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brandon9585
14th of May 2008 (Wed), 21:16
Hey everyone. I'm Brandon, new here obviously. I just picked up a Digital Rebel XT a month ago and have been learning slowly what everything does. My friend a few months ago took me and my car out for a little photoshoot to show me the power of an SLR and I was blown away. My old Sony point and shoot was consistently ruining my pictures from all the digital noise and I finally decided to get a nice beginner one. Right now I only have the lens that came with it, but I'll be purchasing the new 55-250mm IS, a tripod and the wired remote in a few weeks. There's so much reading material on here, I probably won't even need to make a post after this. Anyway, thanks for reading. :D
-MasterChief-
14th of May 2008 (Wed), 21:19
Welcome to POTN!!! and welcome to the addiction! :D :D :D
eddarr
14th of May 2008 (Wed), 22:19
Welcome to POTN. Remember we are here to help when you get stuck. Check out all the stickies at the top of each forum they are full of great info.
Mike
15th of May 2008 (Thu), 05:30
Welcome to POTN. :)
elysium
15th of May 2008 (Thu), 05:37
Welcome to POTN. First tips.

1. Lock up your wallet
2. Limit the amount of time you spend on here well since you will get addicted.
3. Have fun!
DStanic
15th of May 2008 (Thu), 07:21
Welcome to POTN. First tips.

1. Lock up your wallet
2. Limit the amount of time you spend on here well since you will get addicted.
3. Have fun!

Ditto!!

I didn't think my hobby would exceed $2000 so fast, but it sure did!

That 55-250mm lens looks nice based on the pics I've seen, I think it's a great buy.

As for remotes, I have the wireless RC-1 which only cost me $25 used. It's small and handy.
elysium
15th of May 2008 (Thu), 07:30
Ditto!!

I didn't think my hobby would exceed $2000 so fast, but it sure did!

That 55-250mm lens looks nice based on the pics I've seen, I think it's a great buy.

As for remotes, I have the wireless RC-1 which only cost me $25 used. It's small and handy.
10 months and about £5000 spending overall including gear I no longer have, sig is all there.
brandon9585
15th of May 2008 (Thu), 10:59
Thanks for the welcome! That is a lot of money there. I'm only a casual photographer now, but I can see how it catches on so fast. There is a huge racetrack and motorsport complex opening up near me which is another reason I wanted a good camera. I'll have to practice panning shots before it opens. I also wanted to get into taking night shots and I had a quick question about the remotes. Is it true what I heard about the wireless ones not working that well when it is bright out? Should I just get the little wired one instead? Thanks.

-Brandon