Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera

by Gerald Oskoboiny

I bought a Canon EOS Digital Rebel (aka 300D) digital camera in Nov 2003 with the standard 18-55mm lens kit from Carman's for $1060 USD+shipping/pst/gst, $1276 USD total.

That was quite a bit more than the going rate in the US ($999), but I couldn't find it that cheap in Canada; Future Shop was selling it for $1599 CAD+pst/gst, ~$1415 USD total.

Lenses I use with it:

• Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5
• Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 (good cheap bright portrait lens)
• Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (from digital rebel package)
• Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IS (general purpose travel lens)
• Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 USM IS (for sports, maybe some travel)

I recently bought a Canon 420EX flash to use with it; huge, huge improvement over the built-in flash; see sample photos. I received a Canon Wireless Remote Control RC1 for Christmas 2004. (sells for $25 USD at amazon.com)

Other items I'm considering:

• Canon EF-S 17-85mm USM IS
• Canon EF-S 10-22mm USM

More stuff to come later. Related:

• my photography page, or notes on various cameras
• Telephoto Is For Cowards article
• underwater housing is available but wicked expensive
• Canon IS lenses on photo.net includes sample photos that demonstrate how well image stabilization works
• tips and tricks (modifying the camera's behavior); related: slashdot discussion

Last modified: $Date: 2005/03/09 21:33:43 $
Gerald Oskoboiny, <[email protected]>