The following are also wonderful resources for photographers looking to learn about equipment and how everything comes together.
- Digital Photography Review
- This site does a lot of great hardware reviews for all sorts of brands and kinds of cameras, no just DSLRs. There is also a large community of photographers and their egos.
- Ken Rockwell
- Speaking of egos, Ken Rockwell is a well known digital photographer who is either loathed or loved depending on who you're speaking to. In my opinion he does a good job of writing a manual that is a little more logical and user friendly than what was included in your box. However he is just one man, and it is important to take his opinion and reviews, like all others, with a grain of salt. He is a well known Nikon enthusiast and not afraid to speak his mind and let his allegiances known.
On top of these sites, communities are a great place for information and help. They're also a great place for misinformation too, because as one of the most cliche arts, photography is certainly a occasionally controversial subject! One can crown themselves a photographer simply by owning a camera and pushing a button, and more often than not, that's where you'll get your misinformation. The biggest community online for photographers at the moment is http://flickr.com and setting up an account there is easy. There are also boards specifically for the brand that you have chosen, Nikon, Canon, Pentax and so on, and these people will also be able to help and are usually quite enthusiastic.
