Just 14 months after the launch of the EOS Rebel XSi (450D), Canon has unveiled its latest model, the Rebel T1i (500D). It’s the fifth generation of Rebel and enters the market at a difficult time – in the midst of a global economic downturn and against the fiercest competition we’ve ever seen in the entry-level DSLR sector. So what has Canon done to make this latest model in the longest-established family in the sector live up to the edgy and exciting image implied by its US naming?

The 500D/T1i doesn’t quite have to be the everyman camera that its predecessors were. The introduction of the Rebel XS (1000D) in June 2008 means the T1i no longer has to appeal to everybody who doesn’t want to stretch to buying into the 50D class. As a result, the 450D was able to bulk up its feature set to include a selection of features that price-conscious shoppers don’t necessarily realize they want, such as a larger viewfinder and spot metering. The result was probably the most complete Rebel we’d seen.

There’s a full explanation of the differences between the 500D/T1i and it predecessor on the coming pages but, in general terms, it’s a gentle re-working of the 450D. So you get the 15MP sensor much like the one that appears in the 50D, helping this to become the first entry-level DSLR to feature video (and 1080p HD video at that). You also get the lovely 920,000 dot VGA monitor that has been slowly working its way down most manufacturer’s DSLR line-ups. There are a handful of other specification tweaks that come from the use of the latest Digic 4 processor but essentially this is most of a 50D stuffed into the familiar 450D body.

Features:

• Higher resolution sensor (15.1 vs 12.2 effective megapixels)
• Extended ISO range up to ISO 12800
• HD video capability
• New 3.0 inch 920K pixels screen
• Adjustable noise reduction and highlight tone priority
• Face Detection in Live View
• Peripheral Illumination Correction
• HDMI output
• Larger buffer in continuous shooting
• Digic 4 style menu design

Photography: Kailash Gyawali
Location: New Road, Kathmandu

Photographed at my friend’s engagement ceremony

Polaroid photo effect achieved from Poladroid Application

Do u remember the Polaroid pictures the one that comes to life within few seconds after you take the photograph through Polaroid camera??

Well, its very sad news that polaroid cameras will not be coming out now as they have decided to discontinue it and if you have one, u are lucky but I am confused if the polaroid photo papers will be still available in the market. But, no worries you can still have your photos with polaroid effects in your computer in digital formats. The website called http://www.poladroid.net/ offers you free download of the software which is called “Poladroid” not Polaroid. This software is available for Mac OSX Version as well as Windows Version

With the help of this software you can achieve polaroid photos with the digital pictures stored in your computer.

The sound of the rain and the smell of the mud feels so good, specially when you really need soft weather.

The Photo that rocked my flickr

This photo is very close to my heart cause I took this photo while I was in one tea shop and just clicked few photos of this cute little puppy and then I uploaded it to my flickr photo page and with the time the views for this photo reached rocket high and still going on.

*Note: After few months of the photo shoot the puppy died cause it was hit by a car, I felt really bad when I came to know about it.

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