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sobota, 25 lutego 2012

Canon EOS 1100D - Pros and Cons Review


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My first camera was Sony DSC S930, typical "idiot camera" with nice macro (about 1:3 with good quality). I took many shots with this camera, but it wasn't enough for me. I was searching SLR cameras for amateurs like me ("entry level cameras") and I chose Canon EOS 1100D.

After taking thousands of shots I came to several conclusions. I will write about them in the "chronological" order - from my first thoughts to the last.

Pros:
1. The camera is very light, about 0,5 kg (1 lb);
2. Menu, navigation is very easy to use;
3. Good quality of photos (depends on lens, kit-lens is poor) and movies (in 720p);
4. Iso 800 looks still ok;
5. About 380$ for body.

Cons:
1. Plastic look;
2. Battery is not enough for many photos with mounted flash;
3. No autofocus in videos when they're being recorded (and mono-sound in those vids, only 25 or 30 fps, no 60fps option and advanced video settings);
4. Lack of useful options and filters like "hdr photo" etc;
5. There's no sense to buy this camera with kit-lens, because this lens is for "everything and nothing", so quality will be just average (if you want something really good you have to buy good lens);
6. There's no matrix clean system, you have to do this manually (or give camera to Canon service).




This is good camera from entry level in my opinion. As I know from many reviews - this camera has good ratings (average 4/6). It's better than Nikon D3100, but worse than Pentax K-R (if we are comparing cameras with the same prices). But quality of photo depends on your experience and interesting ideas, basis is a good lens and flash.

After 6 months with this camera I decided to buy new and much better Canon 60D camera. 








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Canon 60mm f/2.8 Macro - Photos & Videos (Canon 60D)

Canon 60D (previously Canon 1100D - note will be placed under the photos);
Sigma 610 DG-ST with diffuser-softbox (but I prefer natural light);
Optionally - extension tubes (65mm) for higher magnification than 1:1 and Kenko 1.4x extender;
No stacking.

NOTE - some shots I took with reversed Exakta 24mm f/2.8 lens (there will be info about this under the photos). It's cheap method for high magnification macro (with only one or two extension tubes).


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Macro scale from 1:3 to about 4:1 (first photo is in 1:1 and it's dragonfly called Migrant Hawker. It is one from my first photos which I took with Canon 60mm lens and mounted flash without any diffuser):


 Aperture - f/6.3; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 800 (taken with 1100D)


Wasp:

Aperture - f/11.0; shutter speed - 1/25; iso 100 (taken with 1100D & with the extension tubes)


Big spider in the basement:

Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 5s; iso 100 (taken with 1100D & with the extension tubes)


Damselfly:

Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 400 (with the extension tubes & Kenko 1.4x extender)


 Migrant Hawker (male):

Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 100 (taken with 1100D)


 Aperture - f/5.6; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 320


 Aperture - f/6.3; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 400

Female:

 Aperture - f/5.6; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 160



Aperture - f/4.5; shutter speed - 1/400; iso 100



Hover-Fly:

 Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 200


Vagrant Darter:

 Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 250


Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 500


Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 500
 

Black-veined White:


Aperture - f/5.6; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 100


Grasshopper:

Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/50; iso 400


Crab Spider:


Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 250


Four-Spotted Chaser:

  Aperture - f/5.0; shutter speed - 1/50; iso 200


Banded Demoiselle:

 Aperture - f/13.0; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 100 (with the extension tubes)


Great Tiger Moth:

  Aperture - f/9.0; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 250


The Common Blue:


Aperture - f/11.0; shutter speed - 1/100; iso 400


The Sooty Copper:

Aperture - f/6.3; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 500

Damselfly:

 Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 500 (taken with reversed Exakta 24mm lens)


  Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 400 (taken with reversed Exakta 24mm lens)




Chrysops:

 Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 100 (taken with reversed Exakta 24mm lens)


Eye of Green-Eyed Hawker:

 Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 500 (taken with reversed Exakta 24mm lens)


Aperture - f/16.0; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 100 (with the extension tubes & Kenko 1.4x extender)

Azure Damselfly:

 Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/500; iso 320


 Aperture - f/13.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 250


Aperture - f/14.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 200 (with the extension tubes & Kenko 1.4x extender)









Caterpillar:

Aperture - f/10.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 500


Green Forester:

Aperture - f/4.5; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 200

  
Spider:

 Aperture - f/13.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 100


Spider and his victim:

 Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 100 (with the extension tubes)


 Cabbage Butterfly:

Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/160; iso 250


Damselflies (different spieces):


Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/125; iso 800


Aperture - f/5.0; shutter speed - 1/50; iso 100


 Aperture - f/2.8; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 200


Aperture - f/2.8; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 250


  Aperture - f/4.0; shutter speed - 1/100; iso 200


Aperture - f/8.0; shutter speed - 1/80; iso 400


Aperture - f/13.0; shutter speed - 1/100; iso 2000


Cornflower:

 Aperture - f/7.1; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 200







My cat Bobo:

Aperture - f/7.1; shutter speed - 1/250; iso 100


...and Nikita:


 Aperture - f/6.3; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 100


Aperture - f/6.3; shutter speed - 1/200; iso 100