So i ended up purchasing a Canon EOS 450D 18-55mm

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I will mainly use this to take glamour photos.
 
Hope you have lots of fun with it! Be patient though; I only made the step up to DSLR from compacts a few months ago, and it can be a bit intimidating at first with all the different settings. However, just play around and take lots of experimental photos and you'll soon start getting good results :)

There are a lot of wise heads on here with some good tips and lessons as well.

What I've found useful is to search for photo galleries on google where they've used the same camera as what I bought, and look at the different settings they've used to get different effects and for different scenes and subjects. Try copying them and use variations as well; very useful way to learn about shooting in non-automatic mode.
 
Dan76 said:
What I've found useful is to search for photo galleries on google where they've used the same camera as what I bought, and look at the different settings they've used to get different effects and for different scenes and subjects. Try copying them and use variations as well; very useful way to learn about shooting in non-automatic mode.
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Just a quick note that you can search through flickr by camera type, then the kind of photo your after.

Quite handy :thumbs:
 
Dan76 said:
Hope you have lots of fun with it! Be patient though; I only made the step up to DSLR from compacts a few months ago, and it can be a bit intimidating at first with all the different settings. However, just play around and take lots of experimental photos and you'll soon start getting good results :)

There are a lot of wise heads on here with some good tips and lessons as well.

What I've found useful is to search for photo galleries on google where they've used the same camera as what I bought, and look at the different settings they've used to get different effects and for different scenes and subjects. Try copying them and use variations as well; very useful way to learn about shooting in non-automatic mode.
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I Will make sure to read manual hopefully that makes things easier. I am really excited, i still haven't recieved it. :razz:
 
Cranky said:
Just a quick note that you can search through flickr by camera type, then the kind of photo your after.

Quite handy :thumbs:
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On there and here by far the most useful learning tool of the lot is the EXIF data. Forget text based advice, guides, how-tos and so on. For me looking at a photo i like then looking at the EXIF to see how its done teaches me far more than anything else.
 
Welcome to the 450D club xSitara, I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun learning how to get the best from the camera.
 
I had a quick play with a 450D yesterday and it was a very very nice camera indeed. I was going to get one but plumbed for the 40D instead which is much heavier:shake:. Enjoy your purchase, good choice!
 
Gary120190 said:
ahh good luck mate!
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Cheers mate.
Roger Ramjet said:
Welcome to the 450D club xSitara, I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun learning how to get the best from the camera.
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Thanks, i've been browsing the forum, it's very informative i'm sure i will learn alot :)
AndyWest said:
I had a quick play with a 450D yesterday and it was a very very nice camera indeed. I was going to get one but plumbed for the 40D instead which is much heavier:shake:. Enjoy your purchase, good choice!
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Thanks, i'm just waiting for it to arrive, it's still in process of being delivered :bang:
Mangelwurzel said:
Here's my flickr photostream. Most of the landscape shots from last year were with the kit lens :)
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Oh dude them photos are beautiful, there are some amazing shots there. Nice work :)
 
I found the Magic Lantern Guide for the 450D very good, and a bit better than the manual, though not free like the manual.
 
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