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Leica 18-56mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario Elmar-T ASPH

07/18/2004 07:41:52 PM · #1

Wow,

Everyone has been right. What a great camera. I had almost forgotten what a SLR feels like. For it to be digital is great. I took only family pics this weekend, but am looking forward to the challenges. Thanks to all for the feedback.

David P

MAK

Leica CL

07/18/2004 08:23:50 PM · #2

Congrats on your new camera, I stood in the shop for hours looking at the Canon Rebel ('kiss' its called here in japan) and the Nikon D70, the only reason I went with the Nikon is because it felt more like my old Camera and the Canon Kiss (rebel) .... actually, if it had REBEL on it instead of KISS I might of bought it...hahahaha, Japan has some great names for stuff really it makes me laugh at times, why make a great camera like the DSLR Rebel and then call it something daft like KISS??? anyway it's a GREAT camera and I'm sure you will have tons of fun with it, the DSLR range of cameras are wonderfull and it DOES feel so good to have a SLR back in my hands after a few Prosumer digicams.

just for a laugh I will mention the funniest 'ENGRISH' I have seen in Japan to date was a beer making kit called "LET'S BEER GREAT"

have a look here for some other classics like chocolate colons...yummy

funny japanese engrish

Finally... Im not mocking the Japanese My wife is Japanese and I have 2 children and I live here and find the people wonderfull (some laws are a bit wierd) but the natural mistakes in english are rather funny.

Pedro

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

07/18/2004 10:30:47 PM · #3

Originally posted by alionic:

funny japanese engrish

Finally... Im not mocking the Japanese My wife is Japanese and I have 2 children and I live here and find the people wonderfull (some laws are a bit wierd) but the natural mistakes in english are rather funny.

that's perhaps one of the most entertaining sites I've seen yet. thanks for posting :)

singe

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

07/18/2004 10:46:35 PM · #4

Welcome to the club. :p

Have fun!

07/19/2004 07:09:22 AM · #5

Thanks to all.

Work will be better this week because I have a new camera.

David P

suemack

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

07/19/2004 07:20:56 AM · #6

Congrats David....you're going to have sooo much fun!! I've had mine for about a month and I still can't quite believe that it really is mine, I love it!

sue

superdave_909

Canon EOS-60D

07/19/2004 09:35:46 AM · #7

welcome to the club!

boomer

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

07/19/2004 11:01:54 AM · #8

Welcome aboard; now you get "lens fever" which, as far as I can tell, is incurable. But fun. Good luck!

wwwavenger

07/19/2004 11:04:06 AM · #9

Yeah, choose your lenses carefully. Best value, not cheapest!

(Sigma baby!)

Message edited by author 2004-07-19 11:04:20.

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

07/20/2004 01:43:38 PM · #10

You are right about lens fever. I am looking at the Sigma 28-135 macro. It is not the fastest lens in the west but from what I can tell the Sigma lens is good glass. What do you think?

MrAkamai

Canon EOS-50D

07/20/2004 02:49:00 PM · #11

Welcome to Team Canon! I'm sure you'll love the camera. I agree that it was weird going back to SLR after using point-n-shoots but I can't imagine using anything else. I thought I was going to miss the real time preview on-screen but I don't. Enjoy your new toy and take lots of pics!

BTW, there is no cure for mustpurchaseanewlensitis. :)

garlic

Canon EOS-10D

Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF for Canon

07/20/2004 03:07:10 PM · #12

Congrats and welcome to the team. Highly recomend the the russian hardware expecially the mirror lock-up when shooting long exposure.

superdave_909

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

07/20/2004 03:16:56 PM · #13

Originally posted by newtune3:

You are right about lens fever. I am looking at the Sigma 28-135 macro. It is not the fastest lens in the west but from what I can tell the Sigma lens is good glass. What do you think?

//www.photozone.de/bindex2.html

here is a comparison of lenses in that range, from the looks
that lens didn't fair so well. I think I would stick to the
canon 28-135 IS

PhilipDyer

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

07/20/2004 03:23:43 PM · #14

Congrats on your new 300D. I'll be picking mine up tomorrow, so we'll be in the same club. I can't wait!

And that Engrish site is one of my all-time favorites. I'll be back in Japan in August and have a few items that I want to take pictures of with my new camera to send in to Engrish. Look for them soon! :-)

longlivenyhc

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

07/20/2004 04:24:15 PM · #15

i got mine yesterday, im in love with it

Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR

07/20/2004 09:18:19 PM · #16

On the way home from work today I looked at the Sigma 28-300 3.5-5.6 I think. I was just looking for something to overlap the stock 18-55. This lens is about $450. I worked well on the Rebel. 300mm plus the 1.6 cmos factor is awesome.

Message edited by author 2004-07-20 21:19:42.

dhare

Nikon D7000

07/20/2004 09:43:44 PM · #17

I hear the ice planet of Hoth has a lot of rebels on it.. might get one cheap there!

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

07/20/2004 09:57:14 PM · #18

Wow, after review, there is no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to lens. Even price does not insure a good review. I need something that is good and reasonable having spent all my hold money on the camera. It seems that the Sigma 28-300 did not do well and even some of the Canon zooms that span the 18 to 55 mm range don't get good reviews. Just where is this holy grail.

MrAkamai

Canon EOS-50D

07/21/2004 01:58:04 AM · #19

Originally posted by newtune3:

Photo.net recommends the Canon 28-135 f/3.5-5.5 IS lens and a friend of mine just bought it. I haven't seen any of his photos yet but hopefully soon. Here's a link with lens comments and recommendations: //www.photo.net/equipment/canon/300D/EOS_300D_lenses.html