What Do You Think Of Canon Eos Rebel Xsi Digital Slr Camera?
Do you recommend it? I am getting ready to step up to SLR camera so I can start taking professional quality shots..is it easy to use? I hate the regular digital camera with blurr picture of moving objects or slow lag time in between shots etc…
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The XSi is a great beginner camera. It has several automatic modes. You can use these while learning to use the manual settings.
Don’t think that just because you get an SLR your photographs are going to be professional looking. You will need to learn how to use it. I suggest that you sign up for a class when you buy the camera. Knowing how to use your camera and knowing the basics of photography will improve your photos. The camera you use wont.
Blurry pictures are caused by camera shake or to slow of a shutter speed. For action shots you will need a shutter speed of at least 1/250th of a second. Anything below 1/60th of a second and you can’t hand hold the camera steady enough not to get blurry shots.
Shutter lag will not be an issue with any SLR so you wont have this problem.
i think of it as a start of something expensive. YEAH!!
how professional looking your pictures are really depends on you and your lenses and not necessarily the camera body. don’t be discuraged by this. you won’t regret getting a dslr!
about blur, once you discover the technique for it, you’ll realize that you can do that to your trusty point and shoot.
p.s. YEAH!!
The XSi is a nice camera. However, unlike Sony and Pentax, it does not have Image Stabilization (IS) in the camera body. With Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras if you want IS you have to pay extra for it when you buy an IS lens.
The Sony A300 (10.2mp) and A350 (14.2mp) have Live View that actually works with the auto focus. In a situation where the only way to get the picture is to hold the camera over your head? Flip the screen down and you can compose, check focus and shoot. Using your camera at ground-level? Just flip the screen up.
Sony currently has 26 branded lenses, has released a Carl Zeiss T* line of lenses and every legacy Minolta Maxxum AF lens made since 1985 will mount to any Sony DSLR. Of course, with the in-camera IS every lens you use will have that benefit.
Most accessories from the Konica-Minolta D5 & D7 DSLR cameras are compatible with the Sony DSLRs since Sony bought the technology from K-M in 2006.
The Pentax K200D and K20D can use every Pentax K-mount lens made since 1975, whether manual focus or auto focus. Again, with in-camera IS every lens used will have that benefit.
Regardless of which camera you buy, plan on taking some photography classes. Until you learn about composition, light, shutter speeds, f-stops and ISO your pictures will not turn out the way you want. The most expensive, sophisticated camera in the hands of an unskilled person will take lousy pictures. Its not the camera, its the photographer.
It’s a dream camera.
I’d buy it in a heartbeat if I had the cash.
just about every best buy in Consumer Reports is a Canon.
stop by a library on your way to buy a canon and check it out
The website is my DA profile showing a sunset i took with my 450D(XSi). I had been using point and shoot cameras for a long time and figured the next step to being more professional was to buy a more professional camera, i was right honestly. The 450D(XSi) is leaps and bounds better than most any point and shoot. Though the transision from a P&S camera is also the same for usage. I figured i could get this thing and start snapping $$ shots with it. I was quite wrong. Learning the art of photography and how to use your camera is most important parts of becoming professional. With the basics of good photography you can shoot with just about any camera and get extremely good shots.
I would recommend this camera to anyone starting to get into photography or stepping up from a film camera. Its easy to use. Its comfortable to hold. The image quality is amazing. I would also recommend this book. Not trying to sell it or anything, but it set me on the right path. The books name is Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson.