Absolutely! If they're in good working order you did good and you have the basis for a good place to start. As soon as I could, if I were you, I would add a flash, maybe something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Bower-Digital-Automatic-Flash-Canon/dp/B005SEESI8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1415671841&sr=8-8&keywords=flash+for+Canon+Rebel

Those lens are going to do best if you shoot them at a low iso like a 100 or 200 and with the aperture between f/5.6 and f/11 which will need to be done in pretty good light with the lens not zoomed all the way in or out. When the light starts to shut down on you, you still want to try to keep your aperture in that range and in order to do that you will often need to use a flash to get the best out of those lens.

LOL. I was going to ask you about that. By the way, I don't think the Lord would want to share any complicity for my actions.

I haven't joined a lot but I've never been kicked off... yet.

...and yes, I have a camera. Are you trying to become my best buddy now or what?

Two good looking fillies!

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I didn't have to ask but I sure would like to hear you try to explain it in terms of anything that makes any sense or any benefit to anyone beyond an opportunity to brag about their camera equipment or for those truly maladjusted people, who argue for inferior equipment and brag about getting it at Goodwill. Why don't you go ahead and treat me like I'm totally stupid and explain it to me, pleassssssse!

Not the stoves I grew up sitting around - anyone toss out a list of 14 cameras worth about $20,000 would have been ganged up on, called a blow hard, and run plumb out of the general store. People I sat around the stove with learned to say things like, "aw, it ain't nothing but me and the missus likes it ok" right before they whip out a stack of photos that'd knock your socks off. And about the beer - I'm afraid I don't drink alcohol. Got no money left after I make my camera payments. :roll: :D

Don't be a fool and "judge a book by its cover," especially if there's a chance that your comprehension is impaired. Further, you can cease acting as though the forum is your private domain that needs your protection and consider that a person who arrived as a member today has just as much collateral in the forum as do you - not one iota. You do not need to protect anyone or anything from me nor anyone else, just yourself. My last comment to which you refer was purposely pointed and appropriate so you would understand perfectly and as I said, you sir, can simply bugger off! Now, if you don't choose to converse with me, now would seem to be a good time to shut your cake hole.

I am a new member but I've been a lurker longer than you have been a member, much longer, for whatever that matters. An ill-logical analogy such as was used in this instance does indeed make me question anything else one might say who used such an analogy when it comes to information that I do not already know the answer to - which was my point. For a new person who knows about changing fan belts and knows nothing about camera equipment, if the use of that analogy would not give pause to accepting further knowledge emitting from that source, I don't know what would.

I was not insulting, condescending, and made no derogatory comments about the person, just the deed which clearly was not in anyone's favor. I see "Grandpa" has remained silent, which you probably should have done. I would imagine that "Grandpa" would like to have that one back. That you choose to attempt to control what I have to say is, to me, worse than what I said and frankly I don't care what you think or who you converse with, the fact remains that it was an inappropriate analogy that should make any further comment questionable to anyone who is looking for answers. If you choose to avoid me, so be it but don't be surprised if I should choose to comment about something you've said. And, perhaps you might want to think about letting other people take care of themselves and not intercede where an issue is clearly none of your concern. "Grandpa" is a big boy and doesn't need you to protect him. As you might say in your country - "bugger off."

I'm kinda new here as a member but I've been a long-time lurker and while I know it may be perceived as impertinent but I just gotta ask, what is the purpose of this thread, what is it accomplishing, and why would anyone serious about photography want to participate in it beyond an opportunity to make the point of "mine's bigger than yours?" Who benefits from this discussion?

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:thumbup: :-) Thank you! It sorta looked to me like DelDerby was on the wrong side of the issue and proving his own point and I thought I'd give him a chance to figure his way back to the right side.

Time flies when you're having fun! :-) Canon 5d Mk II released in Nov 2008, 6 years ago this month. Canon 5d Mk III released Mar 2012, not yet 3 years? :thumbup: Not that it matters, of course. It all depends on what you do with it, not how long you've had it and you do some excellent stuff with yours.

I've been following this forum for quite a while and just hadn't joined 'til recently. What is my "sort" and what's your problem with what I said.