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Anonymous
Hi there /p/

Okay so I have finally made the step up and got my first DSLR.

Obviously there is a whole lot of new things to learn.

Whats the best way to go about learning all the new features, is it just trial and error? I've all ready gone through the manual and I know all the modes. It's just more so knowing what to set to what and when to do it for the best result.

I've got the Canon EOS 450D with twin lens kit which came with the EFS 18-55 and EF 75-300. What should I be using each one for?

Also if I wanted to shoot a landscape and have as much in focus as I could I would choose a high F number, and the opposite if I wanted a blurred background?

Picture: Unrelated. just a lame one I took today

Cheers!
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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
obviously you use the 75-300 if you want to make shots of smaller objects far away as it is a telelens.

and yes, F/x, blurred background = lower x

for the rest, trial and error is more fun and a better learning experience
>> Honest So You Dont Have To Be !9UISPtwBPo
>Whats the best way to go about learning all the new features, is it just trial and error?

Yes, It's going to take awhile, and most people start of learning slow, but when you start messing up fantastic shots, you will start to learn allot faster :P Keep at it

>I've got the Canon EOS 450D with twin lens kit which came with the EFS 18-55 and EF 75-300. What should I be using each one for?

Quite obviously, 75-300 for longer shooting, 18-55 for closer things. (Keep in mind your using a crop sensor, so you times it by 1.6.... in short, at 50mm, its more like 80)

Personally, I don't own a tele, i don't like them, i don't do them, but for if you like outdoors, keep it on outside of a city, in urban areas, go with the 18-55.

>Also if I wanted to shoot a landscape and have as much in focus as I could I would choose a high F number, and the opposite if I wanted a blurred background?

Yes, the higher your Fstop (the smaller your aperture) the more DoF your going to have, and visa versa.

Keep it up, ignore what /p/ tells you, and have fun!
>> Anonymous
Haha okay thank you!