Canon XSI for pro use ?

[JerryPH]

I'm going to say yes...honestly, anything over 3 mega pixels can provide print worthy photos. On the other hand, there's an extent to the quality of prints that you put out.
A 5D, 1Ds MK III, 5D MK II...etc will destroy an XSi

Pretty much true.

There are many very fixed limits to kinds of works that can be done on an XSi. Shots of anything in dark places where high ISO is needed is a real barrier for the XSi due to the noise at higher ISO. Your lens will also be a huge limiting factor. Quality glass makes a huge difference in final results.

Can it be used to make pro photos? Yes, of that there is no doubt... but one should be aware that there are pros out there that have cameras that are 10, 20 or more times more expensive, and as a pro, you may be competing against them. In that case, they will have some very clear advantages when we compare best shots to best shots from both cameras under the same conditions.

I like using automotive analogies. Can a truck be used to move a person from one location to another? Without doubt i can... just do not expect that truck to win a NASCAR race.

 

[prodigy2k7]

seriously? lol you dont know what a Holga is?

Holga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Actually, i was being sarcastic :lmao::lmao:

 

[inTempus]

Hey, people are out there making pro shots with a Holga, so why not a Canon XSi?

Sweet.

 

[CW Jones]

Actually, i was being sarcastic :lmao::lmao:

lol ok ya I kinda thought you might have been being sarcastic... but I figured if you weren't then you might want to know what it was :lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

 

[AverageJoe]

Does anyone remember what brand of brush Da Vinci painted his paintings with?

Why should this be any different?

 

[teneighty23]

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oh wait yes.

P.S. holga 120N rules.

 

[JerryPH]

Does anyone remember what brand of brush Da Vinci painted his paintings with?
Why should this be any different?

Because the Holga brush is not good at creating oil paintings in dark places at high ISO? Because that Holga brush leaks water into it's bristles in the rain? I dunno... lots of reasons! People do it anyways.

 

[Garbz]

Does anyone remember what brand of brush Da Vinci painted his paintings with?

Why should this be any different?

Because the way the OP phrased the question made it look more like a clueless, did Da Vinci use a brush at all or was he fingerpainting question, and not the usual "He should know better" "does your camera matter" type question.

 

[ShotGunNik]

If you want to use the compare cars and cameras, I'd say having a non-pro DSLR with pro lenses would be like buying a non-sport compact to compete in professional races. The thing is though, you'll have biased people make their statements, so it wouldn't always be wise to as for an opinion to take it strongly as fact. I say, shoot your heart out with the XSi, and if and when you're making a living, or atleast eraning decent money with your work off it, THAT within itself would answer the question for you. But, again as in my comparison with cars, just as you would probably get tired of modifying entry level vehicles to compete, you would eventually want that sports car to save the hassle or atleast learn new platforms, which would be the same to eventually wanting to upgrade to a pro body camera.

 

[musicaleCA]

Um, yeah. And people, people, megapixels aren't a big deal.

I'm in the "camera, shmamra" court. If professional photographers could take great shots with film, regardless of lighting conditions, that in and of itself should say that the camera doesn't have nearly as much sway on the quality of a photograph as the person behind it. Sure, there are some limitations, but by and large, a 450D will do its job. (As for controls, another dial would be nice, but so what?)

 

[Baaaark]

I think people over exaggerate the greatness of the camera to the photo. Just like a lens, a kit lens will probably work just as well as an L for 80-90% of your shots. But its the other 10-20% you pay ten times as much to get.

So the 450D is awesome, and probably 90% of the camera a 1D is. But when you have to have everything perfect, like when its your job, you pay 10 times as much in order to get the absolute best product you can.

Any great photographer can take any equipment and work with it.

 

[Moglex]

A 5D, 1Ds MK III, 5D MK II...etc will destroy an XSi

Indeed.

Particularly if you put the XSi on a firm surface and bring the 1Ds Mk II down smartly, because:

1) The 1Ds Mk III is heavier.
2) It's made out of metal.