Canon EOS Rebel 2000/EOS 300 35mm SLR Film Camera Body Only

First of all, if you're reading reviews as part of your research, prior to buying a camera, you're doing the right thing. Your camera, in this case the Canon EOS Rebel 2000, will be with you for many years to come. The technology in the Canon camera isn't anything like the "Digital Camera World", where you can't seem to keep up with the best quality camera and with the most features.

The Canon EOS Rebel 2000 is a solid, stable and absolutely reliable camera. If you take good care of it, you'll be able to have it all of your life and it's hard to say that, with any confidence, about any product. I have owned many, many cameras and I've found the Rebel 2000 to be the best in its class of 35mm auto-focus cameras. The 28-80mm Lens is sturdy and made of very high quality optics-for the absolute best and most reliable focusing and photo taking. You may, at some point, wish to have an additional lens for a great zoom range. I have a Canon Lens that is 75-300mm, also an auto-focus lens like the 28-80mm lens, and I use it for sports photography and some portrait work.

Having a Canon EOS Rebel 2000 is similar to having a car that is proven, reliable and a true value for what you're paying for. Canon offers many settings on the camera which allow anyone to act a a true professional photographer, however Canon's automatic setting has proven to be just as good as the thousands of photos that I have taken in a regular mode-where I make several adjustments to aperture, etc. It's so easy to just turn the camera on, move the dial to the GREEN SQUARE, and begin to take some of the best photos you've ever taken. I honestly have never had a situation where I used the GREEN BOX (automatic settings) and had a photo that turned out wrong. The only time I've ever had a problem is when I've taken it OFF that mode and into a manual mode-something I now try to avoid!

I honestly believe that you're getting an incredible value when purchasing the Canon EOS Series Cameras. If you're buying new, you'll not have ANY problems to worry about with your purchase. If you're buying used, make sure you ask about the history of the camera and don't be afraid to ask the seller why the camera is being sold. It's helpful if you buy from a seller that has kept all of the literature that originally came with the camera, along with the instruction booklets, warranties, etc. If the lens is not scratched and the camera has been kept in good condition, you're likely to be buying a very dependable camera. It's a great "bang for your buck" when it comes to 35mm SLR Cameras. The 2000 has some additional features that differentiate it from other Rebel Series models, however Canon knows when it has a good product and the 2000 is an excellent example.

I hope that my review has helped you. I wrote it so that it might help you in making a decision, as I know it can be very hard sometimes. I'm a person that always does Consumer Reports reviews on products before buying them and hope that this short review will fill some gap you may have had.

Good Luck To You! Thanks for taking the time to read my review.


Peter V. Cannice
Horsepete@aol.com

Over the years, I've used and owned a number of consumer cameras, from simple point-and-shoot film cameras to a Minolta SLR. About three years ago, I began to dabble in digital and I've learned so much in the meantime about the art of photography that I decided it's time to upgrade to a better camera.

Unlike what many if not most people are doing - I went backwards from digital to film. From my 8MP Sony to this 35mm Canon EOS Rebel 2000. And the first time I took it out after receiving it?

I took a handful of shots, and thought, "Wow... I should have bought a REAL camera years ago." This is, by far, the best camera I've used. It may not be the top-of-the-line Canon model but it's got many manual features as well as automatic which works great. It feels sturdy in the hands and feels like it'll be here with me for years and years. The lens is the kit 28-80mm lens and I wasn't sure how it would work out with macro shots, but so far, so great!

Honestly the first roll developed was okay - nothing spectacular - but I had to learn to overcome my digital bad habits (no image stabilization to save you). The second roll, however, was awesome, including some very nice macros (which now has me looking for a 70-300mm macro zoom that is made for that sort of thing - I think if I can get such great photos out of a kit lens, what could I do with more?)

One other thought on the digital to film migration... Typically point-and-shoot digital cameras have an aperture range of f2.8 up to around f8.0. For any but the serious photographers out there that may not mean anything - a couple years ago it didn't to me, either... But when I started trying to shoot waterfalls with a point-and-shoot digital, I found that f8.0 was a very limiting factor... It meant, basically, that without special filters which were pretty expensive for my model, I'd either overexpose the shot or lose the 'waterfall effect' that I was striving for.

Out of the box, with the kit lens, this camera of apertures as small as f32 ... Which in theory would allow me broad daylight photos of waterfalls with multi-second exposures... In practice, there'll be other factors involved such as whether the breeze is moving leaves near the falls, or other things...

In the end, I'm going to have a lot of fun learning the ins and outs of this great camera!

I bought this camera about five years ago brand new. I have never had any problems with it.

When I first pucrchased it, I knew really nothing about 35mm photography. This camerea was a perfect introduction because it was so easy to learn. It features a range of settings from fully automatic to very advanced settings usually only found in more professional level cameras.

I also traveled very much with this camerea and found it to be very durable no matter what I put it through. Another plus is the very light weight, which can be very important if you will be taking it with you places.

For those who love B&W Photography this is a good camera for it, either manual or auto focus is great, easy to setup, differents modes of shooting, interchangeable lenses, film auto loading, a good product. Currently digital cameras is leaving behind the films cameras but for begginers who want to know and experience photography's world in an artistic and meaningful way, this is a excelent option to start collecting great experiences and memories.

As the popularity of film declines this camera remains a solid choice for students wanting to learn a SLR style camera, or those wishing to step up from a point and shoot 35mm. Right now, it cost more to buy the batteries than this camera costs. The auto focus is very accurate, the LCD display is very easy to read and user friendly. Manuals for this camera are available on the canon website. This model has most of all the modern features such as shutter or aperature priority, program mode, full manual control. This camera also features the semi-auto modes such as portrait, sports, landscape, and night shot. Just an FYI, this camera only accepts the EF lenses and not the newer EF-S(digital) lenses.