canon A75

[gro]

i have an A75 .. and im jus getting into photography ... any advice?

[BOBinsane]

hello there and I'm glad that you bought yourself a nice capable digital camera. The first thing I would suggest is buying a Tripod. You probably don't need anything too extreme for a smaller camera like yours. Asides from that I'd read your manual completely about features like apeture, shutter speed, ISO setting etc (unless you're already familiar w/ that)

http://www.schoolofphotography.com/index.html this is a good site too for people learning to shoot in different situations

[Moppie]

Read, read, read and read some more :)

www.google.com is your friend, Iv wanted to get into photography since I was old enough to pronouce the word, but was unable to afford it untill Digital Cameras became an affordable and practicle alternative to film.

Since getting an A40 in mid 02 Iv noticed a definte improvement in my photos with every little bit of information I learn, wheather it be related to taking the photo, or dealing to it in photoshop afterwards.

And of course like everything with a forum, don't be afraid to ask questions, but also remember that if your resouceful you can often learn more just having a search and read (its also a good way to learn lots of things you didn't even know you needed to learn).


My A40 was involuntarialy replaced with an A80 in november last year, and a cheap Tripod soon followed. Its the only extra I plan on buying, and is worth more than the $10 I paid for it. If your serious about taking good pics its a must have, especialy since the A80s light weight can make hand holding an interesting exercise.


When it comes to useing the camera, many will probobly disagree, but I have NEVER used my A80 in AUTO, and only ever used the A40 in AUTO for a few weeks after I first got it.
Depending on the conditions I either shoot in full manual, or in P.
Iv found that Iv taken lots (and I mean LOTs) of bad photos, but it lets me see what Iv done wrong and I can learn how to fix it.
I also find switching between P and M a good way to learn what is a good exposure. Based on the cameras recomendation in P I can make my own settings in M to get the effect I want.

Through the process of trial and errror Iv been able to learn more and more about what Im capable of and what the camera is capable of (so far its a lot better than I am, if it had arms I could just give it my car keys for a day and post the results in the evenings. )

[paullacatus]

I also have a A75 for three weeks. I am since now very pleased of this camera. The manual is your friend . The power of this camera is that it allows you to set everything in manual . The only thing that I am not so happy is that in P is using to large aperture with very shorts time like 1/500 with 3.2 or 4 so the clear zone is not very wide. I would use instead 1/125 with a smaller aperture. Anyway you can use a Av mode but not for fast photos.

[Don Schaeffer]

I say take pictures. Learn by doing. Once you get the feel of that shutter button you will never be the same. Waste shots on silliness, on impulse. I take sometimes 30 or 60 pictures ina couple of hours. It's great fun and with the digital, you don't need film.

[iconnian]

I bought one in July and love it. The best thing is to experiment with the different settings, and best of all , no film.