Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
FAQ around somewhere please? I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
questions. Thanks.
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:31:14 -0700 (PDT), Chris
<chris.linthompson@gmail.com> wrote in
<6293bdd6-f433-40f5-ad4a-30acde5ed841@t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>:
>Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
>FAQ around somewhere please? I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
>questions. Thanks.
There is no FAQ for the group.
Suggest you read the reviews at DPReview.com.
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Best regards,
John
Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer,
it makes you a dSLR owner.
"The single most important component of a camera
is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
On 2009-10-28 17:33:52 -0700, John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> said:
> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:31:14 -0700 (PDT), Chris
> <chris.linthompson@gmail.com> wrote in
> <6293bdd6-f433-40f5-ad4a-30acde5ed841@t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>:
>
>> Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
>> FAQ around somewhere please? I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
>> questions. Thanks.
>
> There is no FAQ for the group.
> Suggest you read the reviews at DPReview.com.
"Chris" <chris.linthompson@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:6293bdd6-f433-40f5-ad4a-30acde5ed841@t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
> FAQ around somewhere please? I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
> questions. Thanks.
>
> Chris
Chris, the newsgroup: rec.photo.digital.slr-systems is for SLR systems,
and it's worth asking your questions there. For starter, I would look at
the lower-end Nikon and Canon models - try holding them and see which is
more comfortable and easy to use - but it may also help you decide if you
can be more specific about what your photographic needs are.
The number of megapixels is not /that/ important, in fact the lower count
of the D3000 might make me prefer that camera over the Canon 500D. If you
only want a single lens to start with, I would recommend the 18-200mm from
either manufacturer rather than the 18-55mm "kit" lens.
Chris wrote:
> Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
> FAQ around somewhere please?
I'm afraid not.
> I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
> questions. Thanks.
Just go ahead & ask them, most of us will be happy to help. There's one
loon here who posts under many names, who insults anyone who talks about
DSLRs, but just ignore his posts. (I'd give you his name, but he changes
it several times a day. Just look out for an idiot who always claims
that P&S cameras are always better than DSLRs.)
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On 2009-10-30 05:11:50 -0700, Bob Larter <bobbylarter@gmail.com> said:
> Chris wrote:
>> Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
>> FAQ around somewhere please?
>
> I'm afraid not.
Actually there is a group FAQ, but it dates back to 2002 and seems a
bit quaint given some of th current material found here now. http://www.mindspring.com/~erica/welcome.html
>
>> I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
>> questions. Thanks.
>
> Just go ahead & ask them, most of us will be happy to help. There's one
> loon here who posts under many names, who insults anyone who talks
> about DSLRs, but just ignore his posts. (I'd give you his name, but he
> changes it several times a day. Just look out for an idiot who always
> claims that P&S cameras are always better than DSLRs.)
Agreed. Read the posts with an open mind and enjoy the show.
In message <6293bdd6-f433-40f5-ad4a-30acde5ed841@t2g2000yqn.googlegroups
..com>, Chris <chris.linthompson@gmail.com> writes
>Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
>FAQ around somewhere please? I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
>questions. Thanks.
>
>Chris
What sort of budget did you have in mind?
What sort of photography did you want to do?
Where in the world are you? (This helps as it is no good suggesting you
look in a store/web shop that is the other side of the planet :-)
The 2002 FAQ is going top be to far out of date to be very useful.
Also Remember:-
God Uses a Nikon and nutters use Canon :-)
The Canon Heretics tell lies and say God Uses a Canon :-)
No other Cameras other than Nikon and Canon exist :-)
P&S are far better than DSLR's in EVERY respect :-)
A bigger/longer lens makes you a better photographer (assuming you are
male :-)
You MUST have the Latest camera body and at least 2 old ones :-)
To be taken seriously you must memories the specification of every Nikon
(or Canon if you are a delusional heretic) camera and lens since the
Nikon F-2b3 (never released experimental beta2) of 1843 that no one has
actually seen.
You must either know film is dead and will never be used again EVER or
that it is about to have a miraculous recovery and really serious
photographers will always use film.
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> Chris wrote:
>> Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
>> FAQ around somewhere please?
>
> I'm afraid not.
>
>> I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
>> questions. Thanks.
>
> Just go ahead & ask them, most of us will be happy to help. There's one
> loon here who posts under many names, who insults anyone who talks about
> DSLRs, but just ignore his posts. (I'd give you his name, but he changes
> it several times a day. Just look out for an idiot who always claims
> that P&S cameras are always better than DSLRs.)
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:31:22 -0500, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
>
>
>On 10/30/09 7:11 AM, in article 4aeac9fa@dnews.tpgi.com.au, "Bob Larter"
><bobbylarter@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Chris wrote:
>>> Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
>>> FAQ around somewhere please?
>>
>> I'm afraid not.
>>
>>> I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
>>> questions. Thanks.
>>
>> Just go ahead & ask them, most of us will be happy to help. There's one
>> loon here who posts under many names, who insults anyone who talks about
>> DSLRs, but just ignore his posts. (I'd give you his name, but he changes
>> it several times a day. Just look out for an idiot who always claims
>> that P&S cameras are always better than DSLRs.)
>
>Are you referring to NavASS?
Bob Larter's legal name: Lionel Lauer
Home news-group, an actual group in the "troll-tracker" hierarchy:
alt.kook.lionel-lauer (established on, or before, 2005)
Registered Description: the "owner of several troll domains" needs a group where he'll stay on topic.
Bob Larter is Lionel Lauer - Look it up. wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:31:22 -0500, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 10/30/09 7:11 AM, in article 4aeac9fa@dnews.tpgi.com.au, "Bob Larter"
>> <bobbylarter@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Chris wrote:
>>>> Hi all, I am new to the group and I am looking for a DSLR. Is there a
>>>> FAQ around somewhere please?
>>> I'm afraid not.
>>>
>>>> I KNOW I am filled with stoopid noob
>>>> questions. Thanks.
>>> Just go ahead & ask them, most of us will be happy to help. There's one
>>> loon here who posts under many names, who insults anyone who talks about
>>> DSLRs, but just ignore his posts. (I'd give you his name, but he changes
>>> it several times a day. Just look out for an idiot who always claims
>>> that P&S cameras are always better than DSLRs.)
>> Are you referring to NavASS?
>
>
>
> Bob Larter's legal name: Lionel Lauer
> Home news-group, an actual group in the "troll-tracker" hierarchy:
> alt.kook.lionel-lauer (established on, or before, 2005)
> Registered Description: the "owner of several troll domains" needs a group where he'll stay on topic.
Your follow-up trick still isn't working, kook. ;^)
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