New camera, I'm back!

[richardpsic]

Hello every one! I'm so glad to be back to the photography world. I was gone because my little point and shoot wasn't enough to satisfy my creativity which is probably normal after using it for about 4 years and after working in a photo studio using the huge Finepix S3 and S5, too big in comparison to my little Powershot S3 IS.

So my new toy is a Canon EOS 50D with a EF-S 18-200mm IS lens. And now that I bought my first DSLR, the next step is to... buy more stuff! My next little project is to get a ND filter, and actually that is my question for you guys: do you recommend a brand for this kind of filter? Any tips?. I want one of these filters because I want to learn long daylight exposure photography, so I guess this filter is the first step.

Well, thank you for your answers and for reading this post and please take a look at some of the stuff that I posted before here in this forum, these are some of my photos that I took with my old S3 IS:

Desert HDR

Chilean Buildings HDR

http://digital-photography-school.co...ds-sunset.html

Have a good one!

[Gonzo13]

Congratulations on getting the new camera. I use Cokin. The graduated filters can be moved around so that the line isn't right in the middle. Your website is a little visually irritating. The pictures are nice though.

[CHRIS B]

Congradulations on your new camera. But be careful buying gear is very addictive. Besides my sig. I also am expecting in a Benro c269 carbon fiber tripod today. I also use filters I have the Cokin holder but bought Hi Tech filters. I was told they scratch less. Good luck and have fun.

[PowerPix]

Congratulations! I'm envious, lol.

[RexK_Cozumel]

The conkin filter holding system is pretty nice for what you want to do. I would look into that as well. Otherwise B+W makes excellent filters as well as the pro1 line from Hoya.

[Jim Bryant]

Good for you, now get out take some pixs to posts.

[richardpsic]

Thank you guys for all the tips, Cokin seems to be pretty popular so I'll consider that brand.

Originally Posted by Gonzo13

...Your website is a little visually irritating. The pictures are nice though.

Any advice for my website?

Originally Posted by Jim Bryant

Good for you, now get out take some pixs to posts.

I will, I will!

[OsmosisStudios]

Originally Posted by richardpsic

[IMG] using the huge Finepix S3 and S5, too big in comparison to my little Powershot S3 IS.

The S3 and S5 are really only a [small] battery grip away from the 50D and probably only weigh an oz or two more. Oh well: they're great cameras

[richardpsic]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

The S3 and S5 are really only a [small] battery grip away from the 50D and probably only weigh an oz or two more. Oh well: they're great cameras

Oh yeah, totally agree with that. Those cameras are really good cameras, was a really nice experience to work with those, I was just comparing them with my little tiny Powershot S3 IS.