Best $50 Ultra Budget DSLR Camera in 2024 - Canon EOS Rebel XT

The Rebel XT is a bargain of a DSLR camera and great entry for first time shooters into the world of photography. Especially at it's budget used price of $50 and under for the body. The Canon Rebel XT DSLR camera was released by Canon in 2005 and quickly became infamous for it's small form factor, RAW shooting, and ability to utilize a variety of Canon EF and EF-S lenses to take great pictures. It was used for many many years worldwide as the standard bearer in photography classes. The same model is also known internationally as the Canon 350D.

With the kit 18-55mm lens, it's still under $100 used, and if you pair it with my top choice of a 24MM STM lens, you can get that combo for around $150 used, and a little more new. You can find the 24MM here new on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3HksQWZ

This video goes through sample images shot with the Rebel XT, and some helpful tips for composing the best pictures possible!

Other very similar models to the Canon Rebel XT include the XTi, Rebel XS and Rebel XSi, so if you have or find those models, then they will be very comparable to the Rebel XT featured in this video. For a jump in price of around $50-75, you can bump up to the T1i or T2i models, which give better resolution, better autofocus, live view capability, video functionality, and Magic Lantern compatibility.

The Rebel XT utilizes a Compact Flash (CF) Card for memory, NOT regular SD cards, but will easily plug into a computer via a USB cable to download pictures taken. The Battery for the camera is the Canon NB-2L battery, but given this camera's age, many original batteries are no longer viable, but there are third party options available inexpensively should you need.

The Canon Digital Rebel XT is a DSLR legend for a reason, and even though it lacks the bells and whistles of newer technology, can still offer some great photo capability in 2024.

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