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by Anthony Medici on Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:41 am

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Just announced.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:25 am

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The EOS Digital Rebel (The 300D name is not used in the US according to Canon Press releases) is an entry level 6MPx DSLR. Some features are 2.5 Frames per second, DIGIC processor, 35 zone eval meter, CMOS sensor with 1.6x crop factor, 7 AF sensors. Street price is expected to be under $900 and it is expected to be available within 30 days! Specs can be found here:
http://213.247.48.188/frames.asp

The US Press Release is here:
http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/p ... rebel.html

Canon also announced two new budget priced zoom lenses - the 18-55 f/3.5-5.6, and the 55-200 f/4.5-5.6.

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by Anthony Medici on Wed Aug 20, 2003 11:19 am

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Thank you E.J. for posting the specifics. I was a little rushed this morning when I first stumbled on the link. (From a Nikon mailing list, no less.)

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by Peterh on Thu Aug 21, 2003 8:06 am

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Good for the standard photographers. I really hoped for them this would become true. Still I'm not sure how many will buy a Eos 1 prized dslr of these people.

Also I like the complete package with the 2 lenses.

BUT, I had hoped for the 1Dx or 3D..... How long do I have to wait in pain..

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by Steve Mason on Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:33 pm

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I can't believe it supports the RC1

I've wished for this on my D30 and my 10D....

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by Maxis Gamez on Sat Aug 23, 2003 10:24 pm

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I think this camera will make the G3, G5 drop down in price.

. This new DSLR will do good in portraits, macro, and still photography, since you don't need a fast frame per sec. speeds. Would I buy? probably not.

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Sep 04, 2003 3:34 pm

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Note that DPReview has just posted the first Digital Rebel/300D Review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos300d/

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by robert hasty on Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:40 pm

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Thanks for posting this E.J, looks like a great camera. I love my 10d but i do like the infrared remote feature. No way to do infrared with a 10d or is there?

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