Canon EH-18L Semi-Hard Case for the EOS Digital Rebel XT/XTi Camera

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 71.6 x 56.7 x 46.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007VRPZA
• Item model number: 0212B001
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Canon Semi Hard Case EH-18L for EOS Digital Rebel XT

Customer Reviews

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69 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate, April 6, 2005

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Roger (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This is an adequate--but overpriced--plastic case for the Digital Rebel XT. If you upgraded to the EF-S 17-85mm lens, be aware that the case will not fit. That's unfortunate because a slightly larger case would work with the better lens.

73 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too much limitation to the camera, June 16, 2005

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J. Chen "weez" (Cali, USA) - See all my reviews
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A case such as this severely limits a major advantage of any SLR camera such as the rebel XT. Switching lenses is one of the most important aspects of using a SLR camera. The kit lens for the XT is adaquate but is a far cry from realizing the true potential of the camera. This case only fitting the XT with kit lense or a shorter lense effectively reduces the usefulness of the camera. So if you care about realizing the full potential of a SLR's inter-changable lense feature, you're much better off with a photo gear bag than a case like this. Especially for the price of this item...

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good case for on the go but also overpriced, February 25, 2006

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W. Wallis - See all my reviews
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This case is terribly overpriced for what it is. I cannot believe the pricetag Canon has put on this.....you can get a very good camera bag for the same money! Luckily I earned an Amazon gift certificate elsewhere that took a BIG sting out of the price. The rating I have given is based on how it met my needs to not always have to have the camera bag along when I don't need additional accessories. Honestly, if I had paid full price I would be hard pressed to give it 4 stars.
It is limited that it only allows you to store the camera with the original lens attached. It would be nice if it would have been a little larger to accomodate other lens sizes.
However, it is what I wanted to protect the camera when on the go without having to haul around a big camera bag. Such as when taking general shots when hiking or at family/friend gatherings, and so on. You don't always want to haul along a big camera bag so then you don't take along your good camera--so why did you spend all that money on the camera if you aren't going to use it? This case solves that problem.
I find it easy to take the camera in and out of it and you can take pictures without completely detaching the case so you don't have to hold it.
There is a soft cloth piece inside that protects the LCD screen and I discovered you can put a CF card in it (no instructions are included in the box).
The base screws onto where you attach the camera to a tripod. Thanks to a comment I read somewhere, I hand screw it on so I can easily get to things like the CF card, battery, etc. and it's not that big of a deal since you don't have to access those things all the time anyway.
Overall, terribly overpriced for something that is very useful when you do not need additional lenses and accessories along.