Recent content by JOELSOO

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    Project AWARE 2007 - Tioman

    the bluespotted stingray is nice! careful its very poisonous though..
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    Molas

    Ahh... also known as sunfish!!
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    Frog

    i think its a skinny toad i saw one like that last time when i had an aquarium and it jumped in and can't get out for a couple of weeks in my garden by the time i saw it it was as thin as a stick like this
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    Speedlite Flashes queries for newbie

    hehe, i got both the sanyo and energizer rechargeables..:) would use the energizer (1700mah) first and keep the sanyos as spare when out on a day of a wedding shooting , can easily manage 400+ shots with flashes no probs on the lower rated energizers..:) plus i use the lightsphere so technically...
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    the multiplication figures of angle finders... what do they mean?

    oh sorta found the answer myself.. basically its to magnify your subject to aid in focusing etc esp during macro work, am i rite?
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    the multiplication figures of angle finders... what do they mean?

    Hello all, i like to crouch down to take some photos esp macro work and i am thinking to buy an angle finder for my canon 30d so that i can just view the viewfinder at a 90 degree angle rather than crawling down on the ground like a sniper. the thing is, i noticed there is some 1.25x to...
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    Green Crab Spider Feast

    not able to climb walls yet as of today. haha... maybe kena bite another time might do the trick!
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    Green Crab Spider Feast

    i was bitten by this spider about 10 years ago and amazingly its venom seems to be not something to joke around. bitten on my neck whilst sitting under a tree, slapped it to death after i felt the pain behind my neck, felt my eyes watery and itchy then went for a nap, woke up about 3 hours...
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    Which camera bag is good for Canon400D?

    tamrac bags are a little heavy so just take that into consideration when choosing a bag. u won't want a bag which weights very heavy itself. lowepro bags are generally light. and if u need to travel much with quite alot of other bits to carry u might wanna get those pelican cases, which are...
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    Sensor Cleaning Tools

    great post azure, what i do is usually use my monitor as the backdrop and i thought i'd share too! open photoshop, open a new photoshop file, pick color RGB 255, 255, 255 so that its pure white, expand to full screen, shoot the white computer screen with f16 iso 50 or 100. load your...
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    Sensor Cleaning Tools

    actually cleaning sensor is not as scary as everyone thought to be. once u do it once or twice, u get the hang of it, u won't feel so scared about it anymore. Just some sensible thinking and common sense like mounting the camera to a sturdy tripod so that u have both hands free and without...
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    Sensor Cleaning Tools

    mate, from the look of it, u must try to dislodge it first before u attempt to swab like what the others say.. with a particle that size and even with a blower u still can't remove it, i guess u're safer to go to the service centre. not unless u can make the particle go off then u can swab...
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    LIGHTSPHERE ii

    wah.. not cheap oso hor... here uk selling for 50 pounds onli 1 retailer, oso no stock at the moment, whereas usa sell only usd less than 45.. wanna order from usa but if kena tax also would be same price liao.. its the tax issue that is the gamble..
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    LIGHTSPHERE ii

    Hello i'm writing from overseas and because my mom is coming to visit next week i was wondering if anywhere in sgp sells the gary fong's lightsphere II as i can't buy it from here. anyone can advise where to buy so that she can just go pickup on my behalf and also a rough idea in price would...
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    difference between a b+w UV filter and a tokina or kenko UV filter?

    Hello i just bought a new lens and was looking for a UV filter to protect the glass. however i'm not sure if i am paying more just for the brand or do they actually have a difference between a 90 bucks b+w one and a 18 bucks Kenko one. can someone enlighten me? thanks and have a nice...