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13th February 2009
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Shunfu Road, Singapore
Posts: 258
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New Member
Hi everybody,
I just registered and am very happy to be here. I am 62 and decided to take up my past passion. Boy, today's DSLR is a miracle compared to what I was using in the 60s - 80s. Just bought a Canon 40 D with a Tamron 17-50 f2.8 and this combination takes photos that I could never imagine. Glad I am back with this hobby and hope to learn from you guys. Regards, Anthony Lee |
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13th February 2009
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Northerner
Posts: 3,966
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Re: New Member
Welcome Anthony Lee
 Hope to see more of ur stuffs soon ! Ryan |
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13th February 2009
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: East
Posts: 10,962
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Re: New Member
Welcome to CS...
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13th February 2009
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: on earth
Posts: 417
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Re: New Member
hello..
another warm welcome by a CS fan |
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13th February 2009
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Planet Gaia
Posts: 8,314
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Re: New Member
Hello...welcome.
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13th February 2009
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Singapore
Posts: 1,164
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Re: New Member
welcome to cs...
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14th February 2009
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 492
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Re: New Member
Welcome to CS. Hope the Eos magic will rekindle your photograhic passion.
Woh !! Started in the 1960s.... You are the real 'Chien Bei'. |
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14th February 2009
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Shunfu Road, Singapore
Posts: 258
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Re: New Member
Hi friends,
Very heart warming to read your welcoming messages. Since my first SLR in 1968, a Zeiss-Ikon, dslr has come such a long way that I failed badly in my first outing this morning. Pressed a few switches successively and locked up my 9 point AF. Had to reset all my settings to get it on again. Also discovered that my Tamron 17-50 is way too short. Now, what zoom lens will be good to complement my system (40D)? Anthony Lee |
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14th February 2009
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Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Singapore
Posts: 124
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Re: New Member
Wow! Welcome to CS!
Hope to see more stuff from you! The 17-50 F2.8 is good for events (especially indoors), if you want you could pair it up with a 70-200 F2.8. It's quite heavy though.
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14th February 2009
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 693
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Hi Anthony! Welcome to CS. I'm a newbie too. No complains abt the kit lens that came with my DSLR which is 18-55mm IS. Bcos i like to take street and candid shots, i also decided to invest in a zoom lens. After researching, due to my budget constraint, I narrowed it down to 2 choices.
1) Canon EF 55-250mm IS which is by right the most logical to supplement my 18-55mm ($360 MS Color ) 2) Sigma 70-300mm DG APO Macro ( non OS $370 MS Color ) I ended up with the Sigma mainly for the slightly better IQ and build even though the 55-250mm would be more suitable for my style as it has got IMAGE STABILISATION. I figured that since i use the zoom 95% in daylight, all i need is to bump up my shutter speed and ISO if required, then i could get very clean shots without need for IS... Just my 2 cents...
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