chrissyone

Mick,

Seems sharp enough, but it's hard to tell since the crop it so hideously JPG'd. Could you post a tiff of a cropped area?

"As are the some (most?) of the EF-S lenses you so blithely dismiss."

I'm sure they'll do just fine for most beginners. But I'm not interested in buying a lot of glass that I won't be able to use

when I get a FF body, so I guess that's just my problem. Sorry to sh*t in your soup.

<a href="http://wileytradegroup.com/ivanclose.jpg">How about this one?</a><br><br>

Canon XTi<br>

28-135mm @ 90mm<br>

1/60th @ f 5.6<br>

ISO 200

<A href="http://wileytradegroup.com/sunsetIII.jpg">You should be getting images that are at least as sharp as this.</a><br><br>

Canon XTi<br>

16-35mm 2.8L @ 16mm<br>

1/320th @ ﾃ 5.0<br>

ISO 100<br>

I've made thousands of images with my XTi, including many wide angle landscapes, and have been extremely pleased

with the results. I would caution anyone against the ghastly kit lenses, however. I've not used the new IS version, but

my partner has the older 18-55 and I think it's dreadful. Don't waste money or time on EF-S lenses. Mid-range lenses are better, like the

28-135, but even with that lens I seem to have good days and bad days... But with a good prime or L-series lens the XTi is magnificent.

Of course, I only shoot RAW and

think Picture Styles are for kids and a complete waste of time. Like you, I have noticed a tendency to blow highlights a

bit... until I zeroed in on the sweet spot by exposing to the left, and bringing up the shadows in Lightroom.

Before you get rid of the XSi, go rent a nice L lens and take it out for the weekend. I love my 16-35L for landscapes. Or

try a ridiculously sharp prime like the 300mm 2.8 to see what the XSi is capable of before you toss it out.

@ Peter Quaedvlieg

True. And for long lenses I completely agree, and will keep my XTi for just that reason. I spent some time lugging

around a 400mm 2.8L and after I got the hang of it, I got some nice results. It did feel a bit like fitting a Saturn rocket to

a bicycle, though...

I guess I should have mentioned that most of my work is done with my 16-35L, so getting back the whole frame is more

important to me than what I'll get with long lenses. But as I said, I'll have both bodies to choose from.

I've been getting great images out of my XTi, but I'll be buying a 5D II when it comes out. Horses for courses, as they say.

Do some research and don't buy cheap lenses and you shouldn't have a problem getting good results from a 5D. Take a

look at the equipment reviews here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/

Sometimes a lens does come along that falls on its face on a FF. The 100-400 L leaps to mind.

In any case, as someone mentioned above, a crop sensor is just cropping image circle for you. Why not capture it all and

decide later?