Canon announces EOS 1000D / Rebel XS

„It does not get better but you can have it cheaper!“ according to this motto Canon has announced the EOS 1000D digital slr camera today. Overseas it also carries the name Rebel XS or Kiss F. This indicates that the 1000D is not the highly anticipated successor of the Canon EOS 5D. Instead Canon has launched a new price-breaker with 10 Megapixels and LiveView. Canon intends to position this product right under the recently introduced EOS 450D. Compared to that model an even lower price might be possible by just offering a 2.5” display, while 3.0” have become a standard. If some manufacturers of underwater housings will plan another product or if existing housings might already fit for this model you may discuss in our forums. At a first glimpse we can only say that the dimension of the camera body look promising.