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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:44:58 PM EDT
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I'm still old-school Canon, but need to swithc to hires digital at some point. How many mp is the Rebel XT? ... and does Ikelite make a housing for it? 
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:46:44 PM EDT
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8 or 87 |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:48:08 PM EDT
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Okay. i would like to get one..
What is CC? |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:48:17 PM EDT
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Damn. No money!
I'm getting into photography, but don't have a DSLR yet... though I can see dropping coin for one in the next year or two. Good thing is, my current digicam does a great job (5Mpix, 10x optical zoom) on it's own. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:48:20 PM EDT
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8.1 mp. Takes pretty nice pics. Easy to use as well. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:49:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:50:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:54:18 PM EDT
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oh goddamn it... Four months too late...
ETA: Canon rebates take about two months to arrive. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:56:33 PM EDT
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I tried to checkout and it says: We're sorry; the coupon code entered is invalid. Status = <3>. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:57:14 PM EDT
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Just bought a 20D from Canon.
Incredible pictures, easy to shoot. pato |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:58:15 PM EDT
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You might need to call and place the order with an operator. It should work. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 3:59:40 PM EDT
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I see I have to go through techbargans |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:01:21 PM EDT
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yup thats the ticket. Also Amazon.com has it for $680 shipped. No taxes either with Amazon so it might be better for you. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:06:01 PM EDT
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for $1234.00 you can have the Ikelite housing...200' |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:07:57 PM EDT
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I see amazon with it for $740 shipped???? |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:10:33 PM EDT
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Screw it. I will wait. It will only get cheaper as time goes by.
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:11:36 PM EDT
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The Rebel XT is a GREAT camera. My primary cameras are 20Ds, but I just bought a Rebel XT to keep in the bag as a backup. I'd say it's probably 95%+ of what the 20D is. Image quality is almost identical. The main things you lose with the XT is ISO3200, and the nifty control wheel that the 20D has.
I actually bought mine used paid $950 for a package that included a few lenses, a battery grip, and a little flash. Sold all that for about $640, net cost for the camera and kit lens = $310. :-) --Mike |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:11:56 PM EDT
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I get $669 shipped. I have Amazonprime and I get free shipping. Its $799 with $100 rebate right now.
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:12:04 PM EDT
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Hmmmm - so about 2K for a new camera and good UW capability. But then I guess I'll need a new ikelite-compatible strobe as well. 
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:13:50 PM EDT
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Using that logic, you'll NEVER buy a camera (or just about anything technology-related). If you need it, buy it. If you kinda need it, wait 'till it goes on sale like now. --Mike |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:15:37 PM EDT
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I don't kinda need it right now. I will wait for the next sale. I also just made a major purchase and need to hold off a couple months. Damn Glock. 
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:19:31 PM EDT
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Rebel XT? Oh, you mean that LITTLE camera...
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:23:44 PM EDT
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Not necessarily - I agree with his logic. If I decide that 12 mp (for example) is the point where I will switch from film for digital, then it makes sense for me to wait until something like the Canon Rebel XT drops another couple of hundred bucks in price. Let everyone else be the high-tech early adopters that have to have the latest gadget. I will switch when the digital resolution equals 100 ISO Ilford film, but not until then. If that is 12 mp (or whatever), that's all I need. And since I am in no hurry, I can wait until it reaches the price point I am willing to pay. Until then, I'll continue to use my film camera for fancy pictures, and my 5 mp pixel digital for snap shots, etc. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:32:15 PM EDT
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It won't, not new retail. That's not how the market works. Canon will introduce the XT's replacement and discontinue the XT, before they discount it another $200. In a year or two, you might find XT's used for $400, but the XT's shutter is rated for around 50,000 actuations or less, so by the time you get it at that price you'd likely have to send it off to the factory at your own expense for a shutter replacement. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:33:34 PM EDT
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I believe the Mp equivalent for a good 35 mm film is about 25Mp. That said, the sharpening facility in most photo processing software will take care of a lot, as will the mechanics of printing. Therefore, 12 Mp should do the trick as far as your comparison, which sounds about like my mental guesstimate, as well. However, I (as my alter-ego, known far and wide as "El Cheapo") am wondering if 8 Mp is "close enough."
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:34:51 PM EDT
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That has been stated, but never actually proven, unless I am mistaken. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:35:58 PM EDT
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Rik is there any way to see how much use a shutter has seen? |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 4:39:06 PM EDT
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On 1 series Canon cameras there is, but on the others you have to just check the picture numbering and that might have been reset or have been contaminated by a non-formatted card, so there's no way to know on a non-1 series Canon. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 5:12:51 PM EDT
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Dang it - they found a way to stick it to me anyway!!
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