I recently picked up my older Canon EOS XT out of storage and bought a new Power Shot SX510HS and set out to develop a digital photography hobby. I have a small family so there is not much oportunity of photo sessions there however I intend to develop an ability to photograph neighborhood nature, which can be quite spectacular this time of the year. For software I had an old version of Adobe Photoshop Elements and I really did not like how I needed to use several different modules to get my photo editing done, so now I am working with Corel Paintshop Pro and I have been looking for a web hang out with others that may share my developing past time of digital photography as well as teach me a thing or two about my chosen past time. My old XT will be my high end DSLR while the powershot will be main lower end camera. I have recently learned when to use a DSLR and when to use the power shot, it is not always possible for me to run around with a big bulky DSLR as they take up a lot of room, the power shot will do those situations while the DSLR will go with me on short trips.
I use to do a lot of photography many years ago when my son was born but gave it up for some reason. I got the DSLR about that point. Although the DSLR did not go to the delivery, that was a long since dead Power Shot A 10 that did that.
I have learned that there are basically three types of Canon cameras: EOS, Power Shot A and Power Shot SX. The EOS are high end DSLRs that are typically bigger and cost more but give a lot of control over the photo taking process. The Power Shot A cameras are more for the beginner photographer as they are cheaper and smaller but do not give a lot of control over the photo taking process. The Power Shot SX cameras seem to be hybrid combinations of the EOS and Power Shot A cameras.
This is my hello to forum members.
