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As per title, I was wondering if anyone really tests their new cameras? The reason I ask is this-
After a break away from photography I got a Canon 550d at the end of July. I was somewhat underwhelmed with the quality of the images, so much so thas I was in and out of the shop a few times in the belief it was faulty and showing the staff my photos and talking about my concerns. They assured me that it was down to errors by myself and things would improve. My photos did get better but they seemed to lack a certain "zing" that I couldnt quite put my finger on. I tried the shop again, and while they were extremely patient and helpful with me it was put down to my poor skills again.
I posted a thread on here to get opinions, and similar to the shop everyone pointed out some mistakes I had made in the taking of the photos that were to blame for the shortcomings in quality. In doing so I got some really great tips from members here so thank you all for that. That thread is here-
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=269742
I still didnt feel happy though and the situation nagged away at me. I enlisted the help of a friend who had not long ago bought a 550d too. My idea was to take a load of comparision shots to finally put my mind at rest. I set the cameras up identically and went about taking some shots. To cut a long story short, I found my pics to have a very slight focussing problem and was very slightly over exposing subjects in strong sunlight.
I went back to my dealer and we looked at the photos. He asked to keep hold of the camera while he did the same test as me. He got the same results and has now given me a new camera. Im hoping that this time all will be well!
So ends almost three months of stressing about whether my expensive (to me!) camera was faulty. Im hoping I can get on with learning how to use it now without that horrible niggle in my mind that my camera is a duffer.
Thanks again to all those here who offered tips and advice, truly priceless
and I hope to learn much more from you all as time goes on.
So, to get back to the original question, does anyone undertake tests for their new kit and if so how do you go about it?
After a break away from photography I got a Canon 550d at the end of July. I was somewhat underwhelmed with the quality of the images, so much so thas I was in and out of the shop a few times in the belief it was faulty and showing the staff my photos and talking about my concerns. They assured me that it was down to errors by myself and things would improve. My photos did get better but they seemed to lack a certain "zing" that I couldnt quite put my finger on. I tried the shop again, and while they were extremely patient and helpful with me it was put down to my poor skills again.
I posted a thread on here to get opinions, and similar to the shop everyone pointed out some mistakes I had made in the taking of the photos that were to blame for the shortcomings in quality. In doing so I got some really great tips from members here so thank you all for that. That thread is here-
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=269742
I still didnt feel happy though and the situation nagged away at me. I enlisted the help of a friend who had not long ago bought a 550d too. My idea was to take a load of comparision shots to finally put my mind at rest. I set the cameras up identically and went about taking some shots. To cut a long story short, I found my pics to have a very slight focussing problem and was very slightly over exposing subjects in strong sunlight.
I went back to my dealer and we looked at the photos. He asked to keep hold of the camera while he did the same test as me. He got the same results and has now given me a new camera. Im hoping that this time all will be well!
So ends almost three months of stressing about whether my expensive (to me!) camera was faulty. Im hoping I can get on with learning how to use it now without that horrible niggle in my mind that my camera is a duffer.
Thanks again to all those here who offered tips and advice, truly priceless
and I hope to learn much more from you all as time goes on.So, to get back to the original question, does anyone undertake tests for their new kit and if so how do you go about it?
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