Some shots from my new 550D

stunt_penguin

Just got my hands on a 550D last weekend and made the most of this evening's sunshine to get a few very basic shots

http://www.chrisdidthis.com/?p=1313

Mainly I was curious about the extra resolution (going from 12 to 18mp) and what it would mean when it came to the very fine detail on my focus plane- would I start to see the edge of the performance of my Canon 70-200 L ? Not a chance; everything looks as sharp at 100% as it did on the smaller res sensor- the second shot down was *very* heavily cropped and still has lots of detail.
I'm now really excited about the extra resolution and what it'll mean for landscapes :cool:

daycent

stunt_penguin wrote: »

Just got my hands on a 550D last weekend and made the most of this evening's sunshine to get a few very basic shots

http://www.chrisdidthis.com/?p=1313

Mainly I was curious about the extra resolution (going from 12 to 18mp) and what it would mean when it came to the very fine detail on my focus plane- would I start to see the edge of the performance of my Canon 70-200 L ? Not a chance; everything looks as sharp at 100% as it did on the smaller res sensor- the second shot down was *very* heavily cropped and still has lots of detail.
I'm now really excited about the extra resolution and what it'll mean for landscapes :cool:

Nice one. I'm thinking about getting one soon as backup. Looks great. Can I ask where you got it and for how much?

pixbyjohn

Nice shots. Love your Flickr stream

stunt_penguin

Thanks guys; er I bought it in the Camera Shop in Galway; they matched the prices in the retail shops in Dublin (otherwise i'd have hopped on the train for one)- €899 for camera and kit lens (which I didn't want but couldn't find body-only packs anywhere). You can save money online, but I wanted it in a hurry and didn't mind paying a bit more for the sake of shopping local.

Technique

What post-processing have you done?

I love the very slightly washed-out look, especially in the third one.

stunt_penguin

Post processing wise, I added a slight exposure and curve tweak in Lighroom, then desaturated to about -50 or 60 (while at the same time increasing vibrance), warmed up the white balance, pushed the tint a little towards the green...... and that's it really. I was going for a washed out , sun bleached look and hope I got it. My fave colour processing is on the top one, although it was fairly warm and neutral to begin with.

sensibleken

these are great. i got one a few weeks ago but havent been taking full advantage after moving up from a 400d. the only one ive taken that ive been quite happy with is

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25230525@N06/4507946047/sizes/l/

very slight post processing by dropping the clarity is cs4. i feel the 18mp is wasted on my 18-200 sigma lens. is there a good lens youd recomend that would make good use of the 18mp sensor? i mainly do landscapes

stunt_penguin

Landscape wise sigma do a *stunning* 10-20mm that's just amazing at f8 and f9.... I want to give it a go in some good light and see what it's capable of. It's also a very interesting lens for shooting video on..... you get this big gaping 90 degree field of view that feels like you're playing a first person shooter game when you watch it back

thecommander

stunt_penguin wrote: »

Landscape wise sigma do a *stunning* 10-20mm that's just amazing at f8 and f9.

This was taken with a Sigma 10-20 at F11. One of my favourite shots
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sensibleken

thanks for the advise lads, that looks just what i was looking for. lovely shot by theway