Yalah ... you in Canon family mah

Mmm ... for your info, Canon's Body Only package for the EOS 400D might be coming to Malaysia soon when the Full Package is smooth selling. Reason why they're not coming ashore so soon is becoz Canon Malaysia might wanna cater for the first timer DSLR users (of course) and to let retailer make more profit out of new stocks.

For those who are new to DSLRs ... you WILL need the EF-S18-55mm kit lens trust me, it's a very good lens. I got myself some very nice sweeping sceneries of seasides, the sky, sunsets, as well as some very good portraits. Frequent travellers will find this lens very useful as it is lightweight and the F3.5 is more than enough to cater for indoor photography as well as wide angle coverage for the outdoors.

It's magnesium alloy ... lighter than metal, stronger than plastic, cheaper than fiber/titanium

'There' as in where?

Nothing is loose, the sound you heard is from the spring latch of the pop-up flash. When the flash pops up the spring will tighten until you push the flash back down again. Relax, the sound is there in every EOS model ever since the 1st day Canon incorporated pop-up flash into their cameras

At whatever aperture you set on the camera, it'll need that particular shutter speed to achieve a correct exposure. The flash will fire at both settings coz it's too dark. There's nothing strange about it.

Including a 300D, I owned 2 EOS models already ... no big deal-lah! You dun throw away your car just becoz you hear a soft squeek in the engine right?

Dun wanna confuse here, but let you answer your own question :

At ISO800 and Av Mode, you're twice as high the light sensitivity as in the Auto Mode, right? So at 0.8sec the camera actually needed at least 50 times as slow a shutter speed to achieve the correct exposure.

That means ... assuming you didn't shift away from where you sat, the camera actually chose a darker side to focus in Av Mode and thus achieved that exposure setting.

The camera actually chose ANOTHER way to achieve focus, that's all.

You're most welcome. It's has nothing to do if it's 350D or 400D or any SLR for that matter, it's how they seek out brighter sections to focus.

Sometimes we really dunno how a camera thinks ... but it's always true that they have a 'mind of their own'

Send it back to Canon to have it rectified ASAP. Being a new set, they will give priority to you

1 to 1 swap is not possible for items costing thousands like a DSLR. Be patient with the rectification, it's just a factory defect and will be solved just like the warranty agreement mentioned.

Aren't you glad you bought a Malaysian set and not a 'AP' set?

... but not everyone thinks like you and I, they rather save hundreds of ringgit and take the risk

Hmm ... I won't deny that for now, but having put so many options under the cleaning function, there will be potential problems. Like you said, the next firmware might solve it, alongside some other potential drawbacks.

About RM1599 on the street, won't run too far from USD.

Yes, they can be used on potraits properly but I dun recommend landscapes or anything that require infinity focussing.

Shooting portraits will render the results ultra-sharp (that is more than SUPER sharp) creating highlights to skin texture, colour and dress material, in the case of fashion photography.

I have not tried using a Macro lens on landscapes coz technically, I felt that it's just not right ... dunno.

This post has been edited by ac98: Sep 29 2006, 03:51 PM

Can one ... you can drive a Kancil into the jungle also mah ... even so, I dun understand why a Kembara also cannot tahan harsh off-road, already cakap Full Time 4x4

Can use Macro for Potrait/Landscape one, since I also use Kit Lens for macro sometimes, hehe ... different results-lah, may not be what you wanted.

Nolah! You're smart to ask

Sometimes all you need to do is open your mouth and ask, those people are smart. Those people who are stupid are those that ask again ... and again ... and again ... and again ... and again ... the same damn question and never gets it!!

Back to your question ...

No no ... an 'All Rounder' lens should be a lightweight zoom lens, preferable a wide angle zoom to cover most of your shooting needs i.e wide angle, close-up to mild telephoto.

I dunno about your budget, but I tend to get the 17-40mm F4L in replacement of the Kit Lens that's supposed to come with the camera when I change over to a EOS 30D (Yeah, just take away one zero from my 300D and pay so much extra).

Forgot to explain to you also ... Prime lenses are lenses with Fixed Focal lens, here are my favorites (some others are simply out of my reach for the time being) :

1. EF 50mm F1.4 - A very decent potrait lens you can use indoors or outdoors.
2. EF 100mm F2 - Wanna give some oomph to your stage photos? This is the one I am considering.
3. EF 300mm F4L IS - How can I exclude this one?! A kickass huge bugger, with IS!

This post has been edited by ac98: Sep 29 2006, 04:23 PM

The EF 17-40mm f4L USM cost about RM2500 now. Yeah, no L-lenses are below RM2K, slightly above got.

Photography is not an expensive hobby ... it's a damn bloody !$@%#^$# expensive hobby

You didn't get me, I wanted the 17mm