my review: canon 1100D

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well 3 weeks in with my first real camera....
I've tried a bit of everything so far; macro, night shots, long shutter shots, glamour and nude shoot, outside stuff, natural light, strobes and freezing motion.
it's been great.

now the camera.... I know it isn't the best on the market, but at the price it's a good deal. it's full of features (most of which I use rarely), easy to use, deep enough in it's abilities to allow me to mess for hours and produces great pictures.
the specs are out there so I won't repeat but it compares well with the competition.
I tend to use manual mostly, it helps me understand whats going on... and there are plenty of options in this camera to give me flexibility.

now I won't lie......I'm casting envious glances at the 7d already :) but this camera should do me a few years.
it lacks spot metering, doesnt have a few things the bigger eos cameras do, but for the beginner/non professional everything you could want is present.
battery life is incredible, massive range of lenses, focus, colour and detail seem to be great and the fun I've had with it is priceless.

for me its proving to be the ideal amateur camera.
 
Surely all cameras are "real" cameras !

Funny isn't it, we call it an amcam, why, just a few years ago professionals would have killed to own such an advanced camera and piece if SciFi, perhaps we (not me) most, listen too much to the magazines and reviewers, who decides that at amcam is £500 or less and that you don't have a Pro camera unless it costs £2k or more.

I have just bought a superb, new camera to add to my collection, the quality and build is second to none, made from metal not cheap plastic and capable of top quality photographs that will make even you drool over, what is it.

A pre owned Nikkormat FTn, and Nikkon f2 50mm lens £100.

It isn't what you have it is what you are able to do with it.
 
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very true :)
however for me its a real camera.... previously I I used old things
yes its plastic, so is my laptop, if I drop and break either of them then its my fault.

I collect guitars.... there are a lot of similarities. both scenes have cheap rubbish, decent but not too expensive entry points and high end stuff that only really shines in the hands of an expert.
sure, my expensive top end guitars sound great, my cheap ones sound just as good with a little tinkering, but there are little extras on the expensive models that set them apart. however, 300% increase in price equals about a 10% increase in quality when it comes to the actual performance as far as the listener is concerned.
sure, build quality is better, but it better be.... my £1500 les paul better last longer than my £200 mexican strat, but both do the same job and I have fun with both.

thing is, for 5 years I got on fine with a cheap epiphone guitar when I was learning, it taught me all I needed to know, and sounded great. when I was ready I stepped up to better guitars... they didn't sounds a massive amount better but were more refined, and if I'm honest, more reliable long term.

but this photography thing is the same, get something decent, at a price your comfortable with, use it and learn, then when you want to get more serious, splash the cash for a pro piece of kit.
no point jumping in at £1000 on something you might get bored with after a few weeks, but at the same time don't get the real budget buy that you can't expend or grow with.

:)
 
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stratocaster72 said:
very true :)
however for me its a real camera.... previously I used my phone, I've never owned a camera that was just a camera before.

yes its plastic, so is my laptop, if I drop and break either of them then its my fault.

I collect guitars.... there are a lot of similarities. both scenes have cheap rubbish, decent but not too expensive entry points and high end stuff that only really shines in the hands of an expert.
sure, my expensive top end guitars sound great, my cheap ones sound just as good with a little tinkering, but there are little extras on the expensive models that set them apart. however, 300% increase in price equals about a 10% increase in quality when it comes to the actual performance as far as the listener is concerned.
sure, build quality is better, but it better be.... my £1500 les paul better last longer than my £200 mexican strat, but both do the same job and I have fun with both.

thing is, for 5 years I got on fine with a cheap epiphone guitar when I was learning, it taught me all I needed to know, and sounded great. when I was ready I stepped up to better guitars... they didn't sounds a massive amount better but were more refined, and if I'm honest, more reliable long term.

but this photography thing is the same, get something decent, at a price your comfortable with, use it and learn, then when you want to get more serious, splash the cash for a pro piece of kit.
no point jumping in at £1000 on something you might get bored with after a few weeks, but at the same time don't get the real budget buy that you can't expend or grow with.

:)
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By the way the "metal not plastic" thing was a joke as the camera I am talking about "being new" is 30 years old :lol:
 
yeah I see that :) cool.
however, I see a lot of hate about plastic bodies, I do understand why, its obviously better to have the strongest, most durable build.... but in general the plastic bodies are pretty strong and should be fine in normal use, obviously if your out in the wilderness or bad weather all the time you want something stronger, and if you intend to keep it for 10 years then its definately worth it.
for me though I'm happy with the toughened plastic for now :)
 
thanks :)
I'm still figuring out the how to use it but lol, but I've learned so much already...it's great :)
 
This is the camera I bought too, a have a few minor niggles with it now. The plastic grip has started to flex and creak and when I view pictures after taking them the bright colours (white) flash black and white - does yours do this?
 
Of course it flashes you have highlight alert activated to inform you of the "blown out" highlights 60D, 7D etc all do this decide what you want shown in the instruction manual.
 
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Of course it flashes you have highlight alert activated to inform you of the "blown out" highlights 60D, 7D etc all do this decide what you want shown in the instruction manual.
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Ah I see thanks for clearing that up.
 
I find the highlighting warning useful, lets me know when I'm over exposed :)
 
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