So last night I was strolling through Circuit City and behold there they had the new Canon Rebel XSi on display. This was a little strange because Amazon and BH dont even have them available yet. I talked with the sales dude and they said they had gotten them in that morning and had already sold the 2 they received. To make a long story short, I tracked down the last available Canon XSi in the state (at least for now) in Fultondale and made the quick drive to pick it up. I spent some time looking it over last night, and this is my initial review:
Pros-
1. Its very light, granted its body is made out of plastic, after holding a camera for 10 hours, you want something as light as possible.
2. 12.2 Megapixels
3. Dedicated ISO button.
4. Fewer buttons than the XTi, yes, this is a good thing- too much clutter on some of these cameras. Many of these cool features still exist, just a simpler interface.
5. Secondary selector interface uses primary selector wheel.
6. Simplified Menu System
7. Live View
8. My Menu
Cons-
1. Feels a little small, as mentioned- not sure about a plastic body.
2. Lack of 50 or 3200 ISO
3. The lens it came with the 18-55 is a joke. It looks & feels like a toy. If you are considering this camera save your extra $100, get the body kit only and buy a REAL lens. The 28-135 is a MUCH, MUCH better kit lens.
Over all, I am impressed with this little guy. I will be doing an extensive analysis this week as I prepare to shoot for my Canon Rebel XSi Crash Course Training DVD. Look for pre-orders of that DVD to be made available shortly. 🙂
Cute camera Michael, and glad to have you back on the mainland.
I like that you used the little tripod that can bend(forgot the name) to mount it on. What other videos do we have coming up? How soon are you releasing? A bit anxious sorry.
Also any word on the Canon 6 D.
Thanks!
This one is next- hope to get it down to a week to produce (this is ambitious, last one took 4 months), the Photoshop Crash Course, then probably Beginning Wedding Photography Crash Course.
Its good to be back. 🙂 No word on the 6D yet.
Ok cool, can’t wait for the photoshop as I am clue less to setting up a proper work flow and using the right tools for wedding photography and portraiture specifically. It has soo many features.
The video on the wedding photography sounds great to!!
If you need help I was a professional ENG/EFP videographer for 5 years so I could definatley shoot you at an actual wedding in all your glory!!!
Food for thought!
the XSi is one camera i will purchase in the future.
And i can’t wait for the DVD to be ready. let us know when it’s done.