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Finally got my Cannon Rebel Xst?
My first Digital SLR!
VERY excited as I opened up the box last night. I was surprised at how small it was. I expected a much bulker and heavier unit. Somehow, I expected a 12 meg camera with a 18 to 55 mm zoom lense to be more massive than my old 5 meg HP. Was a little worried about the light camera's stability, but it has an image stablizing feature in the lens, so, I look forward to trying it out.
Got it for a decent price from Amazon, but I offer a caution to others. Amazon has a feature that tells you "People who bought this product also purchased ..." and then a list of other things. On the page I viewed, among these other items was a UV filter. I knew this was a good idea to get one as this filter also provides scratch protection for the lens, so I added it to my shopping cart. But when it came, the filter was for a 55 mm lens and my Cannon came with a 58 mm.
The filter didn't fit.
It didn't cost much so it's no biggie, but, since I read a LOT of questions on Yahoo Answers about first time buyers of equipment, I offer this caveat. Read ALL the specs about products and accessories and make sure the pieces are compatible. I also ordered an extra battery pack and noticed that there are several that LOOK like the one for my Cannon, but are NOT the same.
My question: Anyone have any REAL LIFE experience on battery life? Cannon says around 600 shots without flash and about 500 with flash. Is this reasonably accurate? The reason I ask is that on a serious expedition in the field, I MIGHT shoot several hundred frames in a single day. I'm hoping two fully charged batteries will be enough, but I don't want to be caught short.
Thanks, all.
Yes, sorry, CaNon Xsi.
I deserve that. I jump on enought newbies for the same kind of thing.
Good advice about the lens hood. I'll check it out.
3 Answers
- FishmeisterLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Before we start... It's CANON, not difficult to spell, if you get stuck, it is written on the front of your camera!. And it's XSI, again it is written on the front.
Two batteries will do you all day, depending on the weather that is. Very cold weather will reduce battery life, if it is very cold then keep the spare battery in your trouser pocket or close to your body, this will keep it warm and help it to last longer. Even in very cold weather with 2 batteries, you are more likely to run out of memory card space before battery life.
As far as your filter goes, do not bother fitting any UV filter, I explained why on an earlier post....
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtwkQ...
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SHORTY: In response to what you said, you are right, I can be a little abusive in my comments, but I like to be blunt and I only say what everybody else is thinking. This is NOT a photographic community in the slightest, sites like DPreview are a photographic community, 95% of the people who give advice on this site are P&S owners who can not even spell their own brand of camera and feel they are qualified to give advice, when it comes to people spending their hard earned money on photographic equipment they need the best advice possible, I may take the p**s sometimes, but I am rarely ever wrong....
And in addition to the battery comment, there is absolutely nothing wrong with using third party batteries in your DSLR, I have used third party batteries for many years in many cameras with no problems. All these 'Stories' of them frying your camera are just that!,..STORIES, it's always "I've read somewhere that somebody said they know sombody who had a battery fry on them".. It may surprise you to find out that the batteries from third party companies are EXACTLY the same as the official canon/nikon ones!. Do you think that Canon/Nikon etc MAKE their own batteries?, of course they don't!, they buy them in from other companies and slap their own sticker on them. Third party batteries are perfectly safe.
(OK, fair enough maybe I will chill out a little with the cheeky comments, seeing as you asked so nicely ;o) )
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- thephotographerLv 61 decade ago
Fishmeister, I'd like to point out that the photographic community is supposed to be a nice, warm, and welcoming place where amateurs can comfortably share their problems to the experienced. Having people like you on here really ruins our image. It's fine to ridicule jokingly at times.... but moderation is key.
For battery packs, it is recommended you stay away from off-brand products. It may be able to save you a few bucks, but having your camera circuit fried in end just doesn't really add up in the end.
In real life situations, battery life will always be a little lower than the rated number. The numbers are tested in lab conditions, and are usually shot continuosly until the batteries are exhausted. In real life, subtract about 100 shots.
I wouldn't be terribly concerned with battery life. Chances are, if you own a compact point and shoot before, that battery life is going to last about 2x longer per charge.
