$35 Canon Rebel XT For Amazing Portraits

I use a $35 Canon Rebel XT from 2005 for a portrait photoshoot in this video. All photos were edited with Capture One only. Let me know in the comment section which photo was your favorite. Thanks to my friend Marco Jilpas for assisting and Angel for the BTS video footage!
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[@jforjayana]

A boss is a boss no matter the gears ❤. I am such a fan.

[@EliInfante]

Thank you boss!

[@juanantonioroldan4840]

En España usamos mucho la frase "No es la flecha, sino el indio". Un buen fotógrafo hará trabajos con acabado profesional usando equipos modestos con más limitaciones si, pero el acabado será perfecto. Prueba de ello tu video. Gracias Eli por compartir tu contenido !!

[@EliInfante]

Muchias gracias Juan! I love that quote! 😁

[@Dat876Bredda]

I still have this along with my R6. This was my very 1st DSLR and I plan to keep it always. Great video and images.

[@bobbethune]

Years ago the office where I worked had a simple little Polaroid. My boss had a habit of dismissing it as a piece of junk. One day, I asked my wife to pose by a nicely textured brick wall with some attractive greenery and she wore a cute summer hat with a simple, colorful blouse and we placed her so that the sun streamed beautifully across her face. She gave me a nice smile with bright eyes and we got a lovely portrait. I showed that shot to my boss and told him, “Here’s what that little “piece of junk Polaroid” can give you if you know what you’re doing.” He made no fuss about it-he was very impressed and began using the camera much more. By the way, we only used one piece of Polaroid film-one and done!

[@EliInfante]

Wonderful story! That's what I always try to preach to my students. We have some old cameras and I always push them to be creative no matter the camera.

[@liveyourlife_tv]

Ive seen people using $3000 cameras that couldn't shoot this good.

[@EliInfante]

Thank you so much!

[@gordoa172]

Really good video Eli! Your dedication really shines through! Thanks for sharing your stories and great experience!

[@EliInfante]

You got it! I appreciate you watching and supporting 🙌🏻

[@jn1982]

My 1st DSLR is an XT, and I took some awesome photos with it. I still have it and I'm charging up the batteries for more fun. It's lightweight, "gritty" and actually a delight to use. Perfect camera for the basics of digital photography.

[@tronmosesmedia4816]

Far from trash, the photos were good. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@EliInfante]

Hahaha thanks man! I was impressed with the camera. I will admit it wasn't easy editing these photos.

[@HeroShotz]

I got my 4 yr old this camera 2 yrs ago and shes 6 now taking amazing photos with the ef 50 1.8 and tokina 17-28. I put my 300 f4 on it and took some really insane bird photos also. Its all about the person holding the camera.

[@EliInfante]

That’s exactly what I tell my students 😁

[@dirrtyxris3919]

Great video Eli and awesome challenge to be able to inspire ppl at a budget entry level. I myself started with a T7i and jumped to A73 almost immediately. Now I wish I would have grinded it out with the T7, I think I would have had better composition skills today.

[@EliInfante]

Appreciate it bro! I will say that it forces you to slow down and think about your composition. It reminded me of my film days shooting with my Minolta. Don't be surprised if you see me shooting film again.

[@Negganoone]

As a photographer, you should understand that you can shoot perfectly on any camera, the main thing is a lot of experience. the newcomer will shoot equally badly on the camera for $ 1000 and for $ 35. I apologize for the clumsy translation, I translate from Russian into English

[@EliInfante]

100% correct! 🙌🏼

[@1maticsportsandGames]

FACT'S 💯👊

[@AbdonPhirathon]

Man, those photos came out looking pretty good! My dad gifted me this camera when I was in high school, so I have good memories captured with this camera. I shot portraits and quinceañeras until I upgraded to the 5DII. Good times

[@EliInfante]

Its a great starter camera for sure! I'm was surprised that 8mp wasn't as bad as I thought.

[@77dris]

I had the original Digital Rebel from 2003. Good memories.

[@EliInfante]

Cameras have come a long way since then 🙌🏼

[@1maticsportsandGames]

Nicely done 👍, beautiful pictures, I have a xt as well and a variety of lenses, one of my favorite cameras, in my top 3, great video 💯

[@EliInfante]

Thank you so much!

[@1maticsportsandGames]

@@EliInfante just got another camera today, the Pentax K7, beautiful exposure's and video 💯

[@lkkpov]

This is a really cool video. I have those lenses that I use on my eos 250d. My Tripod is my BFF for getting those sharp shots. Thanks for this upload.

[@EliInfante]

Thanks for tuning in! These are the lenses I use with my students. They can create some great photos 😁

[@genesmith4019]

A good thing is that its not the gear but the eye and light- I used to make some ghastly still life 8x10 transparencies. Never expect the gear to lead you to good art.

[@robertglover8819]

I have an XT that was gifted to me years ago. I need interior shots for marketing a property for sale and will try it out with the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM lens, or the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM. Also, thanks for showing the portable flash! Great video!

[@EliInfante]

Thanks, Robert! Have a wonderful day ❤️

[@tkd1054]

Hey awesome video. I love shooting with older cameras. What kind of tripod when your on the 70-300? Thank you.

[@dawnbrooks6602]

I loved the photos! Great job👏🏾

[@EliInfante]

It’s great to see you here Dawn! I hope all is well ❤️

[@dawnbrooks6602]

@@EliInfante great to be here Eli, thank you so much for your great tutorials.

[@toddstrong1353]

How fun! It seems the lack of shutter speed kept you from getting a blue sky. Usually not a huge deal however, like you mentioned, we're spoiled with todays technology. Also, regarding the lenses used, the 50mm seemed the sharpest. Not related, my mom used to live in Weslaco and I would visit from time to time. Nice job, fun subject. :)

[@EliInfante]

Thanks, Todd! The 50mm was my favorite lens to use on this shoot. That’s crazy that you’ve been to Weslaco! That spot is great to shoot in.

[@toddstrong1353]

@@EliInfante I wish she still lived there. I could come visit and go shoot. I never explored much except for going out to South Padre a couple of times but, it was winter and not so photogenic.

[@donsurlylyte]

they look great.

[@EliInfante]

Thanks Don!

[@АлександрВолосник-у4м]

Very good result!!!

[@EliInfante]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@Zetaphotography]

I got excited thinking you were shooting film. Maybe next time

[@EliInfante]

Great idea! I'll consider it soon. I love my Minolta film camera.

[@fiestadigitalmedia6601]

Great video. It was cool meeting you that day!

[@EliInfante]

Likewise! How did your shoot go? 😁

[@fiestadigitalmedia6601]

@@EliInfante it went very well. I really like shooting at Estero.

[@fittoat9261]

My only problem Eli, is at around 8:40 you are NOT using the XT !! That live view on a large screen .......

[@EliInfante]

Yes I got a few shots with my Canon R5 since I was making content for the Westcott Pro Grip 2.

[@SbonisoSboniso-w5k]

Word!!!... you just made me going hard on 350d❤

[@EliInfante]

Thank you! I want to get another cheap camera 😁

[@SbonisoSboniso-w5k]

@@EliInfante ❤️

[@gmphotography7165]

I got the same cart!!! It’s a life saver

[@EliInfante]

I can't live without it anymore when shooting outdoors haha!

[@lawrencebanks6980]

The pictures are good The camera is good for portraits. I have that same camera. It's is a great camera.

[@roygarza8319]

Man! This was a trip down memory lane!! And you're not kidding about being chiflafos! I had forgotten about my dslr days. I used to think my Canon 5d was so ahead of its time! 😂 Mirrorless has really spoiled us and to think that I was actually hesitant on switching over!!! Lol

[@EliInfante]

I knew you were chiflado Roy! Mirrorless has made taking photos so much easier. Thanks for watching man 😁

[@keddyshots]

Awesome! I have just received a good dose of motivation to improve with my T6. I have a question: do you use the central collimator only than recompose? Or do you use the others too?

[@EliInfante]

Thank you! I used the top focus point.

[@keddyshots]

@@EliInfante Keep making videos like this (challenge with cheap/entry level camera), a lot of people have entry level cameras and think they can't take good pictures, seeing videos like this helps a lot! thank you teacher

[@garyolson3315]

Having owned the original Digital Rebel 6.3MP 20 years ago for only a short time due to theft, the reviews were very good. Looking at the photos I took back then are still pretty amazing. Ya gotta wonder about all the hype over the years of more megapixels..... The photos I took then rival my Sony A7 RII as far as color. Still a very pleasing camera in my book. Yes, I bought one recently in excellent condition for 40 bucks and am pleased, less the tiny lcd screen and lack of IS. The sunset shots are my choice. Thanks for the video!

[@EliInfante]

Thanks for the insight, Gary! I absolutely agree with you on all your points. I need to use this camera again for another shoot.

[@jaymarshotit6382]

Woah Eli you managed to get fire shots with that camera? that makes me now see how I can make the most out of my Z50 camera and it's kit lenses, great video

[@EliInfante]

Appreciate it, Jay! How do you like the Z50? I wanted to get that camera.

[@jaymarshotit6382]

@@EliInfante I am loving it so far for photography and video purposes despite a few limitations. it's a great camera for that price... Hope I will make most use of it

[@jonathanyeah3441]

hello sir Eli lifante I'm from Brazil and I'm a photographer and I'm starting to work professionally with a canon xt a camera that fit my budget I ask you is it worth it?

[@TMIDD]

dope video!

[@EliInfante]

Thanks, bro!

[@JYOVID1517]

Awesome tutorial

[@EliInfante]

Thank you!

[@classic.cameras]

The hardest thing about these non-live view DSLR cameras is that you actually have to look through the viewfinder for every shot.

[@EliInfante]

For real!

[@dawnbrooks6602]

I love that camera I still have mine!

[@EliInfante]

It’s still a great camera!

[@dawnbrooks6602]

@@EliInfante I’m going to do a shoot with mine now, you’ve inspired me to use mine, I will show you my results too.

[@EliInfante]

@@dawnbrooks6602 Wonderful! I can't wait to see :)

[@raduturcanu8393]

Yep, for less than $100 body+50mm f/1.8, you can get a really nice toy to play with. However, if you learn and play enough, it's not a toy anymore and if you get your light right, you can still get excellent portraits, so excellent that nobody will dare say those are made with an outdated camera or any kind of complain. So, it's a toy but can be also a tool for anyone on a super tight budget.

[@EliInfante]

Amen! 🙏🏼

[@MRHOTCAKE]

Yo quiero aprender a tomar fotos asi, probando con mirrorless y dslr, llegue a este video porque andaba viendo que tal las XT

[@EliInfante]

You can do it! Let me know how it goes

[@joes2828]

I believe w Canon APSC you have to multiply the focal length by 1.6. So shooting at 300 is like shooting at 480mm. Also don’t forget to also multiply the aperture as well. Im guessing that lens aperture was 6.3 or so it’s like shooting at f10! This explains why you had to lower the shutter big time.

[@EliInfante]

I completely forgot about the aperture difference with APSC!

[@alexanderkublitsky]

Come on man, are you serious? There is no aperture difference. F/6.3 gives the same exposure no matter on APSC or FF. F/6.3 on APSC is equivalent to F/10.0 on FF in terms of DoF and has nothing to do with exposure. 300mm on Canon APSC is equivalent to 480mm on FF, so to get sharp handheld images you should be using 1/500 or shorter.

[@alexanderkublitsky]

Also - the video is pointless. Let's take $35 camera and then pretend that flash, softbox, light stands and lenses mean nothing. Canon 50mm f/1.8 stm alone will cost more than $35.

[@EliInfante]

@@alexanderkublitsky ❤️❤️❤️

[@EliInfante]

@@alexanderkublitsky ❤️❤️❤️

[@MartinV.]

great video

[@EliInfante]

Thank you so much Martin! I appreciate you taking the time to watch ❤️

[@clubx1000]

still use it

[@craiglarbes1546]

Is this the camera you’ll be bringing and using when you come to Cincinnati?!? Lol

[@EliInfante]

LMAO it’s official I’m switching to Canon Rebel XT no more Canon R5 😂

[@craiglarbes1546]

@@EliInfante I’ll bring my Nikon D60 for a shootout! 😂

[@EliInfante]

Lmao! 😂

[@ccmassis]

Canon crop factor 1.6 x300mm focal length = 480mm

[@franciscoherrera1505]

The photographs you took with that camera were amazing. Te quedaron al puro pedo.

[@EliInfante]

Gracias Francisco ❤️

[@AlexRamos-Rodriguez]

how do u transfer photos to my phone?

[@ministerstein]

I'm still shooting with a 5D mark II and it's still okay. Of course a R6 where better but the 5d mark 2 is enough for simple available light portraits.

[@EliInfante]

Totally! As I mentioned we use various canon rebels in my classroom and they get the job done.

[@nestorjimenezfilms]

⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@EliInfante]

Thank you!

[@JohnPerez-t1k]

u said fj 400 lol but I see fj200 and bro good pic with a cheapie u should try this with a fuji old camera

[@d3xmeister]

What’s this about the screen at the end ? This Canon does not have live view at all

[@EliInfante]

I used the Canon R5 for a few photographs.

[@f1pro910]

that fj200 brought depth and enough lighting to the subject. without it the will be not be as good as this. i am still using t5i and it still take great pictures. but you need someone familiar handling cameras in manual mode to focus the subject properly.

[@EliInfante]

Couldn't agree more! My students are surprise me with the shots they get with the XT Rebels.

[@bobchristensen4897]

480mm

[@alaryani100]

اول كاميرا ديجتال اشتريتها في وقت صدورها وكنت في حيرة من امري عن كيفية استخدامها لانني اتيت من تصوير الفيلم 35ملم ولكن مع الوقت عرفت التعامل معها وهي الان على الرف ولا استخمها ابدا .

[@ademola5803]

75-300mm is an EF lens

[@EliInfante]

Yes that's correct 😁

[@tc8231]

That would be the equivalent of 480mm at f9.

[@EliInfante]

Thank you!

[@boniek82]

Its always all about person not gear

[@EliInfante]

100% 🙌🏼

[@hariantosuhendro1428]

ef 70-300 the worst lens I've ever had, not sharp even efs 18-135 is still less sharp

[@EliInfante]

The 75-300mm lens I used was the lens that was least in focus hahaha!

[@parayt3230]

Por $35 creo que esta mas que bien los resultados. Que buen videazo, que bien como explicaste los contras de usar esa camara

[@EliInfante]

Muchias gracias ❤️

[@ngnahmartial]

amazing

[@EliInfante]

Thanks man!