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I really enjoyed reading this review. Had a great laugh about the stereotypes (and some seem very fitting indeed). Only thing is, Fuji is not an American drifter but more like a university kid with retro stylingAnd where is Samsung??
I have considered the X100(s) before, but being limited to a fixed prime means having to shovel out more for the X-pro 1, and THAT becomes serously expensive if it's not your primary kit.
So that's why I went with Sony, I'd say Sony went out of the bar with one of the ladies when he brought out the NEX-6. Looks ain't everything
If we are talking about that, where is Pentax!
And where is Samsung??I am torn between keeping my sony nex 6 for the wife or getting her the new sl1 with a 40mm pancake. She just uses auto and wants to shove it in her purse just on occasional outings where lugging my 5d would be overkill. I think the sl1 is more versatile since all my lenses will serve a dual purpose and she like my 60d when I had it. She is just not the type to want larger heavy gear but I thought with either I could start to teach her how to use the pasm modes to control her photo's at times. Does anyone have an opinion? I just dont want to get her the eos if everyone thinks that its much larger and bulkier. I have noone else to ask.
Well I'd go 7D instead of rebel then, although I was never as impressed for 7D for soccer as I had hoped (actually felt the 5D2 center point with helpers with more trustworthy overall and the 5D3 is clearly better, I quickly gave up on the 7D the two times
Just to add to the confusion...some wide-angle lenses that can focus very closely, such as the TS-E 24 II and the 8-15 fisheye, can make for much more interesting "macro" lenses than a true, dedicated macro lens. They let you get super-close to your subject for an interesting perspective and generally do a great job at including enough of the surroundings to put it in context.
The Sigma 20mm f/1.8 is king at this although it has a macro ratio of 1:4
Edit: due to its MFD of 0.2 m.
I'll trump you with my Tokina 10-17 fisheye. It is supposed to have a focusing distance of 5.5" (from the image plane) but I have gotten mine to focus even closer.
Just to add to the confusion...some wide-angle lenses that can focus very closely, such as the TS-E 24 II and the 8-15 fisheye, can make for much more interesting "macro" lenses than a true, dedicated macro lens. They let you get super-close to your subject for an interesting perspective and generally do a great job at including enough of the surroundings to put it in context.
AF should produce a perfect focus at any aperture, if it does not then what is the point of it?
I have to say that very small DSLR are very ugly, this being the ugliest of all. I'm sure that it has the build quality of a Bic pen. If it had the smooth design of a NEX for example it would totally hit the spot and I think it would sell like crazy..The point is exactly that there is an optical viewfinder in there, so you can't design it flat like the sony. Besides which, if you are used to the Canon EOS series, the design seems perfectly intuitive. I fyou want a NEX, just get a NEX, it's a different target audience.
I still have a d30I should probably sell it.
I wouldn't even know where to start...I have a 450 still...and it is a hassle to go through all the rigmarole of fleabay or CL...I recently got rid of a higher end body as I needed funds but if the return is limited like 100 bucks I keep it or give it to a relative.
I am looking at getting rid of the old EF 24mm f/2.8 ...dunno if it is worth listing and dealing with the bargainers. The noise it has always made autofocusing is sure to make a newbie anxious. *creech-creech*
Here is a nice short review of hands on with a pre-production SL1.
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/03/21/first-impressions-canon-rebel-sl1/
I still have a d30
I'd say ... Sell the 400D. The lenses, you can wait a bit and see if you need them on the 7D.
BTW, there is no such thing as a loss selling gear you never use. You can always use the proceeds to get stuff you really need.
Canon failed at a mirrorless camera so they said, "Lets just make the SLR really small. So small the advantage is lost to not having a mirror" Voila! The SL1. Personally, If it was a FF camera that size, We'd all have our minds blown.