Cannon T7i

[Barby64]

Ok so I do not know a thing about this camera other then it is going to be awesome 
but fo those of you who have had one , what are some basics and some tips to know about this camera 
THANK YOU EVERYONE  for your help with picking it out for me 
glad I went from just a T7 to a T7i 
look s like more features for me to play with 

[robgilmo]

I had a quick play tonight with christmas lights, I used HDR Vivid mode, a little over exposed but a nice effect all the same.

[ebiggs1]

Nice shot! 

[robgilmo]

Thankyou, I have always found christmas lights to be a bit of a challenge, tiny points of very bright light in a dark background isnt the easiest thing to capture to a novice like me. I wonder of a polarising filter or ND filter would reduce the glare?

[Waddizzle]

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@robgilmo wrote:

Thankyou, I have always found christmas lights to be a bit of a challenge, tiny points of very bright light in a dark background isnt the easiest thing to capture to a novice like me. I wonder of a polarising filter or ND filter would reduce the glare?

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As long as you stay in one of the automatic Basic modes, most images will never be quite what you want.  I would suggest using P or Av mode.  But, change the metering to "Center Weighted Average".  [just remember to change it BACK!]

The default metering mode is "Evaluative Metering", which is good enough for 99.99% of what most people do.  But when you get into low light conditions or HDR conditions, then all bets are off.  This is where practice and experience kicks in.

[robgilmo]

Cool, thankyou, I will try that on my next venture, I really want to nail it this year! What WB would you suggest? From what I am reading dusk is best when there is still natural light, low iso and daylight/tungsten WB, the problem with that is I dont get home from work early enough to catch any natural light.  

I have always been keen on low light photography/night photography, probably because where I live the scenery is quite bland during the day.

[Barby64]

I’ve been practicing with the auto mode and the P setting and trying to figure out the rest
Need family pictures soon and it’s always taken on the front porch full of white lights
So thinking I am using the tripod and the wide angel lens and lots of prayers

[Barby64]

Very nice tho

[Barby64]

I love it

[Waddizzle]

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@Barby64 wrote:
I’ve been practicing with the auto mode and the P setting and trying to figure out the rest
Need family pictures soon and it’s always taken on the front porch full of white lights
So thinking I am using the tripod and the wide angle lens and lots of prayers

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If you have one of those "wide angle lens" filters that attach to the front of a lens, throw it away.  The 18mm end of your kit lens should be sufficient.

[Barby64]

I noticed it blurs the sides
So yep just using regular lens