[[HyuNi]]

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Wow, Goombi those photos are awesome!
I really like the set of 3.
I envious of photographers who are great at taking portraits.
I'm terrible!
But that's fine... the reason I bought my 40D was to photograph landscapes, nature, and environments more than people.

[HyuNi] Can you show me pictures you took with 40D? or tell me which one you used on the previous post.

Thanks for the great inputs! That helps a lot. I'm aiming for the Canon one then.

Here I found this Canon 40D Kit @ $869.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-EOS-40D-Digital-...93%3A1|294%3A50

50D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=110347552039


What do you guys think?

Those pictures I posted up top are taken with my 40D.
The nature photos were taken with my 28-135mm and the elevator & Bean were taken with the 24-70L.
For a price difference of about $800 between the two lenses, you can't really tell the difference when you print them out 4x6"

Regarding those ebay links, take a look at zgnouds response. The accesories are pretty much junk.
Two things I would make sure before you buy them is if the camera bodies are official US cameras or grey market. There's no warranty through Canon for grey market products. Also, the CF cards that come with it are most likely 3rd party cards and probably not reliable.
The seller feedback is great, but the price still seems too good to be true.
I can almost guarantee that the camera body is grey market.

Also, I looked up the lens on Amazon and it's a $50 lens that performs.. well... take a look at the link.
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
If you're going to buy a camera that's $800+ I would not advise attaching a $50 third party lens that doesn't perform well.
If I had another chance to buy my first DSLR, I would either buy the 40D w/ the 28-135mm again or buy the body only with the EF-S 18-55 (used) and the EF 50 1.8 (used).

Awesome pictures Hyuni! I completely agree with you. Kits lens are very much capable of producing stunning pictures. Ange, the picture you put up, showed quite a bit of photoshop processing (colour tone shift, vignetting etc.). These pictures here were taken with my d90 using the 18-55 + 55-200mm VR; both considered kit lens. No processing nor cropping, just resized.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/zgnoud/BG.jpg

While im still a learning amateur, i live by the mantra that the only thing you really need to produce awesome pictures are good lighting and solid composition skills. Sure, great lens help, but you really dont need $1k+ lens to produce great looking pictures.

It's a shame those lines were in the way. The picture is so interesting! I had to take a second look at it and found it to be more interesting the second time through!
At first I took a look and it and thought, "It's out of focus!" I realized the silloutte of the tree off to the right and thought that was a really awesome idea! Great composition IMO. (I hope you don't mind me putting that idea into my bank of possible photo ops)

[dot1q]

^ Completely agree. I'd avoid those "bundles" like the plague. Everything besides the camera is cheap aftermarket substitutes (including the battery and cables). They basically re-sell the original parts to make even more money. It may seem like a sweet deal but you're really getting a pile of junk.

[Azndinky]

some photos I took with my Nikon d40x

[Born: 1985]

^ WOW, those are some super awesome shots!!
I love the clarity.

[Po1aris]

Hi everyone,

So I haven't posted here in forever.. but I was just wondering if you all had any recommendations for a shoulder bag? I was thinking towards a Tenba messenger bag, not sure if i should go with a large or a small one though. Here's what I have:

Canon 40D + bg-e2n, 17-40L, 85 1.8, 50 1.4, and 430ex flash, and a macbook 13.3in, plus grip magazine, extra batteries, charger, and ac plug for the macbook.

What also would be great is if i can a second body, xt + bg-e3.. but not necessary

Any other suggestions that would be alrite for my equipment?

[[HyuNi]]

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Holy cow, that's a ton of equipment.

Before you get a huge bag, you probably want to ask yourself if you really need everything with you... (especially the macbook)
If you specifically want a shoulder bag, all that equipment slung across your shoulder I imagine would be a bit too heavy to tote around everywhere.
If you feel that everything is necessary, maybe you could get a camera backpack instead of a shoulder pack.
If you don't mind the size and it on your back, a backpack will hold more and will be cheaper.

I have a crumpler 5 MDH and it fits my 40D and 24-70L (my friends lens) comfortably. I can have the lens fit sluggly facing down or on it's side. I believe Crumpler came out with a 8 MDH and rumor has it that it has space to put a notebook... but it's also about $170.

How does everyone else carry around their equipment?

[erure]

When I'm carrying all my Canon stuff, I use my Burton Zoom Pro Pack. These days I'm out and about with just my Billingham for Leica bag (M8.2+Elmarit, D-Lux4, cell phone, wallet).

[Po1aris]

Yes, it's a lot of equipment.. but i'm not too fond of backpacks. I travel frequently and want to use the messenger bag as carry-on with my laptop and camera. XT and grip doesn't have to come with me on trips, just if i need backup.

I'm leaning towards a tenba messenger back, but i'm not too sure if i should get the small/medium size or the large one? anyone have experience with tenba?

[felinewong]

getting a big shoulder bag to fit all my equipment was one of the biggest mistakes I've made, the bag becomes too heavy and it is so bad for your shoulder.
i would suggest getting a pelican case with wheels or something simliar with wheels

[eeemily]

Here are some shots from my Canon Rebel XSi.

[phantompc4]

i dont like whatever effect you put into that. it makes it look unclear.

[xxj3zz1kuhxx]

eeemily =D can u tell me how u did that on ps? if u used ps

[saranghae!]

whoaaa emily i didn't know you had a soompi account. lol you just commented my pic on flickr. xD

[jeffy]

Some more sushi pics!

[eeemily]

xxj3zz1kuh haha uh basically i just play around with the colors & sometimes use photoshop actions (there are a bunch on deviant art!) i don't do the same thing for every photo so i can't really give an explanation of what i do.. lol sorry.
saranghae! omg. who are you!? T__T

[ebae89]

hello. i'm getting my first dslr.. it's CANON EOS XTI VALUE PACKAGE W/ CANON 18-55mm & 55-200mm
it's good right? it's around 400 dollars in total..

[Azndinky]

hello. i'm getting my first dslr.. it's CANON EOS XTI VALUE PACKAGE W/ CANON 18-55mm & 55-200mm
it's good right? it's around 400 dollars in total..

wow that's a great deal, where did ya find that deal? I wouldn't mind a second camera :-P

[Born: 1985]

eeemily: I like the sky one, those pics look very vintage.

[saranghae!]

emily I'm loveculture @ flickr. C:

[imhitomi]

Here are some shots from my Canon Rebel XSi.

Wow! I really like these. I like your processing a lot too.

I'm trying to get some shots of my dog. We found out she has lymphoma on Thursday. I took this one this morning.