got extra batteries and yes, anyone here got experience on which one last longer? gonna decide based on that...

I would say extra batteries. it only takes a few seconds or at most 20sec (if you move like a turtle ) to take out a battery from your pocket and change. besides, battery grip add weigh to the body, not good for long hours.

This post has been edited by eddydo: Sep 30 2014, 01:34 AM

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?

i like bokeh too

but bokeh depend on your subject distance from bkg, from u... aperture... focal length... so even a 50mm 1.2 wont give the bokeh u wan if model standing too far away...

so now you got to think, where u most likely take the portraits - indoor ke... outdoor - this will determine your focal length... how far you stand if need full body shot... etc...

so i would suggest you bedah siasat step by step, imagine your scenario and then you start to know which focal length to go for... coz wide aperture lens are aplenty 30,50,85, 135... they all have different ways to use and usability...

definitely flash is important, even for outdoor. coz backlight can be a problem... but depend on your style also... some ppl like to shoot to take out background completely... but then again... bokeh tak nampak lo... furthermore, do you use M mode? if not... more headache to tell

just consider flash in your decision making

mak oii hati x tenang eh dunno which one to buy..
rase beli kit lens 18-135 takkan salah punye


tapi kalau aim forward muka more whiter than ghost.. even though put flash power the lowest.

cam mana ni..

shot with 30mm 1.4

i take this lens because its easier to use indoors but you cannot expect delicious bokeh all the time. this is more indoor lowlight lens
that being said, its very good for normal use also. portrait shoot very good also

This post has been edited by Petre: Sep 30 2014, 09:36 AM


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18-135, how to salah? it basically very convenient d


as for flash, kena tunjuk gambar only can say whats wrong... but maybe you don quite understand ur flash yet

use lower ISO and narrower aperture.

are you hinting this is the problem?

Should be it. Shooting at f1.4, ISO 100 and 1/128 direct flash can still result over exposure if the flash is too close to the subject.

Edit: ignore this comment, I didn't saw your picture just now so my reply isn't relavant .

This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Sep 30 2014, 12:05 PM

use off camera cord.

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Old picture with the M.



This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Oct 2 2014, 01:33 PM

If flash set to ETTL, lower ISO + smaller aperture also no use. Better set flash exposure compensation to negative value.
But my preferred method is to use higher ISO, so that the sensor can capture slightly more ambient light. As for aperture, it depends on whether I want blurred background.


No lah... that one is for high speed sync. If you want to use shutter speed faster than X-sync speed (typically 1/200 or 1/250 sec) then you need this.
But I hardly use HSS, as it significantly shortens flash range.

Back to your concern - face whiter than ghost - try this:
Take 2 pictures, fix the aperture and set the flash to ETTL.
1st one - ISO 100, shutter speed 1/200 sec;
2nd one - ISO 200, shutter speed 1/80 sec.
See any difference

This post has been edited by river.sand: Oct 2 2014, 03:01 PM

need to ask about flash, the 600exrt can work backwards with older flash like 580ex for the wireless syncing, however, can the st-e3-rt trigger works with older flash? or i need to get the st-e2-rt? instead?

understood your reply

this is from personal experience
when using very big aperture lens example f1.4, combine when iso too high (lets say forgot to change), outdoor bright sun, at max shutter speed still not enuf. pic come out overexposed

but never happened indoors though

my post was in reference to TS saying he already set flash to lowest power and still over exposed.

for such situations, you have no other options when it comes to camera settings.

another way is to add diffuser.

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was thinking to buy photo printer..
any advise? considering Epson L800 at this moment

Hello sifu-sifu,
I'll be going to Korea for a vacation and the camera bag I have is the original one from Canon. Since its going to be snowing in Korea at the end of the year so I'm just wondering if the original bag is suitable for that kind of weather. Should I buy better bag i.e. Kata, Lowepro.
Appreciate any advice.
Cheers, TH.