Photograph and Camera talk
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It helps to take 3 exposures or just shoot 1 raw photo. The only thing I find with raw photos is that if you are above 400 ISO, you get a lot of noise, but that is just me personally. I would rather shoot with 3 exposures but if you don't have a tripod it is hard to keep the pictures in line.
Also as for programs a lot of people use photomatix (it merges multiple images, and then creates an HDR image then you post edit it).
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Hard to compare a compact to an DSLR… Any DSLR will give you an advantage as far as IQ is concerned because of the larger sensor.. But it can be tiring to lug around. If you don't mind that, go for it. I don't know about this specific Canon model, they have different designations over here in Europe. Hope I could help a little.
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I have a T3i and I love it. The T2i is basically a T3i just without a swivel screen. Like holla said it is an upgrade from a compact camera and it can be annoying to carry around (although I don't mind). So what I like about this camera is that it takes exceptional quality images (I blame the lens for sub-par images), it is really easy to use once you get the hang of it and I can't really say anything bad about it.
The only thing I wish I would have done was save the extra $100 get the body and get a good first lens. Trust me but the kit lens is very limited if you start shooting certain things. It is good to experiment in what you want to photograph but after that once you find out what you like it doesn't satisfy enough (if that makes sense).
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Just picked up a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens. Should be here some time next week!