Re: Anybody have direct experience on the Canon EOS Rebel Xsi?

HEMI-Powered wrote:
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The menus are almost identical from my XT to the Xsi, except for the
new stuff, of course. I've only had a very brief test run so far, too
busy on other "stuff of life", but the early results show that the new
high ISO noise reduction is fantastic-a-mundo! Yes, I can see some
noise, but no more than I used to see on the XT at 200, and completely
controllable so for the very first time I have a chance to do some
museum car shots without a flash or a tripod. Too bad the basic
EOS/Rebel design precluded any higher ISOs.

Also, I have very briefly tried the new Live Preview shooting mode
with locks up the mirror and does some magic to get the sensor data
directly to the 2 3/4" LCD. It's a bit kludgy to focus because one
must either revert to manual OR press the AEL/FEL lock button to
bring the mirror back down, do an AE lock, then put the mirror back
up and turn on the display again. But, at least the body now has IS
so doing this "live" MAY be a reasonable solution for me to spend
less time avoiding glare from overhead lighting and/or the flash.
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Thanks for your comments, Jerry. Sounds very positive. As yet, my DSLR
doesn't include Live View, so that's a treat I have in store in the
future. The higher sensitivity will undoubtedly help - I'm happy with
images at ISO 1600 on my Nikon D40, but I wouldn't use ISO 1600 all the
time.

You said: "the body now has IS" - are you sure about that?

Cheers,
David


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