New Year, New Camera, New Focus on PICTURES

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How goes it lovelies.

Anyone else pick up a 450D after the holidays? Just picked one up from BestBuy (would never usually shop there but got a great deal)...

450D
18-55mm IS
Canon Battery Grip
+1 Lithium Ion Battery (2 in total)
Canon Camera Bag

=$800(can.) taxes and shipping included.

Such a good deal I couldn't pass it up.

Needed a second camera as I've picked up several weddings this year. This was a huge step up from the 300D I was using.

Next up I need a 24-70mm, and I'm set. Eventually I'll grab a 5D but that's not for a while.

Anyway, anyone have any neat tips for the 450D? I could read the manual but if there's anything you kids could fill me in on I would appreciate it. Don't even know how to turn on the Live View function at this point.

Hope everyone is doing well!!!
Regards,
Paul

 

[terri]

Happy New Year, sweet pea! Hope you had great holidays.

Sounds like you got an excellent deal - congrats! Sounds like business is picking up, too, good for you.

You know me - I'll "pick up" a digital camera when hell freezes over. Maybe a cheap point & shoot for online use...if someone gave me one.

 

[bace]

it's kinda weird. for me. i've wasted a lot of time doing things i thought would make me richer quicker, and then i get laid off, and the photography thing takes off to the point where i'm very comfortable right now.

should have done this years ago.

it's also weird to have 3 camera's in total. this was just a hobby at one point and somehow i'm 3 camera's deep, two strobes, and all this other equipment...bah. feels good. i'm a "photographer". like I can say it now. cause that's how I live.

anyway.

peace in the middle east. go america (now that obama is pres!!).

 

[bace]

Now I see why people were taking better pictures than me for so long.

6mp = less details = not so sharp pictures
12.2mp = SICKLY SHARP PICTURES

1600 ISO with noise reduction on 450D = AMAZING club shots WOW. Way more color with a long exposure and flash.

Center AF Point is AMAZING at low light/contrast focusing. SICK!

Image stabilization, again great for club shots.

Here I was thinking that I just really sucked compared to these other photogs and all along it was just NEW TECHNOLOGY.

Time to play catchup.

 

[Overread]

you wait - one day the 1D shall be in your hands - then you shall know true sickness!

Good luck with the camera and the weddings!