One more reason. No need to show off the L in the wild. Those jungle occupants don't appreciate the white stuff.

errr do u guys think there is a shop that offer rental of lens for one day or something???

What lens you want? Maybe I can BORROW one and RENT it to you? Any lens as long as it's a Canon, up to 300mm F2.8 Supertelephoto.

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Added on January 28, 2007, 7:56 am
Problem is ... we NEED those 'white stuff' for good shoots and go further in terms of capturing images in the wild

This post has been edited by ac98: Jan 28 2007, 07:56 AM

then i wanna borrow F4L
ada?

eahaheahea emphasize on the L ah ........

i am lookin at 50mm one...but wanna test at shop first.......................... duno la....abit sked cause need to take this event pic........and kit is too slow for indoor shooting already...

50mm F1.8 is more than adequate for low light, but a good flash and the kit lens may be more appropriate if you want to take group pictures. @ 50mm, you dont have the freedom of space if the event is a crowded one.

neoro......meaning at 50mm i still need to stand a long distance away from the subject? damn its definitely gonna be crowded...about 2k participants....

yes.. thats true. I was at my Company's annual dinner and to fit 5-6 very pretty young ladies into the frame I see my self lacking the space.

an external flash, 430ex ( i think ) shd be a wiser choise. Cause imho, if its candid, you got to have it from a range.

how about this??

tamron 17-50mm f2.8 ........

50mm, let just say you're using a 1.6 crop factor, whatever you see thru the VF is the same distance you see from your own eye. You want to be as near as possible and yet take wide shots, use wide angle lens then.

tamron 17-50mm f2.8? the downside compared to the 50mm is that it cant go bigger than 2.8 where as the 50mm can go to f1.8. Indoor shots with f2.8 would be enough imo. moreover you can get wider range with it compared to the prime lens.

Thats a sweet lens , but I would advice on an external flash

50mm f1.8 is fast lens....but it's hard for u to fit a big group into group photo...

get a external flash will be a better idea and it will work well with ur kit lens

external flash ka??.......still sourcing lo......

erm thanx for da input guys.................anyway external flash, you all keep mentioning stofen, etc...and "bouncing" etc, if i get external flash, i suppose i must do bouncing all the time rite? (provided if ceiling low, correct?)

anyway I think i go try on with ext flash first...duno if my hands can hold the weight or not.......oh man, buy ext flash = must buy batt grip also..

what makes you say that getting flash gun , must get batt grip also?

no kaitan for batt grip
bounce all no need to worry
get Lightsphere II
you wont look at anything else after that

you battery power of the camera is used for mainly the Camera and the lens's AF motor. Aside from that, hmm... it won't drain much more with an external flash, since the external flash itself takes 4x AA

Flash photography could be a lil' tricky under different lighting condition.

oh flash seperate batt ah? i keep thinking its sucking from the same......but 4xAA its crazy le, must be damn heavy..........

i also worry about flash le, might affect my white balance..... (yellow lite, white lite, or maybe pitch black)

Isn't the flash gonna "drown out" the other light sources? Is the light from flash considered Daylight colour?

ac98, may i borrow your 70-200mm f2.8L USM if you have one?? I'm going to a jungle soon...

Ada, but it's for rental ... what is your budget for a rented lens per day inclusive of a refundable deposit?

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Added on January 29, 2007, 8:50 am
When you wanna go? I have one but it's for rental, not for borrowing.

This post has been edited by ac98: Jan 29 2007, 08:50 AM