NK Guy Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 I've long thought that there's a need for a FAQ which addresses the sort of questions that beginners actually ask. So I've written one. <P> <A HREF= "http://photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/"> http:// photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/ </A> <P> This is the first public draft, so comments, corrections and suggestions are appreciated - preferably by email. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Neil , You are truly one of a kind. I have not yet read it all but at first impression, it looks very thorough. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r s Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Wow. Good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jersey_emt Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Absolutely wonderful. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_rubinstein___mancheste Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Just finished reading it, A wonderful job, I'm sure that all beginner EOS questions will follow the way of Speedlite questions - i.e. Look at NK Guys site! I wonder if it will change this forum at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_t1 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Once again NK Guy great job. Makes me wonder why you don't have a hero icon LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_t1 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Also I wish a lot of your announcements be put on the top of the EOS forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith_van_hulle1 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 How does this compare to <a href="http://bobatkins.photo.net/info/faq30/">this</a>? I don't suppose you could be talked into combining everything into one master doc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_dunn2 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 <cite>How does this compare to this?</cite> <p>NK sent me a link to a preliminary draft of his new FAQ a few weeks ago, and one of the things he mentioned as his rationale for writing this one is that the existing FAQ is getting stale.</p> <p>Remember the target market for this document - EOS newbies. Most of them are looking in the stores and wondering whether they should buy an Elan 7 or a Rebel Ti, or whether the 28-90 kit lens is any good, or things like that. The existing FAQ is silent on these questions because the most recent topic I see in it is from 1997, and most of the bodies and many of the lenses that EOS newbies will look at in the stores didn't even exist then. Some of the old questions still apply, but many are losing their relevance to more modern equipment.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NK Guy Posted January 6, 2003 Author Share Posted January 6, 2003 First off, thanks for the kind words, everyone! Much appreciated. >I don't suppose you could be talked into combining everything into one master doc? Well, Steve's right that I wrote my FAQ with a very different audience in mind. Bob and Alvin's FAQ is quite technical compared to mine. While I like technical info as much as the next person, I felt it was important to get something together for people with a bit less experience. Mine is also a bit broader in that it answers some general beginner photography question in addition to EOS-only questions. I'm not sure I'd characterize their work as stale as such, though it's true it hasn't been updated that recently. As for Keith's question about combining my FAQ with Bob and Alvin's, I don't think it's really my position to do that. I wanted to write something that filled a different need and I don't want to usurp their work. Besides, my thing is long enough as it is. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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