Haha - yes! That's why it's cheaper to get em done at a store



Ohhh, those! The ones meant for Word documents rather than photos? lol

I have a little mini one that can only print up to 4 x 6 and smaller. It prints very well and it's so cute! Mini photos!

This post was edited by chantal7 on Dec 18 2009 09:04pm

Don't worry I am sure you will learn all about digital photography with time. I mean only a little bit over a year ago I was a total newbie like you but I spent time and energy searching and reading reviews and photography forums and now more than a year later I still consider myself a newbie because there are just soo many photography techniques, general knowledge and camera functions that I don't know anything about. I think you should start learning the meaning of those abbreviations and terms: http://www.dpreview.com/learn/
It will be a lot easier to learn once you get your hands on a DSLR and play around with it for awhile.

I don't know if I have mentioned this before butl I personally don't like the digital Rebels because it lacks the quick control dial, top LCD, speed and build quality BUT if you don't like bulky and heavy cameras you will most likely be very satisfied with the Rebels. I used the XSI I had mostly for landscapes and the results are very satisfactory. In fact one of the best photos I believe I have taken so far was shot with that camera: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3661084637_420546b773_o.jpg

Here is a size comparison between a 40D, XSI and XS with XSI in the middle.


If you don't really mind spending a few hundred more you should definitely get one of the higher end cameras like Canon eos 50D or Nikon D90 because they will give you the speed and performance you will need later on when you become more familiar with digital photography.
As for lenses well from the reviews I have read the EF 75-300 USM is really a piece of crap. It is really only good for shooting in broad daylight because of the narrow maximum aperture and lack of image stabilizer (IS) AND the images taken with it are quite soft. The EF-S 55-250 is a better lens BUT it lacks USM (ultrasonic motor) focusing motor so I kinda doubt it's ability focusing on fast moving objects and in low light. If you want a decent telephoto lens for a Canon camera you should take a look at EF 70-200 f4L but it's a 700 dollar lens though. My recommendation is that you should get a camera body now with a kit lens then later on buy a decent telephoto lens. It is not a cheap hobby but to me I would rather spend a lot of money than get disappointed with the end results.


Ok speaking of disappointment here lol. (btw I think I am so damn talkative right now because I can't sleep haha) There was a dog show during this Buffalo days fair here in Regina last summer and I went there and took a bunch of photos with my 40D and a 17-85 IS USM lens the camera was performing quite well but the lens really really let me down. First of all it has very narrow maximum aperture which meant that I had to use very very high ISO settings, ISO 1600 and 3200, so the pictures were a bit noisy but that was not the only problem that lens I used is just awful wide open at maximum focal length so all the images turned out very soft PLUS the noise reduction applied by my camera made them look horrible lol. So after that I was determined to buy only professional wide aperture lenses even though they cost twice or three times more :S

This post was edited by Futurama on Dec 19 2009 02:26am