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Got my SL1 yesterday, love it!

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Ron777 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,871
Got my SL1 yesterday, love it!
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Hey it came in yesterday, supposed to show up Monday, that never happens! This little camera is great. The high ISO is amazing, IQ is awesome overall. It's so light too. The video quality is about 900x better than my crappy little JVC HD camcorder. Hoping today to 'get out' in the wild with it, but yesterday got to play with it a bit.

The kit lens sure is a step up too from my 2008 kit lens, it really focuses nice for video.

Here's a high iso shot with the kit lens in low light, really impressed me.

ISO 6400! Straight out of cam, Jpeg

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Fuji F200EXR, Canon S90, Canon 450D, 18-55IS, 50mm F1.8, 70-300IS, HS50EXR

Oohrah Contributing Member • Posts: 730
Re: Got my SL1 yesterday, love it!

Have had mine a couple of years now. After all the hikes, camps, baseball games, and family outings it's been on, and with all the shots it's taken, I couldn't ask for much more... well, maybe if it had wifi.

Other than that, it's darn near perfect for me.

Digirame Forum Pro • Posts: 41,857
Re: Got my SL1 yesterday, love it!

Congratulations!   I figured you would like the Canon SL1 (100D) camera.  It is a great update from the Canon 450D.  Yes, the newer kit lenses are better, so I've heard from folks here.  I started with the Canon T2i (550D) camera with two kit lenses.  Before that, I was using Olympus DSLR cameras and lenses.

OP Ron777 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,871
Re: Got my SL1 yesterday, love it!

Cool, 2 years and you still like it, that says something

Oohrah wrote:

Have had mine a couple of years now. After all the hikes, camps, baseball games, and family outings it's been on, and with all the shots it's taken, I couldn't ask for much more... well, maybe if it had wifi.

Other than that, it's darn near perfect for me.

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Canon SL1 , Canon 450D, 18-55IS, 50mm F1.8, 70-300IS, HS50EXR, Fuji F200EXR, Canon S90

OP Ron777 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,871
Re: Got my SL1 yesterday, love it!

Thanks, yes, great advice on here to get this, beyond happy with it

I just wish my little thrifty fifty would focus as nice as the new kit lens. The kit lens tracks great with video, but my little old 50 1.8 wanders during video (focus.. in..out.. back to focus.. etc)

Digirame wrote:

Congratulations! I figured you would like the Canon SL1 (100D) camera. It is a great update from the Canon 450D. Yes, the newer kit lenses are better, so I've heard from folks here. I started with the Canon T2i (550D) camera with two kit lenses. Before that, I was using Olympus DSLR cameras and lenses.

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OP Ron777 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,871
Sparrow

Not the best comp, but a sparrow on our empty flower box. This was raw to jpeg.

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Canon SL1 , Canon 450D, 18-55IS, 50mm F1.8, 70-300IS, HS50EXR, Fuji F200EXR, Canon S90

ElviraGrey Regular Member • Posts: 403
Re: Got my SL1 yesterday, love it!

Congrats! I got my SL1 last year and honestly think it's the perfect camera. It's small, lightweight but has all the relevant features of a dslr. I hope mine lasts me for many many more years...at least 5 I hope lol

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OP Ron777 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,871
Re: Got my SL1 yesterday, love it!

Thanks!

Cool, so far all seem to like this little cam, I know I do!

ElviraGrey wrote:

Congrats! I got my SL1 last year and honestly think it's the perfect camera. It's small, lightweight but has all the relevant features of a dslr. I hope mine lasts me for many many more years...at least 5 I hope lol

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Canon SL1 , Canon 450D, 18-55IS, 50mm F1.8, 70-300IS, HS50EXR, Fuji F200EXR, Canon S90

OP Ron777 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,871
I can't believe the better High ISO with this camera
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Man, I know you guys are used to good high ISO, but man, this still amazes me!

Another ISO 6400 shot, indoors, low light with my 70-300 lens

SL1, Canon 70-300, indoors low light ISO 6400

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Digirame Forum Pro • Posts: 41,857
Re: I can't believe the better High ISO with this camera

Nice photo!  Yes, I felt the same way when I first started using the 18mp Canon T2i (550D) camera.  The ISO levels were much better than the 10mp DSLR camera that I had (which was about 4 years older).

OP Ron777 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,871
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Man I hear ya, this iso quality is new to me,  I'm like a kid at Chistmas!

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Canon SL1 , Canon 450D, 18-55IS, 50mm F1.8, 70-300IS, HS50EXR, Fuji F200EXR, Canon S90

ElviraGrey Regular Member • Posts: 403
Re: I can't believe the better High ISO with this camera

Ron777 wrote:

Man I hear ya, this iso quality is new to me, I'm like a kid at Chistmas!

Yup digital camera technology has come a long way in the last decade. I'm happy enough with everything that the SL1 has to offer that I don't think I'll ever upgrade unless they come up with an SL2 that is significantly better in some way...although it's hard to imagine how much more than can improve it. I suppose the addition of a flip screen might sway me a little.

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