The XTi Arrives

This is obviously not a product announcement since the Canon Rebel XTi (aka. EOS 400D) became available late last year. Being this is the first post on ShutterVista I guess it's appropriate that it begin with an unboxing. My XTi arrived today and I thought I'd show you what came in the box. Here are the contents:

As you can see, the package comes with:

• manuals and literature (English and Spanish)
• manuals CD
• Canon software
• USB cable
• Canon strap
• battery
• video cable
• camera body
• battery charger (not pictured)

Of note, there is no compact flash card, nor a separate charging adapter.

I ordered this camera from Dell, and at the time (the moment) it was the best deal going. One thing I was reminded about Dell is how long it takes for products to ship out. It was in "in production" status for a restlessly long time and took its time in finally arriving. In all it took 18 days from order to arrival. Something I'll have to keep in mind when ordering from Dell again.

As I enter the world of DSLR I'm taken aback by how expensive the lenses are. I know, I sound like a complete noob. But in fact, that's what I am. I've had a lot of fun shooting around with the Canon G3. It was indispensable in capturing the memories of the past 3 years. During that time I took over 8000 pics and it's still working well - a good camera. But I finally decided to enter the DSLR world, wanting to get a bit more "technical" with my shots and deepen this particular palette for artistic expression.

Since I had to wait for the battery to charge and the sun sets rather early these days, I had only indoor lighting to try out my new camera and lens. I leave you with the most interesting of the shots I took tonight, which highlights the new lens' wide aperture and light sensitivity.