Altaholic
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Greetings,
As I said in my Introduction thread http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66026 I recently got upgraded from an Olympus C2100UZ to a RebelXT.
With the Olympus, I was pretty content to just leave it on auto and point and shoot. With the Canon, I would like to get away from that. I guess what am I am trying to say is that I am pretty much a beginner.
Been doing a fair bit of reading here and on other sites about what gear would compliment my camera. Wanted to run it by those that are more knowledgeable and see if I am headed in the right direction or way off base. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Power and Memory
Learned with the Olympus that too much is never enough. Settled on upgrading to the Battery Grip with 2 sets of batteries and a SanDisk 4gb Extreme III memory card to start.
Flash
Is this something that is advisable to get out of the gate? If so, I had my eye on the 430EX.
Glass
Now we get to the fun stuff and this is where it gets kind of fuzzy for me. I enjoy taking pictures of just about anything that catches my eye. My critters around the house, landscapes, cemeteries, buildings, car shows, just about anything. For versatility, I was thinking one prime and 2 zooms.
For the prime, I think the 50mm f/1.8II is going to be my choice.
For the zooms, looking at the EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS and EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS.
Is this a good combo or should I be looking at something else?
Thanks again for any advice and hope your day is well.
Glenn
As I said in my Introduction thread http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66026 I recently got upgraded from an Olympus C2100UZ to a RebelXT.
With the Olympus, I was pretty content to just leave it on auto and point and shoot. With the Canon, I would like to get away from that. I guess what am I am trying to say is that I am pretty much a beginner.
Been doing a fair bit of reading here and on other sites about what gear would compliment my camera. Wanted to run it by those that are more knowledgeable and see if I am headed in the right direction or way off base. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Power and Memory
Learned with the Olympus that too much is never enough. Settled on upgrading to the Battery Grip with 2 sets of batteries and a SanDisk 4gb Extreme III memory card to start.
Flash
Is this something that is advisable to get out of the gate? If so, I had my eye on the 430EX.
Glass
Now we get to the fun stuff and this is where it gets kind of fuzzy for me. I enjoy taking pictures of just about anything that catches my eye. My critters around the house, landscapes, cemeteries, buildings, car shows, just about anything. For versatility, I was thinking one prime and 2 zooms.
For the prime, I think the 50mm f/1.8II is going to be my choice.
For the zooms, looking at the EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS and EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS.
Is this a good combo or should I be looking at something else?
Thanks again for any advice and hope your day is well.
Glenn