I just backed another copy onto an external. so, now 1 copy DNG, 2 copy RAWs

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Added on June 9, 2010, 7:56 amThis is seriously ruining my morning..

This post has been edited by myjunk: Jun 9 2010, 07:56 AM

How long u have used before u exchange ar?

Mine used about half a year already.

Hi, thank you to all who spent their time providing with replies, definately contributed positively to my sceptic nature of decision making process .

found an interesting read on the net with regards to err99, for anyone interested
https://www.lensrentals.com/news/2008.12.31/canon-err99
Will be off to jpn for couple of weeks, so maybe will play with the X4 there and see how it goes.... will lock down my cam end of the month, White or Orange, time will tell... Cheers everyone!

Orange?!?
At least you say black/dark also i wont blame you
But why ORANGE?!?

orange got vit C mah

i have been told that Orange have less secondhand market, therefore harder to sell and buy secondhand stuffs, is this true??

Orange v. cheap maa!

Orange = Alpha

obviously he know orange = alpha, and hence the wth mode

Yes and No.

Depends on where you look.


The user base is smaller and the brand is new, and by that alone will limit your secondhand market. And my observation of people on the Alpha platform are usually more lay people (used to Sony's electronics) compared to the more established (or professional) buyer pool from Canon or Nikon. This means typical Alpha users may be less motivated to go after more expensive lenses and upgrades.

Compare that to lets say the Canon EF mount which has been around since the age of dinosours.... and the millions of lenses made since inception.


* just the other day, I poisoned an Alpha user kau kau with the 7D and my 50mm 1.4 in low light shooting.

I think he had an a300? with the kitty and no ex-flash. Obviously the cameras are of different classes and price points...but it still hurts to get the beat down like that. Begin to feel sorry for him now.

His buddy with a entry Nikon (think it was a D40x or D60 with the nanny interface) was suitably impressed as well.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 9 2010, 10:05 AM

it depends on how "determined" one seriousness in this hobby, if they CONFIRMED that they just play play & snap snap for memory only, then alpha can cater them well.

If so happen in the future their seriousness GROW out of control & want to pursuit this hobby seriously, then they are on the tormenting path of switching to C or N, which cost money & time & hair

Entry level owners of course impressed with a 7D lar.

Hi, does any one know if the 550D is made in Japan (including kit Lens) or Taiwan?
Friend of mine says Taiwan... but I called Canon, they said Japan....

wat in specific that u need to know for 7D ?

i read about this problem on powerex, which is why i got imedions, but imedions also is not good enough and now end up in my gal's toy. It's S*CKS !

5d2 + kit = RM11k
24-70 = RM 5.8k
50mm f1.4 = RM 1.2k
16-35mm = RM 6.2k
100mm f2.8 IS = RM3.5k

total = RM 27.7k

sure or not, he's a professional or a super rich guy? or ur aunty friend trying to impress your aunty only

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Added on June 9, 2010, 10:10 amask your friend to prove that it's taiwan

This post has been edited by Vincent Pang: Jun 9 2010, 10:10 AM

what's so wrong about buying Alpha. I sure wouldn't mind having an A900 with all the lovely Carl Zeiss lenses like the 16-35, 24-70, 80, 135. Just take a look at the yummy Zeiss 135mm f1.8, it's so big n lovely it'll put the puny little 135L to shame. The 35G n 70-200G r nice too. And all those Zeiss lenses r modern designs meant for huge reso like the A900. A lot of the Ls r ancient already n need updates. Only problem is Alpha don't have weather sealing n the big whites that I like and no fast action cameras for sports photography.

Birdy, u know the name Nigel Barker? Does he seem like the "play, play & snap snap for memory only" type of photog to u? Yes, he's obviously a brand ambassador but if the product is no good, he is definitely not gonna endorse it for it will affect his pictures n his career.

I don't understand where this hatred for brands comes from. Let's not be fanboys n pls drop the hatred. There's no need to get all emo over a camera. It's just a toy. Some say tomatoe some say tomatoh, in the end still a tomato. .

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Added on June 9, 2010, 10:22 amLOL, I think u may just b right about the trying to impress his aunty. But actually he PHAIL, coz his aunty oredi got 5D2 so he should be talking about 1Ds MkIII to impress her instead.


This post has been edited by ianho: Jun 9 2010, 10:22 AM

Everything that's inside my 7D
& keep it as collection

Kitlens is probably made in Taiwan.

Kitlens made in Japan la. It's even got a red ring.

your kitlens is too powderful...

this is the one that confuse lotsa people, bcos a lot of people think kitlens = EFS 18-55mm

maybe we should drop using the name kitlens to refer to the 18-55mm lens and type it out properly when referring to it

This post has been edited by chucky: Jun 9 2010, 11:02 AM

itu kit lens yang terganas