As I was packing for tomorrow mini shoot, I decided to dig out Mecha Musume for a trial run. Little did I realise, it was OILY!!! If it had happened to the trading figure, it must have happened to the bigger PVCs as well. EVAC EVAC EVAC!!
Most of the Mecha Musume are affected. Low grade PVC, I supposed for trading figure. Some PVC have minor issues like dust but one of the worst case is Izumi Sawatari, moudly and oily. OUCH!
Lucky my precious Nina is not affected. Although I broke her lance in the process. Nothing to fret about. Her lance are annoying :E Time to air them overnight.
Fujifilm F31D
After our Figurakuen photoshoot outing, we have to decide where to post our loads at. Den awcute decided a Flickr group might be the thing. That time, I still yet to have a flickr account, so have to sign up one for free. So skip the so on, after I realised after 1st Anniversary and Cosfest, I have no where to host them. My in house gallery does have its bandwidth limit and I beginning to realise the limitation of free account of flickr. Awww it sucks. Than DxBoy from Sgcafe and Noisyiso start ranting about the pro account he just signed up. Unlimited storage, unlimited upload and best unlimited collection and set. The even best thing is, the transfer rate is fast for an oversea server. It didn’t take long for me to sign up and upload my sh*t. Gotta shoot more and decide my next lens. L series perhaps. Looking at the EFS 17-55mm F2.8 and EF 24-105mm F4L.
http://flickr.com/photos/kippei/
After days of headache, I finally got the 450D at a very good pricing. Way below retail price but problem is, it didn’t come with a lens. So I need a lens in order to work this thing. I still don’t believe I actually gotten a DSLR….
After some hard researching I have more or less decided on the Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD. It is a must have lens. Now then, some circumstances have forced me to reconsider my choice of a body. 450D and 40D. Some of the conditions I faced.
- Upgrade of equipment - Most or less I would not be upgrading to a advanced body higher than 40D
- Auto Focus - The cross type sensor is a major big plus
- Single Spending - I don’t want to get 450D and ended up losing resale value to upgrade to XXD. Get the best out there and deal with it.
- Price Differences - After some calculations I managed to come up with only $350 ++ differences in price between the 2 system.
- Cross body compatibility - Nuff said, batteries and accessories are easily available unlike 450D
- Battery - Last longer than 450D
One of the issue that bugs me is the weight of the 40D, other than that more or less 40D wins the race.
Need more brain juice I supposed. Free $600 from the government helps a lot and I wonder is my bonus going to come in this month, or not.
Thanks to the people who commented. I roughly have some idea to make up my mind on which body to take. Next came the accessories + lens. Gotta pick one another.
Some of my lens choices
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS f/3.5-5.6 (Kit lens)
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II (I think this is a must have lens)
- Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD (Alternative fast lens to the 18-55mm, cheap as well)
- Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro (Part of the research)
- Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC (More expensive than the Tamron)
ZOOM (Will have to see the need for zoom after hands on)
- Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS (For the longer reach. The IS here is a saviour)
MACRO
- Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro(The one and only for figu)
FLASH UNIT
- Canon Ex Flash 420/430/550 Ex
- Sigma EF-530 DG SUPER
The wait for getting a DSLR never came close. I been using my Fujifilm F31FD for quite some time, the though of getting a DSLR have came across my mind 1 year ago. It never effect due to the fact the pricing was too high. Things start to change when I heard Canon is going come out with a 400D predecessor, EOS 450D at a affordable price. It finally come 1 week ago but never got the chance to get it until Canon start slashing price as much as SGD$300. It makes the price gap significantly narrower. 40D never even cross my mind before this and now it aren’t just price factor that affect my decision. SGD$1340 vs SGD$1750
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When I heard fish mart, it is a restaurant or a just a fish mart….
In the end is both. They really sell fishes and have tables and chair for makan. The best part is no service charge.
www.sakuraya.com.sg
Hours ago Mk and me where on to this place in The Village Centre. Very ulu. Went in selling nothing but fish and seafood. One corner sell all the beer and sake the other corner sell rice, curry sauce,etc.
This is where you choose your sashimi. Its cheap! Way cheaper than what you get from restaurant.
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Singapore have IT/PC show all year round with 3 month time space in between. Unlike Taiwan, where it showcase technology and such. Here it is just a computer parts bargain marketplace. The only thing I set my eyes on is the Western Digital 1TB MyBook external hard drive. For SGD $299, cheaper than an internal drive. Many peep got it only to dismantle the casing and extract the drive inside.
The first place on the list.
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Some of the fireworks we fired off during Chinese New Year. Take note its all illegal but who cares about law when we are in the mountain valleys.
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Darn Chinese New Year back to Singapore rush. Lucky I took leave until 12 Feb. Was in headache when I couldn’t find any transport back until I came across one company Aeroline which was I have deal with in my job. Start digging for available slot and yeaaaa…………. (low tone). 12 Feb, GG. Faster booked it up and cost a whopping RM164.80. Business class for the win with toilet and lunch included. Got sofa downstair (its doubledecker) to lobo. PVC kakis help me look out for my Freeing Haruhi and Mishiro ~_~ although I have roaming but it is EX and no idea when I gonna have internet access.
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