SL1 as a "travel" body

[tapanit]

I still think the missing piece for the SL1 is the wide angle pancake. The pocketability of that camera lives or dies with a tiny lens (as it does the EOS-M), so pancakes are vital. But the EF 40mm pancake scales to 64mm FF equivalent on a crop, which is functional for portraits but too long for general walkaround, IMHO.

Yes. I've been using the Voigtlander 20mm f/3.5 complementing the 40 as a light-weight travel kit, but as a manual-only lens it is not as convenient as more modern lenses.

 

[Ruined]

"travel body" seems to be misleading. Unless you are travelling with only one lens on the body, then the size and weight of the body is important. But if you are travelling with 3 L lenses (a lot of the member in this forum has done more than that), than the size and weight of the body does not matter any more. It will be a big " system". That is the exact reason I bought the EOS M with 22mm and the 18-55 zoom. To make it to be a small travel system.

Yes, but you must also remember that, for instance, a EF-S 55-250 STM on crop is much smaller than an EF 70-300L on FF.

 

[szinski]

My SL1 arrived yesterday and I must say that I'm very impressed. It's so tiny compared to my 5DIII, but I was able to pick it up and start shooting with almost zero learning curve. Love the touch screen too.

 

[Khufu]

Apologies if it's covered on page 2, it's sleepy time and I skipped it - but wanted to add...

My SL1/100D is set up for back-button focusing!

Have a rummage through the custom features, I don't recall the steps but it's in there

Also, 35/2, 50/1.8 (mk 1) and 100/2 are ace wee EF, fast primes on this little guy! (They look super-cool on it, too..) I've never been interested in the pancake, seems no better than shooting a fast compact from what I've seen, IMO.

Also, also - if people try supporting this camera primarily with their LEFT hand under its body/lens barrel, like someone who knows how to hold a camera, and just use your finger/thumb tips of your right hand to hit the dials and buttons there's no real problem with its handling

Also, also, also... I think I prefer framing with tiny viewfinders - and I primarily shoot a 5D3!