This camera is now available in some shops in the US and Asia and there is a lively debate on it in a special forum at http://www.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1031. So far some problems with flash exposure have been reported and the main complaint so far seems to be the lack of flash exposure compensation from the camera.
Martin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Arthur Entlich Sent: Mittwoch, 17. September 2003 04:47 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Canon's new digital SLR Since traffic is quiet here (other than the hi bit "my eyes are better than yours are" .... debate, again) and since most of use are watching the digital camera market with interest, I just received word of an apparently newly released Canon camera, the Canon Digital Rebel, which takes standard EOS lenses and uses a 6.3 megapixel sensor. It's a lightweight SLR selling on the street for $900 US without the newly introduced 18-55mm (equivalent to 28-90mm at 35mm frame size) lens. The lens adds about $100 to the price. List price of camera and lens is $1400 US. From the write up, it seems to be a decent camera with some limitations in terms of choice of features (fairly automated). The new lens mount will allow for some new lightweight inexpensive lens designs, but the reviewer complained that the mirror mechanics required to accommodate the mount made the camera noisy. Otherwise, the camera received high marks from PC Mag. Still, this is the first SLR in this price range with this resolution image sensor. Digital camera prices are finally reaching something approaching earth, and I may just have to buy one soon. Even here in Canada, "point and shoot" rangefinder type digitals are coming in at about $100 CAN per megapixel for up to 3+ meg versions (with a zoom lens) and higher res ones with more features are between $150-200 CAN per megapixel. For people wanting some info about the new Canon: http://eletters.wnn.ziffdavis.com/zd/cts?d=75-60-1-1-56644-2527-1 Art ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body