REBEL XT's ARE IN

Nikon Fan · Mar 12, 2005

but sadly only in the silver version with kits only

I saw them at Best Buy this afternoon, and went to the photo store where I ordered mine to see if they had them, but they said only the silver with kits were available. For some strange reason the others aren't coming out for a few more weeks

Hopefully within the next two at least!!!! Anyway thought I would pass along the great news. I was able to play with the one they had in the photo store and now I want it eve more. It's a lot smaller and lighter than the drebel...but from what I can tell I'm going to love it!!!

Nikon Fan · Mar 12, 2005

Just checked and BandH have all of them in stock but the black body only...which is what I ordered

Anyway ebay also has them all listed including just the black body only...so chances are they will hopefully have all of them everywhere very soon!!!

Nytmair · Mar 12, 2005

I'm gunna have to wait a month or so probably until I get one.... so make sure to post pics and your throughts whenever you get yours

Aoide · Mar 12, 2005

Nytmair said:
I'm gunna have to wait a month or so probably until I get one.... so make sure to post pics and your throughts whenever you get yours

Ditto on this except for me maybe add another month or two. You can break it in for us Amanda!

John E. · Mar 13, 2005

Thanks for the heads up

I am waiting to see what the noise levels are at 1600 iso. If it's the same as or close to the 20D I will probably buy one. I have seen a couple of examples but I didn't like the samples shown.

I have also read where the kit lense is awfull, so if I buy one it will be only the body. No sense in getting a decent quality camera and a crappy lense, it would be similar to buying a good computer for the internet and using a dialup service.

I think I will get the sigma 18-125mm zoom as my first lense, the reviews have been mostly positive and the lense covers a huge range. The price is very good, I will also get the 50mm lense.

Like Nytmair and Aoide I am going to wait a little while, mainly because manufacturers have a hard time to get the first production run right without any bugs.

hobbes28 · Mar 13, 2005

The black body is standard as far as I know with the XT. DP Reveiw did a preview on it already so you can see what it's all about.

LizM · Mar 13, 2005

Check out the Tamron 28-300 if you are looking for a good lens instead of the one that comes with the kit. That way you aren't changing lenses so often which lowers the risk of getting anything on the sensor.

Big Mike · Mar 14, 2005

I doubt that the Tamron 28-300 is any sharper than the kit lens. For only $100, the kit lenses are a pretty good deal. IMO

Digital Matt · Mar 14, 2005

Sharper or not, the Tamron lens doesn't get near as wide as the kit lens. It's just not a substitute if you shoot wide angle landscapes.

Nikon Fan · Mar 14, 2005

From mesing around with the camera in the store, the kit lens didn't seem to awful to me...but then again that's what I am used to shooting with is a kit lens.

The guy in the store said they released the silver first b/c women are more likely to buy them, but that didn't make much sense to me. You'd think they'd want to release all them at once to make as much $$$ as possible...

mentos_007 · Mar 14, 2005

damn damn damn... xt is amazing.. and I'll be still working with my fuji s5000

ehhh

John E. · Mar 14, 2005

Here is a review of the kit lens. Personally I would rather put the $100.00 into a better quality lens, but thats just my opinion. I know some others who would tell me too take the $500.00 Canadian for the Sigma lens and purchase a better lens for $1000.00

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-18-55mm-f-3.5-5.6-Lens-Review.aspx

Nikon Fan · Mar 14, 2005

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Just got a phone call and my camera is in!!!! Unfortunately I live to far away from the town I bought it in to make it there in time tonight, but I'm headed there tommorow afternoon for sure!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Now to read up all night long on how to work it :lol:

ShutteredEye · Mar 14, 2005

eromallagadnama said:
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Just got a phone call and my camera is in!!!! Unfortunately I live to far away from the town I bought it in to make it there in time tonight, but I'm headed there tommorow afternoon for sure!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Now to read up all night long on how to work it

Amanda, quit gloating!!! LOL!

Also, I really like the quote in your sig.

Nikon Fan · Mar 14, 2005

mountainlander said:
Amanda, quit gloating!!! LOL!

Also, I really like the quote in your sig.

I can't help it :lol:

I'm on cloud nine...more like cloud 999999999 :lol:

No one around my house gets excited about this stuff, so I at least can post here an know people have been through the same process time and time again

Thanks,I found the quote today and liked it a lot so I had to add it...here's a site where you can find quotes from all sorts of photographers: http://www.photoquotes.com/