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re: Just got an SLR camera for the first time. Advice for beginners?
Posted on 3/27/14 at 9:54 am to prplhze2000
Posted on 3/27/14 at 9:54 am to prplhze2000
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Advice for beginners?
Don't forget to remove the lens cap.
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Posted on 3/27/14 at 9:56 am to prplhze2000
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Just got an SLR camera for the first time. Advice for beginners?
Dont waste your money in buying a DSLR only to leave it in the auto setting
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:12 am to mcnulty
That was a pretty good page. So I need to buy that Canon 50mm lens first.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:17 am to prplhze2000
Canon makes 2 50mm lenses. The f1.2 costs about $400 and the f1.8 is about $100.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:19 am to VABuckeye
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Understanding Exposure
This.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:20 am to Tbobby
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Canon makes 2 50mm lenses. The f1.2 costs about $400
The f/1.2 is around $1700.
The f/1.4 is about $400.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:35 am to prplhze2000
Take lots of pictures. Bring them home, load them into Lightroom (you'll need to learn that also) and see what your best are. Get in a photo club and let them voice their opinions on your shots also.
Honestly, you could have done this with a good point and shoot also. Most beginners need to learn how to compose a shot properly first. An SLR is often better than a P&S but only if you get the shot right to start with.
Honestly, you could have done this with a good point and shoot also. Most beginners need to learn how to compose a shot properly first. An SLR is often better than a P&S but only if you get the shot right to start with.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:57 am to Tbobby
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Keep your exposure value reduced by about 2/3 of an f-stop to avoid overexposure.
I disagree with this especially with a camera with a CMOS sensor. Expose to the right. Overexposure is better than underexposure *as long as you are not blowing highlights*. After learning how (and when) to control the camera learning how to read a histogram should be priority #2.
I do agree with Aperture priority mode, or at the very least the P mode.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:58 am to prplhze2000
YouTube videos from legit photographers is going to be your best free option.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:49 am to foshizzle
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Honestly, you could have done this with a good point and shoot also. Most beginners need to learn how to compose a shot properly first. An SLR is often better than a P&S but only if you get the shot right to start with.
Moreover, the camera you have with you is obviously better than the DSLR at home.
Hence, I bought an RX100 instead of investing in more SLR gear a couple years ago, and that thing is a beast. Even the highest end compacts are inferior to low/mid grade DSLRs to some extent, but I'm not good enough to get everything out of the RX100, much less my DSLRs.
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