Rebel XTi EOS 400D

January 13, 2009 ·

Michael Reichmann

On August 24, 2006 Canon announced a new DSLR, theRebel XTi, (EOS 400Din some markets), along with two new lenses; a50mm f/1.2Lprime and a70-200mm f/4L ISzoom. I've now had a few days to work with these three new items, and the following are my first impressions.

(Repeat after me:This is not a review. I repeat – this is not a review!Anyone that gets their knickers in a twist because I haven't listed every feature and function in a three page long comparison table, and provided sample images at 100% magnification, should take their meds, or better yet, visit another site.) Good, I feel better already.

It's remarkable how quickly the DSLR marketplace is evolving. This is seen in the leapfrogging of specs and pixel count by the major camera makers as well as the cross-pollination of features. Some form of Image stabilization is no longer the exclusive preserve of just one or two companies, and as will be seen, vibrating the sensor cover glass to eliminate dust is now SOP...

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Michael Reichmann

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Michael Reichmann is the founder of the Luminous Landscape. Michael passed away in May 2016. Since its inception in 1999 LuLa has become the world's largest site devoted to the art, craft, and technology of photography. Each month more than one million people from every country on the globe visit LuLa.