Please HELP a new photographer

**benny** · 14th Mar 2006, 22:40

Originally Posted by Weirong

After all the considerations and looking around for lobangs...

I have finally decided to settle for a 2nd hand Canon 300D!

Will be meeting the potential seller tomorrow!

Don't forget to budget for a flash!! A Canon Speedlite 420EX cost about S$250 used.

Cheers,

**valice** · 14th Mar 2006, 22:51

And a ST-E2 if you decide to shoot fish after shooting plants... Price ranging from $280 to $330... Depending on lobangs...

**valice** · 14th Mar 2006, 22:53

Originally Posted by benny

Don't forget to budget for a flash!! A Canon Speedlite 420EX cost about S$250 used.

Cheers,

And I just got my 550EX for $450 too... Still waiting for the ST-E2... But now a 1 shot 1 kill already... Need to tune colouring though...

**benny** · 14th Mar 2006, 22:55

Originally Posted by valice

now a 1 shot 1 kill already...

Choy!!!

This one ready! Can recruit for Hexazona already!

Cheers,

**hwchoy** · 14th Mar 2006, 22:57

Originally Posted by benny

Choy!!!

This one ready! Can recruit for Hexazona already!

Cheers,

ah. so he is ready to go into the Danio shooting training?

**benny** · 14th Mar 2006, 22:59

Originally Posted by hwchoy

ah. so he is ready to go into the Danio shooting training?

Hello!!

Since when do Primary 1 students take PSLE exams?

Cheers,

**hwchoy** · 14th Mar 2006, 23:02

Originally Posted by benny

Hello!!

Since when do Primary 1 students take PSLE exams?

Cheers,

oh OK, rasbora training programme first?

**valice** · 14th Mar 2006, 23:10

Danios?! Kaoz... They are like speeding bullets in the tank! My 1 shot 1 kill is my Dicrossus who happily posed for me just now... Not like my 60+ shots 1 kill before flash... Hahaha... Me kindergarten only...

Hopefully I pass with my own rasboras... Hee...

**ranmasatome** · 14th Mar 2006, 23:17

kekeeke...i upgraded my budget to include 2x 420ex and 1x550ex today.

**hwchoy** · 14th Mar 2006, 23:26

Originally Posted by ranmasatome

kekeeke...i upgraded my budget to include 2x 420ex and 1x550ex today.

don't forget to budget for batteries

**valice** · 14th Mar 2006, 23:40

Originally Posted by ranmasatome

kekeeke...i upgraded my budget to include 2x 420ex and 1x550ex today.

Woohoo! So you managed to get your 420EX?

Talking about batteries, any recommendations?

**Weirong** · 14th Mar 2006, 23:50

The set I'm looking at has the standard items in box and the following:

Kit lens EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 (with Hoya filter)
Original Canon lens hood for the kit lens
BG-E1 battery grip
2 x original Canon battery + 1 x 3rd party battery(High capacity)
Wired remote control

but no CF card...

I'm thinking of getting a Canon 550ex but is it an overkill???

**ranmasatome** · 15th Mar 2006, 00:38

batteries i already bought..

i show you PSLE results after i hit 30,000 okay?? hahaha

Weirong..if you're just going to shoot plants and ONLY plants..420 is enough.. but the thing is when you wanna move on in the hobby.. might as well get a 550 from the get go.

**Justikanz** · 15th Mar 2006, 01:31

Wah!! Valice... You got flash liao!...

Haiz... It's either Taiwan or Flash for me after the May giveout...

**valice** · 15th Mar 2006, 08:03

Originally Posted by ranmasatome

i show you PSLE results after i hit 30,000 okay?? hahaha

ranma, let's "study" hard and hopefully pass to get our PSLE certificates...

**Weirong** · 15th Mar 2006, 09:11

Originally Posted by ranmasatome

Weirong..if you're just going to shoot plants and ONLY plants..420 is enough.. but the thing is when you wanna move on in the hobby.. might as well get a 550 from the get go.

That's what I thought! It's almost impossible not to upgrade as I find the cameras and accessories too tempting to ignore....

**valice** · 15th Mar 2006, 09:23

Why don't you dive straight into a 550EX instead of getting a 420EX? If you find it of no use, you can then sell it again in future... It is quite a popular flash, so should be easy to sell...