Canon EOS Rebel 2000 35mm SLR Camera Kit with 28-80mm Lens

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Unlike a lot of reports about grainy pictures and what not; this camera is really top notch! This is my first camera and I got some really great shots already, the grainy complaint was probably due to people using a higher ISO and not knowing much about camera settings. You'll definitely want a zoom lens though, the 28-80mm is nice for normal everyday things, but if you really want to experiment try looking for a 28-300 or even a 70-300mm lens.

Definitely recommended for amateurs.

I got this after switching from a digital camera. The digital cameras didn't offer the depth I wanted and not having proofs was a big drawback.

I am by no means an expert on photography, but I do know a great photograph when I see one, and this camera takes beautiful shots.

This is a beautiful camera. Elegant in design; the grey body with black accents is definately an attention grabber. People will look at your camera.

It definately has brains to back up it's beauty. Loading film is easy and quick. It has about 8 or so presets. There is the automatic "point and shoot" mode which you'll probably use the most. It automatically compensates for light, adjusting shutter speed and aperture for the perfect shot. The quick autofocus allows you to grab your shot quickly, without waiting for the camera to decide to take the picture.

It also has settings for portrait shots, close ups, night, landscape, no flash, and many others. Those are settings that maximize the camera's features for those particular shot. It also has a program setting where you can program shutter speed, aperture, flash and film advance. Though with the comprehensive presets, I don't think you'll ever need to use it.

The 28-90 lens that comes with the kit is nice, and has a selector for autofocus or manual focus. It also, of course, can be removed so you can add other lenses. The zoom is powerful and leads to beautiful shots.

Overall this is an unbelievable camera. Great price, features, and pictures will be the best you've ever seen. They are very crisp, clear and have almost a 3D lifelike quality to them, something I've never seen outside of a professionally taken photograph. This camera is awesome.

I had this camera for years before it was stolen and I replaced it with a digital Canon SLR. I am still amazed at the abuse I put my Rebel 2000 through. It has a nice light body, a great auto feature, and easy-enough to use manual functions. And because of the popularity (and rightly so) of digital these days, you can pick one up for a fantastic price, even brand spanking new.

I have had this camera for about 4 yrs now - I take it on all my business travels.

Whenever I get a chance to go out on on the weekends, I take this camera and my Sony camcorder in my backpack, roam the streets of the new city and shoot pictures. The pictures that I shoot from this camera are just awesome - no matter whatever experiment I do with it.

Most useful features:
1. Aperture control with Depth of field preview
- Lets to focus the foreground and blur the background
2. Shutter speed control upto infinity
- Lets you control the amount of time for which the shutter can be kept open
3. It is pretty rugged, dont try dropping it :) I have used it to shoot pics from 'Maid of the mist' in Niagara falls and I almost thought that I was going to lose it. But it worked liked a charm

Negatives
- Bulky, but you will get used to it, it always gets attention
- Cost of developing film - What I do these days is to just get the photos on a CD, then develop only those photographs that are good.

Why is this camera better than a Digital Camera ?
- If you are spending $200 on a Digital Camera, I feel that the SLR is way far too ahead of any Digital camera in that price range
- If you are spending $1000 on a Digital Camera, a Digital SLRs are very mature today - worth buying.

Ideally, I would buy this SLR, take this whenever I really want to take good photographs, then I would also want to have a $100 Kodak Digital Camera for casual shots. This would mean an ideal combination.

If you are buying this SLR, you can also consider buying a Film/Photo scanners (available for less than $150 now) - which lets you scan the negatives/positives without even going for a cheap CD print. From the reviews what I read on amazon, these scanners must be amazing.

I bought this camera for my wife for Christmas 04' I thought I ordered it too late for it to arrive on time for Christmas, but these people are great! they got it to me on time and we love this camera we use it all the time - we have several accs. item for it and the quality of the picture are wonderful . Thanks Mark Christian

I've had my camera for 1 year 4 months The camera did everything I wanted it to do and more until 2 months after the warranty ran out. Then, attempting to eject the flash card, the button went into the camera body and hasn't been seen since.
Canon has had the camera (along with the $300+ it will cost to repair it) for 45 days so far and no camera or word as to when it will be returned.
So beware of the cf card button!
Otherwise? 5 stars!

I started off with a fully manual camera that I used for my photography classes a few years ago. Once I was ready to upgrade, I came across this camera and fell in love with it. There are enough manual settings to keep me challenged, but the easy automatic settings make this camera perfect for all of my everyday shots.

I have taken wonderful, professional quality shots without even changing the settings, and my 14 year old sister found the camera easy to use even though she has almost no knowledge of cameras. This camera is great for photographers in all stages and learning levels, because the pictures turn out great every time and it has enough range to get a great shot no matter what mode you use it in.

I really don't think I could ever say enough about this camera to acurately describe it, so my best advice is GO OUT AND GET ONE! You will not regret it.

This is the first SLR camera that I have ever owned. I bought it because I was going on a trip around the world, wanted a nice camera, and had it recommended by a camera shop owner. It is extremely easy to use, so easy that I could hand the camera to someone in one of the countries I visited, point to the button they needed to push and I ended up with a great picture. I didn't need to explain a thing. I also didn't mind carrying it around all day, it is very light for its size.

I have owned the camera for four years now and it still takes beautiful pictures. I have taken all sorts of pictures with this camera, from landscapes to action shots and they all turn out great. The action shots are never blurry! The only complaint that I have is that the autofocus does not work well in low lighting, sometimes it is slow and sometimes it won't work at all. In these cases I just turn on the manual focus option.

All the options that the camera has are great, but to be honest I rarely use them. I've found that it is often easier to use manual focus than to adjust the camera so it will autofocus off center. If I know that I'm going to be taking action shots or landscapes I will set the camera to that mode, but often I forget and my pictures still look great.

I think that this is an excellent camera, especially for someone that is used to a point and shoot but wants the extra quality that a SLR camera can give them. There are also many choices when it comes to additional lenses, so when the photography bug gets you, this camera can stay with you.

I had been searching Amazon for a camera for about a year and had decided on a camera to get. But then one night I was searching through amazon again and came across the rebel 2000 and bought it that night. The design was my first concern when deciding on what to get, I have bigger hands so little cameras are hard for me to deal with. While this camera is not a HUGE one it is just the right size for me and I love it. The shutter button is in a great spot to. Other cameras i have had in the past have had the button right on the top of the camera, not this one, they put the button where the finger would naturally fall. Inturn making my pictures a lot less blurry from not haveing to move my finger to press the shuttter button.

This is definetly a camera for a beginning professional photographer. You can set the camera at manual or total auto, which is great. There are many pre-set settings if your not a professional photographer,but if you are they are all pretty much there.

I will definetly be recomending this camera to anyone who is looking into buying a good one.

I have been extremely impressed with this camera. Stock lens and flash are outstanding. Have done professional work with it. Would recommend it to anyone. Photos are very clear and sharp. Easy to use.

I am a ameture photographer and I love my new camera, I also enjoy my low price Amazon Your the Best! Im so happy that I finally found a price I can Afford!! Thank You!!

Real quick shipping. I ordered on 26th and received on 29th Morning. Thanks for the fast delivery. Appreciate the fastness. I am using the camera & will give the comments.

This is a great camera. Its autoloading is clean and quick. Its exposure metering has seven points (compared to the Rebel G's three). It is light, small, but has a lot of features you's expect from a much larger and heavier camera. And it is fully compatible with the huge line of Canon's EF (and third-party)lenses. Eight to 10 years ago, this camera would have been among the best technology available anywhere. It is perfectly adequate for most applications.

And the price is just amazing. I don't think there is another value like it in the new 35mm equipment market.

The only drawback isn't really a problem -- it's just that the 28-80 lens is not the best choice for the kind of shooting I do. It is great for the casual shooter who needs a single all-around good lens, but I shoot a lot of portraits. For that, prime (not zoom) lenses are much brighter (have a larger maximum aperature). The 35-80 lens is even more restrictive. If you intend to use it for more serious photography, such as portraits or wide-angle shots, I suggest you start with just a Rebel 2000 body and get the Canon EF 50mm II lens instead (which is surprisingly cheap!).

The Canon Rebel EOS 2000 is really one of the best buys in 35mm film cameras. The autofocus 28-80 lens works for all but the longest shots, and telephoto lenses are readily available. It's user friendly and takes fantastic photos for the price. It would take a much more expensive camera to make a notable difference in picture quality. I've owned Nikon cameras all of my life(and still do) and love them, but Nikon doesn't really have a comparable camera to the EOS in this price range. This camera is comparable to the old AE1 Program(a great camera also), but with more features and even easier to use. A lot of "Bang For The Buck"!

Wow. Versatility to the max. What can I say? Easily the bast value for a high-quality camera anyhere in the world.

With a new baby on the way, I decided it was time to buy a serious camera, and this one seemed to offer the best combination of reasonable price, point-and-shoot functionality, with options for more serious picture taking. I have taken some extraordinary pictures with the Rebel, and I'm quite pleased with it overall, with the following complaints: (1) It's not as friendly a point-and-shoot camera as I had hoped, mainly because its body design is meant to accommodate interchangeable lenses and lots of shooting features. I'm now buying another compact camera for my wife to use because she doesn't feel like lugging this one around when taking the kid to play. (2) The auto-focus is not as reliable as I'd like, particularly in low light or when the subject gets off-center. There is a selectable "focus zone" system, but it takes time to set up and is useless for candid shooting. Plus, bcause there's no focus guide in the viewfinder, switching to manual and hoping you'll have better luck than the camera is a nearly pointless exercise.

That being said, this camera does some great stuff. I took pics at my brother's outdoor wedding that rivaled, and in many cases turned out better, than the professional photographer's work. The few limitations I have found could hardly be remedied in any other camera at this price.

So much better than the Rebel X! It it lightweight, takes fabulous pictures, and looks good to boot! Having used my mom's Rebel X for years, I finally bought the 2000 in September of 2002. I love the fact of having it! In the bag, it doesn't break my shoulders like the X did, and takes beautiful photos. I am into SLR, however, my first digital will be a Minolta DiMage 7i (non-SLR). I *will* be keeping this one, though, for the long distance shots with the other lense I have for it and teleconverter. Worth having for anybody!

I owned my Rebel 2000 for about 3 years before it was finally stolen. It was recommended as an introductory camera by a professional photographer friend of mine. The camera worked amazingly in all conditions. It was very versatile and allowed me to customize any of the settings I wanted as well as performing automatically any or all functions I chose. The batteries would last up to a year, but the amazing thing about the camera was its durability. It indadvertantly took a "bath" in Lake Powell in Utah, and after drying it out and replacing the batteries it worked good as new. The only downpoint was a spot on the inside of the lens that I could not get out. I could have replaced the lens, but even with the spot, I guess from it being so close to the mirrors, it didn't even show up on the pictures. A year and a half later it was in a torrential rainstorm on a boat in the Florida Keys. Just dried it out, replaced the batteries, and good as new. I have taken it camping, hiking, sailing, from Florida to Alaska and everywhere in between - always phenomenal pictures. I am looking to buy another to replace my old one.

This is my first time with a film camera. When I started needing a camera, they had invented the relatively inexpensive digital camera. But there were things that a digital camera lacks, for one, quality printed photos for sharing with friends and family.

I too got "suckered" in by Amazon with this camera being offered in my Gold Box. ;) Got to love that implulse buying. But after having it for a couple of days and getting my first roll of film back, I see that it's a great camera.

The sharpness of close-up shots is really good, and I LOVE the auto-focus feature. It's good for when you're taking pictures of wildlife, and they don't hold their position forever waiting for you to take the picture. I also really like the pop-up flash and auto-light metering. It makes it really nice, not having to think if you have enough light for the picture to turn out right.

All in all, it's been a good camera so far. I recommend it to anyone looking for a beginner SLR 35mm camera. It's easy to use, lightweight, and it takes pretty good pictures.

I've owned this camera for a while. I love mine. It's easy to use, the autofocus is accurate, and the metering is supurb. It's fast if you want to shoot action shots like at a race or rodeo.

I decided to rate this camera when it popped up in my "Gold Box" offers.

Jim

This Canon camera is surely valuable especially as your first SLR camera. It is light, affordable and compatible with the whole Canon EOS seris products. Although I use it as one of my backup camera, I find it from occasion to occasion it is very tempted to bring it rather than other camera. I satisfied with it except the 28-80mm lens. I give 4 stars because and only because it comes with it. I strongly recommend the potential buyer to purchase the body only package. I am sure you will soon get frustrasted with the 28-80mm lens although it is cheap. When you want to take a further step in photography, it would be locked into your store room as it has no longer suit your need.

In addition a lot of useful extra feature is embedded such as a built-in flash, various programmed mode. They are as convienient as a compact camea that your relatives can help to take a picture of you.

Okay, I'm no expert, but I think I have a decent eye for good photographs. I recently moved up from a Minolta point and shoot (Which served me extremely well during my four years in the army, travelling to various cities, states, and countries) to this Canon Rebel 2000. My first couple rolls weren't all that great, but I didn't expect them to be. I was just messing around with the settings and different lighting. I think I went through about a roll a day for the first week, and noticed a great improvement from the first couple to the last few rolls. The camera is very simple for an amateur to figure out, and it takes great pictures. I'm very happy with this camera and am looking forward to purchasing some fun gadgets and more powerful lenses to increase my skills.

I have had such a great time learning to use this camera and taking photos. I used it immediately, switching the dial to automatic and letting it do everything. It was exactly like a point and shoot. But when I learned how to adjust aperture and shutter speed, I took even better photos. I highly recommend this camera. I took it to Alaska in August and people said how beautiful and crisp my photos were. If you have the money, also invest in a telefoto lens. Sometimes 80mm just isn't long enough. But you can always add that later.

After having your basic point-and-shoot camera, I decided to upgrade. This camera is perfect for both types of photographers. The autofocus mode has been most helpful during critical, split second, picture taking moments (when your newborn smiles, or your brother runs by you in the NYC marathon)! The manual focus mode is fun to have when you have time to play around and learn. There are many different modes to also play with on the camera. The camera itself is very light weight, easy to hold, and compact. Best of all ... the pictures from this camera have all been crystal clear.

When I first bought this camera about a year ago I had no clue what I was doing. But the manual is fairly good at explaining how this camera worked, and you get accustomed to the way it functions fast and easy. After only a few months I was enjoying the creative freedom that you don't get in regular snap shot cameras, and the pictures were great.
But now I find myself dreaming about buying a digital EOS.
Film developing takes way too long and no matter how good you are you will always manage to screw up on a picture, so instead of being able to see your mistake right away on the LCD and correct it right away you have to wait for days to get your pictures back. Also regular film developing is much more expensive then digital printing.

So what is the verdict? With its price dropping so low it would be a good buy for a person interested in becoming more creative and serious about their work but has money limits. But if you are really, really serious you should most definably invest in a digital EOS camera, it's fairly expensive but it will more then pay for itself in the long run.

The EOS is the most versatile photographic tool on the market for the price. It is lightweight yet built well. The wonderful and justifiably famous EOS lens system is arguably the world's best. They are at least equal to Nikor lenses. Perhaps Nikon bodies and systems are better, but they are also considerably more costly.

While hesitating to take some of the more expensive cameras into rough locations, the Rebel is not so expensive as to be irreplaceable.

The automatic settings are often enough, but full manual modes give greater control, including automatic bracketing.

While digital photography is rapidly approaching resolutions on a par with emulsion photography, with 6 megapixel cameras available, this little camera can still outperform most digital SLR's hands down. Whats more, the EOS lens system is common to the Canon D60 and will remain part of their digital EOS SLR line up. Never settle for aftermarket lenses, insist on Canon lenses.

It will be a long time before I willingly part with my little Canon Rebel 2000 camera.

This is probably good. Unlike the EOS66 which has a problem when used indoors in taking pictures. Before buying a camera, make sure you know well the brand. Inquire on the nearest Repair/Service shop near you. The nearest store near you. Customer support should be in a high list. So if your going to buy a CANON, make sure they can be approached when you have queries and needed help. I think they need to improve on this department. Even how great the camera is, but you can't contact them for support, its like a bad investment. Don't let your hard earned money go to waste. Be carefull. Be very carefull...

This is an excellent camera body except the lousy zoom lens. This kit lens(28-80mm zoom lens) produced worse pictures than those taken with a simple point and shoot. I was disappointed with the results using this zoom lens. I bought the kit thinking that the quality of the lens isn't this bad. Don't do commit this mistake.

Ever since I bought Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens, I use the kit lens as a paper weight. Why? I don't want to sell this cheap zoom on eBay since the buyer will curse me forever! So, do yourself a favor, DO NOT BUY THIS KIT. Instead, buy the body with 50mm f/1.8 lens and be prepared to be amazed by the quality of pictures (in terms of color rendition, sharpness and contrast) it produces! Don't take a word for it, test it yourself. If you really want to buy a zoom, then save some bucks and go for a better zoom like Canon 28-105mm USM, you will be lot more happier(BTW, my friend has this zoom). I will be upgrading to the USM zoom lens next year.

In a nutshell, if you are not worried about the picture quality, then only buy this kit. Otherwise, go for the body with any of the lenses mentioned above.

Wondering why I gave 4 stars? Because, I love the camera body which offers lots of advanced features and produces professional quality pictures with a right lens.

Real easy to use and takes very good pictures!

I've had it for about 6 months. It's easy to take pictures using just the programmed settings and once I've learned a little more, it's not that difficult to use the manual settings. The only thing I'm not crazy about is that the accessories (such as remote cable) are more [costly] that the [other] for example.

The Canon EOS Rebel is one of the easiest to use cameras I have ever owned. The Automatic settings add functionality to an extremely versatile camera. Do you like to take portraits as well as sports or action shots without having to change cameras?
If so, this is the camera for you. It is light and easy to store and can be carried for long periods of time without being bulky.
I love it!!

I am not an expert on photography. I just wanted to buy the best camera I could afford. So, I bought this Cancon Rebel 2000 on sale at a local electronics store over 2 years ago. Well, the pictures I am getting are good pictures, but not exceptional. My friends owns a P&S camera that he bought for less than 100 dollars and I cannot distinguish his pictures from mine. This camera although light for SLR, is still bulky and rather heavy. I would recommend buying a good Point & Shoot camera that is light and small, and will produce pictures of pretty much the same quality.

I purchased the Canon Rebel 2000 because my budding photography interest had outgrown my point and shoot camera. The Canon Rebel 2000 is easy to operate from the first day you get it. It lets you be a point and shoot user with a smart camera or a smart photographer with control over the manual settings. Since other reviews of this product have focused on the many fine features on this camera, I wanted to mention the one thing that I had not seen printed about this product. The Canon Rebel 2000 Kit comes with a strap and 2 lithium batteries to get you started. Since I tend to think ahead, I ordered the professional strap recommended for this camera and 2 batteries, and discovered on its arrival that the kit comes with both. I like the professional strap better then the one it came with. The one it comes with is wide, navy blue with a red stripe, and has "Canon EOS" printed on it. The professional one is narrower, black (matching the camera color better)and has clips on it to detach the strap from the camera without removing the loops attaching it to the camera body. Although purchasing the extra strap and batteries were a happy misunderstanding in ordering for me, neither are immediate necessary purchases to use your new camera. The kit comes with everything you need, except the film, to use your camera the first day it arrives.

After many years with a point and shoot I was ready for something more challenging. I have taken this camera everywhere. It's gone cross-country, parties, close-ups (flowers) and generic people pictures and everything comes out great. It's a great transition camera and gives you lots of room to grow. You can have it work as a point and shoot and it will do basically everything for you, or you can use the dial and it will adjust for close-ups such as flowers or distance suchs as mountains, etc. It also takes a beating, I've unfortunately dropped and banged it a few times and is still ticking...with no problems. Basically, this camera is easy to use, takes awesome pictures and gives you plenty of room to grow. I found a uv lens is a great add-on and helps protect the lens. The 70-300 ultrasonic lens is also another great add-on. This is one of the best toys I've ever bought.

I like to travel and take pictures everywhere I go. I'm not a professional photographer. I brought this camera a year ago. I have been taking picutres with it for a wedding, for trips to Europe and Asia. I like it a lot and definatelly recommand it. I only use the auto functions and they are great. The best feature is the sports/highspeed setting on the dial. I took pictures of landscape while driving through Europe and Asia on bumpy roads and the pictures still came out very nice. All my friends were very impressive with the pictures taken with this camera.

The camera is very easy to use, and film loading only takes a few seconds, very fast and easy. The batteries last for a long time. I took over 40 rolls of film and the batteries are still good. The pictures taken with the Rebel 2000 are much better than the point and shot Pentax that I have. I brought 3 filters when I brought the camera. The filters are only [money] for 3 and they are worth it for beginers like myself who would scrach the lense easily. I droped the filter once while I was rushing on a trip. But the filter didn't even break. I was glad that it was the filter that I dropped, not the lense.

The lense is 28-80mm. It's sufficient for close range scenic pictures. But if you want to take picture of a distant, you'll need a more powerful zoom lense than the 80mm. The Rebel 2000 weights much less than other SLRs, it's still a lot heavier than the point and shot camera. It does't fit into a pocketbook or small handbag. I had to buy a bigger shouder bag to carry the camera for traveling. For the quality of the camera, it's worth the extra weight and size. It's a great camera for beginner because the auto settings are wonderful.