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I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:23 am
by Omag 2.0
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Happy day today... I finally got it...

Yep, I'm officially a dSLR-freak now... ;D
And around Christmas, I'm getting me a nice Canon 70 - 300 mm IS USM lense to top is of... and kill my piggybank... :)
Cheers,
Omag ... birthday boy...
PS: come on battery, load, load, LOAD like the wind!
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Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:29 am
by Hagar
Happy Birthday. [smiley=birthdays.gif]
That battery shouldn't take long to charge. Look forward to seeing your first efforts. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:37 am
by MWISimmer
Happy Birthday Kris :)
Now get that baby fired up and show us what it can do!!
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:52 am
by Roughrider
Congratulations and Happy Birthday, You have always posted such nice shots, I can wait to see what you do with that, a good choice. Mark
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:38 am
by 61_OTU
Ah yes, good choice Kris 8-)
Can I recommend.....
A spare batteryA cheap wide aperture lensA superb flash unitAnd anything that goes up to 400mm ;D
Good luck, still having loads of fun with mine ;)

Steve
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:43 am
by Mictheslik
beat you to those recommendations

I would recommend a Hahnel battery grip coming with 2 spare batteries.....it costs about
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:02 am
by Sir_Crashalot
Happy birthday, Kris. Great camera by the way. Would love to have one like that. Unfortunatly it's a bit out of my price range.
Crash

Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:05 am
by Omag 2.0
[quote]Ah yes, good choice Kris
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:09 am
by Mictheslik
No-one has said anything about the photo yet.....somehow you've managed to make a piece of technology look really moody....nice lighting

.mic
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:10 am
by Omag 2.0
Happy birthday, Kris. Great camera by the way. Would love to have one like that. Unfortunatly it's a bit out of my price range.
Crash

Well, there's a package deal at Saturn, Mediamarkt at the moment, containing the Eos 350D + kitlense at
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:45 am
by Willit Run
Good Luck with the new camera, Kris!!
I can't wait to see what you can do with this one!!!
Cory
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:53 am
by Omag 2.0
No-one has said anything about the photo yet.....somehow you've managed to make a piece of technology look really moody....nice lighting

.mic
Thanks Mic. Just a quick set-up using the natural light in my livingroom... You can't beat natural daylight... ;)
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:24 am
by evanatorx
Congrats! I loved shooting slr. I have an old t-70. But I'm getting a d30 in february!
Quick! Show us what you shot!
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:22 pm
by guesswho531
[quote]
I would recommend a Hahnel battery grip coming with 2 spare batteries.....it costs about
Re: I gave in...

Posted:
Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:28 am
by Rifleman
I see you have mastered the self-timer mode and taken a picture of your new camera with itself..........one thing you may want to look into is a remote of some sort if the Canon supports one......it's not just a gimmick, actually it's a very handy tool....