photographer club

[fooz]

hi guys,

 

both me and my gf are pretty interested into photography. rite now, we are only using p&s and picking up skills along the way.

 

we are thinking of investing in a DSLR. but we have no idea which one to get. there are simply too many in the market. our budget is 2k for the whole set.

someone did reccm to us a canon 30D thou.

 

we saw the above mentioned DSLR in newyork gg for 1500usd, but becoz we were not familar with the current local prices, so we did not commit. and also, the lenses that came with it, we were not sure if it was standard package. to cut the long story short, we didnt have time to do our homework on the canon 30D.

 

wat wld be a good DSLR for amateurs?

and what type of technical specs shld we look out for?

and where wld be the best place to get?

 

 

below are some shots we took on our p&s.

pardon our amateur shots.

 

top of empire state building, manhattan

too many jostling and elbows.furthurmore, we had no tripod.

pity, the view was really nice and the pics doesnt do it any justice.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3889/1967/400/collage186.jpg

 

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3889/1967/400/collage188.jpg

 

atlantic city, new jersey.

compiled it in a collage.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3889/1967/400/collage225.jpg

 

philadelphia,PA

the famous philly cheesesteak.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3889/1967/400/collage216.jpg

[fooz]

skyline of navy pier.

chicago, illinois

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3889/1967/400/PICT0209.jpg

[Enotsol]

Can't view the pics. Anyway Canon 350D is a pretty good DSLR to start with, its predessor 300D was the one which set the benchmark for budget DSLR a few years ago.

[Pauche]

They now have the 400D lauched at the IT fair last month.

[Sev]

fooz, if you are in USA, look at this site http://www.kenrockwell.com

lots of info on Nikon camera.

 

Both Nikon & Canon is equally good, depends your personnal liking.

Beginner take Nikon D80 or Canon 400D, both newly launch last month.

i got D70s due to it size, fit my palm well, 350D too small for my liking.

 

30D is mid end DSLR, not suitable for beginner because you can't / dunno how to fully utilise its function.

why pay more for something you will no use?

 

spend your $ on D80 body + Nikkor 18-200mm VR. pretty good zoom range and with VR, you can handheld 1/15 sec and still get sharp pics...

 

good luck for your DSLR hunting.

oh ya, new DSLR comes out every year, so dont wait, get one suits you and start shooting now.

i'm saving for that too...

[scud]

hi fooz,

buying a dlsr is abt buying a system.

therefore, before u decide which system to go with, do search the web for info.

go http://www.dpreview.com .

an anology will be like buying a share in the stock market.

 

i would suggest you to check out the lenses lineup of all brands. this will

at least tell you what u need in future and how much it cost for

upgrade when u r ready to push the boundary.

 

there are also some 3rd party lenses that can be bought at a fraction of the

price of an original brand, and also delivers up to a certain acceptance degree

of quality.

 

after all the facts finding, u can at least focus on few models.

u may want to go for entry level or mid-level dslr.

with a budget in mind, u might need to restrict your spending not only to

dslr+kit lens, but also some extra batts, CF cards, external flash

& some necessities. best if u can get a set with freebies thrown

in (eg; tripod, bag, cleaning kit, CF etc) which at least save

you some money.

 

there are so many features built-in to any brand of dslr, to name a

few - anti shake, high ISO rating, fast startup etc.

so choose the best dslr that fits your budget and your liking.

 

happy hunting for a dslr.

[fooz]

thks scud, sev,eno..

 

i borrowed an olympus DSLR to fool ard 1st.. its 8MP...

m nut sure of the model but it was launched more den 2yrs ago.

pretty old.

 

doing some practice shots, so i noe wat i really want in the functions.

wat i dun raeli like is the zoom. its not manual. ie, thrs a zoom level, which u toggle, instd of manually twisting it.

 

btw, scud, u mentioned abt lenses. so how do i choose the lens? say i wana take macro obj. thr are sme numbers, which i dun reali understd.

 

wat will be a good lens to begin with?

 

 

for those interested,

i went to the computermart last sat @suntec.

canon 400D gg for $1669(2 x 1gd CF, tripod)

[simon]

go for the D80 Nikon ... u wont regret! comes with a better lens compare to the canon kit lens

[scud]

Originally posted by fooz

btw, scud, u mentioned abt lenses. so how do i choose the lens? say i wana take macro obj. thr are sme numbers, which i dun reali understd.

 

wat will be a good lens to begin with?

 

 

for those interested,

i went to the computermart last sat @suntec.

canon 400D gg for $1669(2 x 1gd CF, tripod)

 

there are many lenses to begin with if you have deep pocket.

else, a kit lens will be good to kick start your hobby.

[scud]

anyone want to join me to go around lil' india before they dismantle the st decor?

 

Little India Nite Shoot

Date: 20th Oct 06, Fri nite.

Meeting Place: Tekka Mall food court

Time: 6.30pm

[scud]

Originally posted by horizoner@Oct 14 2006, 12:43 PM

i am in

see ya,..

[scud]

hehehe.. my bad.

anyway, there will always be next time.

just now shiok, was using iso1600 film to shoot!!!

[scud]

Originally posted by horizoner@Oct 23 2006, 03:08 PM

wah ... back to basic?

 

no longer shooting digital ah?

 

wa kao .. y never reply my sms one? i tot u were oversea

eh.. i did reply ley!!

anyway, i do shoot films (B&W/colour) and slides every now and then.

that nite i only had my 3 rolls of ISO1600, but left with abt 8 frames on 3rd roll to go. brought along my flash, but only fired once.

[scud]

Originally posted by horizoner@Oct 23 2006, 07:09 PM

i didn't receive leh on both occasion ... u must be on singtel!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

when r u going to post???

hahaha.. yeah, singtel.

i'm in the midst of scanning now....

[kaozie]

can anyone tel me whats the diff between the Canon 10D, 20D and 30D???

it seems the prices are the same...

[kaozie]

Originally posted by horizoner@Oct 24 2006, 09:39 AM

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/

Thanks... am i right to say that 20D and 30D only diff is the LCD size and buffer memory?

[scud]

Originally posted by horizoner@Oct 24 2006, 09:40 AM

$^*@##@^$% ... M1 always have this problem with Singtel. nvm ... next time i shall call u till u pick up!

 

anyway ... my big day will be on Dec 2007. Exact date not fix yet.

horizoner, just call me when u are done with the date.

[scud]

Originally posted by kaozie@Oct 24 2006, 10:32 AM

Thanks... am i right to say that 20D and 30D only diff is the LCD size and buffer memory?

i hv not tried these 2 dslrs extensively (20d vs 30d), but what say is based on literature comparison.

 

the diff not only as u mentioned, but there are more.

See below link for Canon EOS 30D vs. EOS 20D feature and specification differences.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos30d/

 

if u ask me between these 2, i would go for 30D.

reasons are simply because spot metering & better buffer (in this order).

 

another option is getting a 10d, which i still think it can delivers most what 20d/30d can do. it is very cheap for a second hand set, sub $1K, even thou the buffer is not as high as 30d.

[cheekoon]

Anyone interested in a mint condition F100? its been sitting in my dry cabinet for 1 year plus... Also a mint old school analog light meter that can meter in perfect darkness... ambient and reflective... try it and believe it. Interested parties pls send PM, I'll let you in on the details...

[scud]

went to kallang carpark today...

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[scud]

and more...

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[scud]

and some more....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/scud01/KW0Q0008w.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/scud01/KW0Q0150fw.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/scud01/KW0Q0156fw.jpg

[dominator]

Originally posted by scud@Oct 29 2006, 09:33 PM

and some more....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/scud01/KW0Q0008w.jpg

Steady panning you got.

Power of 1D M2 or the photographer?

[scud]

Originally posted by dominator@Oct 29 2006, 10:05 PM

Steady panning you got.

Power of 1D M2 or the photographer?

muahahaha... u've been checking the exif...

if u r wondering, panning of cars are much more easy than bike!!

[Sev]

wow, where you all get the race calender?