Q: whats the best way to rest my camera for an extended period of time (ie. overnight)... on the lens itself (with the viewfinder pointing upwards), or sitting as if it was on a tripod? or does it really matter
[Edit: take into consideration the body is a bit bottom heavy due to the grip and batteries]
Edited by Rishi Mayer on Sep 20, 2006 at 09:47 AM GMT
hitek79, the prices of entry level slr's drop roughly about every four months here in Canada, I find...although in places like future shop, all the cameras are on sale on boxing day.
Rishi, i've always been taught to keep my camera in its case - lens down, screen up. If you have a good case, the lens will be sitting down without touching the bottom of the case, and it will be supported by the body. This is especially evident in the lowepro ex 180 cases that come in the rebel xt/xti accessory kit. :-)
I shot these with the 400D. I think I got a lot more keepers than I expected from the night shots of Atlanta Rythm Section. The ARS shots are at ISO800 with no post processing other than sizing/copyright, except for one photo(darken highlights). I am very happy with the new autofocus.
I will give it another test friday night at a high school football game.
Lars Leber wrote:
Oh man, I was hoping the XTi would have been supported by ACR 3.5 which just came out. Looks like I have to wait a little longer now ..
Rishi Mayer wrote:
Q: whats the best way to rest my camera for an extended period of time (ie. overnight)... on the lens itself (with the viewfinder pointing upwards), or sitting as if it was on a tripod? or does it really matter
Don't you put it into your photo-bag first hand? This does really matter to minimise dust collection by body&lens. The rest doesn't make much sense.
I don't understand why the XTi is clearest at ISO 400. (ISO 100 and 200
are noiser than ISO 400 as far as I can see from the web page.) This does
not make sense to me.
One difference between the XT and XTi is the color of the silver bodies. On the XT the silver model was a dark silver, I would call it titanium. It matched the titanium colored rings on the EF-S lens. The entire look was well coordinated and nice. A nice professional option to black. The silver on the XTi is brighter, actually bright silver. It does not match anything in the lens system (except maybe the chrome ring on the 18-55mm kit lens). Color is subjective, but from my perspective this new silver body is a big step backwards. I guess it will either be a black XTi or 40D for me.
Wow we are allready talking about the 40D, go figure I just bought my 30D a month ago.
Here are my first impressions with the xti. I don't own one but have played around with one for a few hours. After using my 30D the XTi felt like a toy, small, light, and plasticy. I know for some people this doesn't matter but it is a big deal for me, as I have big hands and like my equipment to feel substantial in my hands. The other thing that bugs me about the XTi are the controls. I love the jog wheel and the AF point selector on my 30D, it makes the camera so much easier to use.
That said the XTi is still a great camera, I wish my 30D had the anti-dust feature and the extra pixels.
andyjaggy82: your post just reminds me how much variation there is in users, and how one camera rarely provides everything we are looking for. I come from 7 years of P&S digitals, so the XTi is "big" to me! Not too big, but with the battery grip it is easy to carry, has a nice weight, and good balance, especially with the prime lenses I prefer. Still, there's something serious when you make the commitment to put the camera up to your eye, as opposed to holding the LCD viewer at arms length--something that I missed from my 35mm days and just regained with the XTi. I am surprised that it feels so solid and weighty given how much plastic there is in it--so the same fact can lead to 2 opposite conclusions!
I hope you enjoy your 30D. Cheers,
I have to say, after handling the XTi today, I REALLY enjoyed it. I think Canon has a very nice entry level DSLR camera. In fact, I may pick one up for my own travels instead of carrying my expensive equipment on joy trips. Within a few minutes, I really felt comfortable with changing functions (unlike the clumsier interface of the earlier Rebel models).
The XTi is a thoughtfully made small, quiet camera - a compliment to the larger Canons. It's a great little travel, backup, and second camera. I would use it with a 50 f1.8, and 24 f2.8 to make a compact, lightweight travel system.
