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cameraclicker
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Thanks to dont.care for the vote of confidence.

 

I had a peek at chiefmanyrabbitguteat’s gallery and saw lots of photos I liked!

 

And, I grabbed a couple of Stefany0219’s JPEGs and lightly edited.  Here are two originals and two edits:

Original: http://cameraclicker.com/galleries/OtherSites/3939469_cdefgko269_m.jpg

Edit: http://cameraclicker.com/galleries/OtherSites/3939469_cdefgko269_m_edit.jpg

and

Original: http://cameraclicker.com/galleries/OtherSites/3970931_jknopqrt57_m.jpg

Edit: http://cameraclicker.com/galleries/OtherSites/3970931_jknopqrt57_m_edit2.jpg

Hopefully improved, what do you think?

 

I have a Rebel T2i, and a 5D Mk III, and some other bodies.  I still like my T2i, it works really well and it is light to carry around.  It doesn’t focus as quickly as the 5D Mk III, but few do.  I mostly use the centre focus point as it is the most sensitive.  I also have the 50 mm f/1.8, plastic wonder.  Like the T2i, it is light and produces excellent results, more so when you consider the relative cost.  I think 50 mm can work for portraits of an individual but as you try to take three or four people, you have to be too far back for many indoor locations and slightly longer lenses, 85 mm to 135 mm or even 200 mm tend to give more pleasing portraits because they compress distance so the nose appears shorter.  The extra real estate provided by a full frame sensor is beneficial for portraits because of that.  As far as I know, the T4i is an evolution of the T2i, with a number of cool features added like a lock so the mode knob does not accidentally change when getting it out of the bag, and commander mode so the pop-up flash can trigger an off camera flash.  Not enough to get me to upgrade, but nice none the less.  If you are shooting as an amateur and don’t have to nail every shot, every time, the T4i should deliver excellent service and as you advance, it can act as a backup camera or even second camera for those times you want to shoot long and short lenses without changing lenses constantly.