Thanks guys.

I am a Zoology major and have always had a passion for wildlife/nature.

I already know this will be what the majority of my photo taking will consist of. 100% sure.

Ofc, I will also take photos of people/friends/etc.

I've decided I will be buying the body/stock lens and just shoot on that for now. Then I will save up for additional lenses.

I'm just getting into photography as a more serious hobby, I'm pretty excited.

Does anyone have any recommendations on books that are fairly priced? I guess more so along the lines for "beginners", I want to learn to shoot manually and be comfortable about it.

Thanks so much for the input, opinions, and suggestions.

This post was edited by Brainwashed on Nov 13 2011 06:16pm

Google > Books. Its free and vast.

Eh, I learned more from this book than anything else, including my photography class.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933952687/ref=oh_o03_s00_i01_details