-= T2i / 550D users UNITE! (1) =-

Well guys, it was nice knowing ya. I'm moving to full frame so I'm selling all my current gear.

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skidu wrote in post #11594308
Really starting to enjoy using this camera now - more confident shooting in manual mode now and playing around with AF points.

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I love this picture, great color and shot. I almost never get fog where I live in the San Fernando Valley, if I drive a 30 mins to get out of the valley I see fog but I never want to do that at 7-8am...

Flores wrote in post #11591179
Love the shot of the old lincoln is it? natum, the yellow and blue work well together.

Thanks! Yeah, i think it's a Continental, it sits around the corner from me, rotting. That wall behind it used to be red brick but they painted it white, which at first annoyed me since the car with the bricks looked amazing, but I saw that sunset begin to hit the wall and hopped out on my way home and snapped some pics.

natums wrote in post #11594775
I love this picture, great color and shot. I almost never get fog where I live in the San Fernando Valley, if I drive a 30 mins to get out of the valley I see fog but I never want to do that at 7-8am...

Thanks! It's pretty much always foggy/rainy or just damn right miserable over here in England, though it does make for some interesting pictures this time of year. Plus I've started taking my camera on the commute to work so it's easier to snap up random pictures.

Here's another one from today, got a few more that still need processing.

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jdmhon wrote in post #11594274
Should i keep my T2i??
I ordered my 7D and its on its way!

I was thinking about keeping my T2i as a back up camera and for friends to use when we go out and shoot. I will eventually be shooting event coverage and other jobs soon. I was wondering what your guys experience with multiple/back up cameras and bodies. I only have about 9k shots on the T2i so its still pretty new. Its been an AWESOME camera and i still love to shoot with it

What do you all think?

the 7D is the king of the Canon crop bodies. If after you have it you still find yourself pulling out your T2i, that would be good news for us, but I am sketptical, personally. I think once you get used to the autofocus and see the big viewfinder in the 7D, your T2i will collect dust on the shelf

Feature for feature you will never take out the T2i again. The T2i screen is a little nicer but for photography, it is the little brother of the 7D. If you do video though you can use them both and see little to no difference in functionality. (though the different orientation of controls can be confusing to switch between).

natums wrote in post #11594991
Feature for feature you will never take out the T2i again. The T2i screen is a little nicer but for photography, it is the little brother of the 7D. If you do video though you can use them both and see little to no difference in functionality. (though the different orientation of controls can be confusing to switch between).

One thing that may make the T2i attractive is, paradoxically, its greatest weakness: it is (relative to the 7D) small and plasticy. With the 50mm 1.8 on you can actually put it in a jacket pocket, which might come in handy when you don't want to lug the 7D somewhere. I don't want to horrify anyone by mentioning it, but the price on the Panasonic GF1 has really plummeted lately. That is not quite pocketable, but its a delightful little camera with 2 terrific lenses. I would think something like that would make a better backup/alt. camera...

Mookalafalas wrote in post #11595034
I don't want to horrify anyone by mentioning it, but the price on the Panasonic GF1 has really plummeted lately. That is not quite pocketable, but its a delightful little camera with 2 terrific lenses. I would think something like that would make a better backup/alt. camera...

Oh, the humanity!

Mookalafalas wrote in post #11595034
One thing that may make the T2i attractive is, paradoxically, its greatest weakness: it is (relative to the 7D) small and plasticy. With the 50mm 1.8 on you can actually put it in a jacket pocket, which might come in handy when you don't want to lug the 7D somewhere. I don't want to horrify anyone by mentioning it, but the price on the Panasonic GF1 has really plummeted lately. That is not quite pocketable, but its a delightful little camera with 2 terrific lenses. I would think something like that would make a better backup/alt. camera...

Yeah the Panasonic GF cameras are very portable units.

Inchpractice wrote in post #11595049
Yeah the Panasonic GF cameras are very portable units.

I actually had one I traded for my 550D/T2i. I loved that little thing and got some nice pix out of it, but the lens limitations are its achilles heel. When I was pondering getting a good 35mm lens for the canon, I was actually thinking "for about the same price as a good lens, I could by this whole camera with the 17mm (34mm equiv.) pancake lens..." OK, I'll shut up now before I get banned

Friends,

With the amount of posts here and my limited time, I'm afraid my contributions will be much less interesting and detailed, for which I apologize. That said, thanks Rivest for the kind words, but I think Al is the better for 'answering the questions' as you kindly put it , so, for that part, I'm happy.

I'm sorry to hear most of you fellows are still having such poor weather that is keeping you mostly indoors, but its proving to contribute to great pictures and great creativity into making them, which is great!

I'm also sorry to see so many folks leaving!!! I honestly think that (before the new 5Dc! ) Al was in the better 'train of purchase'... I believe spending in better glass, already having a great camera, is the wiser move over upgrading to a 7D or 60D which will provide very, very little upgrade. I'd say that save that you desperately needed 8fps or micro-adjustment (or whatever one single aspect the T2i doesn't have), you are better off buying that great L lens (whichever!) or that ultra-fast prime over the new body. But that's just me.

I, for instance, believe that other gear improves photography much more than more expensive bodies: a good flash is one, adding remote flash capabilities is a really, really significant jump. Some lights for those doing indoor would be great or, perhaps, umbrellas for the already purchased flashes... better glass is a given! perhaps even support-purchases like LightRoom or Photoshop would make for much better pictures than a jump to a 7D. For instance, Marubozo's plunge into the 2.8 territory makes me much more jealous than the fellows jumping to the 7D, as did Al's 85mm. But I see I'm mostly alone on this line of thought.

As usual, fantastic pictures all around:
- n4ck, I believe most of us tend to overdo the HDR images, but yours have the perfect balance of realism with surrealism... I really think they are fantastic images!!!
- Kawwauser, that Kestrel is a really nice find!
- Peter, you have produced great sunsets! keep them coming.
- Flores, you have everyone drooling here with a 500mm reach! , and those eagles are fantastic
- Marubozo, I believe kids are the only type of subject that can include drooling and still be cute! LOL, nice capture
- Trulie, great eagles as well! you are our resident nature-photographer
- oskee, you have captured great talent for make up on those Halloween images, welcome to the forum!
- Al, I need to venture more into urban photography, but our surroundings are so horrible on the 'street' level, that I find myself always taking far away pictures. That said, I'm not too fond of your images this time... I feel them a bit flat... not sure why though, they are technically perfect sorry.
- Wolfy, I love the guitar but I can't help wondering, why did you keep it in the case for the images? I think the sides of it could have added a lot to the pictures. But... play the thing, don't shoot it
- itzJason, I agree with the others: the bullets image is wonderful, the others have a bit more of a snapshoty feel to them, but I see great lighting difficulty in them, so kudos for the difficult situation.
- Digital, cute dog as always, and a most willing model... my cat is not that helpful on the picture front.
- natums, nice sepia conversion and gives the dog a menacing look.
- gepixelt, I agree with favoring Canon, but why did you replace it with a 50mm? I find the reach of the 50mm too long for indoors, and I am really looking into a very fast wide angle, so I'm kind of limited by the choices as you, and I was discouraged to see how the Sigma was a lottery on the sharpness department.
- skidu, you really have an eye for photography, those images have all a fantastic feel, specially the old man... really interesting shot. I was wondering, why the classic video black stripes over the 16:9 aspect ratio? Are these videos?
- YAHOO, I really hate seeing you go... and I really pity your economy now that you have to stay clear of EF-S lenses ... having good glass on crop is much easier than having good glass on full frame. Crops use the best part of the lenses, FF don't have that advantage. Also, you'll face somewhat of a learning curve into having things in focus if using wider apertures... but, GOOD LUCK! man, that's really great, just kidding here.

Well, as usual, a very long post, sorry... best regards,
Rafa.

Great pics everyone! Sorry, but I'm lazier than rafa, and haven't singled you all out. I should stop that behavior :P

I got out and took some pics today. I've started a photo project. I'm going around looking for abandoned old vehicles and things of that ilk, and I'm going to eventually create a coffee table book for my own personal use. Right now I'm still looking/practicing, but I'm finding some interesting things.

As usual, C&C is very appreciated! Shot with the 85 1.8 and a couple with the 70-200f4L

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Wolfy, that sounds like a great project. If I may venture a suggestion, it would be to try different approaches to the same subject... we are all pretty good at nailing the exposure of the main subject, but, sometimes, its great for an artistic image to be just the opposite. Some folks were praising Al for some silhouette pictures at the 70-200 thread (with good reason, great picture!) and he said they are usually not intended. Well... try to force yourself to try those: for instance, with your last image, do one as is with good exposed car and blown sky and then try a good exposed sky with pitch black truck silhouette against it. Some of those may be great coffebook material.

Please, share them with us as you progress!

Rafa.

RafaPolit wrote in post #11596157
I believe spending in better glass, already having a great camera, is the wiser move over upgrading to a 7D or 60D which will provide very, very little upgrade. I'd say that save that you desperately needed 8fps or micro-adjustment (or whatever one single aspect the T2i doesn't have), you are better off buying that great L lens (whichever!) or that ultra-fast prime over the new body. But that's just me.

I agree with you! Ironically, my getting a FF is for lenses rather than the body. Allow me to explain. I just bought a nice wide aperture 85mm. I love it, but it makes me want a similar 50 and 35, and a "Portrait range" zoom. Now I would need 3 new expensive lenses. However, by getting a cheap second hand FF, I get those ranges for free! My 85 will "look like" my 50 on an FF, and my 50 a 35, and my 70-200 a wider zoom (I know I am stating these in reverse of the normal way they are talked about, but for us T2i users the crop distance IS the NORMAL length).

RafaPolit wrote in post #11596157
- Al, I'm not too fond of your images this time... I feel them a bit flat... not sure why sorry.

thanks for the honest opinion, Rafa. I know what you mean. Partly its because I'm a noob at it, but partly its because I am drawn to flatness in a weird way.
I HATE modern art, but for some reason i am trying to replicate it in some pictures. Even I don't like this next pic, but I can't stop playing with it and find it oddly fascinating. I have numerous color and black and white versions with slightly different treatments. Hopefully I'll get over it.

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Mookalafalas wrote in post #11596412

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I really like those textures. It is an interesting subject despite being flat. I would try to frame it to be a background of a subject and take pics with the front subject in focus or the building, or maybe just taking a different angle on the building, using the textures and height to create more depth.