rebel 2000 for wedding pictures or something else

Rick Vetter · Mar 13, 2002

My wife use's a rebel G for weddings,high school pic,sports.She does about 5 weddings a year and senior pictures. She was looking for a rebel 2000 for her main camera and then use the G for her backup camera because she doesn't have a backup camera now.

The salesman showed her a Nikon N90S and said with the price drop that this would be a better camera for what she is doing, but then you have to buy lenses etc. for the Nikon, it does look like a nice camera.

Does cannon have a comparable camera to the Nikon N90S, or does she buy the rebel 2000 and work on her skills before she jumps up to a better camera, she has not had any complaints with the pictures she takes now.

It is about 100 miles to the nearest camera shop that has any cameras to look at, besides Walmart 20 miles. so I thougth you guys might has some ideas.
Thankyou
Rick

mgkaplan #79249 · Mar 13, 2002

Get an EOS3. It is a great film camera at a great price. Why don't you contact Canoga Camera and have them send one to you. I know that they have EOS 3s at a particularly good price.

Rick Vetter said:
My wife use's a rebel G for weddings,high school pic,sports.She
does about 5 weddings a year and senior pictures. She was looking
for a rebel 2000 for her main camera and then use the G for her
backup camera because she doesn't have a backup camera now.
The salesman showed her a Nikon N90S and said with the price drop
that this would be a better camera for what she is doing, but then
you have to buy lenses etc. for the Nikon, it does look like a nice
camera.
Does cannon have a comparable camera to the Nikon N90S, or does she
buy the rebel 2000 and work on her skills before she jumps up to a
better camera, she has not had any complaints with the pictures she
takes now.
It is about 100 miles to the nearest camera shop that has any
cameras to look at, besides Walmart 20 miles. so I thougth you guys
might has some ideas.
Thankyou
Rick

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mgkaplan #79249 · Mar 13, 2002

Also, (with all due respect to Nikon which is also a great camera ) the EOS3 will enable your wife to use the wonderful Canon lenses that will not fit on the Nikon body.

mgkaplan said:
Rick Vetter said:

My wife use's a rebel G for weddings,high school pic,sports.She
does about 5 weddings a year and senior pictures. She was looking
for a rebel 2000 for her main camera and then use the G for her
backup camera because she doesn't have a backup camera now.
The salesman showed her a Nikon N90S and said with the price drop
that this would be a better camera for what she is doing, but then
you have to buy lenses etc. for the Nikon, it does look like a nice
camera.
Does cannon have a comparable camera to the Nikon N90S, or does she
buy the rebel 2000 and work on her skills before she jumps up to a
better camera, she has not had any complaints with the pictures she
takes now.
It is about 100 miles to the nearest camera shop that has any
cameras to look at, besides Walmart 20 miles. so I thougth you guys
might has some ideas.
Thankyou
Rick

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Curtis Clegg · Mar 13, 2002

Make sure your wife is aware that:

1. The non-Rebel bodies have button controls instead of a command dial, and

2. The Rebels decriment (count down) the film counter, while the higher-end cameras incriment.

Both of these things could cause confusion if she is switching back and forth between bodies all the time and if she can't use them both instinctively.

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Peter Gregg · Mar 13, 2002

For the film side I would recommend the EOS3.

I think your wife should consider going digital. Since she already has Canon glass, I would forget about Nikon.

With digital she can get instant feedback of her shots, no mailing in film negatives for processing (safer), and she can still send the files out to be done by chemestry developing or inhouse with photo inkjets.

Look at the new Canon D60 when it comes out.

Pete

Steadman Uhlich · Mar 13, 2002

Buy two Rebel 2000s....

Put Portra slow speed film in one.

Put Portra 400 or an ISO 800 film in the other body.

Put an Ilford chromogenic high speed black and white film in the Rebel G.

Now...your wife can use the bodies like a Medium Format shooter would use a film back for his camera. Switch the bodies on and off the lens as you need to use different film types for different situations.

Buy a nice 28-70L lens and use all three Rebel bodies as "backs" for the good glass.

Buy a Canon 50mm lens and keep it on one of the fast speed (high ISO) film bodies.

This way your wife will have different speed films handy for different lighting.

Relatively inexpensive, easy, flexibility (of using one of three films in seconds) good back-up (redundancy) and the controls are almost all the same.

Steadman

Rick Vetter said:
My wife use's a rebel G for weddings,high school pic,sports.She
does about 5 weddings a year and senior pictures. She was looking
for a rebel 2000 for her main camera and then use the G for her
backup camera because she doesn't have a backup camera now.
The salesman showed her a Nikon N90S and said with the price drop
that this would be a better camera for what she is doing, but then
you have to buy lenses etc. for the Nikon, it does look like a nice
camera.
Does cannon have a comparable camera to the Nikon N90S, or does she
buy the rebel 2000 and work on her skills before she jumps up to a
better camera, she has not had any complaints with the pictures she
takes now.
It is about 100 miles to the nearest camera shop that has any
cameras to look at, besides Walmart 20 miles. so I thougth you guys
might has some ideas.
Thankyou
Rick

Rick Vetter · Mar 13, 2002

Thankyou for your ideas and information so far. I will have my wife read them tonight.
Rick

Steadman Uhlich said:
Put Portra slow speed film in one.

Put Portra 400 or an ISO 800 film in the other body.

Put an Ilford chromogenic high speed black and white film in the
Rebel G.

Now...your wife can use the bodies like a Medium Format shooter
would use a film back for his camera. Switch the bodies on and off
the lens as you need to use different film types for different
situations.

Buy a nice 28-70L lens and use all three Rebel bodies as "backs"
for the good glass.

Buy a Canon 50mm lens and keep it on one of the fast speed (high
ISO) film bodies.

This way your wife will have different speed films handy for
different lighting.
Relatively inexpensive, easy, flexibility (of using one of three
films in seconds) good back-up (redundancy) and the controls are
almost all the same.

Steadman

Rick Vetter said:

My wife use's a rebel G for weddings,high school pic,sports.She
does about 5 weddings a year and senior pictures. She was looking
for a rebel 2000 for her main camera and then use the G for her
backup camera because she doesn't have a backup camera now.
The salesman showed her a Nikon N90S and said with the price drop
that this would be a better camera for what she is doing, but then
you have to buy lenses etc. for the Nikon, it does look like a nice
camera.
Does cannon have a comparable camera to the Nikon N90S, or does she
buy the rebel 2000 and work on her skills before she jumps up to a
better camera, she has not had any complaints with the pictures she
takes now.
It is about 100 miles to the nearest camera shop that has any
cameras to look at, besides Walmart 20 miles. so I thougth you guys
might has some ideas.
Thankyou
Rick

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deevee · Mar 13, 2002

i'd also recommend the eos elan 7 which happens to be a little cheaper than the eos 3, a very quiet camera that comes w knob and dial ...it'll be easier for her to upgrade from the rebel...the 5-point af is not a big of a jump from a 3-point vs the 45 point from the eos 3....have her compare the specs and see what features are important to her...speed, af points, weight, price, built-in flash....also look into a used eos 1n body if she wants a pro body at great price

...as a side note, all these bodies can make use of all the ef lenses she already has!
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Rick Vetter said:
My wife use's a rebel G for weddings,high school pic,sports.She
does about 5 weddings a year and senior pictures. She was looking
for a rebel 2000 for her main camera and then use the G for her
backup camera because she doesn't have a backup camera now.
The salesman showed her a Nikon N90S and said with the price drop
that this would be a better camera for what she is doing, but then
you have to buy lenses etc. for the Nikon, it does look like a nice
camera.
Does cannon have a comparable camera to the Nikon N90S, or does she
buy the rebel 2000 and work on her skills before she jumps up to a
better camera, she has not had any complaints with the pictures she
takes now.
It is about 100 miles to the nearest camera shop that has any
cameras to look at, besides Walmart 20 miles. so I thougth you guys
might has some ideas.
Thankyou
Rick

xsy · Mar 13, 2002

Rick Vetter said:
My wife use's a rebel G for weddings,high school pic,sports.She
does about 5 weddings a year and senior pictures. She was looking
for a rebel 2000 for her main camera and then use the G for her
backup camera because she doesn't have a backup camera now.
Does cannon have a comparable camera to the Nikon N90S, or does she
buy the rebel 2000 and work on her skills before she jumps up to a
better camera, she has not had any complaints with the pictures she
takes now.

The current Canon lineup is as followed (lowest to highest):
Rebel 3000
Rebel 2000/EOS 300
Elan 7/EOS 30/EOS 33
EOS 3
EOS1v

The Nikon N90S is between the Elan 7 and EOS 3.

The Elan 7 is a nice step up from the Rebel series. Your wife will enjoy this camera. Highly recommended.

The Rebel 2000 is not bad and has the advantage of being similar to her existing camera. If your wife has no issue with her existing camera, she'll be fine with this camera.

The EOS 3 and 1v are high end cameras and are built physically tough. They have good seals for protection against the environment. The handling and performance are very nice but the controls are somewhat different from the Rebel.

Does your wife have any issue with the performance of her existing camera? That's a good indication of where she should be going with her next camera. Try looking at
http://www.photo.net/canon/
http://www.camera.canon.com.my/photography/nut/index.htm
http://www.techphoto.org

I'd recommend trying the Elan 7 if she is looking for a step up or a Rebel 2000 if she is happy with what she has.
--xsy

Rick Vetter · Mar 14, 2002

Thanks for all your input, she likes all your ideas, and is looking at getting a Rebel 2000 body for now, she wants to learn all the manual stuff first and by that time, maybe digital might be more affordable.

Also thanks for giving us the line up of Cannon cameras, sometimes you can surf the web for hours and not get as much information as asking a question on this forum.
Rick

xsy said:
Rick Vetter said:

My wife use's a rebel G for weddings,high school pic,sports.She
does about 5 weddings a year and senior pictures. She was looking
for a rebel 2000 for her main camera and then use the G for her
backup camera because she doesn't have a backup camera now.
Does cannon have a comparable camera to the Nikon N90S, or does she
buy the rebel 2000 and work on her skills before she jumps up to a
better camera, she has not had any complaints with the pictures she
takes now.

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The current Canon lineup is as followed (lowest to highest):
Rebel 3000
Rebel 2000/EOS 300
Elan 7/EOS 30/EOS 33
EOS 3
EOS1v

The Nikon N90S is between the Elan 7 and EOS 3.

The Elan 7 is a nice step up from the Rebel series. Your wife will
enjoy this camera. Highly recommended.

The Rebel 2000 is not bad and has the advantage of being similar to
her existing camera. If your wife has no issue with her existing
camera, she'll be fine with this camera.

The EOS 3 and 1v are high end cameras and are built physically
tough. They have good seals for protection against the environment.
The handling and performance are very nice but the controls are
somewhat different from the Rebel.

Does your wife have any issue with the performance of her existing
camera? That's a good indication of where she should be going with
her next camera. Try looking at
http://www.photo.net/canon/
http://www.camera.canon.com.my/photography/nut/index.htm
http://www.techphoto.org

I'd recommend trying the Elan 7 if she is looking for a step up or
a Rebel 2000 if she is happy with what she has.

--
xsy

Chieh Cheng · Mar 14, 2002

Peter Gregg said:
For the film side I would recommend the EOS3.
I think your wife should consider going digital. Since she already
has Canon glass, I would forget about Nikon.
With digital she can get instant feedback of her shots, no mailing
in film negatives for processing (safer), and she can still send
the files out to be done by chemestry developing or inhouse with
photo inkjets.
Look at the new Canon D60 when it comes out.
Pete

This is assuming your wife is comfortable with computers. If she is having trouble with computers, do not go this route.

Chieh
--Camera Hacker - http://www.CameraHacker.com/

Chieh Cheng · Mar 14, 2002

Rick Vetter said:
Thanks for all your input, she likes all your ideas, and is looking
at getting a Rebel 2000 body for now, she wants to learn all the
manual stuff first and by that time, maybe digital might be more
affordable.
Also thanks for giving us the line up of Cannon cameras, sometimes
you can surf the web for hours and not get as much information as
asking a question on this forum.
Rick

Good idea! Stick to something she is comfortable with and can instinctly use.

I found this out the hard way last week, when I took a Rebel X to the race track with me. I forgot the shutter lag is longer on the Rebel X than the Elan IIe and missed a few shots that required longer pre-fire.

Having two camera that are similar will simplify her work-flow.

Chieh
--Camera Hacker - http://www.CameraHacker.com/

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