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My Journey into DSLR Starts With…

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… The Canon EOS Rebel T1i. All you Nikon fans can go cry me a river.

Just kidding.

Thanks soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for everyone’s input and suggestions! I would venture to say that it was evenly split down the middle in terms of choosing between Canon and Nikon. That’s pretty neat.

(But there are some serious fanatics out there, on both sides.)

I’m excited to learn how to use this thing; what’s so sad is that I actually had to look in the manual to figure out how to shoot video. That never happens. I never ever look in the manual, but apparently this is a little more complex.

I need to trade some website skills for DSLR training… any takers?

I can’t wait to start doing stuff like this:

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22 Responses to “My Journey into DSLR Starts With…”

  1. joshuawhite August 19, 2009 at 1:01 AM #

    I'll take you under my wing for a theme ;-)

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  2. Bill Whitt August 19, 2009 at 1:42 AM #

    Welcome, fellow Canon user. You're one of us now. Muahahahaha!

    By the way, anyone interested in seeing some video I shot with a Canon DSLR should click through to my blog! (Shameless plug.)

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  3. sydneyberry August 19, 2009 at 2:02 AM #

    congrats! oh what an exciting day — and from our serious nerd session last night, i can only imagine the wonderful things you'll come up with with your new toy. i'm available to show you a few things on the DSLR sometime, really enjoyed hanging out with you and sue :) any friend of esther's is a friend of mine! and we even live in the same city! :o

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  4. Jay August 19, 2009 at 2:06 AM #

    All my Nikon pimping and you went with Canon anyway! I feel like a rejected girlfriend. :@

    Ha! Just kidding. Canon makes good stuff. Enjoy and make sure you show us some of what you do!

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  5. Jim August 19, 2009 at 2:41 AM #

    thanks for listening to my reco on rebel…"rebel rocks"

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  6. stephenbateman August 19, 2009 at 3:32 AM #

    it's so beautiful…

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  7. dewde August 19, 2009 at 3:47 AM #

    John john john. Sometimes your ignorance astounds even me. Of all the lame-sauce moves. I only have one question, assuming you have two brain cells left to rub together and generate an answer, and it is this….

    When can I come over and play with your new toy?

    peace | dewde

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  8. Connormcc August 19, 2009 at 7:45 AM #

    you shoulda gone nikon… lol, but I could give you a hand getting to grips with it, I am actually about to start a little photography tutorial thing on my blog… shoot me an email or tweet if you want or need a hand…

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  9. Mark Robinson August 19, 2009 at 11:50 AM #

    What is that crunching sound?

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    • Mark Robinson August 19, 2009 at 11:51 AM #

      oh and – is the Ti Rebel limited to 720p or can it do the full 1080p?

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      • human3rror August 19, 2009 at 11:54 AM #

        it can do 1080p.

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        • gsm1 August 19, 2009 at 4:44 PM #

          With the Canon Rebel T1i / EOS 500D you can record 1080p HD movie files at 20 frames per sec (fps) or 720p HD movies at 30 fps complete with audio recording. Maximum recording time in 1080p HD is 18 min clips, and 12 min clips in 720p.

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  10. Aaron August 19, 2009 at 12:40 PM #

    If you're looking for brown grass to film, I've got plenty of that around the house. . .

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  11. Conner_Byrd August 20, 2009 at 4:42 AM #

    Can't wait to live vicariously through you! I've been trying to figure out how to get one of these but guitars and pedals keep getting in the way as well as 2 needy kiddos! HAHAHA. My Canon digital camera's been super but man to get a DSLR would be super uber fun!

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  12. Matt Daniel August 21, 2009 at 7:05 PM #

    Hey!
    Just realized my RSS feed broke, so I'm a little behind…
    Have fun playing with your new toy and let me know if I can help! Be careful, though, it's addicting! :)
    MD

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  13. Xin January 13, 2010 at 8:14 AM #

    Canon EOS Rebel the T1i China is version Canon EOS 500D, I also have.
    My recent post 西安羊肉泡

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