Got my Canon Digital Rebel XT

19 thoughts on “Got my Canon Digital Rebel XT”

1. i got  a 350D too… but i think the kit lens is crap… since i take most of the pictures indoors… i might get a 24-70 f2.8 from sigma… the L lens just cost too much

2. Hi,

   Found out what the problem was– my Compact Flash card died– I think the CF error was not ‘card full’ but Compact Flash error. The card was quite full, and the failure occurred after I recharged the battery and installed it.

   I have a replacement card now and tried to upload the ‘Image Recovery’ software first, but did something wrong, OR they don’t have a MAC version. The Thunderbold card reader works just fine. One good thing about buying from a professional camera store vs big box– you get service– they could test my card on their readers, Mac etc.

   Lexar will provide the software to me, and offered to try to recover, but I opted for the new card now– as long as my computer files don’t go awry.

   Thanks from the Okanagan

3. Hello,

   HELP!! Anyone using a Mac and the Rebel? I have a G4, OSX Panther, and bought a compact flash card reader that won’t work. I have the Canon software installed and an old iPhoto so use the Canon Camera Window. The ‘thunderbolt’ card reader was purchased on Friday at a professional camera store but they are closed weekends. My card is full but I can’t delete on the camera now.

   BTW– I opted for the 28-105 canon lens as standard and am quite happy as it’s not the kit, good feel, balances the camera well in my hands, but I do miss the true 28 mm that this lens was design for in 35mm.

   Thanks.. I’d really appreciate the help. Am snowed in today too, so not getting out to buy another reader and would love to do some ‘darkroom’ work today.

4. I use a mac, and either connect the camera directly using the provided USB cable, or use a PCMCIA CompactFlash reader. Both work perfectly, but I prefer the separate reader so I don’t have to leave the camera powered up.

   I’ve tried the provided Canon software, and it works OK. Image Capture (bundled with MacOSX) should work as well. I currently use iPhoto (latest version) and Aperture.

   You might want to try connecting the camera directly to your computer using the white USB cable, then turning on the camera. It should automatically trigger whatever app you have configured on your Mac. If it fails to launch the app, you can just manually launch whatever app you like. Both ImageCapture and Canon’s apps should work.

   IIRC, Camera Window is meant as a tether control – for taking photos by controlling the camera from your computer. Not really what you’re looking for. Either Canon EOS Utility or Apple’s Image Capture should do the trick for you.

5. I hope someone out there can help me! I too just got a Rebel xt, and I have a 4.0gb cf card. I used my camera about 15 times, and have downloaded the pics from the camera to my computer. One day I removed the cf card and put it back in and ever since got the cf error message. I bought another card, thinking maybe it was the card, and still got the same message. Any advice?

6. Oh ya…I had also recharged my battery….

7. Tracy,

   Look in the CF area and see if any of the pins are bent. That happened to mine and I had to send it in so they could repair the bent pins. If you see any pins that are bent over or missing or not in the two straight rows, that is probably why you are getting the error.

8. Corrie,
   Was it covered under warranty? I’m having the same problem.

9. I have a Rebel XT, had great luck with it for a year. Purchased the battery grip from day one (along with an extra 2 gig mem. card. Recently, after sitting unused for a while, the camera went dead. Recharged the batteries in the grip (fully). Still no luck.
   Tried hooking up the AC adapter—still no ‘power up’—just a funky display, the flash pops up, and I can’t get the menu to light up. I tried unplugging and replugging the flash card(s), but no luck. I bought 2 new batteries from B&H, still no luck.
   I cleaned all the power contacts (the camera rarely leaves the house) with a q-tip—still no power to the camera. This is the second time this has happened. The last time I was able to connect the AC adapter, (no power up), but after uninstalling/reinstalling the ‘phony battery’ a bunch of times to ‘clean the connections, it worked. It worked fine for a few weeks, then sat dormant (batteries installed in the grip), and today it’s ‘kaput’ again. Same scenario as last time.
   I could diagnose the flash card if I could only get it to power up enough to access the menu to set it to “shoot without card”, but No luck! I treat my equipment with kid gloves.
   Anyone else had this problem?
   It seems that there’s a serious and almost immediate power drain somewhere.
   What’s up with the firmware update? Will that fix things? Any experience with that? When I last had it up and running, I checked for a firmware update and none was available. Where can I find the existing firmware?
   Could this be a dust problem? (doubtful—I’ve only changed lenses twice, and in near sterile conditions. Contacts on the lens/body? Arrrrgh!
   I’m ready to send it to Canon Repair, but it’s out of warranty, and I don’t want to hear, “your camera is kaput, and it’s gonna cost as much as a new XTi to repair it!”.
   I’m tempted to buy a new XTi, but since it’s relatively new, I’m leery.

   Any advice from anyone? I’d appreciate it!!!
   Mitch

10. I think there’s an internal battery for the clock etc… – might want to take it into the shop to get that replaced.

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