hey guys, i've only just recently got into photography.

im using a Canon Digital IXUS 8015 camera.
n00b, i know, but the photos turn out really well on my flickr page.

here is my flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellojei

i'm not gonna post much until i feel i have something useful to say but i will be active in this forum

thanks guys

so I just bought some filters.. UV protect, Polarizer and a magnifie glass (no idea why, but it was included in the package)..

Haven't really been inspired lately, as the weather has been terrible. The sky is grey and snow everywhere .. the sun hasn't barely been visible the past month!!


btw. are any of you familiar with the Vivitar DF-838 flash?

Wow... I'm sure everyone has a day where they regret so much not bringing their camera with them...
Today was such a day for me..
I went hiking in the snowy mountain, and it was snowing big wet snow flakes that would stick together on every branch...
It was B E A U T I F U L !!!!
Ofc.. I didn't bring my camera cause usually I have a hard time taking nice pictures in the winter....
Tomorrow I'm going back, hoping the snow will keep falling!!!!!

Hey there. A mate just linked me to a site called Brandele.com. It seems to be a chinese store. I just saw that they have a tremendous discount on the Canon 50D at the moment. The body would go for 200$. I´m not sure why they can afford to sell it for such a cheap price ( it usually costs around 800€ here, which would be like 1000$ ).
So I got two questions:

1. Does this seller seem trustworthy and reliable and would you buy that body?
2. How big is the improvement when switching from a 1000D to a 50D?

As you might know the 1000D I bought 2 years ago was my first DSLR. I´m getting upset about the noise in low light situations abit + some other stuff I think the 50D could do better. so if you´d let me know wether that upgrade would pay off or not, that´d be awesome. because it seems I wont get such a cheap offer again anytime soon.

rgds

200$ for 50d = obvious scam

no one gets those cameras that cheap even in huge stocks straight from the factory

This post was edited by Antichrist- on Mar 29 2010 10:10am

well you might wanna check out the site yourself. they discounted it from 739$ - 200$

what makes you think that they ever sold it for that price? of course discount looks more legit than 200$ normal price. its not that hard to write that its a discount not the normal price on the website..

this kind of scam websites arent that rare.

i just looked at the site and first page is full of ridiculous discounts, many items sold for half price of already cheap prices

Look at their payment types:



That, combined with no visible SSL certificate makes me thing they're just going to scam you.

Haha. Look at the "Return Process"

Once we receive your returned item, your refund or exchange will be processed in just a few days. Upon us receiving your returned item, it will be promptly reviewed by our quality assurance department. Please Be Aware that items showing signs of wear or those that have been engraved, altered in any manner, resized (by anyone other than SecretDiamond.com/Taylor James Inc.) or damaged in any way cannot be accepted for return or exchange. Returns without a SecretDiamond.com/Taylor James Inc. return authorization code, improperly packaged returns, or returns that are not insured, will be refused receipt.

Wtf ? o.O Haha.

This post was edited by Qhotex on Mar 29 2010 01:04pm

i am starting a photography course this evening
rather excited, i know i hav so much to learn