I just got an SLR today,its a Canon XSI, now my question is, what essentials do you guys recommend,i.e.filters,extra battery...etc


I have gone through the stickies and read up on understanding exposure and most of all that good stuff, I will get pics as soon as I get home from work

 

Congrats!

The extra battery is a good idea. Also, get a Rocket Blower and a good lens cloth. I wouldn't bother with filters at this point. An Op/Tech Pro neck strap would be a nice upgrade to the stock strap.

 

Welcome to the world of DSLRs! Get your credit card ready as you'll find yourself "needing" this accessory then another, then another

Seriously, I would recommend:

extra battery
fast memory card (I use Sandisk Extreme III 8 gig on my Nikon D200)
good camera bag - I have a backpack that holds all my gear plus my 13" Macbook Pro and a smaller "on the go" bag that holds my camera body, flash, two lenses and other essentials (extra batteries, memory card, etc).
Photo editing software - ie Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Aperture etc. I've found half the fun of digital photography is post processing.
Join a photo sharing site like Flickr - great place to learn from other photographers.

Good luck and go out and take tons of pictures!

 

Thanks fellas, I will have my credit-card ready lol, I already have photoshop cs3, I will take pics as soon as I have some damn time

I Will be going on a mini-vacation this weekend to Vegas so Im trying to have some essentials ready and will make work of this camera see what I come up with.

 

a good camera bag, a tripod then save your money for lenses.

 

Some pics of the trip.

Forgot to shoot in Raw, oh well next time...CC welcomed


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeh15/4386524182/" title="Eifel tower(edit) by xdaex, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4386524182_e0ea287026_o.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Eifel tower(edit)" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeh15/4385752367/" title="Polazzo(edit) by xdaex, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4385752367_de632b6624_o.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Polazzo(edit)" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeh15/4386509558/" title="IMG_0256 by xdaex, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4386509558_d605e1c2be_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="IMG_0256" /></a>

one of my favorites
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeh15/4386507538/" title="IMG_0224 by xdaex, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4386507538_6ea5b54531_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="IMG_0224" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeh15/4385727365/" title="Flowers at the Venetian by xdaex, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4385727365_e47b0edca1_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Flowers at the Venetian" /></a>

Another of my faves
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeh15/4385725249/" title="Newyork-NewYork by xdaex, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4385725249_b0e891810c_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Newyork-NewYork" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeh15/4385724617/" title="NY-NY by xdaex, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4385724617_d5c32fdd5e_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="NY-NY" /></a>

 

Looks pretty good, first one, find another spot away from orange sign, third one shoot in portrait to get a better shot of ceiling.

 

COol, thanks to be honest I was really messing with the settings and didnt really pay attention to those little things but will make sure next time im shooting but I need to go out and shoot more.