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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Creative Convention > The Dorkroom > My First DSLR - "Is 'Dunning-Kruger Effect' a Photoshop plugin?"
 
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Jun 3, 2003
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I finally got round to buying my first tripod today. Holy poo poo I can't believe how much of a difference they make. It should be the law that all first time camera purchasers also get a tripod. Mind. Blown.

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Jun 3, 2003
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gredgie posted:

Cheers for the tips, I shall give it a go, my DSLR is currently on holiday round a friends house so I'll have to go pick it up and experiment.

Try and snag yourself a copy of "Understanding Exposure". It's a really excellent book that I found helpful when I was baffled by all this stuff.

* # ¿ Mar 3, 2013 11:16
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The worst that can happen is that you'll get kicked out of wherever you're eating. Most places couldn't give a gently caress however.

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nerd_of_prey posted:


Does anyone here have a mac mini or iMac? I need an idea if what sort of spec is best for photo editing.

I have a 27" iMac and the screen on that thing owns for photo editing. I stuck an extra 12gb of RAM in there and it absolutely flies in Lightroom and Photoshop.

* # ¿ Apr 13, 2013 17:08
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Don't Nikons have rear end-backwards zoom as well? As in you turn the lens left to zoom?

* # ¿ Jun 17, 2013 16:56
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Talk-Photography isn't too bad but it's very :britain:-centric. Also don't you dare mention there that you've offered to do any photography work for a reduced rate, or worse, free as DON'T YOU REALISE YOU'RE TAKING JOBS AWAY FROM REAL PHOTOGRAPHERS!!!!!!

* # ¿ Jun 18, 2013 08:06
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Something like a 450D along with this lens is under your budget if you don't mind second hand gear.

* # ¿ Jul 4, 2013 16:21
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An 18-55mm is going to be pretty crap for birds unless you're shooting ostriches. Maybe get a second hand body (with no kit lens) and then the Tamron 70-300 VC? I've no idea what that would cost in dollars though. The main problem with that is if you want to take pictures of stuff that's close to you.

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I have a Yongnuo 560, a 565 and a pair of their wireless triggers, all for less than the price of one (1) Canon speedlight. They're super cheap and they haven't let me down yet. The only downside is that Yongnuo seem to bring out a new model about once per week so you're constantly kicking yourself that you're missing out on whatever new feature they've decided to include.

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