Filter Canon Rebel

Filter Canon Rebel

A Few Great Things About Digital Photography

I have to admit that in digital photography I personally have been a laggard. I have two traditional film cameras - a vintage manual focus Nikon and a Canon Rebel, which is a newer model equipped with auto focus. Up until recently, I've been heroically resisting the temptation of trying a digital camera, although each of my kids has had one for years now. But a few days ago, my father gave me one of his - a mid-priced Olympus - because he didn't like the menus. I've decided to give it a try and I was surprised I actually like it.

I take a lot of pictures so obviously the first thing I loved about it is that it had no film. I also got two large memory cards from my father along with the camera and I never run out of film. I no longer have to pay for developing photos that I don't even like. Actually, I don't develop photos at all. And now that I'm able to see them on the spot, I can delete the ones that turn out wrong and free up space for new ones. I take hundreds of pictures and this helps me improve my technique and get better results. I can still keep the things I liked about traditional photography as my camera lets me select film speed and worry about shutter speed/aperture combinations. This means that I can still use my photographic skills, which is a very good thing. I also love that I don't have to wait for days to see how the pictures turned out like.

Another thing I love about digital photos is the fact that you can edit them later. I haven't purchased Photoshop yet, though I plan to buy the Elements program soon. For now I just use Picasa, which is free, and my PhotoDeluxe application which came with the scanner. Even with these basic programs I can still change the photos to a great extent. I sometimes have problems with the exposure because I don't always notice backlighting. Luckily, poor exposure can be easily corrected afterwards, and the same thing you can do with red eyes or excessive tint.

You can also adjust contrast, sharpen focus and warm up colors. Cropping is another tool I use very often. It helps me remove parts of the background or excess sky. I can even transform a landscape photo into a close-up if I remove a large part of it. You also have a lot of special effects. You can transform your photo into an oil painting, add filters, neon, glow - just set your imagination free.

When I'm all set, I can send those photos I really like to a processing service. With Picasa you have an option to send your photos to a processor over the Internet and you will get the printed photos into your mail. Or you can upload the pictures to a website, use them in a blog or email them to your friends. Having so much control over your photos is just great. If you haven't already switched to digital photography, you should think about it. It is a real blessing.
About the Author

Alex is a writer about photography techniques for http://reshade.com . Reshade works in the field of online picture processing programs and offers a free online photo resizer web-tool. It's also possible to purchase a photo resizer application for Windows. Give it a try !

What Macro Lens Filter For My Canon Rebel?

I purchased these Macro Filters for my canon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BXKXPC

However it does not fit the "okina AT-X 100mm f/2.8 PRO D Macro Len" I bought: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000B7SGD0

Anyone know if I need a converter of some sort?

The Tokina macro lens doesn't need the macro 'filters' you got - they convert a normal non-macro lens into a lower-quality macro lens than the one you have.
If you need to get even closer than you can focus with the Tokina, add an extension tube (with no glass, it just holds the lens further from the camera to allow very close focusing).
They are the wrong size, too. The Tokina I believe takes 55mm not 58mm. Because the ones you have are bigger, you can get a "step down adapter" to attach them, if you really want to do so. Only $6.95 at Adorama - see link below.
BTW, that is a great macro lens you got. Focus it all the way as close as it can go (on manual focus setting if you have an AF camera). Then move the camera in and out until what you are looking at comes into focus (about a foot in front of the lens). Do you really need to get closer than that?

Unboxed: Canon EOS 500D (a.k.a. Canon Rebel T1i)