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You have a lot of love and passion for photography, and you are constantly clicking with whatever you have – your iPhone camera, your film camera, your point and shoot, etc. You are browsing the Internet, most probably Flickr, Facebook or deviantART and you notice some sharp, well-executed photographs.

(Image Source: Sam)

On checking the EXIF data of the available image, you come to find out that the image was shot using a DSLR. After this, you start checking the DSLR prices on Amazon, or any other online website, and decide it is time you buy youself a DSLR camera and produce great shots yourself; but the real question is – do you actually need one?

I have been into photography for the last 6-7 years and had only recently bought my own DSLR around a year ago. I noticed that many people start their passion for photography with a DSLR (usually a medium end one). I’m not sure that it’s really something that you should start with, since I believe that getting a DSLR require some pondering.

Here are some of the things you should consider before emptying your pockets for a DSLR.

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1. Type of Photography

One of the first things to consider when buying a DSLR is the type of photography practiced by you. Whether you mostly shoot weddings, or family events, schools events or just at random, the type of photography greatly influences the type of camera to use for the purpose.

For example, using the idea of wedding photography, a photographer may be required to film videos as well. Carrying an extra HD video camera would just increase the bulk and hassle. It would be much wiser to use a DSLR that supports HD video recording – such as the Canon EOS 5D MKII and Nikon alternative D700.

(Image Source: Videomaker)

Another consideration to be taken into account is the weight of the camera, which includes all the accessories. If a person is a wedding photographer or a travel photographer, he or she may have assistants carrying the accessories and thus weight may not be the prime problem.

However, if you are a photojournalist or a war-photojournalist, you would be on the move constantly. Carrying bulky items would not be the most intelligent, let alone safe thing to do.

On the other hand, if you photograph family events and you take thousands of images every day, do you really need an SLR? I would rather spend on a good Point-and-Shoot camera than spend on an expensive DSLR if the only purpose of my camera is to take photographs of family events, and snapshots as I go out with family, friends, relatives, and so on.

2. Professional or Hobbyist

If you are a professional photographer, do you have to have a DSLR? No.

True, being a professional requires you to have equipment worthy of the task at hand, but just because you are a professional does not mean you must work only on the DSLR. In fact, many professionals still rely on 35mm film cameras, abeit the good ones. How about if you are new to photography, or have just started it, and have caught the photo-bug while indulging in it, do you need the DSLR? The answer is yet again, no.

(Image Source: Crezalyn Nerona Uratsuji)

I would suggest using a Point & Shoot camera for the first 1-2 years and then gradually moving onto a UZ camera (Ultra-Zoom). Once you feel comfortable using a UZ camera and believe that you have learned all the basics of photography and that your photos have reached their maximum level of ‘goodness’ then I’d suggest trying your hands on an entry level DSLR camera.

If you are a professional photographer and want to move into the "digital" age, then get yourself a full-frame sensor DSLR camera. Remember your camera is only as good as you get.

3. Maintenance of a DSLR

Getting a DSLR is no child’s play. It requires your utmost dedication. You don’t just play with it, you have to always ensure that the camera is always in perfect condition. As with other normal Point & Shoot cameras, your DSLR is not just made to stand "shoot and forget" attitudes. Before each shot, you need to make sure that the lens is clean, the sensor is clean and that there is absolutely no speck on dust on either of the items.

(Image Source: Mumbai Pav)

Owning a DSLR is like owning a car. If you keep it under regular check it would work best, if not, you would encounter some problems later on with the camera that would cost you.

Now, how exactly can you take care of your precious, expensive DSLR? The answer is to buy a sensor cleaning kit. That would help you clean most of the items: sensor, lens, viewfinder lens, etc. Any dust that lands on the lens or sensor would show up on the final image. Thus, it is very important for the specks of dust to be cleaned right away – they could also end up scratching your lens or sensor, rendering them useless unless you like extra decorations in your pictures. If you don’t, this means a dent in your wallet.

Dust in the viewfinder will be visible through your viewfinder scope and even though it is not that dangerous, it is wise to clean the dust to avoid any risks.

4. Price

This is one of the main factors that determines whether you should get a DSLR or not. The very first thing is to chalk out a budget plan for yourself – including the price of camera, lenses, and accessories if any – and see which camera comes in your range.

Once you have a list of potential cameras in your budget range, you should visit a website like dpreviews.com to compare the cameras, and find the best three from your list. Keep in mind that you do not necessarily have to buy the best camera in your budget and you could always compromise a little money on the body itself (as long as they both have the same sensor size) and get an additional lens instead.

(Image Source: Claudio Matsuoka)

If you have a smaller budget of say below $500 then it would be much wise to get a Point & Shoot camera, keeping in mind the type of photography that interests you.

Nevertheless, if you want to get into the wedding photography or similar fields, it would be wiser to save money for a DSLR; P&S cameras do not do the newlyweds justice.

Finally, always remember that once you get a DSLR you are in an "expensive" hobby. Unlike P&S cameras, DSLR require regular cleaning and maintainance to keep them in their best possible condition. Not only that but lenses cost a fortune at times and the type of photography you do would influence the type of lens required, whether it is a wide-angle lens, prime-lense or so on.

5. Funding your DSLR

This portion is only important if you finally decide to get a DSLR and some good lenses. Now that you have posted a tweet on Twitter saying "Ouch! Photography is an expensive hobby" or something similar, note that you can recover your losses and fund your DSLR with your DSLR, with a bit of hard work and some time, of course. One way to do this is by selling stock images or selling prints.

Stock images are used by advertising agencies and people to complement their projects. These shots are taken mostly in-studio, some out, depicting models doing one action or another that can be used to supplement any written material in the right context, for example, an executive talking on phone, jewellery photographs, etc.

Selling prints gives the user the option to sell their images to people who would want to hang it on their walls at their home or office. Selling prints is far more difficult as it needs the photographer to be passionate about his photograph and come with results that amaze the peer – rendering the impulse in them to hang such a photograph on their wall.

Users can also put their lens up for rent – though it might be a risky business and will require users to use their own judgement when picking the people who want to rent the lens. Finally, the user can always shoot portraits, weddings and commercial photographs, taking money for each shoot. Do it well enough, and you can even earn your livelihood with it.

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Whenever you click on an email link on the Web, your computer may prompt you with instructions to set up email locally on your computer. If you prefer not to setup your email locally, the best way is to copy the email address, click compose on your Gmail account, then paste the email address to the recipient column of the email composer. It’s a way lengthier process.

Wouldn’t it be a whole lot easier to have a new email composer open on your browser when you click on the email address?

Well, Gmail has recently made it that easier for you and in this tutorial, we will show you how to open email links directly in Gmail in the browser of your choice: Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

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Open Email Links in Gmail with Chrome

When Google first launched the open-all-email-links feature, it will prompt users like me and you the moment we are logged into our Gmail accounts with the question, ‘Allow Gmail to open all email links?’. You can choose to answer with ‘No’ or ‘Use Gmail’.

Enable ‘Open-Email-Links’ in Gmail

The question will only appear, as long you have not selected a preference. When you select ‘No’, it will not make a second appearance to revert your selection.

1. To use the feature, you need to click the button ‘Use Gmail’.

   

2. If you accidentally clicked ‘No’ and decided to use the feature, go to your Chrome browser, type chrome://settings/handlers at the address bar and hit Enter.

   When you are in the ‘Protocol Handlers’ page, scroll down to ‘Ignore protocol handlers’ and delete the ‘mailto:Gmail’ line.

   

   Now refresh your Gmail account, and you shall see the question appear again. This time make sure to click ‘Use Gmail’. That’s all it needs to enable the feature.

Opening email links

Now click on any email link found on any web page.

Gmail will automatically open an email composer for you in a new Chrome browser tab.

With the email address updated to the composer, you can proceed to write your email.

Disable open-email-links in Gmail with Chrome

To disable this open-email-links in Gmail feature, again, go to chrome://settings/handlers. When you are in, under ‘Active protocol handlers’ click on ‘remove this site’.

When you refresh your Gmail, Google will ask you the same question to enable the feature. Select ‘No’.

Enable/Disable Open-Email-Links in Gmail with Firefox

To enable open-email-links in Gmail feature in Firefox, first go to your Firefox ‘Application’ settings window.

1. To get there on your Mac, click on the Firefox tab and go to ‘Preferences’.

   

2. If you are on Windows, click on the ‘Firefox’ tab and go to ‘Options’.

   

Now that the Preference window is already opened, click on the ‘Applications’ tab and at the search bar, type ‘mailto’ and hit enter.

When the options appear, under the ‘Action’ column, click on the dropdown menu and select ‘Use Gmail’.

And now the feature works on your Firefox too! To disable, simply come back to the ‘Applications’ tab here and revert selection to ‘Use Chrome (default)’.

Enable/Disable Open-Email-Links in Gmail with Internet Explorer

For Internet Explorer users, you first need to download and install Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer to enable this feature. Once installed, click on the wrench icon on the top right corner of your Internet Explorer browser.

Now in the ‘Toolbar Options > General’ window, check the box ‘Use Gmail for "Mail To" links’ and click ‘Save’.

The feature will now work on your Internet Explorer. To disable it, simply uncheck the box and hit save.

Conclusion

It takes only a simple process to activate the feature to open email links automatically on your Gmail in Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. Now you can use Gmail as your main email without having to copy-and-paste email addresses manually from any web pages on the web, or being promped by your OS to set up your email account locally on your computer.

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