Hot Canon deal on Black Friday to Cyber Monday !!
Purchase a Canon Rebel digital SLR Camera ( Canon T3, Canon T3i , or Canon T2i ) from Amazon.com and get a free AmazonBasics backpack ($32) and Transcend 8 GB class 10 memory card ($10) .
Offer valid through November 28, 2011 or while supplies last. Applies only to purchases of products sold by Amazon.com, and does not apply to products sold by third-party merchants and other sellers through the Amazon.com site.
Lifepixel published a tutorial on how to convert your Canon T3 / 1100D into an infrared camera. The fact is , there are several way to produce infrared photos. The safest way is to use special infrared filter like the Hoya RM-72 filter. But you have to use tripod when using these filter because it’s so dark, block the light from entering the sensor ( lower shutter speed).
The other way is to remove the hot-mirror filter inside the camera. The advantage of using this method is that we don’t have to worry about shutter-speed. Just shoot like you normally would. That’s good because we can shoot portrait or sports photos, but with surreal look from infrared effects.
Infrared Photo
Infrared for Model
Warning ! this is a high risk operation. I won’t recommend you to do it on your own. Read the tutorial at LifePixel website
See other photos from other converted digital cameras : flickr pool
The Canon T3 / 1100D accepts Canon EF and EF-S mount lenses which is great because the camera will support wide range of lenses that have autofocusing capability.
Canon EF-S is newer and designed for digital SLR that use APS-C sensor. It’s usually smaller and lighter than their EF counterparts. Canon EF lenses have been around for years and were originally used with film cameras. The Canon T3 /1100D support these ‘older’ EF lenses so Canon T3 owners get the best of both worlds. This is one of the advantages that Canon has over Nikon’s entry-level DSLRs.
Canon T3 Lenses
Some of Canon lens acronyms to help you:
and , list of popular Canon EF-S lenses: Read more »
PopPhoto just published their full review on the Canon T3 / 1100D camera. They think that the Canon T3 is a camera bargain for people who new to DSLR and Canon camera’s lineup.
Other test results:
The Canon T3/1100D is powered with Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion battery pack , provide enough capacity so that the camera can take up to maximum 800 photos.
Canon T3 Battery Life ( based on CIPA standard )
Great news ! The DSLR Camera Remote app is now support for Canon EOS T3/1100D. Other cameras that also supported: Canon T3i and Nikon D5100. With this app, you can remote your camera from iPhone or iPad via remote server (available for free).
App features:
To give a better protection for your Canon T3, get a screen protector that able to protect camera’s LCD from scratch, dirt, dust and even your own fingerprints. Pick a protector that has solid material but also clear/transparent enough to provide better view (and accurate) on images on LCD. Avoid product that unable to preserver original color tones.
There’s some good screen protector product on Amazon but i like Lexerd‘s better.