san diego at night

April 19, 2008

I took out my new Canon Rebel XTI DSLR for a run tonight:

Tonight was mostly about familiarizing myself with the camera. I'm not horribly happy with the quality of these photos (although that's mostly the fault of the photog) ... they seem so ... sharp. Tomorrow I'm going to see if I can push the ISO on the Rebel up to 1600 to induce some of the graininess that makes film cameras so awesome. (I wonder if my color filters will have any effect on the B+W mode of the camera...)

Posted by roy on April 19, 2008 at 11:44 PM in Photography, San Diego | 12 Comments

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spaceinthewho

Comment posted on April 23rd, 2008 at 05:42 PM

which camera is this? i've been trying to decide if i want the 40d... or if i should save a little money & get the rebel xti

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roy

Comment posted on April 23rd, 2008 at 06:30 PM

These were all taken with the Xti. If i were you, I'd go with the Rebel XTI and save the money for some nice lens - lens do far more for picture quality than cameras (once you pass a certain threshold with cameras, that is).

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spaceinthewho

Comment posted on May 5th, 2008 at 01:54 PM

Yah. I really like that wheely thing the 40d has. And I like that it's a bit more durable... however, it's so freaking heavy that I may just go with the Xsi/Xti just for that reason alone!

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jinshil

Comment posted on April 21st, 2008 at 09:04 AM

beautiful pictures! makes me wanna live a city life. sigh.

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roy

Comment posted on April 21st, 2008 at 07:54 PM

ain't nothing to it! just ditch the kids and go live in a big city! i bet you'd do well in nyc ;)

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gansinator (guest)

Comment posted on April 20th, 2008 at 10:22 PM

I'm no Ansel Adams...but those pics are sweet.

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Narzack

Comment posted on April 20th, 2008 at 08:47 PM

Isn't it a fantastic camera, Royo? I really dig its color depth and latitude.

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roy

Comment posted on April 20th, 2008 at 09:58 PM

i'm still not completely sold on it :) i come from the film background, and i'm not sure if the digital cameras could ever capture the richness of film positives... i think i'll be better able to speak to this in a few weeks.

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Narzack

Comment posted on April 20th, 2008 at 10:17 PM

Well, it's a trade-off. Who knows, digital may never approach a true filmic look, but there are things you can do to mimic it. Depth of Field manipulation, shutter speed, digital burning and dodging, etc.

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HK1997

Comment posted on April 20th, 2008 at 12:54 AM

Nice. But why not just go and get a 40D?

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roy

Comment posted on April 20th, 2008 at 01:57 AM

Don't have the money to ... it was double the cost of the XTi, and I'm honestly not sure how much "better" the pictures would turn up for that much money.

More than anything, I just wanted to get a digital SLR to get a feel for it ... been so long since I shot anything worthwhile that I figure my skills need to catch up to the equipment :)

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