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Does anyone have this camera or have an opinion on it??

Right now I have a point and shoot camera and I want something better. I plan to keep my current camera for water pictures because it has an underwater casing.

So many people have posted such beautiful pictures--what do you use??

Gina

This is truly a FWIW reply.

A couple of months ago I upgaded cameras to a dslr, Sony A350, mainly since I had the glass from my Minolta film camera. My P&S camera was a Canon 800 which served me very well and if you want to check out some photos go ahead. All of the VI, Ireland, and Napa galleries were shot with that camera. The pix from the 800 I think came out well.

But what I wanted to do was to really upgrade my photography not necessarily my pictures as I thought the 800 served that purpose. You will find as I did that there will be a new learning curve of understanding many of the new functions you will see on the camera, from White Balance to Depth of Field and so much more. And all of this takes practice.

I don't know the Canon Rebel, but I am sure there will be the same learning curve.

As an aside to an upgrade in camera, you might find that many of the photos you see were also the product of some post production software.

Again, this is all my 02 cents worth

I have this camera and love it--it's really easy to use and the picture quality is great. we looked at a lot of different digital SLR's before selecting this one--

Loria:

Thank you so much! I went to buy it and got cold feet. I figured I needed to do more research. On epinions it has 5 of 5 stars.

I am going to get it. I can't wait!

Gina

I use a Canon EOS Rebel and have really enjoyed it. No cons from my perspective. Though I do like the Nikon D90 as well.

I got a Canon Rebel T1i (called the EOS 500D in Europe) as soon as it came out, this spring. My first digital SLR. I have taken over 13 THOUSAND images between May 1 and the middle of October. I have small hands and it fits me wonderfully.

While I LOVE the camera and the lenses I got for it, it is not necessary to spend a lot of $$ for nice photos. A lot of my successful camera club competition images were taken with my point and shoot Canon A720is.

If you want to peek at my Flickr photostream, you can tell which pictures were taken with which camera. You can also find groups there where people display the images taken with Rebel bodies of all different model numbers.

My photostream is:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shootandpoint/

I suggest going to Amazon.com and reading the opinions on the camera. There are a lot of things I love about it personally, and a few things I find lacking or that I wish were different. Overall I'm pleased.

I started with a Canon Rebel film camera. Which I had for quite a few years. Took great pics no problems....until. We went to California and I shot 10 rolls of film and came home and ened up with only 3 pictures. The shutter was hanging up and I didn't realize it. That's when I bought the Rebel Digital body, all my lenses fit and I'm pretty happy with it. But if you want image stabilization, like I wish I had now you have to buy all new lenses. The Sony's have it built into the camera so any lens you put on it will have it.

I have owned Canons since 1973. They are the best. Keep in mind that what you are buying is the glass in the lens. The rest is just a box to carry the film - or now the digital medium.

The Rebel is easy to use. The controls are very intuitive.

Look up my reports from May, 2008 and June 2009. The land shots were all done on my Rebel.

Look at VickiH's photostream if you want to see what a Canon Rebel can do.

Yes, I have to admit that Nikon makes a good camera too. It's just that I started with Canon and that is what is comfortable for me. Now that I have all this Canon equipment, it makes no sense to change now. The difference between Canon and Nikon is really the difference between Ford and Chevy pickups. They are basically the same. The contols a features are the difference.

JIM

Thank you everyone. I am searching your posts to look at your pictures. It is really sad that my pictures don't look nearly as good as my sister $250 point and shoot kodak pictures. Time to upgrade!!

Promoguy: I use Iphoto. Do you have any other software suggestions.

Does the canon rebel come with good software??

THANK YOU everyone--I am taking some time to look through your trip reports, etc.

Gina

ifloat, I know this is about the Rebel and hijacking a thread will bring disdain upon my head, but I must say you have some very nice photos on flickr

promoguy wrote:ifloat, I know this is about the Rebel and hijacking a thread will bring disdain upon my head, but I must say you have some very nice photos on flickr

I agree! Amazing!!

I have no problem whatsoever with hijacking.

Gina

Gina, I edit with Adobe Elements 8. The full Adobe Photoshop version is very expensive and elements can just about do what you will need. Again, it is a learning curve and takes some practice.

You will probably find that the Rebel comes with software that is quite adequate.

/California Girl made me do it.

I have the newest model (T1i) that came out in May. I love it! VickiH has taught me everything I know about my Rebel

The T1i comes with a variety of software. I usually shoot raw, so I use the Canon software to convert my photos to another format before I edit them in Photoshop Elements. Lots of RAW files can be opened directly with different versions of Photoshop though.

You can get the full version of Photoshop for around $200 if you have a student or teacher ID.

I used a Rebel for the last 2 years. Agreed that lenses and software make a difference, but even with no editing, you'll be extremely happy with this camera. It's small, light and easy to carry. It's also easy to use, giving you the quality you're likely looking for with the ease of a point and shoot. I do recommend that if/when you start upgrading lenses, stick to the L series. You'll be glad you did.