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Canon Digital Rebel T1i Field Test at Bodie State Park, California

Posted on 26. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.

planet5D friend Derrick Story has published a story about more of his field testing of the Canon Rebel T1i/500D.
“The Canon Digital Rebel T1i (500D) is proving to be an excellent field camera. In my first test, I roamed the streets of San Francisco with a Canon 70-200 mm f/4 L zoom. For my next adventure, [...]

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And now for something completely different – a ‘Holga’ Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.

Note: we posted this over on the planet5D blog, but it could apply to the T1i/500D so we thought we’d let you know as well.
Giving a tip of the hat to Monty Python… “And now for something completely different” – a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a Holga lens! It is an interesting idea [...]

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Hands On Review of the Canon T1i (500D) and some still samples

Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.

Lots of news coming out for the Canon Rebel T1i/500D. Here’s a good review/podcast and some still samples from our planet5D friend Derrick Story.
“The Canon Rebel T1i is known for its HD video recording and 15 megapixel CMOS sensor. But this camera contains refinements in nearly every category. I recently published a field report with [...]

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Apple supports T1i/500D RAW

Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.

Sorry for not posting much, things have been crazy around planet5D and my job and my family. Hope to get to a few posts today. I have been saving up some news.
Don’t forget to check out the planet5D forums, we’ve had a few T1i/500D video submissions over there in the last few weeks.

From our planet5D [...]

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Can the Canon Rebel T1i/500D do wedding fusion?

Posted on 10. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Yup.

Edward Platero sends us this wonderful little video that he shot yesterday. It shows a nice mix of video and stills shot with the Canon Rebel T1i/EOS 500D.
Edward gave us this info:
“I shot a video yesterday using just the T1i. We also had a 5DMkII on site but the auto exposure in video mode [...]

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Engadget compares the Canon Rebel T1i/500D and the Nikon D5000

Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

Hot off the presses, engadget has posted a very good review/comparison of both the Canon Rebel T1i/500D and the Nikon D5000.

“So, we just know you’re wondering which display we prefer. If we’re being totally candid, we’d take the T1i’s panel in 99 percent of scenarios. As many has recognized, the articulating display just isn’t that [...]

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First user reports coming in for Canon Rebel T1i/EOS 500D/Kiss X3

Posted on 25. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

Sorry I’m so far behind… I have come down with a case of Vertigo and I’m not able to sit at the computer for long periods at this point.
The first user reports are coming in for the Canon Rebel T1i/EOS 500D/Kiss X3.
Have a tip, a video, or a Canon Rebel T1i/500D product to announce? Give [...]

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New Canon Rebel T1i/500D sample images

Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

WhatDigitalCamera.com has released some new still images taken with the Canon Rebel T1i/500D.
Here are a couple, please visit their post to see all of them

(Photo Credit: snap from one of the images on their site)

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