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• I Now Own My First SLR
  by Jeff Burns

  Well I finally have done what I have been wanting to do for a long time. I purchased a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTI 10.1 MP. I have been…

  Well I finally have done what I have been wanting to do for a long time. I purchased a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTI 10.1 MP. I have been wanting a full Digital SLR camera for a very long time. It is my very first one. I currently own the Canon Powershot S3 but it was limiting me way to much. / I also purchased a killer lens. / The Sigma Zoom Telephoto 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro Autofocus Lens So hopefully soon I will be uploading some new work. Sorry to say I have not bought the IR filter yet. / Also on Friday I am beginning my first class as a member of / The Cleveland Photographic Society Its a class that meets every week for learning and competitions. / Also do field trips. I would like to thank everyone on this site for inspiring me to get more involved with Photography.

• Tutorial: Photographing the Milky Way with a standard DSLR camera
  by Cain Doherty

  I have an improved and better formatted version of this tutorial in my wordpress blog....

  I have an improved and better formatted version of this tutorial in my wordpress blog. This tutorial will cover the development of my image Milky Way from Apollo Bay using a Canon 350D, a wide angle lens, Adobe Photoshop and an image alignment program called hugin. For this to be repeatable you must be shooting with clear dark skies, free from light pollution. I used settings of Tv: 20 sec, Av: f/4, focal length: 17mm and ISO speed: 1600. A shutter release cable is also a great tool and can keep your camera clicking as it sits on the tripod. The more images taken, the better for the final result, because this will improve the signal to noise ratio that plagues digital sensors during long exposures. A tracking mount is not necessary with a 20 second shutter speed because the rotation of the night sky is undetectable at such a wide angle. Please read the following steps for more information. All images are hyperlinked to larger sizes. 1) Download this zipped folder containing four of my unaligned shots of the Milky Way. 2) Load them into hugin_0.7_beta_4. 3) Manually align images with control points – don’t automatically align. I aligned three images to a common one. Enlarge the screenshot for details. 4) Click Edit – fine tune all points. 5) Click View – preview window. 6) Click Center and Fit buttons to achieve this view. 7) Click Edit – Optimise. 8) Click Stitcher – image format – multiple tiff . Final screen before clicking Stitch Now . 9) If you don’t want to worry about learning how to align the images with hugin, then you can download this zipped folder containing the four prealigned images of the Milky Way. 10) Load each image onto a new layer in photoshop adjusting the blend mode to screen which is good at lightening images without lightening the darkest areas. 11) Add a medium contrast curves layer. 12) Add colour balance layer: shadows (-90,-25,-10), midtones (-15,-5,-20), highlights (0,-5,30). 13) The final result For comparison’s sake, shown below is a typical accompanying jpeg to a raw file I began with for one of the individual images. I used Adobe Camera Raw to extract the jpegs provided in step 1 for processing. In closing, I’d like to point out this is not the only way an image like this can be captured; there is myriads of possibilities. I have developed this simple and inexpensive method by just experimenting with the tools at my disposal. Comments are welcomed. If you haven’t done so already, please check out another tutorial I have written: Layer Masks and Transparency Gradients for The Heart.

• *New Group "Nikon DSLR Users Group - Update"*
  by Philip Johnson

  Greetings all * We have established a new *Nikon DSLR Users Group the group is open to everyone , but especially those RB members th…

  Greetings all * We have established a new *Nikon DSLR Users Group the group is open to everyone , but especially those RB members that are using Nikon equipment. It is an area where we can swap advice and tips, we have built a group of Co-hosts with experience in various models that can help give advice and answer questions. So if you want to drop in and say hi even if you don’t use nikon products or if you are curious. Regards Philip

• Canon EOS 5D Mk II
  by Krys Bailey

  Hooray!!! The new much-awaited Canon 5D Mk II has landed here in Merrie Olde England today. I haven’t tried it out yet – I need to char…

  Hooray!!! The new much-awaited Canon 5D Mk II has landed here in Merrie Olde England today. I haven’t tried it out yet – I need to charge the new-fangled style battery first…........... watch this space! ;o)

• Which DSLR should I buy ?
  by Glenn Alderson

  In the next few months I’m looking to buy a new camera. Now where do I start ? Which brand is best ? *Which model should I …

  In the next few months I’m looking to buy a new camera. Now where do I start ? Which brand is best ? Which model should I choose ? How much should I pay ? What camera are you currently using or have used in the past ? What do the Experts use ? I live in South Australia, where should I go ? These are the questions that I have. I ask this question to all of you out there from the Experts to the amatures like me. If I get enough replys I’m going to put a list of the Top Cameras, makes & models. For all of us amatures out there. Cheers / Glenn Alderson A short synopsis of which DSLR should I buy —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / / / PLEASE VIEW MY GALLERY @ Glenn Alderson Photography

• Nikon~Nikon~Nikon
  by Mundy Hackett

  I am a Nikon user, and yes I switched from Canon to Nikon 3 years ago when I switched also from transparencies to digital. I have been a…

  I am a Nikon user, and yes I switched from Canon to Nikon 3 years ago when I switched also from transparencies to digital. I have been asked quite alot since beng here at RB about what equipment I use, and I feel very lucky to say that I get to use top of the line Nikon DSLR and lenses. My current list of Nikon inlcudes: Nikon D2Xs body / Nikkor 70-200/2.8 AFS VR / Nikkor 300/2.8 AFS VR / Nikkor 500/4 AFS I Now I did not come by these gems all at once, and I am by no means making a profit with my photography. I am a working stiff in the biological sciences, and I have basically taken the approach that anytime I could upgrade to a better piece of equipment as money allowed I should do so. Sometimes there are long times in between purchases, but I will say that I always buy gently used and am very careful about whom i deal with. I have come across some incredible deals over the years, and the latest has to be when I traded my two Nikon D200 DSLR bodies for one like new Canada version Nikon D2Xs pro level body. I am not keen on only having one body, but right now it is all I can afford, but the spped of this camera is beyond belief if you have never shot with a camer of this caliber. I probably use the 500/4 lens with matching teleconverters including the 2x, 75% of the time. I love this lens, and although 600mm would be better sometimes, it is the best compromise in my mind. i use it for macro, telephoto, scenic, you name it and I have tried it! I will post more about the other equipment I have and use, tools of the trade as it were, but needless to say there is alot of browns, olive greens, and camoflage patterns! Cheers

• Point & Shoot or DSLR, you CAN get the Job Done and be proud
  by Tim Denny

  I don’t write much for journals and all, but when my son Scott put out his journal on “Whatcah Packin” inspired me to put out a journal f…

  I don’t write much for journals and all, but when my son Scott put out his journal on “Whatcah Packin” inspired me to put out a journal for the point & shoot photographer that might feel like their work is no match for the DSLR shooters. / / Prior to my Canon Eos 30-D I shot with the Canon Eos A2E film camera. I loved this camera very much. Scott was shooting with his original camera the Canon AE-1 Program and was doing well with it in his portrait photography etc. Because ot the cost of film and his old studio equipment starting to see their better days along with the pretty price it would be to upgrade it all he purchased a Sony Cyber Shot and backed off a bit from doing a lot of photography. / / I seen some of Scott’s work he did with the Sony Cyber Shot and was a bit attracted to the digital world of photography. At that time I was in no way going to get rid of my Eos A2E, but kind of wanted to do the digital thing, you know what I mean ? / Scott explained how user friendly the Sony Cyber Shot was so I ventured out to look for one like it. I wanted the flexablilty that I had with my A2E at the same time. I found the Sony Cyber Shot DSC – S75 with 3 mega picels, it had a manual mode along with S & A priority, but carried the heavy price tag of $700.00, a lot of cash by todays standards of a 3 mega pixel camera. None the less I purchased it and now I was a film / digital guy. As time pasted I was convinced that digital was the way to go and went full force into the digital world selling my Canon Eos A2E and purchasing the Canon Eos Rebel, the best I could afford at the time. Since my original SLR digital I have up graded to the Canon Eos 30-D, my present camera and see no need to further upgrade. The BIG HYPE of all these BIG mega pixel cameras have a lot of people fooled and some are purchasing them not knowing they got suckered by the sales persons all in the line of profit at the cost of the consumers pocket book. If your are going to do Big stuff and want to make billboard type photos, go for it, but on the other hand if you want to improve your photoraphy buy what you can afford and learn how to use it to the best of your ability and you will do some very nice,well done photos. / / The most important thing is read, read, read, then put what you have learned in the books to practise, practise, practise and you will arrive. Buy the big guns for the big bucks and don’t know how to use them or have no real need for them then what you have is a big gun, that’s it in a nut shell. / So, if all you have or if all you can afford is a point & shoot go for the gusto. / Remenber, Get Ready, Aim, Fire. In other words Read, learn to compose, and slowly press the shutter button. / Below please find a few of my examples of what can be done with a point & shoot camera. / / / / / / / / / If you have taken the time to read this very lengthly journal thank you very much. It was written all for the encouragment of all those point & shoot photographers that think their work is not good enough. / All photos can be improved with using a good photo software program, you will be amazed, when you take a size 72 resolution 6×3 image and work it into a 300 resolution 8×10 photo. I hope this article helps some. / / Oh, by the way. When I purchsed my Eos 30-D I gave Scott my Eos Rebel, he fell in love with it and soon upgraded to the Eos 30-D also. Today Scott has since upgraded his studio equipment and has re-kindled his love for photography. Also My son Jack Denny is here at RB and he too has upgraded his Nikon D50 to the Nikon D80 and is well on his way, folowing in his foot steps is his 12 year old son Tyler. I hope that some day soon we will see some of Tyler’s work. Thank you / Tim Denny

• FEATURED!!
  by trwphotography

  PINK Collection – Reflecting Tears is featured in the Nikon DSLR Users Group / ...

  PINK Collection – Reflecting Tears is featured in the Nikon DSLR Users Group Thank you so very much for the feature!!! God bless. / Tamela

• "Journey of a feather 2" ranked 4th in the Canon DSLR challenge :)
  by monaiman

  I want to start my journal with a big thanks to whoever voted for “Journey of a feather 2” that was ranked 4th in the macro challenge...

  I want to start my journal with a big thanks to whoever voted for “Journey of a feather 2” that was ranked 4th in the macro challenge organized by the Canon DSLR Group. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS :) HUGS, Mona :)

• Holy freaken hell...I just got a DSLR!
  by Murray Newham

  I’ve waited agessss… finally the finance minster approved and I could go out and get myself a Canon 400D DSLR… So I got the standa…

  I’ve waited agessss… finally the finance minster approved and I could go out and get myself a Canon 400D DSLR… So I got the standard 18-55 lens, but I got them to throw in the 75-300 a 2gb card and a carry bag too… So now I’m freaken waiting for the battery to charge… So any tips any of you fellow 400d users might have, flood them in now and help me straighten up my learning curve…

• Yeah, news, news, news
  by Maximus

  At least I’m still thinking this is good. My son need some “help… ” so I gave him my laptop and got a Macbook. so far so good. Am very …

  At least I’m still thinking this is good. My son need some “help… ” so I gave him my laptop and got a Macbook. so far so good. Am very much on a steep curve. / NOW the bigger news I’m now the shocked owner of a Canon EoS450 DSLR…. it is a great deal lighter than the Fuji, which is great when I’m limited to one hand. cheers :)

• How To Choose a Camera
  by Steven Lippis

  One of the most common questions I’ve seen in the forum is, “What camera should I buy?” / There’s no definitive answer. In the end, most c…

  One of the most common questions I’ve seen in the forum is, “What camera should I buy?” / There’s no definitive answer. In the end, most cameras on the market are decent. I’d like to think that rather than one camera being better than another, one camera is better at some things than others. A nice big dSLR is great, but can you slip it into your pocket? / A compact is handy, and great in social situations, but it’s not going to be much shop with sports or wildlife photography! / In the end, a camera is a tool and it’s important you choose the right one for the job. First up, lets look at compact cameras. / There’s plenty of these around, they’re constantly being updated, replaced and improved. Also the cheapest digital option. / Very handy for carrying with you. Can slip into a pocket and are always on hand when you need it. / One problem though is they’re slow. Slow start up, slow to take a shot, often quite a big delay between pressing the button and the image being taken, often you can lose the moment. Another is the sensor size. They have very tiny sensors, and when the manufacturers shove in as many megapixels as the larger sensor on a dSLR, the image quality can degrade. This page shows the difference in sizes between compacts, dSLRs and 35mm, also explains with tables and charts about the resolutions of these. Last, and definitely not least, image control. / There’s very little control to be had with a compact camera. / But Uncle Stevie, my compact has full manual controls! / Yes, many compact cameras do. But again, the size of the sensor comes into play here. Because the sensor is so small, the image is effectively cropped in comparison to a 35mm, or ‘full frame’ image. This is the crop factor people talk about. On a compact, this is even more profound. / Depth of field is controlled by a few factors. One is how close/far the subject is from the camera. The further away, the more depth of field. Get close, and it becomes very narrow, like in most macro shots you see. / Another is focal length. Wide angle lenses tend to have a deep depth of field, whereas telephoto, or long lenses, have quite a shallow depth. / It’s all about balancing one against the other. / 28mm on a 35mm camera is wide angle, and your subject has to be quite close to the camera for a shallow depth of field. / On a compact camera, to achieve the ‘28mm equivalent’, you have to go much, much wider. On the Canon Powershot S70, the lens is infact 5.8-20.7mm, with the 5.8 being equivalent to the wide angle 28mm. Even at the telephoto end, there’s going to be little control over depth of field. / In a way this is great for compact cameras, it means people will rarely get out of focus shots! Not so great if you’re using it as a creative control. / The other factor in controlling depth of field is the aperture, but quite often this ends up having no effect due to the extreme wide angle of the lenses in use. Somewhere in the middle ground is the dSLR-like group of cameras. / They look a lot like an SLR, have a lot of the features, but they don’t have interchangable lenses (blessing and a curse, the more a lens can do, the less it does well, but you’ll never have to worry about a dirty sensor!) of a true SLR. Their response times can be sluggish, but not as slow as a compact. The biggest downfall is the same as the compacts. The sensor. Most share the tiny sensor of a compact, running into the same issues. They often have a much greater reach with extremely long zooms, which is why they need to be a lot bigger. The dSLR market is not quite as flooded with models, but there’s still a wide choice. Some entry level models come in cheaper than some compacts, while the top of the line can be in excess of $10,000. Here budget plays a big part in deciding what to buy. If you buy a $10,000 body but can’t afford a good lens, your images will suffer. The lens is the most important part of the equation here. They’re the part you keep. Unfortunately digital camera bodies are an expensive, yet disposable item. / What do you need out of your camera? / Are you going to be shooting sports? Possibly spending time in bad weather? Shooting gigs in low light? / You need to look at what you’re doing and decide if you need weather sealing, good high ISO performance, fast FPS. / These are the major differences as you move up the camera food chain. And while it might be nice to be able to shoot at 11fps, do you NEED it? / Also, if you’re going to get big, expensive lenses, you may need a pro body designed to handle them. The entry level models are designed to work best with the more affordable light, plastic bodied lenses. / Decide what you want to do, work out what you need and then find out what will fit both your needs and budget. Film SLRs! / But Uncle Stevie, film is dead. The man in the camera shop said so. / Of course he said so. / What’s in his best interest? Selling a $2,000 digital camera that’s obsolete in 18 months, or selling a $500 film camera that’ll produce beautiful images for a lifetime, or longer, and the odd roll of film for a couple bucks? Film is far from dead. While consumer films are dropping off, companies such as Fuji have continued to improve and extend their professional film range. Recently due to great demand they brought back Velvia 50. An all new type of Provia was released. Companies that have ended film production have had their processing plants bought out by other companies who are filling the demand. / Just as print film, slide film and black and white films all have different characteristics, between each other and brands, digital is just another medium with its own characteristics. / Depending on the situation film is not more expensive than digital. So in summary. Think about what you want from your camera, both in terms of portability, function and artistic aesthetics and get the best tool for the job. Make sure you get what you need out of the camera (and yes, that may be the portability of a compact!), forget the other bells and whistles. When budget is a constraint, remember to take into consideration lens choice and other accessories such as memory cards, card readers, filters, extended warranties, etc. If you have old lenses and want to use them on your new camera, check for compatibility first. Most importantly, go into a store, handle the cameras, find one that feels comfortable to hold and use. Compare viewfinders, make sure you can see clearly, especially glasses wearers. For the most part, ignore megapixel counts. It’s become a race and a way to market new cameras, but people can and have been printing quite large images from 6mp cameras. (Keep in mind RB requires 10mp for large prints). If you want to try film, don’t be put off by the talk of it being dead. You can pick up a second hand film body for next to nothing, and trying out a couple rolls of film won’t cost much at all. Keep in mind, this advice is my opinion. Not everyone will agree with everything I’ve said. / I’ve not mentioned any particular models because they change so fast. Latest news, reviews and comparisons can be found on the DPReview website.

• “Tiny Golden Lion” featured in "Canon DSLR" - many thanks, dear hosts!!!
  by Gili Orr

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  I am very honored and grateful!

• New camera, decisions...
  by Geoff White

  I am considering buying a new camera. I currently use a combination of a Canon 30D and a Pentax *ist DS – both DSLRs – with an assortment…

  I am considering buying a new camera. I currently use a combination of a Canon 30D and a Pentax *ist DS – both DSLRs – with an assortment of lenses. The Canon is a work camera, and I am considering three choices. 1. Canon 5D / 2. Canon 40D / 3. Canon 30D I would ultimately love to get a 5D, with the full frame and 12mp sensor. I think this would suit wedding, landscape and portrait photography – which I want to focus on. The 40D comes a close second, and is about a third cheaper. Not as high res and 1.6 crop factor, though 6fps is pretty hot. 30Ds have really come down in price because of the 40D replacing it. I also get to use the 70-200L IS lens I bought for work, which takes amazing shots. The Pentax was my first DSLR for personal use and takes a lovely shot, but I am wanting to up the ante equipment wise. Budget-wise, I could really be spending my money on better things, especially for the house. I’m not sure I’ll have enough money coming in just yet to justify it. I appreciate anyones thoughts, feelings and experiences.

• New Camera is ordered.Yippee etc.
  by Maximus

  I have ordered my new camera Fuji S100 FS – 11MP, 14x zoom reports are saying it’s the closest thing to a DSLR without actually being a …

  I have ordered my new camera Fuji S100 FS – 11MP, 14x zoom reports are saying it’s the closest thing to a DSLR without actually being a DSLR, so am really looking forward to it’s arrival. And a big thank you to all those who read these musings. :)

• "Featured in Canon DSLR"
  by Vickie Emms

  Thank you thank you to BigD and group “Canon DSLR” for featuring my photo “Poppy Seeds” . I take this as a great honor, you’ve made me …

  Thank you thank you to BigD and group “Canon DSLR” for featuring my photo “Poppy Seeds” . I take this as a great honor, you’ve made me happy dance this morning :-))

• New camera!
  by Erin Lyall

  I was very lucky and spoiled on the weekend when my boyfriend bought me a new Canon DSLR complete with two lenses! It’s an EOS 400D a…

  I was very lucky and spoiled on the weekend when my boyfriend bought me a new Canon DSLR complete with two lenses! It’s an EOS 400D and it came with a regular kit lens and a telephoto lens. Yay for products being superseded and making equipment just that little bit more affordable! I’ve been playing with my new toy practically non-stop since I got it, ah how exciting! Just thought I’d share the news, I can take the shameless begging for better equipment off my profile now. =)

• Second feature!! - 10/1/08 - Balloon Glow - this time in Come Fly With Me!!
  by Rachel Stickney

  Yay!!! Today, October 1, Balloon Glow is featured once again, this time in the Come Fly With Me!! group! Thanks so much to Jeannette an…

  Yay!!! Today, October 1, Balloon Glow is featured once again, this time in the Come Fly With Me!! group! Thanks so much to Jeannette and Marleia for selecting my photo! Honored to be in such excellent company with the other featured hot air balloon photos in the group!

• Another Feature :D
  by Steve Rowsell

  Featured Work / “Deluge” was featured in the Canon DSLR...

  Featured Work / “Deluge” was featured in the Canon DSLR group. woohoo!

• "Double Feature - Live, Love, Dream & Canon DSLR"
  by Vickie Emms

  This is a first for me this morning. I woke up to find a double feature of the same photo, only uploaded last evening. Thank you so v…

  This is a first for me this morning. I woke up to find a double feature of the same photo, only uploaded last evening. Thank you so very much to the wonderful hosts of “Live, Love, Dream” and “Canon DSLR” (BigD and Kathy) for featuring my photo “Dark”. I am amazed and delighted to receive this honor today. I sure had a great start to my day. Yippeee happy dancing!!! This photo was a lot of work, I did not complete it in one effort. I’ve put the original in as well, so you can see what it looked like before I made it “Dark”.

• Selling camera gear
  by Rhana Griffin

  As some of you know I recently became the proud own of a Canon 40D and now find myself drooling over a macro lens (amongst other things),...

  As some of you know I recently became the proud own of a Canon 40D and now find myself drooling over a macro lens (amongst other things), so I have made the very tough decision to sell my first DSLR in order to finance some new toys. Although I am sure to shed a tear or several when I say goodbye to my faithful Sami I figure sentimentality has it’s place… but a girl has to get her priorities sorted ;) So…. with no further guilding of the lily and without any ado… tech speak is often best left to others as I totally suck at it so here goes nothing FOR SALE Samsung GX10. Not quite 12 months old this 10MP camera comes with a Samsung f4.5 18-55mm lens in great condition. The Samsung is basically a Pentax in a Samsung lighter weight body, with dust and weather resistant seals, based on Pentax K10D. You can read the specs here And have a look through this portfolio and my commercial portfolio if you would like to see what sort of image quality you can expect. All images in both portfolios up until yesterday have been taken on my lovely Sami. Also comes with: Instruction book (once I retrieve it from a suitcase at my Dads place – we’re in the middle of moving=) Battery and charger Software CD Lens hood for Samsung lens PC cable Remote control shutter release The Samsung has a Pentax mount and so I am also offering a couple of Sigma lenses which I originally used on my Pentax film camera and work sweet with the Samsung. Sigma f3.5 28-90 lens Sigma f4.5 100-300 zoom lens All three lenses have lens caps and those thingies you screw on the bottom to protect the lens mounts (told you I was tech retarded) Everything is in tip top condition except the sensor could do with a damn good clean =) This is a great kit with the 3 lenses giving you a really broad focal range with nothing else needed to see you on your way to taking great pictures straight away. The Samsung has certainly done me well, and being my first DSLR I found it very user friendly. Best offers around 1000 AUD for the lot. Will ship anywhere but ask that you cover postage costs. Please bubblemail me to register your interest, and I will get back to you as soon as I can. It’s nearly bedtime here now =)

• My First Feature - Balloon Glow - 9/28/08!!!
  by Rachel Stickney

  Wowee!!! I just got my first feature today, September 28th in the Canon DSLR group!!! Many thanks to the hosts BigD and kathy s gillent…

  Wowee!!! I just got my first feature today, September 28th in the Canon DSLR group!!! Many thanks to the hosts BigD and kathy s gillentine for choosing my Balloon Glow photo! I’m so excited!!

• “Look me in the eye!” featured in "Canon DSLR" - YAY!!
  by Gili Orr

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  Thank you sooo much, Julie, Kathy and BigD! I am truly honored!!

• To wear or not to wear.... that is the Question!
  by GerryMac

  Hi, All No I am not asking about what a Scotsman wears under his kilt!! :-) Just a quick question to see what peoples views are on…

  Hi, All No I am not asking about what a Scotsman wears under his kilt!! :-) Just a quick question to see what peoples views are on whether you should wear your glasses when looking through the view finder of an DSLR? I have just been recently given both!! So I not too sure if the combination works! I did manage to find a bit about it in the Canon handbook – they reckon either way as you can set/adjust the eyepiece lens to suit your vision with or without glasses….. Thanks Gerry