Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Silver Date 35mm SLR Camera Deluxe Kit with 28-90mm Lens

Amazon Customer Reviews

(4 out of 5)

Incredible camera; takes great pics!

Strengths: Lightweight, easy to use from full automatic to full manual. Depth of field preview (excellent feature!), AE lock, quick auto focus for price range, seven focusing points. Countless lenses and accessories available both from Canon and third party mfgrs. If you have large hands, I recommend the optional battery pack ... which also doubles as a vertical grip with duplicated shutter control and port for remote switch. I simply can't imagine these features on any other camera at a comptetitive price. Thinking about a "point and shoot"? Save your money and get this camera instead.

Weaknesses: Included manual not very comprehensive, but spend a few hours with this camera and you can figure most features out yourself. If you need written instructions, I'd recommend the excellent Magic Lantern guide....

Also, try another lens, like a 28-200mm aspherical lens, if you want just one lens to carry around.

(5 out of 5)

Good entry-level SLR

I bought this camera kit for my 13-year-old son for Christmas because I own a Canon EOS A2E and a variety of lenses that he can share with this camera. The Rebel 2000 is fantastically lightweight - kind of amazing compared to any of the more expensive Canon SLRs (A2E, EOS-3, etc.). It should be noted however that although the camera takes all EOS lenses, the lens mount is plastic, so it is not likely that you would want to use this as an extra body on a jungle expedition (but chances are if you own an EOS-3 you already know that).

My son especially liked the silver lens that comes with this kit - it is not to my taste at all, but I guess his generation thinks silver looks more cool than black!

Although the Rebel 2000 does not have eye-control focus, it does have focus points that can be manually selected with the rotary dial - this is not as cool technologically as an A2E or EOS 3 (that actually tracks your eyeball to focus on what you are seeing) but in many ways is more practical.

All-in-all this is a nice gem of an SLR.

(5 out of 5)

Great Camera and kit

I talked my wife into letting me buy my own Christmas present and after much deliberation I finally decided on this Camera and kit. She now wishes that she had found something else for me. I can't go anywhere without taking along my camera! With this kit you get the better lens (over the 28-80mm) than the normal Eos Rebel Kits, the quartz date and all the extras things that everyone needs anyway- so why not get them all together at once. The camera gives me the ability to be as creative as I want, but can also be so simple that I can give it to my wife to use as a point and shoot. I have used it for both color photographs and black and white, night and day, action and stills shots. All the photos have turned out great! I would highly recommend the camera for anyone who is buying an SLR for the first time or for someone who has used many before- it's an all around great camera!

(5 out of 5)

Love it !

I bought this Canon Rebel 2000 kit after much research and investigation - and I know I made exactly the right choice! It is loaded with features if I want them, but it is also able to "point and shoot" when I don't want to have to think about it. The most noticable feature is that it is as light as a feather - even when compared to my digital pocket camera. The seven focus areas are terrific, allowing for flexibility and creativity. I'm an amateur and find this to be something I can easily operate but it leaves room to grow into later on.

The most helpful thing in my decision making process to buy this camera was a visit to my local camera store to rent one for a weekend. The minute I got back the best prints I have ever taken, I knew I needed to have it!

Drawbacks - The instruction manual is nothing more than a glorified parts diagram. It isn't helpful for beginners or experts... can't imagine who the audience is supposed to be. The flash isn't very strong - its purpose is to be a fill flash, not a substitute for a full-featured detachable flash. Knowing what I know now, if I had it to do over again, I would buy just the body and accessorize it myself.

(2 out of 5)

Good Camera, Poor Quality Lens

As an experienced former slr user I am very disappointed. This is a good camera with great features but the lens quality of the 28-90mm in the kit does not produce very sharp pictures. After shooting two rolls of film it became very clear that my old Fuji point and shoot was producing better quality pictures. Also, the built-in flash is a bit on the weak side. Flash coverage was not as good as my point and shoot camera. This is a big disappointment from Canon. Consider buying the camera body only and finding a higher quality lens to purchase separately.