Thanks to dPS, I have a new camera!

[KevinCollins]

Yep, thanks to these forums, I am now the proud owner of a Canon Rebel XSi.

Why these forums?

Well, without these forums, I would have never seen this post in the "Gear for Sale" forum. In addition, without these forums, I would have never been able to send a PM to WVCoalMiner and been able to make arrangements after he placed the kit on Ebay!

Thanks again for having this place. And thanks again Tony for selling me your "baby"!

[KevinCollins]

And yeah, by the way, I've already taken my "baby" out for some trials. Even though the day was "blah" and overcast. I just had to try the new (to me) camera out.

Enjoy:



Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 20 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

[DravensHalo]

Congratulations on your new "baby" !!!! I am sure you will have tons of fun with it..

[lputman]

Congratulations! I know you will grow lots with your "new" baby!

[Saralonde]

I'm excited for you and your new camera. The XSi is a nice dSLR and you're going to love it. Thanks for sharing your shot. Now get out there take some more and get to know that new piece of equipment .

[dbevisjr]

All right. Looking forward to seeing more of the sights from Lexington.

[BigVinnie]

I have an XSi. I just have one tip.

Learn to work the AV and focus point buttons without looking.

[dawnwithacamera]

Hi Kevin:

I love my XSi too! One question, I see you have an Opteka Battery Grip, how to you like it? I am thinking about making that my next purchase after I get back to work. Either that or extension tubes, since they cost about the same on Amazon, I haven't decided which to get first.

[KevinCollins]

Dawn,

Well, I like the grip. I have rather large hands, so the grip gives me more room to hold the camera. Makes my shooting more stable too. I've had the camera since Wednesday (about 4 days) and I've not had to charge a battery once. (I've taken about 400 or so shots and I'm using two batteries in the grip.)

I love how I can turn the camera into portrait mode and still have the shutter and controls in the right places.

So, yeah, I like it. ;-)

[WVCoalMiner]

Pic looks awesome Kevin!!!!! Good job!!! I told ya my "old" Baby took some awesome pics!!!
Enjoy the XSi and YES the Battery Grip ROCKS!!! I got one for my 5D because I was so used to having it on the XSi.
I am mailing out the SD card on Monday snail mail.