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*A seriously tongue-in-cheek* Noobie guide to your first DSLR

 
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Aug 29, 2005 01:54 |  #1

I saw this thread in a local forum and found it very farni....
http://forums.clubsnap​.org/showthread.php?t=​148776 (external link)

Had to edit some of the local slang for your understanding. Feel free to add more......


JOKE MODE ON* a compilation of friendly FAQs to some noobie queries abt buying his/her 1st DSLR. compiled over a few sessions of chit-chats with my frens.

1) you CANNOT aim thru the LCD screen in a DSLR...

2) you CANNOT take movies with ur DSLR (no... 'M' is not movie mode. see below for definition)

3) to be a real professional cameraman, use "P" mode (as in "Professional" mode)

4) you DO NOT need VR/IS in your lens... after all, at f22, everything should be sharp

5) the standard setting for any pic to get the most perfect results - ISO1600, 1/4000sec, f22, mount on tripod (perferably Manfrotto 055 tripod and tie a brick to the center column and use MC-30 remote to trigger the shutter and mirror lock-up...phew...)

6) no... by turning to AV mode doesn't make a Jap actress appear in ur viewfinder

7) To take nice pictures, turn to "S". Sure to give you "sweet" pictures.

8) Remember to set camera to AF-C all the time... to give u "All Frame Chic" Pics

9) btw... u do not cut ur film into little squares to stuff into the little slot marked 'CF'...

10) for super sharp, super colours etc... pics, use 'M' mode. after all, 'M' stands for ' .... rite?

11) how come no zoom in zoom out button??

12) yes u need to buy a lens to shoot

13) How much total Zoom can I get? (Digital + Optical)

14) how come the QC so lousy, the lens can drop off?

15) WHAT? Flash sold seperately?

16) Why is the camera so big? Not smaller the better mah? Cannot put into pocket like credit card.

17) Good pictures = sharp pictures.

18) This small camera 7MP and so cheap! Your big camera 4MP and so expensive!

19) My pictures from my small camera better den yours cos I no need to photoshop.

20) Real professionals use film, cos cannot manipulate the image. Only lousy photographers use digital and photoshop, cos u can manipulate the image.


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