Canon Pro Shutterbug V event @ Orchard Cineleisure

astrobabe · Post by **astrobabe** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:02 am

Hi SingAstronomers!

Not sure if this is off-topic in this section, but for those of you itching to try out the newest Canon EOS 400D, don't miss this event.

Event: Canon Pro Shutterbug V
Venue: Orchard Cineleisure
Date: 23-24 Sep 2006
Time: 11am - 8pm
Details: A series of activities are lined up to showcase the capabilities of EOS 400D. A full range of Canon EOS digital SLRs will be on hand to try out, along with the latest matching Canon lenses and accessories.
The various shooting opportunities allow instant print on site, made possible by the latest Canon PIXMA printers.
Be there to catch MediaCorp artist Ms Jade Seah (Ms Singapore Universe 2006 1st Runner Up and Ms Photogenic) for an exclusive photo opportunity between 5-6pm on both days.
Let 2 award-winning photojournalists Jonathan Choo and Ian Tan from The New Paper "Unleash Your Photographer Eye". Workshop is conducted on both days between 2 - 4pm.
Seats are limited, first come first serviced basis.

Key features of Canon EOS 400D:
Get to feel the power of the 10.1 Megapixel Canon CMOS Sensor, Canon's renowned DIGIC II imaging processor and the new EOS Integrated Cleaning System. Combined with the world's largest lens system of over 60 interchangeable lenses, the EOS 400D will give users infinite possibilities in pursuing that perfect image, easily

mrngbss · Post by **mrngbss** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:29 pm

Thanks for the info. Will they sell the 400D here, I'm sure got lots of goodies...

Post by **weixing** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:53 pm

Hi,
Heard that Canon 400D isn't selling as well as expected... may be not much different from Canon 350D in term of performance... may be it the "400" in chinese sound similar to “死吧“ (si ba) which mean "be dead"... then Canon 400D mean "Canon be dead"... ha ha ha

Anyway, I think most people will be waiting for the DIGIC III DSLR.

Have a nice day.

mrngbss · Post by **mrngbss** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:26 pm

DIGIC III is available on G7. Not much info yet.

astrobabe · Post by **astrobabe** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:03 am

You've got a point Weixing. ;) Ya, the 400D is said to have similar features as its predecessor 350D. But it's up a notch in quality I suppose. You guys can always check it out.

Post by **Airconvent** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:27 am

forget the overpriced Impreial Canon..go for Pentax instead!
I've just gotten the latest K100D and turned alvinsclee to the Light side also!

Presently, Pentax offers the BEST value for money. Nice features at a great price.

Most critics (usually canon owners!) would say Canon or Nikon has more lens range but that's like Palm users back in the early 2000s saying PocketPC is no good since palm has "lots of software". fact is pentax makes really great lenses and unless you are some sort of professional, you won't need more than 3-4 lenses anyway.

Post by **weixing** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:25 am

Hi,

I've just gotten the latest K100D and turned alvinsclee to the Light side also! Laughing
Presently, Pentax offers the BEST value for money. Nice features at a great price.

How much does it cost??

Most critics (usually canon owners!) would say Canon or Nikon has more lens range but that's like Palm users back in the early 2000s saying PocketPC is no good since palm has "lots of software". fact is pentax makes really great lenses and unless you are some sort of professional, you won't need more than 3-4 lenses anyway.

Quite true and there are also third party lens available for Pentax. Also, sometime the lesser brand will give you more at a lower price to keep themself in the market... the only problem for a lesser brand is that accessories may be more difficult to find.

Anyway, for normal photography, I think most camera today will give very good result... only when at low light or some special condition, some camera will perform better than others.

By the way, I think the problem with Pentax last time was that it's take a very long time to service a camera... I think the distributor basically send the camera back to Japan for servicing... hope that all these are history now.

Enjoy your new camera and have a nice day.

hansgalaxy · Post by **hansgalaxy** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:30 am

weixing wrote:Hi,
Heard that Canon 400D isn't selling as well as expected... may be not much different from Canon 350D in term of performance... may be it the "400" in chinese sound similar to “死吧“ (si ba) which mean "be dead"... then Canon 400D mean "Canon be dead"... ha ha ha

Anyway, I think most people will be waiting for the DIGIC III DSLR.

Have a nice day.

Canon 死吧 D = Canon si ba ni !
lol!

astrobabe · Post by **astrobabe** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:07 am

hansgalaxy wrote:Canon 死吧 D = Canon si ba ni !

Ya...bad choice of model number.

But Canon and Nikon are still the most popular camera brands.

Tachyon · Post by **Tachyon** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:53 pm

I have both Canon and Nikon lenses... and bringing in another set of lenses would be too expensive for me! So I guess I have to stick to Nikon and Canon for the time being. However, I prefer Canon over Nikon even though Nikon was my first camera.