Rebel XSi / 450D Users Unite

Spookey!! Very similar shots although yours is a lot sharper/more defined than mine.....I guess I need to find more spiders and get some practice in!

Nice one....

Hurk, very cool spider and you should add a little pp to it though.

Bought The nifty Fifty and have been using it as my main lens now. Here are some pics, any comments will be appreciated.

Also, i found a spec of dust when i shoot images with shutter speed slower then 1second, anyone have any idea of how to remove it or suggestions?

Thanks

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Here's 2 more

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They have really improved the ISO performance in this over the XTi

DerekRob wrote in post #6293422
Hurk, very cool spider and you should add a little pp to it though.

Thanks Derek,

I've seen some of your photo's and they are awesome. I'm very new to PP, but I do have LightRoom2 and I'm still trying to learn it.

It's a slow process, but eventually I'll be better at it

JDMist3hFastar wrote in post #6293499
They have really improved the ISO performance in this over the XTi

Actually, the XTi hold it's own or is slightly better than the XSi through ISO 400 and is only slightly worse at ISO800. ISO 1600 is where the XSi really stand above the XTi. The 40D is the leader at all ISO's.

https://photography-on-the.net …?p=6289825&post​count=1079

Jim

Aside from the included manual have you folks found any 3rd party publications on the XSi to be particularly helpful?

ingersoll wrote in post #6293732
Aside from the included manual have you folks found any 3rd party publications on the XSi to be particularly helpful?

I'm currently reading through the Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D Digital Field Guide and it provides helpful tips. I'm not sure how it is rated versus the other XSi books, but it does the job.

I also just ordered the "Understanding Exposure" and "Understanding Shutter Speed" as also recommended by a few users here.... but it's not directed at the XSi.

took this a while back......

have a look

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=567669

very awesome pano donjuan. i'll be in vegas at the end of the month with a toki 11-16 in tow. any good places to go for cityscape shooting? (both day and evening)

how long do you plan on being in vegas for?

Hurk, I hope you don't mind but I've done a little bit of pp for you.

And if you do tell me and I'll take it down ok?

j0sh_dc5 wrote in post #6287726
i got the 430ex, its quite nice.

j00sten wrote in post #6287803
430 EX is nice. The 580's come w/ a built in diffuser? I'm not entirely sure. Either one of those flashes would do well, Mk. I or II.

meant to ask, im going to order the 430ex today, should i get a diffuser too?

I dread coming to this thread now. All the spider images really turn my stomach (the subjects, not the images quality).

Hurk wrote in post #6294019
I'm currently reading through the Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D Digital Field Guide and it provides helpful tips. I'm not sure how it is rated versus the other XSi books, but it does the job.

I also just ordered the "Understanding Exposure" and "Understanding Shutter Speed" as also recommended by a few users here.... but it's not directed at the XSi.

I'm just finishing Understanding Exposure and I really like it. It gives a great overview and some very handy tips for getting the perfect "creatively correct" exposure in various lighting situations. The writer is a bit of a ham which makes what could be a dry book rather fun to read. His example shots are great too.