I was thinking of getting a Rebel XT, but I'm not sure about the zoom. I can't find anything. I think this camera is more advanced than I'm aware, so maybe there's a reason it doesn't list optical zoom. Can someone please help me out here? I'm debating between an S2 IS and an EOS, and the zoom is a big selling point for me. The S2 has 12x optical. How does the EOS compare?

This might help you help me. Help YOU help ME [/reverse Tom Cruise]

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos350d/