Canon 550D (Rebel T2i, Kiss X4)

[Bstanley]

I bought a Rebel XS last fall as a way to ease in to DSLR-dom.

Things I lust after that the Rebel T2i has (my most recent - "gimme gimme" object):

1. Higher ISO. The XS is limited to 1600, not an issue for most folks, but for a Disney fan it means - Dark Ride pictures are a chore.

2. Faster Focusing. The XS has an older focusing system - the T2i focusing system is the bomb.

Things I look forward to that the Rebel T2i has:

1. Better Sensor. This is really the heart of a DSLR so I'll enjoy the lower noise, higher resolution, etc. that the newer/better sensor offers.

Things I imagine I'll use but would never miss if they weren't there that the Rebel T2i has:

1. Movie Mode.

2. Better LCD.


Since I already have the XS I wouldn't really consider the XSi or T1i - not enough juice for the squeeze required. After having tried out a 5D MK II (full frame camera) in the store I've also decided it's too much camera for me. So it's nice to have a focused "gimme gimme' object - I figure about the time I have my money saved up for a T2i I'll have learned enough to know how to use it

 

[VVFF]

I bought a Rebel XS last fall as a way to ease in to DSLR-dom.

Things I lust after that the Rebel T2i has (my most recent - "gimme gimme" object):

1. Higher ISO. The XS is limited to 1600, not an issue for most folks, but for a Disney fan it means - Dark Ride pictures are a chore.

2. Faster Focusing. The XS has an older focusing system - the T2i focusing system is the bomb.

Things I look forward to that the Rebel T2i has:

1. Better Sensor. This is really the heart of a DSLR so I'll enjoy the lower noise, higher resolution, etc. that the newer/better sensor offers.

Things I imagine I'll use but would never miss if they weren't there that the Rebel T2i has:

1. Movie Mode.

2. Better LCD.


Since I already have the XS I wouldn't really consider the XSi or T1i - not enough juice for the squeeze required. After having tried out a 5D MK II (full frame camera) in the store I've also decided it's too much camera for me. So it's nice to have a focused "gimme gimme' object - I figure about the time I have my money saved up for a T2i I'll have learned enough to know how to use it

Note that on rebels there technically isn't any reason you can't effectively have ISO3200+. On rebel models ISO3200 and higher is done in software(at least it was as of the T1i). So, if you shoot at ISO1600 with -1EV exposure compensation then raise the exposure in post, you'll have effectively shot at ISO3200.

This is not the case on 50D and 7D models however where ISO3200 is a native ISO.

 

[Bstanley]

if you shoot at ISO1600 with -1EV exposure compensation then raise the exposure in post, you'll have effectively shot at ISO3200.

Thanks for the tip - I needed to be reminded of that - I continue to mix up which direction to shift EV to accomplish what. I tried this technique on the Dark Rides but the XS focusing issue (using the 50mm f1.8 II) forced me to manually focus which was very challenging. I finally got to the point where I would take several quick shots while I tried to manually bracket the focus and did manage to get some successful pictures. Hopefully a T2i at ISO 3200 or even 6400 would handle the chore ever so much more simply.

 

[SrisonS]

What has been (or is) a camera that you were really impressed with??? It doesn't necessarily have to be the best camera you ever had; but something that might've been surprisingly good.

For me, I'd have to go with my Canon Powershot S3 IS. I absolutely love my T1i, and am totally happy with having a DSLR; but the S3 was really good to me. Over the last few months, I've been going through older pictures that were taken with that camera; and have been pleasantly surprised with how great the pics look after being just slightly worked on. And for the price of it, and the amount of use I put it to, it was definitely a great investment. Better yet, it was a great 'bridge' from p&s land to the DSLR world.

 

[photo_chick]

The most impressive for what it was has to be my daughters Fuji S1000. It changed the way I think about point and shoots. Not that I'd give up my DSLR for it, but it's still very impressive for what it is and what it cost.

 

[AlbertZeroK]

I would have to say my old Nikon D90. The features of being able to take multiple shots after the timer expires (now available on the T2i) and two wheels by the shutter button making manual adjustments a dream.

If only the nikon lenses were not so expensive, I would have kept it!

 

[Gianna'sPapa]

Our Pentax LX film SLR. We have used that camera for over 25 years. Paired up with the M 50mm f1.4 lens it was a killer combination. It now needs some minor repair so it will be going in soon to our local Pentax repair center. It was one of the finest camera's of its time and still to this day does well. The best thing is, it hardly cost anything to purchase. I was working in a catalog store and Pentax was having a special for behind the counter workers. I sold my Minolta SLR and was able to purchase the LX with that money! At Lion photo/Wolf/Ritz it was going for over $1,000 and I was able to get it for $325! One of the best deals I ever made!

 

[Mockingjay12]

I currently shoot with a Canon Rebel XTi and a Panasonic Lumix FH20. But the most impressive camera I have owned/shot with would have to be my 30+ year old Canon A-1 SLR. I have always liked the graininess of film and the fact that it's full frame makes it that much better. My favorite thing about shooting with a film camera is waiting to see how the photo turns out once it is developed.

 

[Docarino]

For me, I'd have to go with my Canon Powershot S3 IS. I absolutely love my T1i, and am totally happy with having a DSLR; but the S3 was really good to me. Over the last few months, I've been going through older pictures that were taken with that camera; and have been pleasantly surprised with how great the pics look after being just slightly worked on. And for the price of it, and the amount of use I put it to, it was definitely a great investment. Better yet, it was a great 'bridge' from p&s land to the DSLR world.

I also had an S3IS before I made the jump to SLR and it was a good camera that definitely pushed me forward in my love for photography. I just wish I had understood more about exposure at the time to fully use it! I look back at my pictures from it and everything is underexposed! As much as I love my 50d, understanding exposure and how to use the camera has done a lot more for me than the upgrade- I could have made a lot better use of that S3IS!

 

[Gdad]

Nikon D70- my first DSLR which got me back interested in photography after giving up film slr's for cheap (and primitive) digital P&S's for years.

 

[RBennett]

I recently (within the past year or two) purchased a Canon SX110 IS p&s based on some recommendations from here and was highly impressed with it! I bought it primarily for DW to have something to shoot with as well and it has come in handy. We went to a UFC fight nearby and were up in the nosebleed section, which we loved, and it pulled off some great shots from that weekend!! The zoom and sharpness were better than anticipated and only had slight noise.

 

[webshark3]

Sigma DP1 for me. The camera everyone loves to hate.

 

[atsolomon]

I have an old twin lens reflex Minoltaflex medium format camera. It's tough to use, but it produces the most beautiful photos. When I was in high school I had my own darkroom, so using it wasn't economically prohibitive. Nowadays I rarely shoot with it.

Here's a link to a set of a few of the photos I've shot with it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atsolo/sets/72157624674541615/with/4923671493/

Thinking about this camera really makes me miss the days of shooting black and white film and processing it at home. There was a magic to it that digital photography doesn't have. And that awesome chemical smell.

 

[Experiment_626]

I'd have to say I have two. The first was my beloved Nikon N6006 35mm SLR. It was my first SLR -- I learned the basics on my dad's Minolta SRT-101, which he bought while he was in the army during the Vietnam war. But the 6006 was a joy, and I used it for about 10 years for everything from photojournalism (including sports and regular news) to tripod-mounted landscapes. I kept using it until I got my D100 back when those were new; I wasn't willing to go digital until I could do it with an SLR.

The second is my current Nikon D300. Best camera I've ever owned!

 

[Jinxed86]

My most impressive camera has to be the Canon 550D it's amazing, the picture quality is out of this world! and it's so light to hold

 

[Suburbanmom]

I love the hipstamatic app for my iPhone. You can "change" the lenses and film for different effects. It will never replace my DSLR, of course, but when it's just for fun...I've been impressed, nonetheless.

 

[DisneyDancer1986]

My Fujifilm S700, oh how I miss that camera! When I sold it to upgrade to a S1000 and started to take outdoor pictures, I realize how big of a mistake I made as all of my outdoor shots were DARK! However, I also like my Canon Rebel XT.

 

[zackiedawg]

Excluding my current DSLR, which is obviously the best camera I've owned, I still have to give credit to the camera that really started me on the road to becoming a photographer. I had been a snapshooter since my Pentax ME Super I got in 1978 and still have today, and have had several instant and pocket film cameras, a nice Canon EOS SLR, and in 1997, my first digital camera (1MP Sony Mavica). Through none of those cameras had I ever really learned photography - the camera was an appliance - the device by which I could snap shots of a vacation or family goofing around, and I was strictly without knowledge (I'd say I was an Auto or Green Box shooter, but my ME Super was a manual camera and didn't have an Auto mode for anything - however it did have a 125 shutter speed mode and an exposure meter in the finder that would tell me when I was at '0', and I just followed that. With all the more automated cameras that followed, it was all auto for me.

Then I got the Sony DSC-F717 in 2003 - a $1,000 digital camera at the time, and fairly state of the art. With its 5MP 2/3 sensor, F2.4 Carl Zeiss lens, EVF + LCD, and swivel body, it was considered one of the best digitals in its day, and had manual control capabilities for all those things I had no idea what they meant - aperture, shutter, ISO, white balance, metering modes, etc. At first, I shot in P mode, and let the camera do the work - but it inspired me...it made me want to play around with the settings. And being able to look on the screen and see the effects changes had, I started to understand what white balance was, what spot meter was doing, and how the aperture changed as I moved the spot over light and dark areas. I started hunting for photography forums online, then started posting photos with questions on what I was doing wrong or right, and getting critique and information. By 2004, I was converted - and photography took hold - I thought about composition, lighting, subject, I wanted to shoot things I'd never shot, try action, sports, wildlife, learn to shoot in all light conditions, get a tripod and shoot at night.

My whole ride that got me to where I am today and with my current and beloved DSLR-A550 camera began with the DSC-F717 in 2003 - when I went from snapshooter to photographer.

 

[mu43]

I love me Nikon D700 -- the image quality is amazing!

And, I love my current travel camera: Olympus E-P2. This camera is so much fun to shoot -- small, interchangeable lenses, able to use old-glass the adapters and did I mention it was fun to shoot? This will be the camera that goes with me on my Disney cruise in Oct.

I'm impressed by both: one for image quality and the other for the fun.

Brian

 

[Minnie J]

My Kodak Easyshare C182 12.4 MP. I had a 6 before and the quality was good but not great. Now I get clearer pictures and more functions