Newbie here

forte · 29th August 2008

Hi all,

A newbie here, bought few lenses from CSians for the past few weeks.

My friend invited me to join his group, to drive to Northern Thailand coming Dec, wondering will this be a good opportunity to expose myself, in learning some techniques before heading north?

Anyone would like to join?

drifterz · 29th August 2008

Hi, welcome....
more details would be appreciated...and remember to share those wonderful pictures here...

lennyl · 29th August 2008

Originally Posted by forte

My friend invited me to join his group, to drive to Northern Thailand coming Dec, wondering will this be a good opportunity to expose myself, in learning some techniques before heading north? Anyone would like to join?

Hi, and welcome.

It'll be good to know what camera system you currently own (because some advice could be equipment specific) and also how much experience you have.

There are several stickies in Newbies Corner that may prove very helpful in getting you started.

And have fun shooting!

forte · 29th August 2008

Originally Posted by drifterz

more details would be appreciated...

Thanks, do you mean details on how to join the trip?

Originally Posted by lennyl

It'll be good to know what camera system you currently own (because some advice could be equipment specific) and also how much experience you have.

There are several stickies in Newbies Corner that may prove very helpful in getting you started......

Thanks, will visit those helpful stickers, I'm currently using 40D with 17-85mm and 50mm.

Not much experience in dealing with DSLR, mostly using my simple point and shoot DC.

Although I did owned 2 SLRs before, seldom play with them due to work commitment.

lennyl · 29th August 2008

You may want to refresh your knowledge about exposure then. The stickies help, or you can get a book like Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure, which I find to be written in easy to read language and includes many great examples to learn from.

The 40D is a great camera (and I would have bought it if my 20D died, but thankfully it's still chugging along faithfully). The lens is OK - not great quality, but decent, and the range is useful.

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forte New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8	Newbie here Hi all, A newbie here, bought few lenses from CSians for the past few weeks. My friend invited me to join his group, to drive to Northern Thailand coming Dec, wondering will this be a good opportunity to expose myself, in learning some techniques before heading north? Anyone would like to join?

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drifterz New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 48	Re: Newbie here Hi, welcome.... more details would be appreciated...and remember to share those wonderful pictures here...

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lennyl Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,522	Re: Newbie here You may want to refresh your knowledge about exposure then. The stickies help, or you can get a book like Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure, which I find to be written in easy to read language and includes many great examples to learn from. The 40D is a great camera (and I would have bought it if my 20D died, but thankfully it's still chugging along faithfully). The lens is OK - not great quality, but decent, and the range is useful.