How to encounter BBB virus?

[excelglsi]

When I first step in the world of DSLR. My mind was full of BBB. Buy this good buy tat great... Sign...:knock1:

In the end I was stuck mostly with MF cheap lenses... But my BBB virus are active once more... Any way to counter...:confused1:

[KopiOkaya]

Any way to counter...:confused1:

Simple... :thumbsup:

Hand all your credit cards and ATM cards to your wife for safekeeping and appoint her as CFO. When you have the urge to BBB, just consult your CFO. When she gives you that 'do-you-really-need-it' look, you will probably sian liao.

Then, think about your daughter enrolling into secondary school next month. WAH... the total cost of secondary school books these days is as much as a LX-3, or more.

[jacob]

When I first step in the world of DSLR. My mind was full of BBB. Buy this good buy tat great... Sign...:knock1:

In the end I was stuck mostly with MF cheap lenses... But my BBB virus are active once more... Any way to counter...:confused1:

sure or not? ur MF CZ cheap meh?

one thing for sure..... bite the bullet.....get S5pro, a gd flash and a lens covering 18mm-200mm (hint hint ...VR II).

all in all it's the man behind the cam. it's all in your mind bro. all in your mind........


Simple... :thumbsup:

Hand all your credit cards and ATM cards to your wife for safekeeping and appoint her as CFO. When you have the urge to BBB, just consult your CFO. When she gives you that 'do-you-really-need-it' look, you will probably sian liao.

Then, think about your daughter enrolling into secondary school next month. WAH... the total cost of secondary school books these days is as much as a LX-3, or more.

he'll looses everything except his 4 wheeler. :)

[Jack]

When I first step in the world of DSLR. My mind was full of BBB. Buy this good buy tat great... Sign...:knock1:

In the end I was stuck mostly with MF cheap lenses... But my BBB virus are active once more... Any way to counter...:confused1:



me 2 have same problem... that was few months back ...
so i go SSS (shoot shoot shoot), and it works for me, I stop BBB now. May b u can try.
:cheers:

[jacob]

me 2 have same problem... that was few months back ...
so i go SSS (shoot shoot shoot), and it works for me, I stop BBB now. May b u can try.
:cheers:

that may work if SSS no need to pay.

[amberture]

that may work if SSS no need to pay.

Rent the lens that u are poisoned and compare the photo taken by it with the photo taken by the manual lens u have...... and post it up for our analysis.

Pls refer to Kopiokaya's thread "Spot the difference contest - cheapo vs poison lens (http://www.sgshoot.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=60)"

I guess it will stopped your BBB virus. After all your manual lens may produce better photo. Or you will ask yourself if it is worth to BBB .. buying the poison lens (10-20x the price) for that 0.1-10% difference.

Right? :coolnod:

Said is easier than done. I will always approach KopiOkaya and Uncle Kong/Bluffname for medicine whenever I suffer from BBB poison.

Thanks

[excelglsi]

Wat I said the virus is active because of the outing Topeng. I dont have long gd lens. All I have is the cheapo 55-200. Thus I was asking Bro Kopi wat to get?

200F4 or 180F2.8 or 300F4. But he told mi 70300 VR will be good enough... haha

Now hunting for a used 1 in other forum...:rofl:

[excelglsi]

[QUOTE=jacob;48789]sure or not? ur MF CZ cheap meh?

one thing for sure..... bite the bullet.....get S5pro, a gd flash and a lens covering 18mm-200mm (hint hint ...VR II).

all in all it's the man behind the cam. it's all in your mind bro. all in your mind........


Yeah I forgotten I stil got a Cz35f2... 85f1.4 I had sold it off to get my M6...haha...thxs for the reminder...

I tin I wont get tat 18200... I hope the quality of the end result is not very good... is it? :knock1:

[bluffname]

Wat I said the virus is active because of the outing Topeng. I dont have long gd lens. All I have is the cheapo 55-200. Thus I was asking Bro Kopi wat to get?

200F4 or 180F2.8 or 300F4. But he told mi 70300 VR will be good enough...

In my opinion, 70-300VR is not "good enough" but the best among the various options you listed, especially for shooting stage performances because:

low light (needs VR)


fast moving subjects (needs auto focus) Topeng was not so fast, wait till you encounter some Japanese or Korean rock bands, or, eg last year's performance of Bali's Ramayana. It's like shooting sports or even tougher because most sports you can anticipate where the person is going, here you cannot.


subjects from far to near (needs zoom). Sometimes the same person moves from back to front of the stage within seconds eg the fire eaters / blowers at recent Indian festival. They eat / blow their fire from the back because of safety reasons and then for the finale, they come up front to eat / blow. You want to keep changing lenses arh?

you sometimes want to get real close to capture the emotion of the performer or, in my case, the hands, and so you need the long reach, at least 300mm. This is where, personally, I prefer the 80-400 VR except that it is heavy, costly etc but if and when I have the money I will BBB this one :) The 80-400 is also slightly slower in focusing, but for me, the extra reach is more important. I find 180 or 200 far too short.

What's the point of getting a prime lens that may be 1% or even 10% sharper if in the end most of your pictures have camera shake or, worse still, you miss your shots because no time to focus, no time to change lens, etc.

[KopiOkaya]

worse still, you miss your shots because no time to focus...

This is 100% true. Especially when you try to manual focus a subject some distance away, it is very difficult 'lock-in' focus even when the subject moves slightly. Don't believe me, try manual focus a subject at 200mm. You will know what I meant here.



low light (needs VR)

I recall I was so 'yaya papaya' in the other forum, claiming that I didn't need a VR lens because I could handheld my telephoto lens at 1/8 seconds without camera shake. Let me quote from our dear MM - "I WAS WRONG!" Shooting stage performance at 1/8 seconds with no camera shake is IMPOSSIBLE.

[bluffname]

I recall I was so 'yaya papaya' in the other forum, claiming that I didn't need a VR lens because I could handheld my telephoto lens at 1/8 seconds without camera shake. Let me quote from our dear MM - "I WAS WRONG!" Shooting stage performance at 1/8 seconds with no camera shake is IMPOSSIBLE.

Now you even more "yaya papaya" Talk like MM. :rofl:

My own experience is that shooting stage performance without VR is possible down to only about 1/30 seconds... but that is still tikam tikam. If lucky, it comes out reasonably sharp, if not lucky, :( all shake and blur. Even some of my pixs at 1/125 got camera shake, especially if the performance is exciting and I kan cheong!

[KopiOkaya]

Now you even more "yaya papaya" Talk like MM. :rofl:

I always talk like our dear MM.

[bluffname]

I always talk like our dear MM.

Eeeeee. Then I will not vote for you but for the opposition instead. Maybe I vote for my New Phew, he quite opposite of MM :coolnod:

[KopiOkaya]

Eeeeee. Then I will not vote for you but for the opposition instead. Maybe I vote for my New Phew, he quite opposite of MM :coolnod:

But you don't live in Tanjong Pagar. Your newphew lives in Kampung Glam, different constituency.

[excelglsi]

Bro how much new for a 70300vr? :)

[KopiOkaya]

Bro how much new for a 70300vr? :)

S$830 at MS. OP costs a bit more at S$840.

[excelglsi]

S$830 at MS. OP costs a bit more at S$840.

With GST? :confused1:

[KopiOkaya]

With GST? :confused1:

Inclusive of GST.