Flatliner
Contributor
Hi all,
My daughter who is 15 has a real eye for photos and has been taking a lot of good pictures with my Canon A720. She has been recognized enough that a friend has asked her to take her Senior pictures, to encourage my daughterÃÔ photo skills (above water) I am purchasing a DSLR for myself that I will ÅÂllow her to use. I have been looking for a few weeks and this is what I ÅÕhink I want. Any feed back would be appreciated. What I have selected is at the very top end of my available budget and I would like to order it this weekend. I will consider the underwater housing and accessories when I do the second mortgage...
Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black)
Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR ZL Di LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Opteka Battery Pack Grip / Vertical Shutter Release for Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS & Digital Rebel XSi with 2 LP-E5 Batteries (3600 mAh Total)
Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
Tiffen 58mm UV Protection Filter
Tiffen 67mm UV Protection Filter
Some type of bag (recommendations requested)
Also, I wondered if picking up the 50mm Canon f 1.8 lens would be useful enough by itself to have.
My daughter who is 15 has a real eye for photos and has been taking a lot of good pictures with my Canon A720. She has been recognized enough that a friend has asked her to take her Senior pictures, to encourage my daughterÃÔ photo skills (above water) I am purchasing a DSLR for myself that I will ÅÂllow her to use. I have been looking for a few weeks and this is what I ÅÕhink I want. Any feed back would be appreciated. What I have selected is at the very top end of my available budget and I would like to order it this weekend. I will consider the underwater housing and accessories when I do the second mortgage...
Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black)
Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR ZL Di LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Opteka Battery Pack Grip / Vertical Shutter Release for Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS & Digital Rebel XSi with 2 LP-E5 Batteries (3600 mAh Total)
Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
Tiffen 58mm UV Protection Filter
Tiffen 67mm UV Protection Filter
Some type of bag (recommendations requested)
Also, I wondered if picking up the 50mm Canon f 1.8 lens would be useful enough by itself to have.