Any fans out there for lowly Canon Rebel cameras of various vintages?

spacer · Jun 17, 2011

Some of the early Canon film cameras are quite interesting. The EOS 750 takes the entire film out all the way onto the take up spool and as you shoot, it rewinds each frame back into the cartridge to prevent spoiled images if you accidentally opened the film door. Even if you opened the film door by accident, the rest of your roll was wasted, but everything you had shot was still good.

The X and Xs do the same thing. I'm still waiting on my A2E, but IIRC, it's the same way. I didn't care for it when I first got the X, but after a couple rolls, it was just so danged easy to quickly change film that I just shrugged and accepted it. Besides, I guess I didn't have any logical complaint about it anyway.

MattKing · Jun 17, 2011

I like the fact that my Rebel 2000s wind the film all the way before the first shot, and then wind the film into the cassette as I go.

When I bulk load using my Watson style loaders, and need to avoid using the shot closest to the cassette's core in order to make sure I have no problems with fog there, it is kind of handy to be able to waste the first shot, rather than needing to remember to waste the last.

EDIT: and with an adapter, my Zuiko glass works quite well on the Canons, although manual focus and stop down metering certainly isn't the most convenient way to work.

Dennis S · Jun 18, 2011

The M-42 adapters work quite well also

Theo Sulphate · Apr 2, 2015

(Resurrecting an old thread...)

Coming from years of using pro Nikons, Leicas, and Hasselblads, I had nothing but contempt when Canon introduced the plastic autofocus Rebel series.

Then something changed.

My local camera shop would always have a plentiful supply of $20 Rebels on its web site -- and those black Rebel G's at least looked good in the photos. Out of curiosity, I did a bit of research on the web and it seems like the G had some nice pages devoted to it that explained its features well. So, I thought that for $20 it might be fun to play with it.

Well, actually, it's a lot of fun and is quite capable of good photos, especially with the very inexpensive 50/1.8 lens. Also, it is astonishingly lightweight.

So, I've got one Rebel G and a 500N (same thing as G). I've made many fine photos with both.

By the way, here's a useful page for comparing the EOS film cameras side-by-side:

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Dennis S · Apr 3, 2015

A few things stayed the same. Still have 2 Rebel Gs (one black one silver) and a few other Rebels. But mostly use my EOS 3 or 1N for most of my work as well as a few A bodied Canons with a great selection of FD lenses. No not much has changed ;o)

blockend · Apr 3, 2015

The 3000n has been my most shot camera over the last couple of years, always with the 40mm 2.8 pancake. I strongly suspect it's the smallest AF SLR combo ever made and fits in a jacket pocket. The lens is stellar and you can use the camera like an overgrown P&S. Compared to the hundreds of pounds being asked for orphaned super-compacts, a ten quid 3000 with full control and overrides makes perfect sense, and the same lens can be used on full frame and crop sensor Canons.

GarageBoy · Apr 3, 2015

I had a 2000 with the grip- oddly comfortable- thought a vertical grip on an ultra compact made zero sense
Got a T2 to replace it- love them as alternatives to point and shoots (tiny/jacket pocketable)

film_man · Apr 3, 2015

Still have a Rebel 2000, bought in the year 2000 and works just fine. It is permanently paired with a 40/2.8 and it is a super-light combo that produces excellent results. It is my wife's main camera and the one to take when we want to go super light.

spacer · Apr 4, 2015

I just recently bought a 1n, and while I was sorting through my old EOS stuff, came across the X.
Even with the battery pack installed (AA batteries and enough additional grip for my pinkie) it's the lightest SLR I own, digital or otherwise.
AF with the old kit lens is crap, but the 50/1.8 is quite lively. I think I'm gonna use it to park my 40/2.8 for a while, and use it from time to time when I want something
light and wieldy... and cheap.

alanrockwood · Apr 11, 2015

I believe that the Canon Rebel series of film cameras are probably capable of doing essentially 100% of what 99% of camera owners would want to do with a 35mm camera and 99% of what the other 1% of photographers would want to do. Of course, there is that 1% of 1% that Rebel cameras are not capable of, though I am not sure what that would be.

There are a few things that would be nice to have, such as mirror lockup, more rapid sequential photos, and eye controlled focusing, but they are more along the lines of enhancements rather than major issues, i.e. nice to have but seldom the difference between getting the shot and not getting it.

Ronix18 · Jan 6, 2018

Hi everyone!
I just bought a almost new Canon EOS Rebel T2 (called 300x here in Europe), after considering several small light AF SLRs for me. I've been shooting Olympus OM-2n and 35 RC for several years now and I wanted something like a p&s with controls. I hope I made a good choice! I'm thinking about getting a 40mm 2.8 STM or a 50mm 1.8 STM, haven't decided yet. Any advices concerning the lenses?
Would you share some of your experiences with this camera, please? Metering, viewfinder, seize and weight? Do you like it?

Thanks a lot!

cooltouch · Jan 6, 2018

Way back in 1990 I bought for my then-pregnant wife a first-generation Rebel. It was an EOS Rebel period. No pop-up flash. This one had been a store demo, so it was essentially still new. It came with the 35-80 kit lens. Shortly after buying my wife the Rebel, I bought Canon's top of the line flash back then, which was the 420EZ. That was a wise move because the flash interfaced nicely with the Rebel, delivering perfectly exposed images using its TTL capabilities. My wife made heavy use of it when our daughter was very young. Tons of baby pics. And I ended up making heavy use of the camera/lens/flash combination as well. I've had lots of photos published that I shot with that setup.

About ten years ago, I decided it would be nice to upgrade from the Rebel, so I bought a clean used Elan IIe. I still have that camera. So after buying the Elan, I went ahead and sold the Rebel. It had been a reliable picture taker for the better part of over 15 years of fairly regular use. Chances are, wherever it is now, it's still going strong.

Theo Sulphate · Jan 7, 2018

I have three Rebels now (Rebel G / 500N). They're inexpensive but very capable.

Check it out:

http://web.archive.org/web/20151102063608/http://w3.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/macro/canonrebg.html

But be careful: for me the Rebel was the gateway drug to the Elan 7NE.

Cholentpot · Jan 7, 2018

500N is a treat to carry with a 50 1.8, my only gripe is lack of back button focus. I pick up these machines when I see them.

Any fans out there for lowly Canon Rebel cameras of various vintages?

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