tips for using a canon xsi with 18-55 and 55-250mm?

asian010 · 12-07-2008, 06:55 PM

anyone got tips for using a canon xsi with 18-55mm and 55-250mm lense. like what are your preferred settings for certain things.

like cars and landscape.

Blake · 12-07-2008, 07:47 PM

there are some really great videos on youtube, i learned a lot about using my xsi on there.

asdflkijd · 12-07-2008, 08:20 PM

Depends what you are shooting, cars? landscape? portraits?

big pimp · 12-08-2008, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Blake

there are some really great videos on youtube, i learned a lot about using my xsi on there.

any specific links mate?

new2the3 · 12-08-2008, 08:14 PM

Mine is coming in the mail on wed. Same lenses. Did you get any lens hoods/filters?

asian010 · 12-08-2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by new2the3

Mine is coming in the mail on wed. Same lenses. Did you get any lens hoods/filters?

nope. to be honest i dont know what the hood and filters do. any one wanna explain for me =]

jadeddjay · 12-08-2008, 10:37 PM

get a circular polarizer for your outdoor pix (filters out glare like sunglasses). the hood is like a baseball cap to keep light from hitting your lens at a funny angle

http://www.anandtech.com/digitalcame...oc.aspx?i=2838

http://lifehacker.com/software/featu...ode-323605.php

http://lifehacker.com/software/featu...ore-328488.php

i usually use av mode, center spot focusing, and burst mode

vachss · 12-09-2008, 12:04 AM

Apart from the usual use of darkening skies and accentuating clouds, polarizers can have a dramatic effect on photos of water and vegetation. These two are the same scene taken seconds apart without and with a circular polarizer:

Oh yeah, and you can make the sky really dark too...

The_Blob · 12-09-2008, 07:46 PM

If you're going to shoot over 200mm, make sure you use a tripod!

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jadeddjay Major 120 Rep 1,441 Posts Drives: e92 335i, f10 m5 comp Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: jackson, ms iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 e92 335i [0.00]	get a circular polarizer for your outdoor pix (filters out glare like sunglasses). the hood is like a baseball cap to keep light from hitting your lens at a funny angle http://www.anandtech.com/digitalcame...oc.aspx?i=2838 http://lifehacker.com/software/featu...ode-323605.php http://lifehacker.com/software/featu...ore-328488.php i usually use av mode, center spot focusing, and burst mode Last edited by jadeddjay; 12-09-2008 at 12:06 AM..
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vachss Captain 57 Rep 816 Posts Drives: Z4 Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ventura County, CA iTrader: (1)	Polarizing filter effect Apart from the usual use of darkening skies and accentuating clouds, polarizers can have a dramatic effect on photos of water and vegetation. These two are the same scene taken seconds apart without and with a circular polarizer: Oh yeah, and you can make the sky really dark too...
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