Gary Honis takes you step by step in removing the IR cut filter from your camera. Warning, this is a major operation and will certainly void your warranty.

I was curious about an affordable magnifier for the viewfinder, akin to the Leica Varifinder or the Canon Angle Finder C, which while functional, are expensive.

I found that someone has found that the Canon Magnifier S works with the 10D and 300D viewfinder and can be had for around $60 on eBay.

Savings: $135 over Canon Finder C

Apparently, these a pringles can lid or a coffee filter are all you need to customize your white balance for almost any indoor or outdoor shot! Your mileage may vary, but according to some, they are as good as the commercial ExpoDisc.

The Pringles lid may tend toward the blue, but many swear by 1 or 2 coffee filters.

Use the instructions for setting custom white balance in your manual.

Savings: $80 price of ExpoDisc

Spend $1 at a Dollar Store and get a functional shutter release cord for your Canon Digital Rebel! Apparently someone has found that a cheap Nokia hands free cord kit works as a shutter release cord for the Digital Rebel. The Mute button on the cord works as the shutter release. This particular unit was discovered at a local dollar store.

From DP Review's forums:"Today I went to the dollar store and saw that they had a 31" retractable cell phone hands free kit for motorola models, I bought it, it cost me ..yep.. 1$. Went home and tried it like it was suggested some time ago in this forum and IT WORKS !! gosh I am happy ! its very handy, small and retractable, so it will come in very handy."

Also, says Antonion Cotto:" Any cell phone hands free with a button on it will work as a remote trigger. I had one already for my cell phone (so it did not cost me anything). All you have to do is cut the wire that goes to the ear piece.

For bulb, switch camera to manual, set shutter to bulb, and press button. This will again get focus lock first, open the shutter, and remain open open until you let the button go."

Savings: $25 for RS-60 remote

Had trouble focusing on a moving object, say a player at a sporting event? This hack will allow you to emulate this missing functionality from the 300D.

Savings: ?