[achiam]

I just bought a Nikon D40. I know fuck all about photography and only bought it to take great photos of a girl I'm bringing to Paris. Can anyone suggest a good crash course online for uber noobs?

[JordanLee]

It's from Canon but the techniques are the same.

http://web.canon.jp/imaging/enjoydslr/

[Senna4ever]

Not an on-line course, but they seem to be quite decent for the newbie. Good pricing, I think.

http://www.adtschool.com/courses.htm

[Matsuda]

this site has some nice video tutorials

http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/

[asian_speedster]

This place is alright for some basic info.

http://digital-photography-school.com/

[achiam]

Awesome guys. I'm buying other shit today; anyone know if the cheapo Polarizing filters on eBay are any good? Technically they should do the same thing as making something polarized really doesn't cost a lot.

[[HuCk DuCk]]

I'm pretty sure that most people are going to come in here and say cheap filters aren't worth your money.

[ddr]

This place is alright for some basic info.

http://digital-photography-school.com/

FTW

Dig thru the archives too

[Soundy]

This is another great one from Canon - based on the Rebel XT, but again, the basics are all the same...

http://www.usa.canon.com/content/rebelxt_tutorial/rebelxtlessons.htm

[roastpuff]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=414088

From the Canon forums, but it works with all cameras so... enjoy!

And yes, cheap eBay filter shit is not worth buying.

I have a 58mm Kenko Pro1D slim polarizing filter that you can have cheap if you want.

[achiam]

I don't live in Vancouver; sorry! Thanks for the heads-up!

[ddr]

I have the same kenko filter. I also have the $8 filters from dealextreme. Looks the same to me on my monitor.

[Senna4ever]

You won't notice much in the way of optics, although you may notice some uneven areas of unsharpness. You'll notice more flaring, ghosting & Newton Rings with cheap filters. They are also not made to be very durable.

[Supafly]

i use http://www.carphototutorials.com/

[JapaDog]

I have the same kenko filter. I also have the $8 filters from dealextreme. Looks the same to me on my monitor.

that also depends on what lens you are using tho. the better lens demands better filter

[lilaznviper]

i got some cheap filters off ebay and they are working for now...

[Senna4ever]

Of course they'll work...just not very well.

[JapaDog]

ROFL man Lilaznviper I sooooo love your reply~~~!!

the thing you are losing with cheap filter on expensive lens is the IQ(Sharpness) in the end result.

when you are spending 1-2k on lens just for that sharpness, would you want to cheap out on that $100 filter money and make that lens back to a $500 range lens?

that's why some people demand the absolute quality in filter. they've spend all that much on the lens already, might as well drop that little more for the guarantee

[Manic!]

The D40 kit comes with a training program on CD.

[gnu5]

im new....i just bought a a330, what does a filter do....please explain in simple terms lol i dont understand dslr jargon.....

[Soundy]

Filters aren't specific to SLRs... they're just more common there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_filter

[Senna4ever]

im new....i just bought a a330, what does a filter do....please explain in simple terms lol i dont understand dslr jargon.....
You bought an Airbus??? This is the photography forum, not the aircraft forum.

j/k, congrats. You bought a great little camera. Soundy posted a great link.

[gnu5]

once i pick it up, any1 want to teach me some stuff????

[ddr]

that also depends on what lens you are using tho. the better lens demands better filter

no kidding, i can't seem to wrap my head around spending 100+ on a lens like the 50mm f/1.8, or even the tamron f/2.8

[lol FAIL]

o nice thread.