The Cannon Xsi is my first venture into the world of the SLR/DSLR cameras. My other camera is a point and shoot Sony Cybershot that I purchased 5 years ago, and love love love. I decided to branch out and learn a new way to take pictures. I photograph everything, especially flowers. I have not learned how to take pictures using the manual settings, and look forward to doing so, however I am not fully happy with the automatic settings on this camera.
Most of the time outside pictures are too light. My little Sony had better picture quality. The pictures look fantastic when I darken them up on the computer, but I really prefer to not have to manipulate my pictures digitally.
I have two lenses. The 18-55, and the 55-250. I rarely use the smaller lens, but really like the zoom. In the future I will probably invest in a more expensive lens, but for now, the lenses I have are fine. It can be difficult to get close up pictures (especially of flowers), but with a little extra effort, I have taken some very nice shots, again just often too light.
I look forward to learning more about this camera, and hopefully to find a way to darken my pictures without computer manipulation.
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