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Canon EOS Rebel XSi Black SLR Digital Camera Kit

EOS Rebel XSi Black SLR Digital Camera Kit
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Canon EOS Rebel XSi Black SLR Digital Camera Kit

  • Reviewed by:

    12-26-08

    Duration of ownership: 5 Months

    Strengths: Great quality, easy to use

    Weaknesses:None to date - Purchased August 2008 and love it

    Overall Evaluation: Better quality than expected. After 30 years of film, very pleased with this camera. The quality of print is excellent. Just wish the lens prices would come down.

  • Reviewed by: websurfer88

    12-21-08

    Duration of ownership: 4 Months

    Strengths: Excellent value for the dollar and performance. Better than XTI.

    Weaknesses:Standard lens is useless. Need up upgrade to the IS 17-85mm

    Overall Evaluation: This nwer XSI is great value compared to the Nikon camera. Although the XSI comes with a standard IS lens, the lens is slow and doesn't focus well but it's included in the kit now as Image Stablization.If you are serious in taking great pictures, consider upgrading to a Canon IS 17-85mm lens. The XSI adds many new features including a longer battery life, and it's a lot better in taking clearer pictures in darker light, ISO bottom on the top compared to the XTI. Though the XTI did have a metal body, this XSI has a plastic body and the "on" led is not replaced by an ISO button.It was really worth upgrading for me in terms of image quality and speed.I don't recommend you buy the kit unless you get an awesome deal. I recommend the body with a Canon IS 17-85mm lens upgrade. It's all worth the price. Get a few extra batteries as well.I haven't found a need to buy a Flash unit since the newer XSI built in flash is more than good enough for my pictures.People have said the Nikon models are better but I found doesn't work and feel high quality.I wish they had a video mode but I guess the price would be higher then.

  • Reviewed by: john35202

    12-20-08

    Duration of ownership: 3 Weeks

    Strengths: Good feel on the camera but that is it.

    Weaknesses:material used on camera is very easily scratch. specially around the pop up flash. 2.-image quality in auto mode is terrible, my dinosaur sony dsc10 camera takes more cleaner sharper pictures.

    Overall Evaluation: I have sinned by selling my nikon d50, and crossing over to Canon. I should have never sold my d50. anyways, first of all, I love this web site and I'm gonna to support it by telling all my friends about it. thank you dcresource. about the xsi, stay away from it. for the money, at least you should be able to take clear and sharp images in auto mode but it never did for me. although i am a novice user who understands the mechanics and methodology of photography, no matter what i did (using tripod) the images were disappointing. However, in manual mode and couple of tweaks here and there, the camera worked well but remember for the price, my old d50 took superb pictures in auto mode. i ordered a d80 and returning the xsi because i am coming back to nikon. this will never happen. i will always love nikon cameras. thanks again DC!!

  • Reviewed by: tnbtaylor

    11-20-08

    Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

    Strengths: Picture quality (of course), 12 MP, ease-of-use, SDHC card capability, big LCD screen, compact, and relatively light weight.

    Weaknesses:None that I know of yet. I don't foresee any either...

    Overall Evaluation: I'm a family photographer, taking photos of my kids and family. This was rated #1 Digital SLR in C.R. and it is a great camera. I highly recommend this if you want to go with a digital SLR camera.

  • Reviewed by: rgdak

    09-27-08

    Duration of ownership: 30 Days

    Strengths: - better ergonomy than 350D and 450D,- good image quality,- possibility to change ISO settings in viewfinder,- 3-inches LCD,- good autofocus

    Weaknesses:- ISO 3200 absence,- Menu key in uncomfortable place.

    Overall Evaluation: I've used Canon EOS Xt (350D) earlier. 450D is better younger brother of this camera. I'm contented of my XSi beacause I have good quality of photos for a quite good money. Photography is my biggest passion and in future I want to buy more advanced Canon camera, for example EOS 50D. Effects of my work with Canon (and Panasonic earlier) on: www.rafalgdak.pl

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