IT'S HERE!!!!!!!

Duh...I'm kidding here....he can buy whatever he wants.

Party pooper!

thanks everyone!!!
i went wild yesterday
as soon as i got my mom calls and says he theres a car show on tonight
it's ws their club meeting
it wasn't the best lighting for a nice photo shot but i got some off
and man this thing is picky much to learn
i'll post car show in showcase

i'm looking to get the 50mm 1.8 i think that's the first thing i'm going to buy and then i'll go from there
there are soooo many to pick from

Thanks again everyone!!!

yea, the 50mm f/1.8 is the first lens I bought too (a little over a week ago). It's a really nice lens, I took a few nice pix with it.
The second lens, I ordered today from B&H. I couldn't take it anymore, I don't have a long zoom so I ordered a Canon 75-300mm f/4.-5.6 USM for $169(non IS version because the image quality is rated higher then the IS, plus I don't wanna spend too much). My initial plan was to wait until I have enough to buy the 70-200 f/2.8L, but I broke down and changed my plans. now the L lens is #2 on my list. In mostly 2 weeks I shall get the #1 on my list ...Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro. Then I will stop spending until my budget recovers from the deficit.

Happy spending :P

Curious, what do you mean by "man this thing is picky"?

c0ntr0lz wrote:
http://ctrlzproduction​.com/300d/

and i just put the battery in and shall post soon

Congratulations ! Welcome to the club

Yacine.

thanks guys
drisley well i'm taking pix and the meter show center but when the pic displays it's blown waaaaay over exposed
so i drop it like 2 on the meter and the pix are ok

i'm still learning, so we'll see what happens

ps(going to open a post on that issue)

That is weird.
I guess it depends on what mode you are using.
If you are using manual, then it automatically uses central weighted metering.
I usually find the metering to be very good. If anything, the DRebel (and 10D) is known to slightly underexpose to preserve highlights.

yeah i'm using M so i'm setting everything
i have photos to show but have to go home to getting them off
thanks

Ah, ok, that might be the problem.
As mentioned, Manual uses centre-weighted metering, and perhaps that is the problem. Ie, the object at the centre might be very dark.

However, it looks like you have alot of experience with SLR's, so I'm sure you know what you are doing.

ummm this is my 1st SLR, i've owned an A80 for about 7 months now and then got this

so how do i get it to not use centre-weighted metering?

Oh, sorry.
By looking at your website I figured you had been using film SLR's for a while. DOH!

One feature drawback of the 300D compared to the 10D is that you cannot select metering modes. It's done automatically.
In M mode, center-weighted average is used.
In all other modes evaluative metering is used.

So, in M mode, more emphasis is placed on what is at the center point.
So, if you have a very dark subject right at the center, there is a chance that the metering will overcompensate and produce a blown out picture.
This type of metering has been around for a long time, and experienced photogs know when/how to compensate.

If you press the Exposure Lock button, then the camera uses Partial Metering, which is almost like Spot Metering. This places even more emphasis on the center focus point for metering than center-weighted.

I really like the info found on this page:
http://www.danheller.c​om/tech-metering.html

saweeeeet
thanks for the info
that's what i was begining to think
i'll have to try it on other modes

thanks again

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