Full manual is fun as hell, and experimenting doesn't cost you shit, unlike when you had to pay for film. :p I had a few months playing with a d80 about a year back, and for the most part I left everything on manual, from focus to exposure to aperture, etc. Way more fun, and you actually understand what the settings do.
Have fun! It's really not that bad, 90% of the time the filter won't affect the IQ..just remember to take it off if there's any bright lights in the frame :)
So i ended up getting a 350d, was getting impatient waiting for a 20d to drop to my price range, so i just got the XT instead. Then the next day one went for like $210. Fuckers! Anyway i got a few extras with the 350d, kit lens, extra battery, 2+4 gb card and a wireless remote thing. Everything i need to start messing with…
It looks like I could get an adapter for the 20d which is very awesome, just have to find a camera to go with it ha! Before then I have an Australian trip to fund so its not high on the list but one day, one day.
I second the 28mm/50mm primes. Just having those in your bag will keep you so versitile on day to day shooting. And they are easy to carry around. The kit lens looses so much detail it's not even funny, well it is kinda funny, but not ha-ha funny. And when you get these on a full frame DSLR, on man, it's like a whole new…