Digital Rebel (EOS 300D) questions

(1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere?

(2) What is the longest exposure that the shutter will time? 30 seconds?

(3) How do you make exposures longer than that? Does it have a B or T
setting?

(4) What are the electrical requirements for making a cable release for the
Digital Rebel? Do you just close a switch across a pair of contacts (as on
the Nikon F70/N70 film camera), or is it more complicated than that?

 

Yes: www.canon.com

There is a Bulb setting.

Two pair of contacts, actually: one to initiate the autofocus/exposure
(same as pushing the shutter button halfway), the second to trigger the
shutter (pushing the button all the way). They connect to the camera
via a 3/32" TRS (tip-ring-sleeve, aka "stereo") sub-mini plug. Wiring
diagrams are readily available all over the 'net, as well as plans to
interface it to various timers, computer connections, etc.

 

Are you sure? I have not actually been able to download it there. I'll
keep searching.

Outstanding! The Digital Rebel seems to be a hacker-friendly camera (in the
good sense of hacker), and to have attracted quite a following. It's *just*
cheap enough that people have been able to experiment with it without fear
of destroying a multi-kilobuck professional camera. I know about the
Russian firmware hack and the Hutech infrared filter modifications. I want
one!

I'm already thinking about building an astronomy exposure timer...

--
Clear skies,

Michael A. Covington
Author, Astrophotography for the Amateur
www.covingtoninnovations.com/astromenu.html

 

(1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere?

Go through the site selecting the camera you want, then select the "Support"
tab and from there, you can download the manual.
Hope that helps!

 

I am not able to find it right now but I have downloaded it from their
site before. If you can not find it let me know I will email it to you.

Andre

 

Here's where I found it:

* www.canon.com
* Link "Americas"
* Link "Canon Canada"
* Link "English"
* Link "Downloads" (top menu bar)
* Link "Consumer Products"
* Digital Camera pulldown -> Digital Rebel
* Link "Click here to download Manuals and User Guides."
* (Popup Window) Radio button: "English manuals"
* Link "EOS DIGITAL REBEL/EOS 300D DIGITAL Instruction Manual
(PDF, 3.48MB) EOSDR300DIM-EN.PDF"

If you still can't download it, I can email it to you, as it just
successfully downloaded for me...

 

Thanks. That worked (in IE, not in Opera). I couldn't find it on the
United States link and had not yet tried other countries.

 

been looking for the flash 550ex flash gun. doesn' t seem to be on canadas
site.

 

If you're in Western Canada, you likely have a London Drugs in the
area... their website lists the 550EX at $699.88 (currently
out-of-stock, of course). futureshop.ca lists the 550EX at $799.99;
order online with free shipping.