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I do photography as a hobby, and got this on a whim. I've never shot with a proper SLR before; I have only use disposable or an old all in one film camera. Being that I already have a Rebel T7, my EF lenses (not EF-S) worked like a charm. The autofocus works well in all but very low light conditions where it struggles. It's easy to use and will feel familiar if you have already used a canon DSLR. I quite like how light it is and how sturdy it feels. The built in flash on mine won't fire, but my external modern ETTL flash works with it. The only problem is that I have to set the focal length on it manually, and for some reason, it skips numbers; like instead of being able to choose 100mm for my macro lens, I can choose either 80mm or 105mm. It must be a limitation of this camera because this isn't an issue on my T7. If you buy this camera you will want to clean off the mirror and focal plane (above the mirror) with isopropyl rubbing alcohol and a cue tip like I did to get any stuff off of it. This takes two 3v CR123a batteries (not 3.7v). You will have to get them off of amazon or other such site. Alternatively, you might get lucky and find a BP-8 battery pack somewhere that let's it take four AA batteries. Pay attention to the light meter (<-3--2--1--0--1--2--3>), it will appear on the LCD screen and in the viewfinder. It's the only way to know if your picture will be properly exposed. It should be sitting on 0. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase. Keep in mind, this is an entry level SLR, and lacks more professional level features, but that may not matter to you.Read full review
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I recently purchased a camera. And don’t get me wrong. Camera is nice. It came 3 days after purchase which was great and when I opened the package I was very upset to sell straight up cigarettes. The strap and camera itself smell awful. I have to de sanitize and wash the strap to get rid of the awful smell. Haven’t tested the camera but after the fact was told I need to purchase the battery and one was not included.
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This is a great camera for someone starting out . It is easy to operate . There are a lot of both auto focus and manual lenses available for it. A young or just starting photographer will get some real nice pictures with it. Normaly if a person gets bad pictures at first they give up. With this camera they can use the auto modes and slowly learn the manual functions as they are ready. By the time they learn what this camera can teach them it is time for them to step up to a more challengingCamera and all the lenses they have aquired can be used on most Canon cameras..
I really enjoy the ease of use although it does lack some of the features of the newer cameras which is the only reason I give it a good rating. Otherwise, Canon always makes a solid product. The film is easy to load and unload and the auto focus works great. While it does lack features it does have a lot of features that work very well. I would recommend purchasing a 200mm or a 300mm lens to go with the camera as well. It is a very nice, clean, and easy to use camera and would recommend it for any beginning photographer.
Camera is light and tough---though plastic. Fits nicely in my camera bag along with two others to supplement my 20D. My three Gs use differing films---color neg, B&W silver and chrome. A single 50mm EF 1.8 lens serves 'em all and pinch hits on my 20D for low light digital shots at high ISO. The G has controls and features such as AF and auto exposure/manual modes that are similar to the 20D so there is less confusion switching cameras. Recommended.
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