First photos with new Canon 20D!

[Island Blue]

I'm a brand new Canon shooter (as of about 3 hours new) and just wanted to share a few photos I took with my new 20D as soon as the battery charged. I have been a Nikon shooter for years (FM, FM2, FA) but when my last workhorse died a few weeks ago, I decided it was time for a change. Hopefully I'll be posting a lot more in this group now. Here are a few photos I shot this evening. I really haven't even taken the time to read the manual, I was just too excited to do that - I had to start shooting! Oh yeah, I shot all of these with a also newly purchased Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 which seems to be pretty kick ass.

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Lovely...

You'll like the 20D. It's what I have - I just got mine in November, so I'm kind of a newbie, too.

Oh, and since you've got the great new camera, please be sure to enter the June photo contest ... the topic is "showing their personalities - people pictures."

[regnaD kciN]

2. Very nice...

...but I hope this forum isn't about to devolve into a perpetual Canon-Nikon war, like just about every other photography site on the 'net. :-(

By the way, what are all those tags with the multicolored strings and names of deceased entertainers?

[Island Blue]

3. Mea Cuppa on mentioning camera brand name.

I guess my excitement got the better of me last night and I wasn't thinking clearly. Personally, I don't care what anyone shoots with as long as they're happy with their choice and are having fun in the process. I'm just thrilled to have a functioning camera once again.

[CC]

6. Woo hoo on the new camera

and I also hope you enter the contest.
As to telling us you have a D20 you are ok with saying what you have and even better that you are happy about it. Hell I was bad about mine and all. It good to know what a photo was shot with. Wait until you get a what lens, what settings question. :evilgrin: Great pics and wow on the just getting it and having some great things to shoot on the test run. But what are the sticks with the names? It is a neat shot.

[Island Blue]

10. I'm not sure what the sticks are to tell you the truth.

A guy who lives on his sailboat has them pinned all around his boat. He wasn't around when I shot this or I would have asked him about it. I've wanted to take this photo for the past several weeks - every time I go running I pass the boat and think what a cool shot it would make.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. Hey, no war here...

I don't know enough about cameras to even get into such a thing. Just sayin' I like mine.

[CC]

7. So far we haven't had

the Canon/Nikon wars here and with the group we have I don't see it happening. Both brands have some damn fine cameras and there are other fine brands out there too. When someone ask me I usually refer them to reviews and ask them what they already have. If you have lenses that will work with a DSLR already why not get that brand.:shrug: Though I have seen some pretty adamant conversations on which is better elsewhere but I tend to avoid them. Anyone started that here we might have to make them permanent contest host and have them come up with a different prize for winners (like a donation to DU in the winners name):evilgrin:

[Bonhomme Richard]

5. LOL, it's the Elizabeth... I once was offered.....

a job to work on her as a crew member. Great shot.

[priller]

8. So, what did you do with your old Nikon lenses?

And also curious as to why you went to Canon after using Nikon all these years. Not wanting to start a war, now, I'm just curious. Could you not use your lenses on a digital SLR?

[Island Blue]

9. So far I haven't done anything with my old lenses.

I don't know that I really have anything of much worth (mainly because of the wear and tear on them.) I decided on the Canon after doing a lot of research and talking to people. As far as sticking with Nikon so I could use my old lenses, part of the reason I decided against that is because my eyes aren't quite as young as they once were, and I found I really needed to make the switch to autofoucs. (All of my gear before was 100% manual, so a complete switch was necessary.)