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I then had Vivitars and Ritchshot In May of 2000 I bought the Canon Rebel EOS for trips to China and Australia. Eveything I struggled with for years in film, and inept point and shoot and powershot cameras came to an abrupt end by purchasing this one. Ous lives will never be the same.I must say I am biast against Nikon SLR's because my friends have them, and with the graduation to lenses and accessories I will be Canon 4 life. You will never, ever go back to the automatic settings after two weeks of using P, TV, AV, M, and A-Dep setting. The functions of this camera are amazing.
The 12.1 Megapixles is great for framing the highest quality photos in 11x14 frames. You must then get filters to bring out the landscapes and protraits you are taking. Then you move on to buying the 70-200mm or 70-300mm lenses, because you need the advance lenses to take action photos, or landscape photos. In December of 2009 my wife and I bought each other as a gift to ourselves this camera.
I then went on to buy several Nikon Cool Pix and a Canon Powershot S2. You know the one with the square one time use flash on top. you start off with the 18-55mm lense. My first camera was a Kodak 35mm rectangle job. Monochrome, Sepia, landscape with the right filters brings out the inner photographer you never knew you had. Words do not describe the feeling of "arriving" as an artisitc photographer.
Then comes the hood for the wide angle, and the UV filter, and it goes on and on. The book was a guide that in the 1st week and several hundred shots later were answered by photographs that made friends and family think they were fake or not done by this camera. Since I was a child I always had a camera and loved taking pictures. I do not belive in the near future our walls we be able to hold our photos, we will have to keep switching them out. The only warning I have for buyers of this camera, or any SLR is that these are the cameras that take you to a new comfortable level and that comes with a price.
That is not good enough.
I will be posting photos here on 3/19/10 of what I am trying to convey.
Think of the camera as a foundation to advanced photography, however the lenses, the flash, and the filters, which will run you $700-$2000 it is what defines the pictures themselves.
I never fully got proper use of the camera because film does not show the errors of your settings.
This camera is an awesome tool to capture your view of the world, the events in your life, and convey them in a professional manner.
The functions people struggle with, tones, lighting, sharpness are answered in a matter of a few test shots going through normal photography education (a quick reference guide in the owners manaual gives a brief overview that you can learn what you need to know).
The use of the picture style defines the photos that you take.
Then you need a wide angle lense, because taking pictures in the mountains or indoors, or of landscapes you get tired of backing up and not getting what you want in the shot.
The price is fair and it will be a camera for years and years of professional photography.
Alternatively, you can go to the Canon site and see for yourself the official sample images.- Auto ModeOkay, so you're not quite prepared to tinker with the bells and whistles on the XSi. 1600Like they say, there's no free lunch. 12.2 MPWhen it comes to megapixels (MP), I would have to subscribe to the mantra that megapixels isn't everything. You have everything you need to get started right away with taking great-looking pictures.- Phenomenal ImagesAlas, I'm unable to show you the images I've captured with the XSi here. But the images quality of the XSi simply blew me away.
The XSi is, debatably, the best entry-level DSLR camera, next to the Canon EOS Rebel T1i/500D.Highlights----------- 18mm - 55mm "Kit" Lens IncludedThe Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS SLR Lens alone sells for [.]. The lower upper range for the XSi isn't, in my opinion, a big restriction.- LCD Resolution: 920,000 vs 230,000 dotsThere is absolutely no refuting that the LCD on the T1i *is* better than the one on the XSi. I have, for many years, been shooting with point-and-shoot (also called "compact") cameras, so I have a lot of experience with point-and-shoot cameras. No matter, there's always a fully "auto" mode (green rectangle on the selection dial) you can fall back on.
Since the XTi has the same sensor size as the XSi (APS-C size: 22.2 x 14.8mm), a higher number of megapixels would mean more pixels packed into same sensor area.Keep in mind that as a general rule, the higher number of megapixels that are packed into a given sensor area, the worse the more "noise" (or graniness) in low light conditions. As a rule of thumb, set your ISO to the lowest practicable ISO setting. But there's alway sample images uploaded by customers of the pictures on the product page. In this mode, you would be using the XSi just as you would a point-and-shoot camera. The price of the XSi is has dropped like a rock since I purchased it a couple of months back.
The XSi is my first DSLR camera. (I want to be fair, however, and say that I have not noticed perceptible differences in image quality between the two cameras, even in moderately lit or low light conditions).- HD VideoThe T1i frame rate is 20 frames per second (fps) compared to even the low-end camcorders, most of which are capable of 30 fps in Full HD. The XSi has no video mode.- ISO: 3200 vs. A higher ISO *will* result in more noise in a captured image. Here are the major improvements of the T1i, at least on paper, over the XSi :- 15.1 MP Resolution- Full HD video at 20 Frames Per Second- ISO range of 100 to 3200- 920,000 dots VGA monitorvs. If you're on a tight budget, the XSi is definitely the way to go.---The image quality from the XSi is simply phenomenal. The images captured on the XSi is much, much, much sharper than the ones from a point-and-shoot camera.If you're looking at the XSi, you're probably a budding photographer like myself.
It is very affordably priced (it has gotten much cheaper than what it sold for originally when it debuted in 2008). The auto mode will stifle your creativity, but it will help you take great pictures nonetheless.- Incredible Battery LifeI must have taken hundreds of pictures of pictures and the battery indicator bar still shows a full battery capacity (that's with image preview disabled- which is, if I'm not mistaken, the default/factory setting).In sum, the XSi does every your point-and-shoot does, only BETTER.If, like lot of people, you are in a quandary deciding between the T1i and the Xsi/450D. the XSi:- 12.2 MP Resolution- No video capability- ISO range of 100 to 1600- 230,000 dots VGA monitor* XTi vs XSi *- Resolution: 15.1 MP vs. The images displayed on the T1i is unquestionably sharper than the images on the XSi.Based on the above factors, you will have to be the one who ultimately decides what works better for you.There are, of course, other considerations, the most glaringly obviously of which is - you guessed it - the price. If you're on a budget, the XSi is, in my opinion, the best DSLR camera to get.
If you don't have a lot of extra money to spend on lenses though, the kit lens will produce good quality pictures. The kit lens is a little bit slow, and while it produces decent pictures, the canon ef 50mm f/1.8 lens that I bought blows it away. If I had to do it all over again, I would've bought just the body and a couple 24mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/1.8. You may need a faster lens to shoot in low light. Overall, this is a great starter setup for someone looking to upgrade to a dslr package.
This camera has taken the best pictures I have every taken. You dont have to spend any more than this to get a top knoch camera. It is very flexible with exposures and apertures and the memory card holds plenty. It is user friendly also. What more can I say.
Look long and hard at various software editing suites for the images you capture as they can really help create the mood and enhance the scene you want to impart in the image. I also recommend buying a flash as the flash on the camera is really not very powerful and can cause a lot of harsh shadows.
i have added another zoom lens and a flash to my kit and will likely add a wide angle lens next. I have had this for almost a year now and it is quite a bit of fun.
I highly recommend taking a class or two on how to use the features of the camera as there are many, even on this entry level camera. After that, the next step is upgrading the body.
this is a very good camera for learning how to take pictures in the digital realm. Final note.
Lastly, I say sit back and enjoy the ride.
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