I'm gettin a 10d - WOOHOO!!

[Desmoface]

Hey gang...Im psyched..I purchased a used 10d and I can't wait to get it...moving up from a s30...after all the research I had pretty much decided on the rebel or nikon d70..but found a pretty good deal on a used 10d ($780 shipped) with about 3800 shutter actuations...

Anyway, I hope the cameras is as good as I think its going to be..WOOHOO!!

Steve

[edsarkiss]

niiiiiiiiiiiiiice. i bought a used 10D after 2+ years of enjoying my G3. it's awesome. really.

i still use the G3 here and there -- don't toss the S30 quite yet.

[Jyoti]

Congrats! I love my 10D and it's opened so many doors for me. I hope you have fun with your new SLR! :D

[Desmoface]

Thanks gang..One of the deciding factors is a good friend of mine is a professional photographer (photo journalist) by education and he has a 10d...I was thinking about a rebel or nikon d70 but he really emphasized the fact that canon was the way to go and that the 10d was a step up from the rebel..plus with him having the 10d, he could show me a lot about the camera...

Anyway, I'm happy till the wife finds out LOL...

Steve

[defordphoto]

Congrats! The 10D is a great camera. I have upgraded heavily twice since purchasing my 10D and that baby isn't going anywhere. We're at approx 25K actuations and rolling!

In fact I just did two 20x24 blowups. One shot from the 10D and one from the MKII. For the life of me I cannot see any difference in print quality just viewing by eye, side-by-side. Even though I am using a high-end lab, that speaks volumes for the 10D.

[Desmoface]

Wow, thats saying something about the 10d..that mkII is something else...Now I have to get a lens..this aint going to be cheap LOL..

[Desmoface]

I have a question...I'm reading that since the dslr's do less in camera processing, to get the sharpness/contrast that you get with a point and shoot, you have to do post processing...Also, I've read of people doing Unsharp masking?? What is this?? Can I do these things with the software that comes with the camera?? Thanks in advance.

steve

[hickory]

unsharp mask is under filters > sharpen in Photoshop. I'm not sure if Photoshop Elements has something like that or not or if it comes with a new boxed 10D. You should probably go down to the Post Processing forum and do some reading about using the unsharp mask tool. lots great guys to help ya out down there too.

tom

[phili1]

NO you need Photoshop for USM but you can get elements which is about $100 and is a good program. It lets you do about 70% of what CS can do.

[defordphoto]

Wow, thats saying something about the 10d..that mkII is something else...Now I have to get a lens..this aint going to be cheap LOL..

No. Setting up a dSLR system is not cheap by any stretch of the imagination and anyone who thinks they can make it cheap and still produce 5-star photos is just fooling themselves. The centuries-old adage applies: You get what you pay for.

Also, I've read of people doing Unsharp masking??

Without getting into a looooooong explanation, Unsharp Masking is just simply sharpening a photo using a method made infamous by Adobe's Photoshop Pro. The term Unsharp Masking goes back to the days of film processing.

If you buy a new Canon system it will come with Adobe Photoshop Elements (lesser, inexpensive version of Photoshop) which does support Unsharp Masking and works excellent.

[roanjohn]

Congratulations!!!! I downgraded from the 20D to the 10D and I must say, the 10D is a GREAT camera!!! It's leap and bounds better than the DRebel.......and I'm sure with the D70 also...........the images this camera captures will make your eyes bulge from thier eye sockets!!!! 8-)

Thats right...............BULGE!!!

Ro1

[schmoelzel]

Welcome to the club!! Hope your wallet is full!:D You are right about in-camera processing. Your DSLR will have none (RAW) or you can set it to apply some if you shoot in JPEG. I recommend RAW because you have more control after you have taken the shot and have it on your hard-drive. USM or Unsharp Mask is how you get those nice shots you took to POP.........they will look sharper and have more contrast etc. (Remember that your lens and your ability have a lot to do with this!!) Here are a couple of shots (same photo) taken with my DRebel.........first one is straight out of the camera (downsized in PSCS) and the second one is the same photo but I've applied some USM to it. I am sure that you can see the difference. The first appears soft; the second has that POP factor. Depending on the software that you use, most good photo-editors have some sort of sharpening filters. Hope this helps and have fun shooting!!


http://theteahaus.netfirms.com/Canon/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10001/Julia-noUSM.jpg


No USM


http://theteahaus.netfirms.com/Canon/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10001/Julia-USM.jpg

w/USM

[Desmoface]

Wow...big difference....I guess I have some research/learning to do..should be fun...Thanks again for the warm welcome and all the advice..I will surely need it.

Steve

[Groundworxs]

Congrats very exciting. I picked one up a year ago to start my photojournalism career. The image quality was great the auto focus was a little slow for sports. It has allowed me to earn enough money to justify moving up to the MKII. The 10D is a solid performer you will be happy Cheers