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The Feeling Strikes Me Again, This Time Nikon D90

Published August 27, 2008 in Life Log and Shutterbug. 6 Comments

Last time before owning my very first smart phone, I was drooling over it for more than 2 years. It was a kind of “I want it badly” feeling, a feeling that I know if I own a smart phone one day, I’ll love it very very very much, and I’ll feel very very satisfied.

Aaahi~~ people who can afford to own anything easily will not understand this complicated feeling one la hehe.

Then, when I saw the sneak pic of Sony Ericsson P1i, I knew that is the first smart phone that will make me feel very contented. Waited about 6 months for its release, and yes, I finally got my very first smart phone – SE P1i. Now, I’m already been loving my P1i for a year.

Already for some time, that I wish to upgrade my Lumix FZ30 to a middle range DSLR. I wish to have a DSLR which has solid body build (I really don’t mind the weight, but I do mind about the plastic feeling :p), good ergonomic design, LCD live view, tracking AF (preferably) and satisfying picture quality at ISO1200 (at least).

If I must buy (yes if I must) a DSLR now, then I will go for Canon 40D. Actually, I like Nikon D80, but it doesn’t have LCD live view and dust removal system. Ya, as I just said, I will only buy Canon 40D if I have no choice but to get a DSLR immediately now.

Which means, hehe… within my budget constraint, 40D is still not really my dream DSLR yet lo It doesn’t give me the feeling I had for Sony Ericsson P1i.

The Feeling Strikes Me Once Again

Nikon D90 by Chase Jarvis

Picture by Chase Jarvis

Recently, the feeling strikes me once again! In the recent 2 weeks, I keep on googling for Nikon D90 (not a good sign). The moment I read the first leak-words article on Nikon D90, I started to develop a kind of “I really want it!” feeling, very similar to the feeling I had for P1i. Continue reading ‘The Feeling Strikes Me Again, This Time Nikon D90′

Today’s Sunset View from Kelana Jaya

Published August 25, 2008 in Shutterbug. 5 Comments

It was drizzling, and Hui Lee noticed the orangey “yolk” outside the window. As I have my camera with me, so I went to the roof-top, and got this picture. Wai Pei “shot” this scene too, but with her eyes and memory.

Beautiful sunset is always such a short moment.

Adding RAW (CR2, NEF, PEF, SR2, ORF) Files Support into Vista Photo Gallery

Published August 25, 2008 in Shutterbug and Tips & Tricks. 0 Comments

If you are shooting with your DSLR in RAW without JPG, then quick preview of your RAW files (Canon’s CR2, Nikon’s NEF, Pentax PEF, Sony’s SR2, Olympus’s ORF) is quite inconvenient, unless you have installed any third party viewer.

Thanks to modular design, camera manufacturers can create their RAW image codecs for Windows Vista, which will add RAW file support to the built-in Vista Photo Gallery.

After installing the relevant codecs, the support RAW file can be previewed as thumbnail. Besides, you can also double-click your RAW file, and it will be shown in Photo Gallery, just like any other typical image files.

However, the codec doesn’t provide any image editing support.

Click at the following links to get the relevant RAW codec.

By the way, on a side-note, there’s a new slider called “Clarity” in Photoshop Camera RAW, since version 4.1, which increases mid-tone contrast for selective parts of the image, resulting in a “punchier” image. Personally, I find this extra feature to be very useful. If you don’t see the Clarity slider in your Photoshop Camera RAW, it’s time to consider upgrading the version

Fireworks at Putrajaya (Team Canada)

Published August 22, 2008 in Shutterbug. 2 Comments

The Malaysia International Fireworks Competition (MIFC) is back again. On the recent Wednesday, I went to shoot for the fireworks display by Canadian team with some of my The Third Eye kakis.

That was the the third session of this year. Final will be held on next Friday, 29 Aug.

Same like last year, even though the fireworks were fired from Putrajaya Seri Gemilang Bridge, but we were not shooting from Putrajaya. But instead, we went to one of the most strategic spots - Cyberjaya Perdana Lakeview.

GPS coordinate: N2 54.631 E101 40.161 (show location map)

Before our photography outing, it started raining in PJ and Cyberjaya at around 5pm. This has caught some of our kakis worrying about the possibility for fireworks photography. However, as always, being the optimistic me, I was quite confident that the the rain would not distrupt us. There was still 4 hours before the fireworks display le!

And luckily, luck was on our side. After rain, the lakeside was cooling, very comfortable for our outing.

Quite Disappointing Fireworks Performance by Team Canada

Last year, I attended the MIFC for final, presented by Japanese team. That was a great fireworks performance, with many different fireworks formations presented. This time, the performance by Canadian team was quite disappointing.

There was very little variety in the formations of fireworks. All look similar from beginning till the end. Until the middle of the session, most of us were bored, and I stopped shooting, just left my finger standing-by on the shutter.

By the way, for this photography session, I wasn’t using my own camera hahahah. Itchy hand, borrowed Canon 450D from Wai Pei.

I’ve Got a LensPen to Clean My Camera Lens

Published July 22, 2008 in Shutterbug. 2 Comments

Thanks to Edwin for helping me to get an original LensPen from ShaShinKi through bulk order, at RM35 each. He submitted the order on last Thursday night, and received it on Saturday; a rather quick 2-day turnaround time.

LensPen Standard is about the size of Artline 500 marker pen, and it has 2 ends – one end with a retractable brush, and another end with a carbon tip for lens cleansing.

I’ve seen a few friends (one of them is John) using LensPen, and I must agree that this is the most effective and yet economically-affordable lens cleaning tool that I’ve seen, which caught my immediate attention at the first sight. Unlike cleaning fluid, LensPen’s carbon tip doesn’t rely on any liquid, never dry-up and thus there’s nothing to refill. All it takes to clean an optical lens is simply to thoroughly stroke the tip on the lens surface, and you done.

Not just about efficient fast cleaning, it’s superbly effective too. I stroked the LensPen against my camera lens and filters for one cycle, and immediately I noticed a well-polished lens without having any small bit of visible mark or print. The lens surface looks like a brand-new production from the manufacturing plant. I’m completely satisfied.

I use the LensPen Standard to clean the camera lens of my SE P1i too :p

Please note that, though LensPen replaces the lens cleaning fluid, but it will never replace the blower. You will still need a rubber blower (not a plastic one please) to blow away the dust.

Now I’m wondering how long my LensPen lasts before it worn-out, especially the tip.

Jia En

Published May 5, 2008 in Shutterbug. 0 Comments

This cutie is my cousin. She is very sensitive to camera lens, and she likes to pose. When I pointed my camera at her, she given me this “tomato-eating” pose hehe… Repeatedly a few times, she given me this pose until I told her that I’ve got the shot.

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