Just got a new Digital Rebel

Hmmmmm, actually I knew that one but didn't think that reference applied.

Lens hood, yes!! I always get them with my lens. They are suppose to cut down on the glare. I think they are good to break the fall.

Either way, I would vote YES.

NiL,

So... you explode under compression?

Welcome aboard and have lots of fun with the camera

about the lenshood, i would say YES
and maybe an UV filter and... and it started already i found a new victum to spent money from

have a lot of fun

Ummm, she may be the compressor, not the compressee.

Seriously, welcome Diesel to what I call the "money pit". You'll probably find yourself taking pictures of everything you see, at least for a while. Take your time with the hobby and learn the equipment that you have. Don't get caught up in the "gotta have the best" syndrome, at least not until you bump up against the limitations of the equipment that you already own.

Yes I am taking pictures of everything and anything. The worse part of it all is being Asian (need I say more????)

And I usually don't explode under compression...

I just explode.

:P

I got one too

Hi All,

I recently also purchased a 300D and i've listed below the lens I have so far.

I have seen many people make remarks about "falling for the L glass".

I have yet to figure out the reason for this, however i can guess that these lenses are way better, just by checking out the prices and im sure that i shall discover much more information about this "L" glass as i slowly sift through the multi thousand posts on this great forum

I hope to learn greatly from everyone around here as this is my first adventure into serious cameras (my first SLR).

Great Site and really cool people.

Later

There's a stereotype there somewhere waiting to jump out.

Hopefully more of a controlled burn than a sudden blast. Or maybe not....

I have the Tamron 28-75 f2.8 constant ap. lens and couldn't be happier with it. Bokeh and sharpness are fantastic for the price of the lens. It feels nice and heavy and makes a great lens to leave on the camera for 90% of your shots.

In addition to that I just picked up the 100mm 2.8 Macro for $360 on eBay (!!!) perfect. It looks like it's never been used and came as new in packaging. Your 85m should do as well except for the Macro piece (which you probably don't care about since you shoot portraits.)

With the 1.6x factor on the DRebel it puts that 85mm at ~136mm which is just on the tele edge of portrait lenses.

Get that battery grip and LOTS of flash memory!!!

Adam

For a couple years now I have been using the hard plastic hoods that Canon makes for its lenses. I very much recommend them. I don't use lens caps, mostly, just the hoods. This means that I don't miss a shot while I am trying to get the lens cap off. If I am in a crowd, or bump into a table, the hood gets bumped not the glass, gives me much more confidence. Also helps with saturation/flare.

Good stuff! Good stuff!

Keep the info comin' boys!

Hi, DieselGirl, welcome to the forum!!!

As far as your remark about 'being Asian' is concerned, yes I observed that ... I recently travelled to Japan as part of a Taiwanese travel group ... (me and my family being the only non-Asians in the group) ...

... and there was that guy.

He was not paying any attention to the tour guide's comments, because he was behind the viewfinder of his G2 all the time, swapping adapter lenses and microdrives, muttering some stuff about not bringing a tripod or trying to get some interesting postions or shots of the crowd.

Actually, his interaction with other humans in the group was more or less limited to asking the directions for electric outlets to recharge his battery after every 200 or so shots...

... But wait a moment ... that guy was myself!!!

Actually, my mother and sister were a tad embarassed... They pretended not to know me, but it was not easy, given the circumstances.

The only excuse I had was that I didn't listen to the tour guides comments as my Chinese was not good enough to understand them, anyway


Best regards,

Andy

PS: Think about a an external flash unit and a tripod, definitely a tripod!
But don't throw away your money on a very cheap one, get a decent one (e.g. Manfrotto).
Also, consider the 1.8/50 or 1.4/50, if you would like to get more than just the portraits and are tired of shouting commands to your subjects over great distances.

<---*cmM claps hands*
:P lol Trully inspiring, Andy !

Ok ...

so now I need to purchase (notice the word need)

a battery grip
a tripod
a lens hood
an external flash unit

now tell me why I need to run out and buy these instead of some new shoes and handbag...

DieselGirl wrote:
Ok ...

so now I need to purchase (notice the word need)

a battery grip
a tripod
a lens hood
an external flash unit

now tell me why I need to run out and buy these instead of some new shoes and handbag...

Chances are that you've already got shoes and a handbag, but you don't have a battery grip, a tripod, a lens hood, nor an external flash unit. If you had all of those (and a big pile of expensive lenses), you would then be able to consider other aspects of life.

Cameras aren't everything - They're the only thing.

You could wait on the battery grip, but a tripod and lens hood are a must! I still haven't gotten an external flash for my DRebel, but you will definitely want one eventually. So far I only have the kit lens and the 75-300mm (get the IS model if you buy this lens. I have so much trouble holding it steady!), but I'm saving for the 28-135mm IS after reading it's praises on this board.