Recent content by tangoango

FYI: Got the lens hoods for my 50mm f1.4 (Canon ES-71II) at Orient Photo at #06-53 Sim Lim Square for S$40 cash this afternoon.

The Nikon D700 does have a wide range of lenses to choose from: 1. Nikon Lenses: http://www.nikond700.com/nikon-d700-review/recommended-lenses/ 2. Third Party Lenses: http://www.nikond700.com/nikon-d700-review/lens-recommendations-3rd-party/ 3: Another independant...

Had been using 3rd compatable batteries for many of my electrical devices from handphones to pdas & even notebooks and so far touch wood, no significant problems. This has been since my new Nokia < 1 week old original battery which costs 3 X price that of 3rd party battery just stopped...

I recommend the Canon G10 or the older model G9 (which is still available) but it is beyond the S$400 budget. The reviews rate the Canon G10 & G9 very highly. This is a good compact camera for one who has been used to a dSLR, with features including a viewfinder as well as 3" TFT screen...

Indoors including weddings - 16-35 f/2.8L II ; Outdoors the EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM. The standby 50 f/1.4 is in the pocket.

You got it right 'nobody's buying their goods'. There is no 'economy of scales'. Actually, if more people buy = should be cheaper to produce. Anyway, I don't think that this price increase is not from the increase in price in Japan. It is a local distributor increase of price...

Perhaps time to seriously consider import or 'grey' purchases!:D