Seeing all the awesome photos some of you guys/gals post here has finally drove me to take the plunge.

Just ordered this today and should receive in 8-10 days. Total price came out to ~$860.00

 

I just got my XT the other day, good choice in Canon! Make sure you got Photoshop to go with it.

 

I use Gimp...

www.gimp.org

 

Congrats. Want to go out shooting sometime? (Not guns)
Same cam as me

 

Definitely, we need to hook up. I'm a total noob with SLR's though, so I'll be asking alot of questions.

I'll be at next weds meet.

 

Who did you order from? Looks like an ebay ad, check out their reviews on http://www.resellerratings.com Don't wanna get burned by an ebay company.

 

Crap. I have finals. I should be there late afterwards. Bring it with and we'll go shoot something in the dark. I may even wash my car

 

nice . i just recently got into the world of DSLR's, be warned, its a new addiction

 

Hate to tell you but most of that stuff you won't use for long, if at all. About the only worthwhile item is the memory card. The lens you'll grow to hate once you learn the basics of photography and start looking at lenses that are sharper, better autofocus system, and better built.

 

I agree the lenses are fairly basic, but then again, so are my photo skills. I mainly wanted that particular camera model. I've read some very decent reviews regarding it. I've purchased from this particular company before, so I'm not to worried about that issue.

 

Once you're ready to upgrade, take a look at the Tamron 17 50 2.8 or Canon 17 40 4.0L. These two lenses are much sharper and have a better autofocus system than the Sigma 28 80 that you're getting. Plus, they're a constant aperture lens. The Sigma you're getting is probably f 5.6 at 80mm.

 

I think he has no idea on what aperture is.. either way, take gr?'s advice. He knows his sh*t.

 

i have learned to adapt to my variable aperture nikon kit lens, it sucks when taking pics at full zoom. i really want the nikon 50mm 1.8 lens, and the 70-200mm vr.

 

Yeah, people learn to work around the kit lens but there are times when you may be in a low light situation and f/5.6 just won't allow for enough light. It saves the hassle of having to switch out to a faster prime at times. Plus, with a larger aperture, you get more background blur so it'll help separate the focal point from the background.

The 50 f/1.8 is a good cheap prime that should be in every budding amateur's arsenal of lenses until they upgrade to a 50 f/1.4 or 85 f/1.8. I usually recommend amateurs to start with a prime since it teaches them how to use their feet to frame a shot rather than relying on a zoom.

 

speaking of which, i'm dying to get my hands on the 85mm f/1.2 *drool* if only i had the coin to afford it.