Recent content by Pegasus

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    Winter Footwear

    I went to Hokkaido early this year for the ice festival. The temperature was -10degC easily. A good hiking shoes is important. But advice to all maidian winter travellers, is depending on the winter temperature, one wool termal sock is usually sufficient, but I have friends who wore two layers...
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    Clifford Pier to be demolished? is it true?

    Demolish to build more office spaces (which will just be left vacanted after that).. Do they seriously think that people are going to rent all these office spaces? Look at the condo developments now. Alot of people are holding on to hugh ticket items, not able to save off their properties which...
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    Do you want a full frame DSLR?

    Yes, if it's free, why not?
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    Not obvious camera bag

    Not recommended to put wallet, passport and cash in the bag. Passport, credit cards, cash etc are preferable put in money bag and belt to body. Cash can be slotted in shoes, belt etc.
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    Man vs monkey

    nope, that monkey only have one "banana" in the middle of his legs.. He don't need a VISA, becos he got a banana in hand! Huh? It's very difficult nowadays to differentiate between a monkey and a man. Recently in the news, there was a "monkey" who was paid peanuts. A whooping $600K peanuts...
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    Living in HDB: Ever heard marble dropped in the night?

    Hmm.. some guys' "balls" dropped?
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    Cycling trip around Singapore

    Hi, I'm getting feedback here on organising a night cycling trip around Singapore on weekends. Date: 18'June'05, 10pm (tentatively only) Meeting Place: Gulin View Condo (@ Buikt Batok) Clubhouse Route: TBD (one round around S'pore) I have not planned out the route yet, but it's mostly a...
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    Need Help on Backpack in China

    Clubsnappers, Planning to do a backpacking trip to China this end May and currently doing some research on the net. Did a check on ZUJI and found the cheapest flights cost: Singapore - Beijing (return ticket) = S$700 (Southern Airline) Beijing - Xian (1-way) = US$130 Xian - Guilin (1-way)...
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    What to bring - New Zealand

    Personally felt that the occurance of using telephotos lens is slim, since NZ is vast, and fame for its lanscapes. Wide angle lens is more useful, the wider the better. Chances of using telephoto lens eg 200mm, is only reserves for wildlife, eg, shooting whales, keas etc.
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    SC-17 or SC-29 for D70 and SB800?

    I think SC-17 won't work with i-TTL. It's meant for non DX flash such as SB-28 with film SLRs. Correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks.
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    Problem with C-5050Z

    Lately, my Olympus C-5050Z has been having this intermittent problem. As usual, after I switched on the digicam, the lens would retracted out. After retraction, when I tried to focus, the lens would not response. When I tried focusing far or near, the image on the LCD did not move. However...
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    Advice on backpacking in China?

    Evensince my buddy got married last year, my travel trips have dropped to nil. Thought of travelling alone, but found it very awewards. Anyway thought might as well give it a try, by backpacking alone. Want to plan a back packing trip in China (Beijing - Gulin - Xian - Huangshan), about 10...
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    enquiries on places for wedding photoshot arounf Juroug or sengkang area

    Punggol beach is full of sand fleas. Some couples can get badly bitten on the beach. recommended not to lay on the beach, else whole body may itch. I think the open space in Sengkang (near the MRTs, but don't know the streets) is good for taking photos, using a wide angle lens. Sort of give...