SpoiledMan
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Title says it all. What should I get for the basics outside of the kit?
So I'm getting a Rebel XT
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imported_Jeremiah
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A 2nd one, and send it my way 
. But in all seriousness, congratulations!! I've been trying to convince my wife I NEED one for my business. She seems to think that it's not a need... What does she know. The one piece of advice I can give is get the best glass your wallet will allow, good glass makes all the difference (my 35mm slr body was like $150 but one lens was well over $500). Good luck and post lots of pictures when you get it. :xyxthumbs
. But in all seriousness, congratulations!! I've been trying to convince my wife I NEED one for my business. She seems to think that it's not a need... What does she know. The one piece of advice I can give is get the best glass your wallet will allow, good glass makes all the difference (my 35mm slr body was like $150 but one lens was well over $500). Good luck and post lots of pictures when you get it. :xyxthumbs
SpoiledMan
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Funny!
The first time I mentioned it she laughed like I hadn't never spent a buck on her.:rofl I know what you mean about the "glass" as my Minolta SLR has some nice glass but it's a rather large zoom (70-210) and I have to be a good distance from the kids just to get a head shot. I plan to get a "normal" lens for that as well as a nice zoomer for the XT.
The first time I mentioned it she laughed like I hadn't never spent a buck on her.:rofl I know what you mean about the "glass" as my Minolta SLR has some nice glass but it's a rather large zoom (70-210) and I have to be a good distance from the kids just to get a head shot. I plan to get a "normal" lens for that as well as a nice zoomer for the XT.BoxsterCharlie
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Get some fast primes for it! They make a couple great 50mm primes in f/1.8 (cheap!) and f/1.4 (outrageously fast). Those make perfect portrait lenses, a little long with the crop factor but still good.
SpoiledMan
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Charlie, are you talking about the ~$70 lens that it the hotness on Amazon?
SpoiledMan
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I'm a Photoshop CS user so I'll look into some books today while I have some free time. Yeah, a flash is going to be on the short list as well as a battery grip. Anyone have any knowledge of the "Starter Kit" that is available for the Rebel? Any filter recommendations?
Congrats Chris, going with Canon is a wise move, they are pretty much the leader in photography, although they'll suck your wallet dry :laugh:
Now all you need to do is to buy my lens...lol
Are you just buying the body or you going with the kit lens? If you don't go with the kit lens and aren't interested in my lens I can recommend you some other good lenses. I'm looking to pick up the 50mm f/1.8 prime that everyone raves about for $80 on B&H soon, you might want to consider that since it's the cheapest you'll ever see a Canon lens. Other basics you might want to consider is a decent bag, a 1 gig CF card (get a fast one), UV filter, circular polarizer filter and maybe a simple lens cleaning kit. Your also going to want to get a sensor cleaner, I plan on getting the Giottos Rocket Air blower which I've read really good things about too. The rest of the stuff; flashes, tripod, more lenses additional batteries and CF cards are nice to have but not necessary and can be purchased at a later time.
I've been studying and reviewing lots of lenses and other equipment (mainly Canon) for my Rebel XT so if you have any questions let me know, I'll try to answer them. I actually plan on ordering this week from B&H my 50mm prime as well as my first "L" glass, the 70-200mm f/4L :woot2: along with a couple other "toys".
Once you start looking at the prices of good glass, especially "L" glass you'll see how photography is way more expensive than detailing :soscared: :bolt
One more thing, I've been reading Canon is really bad with rebates (i.e. they don't send them out) so keep track of when you send yours out and make sure you have all the required info. I'm probably going to call them next week to see the status of my rebate.
Now all you need to do is to buy my lens...lol
Are you just buying the body or you going with the kit lens? If you don't go with the kit lens and aren't interested in my lens I can recommend you some other good lenses. I'm looking to pick up the 50mm f/1.8 prime that everyone raves about for $80 on B&H soon, you might want to consider that since it's the cheapest you'll ever see a Canon lens. Other basics you might want to consider is a decent bag, a 1 gig CF card (get a fast one), UV filter, circular polarizer filter and maybe a simple lens cleaning kit. Your also going to want to get a sensor cleaner, I plan on getting the Giottos Rocket Air blower which I've read really good things about too. The rest of the stuff; flashes, tripod, more lenses additional batteries and CF cards are nice to have but not necessary and can be purchased at a later time. I've been studying and reviewing lots of lenses and other equipment (mainly Canon) for my Rebel XT so if you have any questions let me know, I'll try to answer them. I actually plan on ordering this week from B&H my 50mm prime as well as my first "L" glass, the 70-200mm f/4L :woot2: along with a couple other "toys".
Once you start looking at the prices of good glass, especially "L" glass you'll see how photography is way more expensive than detailing :soscared: :bolt
One more thing, I've been reading Canon is really bad with rebates (i.e. they don't send them out) so keep track of when you send yours out and make sure you have all the required info. I'm probably going to call them next week to see the status of my rebate.
SpoiledMan
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Thanks for the advice John! I've been eyeing that lens from Amazon where it's less expensive.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cu...ing=UTF8&sort=quality&index=0&page=11#gallery
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cu...ing=UTF8&sort=quality&index=0&page=11#gallery
holland_patrick
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SpoiledMan said:
Ya less expensive but I got to hold mine in mine had and use it before leaving the store.. Plus that B&H goodness MAN it's cammera heaven..(also they will have a ton of used stuff)
Go to your libray there have been a few good articals about the different settings on the XT..
get the 50 1.8 i got it it's great.. (DOF sucks when your not used to it. you can really screw up photots with it)
next is a nice wide they all make it and I just read about them.. for 200 more you can get the canan 10-22 which they say is better..
after that.. just get l lenses in your range don't cheep out you'll get your mony back if you don't like it they hold thier value well.
IS on a lens with give you 2 stops hand held ...which is nice.. but 2.8f stop is nice also..
which i round out my lenses i'm going with the 2.8's rather then the 4 and IS but i'm sure i'll have an IS lens sooner or later..
POTN is your friend..