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Canon Rebel T1i/500D Wins Best SLR

Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by planetMitch.

As reported by Amateur Photographer…
“Canon’s EOS 500D has won European SLR Camera of the Year in the annual contest run by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), the membership of which includes AP.
The EOS 500D was described by judges as an ‘excellent DSLR for both novices and advanced amateurs’.
The citation added: ‘The [...]

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Ben Long posts Canon Rebel T1i/500D review

Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by planetMitch.

dSLRdad alerted us to a new Canon Rebel T1i/500D review on the Macworld site that has been written by the famous Ben Long. Ben has long been regarded as an expert in the photography field and has written many books and reviews.
So what does he say about the Canon Rebel T1i/500D? “But to call the [...]

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Hands On Review of the Canon T1i (500D) and some still samples

Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.

Lots of news coming out for the Canon Rebel T1i/500D. Here’s a good review/podcast and some still samples from our planet5D friend Derrick Story.
“The Canon Rebel T1i is known for its HD video recording and 15 megapixel CMOS sensor. But this camera contains refinements in nearly every category. I recently published a field report with [...]

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B&H Review of the Canon Rebel T1i/EOS 500D

Posted on 10. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

B&H has released a review with a video entitled “Rebel with a 1080p Cause“.
Note that we’ve also added several new reviews to the T1i/500D wiki as well as some new still samples!
“For an entry-level DSLR, the new Rebel has a laundry list of attributes that a year ago would have seemed highly unlikely to be [...]

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Review Canon EOS Rebel T1i (with 18-55mm IS lens)

Posted on 04. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

CNet has a review of the Canon EOS Rebel T1i (with 18-55mm IS lens) Kit. It includes a nice video

Have a tip, a video, or a Canon Rebel T1i/500D product to announce? Give us a shout
“Slipping neatly into the company’s dSLR product line between the XSi and the 40D, the Canon EOS Rebel T1i (aka [...]

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Canon EOS Rebel T1i vs. Nikon D5000 vs. Olympus E-620

Posted on 04. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Digital Camera Resource Page is working on an article called “Test Scene Battle: Canon EOS Rebel T1i vs. Nikon D5000 vs. Olympus E-620” where they plan to test the 3 cameras and give a detailed comparison… right now, they only have the images ready.
“Three of 2009’s most popular consumer digital SLRs are likely going to [...]

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Engadget compares the Canon Rebel T1i/500D and the Nikon D5000

Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

Hot off the presses, engadget has posted a very good review/comparison of both the Canon Rebel T1i/500D and the Nikon D5000.

“So, we just know you’re wondering which display we prefer. If we’re being totally candid, we’d take the T1i’s panel in 99 percent of scenarios. As many has recognized, the articulating display just isn’t that [...]

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New comparison of T1i/500D to Olympus E-620 and Nikon D5000

Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

Please set aside a good bit of time to read this comparison “Canon EOS 500D, Olympus E-620 and Nikon D5000: face to face” (translated from Spanish) – it is pretty lengthy and has lots of images to compare.

We’ve also seen that gizmodo.com and engadget.com are promissing comparisons with the T1i/500D and the Nikon D5000 tomorrow.

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Yet another video preview of the T1i/500D/Kiss X3

Posted on 26. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

ephotozine.tv has a new video review of the Canon Rebel T1i/500D/Kiss X3.
Have a tip, a video, or a Canon Rebel T1i/500D product to announce? Give us a shout
There’s also a text review to accompany the video preview.
The preview hosted on youtube (which I can display here) is a shortened version of the full preview… make [...]

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Canon EOS 500D – First Impression Video by DigitalRev.com

Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

DigitalRev.com got their hands on a shipment of 30 Canon EOS 500D units this morning (as we reported in our forum).
Have a tip, a video, or a Canon Rebel T1i/500D product to announce? Give us a shout
They’ve already cranked out the first “Hands On” video of a production unit that we’re aware of around [...]

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