You're going to have fun using it. Plus it'll give you a reason to go out and shoot.
Be sure to cover the viewfinder as well as you may get some light leaking. You can use gaffers tape incase your camera doesn't have a built in cover.
Did you go crazy and get a Lee filter?
I bought one a few years ago and these are my first shots (right after leaving B&H Photo)
Omg.... that second photo! B&H photo is a shop?
Yes I indeed got a Lee filter, figured it would be a better long term investment. More flexible, I already dropped it once...
Thanks for the tip, I forgot that indeed
LOL - I was saving the second image to use for your contest down the road, but I figured I share it now with you.
B&H in the United States is the most popular and largest photo / video / audio store. They are have a huge online presence and their brick and mortar store in Manhattan is HUMUNGOUS. If you're ever in NYC - you must go there. Actually make it your last stop as you'll go broke on your first day if you do so.
I forget to cover the viewfinder sometimes too. My old Nikon D700 had it built in. Why Canon doesn't do this is beyond me.
One last tip - do your best not to scratch it as it's a $150 piece of glass!
Haha, you can still use it. I am a sucker for things like symmetry and repetition and such.
Yeah I tend to avoid visiting shops and when I do I do my research beforehand so I do not make any impulse buys.
I will try my best not to scratch or drop it, learned my lesson immediately :P
Oh boy! Close call - but that's how we learn - by making mistakes. When I teach people photography, I tell them early on that if you're not making mistakes - you're not learning.