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09/16/2006 09:43:55 PM · #1 |
I made the move today and bought the XTi. I’ve known since I joined in June that I wanted to move up to a DSLR. I have to admit that I was biased toward Canon because of my experience with Canon in film cameras. I still have and use the AE-1 that I purchased in 1979 (that officially dated myself as an old fart). My G5 has also been a super camera.
The main reason I’m posting is to say thanks for your help in making my decision. With everything I’ve read here and on a couple of other sites I think I made an informed decision. It wasn’t an easy one though. I took in all the facts and opinions I could and seriously considered the D80 and the 30D. In the end my Canon bias and the budget won out.
For now I’ll see what I can get from the kit but I’m sure as the budget allows I’ll be looking for some better glass.
I noticed that there are a handful of other XTi owners but no one has submitted photos yet. So one note of caution, don’t judge the XTi performance based on my work when I start to post. I’m sure I won’t do this camera justice for a while. But look out after I get some practice. :-)
Thanks again for your help!
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09/16/2006 09:57:14 PM · #2 |
| Congrats on the new toy! Here's to many fun hours of shooting with it. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. And hey, with so few owners at the moment, you can command the "best of" page for your camera! |
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09/16/2006 10:08:39 PM · #3 |
| LOL, Thanks Melethia. Hmmm, I'll have to take some shots tomorrow so I don't miss the chance. :-) |
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09/16/2006 10:15:39 PM · #4 |
| Congrats!! And you made a great choice, that new rebel is sawheet! |
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09/16/2006 10:23:35 PM · #5 |
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09/16/2006 10:36:39 PM · #6 |
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Del, I guess I'm no longer the DSLR "newbie" on this site. I bought mine last night.
Enjoy!
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09/17/2006 09:15:50 PM · #7 |
| Well, congrats on the purchase. Looking forward to some images. Seems to be contagious. Lots of new dslr owners of late, including me. Can't imagine life without it now. It has fused to my eye socket, and my hands are now permanently curled into shutter release shape. Can't put it down. Now what do I do with all the images? |
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09/17/2006 09:46:00 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by DJWoodward:
For now I’ll see what I can get from the kit but I’m sure as the budget allows I’ll be looking for some better glass.
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First order of business Canon 50mm f/1.8 II. Best lens ever for its price. Under $100 and hard to beat in quality. :-)
Big congrats on the XTi purchase... let us know how that sensor cleaning system works :-)
Message edited by author 2006-09-17 21:46:47.
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09/17/2006 09:51:21 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by routerguy666:
Pictures, man, PICTURES! |
I concur. Let's see some pictures from it, of it or something.
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09/17/2006 09:57:15 PM · #10 |
Congratulations! Always exciting to get a new toy :)
Look forward to seeing those great shots. |
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09/18/2006 12:37:49 AM · #11 |
Just joined the club yesterday ... pics to follow in due time :-)
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09/18/2006 12:50:16 AM · #12 |
Welcome to the club! I just made the move to the other new camera- tne Nikon D80. Quality is so much better than what I had been using.
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09/18/2006 01:05:00 AM · #13 |
Congrats and welcome to the new world of DSLR photography! Very good choice of camera, it looks quite nice...for a Canon anyway ;-)
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09/18/2006 03:56:38 AM · #14 |
| Hey, great choice... I hop you have alot of success and pleasure using your camera. |
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09/18/2006 03:37:51 PM · #15 |
Nice for Canon, maybe, but after I did some night shots, I saw several hot pixels - one was so big (and red) I thought it was a beacon on a mast on a building - but then I saw it was on all the (darker) shots I have made. The shop could not remap the sensor, seemed they did not know what I was talking of, so they told me to bring all packaging and return the camera for another one. Can advice to do a burned pixel test as the first thing, maybe even in the shop! Will bring laptop, test new camera, download to computer and check it ... how big an issue is it with a remap, and shouldn't the shop be able to do it?
Have made some shots already though, see my profile (soon!) for samples.
EDIT: Here is a link - //www.dpchallenge.com/portfolio.php?USER_ID=60165&collection_id=17689 - blame me, not the camera/lenses! I suppose this is about the same as the 350D, or even 300D.
SLR is new to me, so I have to get used to changing lenses and that, but it is very exciting! I know that the 50mm 1.8 II is not the most expensive lens there is, but especially for the money, it turns out some really nice shots for me! So does the 10-22mm, but THAT lens is a completely different price range. I do not regret I bought it though.
Now for the long zoom ... that is going to be a tough choice for me ...
Message edited by author 2006-09-18 16:34:30.
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09/18/2006 04:01:09 PM · #16 |
| How do you do a burned pixel test? |
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09/18/2006 04:32:44 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by maryba:
How do you do a burned pixel test? |
Put the lens cap on and/or go into a dark room and take a picture. Might as well be at 30 seconds, or use different shutter times to see if it makes a difference.
Afterwards, the picture should be all black, but I have a red, large dot right/above center, and a blue one close to it. On my 15" laptop screen I can count about 8 smaller or larger "stars" - if I zoomed and checked at 100%, I could probably find some more ...
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09/18/2006 08:47:52 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by B74A:
Originally posted by maryba:
How do you do a burned pixel test? |
Put the lens cap on and/or go into a dark room and take a picture. Might as well be at 30 seconds, or use different shutter times to see if it makes a difference.
Afterwards, the picture should be all black, but I have a red, large dot right/above center, and a blue one close to it. On my 15" laptop screen I can count about 8 smaller or larger "stars" - if I zoomed and checked at 100%, I could probably find some more ... |
My brand new Canon EOS-400D appears to have a tiny red dot and a tiny grey dot when I blow it up to pixel size in PS.
Is this cause for returning the camera? |
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09/19/2006 02:18:14 AM · #19 |
In my opinion, this should not be a major issue and is probably found on almost every digital sensor. Unless you are having a very large print made of something dark. Even then you can easily remove it with photo editing if it is visible. You will want to be careful about changing lenses though. You do not want to allow dust inside that may get on your sensor. That is harder to deal with. I wouldn't worry about a couple of pixels. If it was many or in a large enough clump to be easliy notisable, then you can be concerned.
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09/19/2006 03:10:11 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by JeffryZ:
In my opinion, this should not be a major issue and is probably found on almost every digital sensor. Unless you are having a very large print made of something dark. Even then you can easily remove it with photo editing if it is visible. You will want to be careful about changing lenses though. You do not want to allow dust inside that may get on your sensor. That is harder to deal with. I wouldn't worry about a couple of pixels. If it was many or in a large enough clump to be easliy notisable, then you can be concerned.
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Sorry, my answer became too much off topic, so I moved my latest post to this thread: //www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=448711&page=1#2846904
All in all, I am very content with my new dSLR camera!
Message edited by author 2006-09-19 04:37:42.
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