what do you mean by that though?

It's an interesting product I would say, still worth the money even if you are using it solely for macro imo.

Anyways, fresh picture from my M.

thanks. it's not SOOC, thanks to the power of RAW.

yeah I understand, but is there any review about further focusing distance though? curious about it.

oh learnt something new.

Wondering if I put that lens on a m4/3 camera am I going to get 4:1 magnification

yeah, focusing speed still not that good. not to mention the over sized focusing box that's hard to focus pin point accurate. I treat it as a camera that I can slow down and MF by myself before taking a shot, that's more enjoyable than waiting for the camera to lock focus

the m3 looks pretty promising to be honest, looks like Canon finally doing something that's exciting. Can't wait to see a proper review for the t6i/ 760D too, especially the S version. for the 5Ds it's crazy

Fresh picture


Light Rays by GM Yong, on Flickr

well... answer is obvious.

a lot of things can be sharpened easily anyways (just open up PS and grab the Sharpen tool and you will be amazed).

it's true that kit lens can do a lot of things, but then if you wanted to dig deeper into certain genre of photography you will need another lens for sure.

agreed on shooting on prime is better, in terms of framing and also enjoying the whole process of walking around and getting close to your subject.

what do you mean by this? some lenses are naturally soft so sharpening is essential sometimes, even if you are in focus. same with diffraction, even if you have spot on focus but it will still be a little blurry.

true sometimes on the portraiture part. but I see a lot of photographer still using sharp lenses even for tight headshots, most of them are shot in f8 with flash so it will be super detailed. they then retouch it nicely using dodge and burn/ frequency seperation to get the best quality picture which is important for Beauty kind of shots.

Calm down people...

Both sides aren't totally wrong or correct. It's like debating between better driving skill or faster car, it will never end.

Everyone has different priorities, no point forcing others to becoming the same as you.

Peace

well almost all the threads are the same (m4/3 thread too, no photo but all gear talk)

hmmmm

A little off topic. Are used camera items charged with gst as well? ( means that we as camera owners can increase the price )

Oh thanks then. But still I guess a lot people will increase the price by themselves hmm...

Not shot with Canon gears (I left them in KL) but something other than gear talk



Amazing scenery.

just call Canon headquarter?

"service" is quite a undefined term to judge the cost.

Trying to create some motion blur and realistic reflection of an old shot


Mosque by GM Yong, on Flickr

As usual amazing review from this website, it's about the EOS M3 this time.

http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=16550

Overall a huge improvement compared to my old M1 (still keeping it). Did a quick summary for those who can't read Chinese or don't want to read through the whole review.


For example:
-Cheap and good quality lenses. I own the 22mm myself and really love it for the size and price, albeit the quite heavy vignetting. Not to mention the 11-22 and 55-200.

-finally, EVF and peaking. this allows the use of manual lenses too (like samyang) for accurate focusing. not to mention in some case having an EVF is such a bless.

-improved AF speed. quite a lot faster than m2 (well m1 is rubbish in AF). too bad still not usable for tracking/ fast moving objects.

-more physical buttons. hate it or like it, the lack of button on my m1 actually frustrates me when i want to change shooting mode/ settings.

-2nd dial. like the 760D, canon has finally decided to put 2 dials in entry level apsc cameras.

-built-in flash that's tiltable. common feature but important for some occasions.

-better grip. good enough for bigger EF/ EFS lenses.

-tilting screen up to 180'. good for selfie and shooting in tight corners.

But there's some silly mistakes made by Canon:

- Not putting a shutter release port, since the M1, this is especially frustrating to studio user like those who photograph liquid/ action that need instant click.

-Crippling the autofocus's EV range. 2-18EV is quite ridiculous considering most cameras can AF up to -2 EV, that's 4 levels of differences.

-Still using old sensor that's quite outdated compared to sony/ fuji/ m43. (not something that matters to everyone )

-Still no option to turn off exposure simulation. Makes the camera (again), useless for strobe/ off camera flash user since you can't even compose with a totally dark screen.

Other than these few main errors that I found, I quite like the camera actually. Pairing it with an EVF+11-22+22+55-200 will make a very capable kit for travel or even everyday shooting.

Just wonder how much it will cost in Malaysia (hopefully around 2k for a kit set with a lens and no EVF, over that price and good luck to Canon lol).

i've only tried using 50mm f1.8 and my old tammy 70-200. the 50mm f1.8 is quite ok and no worries of front/ back focusing issue too on the M, but my tammy is totally unusable on my M.

one thing i wonder about the m3 is how fast can non-usm lenses focus anyways? from the article the 35mm L looks like the fastest focusing lens on the M compared to the 18-55mm EFM and 40mm f2.8 stm.

should be quite fast on m3. too bad the adapter is quite big, making even mounted with the 40mm quite bulky since it's even bigger and heavier than mounting the 50mm on dslr body.

Did some quick check of the m3's price in japan.

body only after converted is around rm1.7k.

body + evf is around rm2k.

source:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/Canon-%E3%83%9F%E3...&keywords=canon

price is quite good imo, around the same with sony a6000.

EDIT:

funny thing is after converting the price of a 7D ii, it costs rm5.5k. while in local you can get one for around rm4k

http://www.amazon.co.jp/Canon-%E3%83%87%E3...&keywords=canon

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...578033&hl=7d+II

This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Apr 12 2015, 11:09 AM

that's what I am wondering too since the price is just too good to be true

hmm but based on the review I posted, you can see from the samples the ISO performance isn't that great. reviewer even said that the m3 is having around the same high iso performance as the m/m2 only (which is quite bad).

U mean these 2 in 2nd hand? I sold my 550D + 18-135 last year with rm1.1k only (albeit in good condition) so I think you can get a lot lower price.
Its easily available but price wise its more expensive. 50D is a lot bigger and heavier than 550d/600d too.