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HungryWriter
27th of July 2005 (Wed), 14:50
So now what? I have had my camera for a month and love it. But how do I start building it up? What's first? What are the essentials?

I'm so confused!
S45_fornow...
27th of July 2005 (Wed), 15:07
Depends on what your shooting interests are...


If it was me, I would buy a nice external flash like the Canon 420EX.
HungryWriter
27th of July 2005 (Wed), 16:28
Depends on what your shooting interests are...


If it was me, I would buy a nice external flash like the Canon 420EX.

Okay. Got that. And two tripods - a regular and a mini.

I am interested in portraits, landscapes, buildings, etc. I'll shoot tons of pictures at birthdays and weddings and do some set photography for my production company.

I want to learn more night photography and eventually, a while from now, do macro so macro filters and lighting isn't really a demand at the moment.
S45_fornow...
27th of July 2005 (Wed), 16:33
Okay. Got that. And two tripods - a regular and a mini.

I am interested in portraits, landscapes, buildings, etc. I'll shoot tons of pictures at birthdays and weddings and do some set photography for my production company.

I want to learn more night photography and eventually, a while from now, do macro so macro filters and lighting isn't really a demand at the moment.

Maybe a nice wideangle add-on lens then for shooting landscapes and buildings as well as for getting a whole room into your indoor pics.
lefturn99
27th of July 2005 (Wed), 19:45
The 420ex and tripod are musts. Big CF card - 2 gig total if you want to learn RAW. Camera Bag. Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop Elements 3. Then hold off on other accessories and learn photography.
HungryWriter
9th of August 2005 (Tue), 15:36
Maybe a nice wideangle add-on lens then for shooting landscapes and buildings as well as for getting a whole room into your indoor pics.

ANy recomendations? I'm looking for this as well as filters.
S45_fornow...
9th of August 2005 (Tue), 16:27
ANy recomendations? I'm looking for this as well as filters.

The Raynox DCR-6600PRO Pro-Wideangle lens 0.66X...

http://raynox.co.jp/english/digital/egcanong3.htm


You will need a 52mm adapter tube if you don't already own one. I recommend the Lensmate.
HungryWriter
9th of August 2005 (Tue), 17:33
The Raynox DCR-6600PRO Pro-Wideangle lens 0.66X...

http://raynox.co.jp/english/digital/egcanong3.htm


You will need a 52mm adapter tube if you don't already own one. I recommend the Lensmate.

Thanks. I think I'll be buying that lens along with the Tiffen MegaPlus Teleconverter 2x.

I'll need a 52mm adapter for the Raynox Wideangle and a 52-43 Step for the Tiffen.

Am I missing something? Should I get Filters? How can I protect my lens if I'm not using external lenses and how can I protect the Raynox and Tiffen lenses?
S45_fornow...
10th of August 2005 (Wed), 09:13
Most people that have add-on lenses, etc... use a UV filter on the lens adapter tube to protect the camera's lens when they are not using the add-on lenses. Most add-on lenses/filters also have threads to accept filters (or to stack filters), but you might need a larger size/thread filter to do this because of the increase in diameter from one end of the add-on lens to the other.