I had the XSi for about 3 months and I am thouroughly impressed with it. This is my first DSLR and I was a little worried about going with camera brand new and untested, but I liked the Canon (I used an ELAN II in high school and bought a SD600 about 2 years to take pictures of my son). Overall, I was not disappointed with the quality of the photos that the XSi produces. The lens works very well and I had some pretty amazing photos (at least for me). I have only a couple of songs, good and bad, I think those who are looking to buy this you may wonder.
Battery life - the life of the battery. I must say, incredible battery life. I took over 5000 pictures and I only had to charge the battery twice.
Live View - LiveView is not for beginners. It is not a substitute for your point and shoot. Can not be used in automatic mode (green square). This is not so much to me, I prefer full manual, but the point of this feature, I thought, was to make it more friendly for the photographer to aim and shoot. My wife can not use Live View in its current form (I specifically bought a DSLR with live view function so she could continue to use the camera). Therefore, if Live View is a big selling point for you, you may want to look for some other (if not a big deal to you, then this is still an amazing camera - added 04/23/2008) . If you do work study, however, you can connect the camera to your PC and use it as a remote viewer. But there is a point and shoot camera in Live View. In my previous analysis, said it would be nice if Canon fixed some issues with direct vision with a firmware update, I was wrong. Live View is a very nice feature when you find that is not for beginners. Studio photographers and landscape Live View is a great tool.
Image quality - I had hit some shots in a studio, as well as some outdoor photos. In the study, which used tungsten "hot" with the lights on a white background subjuect. The photos were great. Skin tones are perfect and there is little, if any, chromatic aberration at the edges. It shoots great outdoor shots as well. We just got into beekeeping and I was able to get some incredible pictures of our bees up outdoors near. The bees looked dirty and not very interesting from a distance, but I got up close macro shots are beautiful and full of wonderfully crisp details. The lens is a little short, the picture quality you get from it is very good, considering it only costs $ 100. I have plans to buy a longer lens in the near future.
In general, the camera is solid and feels good in hand. Not too heavy, but still feels strong. If you can afford the higher price, I do not be disappointed. If not, the XTi is still a great camera. And if you can afford to wait several months for the price drop a bit (as I did!) I would. I was able to work extra weekend to afford to do that, and I can tell, I do not care less, because the quality of photos that I am doing has been totally worth it.
--- Update ---
I was wrong when I said I could not use the 9-point autofocus in Live View mode. You can use the 9-point autofocus while in Live View, but the mirror flips down and focuses so you can not see what you're trying to focus on the camera until after he has actually gone through the targeting process automatic.
Update # 2 --- ---
I've had this camera for almost two months and am happy to report that more use, the more I love it. Once you learn the layout of the camera and load the MyMenu with the tools you use most often, the camera becomes an absolute pleasure to use. I took over 5000 pictures with it so far and now need an additional hard drive to put all.
I had the opportunity to rent a Canon EF 24-105 L IS lens and a Speedlite 580 EX II for the wedding of my sister. WOW! What great pictures. The interface of the camera with the flash perfectly and I am more convinced than ever that much of the quality of the photos come from the glass rather than using the camera itself (I think around 65% of the lens barrel chamber of 35% or so some points - I know some will disagree, but that's my opinion about it, and I'm sure if I had a 1Ds MkIII I think a piece of glass was good enough for me camera).
This is a great DSLR for beginners and a camera around. I am very happy with my purchase and I have no regrets whatsoever about spending $ 900 to buy a big tool. Amazon now sells for $ 799, you can not go wrong at this price!
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