The Canon EOS Rebel 2000 is an interesting little camera body, even though it no longer has any real cash value.
It came about late in the days of 35mm film cameras, and is almost "transitional." It looks and handles very much like a digital SLR. But it is a bit lighter, and will capture only what you can get on a roll of film before reloading.
It uses the same lens systems as Canon digital cameras, very compatible.

To give it a field test I dropped in a roll of Fuji 200 print film. Loading was effortless, the take-up drum caught the leader and wound the roll to the very end. This can be a nice feature, since it marks off the exposure frames in reverse order; at end of roll, there is no need to rewind, since it was rewinding during use, one frame at a time tucked back into the can after each exposure.

I actually enjoyed my film test. Film ransport was flawless and quiet. Finder was easy to see, with full display of functions visible inside and outside. Auto Focus worked well.

I devoted half the roll to the Meramec River bottom at Valley Park, and half to the Museum of Transportation.
This past month or 2 have been rather dry here, and the river was way down. Much of the bed was exposed at Valley Park. Bars and channels were somewhat different than last visit, since early summer flooding moved materials around a good bit.
Transportation Museum was a joy as always.

Everything was shot in Aperture Priority Mode, hand held, and available light no flash.

Negative scans seemed a little overexposed before editing. Could be the camera's fault, the lens' fault, the developing process' fault, or the lab's scans. But there was leeway for me to work with.

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All images are Copyright 2015 E.J.Kowalski.
Thanks! Ed