Recent content by EchiDna

I've got the pro 1 and tried it... answer is, it depends on the subject distance. Dun bother trying to take macro witout an off camera flash, you sure get shadows like that, but normal snapshop distances, no problem...

that makes the before GST price at $1615... less than distributor price... your shop must be losing money like that :dunno: review, give me a few days to play around with it first ;)

I bought the Pro1 yesterday at $1650 excl. GST from Parisilk in Holland V... quite shocked to find that place the cheapest about. Didn't try MS colour or John 3:16 though... Now I got to get some time to get out there and shoot a bunch :) the owner claimed that the distributor price is...

ask yourself this: Where does a young boy who wants to play organised football go? Is there an organised, out of school competition for under 10's? under 12's? under 14's? I dunno if there is or not, but it certainly is not well known.... If this young boy does find such a competition, he is...

for me it is the familiar form factor and ease of use when changing bodies... in the last 12 years I've had Fuji and mamiya medium format kits for pro work (I was a professional's assistant part time through two years of secondary school and throughout university days and had to have my own set...

A quick summary of current prices quoted on 30/03/04 (all include GST): Bargain City (online price) = $1759 Alan Photo phone quote = $1730 Cathay phone quote = $1800 PS phone quote = $1722 - will reveal full name once I buy ;p US B&H webpage price approx = S$1670 plus shipping HK price...

Will let you know as soon as I buy myself ;p dun want them to sell out before I buy right? :D

True! I didn't bother to calculate before posting :confused: I found another store at $1722 including GST today, but want to check with AP before commiting ;-)

Powershot Pro 1 also at CP! just now quoted S$1800 on the phone ;-) bargain city so much cheaper leh! wah quite surprised by that....

it is easy to hit 100+ km/h... just program you bike computer with the biggest possible wheel size and ride with small wheels and read the screen...it aint accurate, but then, who cares? road bikes can hit a real 80+ downhill in the mountains on the tour de france, but amateurs riding along...

thanks for the link... wah, so sad still got problems with vignetting and 'purple haze' :( but still, i think this is the new cam for me (replacing g3)

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/pro1.html any others? DPreview.com is still a preview... no actual review :dunno: TIA,

can buy at art friend - bras basah complex, opposite raffles on the thrid floor from memory... GL!

QR clamp I mean.... not QR Plate... does that make sense? http://www.acratech.net/quick_release_clamps.html - the top one rather than the bottom one ;-)

also... what type of QR will it have? the one with the retaining pin? (my preference) or the basic one without the pin? :dunno: