If I can make a suggestion. When you buy a spare battery, buy the Canon one. I bought a knock off and used it once. Then when I charged it again, the camera would not recognize it.
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Canon Eos Rebel Cameras
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Congrats on the new camera!
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Good to know. Thanks.
Thanks. I've been wanting one for a long time.
Haven't set up the camera yet, but I have an SD card now. It's a 32 GB SanDisk extreme plus, so hopefully it'll be sufficient.
Will probably try taking pics tomorrow. Pretty sure my first pic will be one of Ruby.
This is a good card. Writing speed is good. I always use SanDisk Extreme cards.
Just make sure that the card has a warranty. Over here, our SanDisk cards comes with distributor's warranty. One to one exchange within warranty period if card fails.
I have one Canon and two knockoff batteries. Canon charger will not charge non-Canon batteries. The charger that came with the non-Canon batteries will charge all three. All batteries work just fine in the camera but camera will not show when the non-Canon batteries are getting low.
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Here are 3 images that ScanCafe made from 35mm slides.
One is a flower bouquet that I use in a lecture on color and combination
The next is a vignette in Japan, - you can figure out lecture topic
And the third is a more complicated scan of an X-ray I coaxed my dentist to take for me, for a lecture on patterns of nature. The x-ray was film, 35mm size, so was projectable in a Kodak carousel but I needed it digital. I think ScanCafe did a great job
One is a flower bouquet that I use in a lecture on color and combination
The next is a vignette in Japan, - you can figure out lecture topic
And the third is a more complicated scan of an X-ray I coaxed my dentist to take for me, for a lecture on patterns of nature. The x-ray was film, 35mm size, so was projectable in a Kodak carousel but I needed it digital. I think ScanCafe did a great job
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I haven't opened it yet, but pretty sure it comes with a warranty.
I'm guessing the non-canon ones are cheaper...
The non-Canon ones are cheaper. My Canon charger will charge my non-Canon batteries. The non-Canon batteries do not hold a charge as long. My camera will tell me battery life on non-canon batteries.
If you know the sales person well or it’s a reputable store and they are honest, getting a third party battery is usually quite safe though it does not last as long as the originals.
I got third party batteries for my camera too and it performed pretty well and it’s been almost 4 years already and still kicking. Total I have 2 originals and two third party and two original chargers (I’m using Fujifilm XT1).
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I'm slowly getting used to my new toy. I'm so nervous though, just handling it. It feels like I've never had a camera before! I actually had to find a Youtube video just to figure out how to put the strap on the camera! 
But, I guess the fact that the video exists, means there's others like me who needed it. And the tiny diagram and instructions in the booklet, really weren't helpful.
Anyway, once I got the puzzle of the strap figured out, I put in the memory card and battery, and put the lens on. Then went and disturbed a sleeping cat. Here are my first 2 ever pics using a DSLR.
Pic # 1
She looks understandably annoyed in this shot, as I had just woken her. In fact, she was under the blanket, so I had to lift the blanket off her, just to find her.
Pic # 2
she's not quite so grumpy in this shot.
These were just taken on the auto setting. The picture resolution was huge - 6000 x 4000 !!! I shunk them to 640 x 480, or they'd probably still be loading here.
Off to play some more ...
But, I guess the fact that the video exists, means there's others like me who needed it. And the tiny diagram and instructions in the booklet, really weren't helpful.Anyway, once I got the puzzle of the strap figured out, I put in the memory card and battery, and put the lens on. Then went and disturbed a sleeping cat. Here are my first 2 ever pics using a DSLR.
Pic # 1
She looks understandably annoyed in this shot, as I had just woken her. In fact, she was under the blanket, so I had to lift the blanket off her, just to find her.
Pic # 2
she's not quite so grumpy in this shot.
These were just taken on the auto setting. The picture resolution was huge - 6000 x 4000 !!! I shunk them to 640 x 480, or they'd probably still be loading here.
Off to play some more ...
