Digital SLRs?

[nairb49]

so, thread bump.. Bought teh canon digital xt off coldrice, so my first dslr.

what other programs do you guys use other than noise ninja or photoshop?

[airfrogusmc]

Can't help here. Its always been photoshop for me.

[Cynlix]

Once you get to know ur camera a bit better, go for the matching flash. So much better than the one already attached to ur camera.

[Carl]

Photoshop

Photo Mechanic

Noise Ninja

Sound Slides (sometimes)

[Carl]

Please don't post this in supershopper.

SuperCulture is the place for these types of threads.

[Ryan]

i paid $100 for the XT with the EF-S 17-85mm f4/5.6 USM Image Stabilized Lens

[lavarat]

i paid $100 for the XT with the EF-S 17-85mm f4/5.6 USM Image Stabilized Lens

$100 brand new?! That's quite a steal.

Anyway, here's a good website which covers some basics. It's very good at explaining the many options that you have available to you on your camera.

http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/p_1_001.html

[Ryan]

$100 brand new?! That's quite a steal.

Anyway, here's a good website which covers some basics. It's very good at explaining the many options that you have available to you on your camera.

http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/p_1_001.html

yeah i just happened to be browsing amazon.and i saw that. ic ouldnt believe my eyes. i thought it was a fluke, maybe theyre getting rid of stock who knows..they did ship it though..

thanks for the link i actually came across that one last night. its pretty basic but its already made more sense of things..

[mike lowrey]

just play around with it and try to learn the basics, different settings and so on. I dont have a good guide to share but I'm sure there is a decent one that explains basic use.

heres a very good review and explanations of different modes, controls etc: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos350d/

[interp]

Is it still available at that price anywhere? ... how did i miss that.

[nairb49]

what?!!? that price is absurd, doesn't make any sense....

i just paid 550 and thought that was a good deal. it is...

[Ryan]

im guess either they were just getting rid of old stock since theyre trying to push the xti's now or maybe it was a pricing error. im betting on the latter. i mean the lens alone is worth around 500 bucks. and it came yesterday! pretty stoked..

[kauflust]

Ryan, I wonder if there are any left from that particular buyer. Did they have good reviews from previous shoppers?

[lavarat]

^^yeah...let me know if they have any left for that price....

it's not like i need another camera, but for 100 bucks...

[mike lowrey]

that has to be an error. you should've bought all they had and then sell them for 5x the price.

[lithiumsys]

I got a Nikon D1H DSLR a while back decked out with professional flashes and some crazy lenses, for free from a friend. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond1h/

When I got it (about a year ago I think) me and some friends did a price check on the whole package and we were somewhere in the $5000~$7000 range. It makes me feel really horrible that I have such an expensive piece of equipment and don't even have real photography training other than a few classes I took in high school.

[fndmybetterhalf]

i've personally been juggling around with an idea of getting my first dSLR... i've come down to the Canon XT or Nikon D40. both around similar price but the D40 i guess is a bit cheaper since it comes with two lens'.... but yeah alot of reviews show that both these cameras are the bang for the buck so we'll see when i start really checking stuff out

[ayn]

join flickr...

[canice]

How much did you pay? They go for around 600 dollars for the whole kit. Which is not bad at all. I think you should google some places and read about DSLRs, and get familier with it... I've seen the Japanese version the KISS or something, and it shoots nice clear images, but I havn't seen it in full resolution.

the 300d kiss is the asian version of the canon rebel, except with a black body. no technical differences at all.

goddamn, $100. ebay gold.

[Ryan]

the kit was sold directly from amazon and i noted that there were 5 left when i added mine to my cart..when i tried to add more bam all gone.

i picked up a lowepro top load zoom 2 and a tiffen uv-1 filter the other day

[viv1984viv]

Hey guys, im saving up for a dslr, im thinking about the canon eos 400ds,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000IKVOE8/ref=wl_it_dp/202-8815085-0780620?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3M1QRHHH81Z5A&colid=27CLIIP82MGFI

it looks like it would have everything I need, Ive only really used SLRs in the past and photoshopd internet images, Im just finishing a fine art degree, im thinking this would be the thing to sort me out for many years.

Will it work with a mac??? Opinions, ideas, objections all welcomed.

[airfrogusmc]

Yeah it'll work with your MAC.

[viv1984viv]

Thanks! Phew.

[likewtfyo]

i wanna get started with a dslr, but i've got no clue which one i should get started with. any suggestions?

[Ryan]

i wanna get started with a dslr, but i've got no clue which one i should get started with. any suggestions?

nikon d50..?

check this thread out

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=684188

[likewtfyo]

my friend recommended me a d70. he said it would be a great for entry level. any other recommendations?

[Carl]

Canon 20d. Under a grand. First Canon small body to replicate film almost perfectly.

As a personal admirer of Nikons film cameras and not one to really get into the whole Canon vs. Nikon debate, i will say this;

Canon is absolutely fucking kicking Nikons ass in the digital SLR race.

[simcoo]

I'm all for the d70s

everything you need to get started and more

solid kit lens that comes with it

good pricing

amazing body feel

[sidneylo]

Canon is absolutely fucking kicking Nikons ass in the digital SLR race.

Quoted for truth.**

**May or may not be true.

[airfrogusmc]

Canon with their full frame censors have been leading the digital photography world for years. I have a good friend thats a photo editor for the Chicago Trib and he said they've been using the big Canons for years now. The 1Ds markII which is the KING. Full frame sensor almost 17 megapixels for sports 4 frames per second sealed for shooting in severe weather situations.

I was talking to a camera rep that was telling me for Nikon to use a full frame censor they are going to have to change all of their lenses to cover the censor area. I don't know if thats true but it could explain why the haven't gone full frame yet.