I've had my new Canon EOS 10D digital SLR for about a month now. It really is a great camera, creatively and educationally the change from film to digital SLR is exactly what I hoped it would be. New shots and techniques are a lot easier to compose and a lot less expensive when you get them wrong.
The advantages of digital cameras will not come as ground breaking news to most of you however, so I thought I'd post a few of the slight disadvantages and quirks I've found since buying the camera.
- As with traditional photography you'll still need a tripod and remote release cable to get any decent, large format shots. Quicker previews of your images on the LCD screen only serve to highlight hand shake and mistakes better!
- Due to the 1.6x enlargement effect of the CMOS chip, my 50mm lens is now an 80mm portrait lens and my 28-135mm a meaty 44-226mm zoom. Great in some ways, but I do miss the option of using the wider angles I had at my disposal before, especially in urban settings.
- Lastly Your new found creative freedom will have you drooling over super-fast/expensive L series lenses.
All in all though, minor points (that mostly affect film photographers too).
The camera has hardly left my side. Highly recommended.
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