Paloh Railway Station

This is the play where the trains brings me for the over the last 30 years. Althought the train station has changed a lot, it hasn't really changed for the better much. Its still the classic look with the classic feel. Anyway, these are 2 of hte pictures I had taken with my Canon 400D.

Buying a 70/75-300mm Lens Canon vs Tamron vs Sigma

I was shopping for a 70-300 or 75-300mm lens for my Canon EOS 400D. In the end, there was only 3 good choices :



1. Canon ORIGINAL EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III












http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=150&modelid=7445



2. Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG MACRO



















http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3303&navigator=3



3. Tamron AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2

















http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/70300_di_a017.asp


At first, from the review, I neve thought of buying an original Canon because I was always thinking of the USM which cost like $2000+. Then I was introduced to the normal non-USM lens from canon which roughly is $300+-.


My research from the web has given me 2 choices, Tamron and Sigma. Tamron being $100 cheaper. Its of course rated value for money. Now, you will never believe how I choose the lens. Besides than the negative remark I saw and hear about Tamron not performing at 250mm beyond, I rely on feeling and where it was made.

Sigma - Japan. Cool.
Tamron - China. My friend in USA has warned me about China lens. OK, out of the question.
Canon - Malaysia. Err... Better than China, but its nothing compared to the Japan made ones.

In addition, the canon does not have Macro (which is good for me at this stage since I do not have a macro lens yet). So the choice was simple for me. Sigma is the winner.


I will be collecting it tomorrow. I am so sorry I still have no time to post my photos. I will up them tomorrow before I leave for another short trip to Malaysia this weekend.

Changi Boardwalk

I finally get to visit the completed Changi Boardwalk few days back. It was shorter than I thought, but the scenary is good enough in Singapore. I was there on a quiet day and there was not many people, but despite so, I counted 3 wedding couples and 3 dogs along my walk.

Of course, my main reason there was to relax and see if I can get my winner shot on my new Canon D400. I believed I had. The sunset was only 5 minutes and I must had burned at least 30 shots there. I just needed the time to sort it out and enter it into the contest.

Anyway, that will have to wait till I am back from my Malaysia trip. I hope to be able to capture more kampong style of photo along this trip to add to my arsenal for the contest.

Canon Canoscan 4200F for Vista

Yes, finally to say this scanner pays off. It was a gamble to buy it and hope that vista drivers will come out. But finally it is there. I wont post the link here, but you can easily find it at support from http://www.canon.com. Do take note that you need to download both the application (for your buttons to work) as well as the driver.

Direct link to Canon Support for 4200F :

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=SupportDetailAct&fcategoryid=235&modelid=10445