| When to Buy Rebel XSi | | | | BEWARE were you but from online. do not buy |
| I am a pro shooter who got this camera to use | | | | from a company who dose not have a good |
| for fun and trips were I would be mad if I | | | | reviews (reviews not rating, and read the bad |
| damaged my high end $$$ body.(like skiing) Any | | | | ones too). Personally i will not buy from 17st |
| way I love the camera so far. I have not had the | | | | photo out of NY, to many nightmare stories . i |
| problems that I have read about with the auto | | | | try to buy from amazon directly and will do a lot |
| focus or image quality. You however can not take | | | | of review reading if my item is supplied by |
| this camera out of the box and get the best | | | | anyone other than them. Spend a few extra $$ |
| pictures it can take. they will be ok but you need | | | | to make sure you can send it back it their are |
| to take the time and set up your camera. READ | | | | any problems. you will get what you pay for. |
| the book if you dont know what your doing. I got | | | | Buy Rebel XSi - Great SLR For Price |
| the kit camera with the 18-55 IS lens and it is ok. | | | | This camera is a great digital SLR for the price. |
| The camera takes much better pictures with my | | | | Coming from regular point and shoot Canons and |
| 35-350 72mm L lens on it, as will any camera, | | | | Sony around 7MP, this camera blows them away |
| spend your money on the glass not the body. | | | | in image quality and is just as easy to use as the |
| If you want a good camera for the price this is | | | | point and shoots. |
| the one for you. If you have older EOS cameras | | | | Make sure to invest in quality UV or other quality |
| your old lenses will work with the new camera. I | | | | lens protection depending on your intended use |
| also use my 430EZ flash that is from my A2 | | | | for the camera. |
| EOS film camera, it is way over powering in the | | | | Also, getting the higher zoom lens is a must-have |
| auto mode (as it is not a E-TTL flash only a TTL) | | | | with this camera, although most of your pictures |
| but it works if you manual set it, for inside i use 1 | | | | will be taken in the 18-55 range with the lens that |
| 16 or 1/32 (up to 10-15 feet works great) out | | | | comes with the camera. |
| side i set it to full power and i can light up a | | | | Only thing that could improve on this camera |
| subject 100 feet away! (it is great for that) | | | | would be to be able to see the picture on the |
| If you have used a EOS before this works about | | | | LCD before shooting(like a point and shoot), but I |
| the same. even from my old film EOS to this | | | | suppose that defeats the whole digital SLR |
| one, the basic-mid advance functions are the | | | | camera's history and function. |
| same. | | | | |