Canon EOS 350D

Résumé : The Canon EOS 350D is an exceptionally small and lightweight camera designed for amateur dSLR owners, but it delivers the responsiveness and image quality you'd expect from a semipro model.

Points forts : Image quality leads its class ; competitive price ; ultrafast start-up time ; very responsive

Points faibles : Lightweight plastic body isn't ergonomically satisfying ; no spot meter ; limited continuous-shooting mode, unimpressive kit lens ; 1.6x lens-conversion factor

Résumé : Canon have rleased the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. In Europe (and much of the rest of the world) the same camera will be known as the EOS 350D. The "Rebel" name is only used in North America.

Résumé : The Canon Digital Rebel XT is a powerful camera that provides a relatively easy learning curve for newcomers and features deep enough for professionals.

Conclusion : I purchased the Digital Rebel XT for $899 from Amazon.com. This was just the camera body in an all black color. Amazon gave me a 1.57% discount and a $100 promotional coupon for a future order. I purchased on my American Express Costco Business Card ...

Résumé : The budget-priced EOS 350D has the responsiveness and image quality you'd expect from a semi-professional model

Points forts : Image quality leads its class ; competitive price ; ultrafast start-up time ; very responsive

Points faibles : Lightweight plastic body isn't ergonomically satisfying ; no spot meter ; limited continuous-shooting mode, unimpressive kit lens ; 1.6x lens-conversion factor

Résumé : The camera's feature set-combined with the vast assortment of available Canon mount lenses-make the Rebel XT the best choice so far in the sub-$1,000 digital-SLR market.

Points forts : Excellent image quality ; full feature set ; speedy performance and good buffer size

Points faibles : No control interlocks ; body slightly too small

Conclusion : Just as the original Rebel was a scaled-down version of Canon's midrange camera at the time, the EOS 10D, the Rebel XT is a slightly lesser version of Canon's current midrange offering, the EOS 20D. Because the Rebel XT uses the same 8-megapixel image ...