Camera Shop

[peterch]

7D is a good camera (I used it before I lost the whole package :mad: )


IMHO, Maybe you would get 550D in bargain price compare to 600D as the feature I could say 99 persen similar.

But please get a prime lens to go with it.

Alan Photo, Cathay Photo or TK Photo Funan are good camera shop. PM me if you need further asst.

Regards

[looking4Tutor]

insider:

Bought this from Alan Photo (after combing the whole of Sim Lim):

Fortunately you ended up with Alan Photo in Sim Lim, which is still Ok. For some notorious reasons Sim Lim is not the place to shop for camera.

BTW the tripod that comes with the package is not good enough if your son is into filming and serious photography. If the battery is a third party , it only costs around $45.

I think it is good to get the 2 or 3 years extended warranty.

[limlim]

7d is overkill for a newbie… 1100D is more worth and really force him to learn the basics of photography.


To get good pictures, invest in a good lens. Any camera body can deliver reasonable results, but a good lens can make the difference… usually.

Almost all critical photographic parameters are greatly affected by the lens, such as Aperture, DoF, focal length, IS etc…

What does an expensive camera body gives? better body build, faster AF? more AF points? ISO 256000? better viewfinder? higher frame rate? Most of it doesn’t produce a "better" picture (unless in sports), or produce a picture at the expense of quality (noisy picture at ultra high ISO)…

There is very little that an expensive camera can give but an entry DSLR cannot give… BUT there is plenty that a Good/expensive lens can give but a kit/cheap lens cannot give…

JMHO…

[limlim]

Agree with he rest that J316’s service is 1 of the better one… (if you can get their attention first, that is…)… However, their price tends to be on the higher side…


slrrev seems to have quite attractive pricing…

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looks like we have quite a few photography enthusiasts around ~


might be fun to start a club in the Newbies & Clubs corner to share photography and camera tips?

[erika08]

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looks like we have quite a few photography enthusiasts around ~


might be fun to start a club in the Newbies & Clubs corner to share photography and camera tips?

Me too, I really love photography, Usually I get a camera and photography tips in the internet, there are lots of tips that you can find there,

[limlim]

Sounds good but wonder what is the support level? i.e. how many pple keen?

[peterch]

I agree..... Just start and we'll see the needs

[cimman]

why not get an Olympus DSLR ? They can be had for about a thousand or so now. The good thing with Olympus is that their lens are comparatively cheaper than Nikon and Canon glass. Get the E520. It’s light in weight and good enough for most situations.


In a camera system, the lens costs quite a bit. Don’t spend too much money on the body because they will get obsolete in about 2 years time. The lens, on the other hand, will last a lifetime, if taken care of properly.

The alternative is to get a 2nd hand Canon body. There is really not much difference between a last generation model and current generation if the lighting is good.

What you pay for in latest generation model is better low light pics, faster speed, higher resolution LCD display, faster focusing.

You don’t really need all that when you’re just starting out. Don’t get caught up with the hardware. What matters is to train the eye to look for good composition and to know the camera well. Photoshop is also an important skill to master. Most photographs these days are photoshop. Any photographer worth his salt has to know photoshop skills. The software is not cheap.

Again, don’t spend too much money on the camera body, spend more on good lenses. The John 3:16 shop in Funan is well known for their service, but due to the crowded store, you don’t get their time and attention. Best go when there are less people. However, John 3:16 is not well known for their prices. They are normally about 20% more than the cheaper stores. Alan Photo in Sim Lim is a good store for pricing. MS Color too and TK Photo.

Frankly $2,500 for a camera system for a person starting out in this area is too much. Once you factor in the flash, tripod, lenses, filters, spare batteries, memory cards, dry cabinet, camera bag it will go to about $3,500 to $4,500. A good camera bag will set you back by a few hundred dollars.
Keep your cost low on the camera body, aim for $1,000. The camera body is the first piece of gear to go obsolete in as fast as a year. When your child is good enough to earn money from photography, then splurge on a better body. By then, he will probably splurge on a better lens, which will cost upwards of $1,000.

Don’t be concerned in getting a 2nd hand camera. You will be able to resell a used Camera for close to what you bought in the first place. On the other hand, if you buy first hand, you will lose about 20% to 30% of your investment when you sell it off.

Tell your kid not to get too hung up on the hardware. It’s the person behind the camera that makes a good photograph, not the camera. You can motivate him by telling him you will give him the EOS 7D when he wins his first photographic competition, in the meantime, stick with a $1000 alternative.

Another low cost option is to go with a mirrorless camera. The Panasonic, Olympus brands have the micro four thirds camera that uses interchangeable lens. The other system is the Sony NEX camera. Both systems have full manual controls and takes just as good a photograph as any entry level DSLR. The only caveat is that the focusing is just a tad slower and you’ve to compose using the LCD display, which could be a problem in bright sunlight.

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ok ~ can somebody please start a new club in the CLUBS section and we'll all fall in and hope our numbers will grow ~


(sorry to seem like pushing responsibility, but i'm very amateurish photographer .. so too paiseh to be the thread starter hehe..)