Every week another new Dslr user asks...
"...don't know anything about Dslr cameras but I want to learn..."
and really wanting to help I keep posting this...
so I thought I'd post it separately with ADVICE and HELP in the title so those who search might find it...
Welcome to new Dslr users...2 warnings...in case you've not read up here before jumping to the Dslr...
1st warning:
Most point and shoot cameras have internal, nonadjustable automatic sharpening; the Dslr is fully adjustable (in camera and in PC) and INITIALLY PHOTOS LOOK SOFT until you make the adjustments you like...the in-camera settings will show up in JPEG images (and in the rear LCD) and jpeg settings are a bit adjustable afterwards in your pc.
If you shoot RAW images, you will load the images to your pc with those same JPEG settings as a starting point and are completely adjustable, including white balance (getting the white in the image to be white) IN YOUR PC with DPP photo software that came with your new camera...and then in Photoshop. (Canon's recommended starting point for sharpening RAW images in Photoshop is Unsharpen Mask settings of 300/.3/0…)
If you have no experience with Photoshop you can begin by using the setting adjusting bars in the DPP software that comes with your camera…
2nd warning...
Most newbies OVERadjust at the start...too much contrast, too much sharpening...like so many of TVs I see that are too bright, too contrasty, and oversharpened...
The best advice I can give is to read the archives about your camera on all the forums you can find on the internet and can bear to read...when I got my D30 it was SIX years old...that was a lot of archived pages...but I learned a LOT...and then did the same when I got a 3-yr old 10D... and now the 2-yr old 30D...
Here's a great technical "white" paper...relevant for all Canon users...
http://www.the-digital-picture.com …r-EOS-1-Series-Camera.pdf
Here's a nice site for explaining about Canon lenses:
http://photonotes.org …/beginner-faq/lenses.html
enjoy...
