Pwilkes. A Day Like Today

Alright. I’m going to put my biases aside for one second. I can also admit my biases are for personal reasons and personal reasons alone.

Actually, first, let’s work through my biases, they are simple. I only shoot studio-esque work and do so in a very controlled environment, even when I am outdoors. I bring tons of gear to a set, enjoy high production, etc. Therefore I like my cameras to be focused on being able to create a perfect still image. I also think that when it comes to client work, looking professional is half the battle of the look of the product, though I may be of a dying breed. I see behind the scenes shots from new movies where someone’s holding a 7D and there is absolutely no gear and let’s face it, it just looks silly. So this theory of trying to make a hybrid camera/video camera and sacrificing the quality and compression of the video and then just abusing your 35mm sensors to the point where purple turns out red and blue hovers somewhere in the yellow sector…I just can’t deal with that…

That being said, I’m buying a 7d this year for simple projects and shooting artwork and taking on trips because, like the ancient proverbs say, “itsgoodenough.” It’ll shoot a great shot for the intents and purposes.

Now, all biases aside, let’s talk about the new Rebel T2i:

18 megapixels (more than the canon 1ds which I shot on professionally for years), 6400 iso, which is a number i’ve never owned in a camera, ever, it shoots HD 1080i video, 50/60 fps if you’re shooting 720p, 63 zone metering, which is more than anything Hasselblad has ever dreamed about, though the new autofocus system on the H4 looks gorgeous. And for what price, you say? 800 full dollars. That’s nothing. Heck if I didn’t want a small camera, i’d skip the g10 and go straight for this thing, but I don’t want interchangable lenses for a small travel setup. I just want to throw it in my bag and go.

Goodness gracious we’ve come a long way.

Alright, enjoy!