Don't ask how. Sold my bro the 300 and upgraded to the 350. He dropped the 300 and I sold him the 350 and just got a brand, spankin' new 400D. It's the bomb. No replies necessary to this post; just wanted to share me experience. They all take wonderful pics; the 400 is just much more intuitive. Canon pretty much nailed it this time. (Except for no spot metering). If you're taking pics of kids and dogs stick to the kt lens. It's okay glass, but first one went "Error 99" and they wanted near the price of a new one to fix it. I just threw it in the garbage.
If you're serious or semi about photography, save the $100 bucks and get a decent lens. The cheapo Canon 1.8 is a great starter puppy and the 28-105 is highly underrated. Or step up to a Tamron or Sigma mid range zoom -- but forget the 28 on the lower end and go for a 17 to whatever. You'll need the WA for walk around and can go to a longer range zoom later. And if you start worrying about whether or not you got a "good copy" of the lens you just bougt, you're dead meat. Just take a couple of hundred pictures and if there's really a problem (which is seldom), you can get it fixed.
Get a good tripod and for the best $18 you'll spend on your whole rig pop for a hand strap from B&H . The neck strap is useless unless you're on a bus tour to Peoria. Take a lot of pictures, and then a lot more. Experiment with different settings and for outdoor people shots use the built in flash unless the sun's directly behind you.
Finally don't stess about a "deal" and saving a few bucks. If you have a question about a seller, go to resellerratings.com. On my way out the door to take some night shots. Ta, ta.
If you're serious or semi about photography, save the $100 bucks and get a decent lens. The cheapo Canon 1.8 is a great starter puppy and the 28-105 is highly underrated. Or step up to a Tamron or Sigma mid range zoom -- but forget the 28 on the lower end and go for a 17 to whatever. You'll need the WA for walk around and can go to a longer range zoom later. And if you start worrying about whether or not you got a "good copy" of the lens you just bougt, you're dead meat. Just take a couple of hundred pictures and if there's really a problem (which is seldom), you can get it fixed.
Get a good tripod and for the best $18 you'll spend on your whole rig pop for a hand strap from B&H . The neck strap is useless unless you're on a bus tour to Peoria. Take a lot of pictures, and then a lot more. Experiment with different settings and for outdoor people shots use the built in flash unless the sun's directly behind you.
Finally don't stess about a "deal" and saving a few bucks. If you have a question about a seller, go to resellerratings.com. On my way out the door to take some night shots. Ta, ta.
just a question, specifically which sigma lens were you talking about for mid-range zoom? im not too savvy on those!