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02/21/2004 11:22:16 AM · #1 |
I am a rookie at taking pictures. My husband bought me a Rebel 2000 35 mm to help with my scrapbooking, which has now turned into an EOS 300D - Rebel, and added this digital photography disease (hehehe).
The user's manual is very intimidating, especially if you never had an SLR camera, or if you don't know ANY of the legisitics of operating this camera.
I am using the factory settings on this camera, because I do not know how to adjust aperature, f/stops, ect.
I would like to start a link for us to talk about our experiences and neat features that were used while using this camera.
Message edited by author 2004-02-21 11:23:12. |
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02/21/2004 11:26:43 AM · #2 |
Aperture/F-stop are both the same thing and can be easily changed by going to "Av" mode on the black dial. Once you are in Av mode, the black wheel next to the shutter button changes it. Left is a lower f-stop number and right is a higher one. In Tv mode, this wheel changes the time the shutter is open.
In Tv the f-stop is automatic.
In Av the time the shutter is open is automatic.
In M mode, the wheel changes the time the shutter is open, unless you hold down the Av+/- button at the top right of the LCD display. If you hold down that button at the same time as moving the wheel, it changes the f-stop.
I hope this makes it a little clearer.
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02/21/2004 11:26:55 AM · #3 |
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02/21/2004 01:07:35 PM · #4 |
| Never could understand why some try to pass off a $1000 DSLR as an entry level digital camera. That said, I'm sure you will have no trouble mastering your 300D in time. Nothing really too difficult to learn but just a lot to try to pick up on all at once. Patience and practice will serve, and your fellow dpc'ers will fill in the blanks for you when needed. |
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02/21/2004 01:18:30 PM · #5 |
Well there is nothing like jumping in at the deep end!! The 300D is a great camera. However it can be quite a beast to tame, even for experienced phtographers. The manual is pretty good so it will pay to study this. It might help if you start of using the auto setting to get a feel of the camera and then progress to the other modes. Have fun, thats what its all about.
Mike
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02/21/2004 01:55:30 PM · #6 |
the truth is, I only spent around $500 for the camera body. I had all the lenses and filters already from the Rebel 2000.
I was just getting frustratd because I was wasting money of film, only to get the pictures back all out of order and not numbered.
This Digital Camera is Great! I take pictures of EVERYTHING! |
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