I currently use a Canon t2i. it’s not my dream camera (HELLO
Canon 5D Mark iii). It gets the job done.
It has a plethora of semi auto functions that I rarely use. These range from full automatic to sports
mode, portrait mode, night portrait and flash.
I am not a fan of my on camera flash at all. It always washes out my
images and produces harsh flashes when I use it.
I prefer to use my camera in manual mode simply because it
allows me more control over my images. The t2i gives me the opportunity to
shoot in raw, jpeg and smaller size jpegs. I almost always shoot in RAW because
I like to have the ability to tinker with my pictures in post processing. Who doesn’t love photoshop right?
My camera comes with a native ISO of 1-6400. It fails
terribly anytime you go above 1600 however. I’m not a fan of noise in my images
and the t2i with it’s cropped sensor doesn’t do a great job of handling the
noise issue at 3200 or above. I can
range my shutter speed from Bulb mode, which allows me to hold the shutter for
as long as I want up to 1/4000th of a second. The only time I’ve found to use the bulb mode
is when I am light painting. Otherwise I haven’t come across a situation that
warranted an extremely long shutter speed.
Since my camera is a DSLR I have a few lenses that I
use. These range from a 50mm f1.8 prime
lens which I use for dark shots. The High aperture(which equals a low number)
allows me to use a semi fast shutter speed and a relatively low ISO. I also have a Tamron -18-50mm f2.-8 Lens.
This lens is terrific. It gives me great sharpness in my images and maintains a
high aperture all the way through the focal range. This is my everyday walking around lens. It
worked well with the crop sensor and gives me a nice range for most
situations. Lastly I have a cheapy
Tamron 70-300mm super zoom. This is a lens I only use when I’m shooting
something from an extreme distance, or when I’m attempting to create some type
of compression in my images.
The t2i has the ability to set a customized white balance.
This can be helpful when shooting in mixed lighting. It allows me to have a
white piece of paper, take a picture of it, then set my white balance to that
piece of paper. This has helped a ton when I am in bad lighting and the preset
white balance options on the camera just won’t do. My camera also have the ability to shoot 1080p
HD movie clips. However it tends to overheat when doing this which limits the
length of clips I can shoot with it. It
also does a poor job focusing in video mode. Ultimately I’d prefer a slightly
new camera with a better auto focusing system. I’m not at the skill level to be
able to manual focus as well as I’d like. Because of this I rely on auto-focus,
but the AF on the t2i does a terrible job in the dark, and the limited number
of AF points on the camera can occasionally prove to be a challenge. All in all
it is a nice camera, but I feel like I’ve outgrown it in some respects and look
forward to experiencing a Full Frame camera and all it encompasses.
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