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Most of my early photography education was learned on a Canon AE1 Manual. I had two of them and they both took amazing pictures. Romanced by the ease and affordability of the digital process, my AE1 collected dust. Soon after the seals parted and created small light leaks. Not long after it was sold for pennies on the dollar of its true worth. A moment of silent remembrance please.</p> <p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-83" title="450d1" src="http://fpressstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/450d1.png" alt="450d1" width="502" height="551" /></p> <p>After suffering through a few mid grade Olympus 5-7 or 8 mega pixel cameras, I bit the bullet with my Canon EOS 450D xsi with a Tamron 18-250 1:3.5-6.3 DI II Lens. Right away I felt like my old AE1 had risen from its ashes and been remade in a far easier to use modern form. Overall I am pleased with its output. I have learned that once you have a proper tool in your hand the main foe left to overcome is flawed user input. With this in mind I located a number of websites that help to demystify the photographic art in its new digital realm. The best of these I have found is <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/trips/2007-01-route-66/index.htm" target="_blank">www.kenrockwell.com</a>. 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