Good point, but i love shooting in low light without flash, any extra ISO or sensor size appeals well to me and that's why i'm making the switch.

Either way it's a good suggestion.
I'm sure my folks will survive

Like i said, if i wanted to spend it wisely i'd stick in ASW2020 to get a 10 percent divident and a 13.8 percent usual bonus, i'm sure there are times we like to splurge abit.

I can't get a car because i already drive my mom's one like a bat out of hell, RapidKL good enough lah
I can't get house because my old man is the kind that doesn't like his kids moving out early
I can't get a new PC because i just got one

Thus i get photogear. It's either that or i burn the money in front of poor people when i die .

Understandably it's a big sum of cash, but better than some who ask their folks to get them a car right?
I think you wkkay make a good point, the only thing i'm skeptical about is the ability of the existing EOS350D sensor to maximize the capabilities of these lenses, and that's the main reason. After many horrible triages out in the dark even with a tripod and apeture open wide (even with a few HQ borrowed lenses), i find the quality lacking.

I just wish my camera could see as well as i do in the dark, and heck i have astigmatism
No cars for me, the last time i was lent one all i did was drive 240 and above on every highway near my place. I know i can't control myself when it comes to motor vehicles, so i think the bus is better for my long term health. Anyways the 350Z is balls when it comes to handling, far too stiff, far too unfriendly, you'd get bored of it if you were forced to take it out to go giant on sundays to do shopping 

Well, who knows, i'm studying EE, but i'm quite sure it isn't one of those things i wanna do for the rest of my pathetic life, might get more serious as time goes along, although if you ask me at the end of the day, my main motivation is to just get some nice i see into my view finder and keep it with me.

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Added on August 28, 2007, 3:24 am

No worries, except for abstract photography, i do consider myself quite competent with a camera. But there are hardware limitations i just can't get over, especially in low light.

Let's no turn this into a thread where you bash my ability to spend, i've given up alot of luxuries people take for granted here, first of all i don't get pocket money, what i use daily is what i earn, i walk to use public transport when most get the luxury of cars, 2km back on foot daily from Ampang Point, so beat that sissy legs, and i'm sure you damn well do not know what it's like to work as b**** labour with indonesians on saturdays and sundays driving lorries and working as a loader, i also put off going overseas for 3 years too, you instead are younger than me and are already overseas in MTU. My folks are well to do, yes we have gazillions in the bank, and i understand the value of the almighty dollar thank you, but if they're ok with giving me the cash, i'm ok with taking it.

Geez if i wanted a lecture on morals, i would've gone somewhere else with less pretentious b****es who "think" they work harder than me when they're still in some cushy uni across the world

Of course it won't. But neither would some cheapie lenses maximize a 1D or 5D

seems to me,  you had some history with empy huh? Other ppl's comments are about some other alternatives apart from the 5D and 1D. I do sense some "personal attack" on empy in your posts.

-happy shooting-