My new travel rig.
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:43 pm
After last year's trip to Mexico City I felt the need for a smaller camera/lens combo.I wanted something that would fit easily in a 12 liter daypack with room for a sweatshirt and a bottle of water for a minimalist rig for walking around.
I picked up a used Canon SL1, the smallest dslr made at this time and 2 pancake lenses, the 24mm and the 40mm. The camera accepts all Canon ef and ef-s lenses and has the same sensor and most of the features of my Canon t51. These can be had used now in the 200 usd range, lest than half of the cost of the newer SL2. The lenses are fixed, 2.8, and on a crop sensor body they are equivalent to 38mm and 68 mm on a full frame, so I have in effect a slight wide angle and a slight telephoto. The lenses have the new STM motor but don't have IS to lessen camera shake. The photo is of the new camera next to my t5i with its 18-55mm kit lens.
So far I am impressed with the fotos this camera/lens combo produces. The photos in Dear Sanctuary Canyon near Sebaco, Nic., were handheld during a hike with a friend, as was the Weberocereus at the house. When I go on a real shoot I should carry and use a monopod to make up for the lack of image stabilization.
I picked up a used Canon SL1, the smallest dslr made at this time and 2 pancake lenses, the 24mm and the 40mm. The camera accepts all Canon ef and ef-s lenses and has the same sensor and most of the features of my Canon t51. These can be had used now in the 200 usd range, lest than half of the cost of the newer SL2. The lenses are fixed, 2.8, and on a crop sensor body they are equivalent to 38mm and 68 mm on a full frame, so I have in effect a slight wide angle and a slight telephoto. The lenses have the new STM motor but don't have IS to lessen camera shake. The photo is of the new camera next to my t5i with its 18-55mm kit lens.
So far I am impressed with the fotos this camera/lens combo produces. The photos in Dear Sanctuary Canyon near Sebaco, Nic., were handheld during a hike with a friend, as was the Weberocereus at the house. When I go on a real shoot I should carry and use a monopod to make up for the lack of image stabilization.