New Baby!

With the arrival of our first daughter - from the USA - for a short holiday before starting her new semester at the university founded by Thomas Jefferson, came also my new baby, Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM. We have done the testing and simply love it, it's like having a new toy. It is so much fun to play with. The result is fantastic, here's one of those that we took today.

Testing ... 1,2,3...

EOS 7D is definitely a great camera, I am still in the very early stage of learning its features.

I took some pictures and haven't done much more than I did with my previous EOS 450D. I like the camera though, of course. At least, it looks so coooool......

7D

A "Yipeee!!!!" early Anniversary present, Canon EOS 7D. Solid and yet to be tested! Models needed!

Liking It More...

I have been playing quite a bit with the new lens that the children got for me on Mother's Day, it's Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II. It is lightweight but can produce many great pictures once you are familiar with it. I am getting better at using the lens and liking it more and more. The picture above was taken using that lens, the dish is Thai Chicken with Basil. It may not be the best picture but I kind of like it.

Another Camera

Guilty! I could not resist the temptation to get this Sony T900 mostly for myself as it is so handy and reasonably small. With 3.5" wide screen touch panel LCD, I just had to get one. It is a nice change from using the SLR Canon. I have two other existing SONY digital cameras that are constantly unavailable or run out of battery whenever I want to use them. Really good excuse isn't it?? Don't judge me by the number cameras we have..................

The more the merrier????

First Nikon

I am crushed, Rafael Nadal was defeated in the fourth round of the French Open by Robin Soderling of Sweden. Nooooo..........

Moving on, this post is about a new camera in the house. It's been more than a couple of weeks, but it is still the newest addition to our camera family. I believe, this should be the first Nikon camera in the house. It belongs to our first born and it seems to be such a great camera or maybe she is just an excellent photographer. The pictures she took from her vacation are enviable!

Maybe I should get one for myself......and pass my EOS 450D to someone else. I still have my EOS 350D too.....

Zero Calorie ...

It's good to receive gifts, especially those that do not bring temptation that could result in higher number shown in my bathroom scale. It is even nicer that the givers thought of me and did not associate me with eating something.

Thanks for the great Mother's Day gift girls! I'll make good use of it!

Forgotten Little One

I often forget that I have this tiny 5 MP Minox digital camera Leica M3. It has 1.5 inch LCD on the back with SD-card compatibility and a rechargeable Lithium battery. The camera is really small, it can fit in the palm of my hand. I hardly use it, because it is not as easy to maneuver as my other digital cameras. So why did I get it? First of all, we had a couple hundred $ vouchers from Singapore Airlines and we could only use the vouchers to buy products from Kris Shop, the airlines' duty free shop. This camera was one of the products they offered. Second, I always wanted this camera because it looks super cute. Yes, I know that's lame. We still had to top up a couple hundred Singapore $ to get it. We bought it on the flight back to Singapore from Sanya last March

I am still glad that I got it, because I really really wanted it. Anyway, I need to get it out from wherever I store it tomorrow and make better use of it. I still think that the 1.5" screen is way too painful for my eyes. Cuteness is the major factor!!

Welcoming New Family Member

Finally, a new member for our camera family: Canon EOS 450D. Woo hoo.....



I have only managed to flip over some pages of the manual. It is basically similar to our current 350D, but better and probably (should have) more features. It is less pricey compared to 350D that I got a couple years ago, but, oh well, it's technology, ......... what to do? It has a bigger LCD monitor, which is good for my eyes! More to it, blah, blah, blah.... have to read the manual.

But first, I must finish reading my project in the next two days!

In Twenty Two Days

Three weeks to go, my hotels and itinerary to US are pretty much confirmed, I have been busy with other things that I left the planning elsewhere for a while. In between, there will be a violin exam, a string concert, an SAT test, a couple of dentist visits and perhaps organizing a birthday party, which I hope to my dear God, please, please, please, not to happen, because on the day I can't possibly be the decorator, the cook, the host, the game leader, the photographer and the mother of the birthday girl, all at the same time. Traditionally, I would have some accidental double booking in June, hopefully not not this year. I also can expect a shopping trip for South Africa trip and frantic packing. Stress level is on the way up. Arghhh... think positive!

Meanwhile, I am having my eyes on this: To buy or not to buy? Anybody?