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SL2: A great addition to any Canon kit

Started Jul 23, 2017 | User reviews thread
c.hammett Forum Pro • Posts: 12,125
Re: SL2: A great addition to any Canon kit

Selene wrote:

Here is an image from the Sl/2. Note that the light is terrible--pretty dark with light coming in from skylights. My cat's head is in both light and shadow. Was taken with the 18-135 stm at F 5.6, so shallow depth of field. This was raw. I brought down the shadows and lifted the highlights just to see what I could do, as I often have situations life this when kayaking in the golden hour. Not my best photo, but some sense of using the camera in a difficult situation. The better test will be using it how I intend to use it, but I think it will work out pretty well.

I think your picture of this gorgeous gray kitty is wonderful ! It is beautifully monochromatic with its gray / beige background , and the ineresting textures and diagonals of sunlight and kitty. Thanks for posting it

I have a "Tortie" (tortoishell) cat. Her fur is black with a lot of caramel and and vanilla patterning. She looks like her name "Snickers". I don't think I've ever gotten a very good exposure of Snickers in strongly mixed light, because the SL1 picks up too much of her lighter colors or else if I focus on the darker part, the lights are too bright. But in even lighting I get good exposure.  So I'm anxious to see if the SL2 improves my Snickers in strong light and shadow.

Cheers - carolyn

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