funkenjaeger
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I started with a Rebel XS with kit 18-55mm IS about 9 months ago, and have since added the canon 55-250mm IS and 50mm f/1.8 and a 430EX II.
I've read some books and researched online, and I feel I have a pretty good grasp of the fundamentals, and feel comfortable operating my equipment in general. I still have a long way to go as far as experience; I don't feel that I've "outgrown" my camera, but I also feel like I could use a fancier model without it being over my head.
Of course, I've also shopped around for nicer lenses, but I haven't been very enamored with what I found in the few-hundred-dollar price range for a "walkaround" lens.
I have recently been toying with the idea of upgrading to the new 60D. A friend of mine, who has had some formal photography education and a lot more experience than I, has urged me to reconsider and instead take some photography classes.
I think time is a bigger issue than cost when it comes to classes (at least from the offerings I've seen), so it's mainly a question of whether or not I should consider upgrading before I've mastered my entry-level camera.
While I feel that the operator is still a bigger bottleneck than the camera in my case under most circumstances, I have been drooling over the more advanced autofocus (I have a puppy, enough said) and low-light performance offered by the nicer models.
Anyone got any advice?
Consider buying the camera body, benefit from some of the features now and grow into the rest?
Shop for a lens and hold off on the camera for now?
Or, save the cash and just focus on practicing and maybe taking a class or two?
Comments appreciated.
I've read some books and researched online, and I feel I have a pretty good grasp of the fundamentals, and feel comfortable operating my equipment in general. I still have a long way to go as far as experience; I don't feel that I've "outgrown" my camera, but I also feel like I could use a fancier model without it being over my head.
Of course, I've also shopped around for nicer lenses, but I haven't been very enamored with what I found in the few-hundred-dollar price range for a "walkaround" lens.
I have recently been toying with the idea of upgrading to the new 60D. A friend of mine, who has had some formal photography education and a lot more experience than I, has urged me to reconsider and instead take some photography classes.
I think time is a bigger issue than cost when it comes to classes (at least from the offerings I've seen), so it's mainly a question of whether or not I should consider upgrading before I've mastered my entry-level camera.
While I feel that the operator is still a bigger bottleneck than the camera in my case under most circumstances, I have been drooling over the more advanced autofocus (I have a puppy, enough said) and low-light performance offered by the nicer models.
Anyone got any advice?
Consider buying the camera body, benefit from some of the features now and grow into the rest?
Shop for a lens and hold off on the camera for now?
Or, save the cash and just focus on practicing and maybe taking a class or two?
Comments appreciated.