embracing old camera gear: canon rebel xt

Today may be Black Friday in North America, a day filled with rampant consumerism and buying more than one could ever want. Instead of racking up deals on new gear, I dust off my very first DSLR, the Canon Rebel XT (350D) paired with the curious EF 28-70mm f/2.8L lens.

The Canon Rebel XT was released in 2005 and I am the first owner of this copy. Tracking down a CompactFlash card reader was no easy feat!

I bought the Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L lens on eBay from a seller in Japan. It's a chonker, weighing in at 830g.

Filmed with Sony a7C II and FE 20-70mm f4 G lens.

Filmed in November 2023 in Ontario, Canada.

Chapters
0:00 Grumpy intro
0:40 Canon Rebel XT and EF 28-70mm f2.8
2:30 Less grumpy
2:45 Sample images
3:28 Nostalgia monologue
5:08 Walking around forest floor
6:01 Complaining about 2005 technology
6:39 Calmed down


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