| In the never ending battle of digital camera | | | | the process. Unfortunately, moving from a Rebel XT |
| improvements, Canon has released the latest in their | | | | to T1i, wont give you the same experience. You need |
| line of extremely successful entry level SLR cameras, | | | | to look at moving to at least a 40D or 30D. |
| the Digital Rebel T1i. Those recent owners of the XSi | | | | You will be challenged moving from a Rebel SLR into |
| and even not so recent owners of the XT, and XTi | | | | the semi-pro arena of the 40D and better digital |
| may be wondering if it's time for an upgrade. Well, not | | | | cameras. These cameras will take better pictures, but |
| really. | | | | not without an increased effort on your part to |
| Sure, Live View, a larger LCD, and faster FPS can | | | | improve your photography skill. |
| seem enticing, but is it really worth it? What is it your | | | | These cameras also have the added benefit of being |
| really after here? More bells and whistles, or better | | | | tougher and more rugged. Their designed to be |
| pictures? Personally, if I'm going to upgrade it's going to | | | | banged around a bit more in different photography |
| be something substantial. Something that allows me to | | | | environments. Expect noticeable improvements in ISO |
| take better photographs, and improve my skills as a | | | | and metering. |
| photographer. Allow me to illuminate. | | | | Once you move into these semi-pro 30Ds and better, |
| If you own a Canon Rebel, it's likely because you got | | | | all the accessories you have are upwardly compatible. |
| tired of the crummy results your were getting with | | | | Meaning, if you move to a better Cannon camera |
| your point and shoot compact cameras. That is usually | | | | down the road, all those lens, filters and paraphernalia |
| who the Canon Rebel buyers are. They heard about | | | | can follow you. |
| how SLR was the ultimate way to take pictures. Their | | | | Given the perpetual affliction of "upgradeitis" that many |
| pockets weren't that deep, but they wanted to take | | | | cameras geeks find themselves in, that could save a |
| better pictures. | | | | whack of money on the next upgrade. Of course you |
| Now moving a compact camera to a decent SLR in | | | | don't necessarily need to save that money, you could |
| the Rebel line, is a quantum leap in technology and skill | | | | always just sink it into a really nice new lens to go with |
| level. Anyone whose done that, has likely taken better | | | | that upgraded camera. |
| pictures, and learned a lot more about photography in | | | | |