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Info on Canon Rebel XSI vs XTI

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SteezyOhio
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alright so i currently am in photography at my hs and i hope to take up photography as a minor in college or even a major if i get good enough, i currently have a bomb 35mm canon EOS K2 with a 28- 90 mm marco lense. i love this camera mostly cause i got it for 50 dollars from a soldier headed to iraq, the camera is typically $350. Im looking for a canon dslr to better my photography and hope that you, NS, can help me figure out what the differences are between a XSI and XTi? im not sure if im gonna get the kit with the 18-55mmis lens cause my friend got it with his XSI and he doesnt like it that much, i also will be able to use my macro lense on the rebel i get. so if you find any deals on kits or bodys link em'.
thanks
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Differences ive seen so far:

XSI                          XTI
12.2 mp                  10.1mp

3.0 in live view       2.5in screen

3.5 frames per       3.0 frames per
second and 57       second and 27
constant,                constant
6 RAW

$799.99 on            $699.99 on 
canon.com             canon.com
Jan 6 2009 3:48PM
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Microcosm
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you know, only on tuesdays and thursdays.
haha I think he really means he already has that focal length covered.. in which case I would say still get the 50 1.8 because it's a lot faster than any zoom and one hell of a lens for the price. for less than $100, it's fast and pretty sharp. only thing is it sucks at focusing.. but I still love it.
Jan 13 2009 3:16PM
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SteezyOhio
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more or less mondays and thursdays, but yea what do you exactly mean by faster then any zoom? and if so auto focus idk if ill use that im really into focusing manually but i see where in situations you might need it, ?
links?
Jan 13 2009 4:26PM
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ParkE
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my lenses are 28-90IS, 80-200usm, 35-80usm little chode lense, all canon. now i just invested in a 19-35 pheonix wide angle. cheap price awesome quality. i was a little nervous to get it because its not canon but i love it.
Jan 13 2009 4:38PM
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Microcosm
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ah, sorry by faster I meant a larger aperture available. It opens up to f-stop 1.8. That's a few stops 'faster' than say f-stop 4.0. I'm pretty sure Canon doesn't have any zooms faster than f/2.8, but call me out if I'm wrong on that one.
if you manual focus a lot then you're good. just keep in mind it's harder to manual focus on most digital cameras. smaller viewfinders and no split pentaprism.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/reviews/canon-ef-50mm-f-1.8-ii-lens-review.aspx
Jan 13 2009 4:45PM
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