The Canon Power Shot G3 is a very nice top end digital point and shoot camera. It's a great backup camera that is easy to carry around and it fits in most larger jacket pockets. It is a tad slow when using the auto focus but with a little practice you get use to that. It has all of the setting that you get with a DSLR and you can even buy a lens adapter and get different lenses for it. Findi...

This is a pretty good flash. For relatively close in shots, this flash is excellent. It is far superior to the built-in flash, and gives the operator a great deal of versatility in shooting. At this time, I am thinking I want a stronger flash for certain settings so I might upgrade to the 580II, but for someone just starting out, this flash will more than do the trick. My only reservation about...

Outstanding walk-around lens. Works well in almost all environments. This is the kit lens on the 5D, but I use it on a 20D. Despite the required adjustment for the 1.6x lens factor, the lens still is a dream to use. It has a really balanced range between wide angle and telephoto. It produces sharp images, it's quiet, easy to use, and light enough to carry around all day. I give it my highest...

I used this lens for a while before I upgraded to a Canon L lens. This little guy is a step up from the 18-55mm kit lens that I got with my 20D. They no longer offer that as a kit lens because it was pretty lame. This lens, by contrast, is a real step up. It is solid, quiet and takes good images. If you are looking for an inexpensive general use lens, this lens might be the one for you

I would recommend this lens to anyone who is looking for an all purpose telephoto lens. I generally use this lens for wildlife and some landscape photography. I have occasionally used this lens for newspaper submissions of local events. It is a real trooper and I have put it through its paces. I give it a "good" rating because Canon's f/2.8 IS lens variant is clearly superior. But...

Review by Pinetree3 I used this lens for a couple of months. When I purchased the lens, I was looking for a state of the art mid-range lens. The lens has an excellent optical and build quality. The photographic quality of the images I took with the lens were simply stunning. It met, even exceeded my expectations. So, why don't I own the lens anymore? It has more to do with me and my style of...

Review by Solaria This camera has been discontinued for a while, and due to the life span of digital cameras, I wouldn't recommend buying one used (unless it was completely overhauled) but this has been a good little camera for me. Never locked up, never shut down, never failed to focus, meter or release the shutter when I asked it to. I've had it for some time now and couldn't imagi...

Review by Sgbrown This is a superb camera. The large number of buttons can be daunting at first, but you soon realize that buttons are a lot easier to find and press than having to dig down through a complex set of menus! All the most needed settings are available directly without menus - including ISO speed, white balance, bracketing options, exposure compensation, single or continuous exposure...

This lens produces very crisp images, and the VR option works well. It's quite a bulky lens, and sometimes it has trouble "deciding" what to focus on in auto-focus mode, but those are small drawbacks in comparison to the distortion-free images and excellent resolution

Review by Jas I have been using the Canon Rebel 300D, since 2005. I bought it as a second digital camera, moving up from a small compact digital which I used previously. I only have the 'kit' lenses at the moment, which are an EFS 18-55mm and an EF 75-300mm. Since I am still very much an amateur, I think these are quite adequate for a beginner. I would like to acquire a macro lens, as on...