And I love it! Still learning about it but I already want new lenses! Here are some pics I took a few moments ago










Any suggestions on must have lenses?

Some more

What lens came w/ the camera? I have learned to like the 17-85 IS, it does a great job for me even though it doesn't get great reviews. I use a 70-200 f2,8 L most of the time. How do you get permission to post pictures on this site? Did you get plenty of snow the day after Thanksgiving, we just got a skiff here in the panhandle. Pictures are addictive. Dr.C

I still use my original digi-rebel (6.3 MP) and still love it.

If you want to have real fun...

buy a macro lens (90mm or 100mm canon or tamron) and a tripod. Set to f16. Get up close. Be prepared to be blown away.

Do it out in the forest for even more fun.

see if this works.



Hmmm. Havent ever actually posted a pic

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2358/2037639179_1dc2237fb3_b.jpg


That'll have to work. Frost on my window.


Cheers.

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Originally posted by doccash:
What lens came w/ the camera? I have learned to like the 17-85 IS, it does a great job for me even though it doesn't get great reviews. I use a 70-200 f2,8 L most of the time. How do you get permission to post pictures on this site? Did you get plenty of snow the day after Thanksgiving, we just got a skiff here in the panhandle. Pictures are addictive. Dr.C

You don't need any permission to post pics, but actually you need to host them elsewhere (I use photobucket) and then link them here with [img] and then /img in the brackets.

The camera came with a EFS18-55mm and a EF75-300mm

Now if only I knew how to do everything the camera can do

Maybe next semester I will take a photography course

looks like you need to adjust the white balance by the looks of the skull. I'm not being derigitory in anyway (heck I can't even spell the word ),but white balance is easy to understand and critical to digital images. Photos are fun! Dr.C

Do you have a tutorial or tips on how to do that ? lol

It is in the menu of the camera. If taking images in florescent light set the white balance for florescent and take the shot. For fun take on w/ the sunlight setting as well as the incandesent one then compare them on the screen........you will be amazed in the color differances you will see. Dr.C

Thanks for the tip Doc! I found it once I set the dial on "M" and went into the menu from that setting. Very cool! Thanks

Custom white balance settings are the best for shooting under tricky lights (flourescent/indoors). The colours come out really accurate. The owners manual explains how to do it pretty well.

Master that (easy) and depth of field and you will be ahead of the curve.

If you shoot raw you can also adjust the white balance in the photo software that came with the camera (canon fileviewer utility for me). It is the eyedropper button. Click it and then click on an area of the photo that is supposed to be white (or grey) and the rest will be done for you.

Thanks for the help everyone!

I think my next lense will be a Canon Macro. I really like the pictures my friend takes with his on small/upclose stuff!

Justin

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I think my next lense will be a Canon Macro.

You WILL need a tripod (no, really you will) and some proper technique. It isn't as easy as it looks. Luckily there is no shortage of information available (whole books on the subject). You won't look at the forest floor the same way once you start working with a macro.

The 100mm canon macro is a great lens.

Thanks Copido! I have a fairly nice Tripod that I use frequently for both my camcorder and my cameras

The 100mm one is the one I had in mind I believe

Just make sure your tripod will allow you to get low. Alot of them have the legs tied together or have a really long centre post (I cut mine off). Both of these will really restrict you to only shooting things from above.

I've got a Slik Able 300 sort (minus the centre post) and it is alright. Cheap enough that I don't mind bashing it around. Having the three legs move independently is really helpful for positioning things.

Once you start pixel peeping or working with small aperatures (depth of field is a real problem with macro) you will learn to always use the tripod.

Have fun

I just bought a Rebel XT yesterday, and already love it. The local Wolf camera shop started a sale on the XT with the 18-55 lens, plus a Quantaray 55-200 lens for $549. I thought it looked like a good deal, so I picked one up. So far, I'm impressed. I shot film for years, but lately I've been shooting with a pocket digital. I finally got tired of the poor quality of the small camera and decided to upgrade. I'm glad that I did. Now, I need to find some Canon forums to get some tips. I understand all of the functions, but I'm sure there are a lots of tricks to be learned.

Nashcat

Awesome Nashcat! Be sure and post up some pictures you take with it!


Justin

Just put a new lens on my XT. It's a Sigma 18-200mm with optical stabilization. I shot this one through the kitchen window this morning.

Nice pic

here's some good free software...

http://www.faststone.org/