Ok Guys, I need Your Input!

Well since I won an Xbox Elite and I don't really need it, am going to sell it and use the money to buy my camera! So I have about $600 - $800 (with added money) to spend on a camera, which I am SOO happy about!

yay, congrats!

I just bought my camera WAAAHOOO!

I got a Canon EOS 400D kit! $979 AU = 885.084 USD

and it comes with -

Whats In The Box
• 1 Canon EOS 400D (Kiss Digital X / Rebel XTi) digital camera
• 1 Battery
• 1 User manual, CD-Rom, cables
• 1 Battery charger
• 1 Strap
• 1 Lens (18-55 mm)
• After Market NB-2L (for Canon EOS 400D, 350D, Powershot G7)
• 2.5 inch LCD Screen Protector for Digital Camera
• Lens Cleaning Pen
• Elite Pro 50 X 1GB CF Card
• Case Logic SLR Camera Holster SLRC 2

I laybyed it (layaway) so I should have it in a few weeks!

wow you sure did buy a purdy camera. congrats! can't wait to see what you can do with it.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos400d/

Congrats Benat! I just bought a Nikon D80, I can't wait until it arrives and I can start playing with it

I wanted to book in for a course which would teach me how to use it except the one I found which is the closest to where I live (and still an hours drive away lol) is not running this year

So I have to think of something else, don't really want to drive into the city to learn but I might have to.

Have you tried this hun? http://www.cengage.edu.au/photography-d ... hotography

Theres a digital course also, but I think its more for basic users.

I am going to do this one - http://www.thephotographyinstitute.com. ... ntent=home

[drool @ camera]

Doh, those ones are in NSW. This is the one I was going to do covered the basics of 35mm & SLR camera photography like:

* the camera system
* focus
* aperture & depth of field
* shutter speed & movement
* light metering
* lenses & their application
* composition & image design
* film types
* portraiture
* electronic flash

I think what I will do is learn about as much as I can online on the basics and then just pay someone locally who is in the know to teach me in person. Probably the easiest and cheapest thing to do as I am in a rural area.

I swear by Canons. I think you've done a good job. The camera you bought is the newer version of the camera i have been using in Australia.

Nice one!

I am also bidding on a Canon EOS film SLR, with a 28-90mm lens, which will fit my 400D. It also includes some kodak 800 ISO film and 2 filters,

Oh and I also got a discount on my 400D because I am a registered business WOOHOO! $935 including postage and handling

AWESOME!

I can't wait to see the pics you take!

Just out of curiosity, what is the model of the film camera?

I can't wait either HAHA! I hope I can do these cameras justice!

i know thats my scary thing too hehe but im sure we will get there, how exciting, everyone is getting new cameras! we'll have to make a topic in the photo section just for us to show off our latest pics heh

I hope to be adding to that list of people with new cameras soon It's my birthday in a month and dad hinted I might be getting one ... though I might not considering how expensive they are ... I might offer to go halves in one, after I've sold my old desktop computer.