Re: From my new Canon 600D. Shot with my 600D on Sunday. New to Dslr photography. Please feel free to advise how to improve. Posting unedited pics as Im still coming to terms with the basics. Hopefully with time I shall be able to post process like some of the masters here.
I shot the images in Program Mode with manual focus. Since I was on the drive immediately after the purchase, I couldnt read up much and had to make do with whatever I could figure out in the first 10 minutes of operating all the buttons
The first 4 images were shot with 50mm prime in manual focus mode. Im amazed by the details in the images and also the bokeh that is so easy to create with this lens.
These 2 photos have been shot with the 18-55mm kit lens that I got with the camera. I realised this was a good lens to photograph architecture, but very bad as a zoom lens. The sharpness in the images at 50-55mm zone is very less and manual focusing also doesnt help much.
Looking to learn with these two lenses. Although I felt the need for a zoom lens while photographing birds yesterday, Id rather rent those lenses till I manage to atleast learn the basics.
The thing I love about dSLR, which I realised yesterday is, even if you are a P&S person, you'll immediately feel at home with the plethora of settings and controls at your dSLR. Plus, I never imagined myself to be an avid photographer, but surprisingly on a 10hr drive I ran out of space on my 8gb card and almost halfway through with the 16gb card. Luckily, I had invested in those 2 cards at the time of buying. Although, this could be due to the size of the RAW files, but Ive never taken more than 30 to 50 pictures in a day. At the end of the drive, i had 327 photos in both the cards. So, I'm really loving the dSLR experience.
Although the ability to capture in RAW is a good point for dSLRs, this in itself turns into a pain when it comes to converting to JPEG. Im scared to think how my situation will be when I go for a week's trip. It would be a nightmare to process so much files.
Also can someone give advise on a backpack. The camera bag given from the store feels not so well built and not good in terms of ergonomics. Im looking for a bag, that I can carry on a bike and with two lenses and other essential stuff.
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