mabas9395
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I
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I just got back from DLR with my 3 kids, wife, and my Canon Rebel XT that I've had for four months now (the camera I mean, I've had the wife for 11 years). Here are a few things that I learned on my trip about using my camera.
1) ISO is a useful and necessary setting to manipulate to get the right picture at the right time. However, when you are done taking pictures of the C3-PO at Star Tours (with ISO 1600) be sure to change it back down again when you take pictures of the kids in front of the castle at the middle of the day. (my bad)
2) If your autofocus hunts when taking pictures of the fireworks, it is handy to change it to manual focus. However, remember to turn autofocus back on the next morning at Goofy's Kitchen for your character breakfast. (my bad again)
3) Using the built in flash with the 28mm-135mm IS lens and lens hood will cause a shadow when used at 28mm.
4) The built in flash is much more powerful than the flash on my Nikon P&S, however, there were several times I wish I would have gotten a Speedlite before I left.
5) Shutter speed faster than 1/focal length is not just a good idea, it is essential.
6) Willcad's patented ziploc method for waterproofing your camera works great on splash mountain if you close the bag tight around the lens.
7) One battery and a single 1gb card per day were sufficient and gave me about 250 photos (though I brought extras of each).
8) It pretty funny handing your XT to a passerby and have them look through the LCD to try to frame your picture.
9) Its pretty sad to see a guy with a 30d hold his own camera like a P&S.
10) A backpack with an XT, video camera, P&S, kid's sweatshirt, water bottle, etc, etc, etc on the floor next to your feet does not leave much leg room on just about any ride you go on.
11) No matter what your intentions are for meticulously composing the definitive "disney" shot that is worthy of putting on a post card, you just have to remember that you are there for the kids to have fun. Your interest in photography as a hobby has to take back seat to that every time!
1) ISO is a useful and necessary setting to manipulate to get the right picture at the right time. However, when you are done taking pictures of the C3-PO at Star Tours (with ISO 1600) be sure to change it back down again when you take pictures of the kids in front of the castle at the middle of the day. (my bad)
2) If your autofocus hunts when taking pictures of the fireworks, it is handy to change it to manual focus. However, remember to turn autofocus back on the next morning at Goofy's Kitchen for your character breakfast. (my bad again)
3) Using the built in flash with the 28mm-135mm IS lens and lens hood will cause a shadow when used at 28mm.
4) The built in flash is much more powerful than the flash on my Nikon P&S, however, there were several times I wish I would have gotten a Speedlite before I left.
5) Shutter speed faster than 1/focal length is not just a good idea, it is essential.
6) Willcad's patented ziploc method for waterproofing your camera works great on splash mountain if you close the bag tight around the lens.
7) One battery and a single 1gb card per day were sufficient and gave me about 250 photos (though I brought extras of each).
8) It pretty funny handing your XT to a passerby and have them look through the LCD to try to frame your picture.
9) Its pretty sad to see a guy with a 30d hold his own camera like a P&S.
10) A backpack with an XT, video camera, P&S, kid's sweatshirt, water bottle, etc, etc, etc on the floor next to your feet does not leave much leg room on just about any ride you go on.
11) No matter what your intentions are for meticulously composing the definitive "disney" shot that is worthy of putting on a post card, you just have to remember that you are there for the kids to have fun. Your interest in photography as a hobby has to take back seat to that every time!
