SRC Member Ketchup Posted March 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hi guys I am just curious if anyone are into photography here since all of us like to snap our fish tanks I am actually in PSS... any members here Regards Leslie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I am interested to start!!! But waiting for my uni to start, as there is photography module during my first year... After that den see got any other advance photography course to take... LOL... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted March 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 Depends on whether you're talking about pros or amateur. I have my trusty 350D for more than 2 years now. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted March 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 me me me still trying to earn my priced glasses/lens now. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted March 18, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 I am interested to start!!! But waiting for my uni to start, as there is photography module during my first year... After that den see got any other advance photography course to take... LOL... Hey Terryz, you can consider joining PSS, which is the photographic society of Singapore. We organise all sort of courses. The website is under revamp atm but should be up by next week. www.pss1950.org Usually, most people starts with the Digital Basic Photography and then progress from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted March 18, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 Depends on whether you're talking about pros or amateur. I have my trusty 350D for more than 2 years now. hmm, 2 years should be quite experienced liaoz.. What you usually take? i personally like travel photography more... we went for the Angkor Wat trip early this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted March 18, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 me me me still trying to earn my priced glasses/lens now. hehe... actually equipment not the most impt la... for beginners, just need to know the basic theories and master whatever camera that they use. What camera are u using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hey Terryz, you can consider joining PSS, which is the photographic society of Singapore. We organise all sort of courses. The website is under revamp atm but should be up by next week.www.pss1950.org Usually, most people starts with the Digital Basic Photography and then progress from there. Okay.. Cool... Will try to join it next week... But I dun have a DC yet... LOL... Planning to get a low end Dslr... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted March 18, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 Great. No hurry, can attend the 1st 1 or 2 lesson first w/o camera. Some of the low end DC are very good these days... what's your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member albinosage Posted March 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 Just sold my D700 lol.. Cannot take the pressure of everyone expecting me to take photos every time there is an event. Quote My 1.5ft nano cube My 24G nano tank (Decommed) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -- Jack Handey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted March 18, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 haha.. i hate taking event photos.. always siam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Great. No hurry, can attend the 1st 1 or 2 lesson first w/o camera. Some of the low end DC are very good these days... what's your budget? Ard 1k to 1.5k... LOL... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted March 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 hehe... actually equipment not the most impt la... for beginners, just need to know the basic theories and master whatever camera that they use. What camera are u using? nikon D90. what you said are true but sometimes when you reach a certain stage and at a difficulut situation for shooting, lens play an important role. going to yun nan this may, hope to get some good UWA glass Just sold my D700 lol.. Cannot take the pressure of everyone expecting me to take photos every time there is an event. D700 inlove with it. TONG! why you sold it. give it to me mah Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted March 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 Ard 1k to 1.5k... LOL... Terry, for that budget, D5000 kit or 550D body Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted March 18, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 Ard 1k to 1.5k... LOL... 1-1.5k ah... what u like to shoot and are you aiming for high end equipment in future? Sony has some nice new low end DSLR... or if you want, can try the micro 4/3 formats... so much smaller and slicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted March 18, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 nikon D90. what you said are true but sometimes when you reach a certain stage and at a difficulut situation for shooting, lens play an important role. going to yun nan this may, hope to get some good UWA glass D90 is very good camera... although i am a very keen photographer i also use D90 after almost 5 years with my D70. Like you say, lens (usually the range) is impt. If you are not too particular, Tokina has a nice wide angle.. i think is 11-16mm.. 1/2 the price of a nikon UWA lens. I am using tokina 12-24 for the past few years, no complains... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 1-1.5k ah... what u like to shoot and are you aiming for high end equipment in future? Sony has some nice new low end DSLR... or if you want, can try the micro 4/3 formats... so much smaller and slicker I am looking into Olympus PEN... But the price is quite high... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted March 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 hmm, 2 years should be quite experienced liaoz.. What you usually take? i personally like travel photography more... we went for the Angkor Wat trip early this year. I take mostly my princess. LOL. She's the justification for the camera in the first place. I wish I have more time to explore. I've been wanting to visit Angkor since many years ago but other things always takes priority... *sigh* I like to take scenes. Below are some samples. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsontantw Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'm interested to learn more. Bought a 500D middle of last year to take pictures of my little prince. But I guess I have more pictures of the corals instead. Only have 3 lenses. Stock 18-55 and 2 prime: macro 90mm and 50mm. Quote decommissioned 2.5x2x2 Videos: | | Your mind is like a parachute. It only works when it is open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member albinosage Posted March 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 why you sold it. LOL I was selling at the exact same time you posted this. I must sell it before Nikon releases a full frame semi-pro with HD video and 24mp mah, once that is announced, everyone will dump the D700 and drive the resale price down . Anyway I'm an early adopter, so I've had one and a half years of fun with it Besides the DX vs FX issue, the D90 image output is quite competent as compared to the D700 with the same 12.3mp, only that for obvious reasons, D700 images are super crisp and clean. And IMO the D90 is quite fun with the HD video mode. Can shoot movies with beautiful bokeh maciam Wong Kar Wai! Terry, for that budget, D5000 kit or 550D body Or D90 Just bought it earlier at $1100. My advise? For a first time DSLR user, get second hand units unless you are going for the semi-pro or pro range of cameras. Digital tools depreciate very fast and every couple of years a new model is introduced to replace what you have, this is especially true for consumer range DSLRs. I bought an out of warranty third hand D70 a few years back for $500 to basically play around and learn, and sold it 18 months ago for $350. Imagine if I bought it at retail for $1.8k and sold it at a loss of $1450 Quote My 1.5ft nano cube My 24G nano tank (Decommed) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -- Jack Handey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Goondoo Posted March 19, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 19, 2010 LOL I was selling at the exact same time you posted this. I must sell it before Nikon releases a full frame semi-pro with HD video and 24mp mah, once that is announced, everyone will dump the D700 and drive the resale price down . Anyway I'm an early adopter, so I've had one and a half years of fun with it Besides the DX vs FX issue, the D90 image output is quite competent as compared to the D700 with the same 12.3mp, only that for obvious reasons, D700 images are super crisp and clean. And IMO the D90 is quite fun with the HD video mode. Can shoot movies with beautiful bokeh maciam Wong Kar Wai! Or D90 Just bought it earlier at $1100. My advise? For a first time DSLR user, get second hand units unless you are going for the semi-pro or pro range of cameras. Digital tools depreciate very fast and every couple of years a new model is introduced to replace what you have, this is especially true for consumer range DSLRs. I bought an out of warranty third hand D70 a few years back for $500 to basically play around and learn, and sold it 18 months ago for $350. Imagine if I bought it at retail for $1.8k and sold it at a loss of $1450 I am more of a macro shooter I sort of agree with your last sentence. I bought my D70s from CS for $700, sold it for $650 1.5 years later . I bought a SB800 for $480, sold it for $450. Both were bought and sold same time. I am considering selling my D300 set as well Quote Regards, Billy Cheong 70gal, 250w MH (Reeflux 12000K), Tunze Nano Wavebox 6206, Tunze 6045, Tunze 6025, Teco TW4, Rio HF20, Aquabee 3000L, Rio HF17, SM100 Scrubber box (4x24w T5 2700K) Fish: Amphiprion ocellaris (Ocellaris Clowns), Nemateleotris magnifica (Firefish), Pterapogon kauderni (Kaudern's Cardinal) Inverts: Calcinus laevimanus (Hermit Crab), Lysmata amboinensis (Cleaner Shrimp), Sand Dollar Corals: Capnella (Purple Hairy Finger Leather), Plerogyra sinuosa (Green Bubble Coral), Euphyllia glabrescens (Torch Coral), Dendrophyllia (Supersun Coral), Rhodactis spp. (Hairy Mushroom) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member albinosage Posted March 19, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 19, 2010 I am more of a macro shooter I always wondered where you macro enthusiasts find all the insects to shoot LOL. I got the D700 mainly for the full frame sensor and dramatic UWA pictures like this: 17mm on a full frame! Quote My 1.5ft nano cube My 24G nano tank (Decommed) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -- Jack Handey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Woah, that iz so cool... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member albinosage Posted March 19, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 19, 2010 A hole literally opened up in the sky and poured rain lol. Within 5 mins the rain was directly above me. Quote My 1.5ft nano cube My 24G nano tank (Decommed) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -- Jack Handey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted March 19, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 19, 2010 I am looking into Olympus PEN... But the price is quite high... PEN is good... PEN 2 is minor upgrade.. U can try the Panasonic also.. they just launched a new m4/3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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