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It is light, comfortable to hold, well manufactured, and a pleasure to use. It has a wide variety of settings that should cover any situation. Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black)I have owned 35mm cameras since 1968. The controls are easy to learn. I will recommend this camera to anyone who asks me. This is my 1st DSLR. Right out of the box I new I had a winner.
The camera will say BUSY but will not lock as the other one did and this passes in maybe 2 seconds. I finally had to abandon the the XSi and revert back to my wife's point and click. I appreciate and respect beautiful photographic work. For my situation however, I looked at several different cameras in this price range and settled on Canon. All in all.I am happy with the experience and was happy that Amazon did such a good job getting a working camera to me. I placed my order through Amazon and eargerly awaited its delivery.
I wanted to put a few words in review about my recent Amazon purchase of the Canon XSi. I looked at the Olympus E520 and probably would have bought the D90 if I had wanted to spend that much money. This was manifested by Err 99 messsages in the viewfinder. This part of the experience was outstanding. There are various remedies posted on various websites but mine was to return the camera to Amazon for a replacement. I think the XSi was ultimately the best value. I am not a hardcore amateur and consider myself more interested in documenting the growth of my two daughters with quality photographs then I am about the techinical art of photography. Throwing it up and there, shooting, and having a reasonable outcome is my primary objective.
There is slight pause when you fire off multiple frames under flash. A dubiouos beginning to say the least. This as maddening especially with all the nieces and nephews over for Christmas morning gift unwrapping. I requested a replacement on Friday and my new XSi arrived the following Monday. Once I came inside however.there were problems immediately.
Out of the box I see now that my new camera works much better. Oh.one more thing.I bought the "Dummies Guide to the Canon XSi".that is a very nice companion to the purchase of this camera and possibly the most beautiful "Dummies Guide to." that I have ever seen. Amazon did not wait for the return of the broken camera and paid for the price of return shipping as well. I am also fully aware that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I certainly do not want to take anything away not from those people who do. Later, a little reserach on the internet and I found that many other XSi customers had similar issues with this camera.
When operating in lighting environments where the flash was required the camera failed alsmost continually. Primarily because I had a Canon A1 for years and always thought highly of their cameras and lenses. I received it in time for Christmas and out of the box was able to figure out enough about the camera to get some great Christmas shots of my two girls.
We are no longer missing the perfect shots of the kids because of the focus delay. Takes excellent photos and the shutter speed is outstanding. I highly recommend this camera. Bought this camera as a Xmas present for my wife. We are very happy with the product.
I know I have made the "right" decison. I still have my 36mm Canon Rebel and have been told by numerous people that it is in perfect conditon. My new Canon Rebel is absolutely step up.
I can't wait to figure out all the features and practice taking pictures. I love this camera. I have never owned an SLR camera and this one is so easy to use.
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