Originally posted by ThueO Hello
If you were to give one piece of advice someone, who has never touched a dslr camera before.
What would it then be?
I just got my first camera, and I would like to know what I should focus on in the beginning.
-Thue
It's all about software...
Get a copy of Lightroom, plus NIK's collection of plug-ins for the same followed by a computer paired to a decent monitor with enough juice to power everything. Dedicate the next six months to becoming a post processing wizard. Your goal is to pp any image presented to you from any camera-lens pairing to completion in less that three minutes. All of this is very easy to learn on your own using how-to books and free on-line tutorials. Give yourself a month to establish a work-flow, then spend the remaining time studying and fine tuning. If you are disciplined and willing to do the work, your gear lust will soon to disappear.
The reason the old cliché "Its the photographer NOT the gear..." is true, is because it is.... and you'll soon know why.
...my 2 cents....
Cheers...