Listening to:
Thinking of:
A myraid of products out and while I'm happy jumping around, there's a tinge of disappointment not only that I won't be able to afford most of them. No worries, patience... patience... lottery, lottery...
But anyway, without haste... a summary of Canon's early Easter basket of which I'm interested in (the full list is pretty long and do check out www.dpreview.com for it.)
1. Canon 30D slr body
It could have been a big upgrade but Canon has decided to go evolution instead of revolution, keeping the image sensor from the 20D (meaning there's no upgrade in image quality. With that said, the 20D posseses a pretty good image sensor anyway) with updates here and there. Best of all, even with these upgrades, there's a drop in price compared to it's predecessor... the 20D. But of course, it could have been so much more. Cest la vie
2. Canon EF-S 17-55mm F2.8 IS lens
Good grief! Just when I requested help from KL to enquire about a 17- 40 f4 L lens... they throw this one at you. Sure, it doesn't wear the L badge with the red rings and it's an EF- S (restricted to currently 3 camera bodies, 350D, 20D and 30D) but at F2.8 and built in Image Stablisation... it is something not to be overlooked.
3. Canon EF 85mm F1.2 II lens
*Jaw drops* Anyone for portraits? Got the cash? Well... This is the bomb!
4. Canon PowerShot SD600 and SD630
New IXUS cameras, 6MP across this range and 3X optical zoom. No optical viewfinder though, taking a page off Nikon's release. SD630 features a large ammount of LCD real estate, 3 inches! Specs. look good, so does the camera
5. Canon PowerShot SD700 IS
New flagship IXUS (it happens quite frequently though).
6MP, 4X optical zoom, ISO 800 and image stabiliser in such a delectable case.
* ISO 800 and optical IS for flash-free indoor shooting
* Canon's DIGIC II image processor, iSAPS and 9-point AiAF
* Wide viewing angle 2.5" LCD screen
* 16 shooting modes
* My Colors photo effects
* Widescreen (16:9) stills recording
* 30fps VGA movies
Anyway, regular non- techie stuff will resume shortly.
Thinking of:
A myraid of products out and while I'm happy jumping around, there's a tinge of disappointment not only that I won't be able to afford most of them. No worries, patience... patience... lottery, lottery...
But anyway, without haste... a summary of Canon's early Easter basket of which I'm interested in (the full list is pretty long and do check out www.dpreview.com for it.)
1. Canon 30D slr body
It could have been a big upgrade but Canon has decided to go evolution instead of revolution, keeping the image sensor from the 20D (meaning there's no upgrade in image quality. With that said, the 20D posseses a pretty good image sensor anyway) with updates here and there. Best of all, even with these upgrades, there's a drop in price compared to it's predecessor... the 20D. But of course, it could have been so much more. Cest la vie
2. Canon EF-S 17-55mm F2.8 IS lens
Good grief! Just when I requested help from KL to enquire about a 17- 40 f4 L lens... they throw this one at you. Sure, it doesn't wear the L badge with the red rings and it's an EF- S (restricted to currently 3 camera bodies, 350D, 20D and 30D) but at F2.8 and built in Image Stablisation... it is something not to be overlooked.
3. Canon EF 85mm F1.2 II lens
*Jaw drops* Anyone for portraits? Got the cash? Well... This is the bomb!
4. Canon PowerShot SD600 and SD630
New IXUS cameras, 6MP across this range and 3X optical zoom. No optical viewfinder though, taking a page off Nikon's release. SD630 features a large ammount of LCD real estate, 3 inches! Specs. look good, so does the camera
5. Canon PowerShot SD700 IS
New flagship IXUS (it happens quite frequently though).
6MP, 4X optical zoom, ISO 800 and image stabiliser in such a delectable case.
* ISO 800 and optical IS for flash-free indoor shooting
* Canon's DIGIC II image processor, iSAPS and 9-point AiAF
* Wide viewing angle 2.5" LCD screen
* 16 shooting modes
* My Colors photo effects
* Widescreen (16:9) stills recording
* 30fps VGA movies
Anyway, regular non- techie stuff will resume shortly.
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