Canon EOS Rebel XSi

[ndebord]

Judy,

re: Canon EOS Rebel XSi

It looks like there are lots of bundles with multiple lens and a few body only.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-EOS-Digital-Rebel-XSi-450D-SLR-Body-Pro-Kit-NEW_W0QQitemZ270249224023QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item2 70249224023&_trksid=p4295.m14.l1308


http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-EOS-Digital-Rebel-XSi-2-Pro-Canon-Lens-Kit_W0QQitemZ300236302767QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item3 00236302767&_trksid=p4295.m14.l1308


I'm tempted to try for the body and look at B&H for a lens to start with. Next month hopefully. Still have an old film Canon F1 with the original 50mm lens and a 35-105 plus a macro lens. And my little digital is also a Canon Powershot S50, but old...

[Judy G. Russell]

I'm tempted to try for the body and look at B&H for a lens to start with.The kit lens (18-55) is a pretty decent little lens with IS (image stabilization) and when you get it with the kit, it's a lot cheaper than if you buy the lens separately. So I'd go ahead and go for the kit, but ONLY the basic kit (body & kit lens). Most of the other combos out there have crappy lenses (the 17-85 or the 18-55 non-IS). It's a very sweet camera with lots of options, smaller than you might expect and certainly lighter than I expected. The first zoom I'd recommend is the 70-300 IS or the 55-250 IS, both very reasonably priced and both excellent optically (the 70-300 probably a bit better than the 55-250).

[ndebord]

The kit lens (18-55) is a pretty decent little lens with IS (image stabilization) and when you get it with the kit, it's a lot cheaper than if you buy the lens separately. So I'd go ahead and go for the kit, but ONLY the basic kit (body & kit lens). Most of the other combos out there have crappy lenses (the 17-85 or the 18-55 non-IS). It's a very sweet camera with lots of options, smaller than you might expect and certainly lighter than I expected. The first zoom I'd recommend is the 70-300 IS or the 55-250 IS, both very reasonably priced and both excellent optically (the 70-300 probably a bit better than the 55-250).

Judy,

the kit lens, 18-55 w/IS then is what I will look for IF I can get my life in order in the near future.

<sigh>

[Judy G. Russell]

the kit lens, 18-55 w/IS then is what I will look for IF I can get my life in order in the near future. <sigh>It makes sense: the lens is decent, and it's a lot less expensive with the kit than separately. If you decide to go with another basic walk-around lens, then maybe it makes sense to get the body only, but frankly the 18-55IS and 55-250IS are pretty decent lenses for the money.

[ndebord]

It makes sense: the lens is decent, and it's a lot less expensive with the kit than separately. If you decide to go with another basic walk-around lens, then maybe it makes sense to get the body only, but frankly the 18-55IS and 55-250IS are pretty decent lenses for the money.

Judy,

It's all about my prospects. I'm stuck on the proverbial dime right now and am looking for an exit hatch.

When I find one, a camera like this is just what I/we need.

[Judy G. Russell]

It's all about my prospects. I'm stuck on the proverbial dime right now and am looking for an exit hatch.I hear you. Good luck to you too on that score.

[ndebord]

I hear you. Good luck to you too on that score.

Judy,

Well... it was a dime of my own making, so...

[Judy G. Russell]

Well... it was a dime of my own making, so...I am the victim of a large number of self-inflicted wounds, m'self...

[ndebord]

I am the victim of a large number of self-inflicted wounds, m'self...


Judy,

Yup, ain't life interesting?

<wry grin>

[Judy G. Russell]

Yup, ain't life interesting? <wry grin>In the sense of the old Chinese proverb about living in interesting times, you bet...

[earler]

Said proverb isn't that old and it ain't chinese either.

[fhaber]

Ridiculous vs. Sublime dept:

R: Bought Molly a Canon A720. I'm chastened to discover that it takes snaps on full auto that beat what I can do with ten minutes of curve agony in RAW, slaving over the flat, blah default output from my three-year-old K-M A2. Same 8 megamarketdroidpixels. Different goosing of chroma, sharpness, etc. Canon has the pulse of the Kodachrome generation, for sure.

S: The husband of an old college roommate of Molly's is a pro photog. He brought his EOS 5D. I sat behind him as he massaged his shots in CS3. I blanched.

Talk about envy.... That 5D sensor is magnificent. You can blow up *sections* of ASA 800 shots, and they're fine! And that's two year old technology. I need money, I think.

[Judy G. Russell]

Said proverb isn't that old and it ain't chinese either.It was first reported as having been spoken in English in a speech in 1939, and at that time the speaker reported that it had been sent to him in 1936 by a British politician who, in turn, said that a former British diplomat assigned to China noted that it was a Chinese proverb. That's as good as you're going to get on its origin.

[Judy G. Russell]

Bought Molly a Canon A720. I'm chastened to discover that it takes snaps on full auto that beat what I can do with ten minutes of curve agony in RAW, slaving over the flat, blah default output from my three-year-old K-M A2.The A720 is a very fine piece of equipment. When the younger brother who was with me in Africa wanted a recommendation for a P&S, I told him to get the A720 and he's been thrilled.

The husband of an old college roommate of Molly's is a pro photog. He brought his EOS 5D. I sat behind him as he massaged his shots in CS3. I blanched. Talk about envy.... That 5D sensor is magnificent. You can blow up *sections* of ASA 800 shots, and they're fine! And that's two year old technology. I need money, I think.Hey, it's got a $300 rebate from Canon right now -- you can pick it up for only $2000 at B&H... (rumor has it a new version, maybe called 6D, will be out in the fall).

[Judy G. Russell]

That 5D sensor is magnificent. You can blow up *sections* of ASA 800 shots, and they're fine! And that's two year old technology. I need money, I think.Just saw it on Amazon for $1799.