Canon EH-18L Semi-Hard Case for the EOS Digital Rebel XT Camera

Manufacturer:	Canon
List price:	~~$69.99~~
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Canon EH-18L Semi-Hard Case for the EOS Digital Rebel XT Camera

Average rating: Stars

Semi-hard case

I have been taking pictures for quite a long time and use to own different SLR cameras all of them with their own case.
They were always made of good leather and the attachment to the camera were good and flexible, one button on the bottom and one on the back, take the one on the back, open it and flipped around and undo the one on the bottom.
This one has two buttons on the bottom and VELCRO on top, yes VELCRO for a camera that costs 1,000 usd this is unaceptable, not only that but is very cumbersome to open it, once you are done with the velcro you still have to deal with the buttons on the bottom.
The old type you could leave the case hanging if you were taking just one picture and then just pull it up and close it.
With this case no can do it is either on or off, nothing in between.
I don't think this product is worth buying specially for the Cannon Rebel XT which is very good and expensive.
Jorge Sanjines
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Canon EH-18L Semi-Hard Case for the EOS Digital Rebel XT Camera - Canon

Too much limitation to the camera

A case such as this severely limits a major advantage of any SLR camera such as the rebel XT. Switching lenses is one of the most important aspects of using a SLR camera. The kit lens for the XT is adaquate but is a far cry from realizing the true potential of the camera. This case only fitting the XT with kit lense or a shorter lense effectively reduces the usefulness of the camera. So if you care about realizing the full potential of a SLR's inter-changable lense feature, you're much better off with a photo gear bag than a case like this. Especially for the price of this item...

Canon - Canon EH-18L Semi-Hard Case for the EOS Digital Rebel XT Camera

You have to use it...

...then it "softens up" and is easy to get your camera in and out. i thought it was a pain at first as well, but once you take it on the road and use it for a couple of weeks, it gets nice. I like it becasue i do not need another bag with another strap on it, which is a bit of a pain, imho. The best thing about this cas eis that it is so old school, you gotta love it. IT SHOULD be made out of leather for the price, that is why i put 4 stars.

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