I'll be in here more often from now on

[oobster]

Or the book in the link below comes highly recommended:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Exposure-Pho...

You might also want to keep an eye on eBay for lenses - do a search for Kerso, he is usually quite competative price-wise.

[ehasler]

Simpo Two said:

I'm going to be boring and suggest that £1000+ pro lenses are probably not what you need right now to make your photography better... you have a bit of tarmac to travel between now and then.

Boring of Bloke Hall

I'll second that - it's easy to get swept away in a frenzy of buying expensive shiny kit, but photography is about light, location, composition and exposure so plenty to be getting on with before you need to flex the plastic!

[marctwo]

A lot of good advice here. As said, it's probably best to try to learn the camera before you start splashing out on expensive lenses. Like any hobby, it's easy to blame the tools. If you absolutely must buy a lens, I'd go for the 50mm f1.8. For the money you can't really do better.

[Garlick]

marctwo said:

A lot of good advice here. As said, it's probably best to try to learn the camera before you start splashing out on expensive lenses. Like any hobby, it's easy to blame the tools. If you absolutely must buy a lens, I'd go for the 50mm f1.8. For the money you can't really do better.

Quite right, and I think I have a few months of fun ahead just using and learning the basic camera.