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11-01-2009, 09:37 AM
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New camera
DH has been wanting a new camera for a while now. The last camera we got was before we went to China (4 years ago) and it was an OK camera, but it takes about 3.5 seconds to take a picture. Usually, we would have to shuffle thru the pictures and take out half of them because 3.5 seconds is a LONG time with an active kiddo. A lot of pictures were of the back of her head before.
We finally broke down and got a Canon EOS Rebel T1i My only regret is that we did not do this much sooner. The pictures are phenomenal in quality, and the picture takes less than a half second to take. There's even a mode to take multiple pictures at once...for those super fast kids in motion. No more red eye, which we almost always had to fix before, with our DDs dark brown eyes. And inside quality is just as good as outside quality. I only wish we would have gotten this a week earlier before DDs birthday! Now we have to save for beter lenses. I heard those can get expensive....More expensive than the camera itself. Here's a sample of messing around with the close up mode-with the standard stock lens that came with the camera.
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Karen Gotcha Video _________________________________________________ 11/25/04 Decision to adopt our first daughter 03/14/05 LID for our first daughter 01/29/06 Referral for our first daughter (total time from LID to referral-10.5 months) 03/20/06 Our first daughter in our arms 12/12/06 Decision to adopt again 04/14/07 LID for our second daughter 04/14/08 ONE year waiting 09/1/08 Re-submitted paperwork before it expired 04/14/09 TWO years waiting 04/27/09 Out of review room  06/14/09 Fingerprinted again, before they expired Still waiting... How long is forever? -379 LIDs till our referral- That's how long forever is! We've been waiting 32 months since our Log-In-Date with China 
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#2
11-01-2009, 09:44 AM
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Cool shot!
I'd like to get a better camera too. I'll have to check that one out.
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Mom to  born 5/21/07, adopted domestically on 6/6/07 born 4/20/09, adopted domestically on 4/29/09
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11-01-2009, 02:38 PM
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This is the camera I want and WILL be watching Black Friday ads for this year! When I do get it I plan to run my Kodak over with our trucks!
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11-01-2009, 03:58 PM
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My experience is black friday sales tend to be exiting technology. I doubt if the rebel is on its way out. I want the pentax equivalent. It uses every pentax lens ever made so you can get older lenses that will fit. I believe it also has a metal construction.
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11-01-2009, 05:29 PM
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DH wanted to purchase a lens on black Friday, and a friend advised us the same as WhirledPeas. It won't be in any black Friday ads. I believe this model just came out in May or June.
We got ours at Best Buy. We have a credit card with best buy that had a zero balance on it. 18 months/no interest. That makes our payments around $55-60 a month for 18 months. If you have a Kodak, trust me, it's worth every penny without being on sale. Our old camera was a moderate Olympus and there's NO comparison in quality of photos, even when the Olympus was brand new. I honestly don't know why we didn't do this earlier. DD is growing up, and there are so many pictures that I look at now and realize the memories could have been preserved so much nicer. DH did a lot of research on this one, and found that it's comparable to a higher priced Nikon, in reports. And in the link on this thread, it's compared side by side to the higher priced Canon Rebel 5D which came out earlier, and shows very little difference in picture quality. If you can budget it, especially on no interest payments, I would just get it as an early Christmas present to yourself. That's what we did. If you're looking for a new camera, this one will not disappoint you. And it's VERY easy to learn how to use.
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Karen Gotcha Video _________________________________________________ 11/25/04 Decision to adopt our first daughter 03/14/05 LID for our first daughter 01/29/06 Referral for our first daughter (total time from LID to referral-10.5 months) 03/20/06 Our first daughter in our arms 12/12/06 Decision to adopt again 04/14/07 LID for our second daughter 04/14/08 ONE year waiting 09/1/08 Re-submitted paperwork before it expired 04/14/09 TWO years waiting 04/27/09 Out of review room 06/14/09 Fingerprinted again, before they expired Still waiting... How long is forever? -379 LIDs till our referral- That's how long forever is! We've been waiting 32 months since our Log-In-Date with China Last edited by KarenInCa : 11-01-2009 at 05:37 PM.
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11-01-2009, 08:21 PM
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I have to second that - we went from a Kodak Easy Share with abhorrent shutter speed lag, to the Rebel XTi two years ago, and LOVE LOVE LOVE it still!!! Worth every penny!
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02/04-02/07 TTC#1 w/ unexplained infertility, 9 rounds of oral meds, 3 surgeries, and 2 miscarriages 04/20/07 Orientation and Application to Adopt 09/27/07 Approved and Waiting! 04/08-06/08 THREE failed matches! 07/10/08 Matched! Baby girl born 6/24/08 07/29/08 She's ours! ICPC already cleared! 01/23/09 Finalized! 03/30/09 Yes, we're crazy - starting again! 04/09/09 Second Application submitted 05/05/09 Homestudy Update!  07/13/09 Finally approved and waiting again!!! 08/09 Unexpected pregnancy and m/c
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11-01-2009, 08:40 PM
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I'm a Rebel XTi owner also...LOVE it. I have just two lens and a slave flash, tripod (with remote...they rock!) and some filters. I would love a 50mm or a fish eye lens next but right now what I have is more than enough to get the shots I want
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11-02-2009, 06:37 AM
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A good place to go for great camera deal is Digital cameras, all other cameras and everything photographic from Adorama Camera.
I got a refurbished Nikon D40 that came with two batteries, a carrying case, 18-55MM lens, 1 GB memory card and a two year warranty for $450.00! My top "must have" gear is a wide angle lens, a telephoto lens, tripod and flash. The rest like fish eye lenses are nice but aren't really necessary to me.
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Our First Journey Through Embryo Donation/Adoption 2002-2005: Several failed IUIs, IVFs and miscarriages. Early 2004: Started dating DP January - March 2005: Started researching adoption and heard about embryo donation March 1st 2005: Home study application is sent to agency July 9, 2005: I'm officially waiting to matched April 8, 2006: "Married" DP November 25th 2007: Matched with Firefly's embryos December 19th 2007: First embryo transfer with two grade A embryos = Big Fat Negative January 21, 2008: Second embryo transfer with two A Grade embryos = Big Fat Positive!! October 25th 2008: Firefly is born!!  
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11-02-2009, 06:39 AM
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Oh another thing you will need is Adobe Light room or Photoshop elements for editing. Great photo editing software is a must!
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Our First Journey Through Embryo Donation/Adoption 2002-2005: Several failed IUIs, IVFs and miscarriages. Early 2004: Started dating DP January - March 2005: Started researching adoption and heard about embryo donation March 1st 2005: Home study application is sent to agency July 9, 2005: I'm officially waiting to matched April 8, 2006: "Married" DP November 25th 2007: Matched with Firefly's embryos December 19th 2007: First embryo transfer with two grade A embryos = Big Fat Negative January 21, 2008: Second embryo transfer with two A Grade embryos = Big Fat Positive!! October 25th 2008: Firefly is born!!
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11-02-2009, 07:15 AM
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Ohhh I want a fish eye lens. Those are soo cool.
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Karen Gotcha Video _________________________________________________ 11/25/04 Decision to adopt our first daughter 03/14/05 LID for our first daughter 01/29/06 Referral for our first daughter (total time from LID to referral-10.5 months) 03/20/06 Our first daughter in our arms 12/12/06 Decision to adopt again 04/14/07 LID for our second daughter 04/14/08 ONE year waiting 09/1/08 Re-submitted paperwork before it expired 04/14/09 TWO years waiting 04/27/09 Out of review room 06/14/09 Fingerprinted again, before they expired Still waiting... How long is forever? -379 LIDs till our referral- That's how long forever is! We've been waiting 32 months since our Log-In-Date with China
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