Baby’s First dSLR
January 26th, 2008 -- by Augie De Blieck Jr.
Baby’s First dSLR, originally uploaded by AugieDB.
Finally pulled the trigger:
- Canon XTi (i.e. 400D)
- The Nifty Fifty - 50mm f/1.8 lens
- Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM lens (refurbished via Adorama)
- Not pictured: Kingston 15-in-1 card reader (to read both Compact Flash for the dSLR and Sony memory sticks for my old camera)
Don’t look at this pic too closely. I shot it with the 50mm, too high an ISO, not lit brightly enough, and with an aperture that needed to be closed a little more. Maybe a tripod. Ack, screw it. It’s the web. Who’s ever going to look that closely?
January 28th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Congrats, Augie. Looking forward to seeing your new pics. I just bought the Nikon D80, and I’m thinking of picking up a 50mm f/1.8 for it, so let us know how you like using that lens.
January 31st, 2008 at 7:03 am
Thanks, Ethan. So far, only one new photo up on Flickr — my obnoxiously pretensious self-portrait I used in testing the focus on the bigger lens. The 50mm f/1.8, though, is a joy to use. I tested it out with my nieces the other day. It’s magical.