New Camera Magic!
04/12/06 12:21 Filed in: Photography
After
months of saving and the help of family for Christmas, I've bought
my first Digital SLR. The body is the previous entry level Canon
model, called the Digital Rebel XT in
North America (the digital Kiss here,
unfortunately). The lens is a 50mm/1.4 fixed lens, which, despite
it's cheap design, has received really strong reviews for picture
quality.
3 things really stand out, in comparison to my faithful little Canon A95:
Aperture size - my previous max was 2.8 - now it is 1.8 - meaning that my ability to take in light and to have cool depth of field effects has multiplied by 3.
Light sensitivity - my old max sensitivity was 400 but it was grainy as all hell - now it is 1600 and looks great!
Shooting speed - I can power up, focus and take a photo in 6 seconds if the light is decent and I have a good stationary object with the A95 - with the XT it takes a second and a half or so (unless I leave the lens cap on, retard!) The geisha shot I took (and I took two) you can see in the gallery wouldn't have been possible at that proximity with my old camera. The shots are out of focus because I aimed poorly in my excitement.
Enjoy!
3 things really stand out, in comparison to my faithful little Canon A95:
Aperture size - my previous max was 2.8 - now it is 1.8 - meaning that my ability to take in light and to have cool depth of field effects has multiplied by 3.
Light sensitivity - my old max sensitivity was 400 but it was grainy as all hell - now it is 1600 and looks great!
Shooting speed - I can power up, focus and take a photo in 6 seconds if the light is decent and I have a good stationary object with the A95 - with the XT it takes a second and a half or so (unless I leave the lens cap on, retard!) The geisha shot I took (and I took two) you can see in the gallery wouldn't have been possible at that proximity with my old camera. The shots are out of focus because I aimed poorly in my excitement.
Enjoy!
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