Unfortunately this appears to be an all too common problem with the Canon Digital Rebel. If you search on ebay you can find at least one repair place (LeZot) that will repair the camera for a fixed price of $125. Of course you have to pay for shipping/insurance to and from also.
I have always been extremely careful with cameras and electronic equipment yet my Canon Digital Rebel's memory slot broke. One pin in the corner is bent flat. I sent it to LeZot Cameras in Vermont. I'm hoping to have it back sometime late next week. Once I put the memory card in, I'm not planning on removing it - ever. (They replace the pins with Canon parts so they are just as susceptible to breakage.) I'll just download through the USB cable. I have a Canon Powershot 70 camera with two slots - never had this problem using the same memory cards. The two memory cards I have show no damage. Why the Rebel pin bent I have no idea - except poor design or cheap parts. I don't plan on ever buying another Canon camera. The Rebel cost almost $1,000 - it should last for 30 years not 3 years without repair.
Broken memory slot!
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Unfortunately this appears to be an all too common problem with the Canon Digital Rebel. If you search on ebay you can find at least one repair place (LeZot) that will repair the camera for a fixed price of $125. Of course you have to pay for shipping/insurance to and from also.
I have always been extremely careful with cameras and electronic equipment yet my Canon Digital Rebel's memory slot broke. One pin in the corner is bent flat. I sent it to LeZot Cameras in Vermont. I'm hoping to have it back sometime late next week. Once I put the memory card in, I'm not planning on removing it - ever. (They replace the pins with Canon parts so they are just as susceptible to breakage.) I'll just download through the USB cable. I have a Canon Powershot 70 camera with two slots - never had this problem using the same memory cards. The two memory cards I have show no damage. Why the Rebel pin bent I have no idea - except poor design or cheap parts. I don't plan on ever buying another Canon camera. The Rebel cost almost $1,000 - it should last for 30 years not 3 years without repair.