There'a a 200mm f1,8 on sale for rm19k if anyone's interested

https://www.facebook.com/KLDslr/photos/a.37...3719008/?type=1

kinda hard to say tho. it has FF sensor, some other little features like Wifi. but has a not so good AF system and burst compared to 7D II.

why not 70D? it's like RM2k cheaper than the 7D mark II. The AF from the 70D is taken from 7D I.

which part do you feel lacking in the 70D? mind you the 7D AF system is very capable even after so many years as what you will get in the 70D. Don't mind the name, the 70D is stil a solid upgrade from the 60D imo.

perhaps the 6D II?

Very true
People always say that Canon has stupid useless AF system in their entry level DSLR. I am using 550D for 3 years already, and shot some sports with it (paired with another slow af tamron 70-200). Yes it might not be a speed demon, but shooting sports/ moving subjects requires a lot timing and skills instead of a good camera. Prefocus is one thing you need to learn, same with controlling DOF (not zooming all the way out and wide open everytime, so that your camera has more space to get focus).

Not saying Prody shouldn't upgrade, but with that 17-55 and 60D, should be quite easy to shoot moving things with it. Furthermore, at most only 55mm f2.8 on a crop sensor, you are getting a lot DOF for half body/ full body pictures.

If i had the money to go FF, the main reason would be high ISO performance or DOF (not a MUST, but depends on how you utilize it, can be a good or a bad). also in Canon, you get a lot more glass choices with FF sensor (amazing lens like 17-40L, 24-105L around 2k). But with more and more announcements for m4/3 and Apsc system, it makes me consider again to go FF or not. FF sensor sometimes isn't that superior when compared to smaller sensor. You can use fast lenses wide open with smaller sensors most of the time without worrying getting out of focus shots since more DOF is provided. FF is better in high ISO, but when you need to stop down to get enough DOF, you are actually having the same IQ as APSC or M4/3 (imagine 1/100, f5.6 iso3200 on FF, 1/100 f2.8 iso800 on m4/3).

Also Canon's FF sensor isn't so much better than it's own APSC in terms of dynamic range compared to Sony sensors (commonly used on pentax , nikon and sony). In Sony FF/ nikon FF, you get a lot better dynamic range compared to their apsc models.

just my opinions

This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Sep 18 2014, 08:40 PM

that looks awesome indeed, hopefully the era of pattern noise is over

shutter speed was too slow for the picture you posted. I can even see handshake from you.

Try to increase the ISO, maybe to iso1600 so you have a faster shutter speed to freeze the motion from children.

for the yellow part, you are using the wrong WB i think. it's quite easy to fix though, if your camera has Auto White Balance on it, try using that one, it's quite accurate most of the time. If not, choose the preset according to surrounding (for example daylight when you are outdoor). or you can adjust it in computer (using PS or Lightroom if you have it, or even Canon's own Digital Photo Professional).

always keep an eye for the Shutter Speed shown in the bottom left of the viewfinder when shooting, it helps a lot in preventing shaky/ blurred images

you need to half press the shutter

Sold my DSLR so all I left for now is the little M.

New pictures

IMG_0926 by tuna97, on Flickr

IMG_1311 by tuna97, on Flickr

I thought the cable is used to connect camera instead of flash light? I always use mine as remote shutter instead of PC sync.

that's pretty hard to say. I went from a 550D > 550D + M > M only. The M is a good camera I can tell you. Awesome build quality, really compact size (around the size of a phone, just quick thick) and if you got the 22mm it's a very good lens for very little amount of money. But if you shoot fast moving things or do a lot of flash shooting, the M is not for you. The focusing is still quite slow by today's standard, not unusable , just you might miss quick moments. the liveview also sucks for flash shooting, you always get totally blacked out screen since there's no option to turn off exposure simulation. the M is more like a travel/ street camera that you would take your time slowly set up and frame shots instead of gun-and-run DSLR style shooting

my 2cents.

i think even a new one is lower than 1k now? i bought mine with 22mm around 1.1k few month ago, now should be cheaper.

Try to search around various websites, or even Facebook camera trading pages most of the time you can find really good deal. Not to forget GS .

not to mention the AF is actually not bad with the adapter using 50mm, quite fast even when compared to my 550D.
i can see a good potential in M, just small limitations crippling the camera. all they need to do is fix the autofocus (to cater most people's needing), add EVF or external EVF option, provide wifi or socket for remote release (without this the camera is pretty useless when it comes to long exposure), allow turning on/off exposure simulation (good for flash user) and maybe update the sensor. that's all i can ask for a perfect daily camera.

too bad it isn't available here but the price is quite high for the m2 right?

that's a lot cheaper than the m1 when first launched, which is good news. can't wait for the m3, doesn't look like canon is giving up the M, hopefully they at least provide EVF option.

A little misconception there. portrait isn't all about background blur/ bokeh. face expression/lighting/composition/background elements/ posing play a more important role imo. everyone can create blurred background as long as they have big aperture lens (f1.8 or something), but this doesn't mean good picture.

that being said, even with f4, at 105mm you can still produce blurred background.

for example shots like this (little NSFW due to lingerie) https://500px.com/photo/84753749/anastasia-...m=popular&only=

can still looks awesome with proper lighting and not so blurred background.

but if you are a big fan of bokeh, then the 24-105 might not be the best lens for it. shots like that look good too, but a lot of the time the picture is only left with a lot of blur, that's all.

my 2cents.

EDIT: more portrait with clear background.

https://500px.com/photo/84729045/us-by-espe...m=popular&only=

https://500px.com/photo/84724095/whitehair-...m=popular&only=

This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Sep 29 2014, 06:28 PM

Trying out some flat processing and wide crop









This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Sep 29 2014, 07:59 PM

don't go for the grip, it makes the camera really heavy and big. dslr has a good battery life anyways, so don't need to worry so much unless you shoot like 1k pictures a day?