some issues to consider with care!

Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 9:39 am

From T.willy “T.willy”

I took a few hundred shots with this recent purchase, and I reluctantly admit that I am a little ‘disappointed. I am an avid photographer, taking hobbyist for 30 years and owner of several Canon film SLR, Nice P & S digital cameras, and finally took the plunge on a DSLR. A few problems so far I puzzled, and can be of help to others.

1. The first question is incorrect “auto white balance.” If you want to take a shot at night at home with available light, and have the camera in fully automatic mode (for example, “P”), you get a terrible blow with orange or blue cast, like the automatic White Balance is poor . It is not so difficult to set manually (for example, “Tungsten” or whatever), but I find this inexcusable for a DSLR when most $ 100 point-n-shoot cameras do a better job than this. It also takes away the ability to grab the camera and shoot when the moment strikes. What is good low light and high heat capacity of noise when screws colors?

2. The second issue I have found so far is that many of the photos taken when the walls are not strong then examined. I tried various lenses (18-55, 50, 28-105) and the settings of many, and with / without image stabilization, and some of the shots seem only a little ’soft when enlarged on screen. This is a bit ‘disturbing, and almost makes me wonder if there is a defect or is normal for this camera. I also compared the same shot scene with T1i and with my Panasonic Lumix TZ5, and the image of the Lumix is actually more enjoyable. If you zoom in waaayyy find the noise and much less with the Canon, but the apparent sharpness is very close.

3. The third issue is with the precision of exposure. On many of the pictures taken where there are highlights for the subject, the T1i seems to really turn off the lights. I almost regularly underexpose shots by 2 / 3 stop. Again, disappointing having to tinker with the settings when you have a Super Duper DLSR and want to take a shot quickly.

So, if these problems to help others who are on the fence, consider carefully. I am a Canon fan, and I obsessively researched for 2 years, and now I wonder if I made a mistake.