Trying out a new camera - Canon Rebel XS

[Michael OLeary]

I picked up a new Digital SLR camera a few weeks ago and had it up to Meaford over the past weekend. With a few new lenses, it has quite a range of capability.

Attached photos:

Range target tank shot at about 400 metres with a 55-250 zoom lens.  Shot from CAEN Firing Pad for those who know the camp.

Forward assist photographed with a 100m macro lens.

(Both photos have been aggressively cropped to the size shown.)

 

[Bass ackwards]

You picked a good camera, M.O..
I'm a diehard Nikon guy and I dearly love my D50, but from everything I've heard and seen, Canon is giving Nikon a real challenge in both the professional and amateur markets.
Enjoy!

 

[ex-Sup]

Pics look good, but unfortunately I'm a Nikon guy I'm shooting a D70 right, but I plan to move up to a D90 in the new year (I guess that would be a step up from the Rebel XS...Rebel XSI?). We can compare pics when I get it.

 

[ex-Sup]

I'm a diehard Nikon guy and I dearly love my D50, but from everything I've heard and seen, Canon is giving Nikon a real challenge in both the professional and amateur markets.

Good stuff!
Seriously though, I worked for several years in the photo retail business and usually Nikon and Canon are rated pretty even. Usually boils down to personal tastes; one of my co-workers got me into Nikon (it helped that I could buy equipment at cost).
Personally I believe that the key is what you're shooting on and with. Back in the film days, it was good quality film (I was partial to Fuji Velvia 50 slide...I shoot mainly landscapes). With digital, I believe a top quality card is imperative. I like the Sandisk Extreme III; plan on getting a 4 or 8gig for the D90.
The other big part is the quality of lens. Currently I have 4; 18-70DX, 28, 28-70 f2.8, 80-200 f2.8. My baby is the 80-200...it cost me $1300 ten years ago. My plan is to buy a Tokina 12-24DX with the new camera (comparable to the Nikon, but a lot less $$).
Just my $0.02 

 

[Bass ackwards]

ex-Sup:
I'm mostly a land(lake)scape shooter too.
I've got the 18-55mm that came with the camera and I picked up a 70-300 for wildlife shooting.

I have to admit I rely on luck and timing more than anything else, and the gods have smiled on me in that regard.
Up until last year, I had a job that not only put me on a point of land on a large lake (Lac Seul) that gave me east and west views, but the job allowed me time to stop and photograph various sunrises and sunsets on that Northwestern Ontario lake.
I managed to get some really gorgeous shots.
I've managed to add to that collection on my days off in various locales, but again I've been very lucky (a recent move to northern Manitoba hasn't hurt either). 

 

[ex-Sup]

point of land on a large lake (Lac Seul) that gave me east and west views, but the job allowed me time to stop and photograph various sunrises and sunsets on that Northwestern Ontario lake.

Good to hear...lived in the Bay all my life (ya I know, maybe I need to get out more). But if you love the outdoors, one of the best areas to live in. Here's a couple shots I took about 3 weeks ago from the mountains at the end of my street.

 

[Kat Stevens]

I've got a Canon AE-1 I haven't had out of the case in 10 years... ;D

 

[Bass ackwards]

T-Bay's a great place. I used to do day trips there from Dryden whenever I had a suitable excuse (which could be anything).
I'd move there in a heartbeat if there was work available. 

I wish I knew how to post photos here, but I haven't figured that out yet. Bear with me...

Edit: Beautiful photos, by the way.

 

[Shamrock]

I wish I knew how to post photos here, but I haven't figured that out yet. Bear with me...

 

[ex-Sup]

I've got a Canon AE-1 I haven't had out of the case in 10 years... ;D

Set it free man! 

 

[Harris]

Worst case is to shoot it.  >

 

[Armynewsguy]

For my work as an Army News Reporter I used the issue Nikon D2HS, I liked the camera and features so much I bought my own Nikon D200 with a AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 and a SB800 speed light.

I am very please with the camera body and lens, with the range that this lens has for everday shooting it covers just about everything that I could want. ;D

 

[Michael OLeary]

Combining shots from both lenses noted above, with some rudimentary GIMP* skills, I've been working on a few images for a Remembrance Day display.  Luckily, I got out to take the background images before our current little snow storm came over the horizon. Both of the Memorial Crosses are in my small collection of regimental medals.

* GIMP = The Linux answer to Photoshop

 

[the_girlfirend]

I have had a Canon Rebel XT for a couple of years now, and I bought a Canon PowerShot A590IS to my boyfriend.
I might be crazy, but I liked the little powershot so much that I don't even use my Rebel anymore...
The powershot is so small I can bring it everywhere, of course I am limited on the zoom, I cannot use my 75-300mm anymore but in Macro it is easier to get close and it is a lot lighter to hold with one hand. I guess that it depends on what you do with it... I love macro.

 

[Bass ackwards]

Shamrock - thanks for the point in the right direction.

 

[Bass ackwards]

OK...I think I got it...

Edit: Yes !

 

[Occam]

* GIMP = The freeware Linux and Windows answer to a horribly overpriced Adobe Photoshop

Fixed that for you.  ;D

A lot of people still don't know it will run on Windows.