Canon

The Canon EOS Rebel G, as it’s known here in the United States, was the last film camera I ever bought new. (Outside the USA, it was called the Rebel 500N, and within Japan, the New Rebel Kiss.) It was the first camera I ever owned for which I had a true telephoto lens, and for that reason, it still holds a special place in my photographic heart. Since getting back into film photography, the Rebel G was dug out of the storage box it had been sitting in for over a decade, had its batteries replaced, film loaded, and was used anew. Was I as fond of it today as I was back in the day, now that I know so much more about photography? (Spoiler alert: Not really.)

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