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I bought this camera nearly a year ago, and I've liked just about everything about this lens. In fact, neither the XT nor XTi nor XSi, have this high ISO (they all go up to 1600). In fact, for my money, it's superior to the XTi since its image quality is better in low light situations. The XSi has some advanced hardware that counteracts this tendency.
If the price doesn't go down, buy a Nikon D60 (cheaper) or Canon XSi (same price as the XT and way more advanced). I like to take pictures with natural light, and having a 3200 ISO will be helpful in extremely dark situations, like the wedding I just went to recently where the dance floor was essentially without light (and I was shooting with a f/1.8 lens). One final item: I have NO idea why this camera as of Sept 1, 2008 costs $698 with the 18-55mm lens. Or, best yet, buy a Canon 30D and buy the lens separate. I bought mine almost a year ago for $450 for the exact same combo. Its size, its image quality, everything.
So, if you see yourself taking a lot of photos in low light, you might as well get the Canon 30D body for $650 (the price as of now--Sept 2008). With a Canon 30D and a Canon 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 lens, you can essentially handle anything short of pitch-black scenes. As to why, well, with the XTi, you're fitting 10 megapixels on the same-sized image sensor as the XT, which will create a noisier (grainier) image. Having said this, however, there is ONE item I wish the XT had--3200 ISO.
The included len is good but not great. I primary use it to capture my newborn daughter pictures and this camera does a great job, I catch lot of 'Canon' moments of my daughter, I love the speed of SLR camera.One little complain is the attached flash pretty weak, but I still give it 5 stars because I know I can't ask for more at this price and an external flash is an easy solution. It's not a big deal since I am expecting it.If you come from point-and-shoot world, this camera definitely is a good start and Canon XT camera lessons on Canon website are very helpful. I bought this camera couple months ago, got a great deal on Amazon.com at that time - camera, len included and 2GB memory card for under $450. After months of using it, I would say this is a great camera.
However, I found myself outgrowing it rather quickly, and upgraded to the 40d. This was my first DSLR camera. It was great.
After reading many reviews, both here and cnet, we decided to purchase the XT. Pictures are no longer blurry. We were looking for an SLR to take good in-motion pictures.
We love being able to take 10+ shots in a row. We're very pleased. And this does a wonderful job of freezing the action.
And wow, what a difference it is from point-and-shoot cameras. We're both very much amateurs when it comes to photography, but the manual was easy enough for us to understand how to take pictures OTHER than just on auto. And for the price (we found it brand new on ebay for under $500 with the kit lens), it can't be beat.
With our point-and-shoots, they came out terrible, and with kids, they never hold still. And we're not disappointed one bit.
Great out door pictures and versatility with interchangeable lenses. The was my first DSLR and I LOVE the pictures. Very fast to capture those instant moments of your 2 or 3 year olds face.
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