Any Pre-cautions?

[woodsac]

Within the next couple of hours, I will be holding my 1st dslr :mrgreen: Here's what I got:
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT SLR Camera - BLACK
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Lens
SanDisk 1GB Extreme III 133x CompactFlash
Spare battery
UV & Polarizer filters for both lenses

So, before I jump into it, is there anything I need to know about that isn't obvious? I've read about how to change the lenses to help eliminate dust, but that's about it. Any other pointers or advice? Can I just pop on a lense and start shooting once the battery is charged?

Do you recommend doing the firmware upgrade if it doesn't already have it?

Man am I excited!!!! I hope to pick up a nicer telephoto before too long. Just got this one to get me by for now. I'm also going to order a Canon 50mm f/1.8

 

[Big Mike]

Ahh....new camera smell....mmmmmmm

Just charge up the battery and start playing. I always like to read through the manual and play with all the features at first...then start having fun.

Congrats!

 

[woodsac]

Great!!!! Thanks Mike.

I took your advice about the 17-85mm. I did a TON of reading and it all led to the same conclusion...try and avoid the 18-55mm kit lense and go for the 17-85mm. All the reviews about the 17-85mm make it sound like a very sharp and reliable lense. It was definately more than I wanted to spend, but it's a long term investment that I'm sure I'll be much happier with.