Hi James, me again

Hi buddy, hope everything's fine. Finally I bought a DSLR kit which is Canon EOS 450D. Gave up Nikon D90 after detail analysis mainly on 2 grounds: a. It unnecessarily incorporates movie function that I don't need and strictly maintain dedicated equipment is always better than "2 in 1". b. I'm already familiar with Canon systems so it would be easier for me to master it. Moreover, found on the net and flickr that this camera produces really stunning results. Now, in addition to the kit lens I'm planning to get an EF-s 55-250 mm IS telezoom for safari purposes. What do u say?

BTW, became a flickr member with the username "bdsanjeed". May I invite u to view my photostream shot with P&Ss? U can follow this link: www.flickr.com/photos/sanjeed/

Sanjeed is my nickname.

Thnx & rgds.

Quazi

Hi James. U know, as I keep learning, my EOS 450D is doing fine. But one thing concerns me. Although it produces rich and vivid greens and blues; but unlike my SX110 it does not produce vivid/rich red. The red comes rather little dull. I've tried different options under the picture style menu but could not get desired results.

Pls advise. Thnx in advance.

Hey Quaz. I guess I have to ask what you are judging the colors by? If you're looking at your computer monitor or even the print from your printer, it's important to understand that both your monitor and printer are probably not properly calibrated for the accuracy of the color you want. So they will look different from the camera LCD screen, to the PC monitor, to the printed page. There are calibration accessories out there, called Spyders, and they work to a certain degree. Using the Spyder is a good idea, but it’s important to keep in mind that the screen generates color differently than the printer does. One is projected, while the printer is reflected. Secondly, color standards aren’t accurate on screens vs. printing. (called “Gamut”) Calibration of the monitor and the printer has to be done, and then have the color profile applied properly. It’s a house of colorful cards. You can have the printer calibrated and adjust the monitor to match the printer (even if it looks off on the display), but it's much easier to have things printed professionally if you’re looking for an accurate color.

Thnx buddy. I'll try to follow as u have advised.

There's one interesting thing I discovered with my local fellow TTL (Thru The Lens) group members under flickr. All of them are decades younger to me and they revealed this fact. In that group, most of the Canon DSLR users (some of them use the same model as mine) shoot in RAW. Subsequently, they give their pictures amazing looks by post processing mostly in Adobe. They have advised me to do the same.

Could you please throw some light on that? Thnx again.

Definitely. Adobe Lightroom is the software you want to use for that. A good book for that isAdobe Photoshop Lightroom Adventure by Mike Aaland. It'll show you just how much a difference post processing makes on your photographs.

Thnx buddy, u have been of great help.