Lizah Loc: Tennessee

Thanks, Pappy! That's the camera I'm looking at to replace my old Rebel.

Lizah Loc: Tennessee

Great info! I will certainly check out KEH before making a purchase.

lighthouse Loc: No Fixed Abode

10,000 shots is nothing. Your camera should have heaps left in it. Another 70,000 at least.
Just a small note.

You need to look at your lens differently and understand what you are looking at.
58mm is most likely the filter size.
The lens will have some other numbers on it that denote what it truly is.
If you post here all the numbers and names written on the barrel we can make a more accurate recommendation.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

A camera with a better sensor usually improves the sharpness of the lens. The down side is that it will magnify any lens flaws too.

Check it out for yourself on DXO.

I would go for a new body with a higher MP sensor.

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

How about a 24-105 f4. It's still L glass but quite a bit cheaper, and you get another 35mm at the long end.

mickeys Loc: Fort Wayne, IN

I'm glad you shoot in (the) raw. get a new battery and I don't think it's your lens. battery isn't holding charge very well, getting old like some of us. :-D

georgevedwards Loc: Essex, Maryland.

I had the same problem, I had a Canon Rebel Xti for about 5yrs and last fall went to W.PA and WV. to shoot the Fall Foliage, and all the pictures seemed to lack the sharpness I remembered when it was new. I was very disappointed and frustrated after all the trouble, and for years I had been chasing fall colors and for once found them. I used to have a Canon D60 that I had used 5 yrs before that and had the same problems. Sometimes I noticed blurriness on one side but not he other for instance...movement would cause blurriness on both sides, just not top and bottom, but all the detail just seemed to be lost. This time I switched to the Nikon D3200 with 24 megapixels and the 18-55 kit lens. Finally I had tack sharp pictures like I hadn't had before. The Nikon D3200 is its entry level level equivalent to the Canon Rebel, but I felt like I had made a major jump in picture quality. Maybe cameras just go after 5 yrs. Now I am wondering if it was the memory cards going bad. I had tried different lenses on the Canons but had the same problem. I eventually upgraded the D3200 to the 5200, also 24 megapixels, it is a little more expensive, but the D3200 didn't have exposure bracketing which is almost necessary for HDR photography, its only fault. Right now I am in Wonderland with the D5200, it has a flip out viewing screen which makes live view so easy, no more contortions trying to get at the viewfinder, I never want to go back to a camera without one. The 18-55 lens has wide angle view like I never had, I would trade it for the telephoto zoom any day and don't much miss my 28-300 Tamron zoom I have on the Canons. Now all I have to do is wait 5 years and see if the same thing happens again, that degradation of picture quality...maybe Nikons are different, but I think it may be like having to get a new computer, they seem to degrade too.

dwightdills Loc: Charlotte, Tn.

Lizah,
I hope you don't mind, but everyone is talking about a new body, from here your body looks great, I think you might need a new battery and a new lens.
Just sayin'...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

When UPS arrives at my driveway, I much prefer a body to a battery. :D

Getting a new camera opens up a whole new level of enthusiasm - at least for me. I read the manual, read about it online, play with the controls. I wind up taking a lot more pictures.

micolh Loc: NYC

Hell, at my age(70) I'd go for a new body. Maybe the battery.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I'm sure that in the future, we will be able to sign up for a new body. We get hips, knees, hearts, etc., so why not a complete body?

Hando Rei Loc: Long Island New York

Before you decide to junk the camera send it to the factory as your camera store would have done and they will give it a once over . Depending on what they find you then will be able to make a better decision as to what your next step will be .. It is impossible to diagnose a camera problem over the internet because you will get a million opinions as to what you have to do. As budget is a concern consider refurbs and used equipment to help you save some money .Good luck !

micolh Loc: NYC

Jerry.....I want that new car smell.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Good choice. The XSI isn't bringing in much money on ebay, so a repair would probably cost more than the camera is worth. You could offer it on ebay as "needs work," or "for parts."

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=canon+xsi+body&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY