If you want to use your old FD lenses, this is one of the best choices. All you need is an adapter ring "Fotasy Canon FD FL Lens to Canon EOS M". The pictures turn out great, you just have to get used to the manual adjustment but there is an automatic ISO adjustment to help, if you want.

with the 1.6X zoom on my rebel xt, this lense is still wide. the pictures are razor sharp, saturation is perfect, nice and compact, canon "L" quality definitely shines here. if you want one of the best lenses for your canon, look no further. the only downside to this lense is that once you go "L" - there is no turning back.

Canon 40D dSLRPROS: Too obvious and numerous if you are upgrading from an older dSLR or from 35mm film technology.CONS: a) Size b) Live View is problematic (other reviewers have noted this as well)SIZE: Too big in size for consumers and for outdoor or travel use. This is a BIG camera - much larger than the XT or XTi. I like big because I have big hands and size doesn't come into play in a studio setting - unless maybe you are shoooting live moving models. Buy the XTi instead if you were/are used to the smaller size of a Canon AE-1 film camera.LIVE VIEW: My understanding is that the LiveView feature "heats up" the CMOS and thereby introduces noise into the shot. That issue detracts from the intended use of LiveView in Product Photography under hot lights while LiveView-ing on an LCD monitor - if anyone has other experience - please let me know. We are still getting familiar with the camera but we have put it through quite a few operational paces directly related to our business use.LOW LIGHT: We've yet to get it in the field for night photography tests but that is not an operational field for use for us - more at my hobby and art - but the blacks in our product photography are noiseless - unlike our Olympus C2500L.INTENDED USE: My purchase of this camera is strictly for the part of my business involved directly in a) Product Photography and b) Giclee printing. It fits into our workflow perfectly with Adobe CS2-3 and we won't be lookng back - we're glad to dump the film camera. My previous camera was an 35mm AE-1 Program film camera which is the same size as the Canon XT and newer XTi dSLR's. My other dSLR is an 8 year old Olympus C2500L which is about 2/3rds the size of an AE-1 and continues to be a fantastic digital workhorse camera for product shots intended for online catalogues or small image catalogues.LENS: The standard Canon EOS Kit lenses are generally various stages of horrible EXCEPT for the EF 28-135 IS USM Standard Zoom lens. This lens has decent reviews and it is a perfect walkaround (outdoor) lens - I was rather surprised to see that it had a 72mmm filter thread. One should consider getting that lens for the smaller XT or XTi models as the 40D isn't what I would call a walkaround camera body. A professional acquaintence uses the XT for outdor model photography, backpacking and city shoots and they are perfectly sized for such assignments. Most outdoor duty really only requires a consumer point and shoot model anyway.We can't help but be impressed and thrilled with the Canon 40D - unless the dreaded Canon "ERROR-99" should rear its ugly head (check forums on other EOS models). Oh, I should mention - 1) Only shoot in high-end RAW and 2) any dSLR capable of large RAW shots MUST be paired with a FAST (60x or better) flash memory if you intend to do ANY burst shooting.Good shooting!

For what it is, it's a great little camera! It's not a high end Canon or Fuji but it doesn't claim to be. What it IS though, is a capable little camera that you can take anywhere you wouldn't want to venture with your $2k rig. And the best camera is the one you don't leave at home.

this is an awesome speedlite for the $$$. It interfaces well with my Canon XT hot shoe and requires very low level of flash to trigger as an off camera slave.

I installed this mount on my 2016 Can-Am Outlander Max XT 650 and it fits perfectly. I was able to adjust its mounting angle thanks to the 3 notches available on one side and the screw on the other side. As for the orientation of the phone, it works well and swivels easily but sometimes it swivels on its own. Maybe because I had the phone connected to the charger and the cable pulled on the phone (and the mount). I will re-tighten the cap just in case. Overall, I am very happy with the product and it gets the job done.

I just went through the debate between the 40D and XSi. I finally chose the 40D since it is supposed to be built to last, and the recent $200 rebate from Canon placed the cost ($950 body only) on par with the XSi ($800 body only) at the time of this review. Up until now, I have been using an XT and in only 2 years (and about 6000 photos) the auto focus (AF) LEDs began burning out. One is completely gone and the others have dimmed considerable. I have not found anyone else with this problem so it could be that I had a bad XT. Never the less, the XSi has similar dot type AF LEDs and I was worried that an investment in the XSi would lead to another camera with a limited lifetime (I depend on these LEDs a lot).Although I liked the compactness and lightweight of the XT, little did I realize how convenient the 40D is for fast switching of settings. I love this! I won't go into all the positives/negatives of the 40D as it has been beaten to death by now. However, I will mention a few minor pros and cons that are either seldom mentioned, or not mentioned at all.Pros:1. Much better AF LEDs - more visible squares instead of little dots, hopefully longer lasting.2. More multi-controls and generally setup more user friendly.Cons:1. Auto WB is a little off - especially with incandescent lighting and AUTO setting (seemed more accurate on my XT)2. Thin male pins for the remote connector. Male means that there are pins instead of sockets. The sockets are on the switch itself (RS-80N3 or equivalent). This means if the thin pins bend, the camera gets hurt instead of the cheaper switch. I wish Canon had stuck to the 1/8" stereo jack as that solution was much more rugged and allowed the wire to rotate (the wire on the RS-80N3/equivalent point out in the direction of the lens only).Hope this helps!

I've been reading through the other reviews here and some of the negative ones seem to miss the point of this camera. I'm giving it a five star review. Does that mean the camera's perfect? No - but it is as good at what it does as you're going to find in this price range. Want better build quality, a more comfortable (but bigger) body, extra knobs and buttons and LCD screens? Then buy a 60D or 7D - this is not the camera for you. This is an entry level DSLR, and I'm reviewing it as such, not in comparison to higher-priced semi-professional DSLRs. Yes, there are some compromises - that's why the price is what it is. On the other hand, this camera has the same sensor and image processor (yes, exactly the same) as Canon's 60D, so if all you care about is high quality pictures and video, you're not going to do any better than this without spending thousands of dollars.I'm a Rebel veteran - my first was a 35mm Rebel 2000 in 1999, which was the first entry-level SLR ever to feature a shiftable program mode. Canon's Rebel line always seems to have a few features that its direct entry-level competitors don't, and I keep buying them as a result. My last Rebel was a Rebel XT, which the T2i is replacing for me.The T2i sensor blows the doors off the Rebel XT. My first shot (in program mode) ended up being automatically set at 3200 ISO - something the XT wasn't even capable of - and it looked as good as the XT did at 200 ISO! I haven't noticed any focusing or exposure issues yet, although like all Canon cameras, white balance under tungsten light is not great. This has been going on for so long now that I have to believe it's actually intentional on the part of Canon. Tungsten light is yellow, and our eyes become accustomed to it so we no longer see it that way when we're under it. But the Rebel T2i, like all Canon digital cameras ever, will show photos under tungsten light with a distinct yellow cast - maybe faithful to the actual light, but not to what our eyes see. You can make this look more natural with a custom white balance.I will echo what some say about the video mode being a bit unintuitive, but part of this seems to be so that Canon can allow you to take photos while shooting video - which is a pretty interesting feature. You first put the camera in video mode, then you focus with the shutter button, then you press the video record button to start recording. Press it again to stop. While recording, you can press the shutter button all the way down to take a picture as normal - video will keep recording. You can also manually focus (which eliminates the possibility of AF noise in the video) and then you don't need to worry about the shutter button in video mode. This camera does have a jack for an external mic, which is still something of a novelty in an entry-level SLR. Video quality is excellent, with very low video noise even in low light situations, and sharpness that's really more limited by your lens than anything else (the sensor has more than enough pixels to handle 1080p video).That's another thing - much of the criticism being leveled at this camera in the negative reviews is actually a critique of the lens, which this product (I'm reviewing the body only) doesn't even come with! Slow auto-focus, noisy auto-focus... these are problems with the lens, not the camera. I'm using my trusty Sigma 18-50 HSM DC OS lens and I have no problems. I recommend this lens over the Canon kit lens - which means I recommend the T2i body alone over the kit. Anyway, remember that this is an SLR - not every issue you might have is the camera's fault, and lenses can be easily changed.Lastly, regarding the build quality and ergonomics. Canon's Rebel series has always been "plastic" and the T2i is no exception. However, their digital Rebels have always been tougher than they get credit for, with a steel frame underneath a polycarbonate body. I've dropped my Rebel XT at least a half a dozen times from either hip or eye height onto a mix of surfaces, including bare concrete, with no damage whatsoever - not even a scratch. The T2i feels pretty much the same as the XT in terms of quality. I am a little disappointed that the main dial and shutter button are now plastic instead of metal, but this is actually more like the way Rebel cameras used to be built (before the digital era), and the underlying metal structure hasn't really changed from the XT days. I will say that this camera is more comfortable to hold than the XT, which had no rubberized surfaces at all. That said, there are some tradeoffs in the ergonomics of this camera - it is a compact SLR, and as such, it is relatively light and easy to walk around with, but a little harder to hold than a full size SLR, with a small grip and button placements that can be fiddly. Again, this is not a camera intended for people who want a "big" SLR.One quick thing to mention - the T3i is out now, so you might consider that, but the T2i will be staying on the market as a somewhat cheaper alternative. The main thing the T3i has over the T2i is the flipout screen. I didn't need that, so I went with the T2i. (The 60D also has a flipout screen, in addition to being larger.)So basically in this range you have the T2i, which is the lowest model with this newish sensor, the T3i, which adds a flipout screen (and a couple minor things like digital zoom), and the 60D, which adds a bigger body, a better viewfinder and a faster continuous shooting speed. Going below the T2i you will start to lose video modes and resolution. For me the T2i was the sweet spot, though if you do want that big SLR feel, you can always save up for the 60D. I personally don't feel like the T3i is enough of an upgrade to justify its extra cost.