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12 years ago
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After three and a half years my workhorse Rebel T1i got sold to give a new photographer 
drakemccloud a tool to enter the world of Digital Photography with.
Since I got the 60D early this year the Rebel has been collecting dust, other then the one time I took it out then letting Drake borrow it for a day to make sure everything was still working spot on.
I'm glad it's getting used in a new home, it was a great camera. While the 60D was a definite upgrade I Ihave a lot of awesome shots I've taken with the camera. Most of the frame prints I have at home came off of it.
To people who knock entry-level SLR gear; don't. I've seen and pulled awesome shots with Rebels/Nikon XXXD and XXXXDs and other comparable 500-1000 dollar cameras. I'm sure Drake is going to be happy.
T1i- you will be missed. Glad you're in a good home.
The trade and cash allowed me to finish my new desktop PC; a nice high end video card and a 25 iinch IPS monitor. The contrast and color for photo editing on the monitor are insane. Those who won't edit with newer monitors and are sticklers to old LCDs and CRTs... don't know what they are missing. Yeah... for a few years monitors kinda sucked and were incredibly overpriced. Which is why I never upgraded. Recently... when you can get a high end high Adobe RGB spectrum monitor for under 250.. yeah. Money well spent.
I also broke down and bought Lightroom 5 Not too dissimilar then 4 interface wise which I am happy with. They merely added features and didn't move around controls or take anything out like in 3 to 4 So my learning curve and changes to my editing workflow are null.
I now have a fully upgraded set of tools from taking the shots to editing. Two years ago I wouldn't have thought it was possible to have the gear I currently have. In spite of this, I have no reason to want to go to the highest end gear; I'm fully comfortable in the mid-range/entry professional range.
For one; I like having gear that is comfortable to carry and hold. Anything higher would be too heavy to be useful IMHO.
But that's a rant for another time. It feels good to have that spark back for my photography hobby again. I almost lost that two years ago. I'm really glad it came back.
Expect more photos on my gallery soon; but for more fresh content check my Flickr accounts. They get updated first :3
drakemccloud a tool to enter the world of Digital Photography with. Since I got the 60D early this year the Rebel has been collecting dust, other then the one time I took it out then letting Drake borrow it for a day to make sure everything was still working spot on.
I'm glad it's getting used in a new home, it was a great camera. While the 60D was a definite upgrade I Ihave a lot of awesome shots I've taken with the camera. Most of the frame prints I have at home came off of it.
To people who knock entry-level SLR gear; don't. I've seen and pulled awesome shots with Rebels/Nikon XXXD and XXXXDs and other comparable 500-1000 dollar cameras. I'm sure Drake is going to be happy.
T1i- you will be missed. Glad you're in a good home.
The trade and cash allowed me to finish my new desktop PC; a nice high end video card and a 25 iinch IPS monitor. The contrast and color for photo editing on the monitor are insane. Those who won't edit with newer monitors and are sticklers to old LCDs and CRTs... don't know what they are missing. Yeah... for a few years monitors kinda sucked and were incredibly overpriced. Which is why I never upgraded. Recently... when you can get a high end high Adobe RGB spectrum monitor for under 250.. yeah. Money well spent.
I also broke down and bought Lightroom 5 Not too dissimilar then 4 interface wise which I am happy with. They merely added features and didn't move around controls or take anything out like in 3 to 4 So my learning curve and changes to my editing workflow are null.
I now have a fully upgraded set of tools from taking the shots to editing. Two years ago I wouldn't have thought it was possible to have the gear I currently have. In spite of this, I have no reason to want to go to the highest end gear; I'm fully comfortable in the mid-range/entry professional range.
For one; I like having gear that is comfortable to carry and hold. Anything higher would be too heavy to be useful IMHO.
But that's a rant for another time. It feels good to have that spark back for my photography hobby again. I almost lost that two years ago. I'm really glad it came back.
Expect more photos on my gallery soon; but for more fresh content check my Flickr accounts. They get updated first :3
oswanwolf
~oswanwolf
Point well taken on the entry level equipment. My D3200 does a real good job.
