Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT SLR Review

The following are side-by-side samples taken with the Digital Rebel XT and the original Digital Rebel under the same conditions at approximately the same time of day. All shots taken with the original 18-55mm EF-S USM kit lens, AWB, Program AE, ISO 100, sharpening=1.

Digital Rebel XT	original Digital Rebel
IMG_7541.JPG 3456x2304 4,380.85 Kb	IMG_4806.JPG 3072x2048 3,892.17 Kb
IMG_7565.JPG 3456x2304 3,841.06 Kb	IMG_4815.JPG 3072x2048 3,598.05 Kb
IMG_7608.JPG 3456x2304 4,225.68 Kb	IMG_4839.JPG 3072x2048 4,263.25 Kb
IMG_7629.JPG 3456x2304 3,430.24 Kb	IMG_4854.JPG 3072x2048 3,134.47 Kb
IMG_7647.JPG 3456x2304 3,419.85 Kb	IMG_4868.JPG 3072x2048 3,198.43 Kb
IMG_7674.JPG 3456x2304 3,053.02 Kb	IMG_4881.JPG 3072x2048 2,808.69 Kb

The following are side-by-side samples taken with the Digital Rebel XT using the original 18-55mm EF-S USM kit lens and the new 18-55mm EF-S II kit lens. All shots taken with AWB, Program AE, ISO 100, sharpening=1.

new 18-55mm EF-S II	original 18-55mm EF-S USM
IMG_9080.JPG 3456x2304 3,266.03 Kb 18mm, f/3.5	IMG_9097.JPG 3456x2304 2,665.50 Kb 18mm, f/3.5
IMG_9084.JPG 3456x2304 3,358.54 Kb 18mm, f/11.0	IMG_9093.JPG 3456x2304 3,320.36 Kb 18mm, f/11.0
IMG_9088.JPG 3456x2304 2,991.83 Kb 18mm, f/22.0	IMG_9091.JPG 3456x2304 3,032.44 Kb 18mm, f/22.0
IMG_9101.JPG 3456x2304 3,338.10 Kb 35mm, f/4.5	IMG_9111.JPG 3456x2304 3,324.81 Kb 35mm, f/4.5
IMG_9104.JPG 3456x2304 3,868.09 Kb 35mm, f/14.0	IMG_9114.JPG 3456x2304 3,801.85 Kb 35mm, f/14.0
IMG_9107.JPG 3456x2304 3,239.65 Kb 35mm, f/29.0	IMG_9118.JPG 3456x2304 3,253.91 Kb 35mm, f/29.0
IMG_9121.JPG 3456x2304 3,685.97 Kb 55mm, f/5.6	IMG_9131.JPG 3456x2304 3,606.07 Kb 55mm, f/5.6
IMG_9124.JPG 3456x2304 3,630.27 Kb 55mm, f/18.0	IMG_9134.JPG 3456x2304 3,574.81 Kb 55mm, f/18.0
IMG_9127.JPG 3456x2304 2,968.79 Kb 55mm, f/36.0	IMG_9137.JPG 3456x2304 2,965.16 Kb 55mm, f/36.0