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18-55 IS

SkeitH wrote in post #11386756
anyone here know how much shutter-count in Xsi before that "ERROR" come out??

I have heard the life was @ 50K but there are folks around who are 76K and going strong... Conversely, there are folks who at 36K who had to replace their shutters.

@ps_n_dslr: oow, i already used it about 35k-40k.. i hope mine still can be longer to use.. well, so many different answer about this.. thx, for your info..

ReubenH wrote in post #11418867
18-55 IS

And with a ND4 grad filter

Nice shots, I would have cropped the second one slightly to take out the rocks at the bottom of the photo and the lens flare. That is just my opinion on it.

thenextbutton wrote in post #11421038
Nice shots, I would have cropped the second one slightly to take out the rocks at the bottom of the photo and the lens flare. That is just my opinion on it.

I like the second shot the way it is. That is just my opinion on it.

I would have cropped out the bottom too.

My fellow XSI peeps. I soot my sons Basketball games, and my XSi is maxing out on ISO.

I wanted to know your thoughts on if any of you have upgraded to a 50D, or the T2i, and how you like them. I don't shoot video, so was leaning towards 50D for FPS, but some things I have read the T2i has better IQ? Looks like I could buy either a new T2i or a used 50d for same price, which then makes me think T2i.....nuts

Any thoughts?

the t2i has slightly better ISO performance, but I wouldn't worry about shooting at 3200 with the 50d and thats usually enough. The 50d has far superior AF performance, so for basketball that is a big deal. it also does 6 fps instead of the 3fps the t2i does, which will give you a slight advantage if you find yourself bursting.

mark2009 wrote in post #11423433
My fellow XSI peeps. I soot my sons Basketball games, and my XSi is maxing out on ISO.

I wanted to know your thoughts on if any of you have upgraded to a 50D, or the T2i, and how you like them. I don't shoot video, so was leaning towards 50D for FPS, but some things I have read the T2i has better IQ? Looks like I could buy either a new T2i or a used 50d for same price, which then makes me think T2i.....nuts

Any thoughts?

the XSi/450D actually does higher levels than ISO 1600, simply shoot in RAW and increase the exposure in post processing. That's what the other models do but within the camera


XSi/450D - ISO 2500

Canon 55-250IS

^I really wish this thread would stop appearing in my 'user cp' in subscribed threads w/ the same post somehow updating it? I'll change that...

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ps_n_dslr wrote in post #11419657
I have heard the life was @ 50K but there are folks around who are 76K and going strong... Conversely, there are folks who at 36K who had to replace their shutters.

you heard wrong, supposedly the "average" shutter life is 100,000

I just picked this up on EBAY lightly used for a great deal. It came with the 18-55 IS and 55-250 IS. I have had a blast as a newbie into photography. Here are some from last weekend, I am not shooting in RAW yet and I really know very little about PP so these probably reflect that, but I have tried to learn my camear inside and out to get good pics from the camera without touchup. I think the coolest thing about having my first SLR is being able to shoot at night.

watt100 wrote in post #11432567
you heard wrong, supposedly the "average" shutter life is 100,000

Based on these ratings I'd better get me a Mark III...well at least now I have another excuse to tell my hubby why I need one hee hee!

watt100 wrote in post #11432567
you heard wrong, supposedly the "average" shutter life is 100,000

Thanks, I stand corrected.
But the info that I provided about folks loosing their shutters at 30-40K is still accurate.