I want to correct some information I received which appears to be incorrect.
Although one website indicated the list price of the camera package was
$1400, that is apparently not accurate. The list price is $999 US, and
it also seems to be the current street price as well.
The camera is called the Canon EOS 300D most places other then the US,
(in Japan it is called the Canon Kiss Digital).
When I mention that the camera mount makes the camera "noisy", I mean
acoustically, not image noise.
Since the announcement for the camera was about a month ago, there are
already a number of fairly complete reviews for this camera.
Here's one:
Art
Arthur Entlich wrote:
> 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:
>
>
>
> Art
>
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