Canon EOS Rebel SL1 with Lens on sale

[cdouble]

Hey all,

A friend of mine just saw this deal on 1sale and I just bought one of these for myself. (Tank is still cycling, but I might as well get the camera ready for action once the reef grows up!)

$499 is pretty awesome for a 18mp DSLR with a lens.

http://1sale.com/electronics/cameras-video/sl1-18-55/

EOS Rebel SL1 body, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens, eyecup Ef (Not shown), battery pack LP-E12, battery charger LC-E12, wide strap EW-300D, USB interface cable IFC-130U, EOS digital solution disc & software instruction manual CD, camera instruction ma

 

[cdouble]

Any "dslr" quickstart guides for me when this thing shows up?

 

[Misled]

This will help. The stickys will help also. I have no idea what experience you have. You'll most likely want a macro lens to take tank pics.

 

[cdouble]

I took photography in high school and kept it up on my own through college. Then phones became cameras and we all became morons... so it's been a while. I mostly probably just need a tip on adjusting my white balance to compensate for blue actinics. Didn't see much in the stickies, but at second glance I did spot these helpful links from http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=333197 :

How to take better pictures:
Reefkeeping Magazine article about how your camera works... step one!
Understanding depth of field
Exposure, compensation and the histogram
Reefkeeping Magazine article about white balance.
Must-reads about white balance!
Photoshop tutorials

thanks man, will browse through those / bookmark accordingly. I had a macro lens on an old nikon of mine and loved it.