"markB" <mb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> From dwight, on 2/8/2008 5:33 PM:
>> "markB" <mb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> From dwight, on 2/7/2008 6:25 PM:
>>>> To heck with all this nonsense.
>>>>
>>>> I've got the Canon Rebel XT, and now I'm reading about the new
>>>> Rebel XSi.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/PMA2008.jsp
>>>>
>>>> Do I want one?
>>>>
>>> If it truly has spot metering, hell yes! :)
>>>
>>> -mb
>>
>> Yeah, but it has to be compelling.
>>
>> Years ago, I bought the S1. Then the S2 came out (3MP to 5MP), but it
>> wasn't compelling. Then the S3 came out (6MP instead of my 3MP AND
>> 12X optical zoom vs. my 10X), and it was somewhat compelling. By
>> then, I'd bought the Rebel XT and upgrading the S1 was out of the
>> question. The S5 came out, and I was seriously tempted, but...nah.
>>
>> Then the S1 zotzed out. Because it had a service bulletin out on it,
>> Canon ended up replacing my S1 with a refurbished S3, so the S5 no
>> longer looked quite so compelling.
>>
>> Well, my Rebel XT isn't all that old. I'd have to look long and hard
>> at the XSi before shelling out for a new camera.
>>
>> And spot metering...? Since I work almost exclusively on manual, I'm
>> sure I could continue to screw up my shots even with that.
>>
>> Given my track record, it's probably the NEXT Rebel that will grab
>> me.
>
> I'm impressed if you use full manual that much! I usually walk around
on
> shutter priority.
I bought the S1, because I was frustrated with my film work. I spent the
first month on full AUTO, but I've been using manual settings ever since.
Of
course, the S1 had live view, so I could adjust on the fly and pretty much
know what I was going to get. With the XT, I rely heavily on the light
meter, but I'm getting comfortable with shutter speeds, aperture, etc. I
like my images a tad darker than AUTO gives me. The trade-off is those
missed op****tunities, while I'm fumbling with the settings.
> I've been needing a DSLR for a while but there just hasn't been one that
> compelled me. I don't need 12MP, but at this level, this one finally
> looks like there are no glaring weakneses, and has the features I
couldn't
> find in one camera. Like the Nikon D40x has no dust reduction, the XTi
> has no spot metering. But the XT remains a nice camera, and I know
what
> you mean about needing enough advance to compel a move up.
>
> -mb
You may not NEED 12MP, but that will be the standard soon enough anyway.
And
more is usually always better. It's just that the jump from 8 to 12, for
me,
isn't enough to make me shell out another $1000, when I've already got a
camera that's more capable than its user.
The biggest problem with a DSLR, as I'm sure we'll all attest to, is the
Lust for Lenses. I've got four in my arsenal already, and I'm auditioning
two more in the near future. I'll have the 400mmL glass over the next
couple
of weeks, and will be working on another Real World Lens Test (or, Results
That the Average Mook Can Expect) for the website. This is the 400mm prime
(not zoom), and if it is as sharp as I hope it is, I'll be thinking long
and
hard about picking one up for my own.
It's an addiction.
dwight
www.tfrog93.com
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