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04/27/2006 11:11:00 PM · #1

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I wasn't going to post but how often do you get to brag about this?

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04/27/2006 11:11:33 PM · #2

Sooooo, show us some pictures already!! :)

fotomann_forever

04/27/2006 11:12:01 PM · #3

:-P

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

04/27/2006 11:12:40 PM · #4

Shit pictures I haven't even pulled it out of the box yet!!!!!

Cam

Sony DSC-F717

04/27/2006 11:13:32 PM · #5

Wow, thats something cool.

Now get busy. ! :)

Message edited by author 2006-04-27 23:22:07.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

04/27/2006 11:13:58 PM · #6

Grats on the new cam dude! :D

04/27/2006 11:18:44 PM · #7

You've had it for more than 15 minutes, but its still in the box?!? What the hell? You should have filled 3 cards by now. Get busy, man.

EDIT: Wiat, I can brag too! I made THIS page.

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04/27/2006 11:21:33 PM · #8

I want to read the manual first. Cover to cover baby. All day tomorrow.

I am going to the Georgia Aquarium Saturday though.

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Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

04/27/2006 11:22:46 PM · #9

And a great image it is Eric. Have you tried to find the parents and offer them a print?

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

04/27/2006 11:23:01 PM · #10

Originally posted by rex:

I want to read the manual first. Cover to cover baby. All day tomorrow.

Read the manual! Then shove it in your camera bag because you'll forget 1/2 of it when you get excited and start clickin! lol

Fujifilm XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS

04/27/2006 11:25:03 PM · #11

Originally posted by rex:

I want to read the manual first. Cover to cover baby. All day tomorrow.

I am going to the Georgia Aquarium Saturday though.

READ ... SCHMEAD!!!! Just push the button man!!! :-D

Have fun at the aquarium, it's awesome! Great place to practice with the new baby. Don't miss the Beluga whales, they blow water rings!! :)

buzzrock

Fujifilm X-M1

04/27/2006 11:25:13 PM · #12

Congrats on the new cam Rex!!

04/27/2006 11:28:38 PM · #13

Hey Jen,
Where were you shooting this on...

? I have a bikini shoot scheduled Saturday, and outside the studio I'm lost.

04/27/2006 11:32:47 PM · #14

KevinRiggs was kind enough to let me shadow him this last weekend while he was shooting this model. We were at Callaway gardens, Awesome place for photoshoots. This was taken at the beach at the lake there.

:-)

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04/27/2006 11:33:45 PM · #15

Originally posted by jenesis:

He can hijack a thread any day posting photos like that.

:-)

04/27/2006 11:35:03 PM · #16

Hey Rex,
Now we'll expect shots like this one:

04/28/2006 12:11:51 AM · #17

I am hoping I will like the next challenge or so. I want to enter something.

04/28/2006 08:40:45 AM · #18

off to read the manual.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

04/28/2006 09:10:33 AM · #19

Be sure to check out the French section.

Telehubbie

Canon EOS-40D

04/28/2006 09:17:04 AM · #20

Now this is DPC dedication! He gets a new camera and doesn't even open the box to check it out, but instead goes online here to let his friends know about it. Congrats on the new cam!

eschelar

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

04/28/2006 11:43:39 AM · #21

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Oh yeah baby! Oh yeah!

I've had mine for a week and a half and I've pulled down close to 600 pictures (took a number to get used to the camera, but started the count when I felt I had a bit of a feel for it... my first SLR)

Fun stuff, but the manual is a definite must-read. I put a bookmark in the Custom Functions pages for quick reference and marked which settings I changed from default... I feel this will help if I ever need to do a reset or the camera makes it's way to a repair shop for some reason.

I also put a bookmark in the page for custom white balance, as I find the process a bit more fiddly than the very simple method on my S2 IS.

Haven't found too much else that's really going to be difficult to remember though beyond stuff that I will play with.

Settings I changed:
C Fn1 - 4 (HANDY for 1 handed operation)
C Fn2 - 2 (DPReview also suggested to leave this on as it has no negative effect, but it does have a significant positive effect in some cases... I took a very nice picture of a sleeping child at 10 seconds the other day by placing the camera on a chair.... ISO 640 if I recall correctly, and insignificant/invisible noise levels... It was obviously fairly dark... I'll post the pic later)
C Fn8 - 1
C Fn12 - Marked, but not set, I'm pretty sure that in general shooting I might forget this, so this is where my bookmark sits for if I need it and memory fails.

No need to follow what I did, but it might give you a quick starting point...
C Fn15 - 2
C Fn17 - 1 (haven't seen any actual effect from this though... a bit of a non-issue, but I use the set button now for replay anyhow)

04/28/2006 07:14:45 PM · #22

Hey Jen someone has been holding out on us!!!!

Click

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

04/28/2006 08:19:32 PM · #23

Originally posted by rex:

Hey Jen someone has been holding out on us!!!!

Click

Hey, nice upgrade Larry!! Were you planning on surprising us at the next GTG?? :)

JayWalk

Canon EOS-6D

04/28/2006 08:33:06 PM · #24

Congrats on the camera... I'm jealous!

Been fighting the urge for a while now. I've had many a sleepless night trying to decide between the upgrade or the lights. (Bowens)

Go post some sweet pics and push me over the edge to go order one!