If you have already set your eyes on the deal from KLCC, then just go for it

Skills and your photos will decide whether you are pro or not, not your bag and gears
Most people started off very enthusiastically, buying expensive and the most recent stuffs, then after a few months they lose interest and shelf everything, which is sad
Unless if you are very sure you are interested, don't spend too much on your 1st DSLR and accessories

Quality is definitely lower But surely a worthy tradeoff haha~ Sacrifice quality of IQ but increase quality of trips/ outings haha

Can consider a Nikon D3200 or Nikon D5200
Both are beginner friendly~
Can just stick to the normal kitlens (18-55mm) OR 18-105mm/18-140mm if you have extra to spare~

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 10 2014, 10:05 AM

Got so expensive meh? haha
Anyways, I guess different people have different priorities

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 10 2014, 12:02 PM

The XM-1 is around RM2k something I think? XE-2 around RM3.8k, XT1 around RM4.8k, all with kitlens and using the same X-Trans sensor
RM3.9k for a F1.2 lens too, pretty uncommon haha

*Sorry for off topic

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 10 2014, 12:12 PM

Some shots taken in Shifen Street 十分老街, Taiwan
This place is famous for its Sky Lanterns, where you write your wishes on the sides of the lanterns, before releasing them into the sky.











Usually nicer during the night though

Nikon's mirrorless systems are not that good when compared to competitors
So if you want to stick to Nikon, DSLRs are still the better pick

Mirrorless cameras, as the name suggest, lacks the mirror that allows you to see what you will be photographing through the lens- they lack the optical viewfinder, and thanks to that, they can be designed to be much smaller and more portable
Of course, smaller = more portable but less ergonomic

So it depends on what you really want most mirrorless systems nowadays are quite affordable, and uses similar sensors (go for the ones with APS-C and not m43) as those in DSLRs.

If portability is important to you - mirrorless
If ergnomics (dials and button layouts) - DSLR

just my 2 cents~

Just doing an oversimplification for a beginner to understand

Yeaahh~
Seldom see lengloi with such big camera and lens

All PP
But mostly changing the highlights/shadows rather than colours

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 10 2014, 09:04 PM

Digitalmall?
There are a couple of large shops down there where you at least get to try the bags out and see whether they suit you or not
After that, if you want, can buy online haha

Long time didn't visit lowyat plaza already haha, can't really comment

Yeah, not much sun over there during my trip, weather's mostly cloudy and cool
I love your editing a whole lot more man, the most recent one with the sand-playing lol, not sure when I can reach that level

Sharp eyes haha, I couldn't tell except that its a big lens

Upgrading to D5300 bro?

All the best at your sales man~

I suppose as long as the ratio of the photo remains the same, it won't feel that awkward?
I used to crop without fixing the aspect ratio and in the end the photos turn out too squarish haha, very obviously cropped and looked very weird


Nice camera that one
Wise choice

As suggested previously, you just need to fix the aspect ratio when you are crop and you'll be fine
For vertical shots, even if you crop, it will still turn out "as shot"

My bad, my bad haha, press the red circle to lock/unlock aspect ratio. Please see the photo below
You will be "constraint" abit in your cropping, but in the end you will still be able to produce a same photo size (ratio) as shot

I think its nicer if taken in landscape, but with you on the side, still showing the same things but much less of the jeans..
But of course its impossible to take a shot like that via selfie, unless if you shoot from great distance and crop alot

Yeah, in the end its totally up to you- different people have different taste one
Based on my little experience in book publishing, sometimes its easier to fit photos into contexts when they are unfixed in terms of aspect ratio
But for normal stuffs like Facebook, Flickr etc., having proper aspect ratio means you won't get that much "black bars" at the sides or tops- nothing much if you are okay with it