To introduce myself to this forum, at 64 year's old I've just bought my first DSLR, although I'm not yet quite ready to give up on film.
I've chosen the the SD14, which I got on ebay for £360.00, for what I've read about the colour quality of the Foveon sensor, the four simple exposure modes, the mirror up facility and flash sync socket.
Most important to me though is the removable Infra-Red filter. I'll be starting out on astrophotography soon (too difficult with film) and I'd like to try taking some regular IR shots using the Cokin A.007 (89B) filter I've used with Ilford SFX and Rollei IR400 film.
The camera came with a 55-200 DC lens and I've since bought (new) an 18-50 f/3.5-5.6 DC lens ... all ready to go.
Currently I'm using a Fujica STX-1 (fully manual) for IR and a Fujica AZ-1 with Ilford XP2 B&W film (all with Tamron Adaptall lenses) and I think I'll keep using the Canon EOS 300X with colour neg for holiday snaps as it's nice and light to carry and a doddle to use.
I've have never before participated in any sort of forum but I've had a good look around and it looks to be a brilliant resource and substantial body of knowledge willingly shared. I'm sure I'm going to have a few questions to ask and maybe in time I hope I might be able to make a contribution.
Is there an instruction page for beginners? How it works, how to include links, how to include pictures and attachments, etiquette etc.?
I've chosen the the SD14, which I got on ebay for £360.00, for what I've read about the colour quality of the Foveon sensor, the four simple exposure modes, the mirror up facility and flash sync socket.
Most important to me though is the removable Infra-Red filter. I'll be starting out on astrophotography soon (too difficult with film) and I'd like to try taking some regular IR shots using the Cokin A.007 (89B) filter I've used with Ilford SFX and Rollei IR400 film.
The camera came with a 55-200 DC lens and I've since bought (new) an 18-50 f/3.5-5.6 DC lens ... all ready to go.
Currently I'm using a Fujica STX-1 (fully manual) for IR and a Fujica AZ-1 with Ilford XP2 B&W film (all with Tamron Adaptall lenses) and I think I'll keep using the Canon EOS 300X with colour neg for holiday snaps as it's nice and light to carry and a doddle to use.
I've have never before participated in any sort of forum but I've had a good look around and it looks to be a brilliant resource and substantial body of knowledge willingly shared. I'm sure I'm going to have a few questions to ask and maybe in time I hope I might be able to make a contribution.
Is there an instruction page for beginners? How it works, how to include links, how to include pictures and attachments, etiquette etc.?