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Sooooo I decided to get a canon 80d package from Costco last night. Anyone know of any useful forums to learn how to take advantage of this camera?
 

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I really enjoyed Gordons reviews years ago, not a forum but good reading.
Agreed. Was a large part in my purchasing decision for my first DSLR several years ago.

Recently I've been a fan of the content Jared Polin from FroKnowsPhoto publishes, great personality and while he doesn't have a forum there is information to be gained from just watching his videos. Matt Granger is also a wealth of knowledge and has recently left Australia for the city that never sleeps.
 

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Thanks guys, reading now... hopefully the reviews don't tell me it's a bad nuy... got it on impulse.
 

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Thanks guys, reading now... hopefully the reviews don't tell me it's a bad nuy... got it on impulse.
I don't think you will regret purchasing it. At one stage was thinking about picking one up but between my existing Sony DSLR and RX100 point and shoot didn't see a need for it.
 

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Yeah, just finished reading... biggest gripe is no 4k video which is something I don't care about... Looks like I'll be set for a while with this one... once I get a comfortable with it I'll get some more lenses that I see i already want.
 
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Yeah, just finished reading... biggest gripe is no 4k video which is something I don't care about... Looks like I'll be set for a while with this one... once I get a comfortable with it I'll get some more lenses that I see i already want.
True. I believe the cameras of choice for those who want to do 4K is the Sony A7S II.
 

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Agreed. Was a large part in my purchasing decision for my first DSLR several years ago.

Recently I've been a fan of the content Jared Polin from FroKnowsPhoto publishes, great personality and while he doesn't have a forum there is information to be gained from just watching his videos. Matt Granger is also a wealth of knowledge and has recently left Australia for the city that never sleeps.
The video Matt did pretty much made it idiot proof, after that I started taking pics... pretty happy being able to get off auto mode....
 

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Yep, got the nifty fifty and a pancake lens(28mm)... I bought it mainly for family pics and landscaping.. but I want to tinker with long exposure shots and hdr as well. Fun project that works with my schedule of free time. Overall, I'm very happy with the 80d.
 

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I'm probably gonna stick with prime lenses until a justify a L lens...i have a 18-55 and 55-250 stm.... the 50 and 28mm blow both of them out of the water, and is helping me to learn how to get the right shot. 85mm is def a good one... friend of mine is supposed to loan me his... im a big fan of try before buying.
 
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I'm not sure I know what do you exactly need, but on FixThePhoto website I'm sure there is something)
I read there a nice article about how to pick up a camera for a different purposes, maybe it'll help you)
 

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This has become an expensive hobby, just bought a canon 70-200 f2.8 is2 L lens.... ive read quite a bit, now im just trying to gain experience with practice.
 
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