Some help choosing between these 3 canon DSLR cameras
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TitusvileSurfer
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You don't seem like an ingrate, I just don't want to see you buy a $200 paperweight.
lukinrats
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10-4! Tell me this, then... What would be a good lens that I can get, that will help me learn, but also kind of a stepping stone up to the 100mm... I have seen several things that are like, 75-300mm and the like... Keep in mind that right now, I have the 18-55mm lens only
NathanS
TitusvileSurfer
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I consider the 75-300 to be the worst lens you can buy. I really think you should get the 100mm f/2.8 macro. There is no stepping stone. If you have to save up for 6 months before you get it, then so be it. Don't settle for less, because whatever you settle for can't compare. If you buy a 75-300, it will not help you practice for a 100mm f/2.8 and it will not give good results of closeups.
Just play with your 18-55 and learn how to use it well. Learn all about exposure and framing and lighting and all of the other things that apply to every lens. After a few months you should be able to learn how to use your camera and your 18-55 pretty well. Once you can afford the 100mm, I suggest you put on your speed belt.
Just play with your 18-55 and learn how to use it well. Learn all about exposure and framing and lighting and all of the other things that apply to every lens. After a few months you should be able to learn how to use your camera and your 18-55 pretty well. Once you can afford the 100mm, I suggest you put on your speed belt.
melev
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Nathan, check out Gregory's tutorials here. Take your time, and learn one chapter a day.
http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/
And we also have several articles, such as the ones by Gregr in <i>Reefkeeping Magazine</i>. This is the index, so scroll up and down until you find the articles you want to read.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/subject/photography.php
http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/
And we also have several articles, such as the ones by Gregr in <i>Reefkeeping Magazine</i>. This is the index, so scroll up and down until you find the articles you want to read.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/subject/photography.php
TitusvileSurfer
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An excellent suggestion Marc. Read that website and practice as you go. The next lens you buy will probably stick with you for several decades. Wait for a good one.
lukinrats
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Ok... Thanks!!! I probably will just go ahead and get the 100... It is not that I can't afford it, but I have gotten into things before, and ended up not liking it... I know that this photography thing will most likely stick, but I just did not want to put that much into it until I could know for sure... I am finished with all the questions for now... I am sure that I will be back pretty soon for some more suggestions... I finally got a set of pictures that I could live with, and I am about to go stick them in my thread
Thanks guys,
NathanS
Znut Reefer
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You won't regret the Cannon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens. You are going to like it a lot. 
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