The best technology for the money

Thursday, April 15th, 2010 at 3:32 am

J. Retika “jazz addict”

I consider myself an above average amateur, and I want to share why I decided to buy the T1i. I know that the concept of white balance, aperture, speed and measurement, and I experienced on my Point & Shoot camera (Canon G2).

My budget was in the range $ 800 – $ 1000, and I reduced my chances for T1i Canon, Nikon D5000/D90, and Pentax K20D. I was not too worried about who has the best image quality. I felt that all 4 cameras (should) produce excellent results for most cases.

I am a big fan of technology, and are willing to spend money to get the latest technology (beh.ar Until within my budget). I mean, if I only want the image of good quality, I’d go with Nikon D40/D60 or Canon XSi.

I based my decision on user feedback and reviews professional dpreview.com and the like.

Pentax K20D is weather sealed body and image stabilization of the body, but are not, must have the character for me. E ‘reported to have low heat, which is a deal-breaker.

Nikon D5000 is the same as the D90’s CMOS sensor, which is better DxOMark (better dynamic range, better low-light ISO) Canon 50D sensor, the same in Canon T1i. But he only 2.7-inch/230-kpixel LCD, not to mention 0.78x magnification viewfinder (compare T1i of 0.87x).
dSLR purchasers be warned: just do not use the LCD to focus on, is too slow. D5000 swivel LCD is a hard sell for me.

Nikon D90 is better than the sensor, and pentaprism viewfinder. E ‘can capture more frames per second (4.5 vs. T1i’s 3.4). Also the area most AF (11 vs. T1i’s 9). I mainly use single point of focus, the points are concentrated in more that is not useful for me. I plan to experiment with RAW capture, Nikon and additional burdens on its RAW conversion software (NX2 $ 180 MSRP).

For $ 799 (body only), I think T1i gives the best and latest technology dSLR for money:
3-inch 920-Kpixel LCD, fast focus, free software RAW converter, DIGIC4 latest HDMI. Video 1080p/720p is a bonus.
I’m not too crazy about the 15-Mpix, but now when I take pictures, I do not care much zoom on my subject,
knowing that I can crop the image later.

Again, all 4 cameras take excellent photos. And ‘the non-image-quality features that sold me on T1i.
Be prepared to have a steep learning curve
so on white-balance/metering/ISO do not expect a $ 900 dSLR to give you excellent image everytime
the full-auto. You have to learn to use it. Oh, and get the $ 100 50mm f/1.8 lens, not regret it.