Where to look for review in camera/lense

Since Economic is so tough , every spending need to think twice and triple before we buy.

I am trying to decide Canon EF-S 18-200 mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS or Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical IF Macro .

Here are some link which i found it useful for camera /lense review.

http://www.pbase.com/lightrules/lenstests

http://www.photozone.de/

http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/index.php

Instead of getting professional review , we can either asking help from camera forumer around as well.

I will continuous to update my list so that it benefit everyone else.

Terry Fox Run in 2 November 2008 in malaysia

Today receive information from Sport club mention that ,company is organizing a Terry Fox run and mission is to raising funds for cancer research. The run will take place at Lake Gardens, Jalan Perdana , Kuala Lumpur on 2 November 2008 (Sunday), starting from 9am.

The beneficiary will be Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation ("CARIF" www.carif.com.my)

I cut & paste the story about Terry Fox

Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port
Coquitlam, British Columbia, a community near Vancouver on Canada's west coast.
An active teenager involved in many sports, Terry was only 18 years old when he
was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) and forced to have his right
leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977.

While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer
patients, many of them young children, that he decided to run across Canada to
raise money for cancer research.

He would call his journey the Marathon of
Hope.

After 18 months and running over 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) to prepare,
Terry started his run in St. John’s, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 with little
fanfare. Although it was difficult to garner attention in the beginning,
enthusiasm soon grew, and the money collected along his route began to mount. He
ran 42 kilometres (26 miles) a day through Canada's Atlantic provinces, Quebec
and Ontario.

It was a journey that Canadians never forgot.

However, on September 1st, after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles),
Terry was forced to stop running outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario because cancer
had appeared in his lungs. An entire nation was stunned and saddened. Terry
passed away on June 28, 1981 at age 22.

The heroic Canadian was gone, but his legacy was just beginning.

To date, more than $400 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry's
name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across Canada and around the world.

For whoever interested to make charity do go on the day and make it a terry Fox day for all Cancer victims.

Canon EF-S 18-200 mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS -Wishlist added

Just arrivel from my feed that DPreview reviewed a Canon EF-S 18-200 1:3.5-5.6 IS.

As what comment on the review , It is a general purpose lense which allows the photographer not to worry much on bringing few lenses when out for travel. Although there are some limitation on 18mm but it wounld't stop anyone for looking a 3in1 lense with a bundle with a VR/IS quality together.

Further news can read from here

KLPF 2008 , Kuala Lumpur photography Festival

Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF) is a combination of photography and travel events. The Yearly Photography Festival organized by Photo Creator Publication (Advanced Images Magazine, Photo Creator Magazine & Travelmate Magazine), will be held at Lower Ground, Berjaya Times Square, on 18-19 October, 2008.

Anyone going ???

Tamron new lense release Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Macro

New lense from Tamron -
Ultra high power zoom lense.

Tamron AF18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) MACRO (Model B003)

Highlight
-15X (28-419mm equivalent)
-VC anti-shake system facilitates sharp handheld photography even at the longest telephoto settings.
- Aperture range F/3.5 to F/22
- Weight 550g




Hear only N and C brand mount will be out only initially.

My favor review site dpreview

Hopefully price is user-friendly enough for me to upgrade my stk lense..

Camera Dry Cabinet ? - AIPO

When Ryan ask me whether i want to buy a dry cabinet to store in my 350d , i though him that i snap picture very frequent and my camera is actually store at my cloth cabinet with a few wet sucking hippo..:)-->Humidity

When i went to Maju junction for photo exhibition then i start realize that is actually a cabinet with tempted class and plastic seal .

So i call up Ryan and ask him and he told me that he is selling Aipo brand

I try to search around google and find some information abt the product and it really not bad to have it . I believe people who stay near the sea will benefit alot because of all the maintenance fee they need to paid for the lense and body service due to heAVY Humidity.

Here are some of the offsite link for you to check it out.
http://www.yamiya.com.my/store/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=62 there is the price list being show on the net (In Malaysia ringgit).

Got to wait for my budget due to the fact this 2 month , i am in negative balance sheet..:(

Photo week @ Maju Junction at 15/6/2008

Since it have being long for my 350d keep away from dust , so i bring it out together with my wife for a walk at Maju Junction although i not really like tat place because it did't have much attractive spot as what mid-valley , low-yatt,Pavillion KL.

It have being a washeye session for me , because i nver being to a photo event before. Although not much supplier around but i still able to find my Canon EF mount lense to test.

I tested Canon USM lense and IS lense since their price is around my budget to get a Zoom lense but according to my blogger friend , she advice me to get a travel lense which start from 15-200.
which bintang maju did't demo it out and according to the salesmen , normal day they don't givet = customer to test the lense.

Here are those photo i shoot , please comment for me to improve more.!!!!

Survey on Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

It have being long time i looking for a zoom lense for my 350D . Although i might not able to travel alot in year 2008 but i am sure 2009 is another travel year for my family.

Specifications
Optical construction	12 elements in 10 groups inc. 1x UD element
Number of aperture blades	7 (rounded)
min. focus distance	1.1m (max. magnification ratio ~1:3)
Dimensions	70x108mm
Weight	390g
Filter size	58mm (rotating)
Hood	optional, barrel-shaped, snap-on type
Other features	IS (Optical Stabilizer)

Further check on review result.

Technically the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS is a tiny lens with a great performance potential. The resolution is very good across the range. Chromatic aberrations are basically a non-issue. The level of distortions remain moderate. The most obvious flaw is, unsurprisingly, vignetting at large apertures. The build quality is fine for a lens in this class and it is one step up from the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS that we've seen here recently. Regarding the target market you may surely forgive the plastic mount. The AF (micro-) motor is pretty fast and silent. So's everything cool here ? Well, the AF accuracy didn't really convince in the field - specifically at the wide-end of the zoom range - but to be fair this is much better on an EOS 40D (e.g.) with its improved AF capabilities. I had some trouble with the image stabilizer in the field but according to early reader feedback this impression seems to be an exception to the rule. If so the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS has certainly the potential to be another hot seller.

I believe i can live with some of the disadvantages.

Optical Quality:
Mechanical Quality:
Price/Performance:

Checked on US site amazon , price is around US 279.95 approx = RM 895 . and i hear that pertama complex at Kl is selling at RM 800 (April 2008).

Maybe it is time for me to check it out..

Visiting Sungai Klah Hot Springs Park at perak

Was plan to go on Saturday during a long holiday (3 day off) with family but parent decide to wait till Sunday so that everyone can go .

So that agenda is depart from kuala lumpur and make a stop at Tanjung Malim for the famous Yik Mum (Ayam/kaya/Kacang Pau located at Jalan Slim River@Tg Malim.

After that we headback to highway and goto Sungkai going to the hotspring for some hot n cool bath. that place is really a clean n well arrange resort and it is locate another 5-10km drive to depth forest.

Of cause we must paid for the clean environment which cost adult - Rm10 , senior citizen (Rm7) , Children (Rm3) . I will said it really worth the money to go.

Here is some of the picture i taken , i really don't have plenty time to enjoy because i'm carrying a SLR camera and taking care of my photos.

Facilites such as octopus pool(warm water ) ,food massage therapy , hot spring , egg boiling time , family hot pools.



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Look Out Point at Ulu Langat

This Saturday after fetching jess from office we go straigh heading back home to fetch my parent n ray ray to go for site seeing at Ulu Langat.(Thank Boon Ching for showing this place to us).

It really a bad traffic in Ampang main road till the last 2 junction and we make a right turn(Tesco). and after 2 traffic light we make a left turn and on the way to hill driving.

According to father said , this place last time belong to Selangor but due to not enough $$ to develop it , Selangor state push it to kajang to manage this area.

After 10 minute hill drive we saw the entrance and go straight up to more higher slot hill.(Suggest to go there b4 6pm , because at night car is pilling up to the hill and usually they will stop car to go up due to not enough car park.

There are 3 restaurant at the top, i will suggest for couple to go for the right most restaurant because of it romance view(caution maybe mosquito around). We try the lookout restaurant Asia food not western food. They recommend us a tomyat(RM19) and it really worth for the taste. Their HoneyMilk also nice as well + Nasi Lemak . Although this restaurant did't offer romance view but they did provide a good shelter for rain.

Here is the slide show , lucky i bring my 350d with me. Try to use the new diffuser flash and it really good to have it. I did't try the tripod because i not intent to shoot heavily over there .

Remember Toilet we must paid for ourself but there is a toilet at the lower area which is Free and clean.Although we need to queue up but i think free+clean should be our good excuse.

Baby eye on malaysia in melaka ?? (correction )

Recently going to my x-collegues wedding in melaka and i manage to get a free 1 night stay with my x-collegue again together with my wife.

The next day , my friend bring us for trip in melaka town and i manage to snap this photo again using my baby nokia 6680.

She told me , it is a mini eye of malaysia. but for me it just like a fun-fair.located beside old bus station in melaka town.

Correction : Title change frmo Eye off malaysia to Eye on Malaysia.

Basic for photographer.

Usually when we bought our new camera either compact , DSLR we just go ahead to shot any scene which we come across during our holidays

At when we come back after holidays, realise tat some picture is taking wrongly n objective is not being captures.

Now Videojug have excellent five-step walk-through of important elements for photography compositions.

While reading back some backdate lifehack article , i found out a link which is useful for a beginner.

In a nuteshell, there are five rules to follow ,
Keep it simple -- ok
Rule of thirds to add dynamism to our photos.
Balance in term of colours
Framing the scene to give some contract and depth of the object we need to snap.

Okok ..let's go for the movie now


Photography: The Rules Of Composition

food & drink & nice view at kuala selangor

Due to my parent missing too much of kuala selangor, I think it is around 3-4 yr we did't go there because of another shorter distance + cheaper seafood in klang. hhehehe


After packing all junk food+drink , and we pack to go with mum 7seater MPV(Innova) , meeting my another sister at bukit Raja toll. then we use the old road Jalan Kapar all the way to kuala selangor.


taking from Wiki, kuala selangor is an old royal capital of Selangor. It was conquered by the Dutch in 1784, when they successfully attempted to expand from their base in Melaka to control the tin trade of Perak and Selangor. I even got infor that Chinese Princess 'Ha Li Poh' also resident here with his husband from melacca to here.

What is the attractive of kuala selangor ??? first thing is Firefly Park which we have to take small boat from kampung kuantan .


2nd is pay a visit to the Kuala Selangor Nature Park which underneat Bukit Melawati a visit.
3rd is Buit Melawati (not the melawati at Ulu Klang) , there is a lighthouse

which is a landmark for Kuala Selangor . And it still work now i remember when i still 15 yr old ,father alway bring all of us to visit the place and watch the sunset together with aiskrim


4. Seafood restaurant , majority all the seafood restaurant is located at Pasir Penampang after the bridge spanning the Selangor River. and their serve very decent price & values too.
I manage to snap a picture of the restaurant which still there after 4 yr we haven't being there but the place is extend to bigger sizes.

Of cause with it logo too ..big craw.


After our dinner we going back the the town and head to Bukit Melawati for sweet memory times..:)

. As that day is holiday private car can't really drive up so we are force to take a 'Do Do car' .

Here goes some family photos , of cause i not in there because i'm photographer.

This trip is really a nice trip only shortcoming is after we finishing the musem the sky is getting darks and all of us going to hide inside the building and lucky the aiskrim men also the same so father bought all of us an aiskrim & we observing all those money also moving down from tree and hide underneat the lighthouse

Camera flash diffuser from china

The first time when i hear philip told me that , there is diffuser for camera flash initially i dont really realise it is true till i saw it after we finish our meeting after 3 day abt Disaster Recovery plan.

And i straight away bought it after i saw the product myself , quickly after office i go back home and try it with my 350D and it fit well.

Let's me show case what is inside the packages of cause..





Here is how it look like when joining the hog+diffuser.





Here are the effect before and after i put it on my internal flash sockets.









**picture taken inside my room (room light + camera internal flash on )

Light get distort after putting the diffuser , i will said it is a good combination with Canon because canon colour alway act natural and with this diffuser it restore back the overexpose flash...

Nice to budget photographer , 2 thumb up

Happy Deepavali 8/11/2007

Just receive this from one of my x-engineer Sarava, it is time also to wish all my blogger friend happy deepavali . I believe in India, Malaysia, singapore today is the holiday ..too bad for other country..:(

Like the stars, the fireworks & its colors

brightenin the sky,

Let the happiness, the prosperity & the peace

brighten your life from the festiv day of lights ...

WISH U & UR FAMILY A HAPPY & A SPARKLING DEEPAVALI

Just to share some photos early this year when we have our Trailblazer APJ(asiapacific+japan) Workshop.

In this workshop we learn on how to be leader , collobration among team .

really thank for our APJ ADM to sponsor and make this happen to us , so much so that we all earn something back.

China(Xu Tong ) , Sg(Kay Eng, Eugune)

beauty and the beast

When female beast face with a cute cute pretty baby ...:) guess what migth happen ?

Bobowin is looking at baby grace hand ,because she saw some food at her hand.

Animal is alway like that..food alway come first then play...:) , as what 'she' keep steering at grace hand...

My Team

Finally i have time to setup a slide show which show all my collegue/engineer.

Something to remember always.

let's discuss...where to go

Family meeting at my bedroom, only privillege photographer is allow...:)

Night Outing at PuppyDoll Pub.

All picture taken Nokia 6680