Your Questions About Canon Rebel Xs

rob answers:

Have you called Canon and asked or better looked in your user manual?

800.OK-CANON

While you are talking to them ask if there are any focusing aids in the viewfinder like an electronic viewfinder.

rob answers:

My favourite lens, without a doubt is the 50mm f/1.8
It costs about 100 dollars.

It is perfect for portraits and urban. It is a little narrow for landscapes though.
It is the perfect lens because, it is small, it is light, it is cheap.

I really have it on my camera 99% of the time. (the last time i took it off was probably 8 months ago)

rob answers:

I don’t recall if the XS has a retouch menu. If it does, that is where you would do that.

rob answers:

I see this question day in and day out around here.

The honest truth is that today, current model dSLRs from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax and Olympus all take great photographs. In general, it’s a myth that there is a dSLR that’s best for a newbie photographer. What I can tell you is that Sony was the first to actually include help screens for photographers in their 3 new bodies, the A230, the A330 and the A380. Nikon just followed with their latest entry level dSLR, and Sony has done it again with their new A500 and A550.

Other brands have yet to do this, but bet it’s coming. However this isn’t a deal breaker kind of thing so don’t get too caught up in it. So back to using the camera, they all work in a similar fashion, they all have the shutter button in the same place if you know what I mean.

The only con I can think of for the entry level dSLRs is Nikon not including a autofocus motor. I don’t shoot nikon but I see owners of the nikon d40, d60, d3000 and d5000 complaining about it when certain lenses become manual focus. You won’t have that issue with Canon or Sony Alpha.

If you plan on doing low light high ISO photography, there can be differences as some cameras are cleaner in low light. The general rule of thumb is the more expensive the body, the better the sensor and the processor, and this will result in cleaner images.

And the lower price of say 500-600 bucks, I’d say Canon has the edge, then nikon then Sony. But as you get to the 900 dollar price point, I’d say the new Sony A550 is the champ.

If you are set on Canon or Nikon at the lower price point, I’d go Canon. The no autofocus motor at the bottom end with Nikon is a deal breaker. It’s fine with most lenses until you come across that one you want and it won’t AF on your body, then you’ll feel differently. Either way, there are so many reviews by pros on the web for all these cameras, you need hit the search engines and do some serious reading.

rob answers:

Is this the camera you have?

Http://www.betterphoto.com/reviews/reviewItemDetail.asp?reviewItemID=2111

You are a person that truly needs to take a class in photography.

Someone in a camera store can show you how to load the camera and how to rewind the film when you have finished shooting it, but you are going to have to either follow the instructions in your users manual or take a class