Just got my 350D [Archive] - Canon Digital Photography Forums

photopaque

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 05:48

Well ive gone and done it..........went to jessops and picked one up with the kit lenses.....£635.99 after a bit of bartering......so much to learn... :)
I have to say though ..even after just firing off some shots in full auto mode.im VERY VERY impressed.Hope to post some pics in the near future.

mr.photoguy

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 06:24

why not post one now?

Congrats on the purchase, and welcome to the forum.

Enjoy.

lucasdigital

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 08:30

Well done - now why didn't I think to start bartering?!?!?! I was happy to walk out with a crummy half price camera bag having payed £698.It's a fantastic piece of kit, and your right about there being a lot to learn - my main problem though is the obvious things - like not resetting ISO. I'm still producing lots of duff photographs, but now I take far more blame than the camera for when things go wrong :)

Early shots of my own (edited in photoshop - but not to the degree that my A80 shots required)

http://www.lucas-digital.com/design/photography/slr/d350_holinslane.jpg

http://www.lucas-digital.com/design/photography/slr/d350_townhall1.jpg

mr.photoguy

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 08:38

Very Nice Images. .
I sometimes just leave my camera on 400, or 200 ..
Depending on the day, if it's really sunny 100..
However, I always check the iso before shooting.

roanjohn

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 09:06

NICE!!! Congratulations!!! You will love this camera!!

Ro1

photography By Evangelos

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 10:02

LOoks good! Enjoy

Angelo

R1 Kid

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 10:12

The first one would make a really good B&W photo.

psybear

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 10:21

The first one would make a really good B&W photo.

Actually the first one is almost like a pic where a lot of the colour has been photoshopped out already, if you know what I mean.

EDIT: Sorry, addressed this to wrong person - I see that you have edited the pic in question in PS Lucasdigital - did this include removing some colour?

PB

mrclark321

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 10:50

Hi

Just got mine last week also.....love it.

Took this at Busch Gardens last week.

Dan

photopaque

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 11:02

Hi

Just got mine last week also.....love it.

Took this at Busch Gardens last week.

Dan
I hope i can get some results like that within a week...i doubt it though....lol
Ive only ever used a point and shoot powershotA400 before.Can anyone advise......i only want to concentrate on full figure,half figure and the like...working indoors and outdoors.So what are the prime concerns i should read up on.What i mean is i dont need to bother with long exposures and high iso do i as my subjects will be still.Cheers.

lucasdigital

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 15:38

Actually the first one is almost like a pic where a lot of the colour has been photoshopped out already, if you know what I mean.

EDIT: Sorry, addressed this to wrong person - I see that you have edited the pic in question in PS Lucasdigital - did this include removing some colour?
PB

Hello, yes!

In photoshop You'd create a duplicate B&W version and erase parts of the image that you want to be in colour so that coloured layer underneath shows through. You then make the B&W layer semi-transparent. This allows you to select that part of your image contains the most saturated colour.

It didnt quite work out, R1Kid is probably right about it making a better B&W, but sometimes the colours are just too nice to wash away.

Heres a similar treatment - using the Canon 50mm 1.8 prime lens I picked up today.

http://www.lucas-digital.com/design/photography/slr/toms.jpg

psybear

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 15:45

That's an amazing shot of those tomatoes!

drisley

28th of March 2005 (Mon), 16:34

Lucasdigital,
Those are amazing! What lens did you use?
That second image may be a "tad" oversharpened though. There are a few white halos.

lucasdigital

29th of March 2005 (Tue), 15:43

Lucasdigital,
Those are amazing! What lens did you use?
That second image may be a "tad" oversharpened though. There are a few white halos.

Your very kind!

The images where taken with the 18-55 kit lens. The uber-sharpness is pretty much down to my photoshop rather than photography skills. Your spot-on about the oversharpness - I think in the excitement I probably sharpened - resampled and sharpened again. I like Sharp, but my lovely new camera can do the lovely things with blur :)

drisley

29th of March 2005 (Tue), 15:55

When I first went from a point and shoot camera to DSLR, I had the habit of over sharpening my images too. Like you I sharpened, resampled, and then sharpened again.
Finally I learned the best method is to add a small amount of sharpening initially if the image was RAW, this is usually done automatically with the converter. Then, I only add more sharpening after I resize, or when I am going to print.
If the image was initially a jpg, and had in-camera sharpening, then I would only add more after resizing, or when printing, and even then it would be a smaller amount than above.

I still say that 18-55 kit lens is a darn fine wide angle lens, and your pictures prove it.

ZeroByte777

16th of October 2005 (Sun), 00:43

i got my 350d 2 weeks ago and here are some of the first few shots i did .. B&w pic shutter is 1/8, aperture is 7.1 2nd pic shutter is 1/160 aperture is 9.0 both in aDEP node , ISO 1600, using stock lens.

lee_m815

16th of October 2005 (Sun), 16:19

nice photo's m8 hope i get some as good as that but ive got a long way to go yet as i know nothing about photography yet... i bought the same camera & kit as u about 3 weeks ago from dixons off the net i found a discount code as well & got it for £568 which i was pleased about

drisley

16th of October 2005 (Sun), 20:16

Excellent! You did a great job with the stock lens.
It goes to show that the photographer is way more important than the lens.

ZeroByte777

16th of October 2005 (Sun), 22:24

ZeroByte777

16th of October 2005 (Sun), 22:28

Excellent! You did a great job with the stock lens.
It goes to show that the photographer is way more important than the lens.

Thanks Drisley!! I agree with u that Photographers are more important than lens..:) to be honest i think i just got lucky with the shots heheh i when i got the cam i really dont have any background in photogtaphy specially the settings hehe..

God Bless,
Zerobyte

drisley

17th of October 2005 (Mon), 00:33

Hmm, you must be right-brained, or artistic then, because you've done alot better than most first-timers, or even most of us with experience.

chemicalbro

17th of October 2005 (Mon), 02:07

Excellent! You did a great job with the stock lens.
It goes to show that the photographer is way more important than the lens.

it also goes to show that people write off the kit lens becasue it didn't cost $1000 and doesn't have a red ring.......
as you so rightly said .the best lens in the world doesn't make you a good photographer

ZeroByte777

17th of October 2005 (Mon), 10:22

Hmm, you must be right-brained, or artistic then, because you've done alot better than most first-timers, or even most of us with experience.

Thanks. :) I really dont have any experience with photography maybe i just got lucky with the settings.. regarding artistic well kinda coz im a freelance graphic artist and i also work for a production house part time...

God Bless,
Zerobyte

kbtcook

17th of October 2005 (Mon), 10:33

The 2nd shot shows very good detail of the highlight. Did you make any adjustments to the original?

ZeroByte777

17th of October 2005 (Mon), 15:17

The 2nd shot shows very good detail of the highlight. Did you make any adjustments to the original?

Thanks.. Nope didnt make any adjustments.

God Bless,
Zerobyte777

drisley

17th of October 2005 (Mon), 18:02

Thanks. :) I really dont have any experience with photography maybe i just got lucky with the settings.. regarding artistic well kinda coz im a freelance graphic artist and i also work for a production house part time
BINGO! I knew you had to be in the art field some way some how.
Most artists I know can pick up a camera for the very first time and take pictures that make experienced photographers' work look bad.

As far as the kit lens goes, I just had a very talented photographer send me pictures taken with the 350D kit lens, and the 85/1.2L lens and I honestly couldn't tell which was which. I'm sure at very large prints it would be obvious, but definately not at large web size.

ZeroByte777

17th of October 2005 (Mon), 22:49

BINGO! I knew you had to be in the art field some way some how.
Most artists I know can pick up a camera for the very first time and take pictures that make experienced photographers' work look bad.

As far as the kit lens goes, I just had a very talented photographer send me pictures taken with the 350D kit lens, and the 85/1.2L lens and I honestly couldn't tell which was which. I'm sure at very large prints it would be obvious, but definately not at large web size.

I dont think artist make epxerienced photographers work look bad..:) I think every Photographers work has its own artistic way of shooting. It may look bad to other people but to some it may look good..:) For me good work or bad work i call it originality.. Regarding lens i dont think i would be able afford the L series hehhe..:) U have any suggestion regarding lens?

God Bless
Zerobyte

pc411guy

17th of October 2005 (Mon), 22:58

Got mine a couple of weeks ago. Long way to go but I'm learning. I've learned a lot about the camera and photoshop in a short time :)
The kit lens works good for me - most of the time! I'm chalking up the soft shots to my inexperience. Also looking to get the 50mm f/1.8 since 90% of my shots are going to be portraits of the family. From what I've been reading this lens is good glass and cheap - $70-$80!
Here is one from my kit lens touched up a little in PS:

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/1958/img1381z5kk.jpg

Steve

drisley

18th of October 2005 (Tue), 00:18

Steve, one word... WOW!
That is an incredible shot!

Zerobyte, I should have been more specific. I have artists friends who have no camera experience, and have gone out with a 2mp digicam and taken pictures that make mine look pretty crappy :)

ZeroByte777

18th of October 2005 (Tue), 20:41