NEW DSLR CAMERA!!! WHOO HOO!

[mickeydownunder]

Went for a romantic lunch today and DH surprised me with a new Canon DSLR EOS 600D Camera with lenses protectors, two lenses, SC card, carry card!

WHOO HOO WHOO HOO!

Cannot WAIT to start learning and shooting too!

Thought EVERYONE here would be E-X-C-I-T-E-D too!

[Zurie]

That, Mickey, is b******* FANTASTIC!! Congratulations, and here's a hug for your husband as well!! WHAT a great gift!!!!

Good luck with the learning curve!! Enjoy!! (I think right at the start one does not yet "enjoy" so much as curse!! But that, too, shall pass!!!)

Have fun!!!!!!!!

[SarasotaCook]

Hubby did well - Enjoy, and yes ... learning can be a struggle at times, but soon you will be having a blast with it.

[Debbwl]

Way Cool!!!!!

What a sweet hubby and what a nice surprise!

Can’t wait to see your new toy and the tasty treats taken with

[mickeydownunder]

WHOO HOO WHOO HOO everyone!

I have a MAJOR project on the front burners, so THAT takes priority at the moment, so once that is sorted, I then can focus my attention on photographong my Thanksgiving foods for our party (did someone mention party? lol) next Saturday!

WHOO HOO

And yes DH is a bloke in a gazillion too! And TRUE!

[AskCy]

WOW thats some prezzie !... I must be doing something wrong.. at best the only thing I get passed at dinner is a toothpick !...

is one of the lenses a MACRO ? you don't tend to get a macro setting with DSLRs which is the bread and butter setting for, well for bread and butter photography...

[mickeydownunder]

AskCy wrote:
WOW thats some prezzie !... I must be doing something wrong.. at best the only thing I get passed at dinner is a toothpick !...

is one of the lenses a MACRO ? you don't tend to get a macro setting with DSLRs which is the bread and butter setting for, well for bread and butter photography...

not sure what a MACRO is YET lol

On the photo re the editing programs gives me the follow

Canon EOS 600D 1/60s
Focal Length 55.0 mm f/4.0
35 mm equivilent 87 mm ISO: 400

Did I answer your question? lol

LOTS to learn which I am KEEN and eager to do

WHOO HOO!

[AskCy]

I would think the lens itself would say MACRO on it ?

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/14601/art/sigma/70-300-mm-f-4-5-6-dg-apo.html

etc

?

Steve

[mickeydownunder]

AskCy wrote:
I would think the lens itself would say MACRO on it ?

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/14601/art/sigma/70-300-mm-f-4-5-6-dg-apo.html

etc

?

Steve

Just PEEKED and it DOES have MACRO on it

.025m/0.8ft

the other one 1.1m/3.6ft

whoo hoo whatever this means now too lol

[AskCy]

focal lengths and all that .. means nothing to me either... I'm of a press buttons.. press more buttons.. take lots of shots.. check.. press buttons.. check.. take more shots.. and eventually work out what seems to take the best shots for the given situations... but I know MACRO is the one for close ups and I'm pretty sure on a DSLR camera its a specific lens that does macro not like a bridge or compact camera where its a setting...

ps you can get some great/fantastic shots with DSLRs but you need to have them set up and ready... I had a go with my mates at a party and I took some close ups of people wandering around ok, then tried to take a picture of everyone on the dance floor (something that would just pull back the zoom on my bridge camera..) I was playing about with settings and such.. my mate says pass it here... switches it off.. changes to the wide angle lens and passes it back.... then I couldn't get the close up shots, so had to put the other back... and then wanted to take pictures of the buffet food and had to change to the macro lens.... you get better shots but you miss a lot of the "spur of the moment stuff"...

which is why I decided not to buy a DSLR as my photography is unlikely to be used for anything professional and I like take random shots, live as it comes shots, food, landscapes etc...

If I had the money (and skill) I'd have both

Steve

[Jostlori]

Mickey, that is FANTASTIC!!! I'm beyond jealous... Been spending half my days looking at DSLR's in the last week or so, and thought I had it down to a Canon. Now I'm really motivated!!!

Congrats on nabbing that wonderful hubby! What a guy!

Lori

[Jostlori]

Too coincidental to be true. I hadn't seen an EOS 600D and found out it's a T3i but made for the European market. That's the exact camera that's been making me drool all week!!!

It must be a sign... Have to tell the DH...

[mickeydownunder]

AskCy wrote:
focal lengths and all that .. means nothing to me either... I'm of a press buttons.. press more buttons.. take lots of shots.. check.. press buttons.. check.. take more shots.. and eventually work out what seems to take the best shots for the given situations... but I know MACRO is the one for close ups and I'm pretty sure on a DSLR camera its a specific lens that does macro not like a bridge or compact camera where its a setting...

ps you can get some great/fantastic shots with DSLRs but you need to have them set up and ready... I had a go with my mates at a party and I took some close ups of people wandering around ok, then tried to take a picture of everyone on the dance floor (something that would just pull back the zoom on my bridge camera..) I was playing about with settings and such.. my mate says pass it here... switches it off.. changes to the wide angle lens and passes it back.... then I couldn't get the close up shots, so had to put the other back... and then wanted to take pictures of the buffet food and had to change to the macro lens.... you get better shots but you miss a lot of the "spur of the moment stuff"...

which is why I decided not to buy a DSLR as my photography is unlikely to be used for anything professional and I like take random shots, live as it comes shots, food, landscapes etc...

If I had the money (and skill) I'd have both

Steve

Thanks Steve for your honesty and insightfulness too!
I LOVE my new DSLR even though don't know what to do!
Let's not call her Carrie, thinking she might be possessed lol
But I point, she zooms, I click and then SHE does her best! lol

Am sure once I get this MAJOR project out of the way, DH and I will be taking the EOS tutorial on line which according to Canon is simple and easy to do

WHOO HOO Thank you

Hope you have a great day too!