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JustWanderful

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Canon...Rebel or D30?
Beyond hobby, not really "pro"...have had things in shows a couple times...won some awards, sold a few things...working with Canon Elan 2 33mm now, want to keep lenses, etc...
Posted this on the Gb to see what folks I know there think...now see what other shutterbugs think...
 
JustWanderful said:
Canon...Rebel or D30?
Beyond hobby, not really "pro"...have had things in shows a couple times...won some awards, sold a few things...working with Canon Elan 2 33mm now, want to keep lenses, etc...
Posted this on the Gb to see what folks I know there think...now see what other shutterbugs think...

I don't know anything about cameras, but some people here do. They'll post soon. ^_^

In the meantime, can I see some of your work? :rose:
 
I have the Digital Rebel XT, and love it. I looked at the D30 and others. They had minor improvements over the Rebel, but nothing I needed, certainly not for the extra money.

Mostly, the higher-end cameras are for pro shooters, which means DURABILITY. They are designed for people who take hundreds of shots a day, change lenses dozens of times a day, and swing their cameras out of jeeps, bounce them in trucks, and bang them around in search of the perfect and elusive image in horrendous situations. Nothing your average dilettante photographer needs.

But I'm sure you'll be happy with either one. Good luck!......Carney
 
JustWanderful said:
Canon...Rebel or D30?
Beyond hobby, not really "pro"...have had things in shows a couple times...won some awards, sold a few things...working with Canon Elan 2 33mm now, want to keep lenses, etc...
Posted this on the Gb to see what folks I know there think...now see what other shutterbugs think...

I've been at the professional level of photography for a few years now. I agree that is the best to stick with a system of camera that you are used to. You will have wider selection of lenses over the years even if you upgrade the camera body as long as you stick with the Canon system.

Since you are moving up from hobby both the Rebel and the D30 are good choices. They are very comparable to eachother.

What is your budget? What type of photography will you be doing? If you are doing sports for example, the faster camera the better. I think these will be a deciding factor for you.

Also when considering the Rebel are considering the Canon Digital Rebel (300D) or (EOS 350D)Digital Rebel XT or the Canon Rebel XTi(400D)?
 
Shadowskill Knight said:
I've been at the professional level of photography for a few years now. I agree that is the best to stick with a system of camera that you are used to. You will have wider selection of lenses over the years even if you upgrade the camera body as long as you stick with the Canon system.
I didn't know you were a photographer Shadow

Got any pointers for an aspiring newbie? :)


Sorry, I have nothing further to add to what Shadow said.. they're both excellent cameras.
 
I agree that it depends on what you want to use the camera for. The 400D is a good camera and not as pricy, but it's all about what you want to use it for.
 
tolyk said:
I didn't know you were a photographer Shadow

Got any pointers for an aspiring newbie? :)


Sorry, I have nothing further to add to what Shadow said.. they're both excellent cameras.
I know you didn't ask me, but I'm going to chime in here ... DON'T DO IT!!! Its all-consuming! You'll get hooked and never come back! I have literally thousands of photos that I've taken in just a few months and I just can't stop ... !!! :D

:cool:
 
Shadowskill Knight said:
I've been at the professional level of photography for a few years now. I agree that is the best to stick with a system of camera that you are used to. You will have wider selection of lenses over the years even if you upgrade the camera body as long as you stick with the Canon system.

Since you are moving up from hobby both the Rebel and the D30 are good choices. They are very comparable to eachother.

What is your budget? What type of photography will you be doing? If you are doing sports for example, the faster camera the better. I think these will be a deciding factor for you.

Also when considering the Rebel are considering the Canon Digital Rebel (300D) or (EOS 350D)Digital Rebel XT or the Canon Rebel XTi(400D)?

I'm a pro also even went to grad school for photography. And I have a rebel xti while it is a fairly "advanced" camera it can also be a simple one to use. One of the main features I like about it is the self cleaning sensor. In digi dust becomes a real big pain in the arse.
 
Halo_n_horns said:
I know you didn't ask me, but I'm going to chime in here ... DON'T DO IT!!! Its all-consuming! You'll get hooked and never come back! I have literally thousands of photos that I've taken in just a few months and I just can't stop ... !!! :D

:cool:
Halo, I've been aspiring since the first time I picked up a camera. I have thousands of nature scenes on my computer, plus numerous photo albums filled up with photo I took with my SLR. It's my passion and the only thing I'm actually even remotely talented at. Only reason I'm still aspiring is the fact that I can't afford to go off to college at the moment and get some guidance with my work. I've pretty much reached the limit of my self-learning, but there's still so much more I want to learn.
 
tolyk said:
Halo, I've been aspiring since the first time I picked up a camera. I have thousands of nature scenes on my computer, plus numerous photo albums filled up with photo I took with my SLR. It's my passion and the only thing I'm actually even remotely talented at. Only reason I'm still aspiring is the fact that I can't afford to go off to college at the moment and get some guidance with my work. I've pretty much reached the limit of my self-learning, but there's still so much more I want to learn.
There's no such thing as a limit to what you can learn on your own. I never had any formal schooling in any of my artistic tangents. Not that I'm as good as I could be, but basically I just look at what everyone else does, and then go after doing it on my own. One way or another.

If learning was something you could only do in school, then what did people do before schools existed?

:cool:
 
Halo_n_horns said:
There's no such thing as a limit to what you can learn on your own. I never had any formal schooling in any of my artistic tangents. Not that I'm as good as I could be, but basically I just look at what everyone else does, and then go after doing it on my own. One way or another.

If learning was something you could only do in school, then what did people do before schools existed?

:cool:
Okay, first off that's you. Everyone learns differently, and I happen to have a learning disorder. I've learned a LOT about photography on my own, and through as much free reading as I could find at my library and online, but I want to be better than what I've attained. I want professional feedback that will help me grow as a photographer.

Another thing, I simply can't afford to test out every little thing I think of. I use a film camera and it does add up, especially when the closest developer is a 30 minute drive away, and it takes 5 days to get them developed. I had to start keeping notes just to remember what I did on each shot so I could even learn anything from them. It's a lengthy process.

I want to learn how to do a dark room. I've never even seen a dark room, let alone been in one. Nor do I know of anywhere that I could access one. I live in a pathetically backwater town with no real amount of clubs or groups to join.

Some people need guidance and I really didn't appreciate your words Halo.
 
tolyk said:
Okay, first off that's you. Everyone learns differently, and I happen to have a learning disorder. I've learned a LOT about photography on my own, and through as much free reading as I could find at my library and online, but I want to be better than what I've attained. I want professional feedback that will help me grow as a photographer.

Another thing, I simply can't afford to test out every little thing I think of. I use a film camera and it does add up, especially when the closest developer is a 30 minute drive away, and it takes 5 days to get them developed. I had to start keeping notes just to remember what I did on each shot so I could even learn anything from them. It's a lengthy process.

I want to learn how to do a dark room. I've never even seen a dark room, let alone been in one. Nor do I know of anywhere that I could access one. I live in a pathetically backwater town with no real amount of clubs or groups to join.

Some people need guidance and I really didn't appreciate your words Halo.
Didn't realize I was being such an asshole. I'll bugger off. Good luck to you.
 
Halo_n_horns said:
Didn't realize I was being such an asshole. I'll bugger off. Good luck to you.
Halo, I've always appreciated your directness and honesty, but sometimes you are just a bit narrow-minded and view everyone as if they can do things the same as you. Not everyone is alike, ya know?
 
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