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Actually it's a matter of preference. I already have decent tripod, so no need another.
Anyway the S5 is really a perfect upgrade for my A80. Having fun with it. Maybe another year or two, I will be ready for DSLR
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Actually it's a matter of preference. I already have decent tripod, so no need another.
Anyway the S5 is really a perfect upgrade for my A80. Having fun with it. Maybe another year or two, I will be ready for DSLR
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Just buy the camera from any store at the cheapest price and get the standard freebies which Canon Singapore gives: 2GB SD, Canon digital kit bag and AA rechargeable kit. If you think you are getting a much better deal when offered one extra SD, just note that 1GB normal SD is only about $14 and 2GB normal SD is only about $31.
I thought your family felt the S5 was not compact enough? You should also look at the SX100IS. It has almost the same features as the S5IS, except that it does not have hotshoe, swivel LCD and has less 2x zoom. But the lens retracts into the body completely and it looks compact enough to me. And it is much cheaper. Made in Japan too!
Just buy the camera from any store at the cheapest price and get the standard freebies which Canon Singapore gives: 2GB SD, Canon digital kit bag and AA rechargeable kit. If you think you are getting a much better deal when offered one extra SD, just note that 1GB normal SD is only about $14 and 2GB normal SD is only about $31.
I thought your family felt the S5 was not compact enough? You should also look at the SX100IS. It has almost the same features as the S5IS, except that it does not have hotshoe, swivel LCD and has less 2x zoom. But the lens retracts into the body completely and it looks compact enough to me. And it is much cheaper. Made in Japan too!
I am not sure where you read that the S5 has a weak flash. Of course, the built-in flash cannot be compared to an external unit. But in its class, the S5 has a fairly powerful built-in flash. My experience is that it is powerful enough for me almost all the time. There were only a few rare occassions when the built-in flash was not powerful enough to reach the other end of the hall, but then again, when I mounted my 430EX external flash, it was also not powerful enough. My opinion is that the S5 flash is not weak at all.
Here is one from me. If you search through flickr, I think there are tons of them there.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymondbphotos/sets/72157600496223172/
Note: some of the shots were taken with add-on (close-up filter, macro lens)
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i am just a noob newbie...the key is to join more outings, shoot more and learn more from the seniors here...
white tiger taken at zoo outing 2 weeks back...
Thanks! This pic is fresh from the cam without any editing whatsoever, other than resizing it to fit here.
I took this pic in super macro mode (do note my setup has a wide-conversion lens so even in super macro mode it's not too close), ISO 400 without flash on a cloudy day. With the IS on continuous mode, it really helps a lot.
Hi all,
I got a question..I need a 4g SD card for my S5 to take some video...the video maybe in 20mins long..So I need normal SD or I must get high speed SD card? What is the price range now?
Many thx!!
Normal will do. High-speed ones are usually critical for fast still continuous shooting and transferring of data to computer via a high-speed card reader.
thanks for answering all my queries .. I will try to go do some shooting over the weekend and hopefully can post some pics for some advise . Thanks
Go try it out and experiment with different settings.
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