Also there's a few Canon lenses that are just unique. For example the 135mm F2L, it's one of the best portrait lenses from canon, quite cheap too, below rm3k for brand new. also you have 50mm and 85mm f1.2L which nikon doesn't give. and cheap FF L lenses such as 17-40, 24-105, 70-200 f4, 200 f2.8, which all of them are just around 2k.

always wondered something. how to know the lens is stopped down? for example when i am using my tammy 70-200 macro, i can focus pretty close and get quite "ok" magnification yet still maintain quick enough shutter speed. but when i am using my friend's 100mm L macro, I feel like it becomes really dark when focused closer at around the same environment with the 70-200.

i noticed the lens's aperture blades will close a bit as you turn the focus ring into closer focus distance, that's the reason right? also is the 90mm vc good enough for portrait? how different is it compared to something like 50mm f1.8 or 135mm f2.8 lens?

not sure if you can get any FF zoom lens with USM+IS+wide to tele zoom in rm2k

yeah, it's a great value lens, not to forget weather sealing

but means nothing though if you are not needing the range and convenient.

hehe it's up to your final decision anyways. any camera will do the job fine as long as you like it and use it nicely

if buy bundle with kit, it's only around rm2k+-

box or not, you are using the lens, not the box anyways

kit lens where got box one, already put together with the body mah.

haha true also, else people will worry if stolen unit or what

hmm my 550D kit only comes with a small plastic bag that's wrapping the lens

don't mind canon guy to entertain?

haha i stalk a lot of threads

For all the macro guys in nikon thread, this guy is awesome

http://500px.com/shahbazi

http://colinhuttonphoto.deviantart.com/gallery/

this guy is god already

I don't know, but quite impossible for us normal shooter to achieve, he put a lot of work in the PP-ing and lighting.

it's not too saturated.

they looks too "good" imo, looks like soemthing that's shot from studio setup

the first one looks scary i think i saw one that looks like it before in my house last time. was watching television then it ran out of my sofa and everyone was screaming since it's quite big.

yeah, they are so damn quick when moving around. they don't jump right?

EDIT: bumped into another awesome macro photographer

http://500px.com/iwan_pruvic

This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Jan 2 2014, 12:03 AM

Butterfly spam also to show how much a different background affects your photo.


IMG_7838 by tuna97, on Flickr

this is the first shot in the row, I saw the butterfly then quickly grabbed my tripod and camera to take picture, but didn't really like the dull and plain looking background.


IMG_7840 by tuna97, on Flickr

I then saw some green grasses in the background, and I raised my tripod until my camera is now facing the grass instead of some walls. Now it looks more lively and bright


Another butterfly


IMG_7826 by tuna97, on Flickr