After some time for me to explore the camera I now have a preview of the new Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i (500D). This camera is the latest in a series Digital Rebel (what I call the value of the cost-per-consumer models). It falls in the $ 600 to $ 800 range, depending on the accessories and lenses.
For me, T1i is a giant leap in megapixels. My first digital camera is a trend setting original 6.3-megapixel 300D Digital Rebel that I used for thousands of pictures over the last few years. It worked great for me and skipped many upgrades to the market reached a 15 + megapixel range. Then, my wonderful wife gave me a birthday gift from this new camera.
I ordered it from Amazon, he got in a few days and started shooting immediately. The first thing I have to remember is that the camera kit with 18-55 EF-S lens does not include a flash media device (it uses SDHC cards). Now what was Canon thinking? If I remember to read the fine print, I'd have been waiting to pick one up before I could take my first picture. It's like buying a car, but did not include tires.
So, with that out of the way, the camera is great. It has a 3 "LCD screen in the back that shows not only his pictures on view, but the settings you have. On most points, T1i offers some pretty nice specs, highlighted the 15-megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor (for Canon's traditional 1, 6 x focal length multiplier) and the same nine-point user-selectable autofocus system as a precursor to XSI. APS-C sensor size means that it is "cropped" sensor that captures a smaller display than the traditional 35mm film cameras or Canon large professional cameras costing ranging from $ 2500. snivel I think of the possibilities.
camera got very good reviews in terms of its image quality and can say that a human photographer is the only weak point in getting a good shot. It's a whole range of sizes from small.jpg image in RAW. I shoot almost entirely in RAW mode (this saves a very large file, but it has all the information available for use in Photoshop ).
A really great feature that captures video too. Although not quite as robust as the EOS 5D Mark II, which supports 30 frames per second to capture 1080p video T1i still surpasses the Nikon D5000, which is limited to 24fps 720p. Film quality is solid, but I stick with 720p 30fps mode and avoid the high definition of 1920 x1, 080 because it is only 20fps, and the motion looks a bit jerky. You can manually call the AF while recording, which is useful, but remember that it is slow and creaky. Running focus creates some jerkiness, but at least you do not have to stop, focus, and again, and I definitely prefer having the option. Like many of the low-end implementation, it uses a mono audio (no mic input ).
I had a chance to shoot a major men's tennis tournament in October and got some great shots of tennis legend Todd Martin, Andre Agassi and Jimmy Arias (among others). camera is great in less than perfect lighting for night matches. I used to set Auto ISO and stretched camera settings to be fast enough to catch the action with some very artistic image of the ball and racket. summer games allow you to set the camera at a very fast exposure and freeze those yellow tennis ball in mid-flight players and mid stroke with feet off the ground.
ISO Auto They got me in trouble a few weeks later, when I was in the mountains trying to get the shots fall colors with Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB). AEB I have used it before and it works great and allow some great opportunities for combining HDR images later. However, it is logical if you are shooting in auto-bracketing Auto ISOyou to turn off all auto configuration conflicts and create an image that averages all of his most boring form . Now I know better.
All in all, Canon T1i camera is great for more advanced amateurs and professionals cost challenged. I'll keep this one until I can figure out how to get one of Canon's big boys. I look forward to many years of recording and learning how to capture the natural beauty of the digital images.
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