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The111 1
QuoteQuoteI don't know about Megapixels but I like this Cannon.
I prefer this model.More power, and definitely longer reach
I was resisting the urge to make a similar comment.
To stay on topic... I'll repeat my vote for the XTi.
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I bought an Xti based on Phree's recommendations and the recommendations of others here (bought used from a fellow skydiver) and haven't regretted it one bit. The stock lens is *OK* for jumping, but sucks for any other kind of use, however. Based on ltdiver's recommendations, I went on the hunt for better glass and found Lseries glass dirt-cheap (by comparison) when we were in Malaysia, so bought a couple of lenses, one prime and one zoom. They are heavy, but well worth it.
The stock lens is *OK* for jumping, but sucks for any other kind of use,
Why, if I may ask ?
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Its soft glass, its damn near impossible to get it near as sharp as some of the nicer glass out there. Autofocus will do a decent job but I've done post processing on enough images now that I'm seeing it as a touch out of focus too often since the glass just will not go as sharp as some of the more sharp lenses will do. I'm shooting with the Sigma DC 18-50 and its a clone of the Canon. Once I get the XTI paid off I'm saving to get some NICE glass finally.
If anyone is going to where ever DSE got cheap glass at please let me know
If anyone is going to where ever DSE got cheap glass at please let me know
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mnealtx 0
QuoteI especially like the 'shake and clean' on its menu.
ltdiver
With the old XT you pretty much had to take it in to have it cleaned no? Or was this a line givin to me by a sales rep so that I would get the service plan?
The XTI has a shake and clean? Tell more please.
The XTi has a vibrator on the sensor, to help 'knock off' any loose dust that may be sitting there when you start up the camera.
You don't HAVE to send in the camera to get the sensor cleaned - you CAN do it yourself, but it's a personal choice. I don't have a problem with doing it, but some folks don't want the hassle or nervousness of poking around inside the camera.
Mike
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mnealtx 0
QuoteIts soft glass, its damn near impossible to get it near as sharp as some of the nicer glass out there. Autofocus will do a decent job but I've done post processing on enough images now that I'm seeing it as a touch out of focus too often since the glass just will not go as sharp as some of the more sharp lenses will do. I'm shooting with the Sigma DC 18-50 and its a clone of the Canon. Once I get the XTI paid off I'm saving to get some NICE glass finally.
If anyone is going to where ever DSE got cheap glass at please let me know
Part of that is the glass... the 18-55 isn't a super-sharp lens. Another strike against the XT/XTi is the AF system - most all of the rest of the Canon line has more AF zones than the XT/XTi.
Something to try with the kit lens (or any decent lens) is finding the hyperfocal distance and using that instead of AF.
The hyperfocal distance is a focus setting that provides the greatest depth of field for a particular lens length and f stop setting. It's a trick that landscape photographers use often to get the maximum amount of detail from a scene.
Example: 10-22mm lens at 22mm. f/16. Distance to subject - 10 ft.
If you manually focus at 5.3 feet, everything from 3.5 feet out to infinity will be in focus.
A nice online DOF calculator is here.
Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706
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I've got the Sigma 18-50 as well, and while its not L glass mine is a huge amount better than the kit lens. Its pin sharp unless its wide open - maybe you have a bad copy?
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The111 1
I used the kits lens with my XT for 6 months and got some very sharp images... but I had the focus ring taped down on manual. After 6 months, I could no longer get the lens to focus on anything perfectly, even on the ground. I got my money's worth out of it, and replaced it with the 10-22. 
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Thank for the DOF calculator link, it's awesome!
Otherwise I never felt the problem of the less AF points of Rebel or the Rebel XT. At least one out of the 7 finds something to focus on quickly and accurately. If I fly close enugh it's normally the subject and not the back ground of the image.
Also I found the "One Shot" mode better than the "AI Servo" (But I also prefer to use single shot mode vs. the burst mode)
-Laszlo-
Otherwise I never felt the problem of the less AF points of Rebel or the Rebel XT. At least one out of the 7 finds something to focus on quickly and accurately. If I fly close enugh it's normally the subject and not the back ground of the image.
Also I found the "One Shot" mode better than the "AI Servo" (But I also prefer to use single shot mode vs. the burst mode)
-Laszlo-
My 300D has served me well, and I -did- get the service plan for exactly this reason (and if I damaged it somehow in freefall it would be replaced for no charge). I've use the service plan for cleaning already, so feel the extra money was justified. Plus the peace of mind if it fell off my helmet (or got run over by a car
ltdiver
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