoor. All shots were grainy and not nearly the quality I am used to from my 1986 Minolta Maxxim. SLR. On subsequent rolls I tried using other settings, but the photos did not improve. Many shots were not in focus, or grainy even using the auto modes.

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Fast auto focus. Price. Features.

Plastic feel. Can't make any sense of the autofocus points in the viewfinder.

Good camera, although it feels cheap. I used this at a biker party a couple weeks ago, and it performed well. It focused very quickly which is a requirement at an event such as this. Using Fuji Reala 100 and the built-in flash, I got very good pictures from it. Also carried the camera back & forth to work for a few days and managed to capture some beautiful sunrise shots. The kit lens (28-90) seems to perform well under most conditions, although I would opt for a good prime. Have been a Canon user for years, starting with the AE1P, and on to the EOS 620. I have to say I like the 620 better due to the better quality build.

Customer Service

Haven't needed it yet.

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- Controlls at fingertips - Great display panel - Value - Date model's sensor coupled with RC-1 - BP220 battery pack using NiMH batteries - Coupled with 220EX = superb low light focusing - Fast continous shooting (esp with bp220)

- yet to encounter a real weakness that cannot be overcome with canon's extensive range of accessories.

I bought the eos300v DATE (rebel Ti) for $550 AUS just as it was released in Australia. I was looking to buy the eos300 (rebel) though took the chance on the new model. I have only once been let down by the Ti. I highly recomend the date model to anyone who intends on using the camera for long exposures as the date model comes with an ifrared sensor on the grip which allows you to use the RC-1. This small remote is neatly attached to the neck strap and is very handy indeed. It has a documented range of 5m though will work up to 7m or so with fresh batts. Another accessory that I have just found extreemly usefull and cost effective is the BP 220 (battery pack). It allows me to use NiMH (nickel metal hydride) rechargeables which cost only $20 AUS for 4 of them, compared to $10 AUS each for the crappy CR2's. I am yet to see how long the NiMH (1850 mAh) last in the camera but it is sure to be long enough. The bp220 (loaded with 4 x NiMh's) adds needed weight to the Rebel Ti taking that lightweight feel away, replacing it with an easier to hold (especially in vert format) more comfortable camera. Other pro's include one hand operation with all the essential controlls being at your right forefinger and thumb, and of course the rear display. For those who say the camera hunts in low light and often gives people headaches due to the strobing flash (the camera uses a stobing style light to help focus in low light) I highly recomend one of the canon SPEEDlights. I own the 220EX (the smallest of the three). THis little flash is very compact and has guide number roughly double that of the camera's flash. In low light is where it really shines (mind the pun). It will focus on objects that you may not even see through the view finder due to the 220ex sending out it's own Infrared beam which allows very fast focusing even in near pitch black conditions. I have the now discontinued (what a silly thing canon did) 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 II USM lens which has done well. I have had small probs with vignetting as you can only have one filter attached at a time even when at 50-80mm. I always have a uv on the lens so i have to take it off and put circ poloar or whatever filter i am using on, then take it off, put back uv etc etc. painfull but probably unavoidable in such lenses. The only letdown i have had using the rebel Ti was one occasion where it exposed for a background instead of the brightly illuminated object which was a tiger at a zoo. Though i had no excuse because at my finger tip is the exposure lock which was not used in that instance :(

Customer Service

none needed.

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Very Light!

Automatic metering.

Using this camera in the manual mode, which is the only setting which allows the meter to average the incomming light, I found the results to be excellent. My regular use camera is a Nikon F2AS and I found that the photographs from the Canon were very good in this mode. However, I did not like the quality of photos using any of the automatic modes.

excellent (for the price) body and metering system, light weight

poor kit lens (as most peaple say, I do not really know because I did not buy it)

I have the EOS Rebel Ti equipped with the Tamron 28-80 mm F/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens and the Canon 50mm f/1.8 II prime Lens. I read a lot of bad reviews about the Cannon zoom lens that comes with this camera (the reviews are for the old model but according to Canon, the new one is optically equivalent to it). So I do not know how the kit lens performs. I used standard cheap Kodak films on purpose, to compare the results with some old pictures. The prints came out quite good, very sharp, with both lenses. The colors were quite accurate, maybe a bit on the cold side with the Tamron, and what is most important – the exposition was always right. I experimented with different light conditions and never got wrong exposition. My old camera was not so good at it. The pictures were well focused, too. I do not think that you can expect more from an entry level camera, well, I mean body, since the common opinion is that the kit lens is not good. The build-in flash is weak, of course, but it can be very good if you do not exceed its range and use the 50 mm lens. Of course, more powerful flash would help even at short distance. In a nutshell – get the body with a Tamron or Sigma zoom lens for under $100, and the Canon prime and for about $400 you will get an excellent set. You can add more expensive lenses later.

I liked the display on the back and, they were well arranged.

I don't know if the lenses was the problem during the photo shoot. Perhaps, the manufacturer's lens was faulty on this particular model. The camera was not worth the trouble to want to find out. Thanks

I must reluctantly add my 2 cents here. I borrowed this camera to take a little boy's birthday 3 weeks ago, I was totally disappointed with the pictures that resulted from this adventure. The pictures were not sharp at all. The camera was set at P(auto)for 25 percent of the shots and manually adjusted for the remainder, not 1 single picture was sharp. I shot 8 rolls of films ranging from 200 to 800. In most of the pictures, the inbuilt flash did not produce enough light to fill the composition. I had pinned all hopes that the camera would undoubtedly perform up to expectation after the reviews I read in the PHOTOgaphic magazine I subscribe to. I surely hope they were not paid to write the review. I have never been let down by the pictures I get from my old Minolta 400Si. I infact got a lot of awe gestures when people saw pictures I took using the minolta at the zoo, that same weekend.