My FX dream team.

Hi,
Haha. I'm just doing this for fun.
Like what Ken Rockwell said, its ok to own everything but not ok to bring everything. (something like that)
Ya, its true, we don't rarely use everything we bring. Like for example, you carry a backpack loaded with prime lens, 70-200 f/2.8, wide angle, fish-eye. I have tried carrying that in Singapore. Yes, and I have learnt my lesson. So, i am gonna getting a Crumpler sling camera bag next. Anyway back to the topic.

What I will need for a whole trip to Europe (or anywhere else):
Nikon D700
Nikon 17-35 mm f/2.8
Nikon 70-200 mm f/2.8
Nikon 50 mm f/1.4

What else more do you think I need?
17 on FX is wide enough for me to cover landscape and shooting indoors.
70-200 is of course a good range.
35mm to 50mm is only 15mm.
50mm to 70mm is only 20mm.
Just a few steps should do the job.

But even so, these lens are too much. The 17-35 and 70-200 would already weigh me down. The 50 is ok. But, its ok, I guess I can manage.

Tyy

DIY studio

Hi,

Sorry to make you people wait for the photos of my DIY studio and DIY flash diffuser. Anyway, here they are.

DIY studio




Here's my set-up

Tyy

Flash diffuser: DIY

Hi,
I was just viewing some flash diffusers online and I decided that I would make one myself!
Why did I chose to make one myself? Simple
1) I can choose the size I wan't it to be
2) I can customise it
3) I can maike what I want
4) It is cheap

Despite it being homemade, I tell you, it is dam good! (Other than the fact that it cannot take abuses and is a bit big, But the bigger it is the softer the shadows casted. Correct?)
I will post some pictures of it soon.

Next, I discovered that actually I do not need an external thing or Nikon SU-800 to trigger my SB-600 when I put it seperately. e.g. On a tripod and not on the camera's hotshoe.
I learnt it from kenrockwell.com

So now, I can use my flash diffuser with my side flash and use it like a strobe light! wow!

I will post some pictures soon!

bye,
Tyy

Once again, the dis-illusion

Hi,
Today John Phua asked me about photography books and he is trying to learn some skills. Then guess what, he said things, " like ai ya my best camera is you know what? Is my handphone camera, 5 megapixels only!" Due to time shortage, I couldn't explain to him, gotta sing national anthem...in class 0_0

Anyway, it ok. It is a very common mistake. Jeremy was once like that but since the few conversations with him and a few visits to my blog and kenrockwell.com , he has changed his mentality. hahas. Thats good.

So, John phua, if you happen to come accross this blog, please view my posts about megapixels. Btw,also visit kenrockwell.com ( :

Tyy

I learnt something

When you are buying those non-electronic related stuff from respective brands, buy online!
Singapore shops mark up their price by a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot!!!!
For example, I can get a Holga online at Adorama for US$39.90. FREE SHIPPING!
In Singapore they sell you for a $100++.

My manfrotto monopod could have been bought online for much cheaper. I do not want to say to remind myself of the bitterness...

Anyway, humans make mistakes. I will take it as a lesson learnt. Paid.

Next time when I get a new tripod when I need( i still don't need it now), i will go to sim lim, look for the model, say thank you to uncle danny and get it online.
Tyy

Found a new link

Hi,
I found a new link to a photographer's web. I like his style of photography very much! ( :
Take a Look
http://sylvaingentile.net/
Tyy

Asian Geographic~Asia without Borders

Hi,
I came across this photo contest online. It is organised by Asian Geographic. I'm so tempted to take part!!! If, some how one of my photos get chosen for first prize in my category, this is what I will get!!! How I wish I can really win it!

1st Prize (Faces of Freedom – Young Photographer)
Canon EOS 50D with Kit (EF-S18-55mm) worth S$2,099
Jet Airways Economy Return Ticket from Singapore to Delhi worth S$900
Lowepro CompuTrekker AW worth S$280

Tyy

New Monopod

Hi,

I just got my monopod! A Manfrotto 680b! Made in Italy! And I totally love it! It feels dam solid. Built like a tank.

But sadly, this monopod dosen't come with a ballhead ): I gotta get a seperate one. The original Manfrotto ballhead cost $165!! Too expensive. Thus I bought a Tripodo one for $115. Still fully metal. Is more than enough for my usage.

This monopod cost me $139! Or rather my dad...

My previous one was a National Geographic Tundra but after using it a few times, I couldn't continue using it. I was just not comfortable mounting a few thousand dollars worth of equipment on a dinky plastic ballhead and monopod. If everything comes down, OMG! The repair cost would be like 5 Manfrottos. So, I decided to return the NG one and buy this.

Btw, I just came back from Kota Kinabalu. Got a couple of great pics. Go see at my photos blog! (;

bye,

Tyy

The Unguarded Moment

Hi,
I went to Steve McCurry's website today. And...wow, he has many fantastic images. My favourite section is his portraits. They are all very nice. So, this is what I am aiming at. Go to his blog to read more!

Tyy

Rumour!

Hi,

I was just reading Ken Rockwell's page and he said something about a rumour of Nikon's new World's Widest non-distorting professional lens!

Nikon now has these few wide and ultra-wide lens:

FX/35mm film:

14mm-24mm f/2.8

14mm f/2.8

13mmf/5.6

15mmf/5.6

15mmf/3.5

DX:

12mm-24mm f/4 (when converted into 35mm format = 18-36)

10mm-24mm f/3.5-4.5 (when converted into 35mm format = 15-36)

As you people can see, they are not quite close to those of FX.

Just a little history:

The Nikon's 13mmf/5.6 remains till today as the world's widest professional non-distorting lens since 1976.

Here's the rumour:

Nikon 10mm-18mm f/4

FX/35mm FORMAT!!

If this is really true, it would than break the record of the 13mmf/5.6!!! By a lot!! As the world's widest non-distorting professional lens!

But I am not sure if it would be a real thing or just a photoshop trick )=

Anyway here's the picture:

Bye!

Tyy

My future equipments

Hi,
After thinking for a while, I have decided what camera and lens I'm gonna get next time or my dream set!

Cameras:
D700 for light travel

D3 for my kids' sports

D3x for serious landscape/portrait

Lenses:
Nikon 14mm-24mm f/2.8 for ultra-wide angle zoom

Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8 for convenient wide angle coverage

Nikon 24mm-70mm f/2.8 for normal zoom

Nikon 70mm-200mm f/2.8 for mid telephoto soom

Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 for convenient telephoto zoom when on travel

Nikon 50mm f/1.4 for low light (I hope Nikon would have a f/1.2 lens . Canon has it already!)

Nikon 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 for macro on homegrounds

Nikon 105mm f/2.8 for macro when I am travelling

Nikon 135mm f/2 DC for serious portraits (DC stands for defocus control)

Nikon 200mm f/2 for indoor sports and ultra-fast focusing

Nikon 400mm f/2.8 for outdoor sports

Teleconverters:
Nikon 1.4x converter
Nikon 2x converter

Why I chose these?
Cameras
I would want a light and good FX camera when I am travelling so I would get the D700. It produces fantastic images with its full-frame CCD sensor yet is lighter than the D3.

For my kids' sports (I hope my children will join sports CCAs), I would want a camera that can run fast. Thus I chose the Nikon D3. It runs at 9 frames per second on its full frame sensor.

Lastly, I would also do serious landscape work. For that, I am too lazy to get a Tachira so I would choose the D3x. Though it is not the perfect body for digital landscape photography, at least it produces superb high-quality images and another body to put behind my lenses.

Lenses
For ultra-wide angle for serious landscape, I want the super low distortion, super sharp Nikon 14mm-24mm f2.8. It is one of the best professional ultra-wide lens Nikon makes. '

What if I want a wide-angle when I am travelling? I would get this 17mm-35mm f/2.8 lens. It gives me a good coverage.

Next, for family gatherings or new year events, I would like the 24mm-70mm f/2.8. It is a pretty versatile lens and has a large aperture for low light.

When I want to photograph in a theatre, I would want the 70mm-200mm f/2.8 lens for its large and bright aperture, zoom range and size. I wouldn't want to be hauling a rocket launcher sized lens along the aisle!

To travel light yet covering a long zoom range, I want the 80mm-400mm because it is not very large and its usability due to its 5x optical zoom. With this, I do not have to change lens every now and then.

I also want a 50mm f/1.4 for low light and as a normal lens I fix on my cameras. Its super small, super light and focuses fast! I own a 50mm f/1.8 and I like it so much. I bet the 50mm f/1.4 would be even better!

For studio work or serious macro works, I would use this versatile 70mm-180mm macro lens for its zoom. I can easily zoom in or out from my subject without moving my tripod.

But when I am travelling, I want a smaller and lighter macro lens. Thus I would choose the 105mm f/2.8 macro lens.

Portrait work is also one that I want to focus on. So, I would get the 135mm f/2 DC for bokeh optimisation. Which means I can blur the background even more and give my subject or object my prominence.

If my son is in basketball, I would like to photograph him with this ultra-fast 200mm f/2 lens. I would be able to capture every motion and action on the indoor courts.

What if I want to shoot more action outdoors? I am getting the 400mm f/2.8. With this, I can easily capture outdoor action or even wildlife photography. Birds or simply a safari trip.

Teleconverters
I am getting the 1.4x converter because I can easily convert my 200mm f/2 lens into a 280mm f/2.8 lens. Pretty close to 300mm. I can also convert my 400mmf/2.8 lens into a 600mm f/4 lens!

I wouldn't want to stop at 600mm only. So, I am getting the 2x teleconverter beacuse I can convert my 400mm f/2.8 into a 800mm f/5.6!

What would be in my camera bag when I travel?
In my camera bag, I would have:
D700
24mm-70mm f/2.8
80mm-400mm f/4.5-5.6
105mm f/2.8 micro
50mmf/1.4

In my luggage, I would have these:
135mm f/2 DC
17mm-35mm f/2.8

What would be in my camera bag when I am shooting sports or wildlife?
For indoors:
D3
70mm-200mmf/2.8
200mm f/2
14mm-24mm f/2.8
50mmf/1.4
2x converter
1.4x converter

For outdoors:
D3
17mm-35mm f/2.8
70mm-200mm f/2.8
400mmf/2.8
50mmf/1.4
2x converter
1.4x converter

What would I have in my camera bag if I am shooting serious landscape or portraits?
D3x
14mm-24mm f/2.8
135mmf/2 DC

What would I have in my camera bag when I am shooting on a family outing?
D700
17mm-35mm f/2.8
135mm f/2 DC
50mm f/1.4

Thanks for reading suck a long post. Bye,
Tyy

I'm wowed

Look at this:

Voigtlander Super Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5 M Mount Lens

I'm so tempted to buy this. It cost even less than a tokina 12-24 DX that. When you convert the tokina 12-24 to 35mm focal length, the widest it could go is 18mm. But this lens is 15mm!!

The price: US$540 S$800

Sadly, there's no point for me to buy cos first, I don't have a 35mm camera. Second, it can't mount on any nikon or canon unless I get a converter which I doubt anybody makes them.

I still remembered when my dad almost bought a Leica lens when I reminded him that we do not have a Leica!

That's all for now. Bye,

Tyy

Some unusual stuff

Hi,

I had a little convo with Jeremy over msn about some lenses and I realise that beginners like him don't really know of some stuff. I shall just put it up here.

There are three types of format for cameras:

DX

Full Frame/FX

Medium Format

Large Format

Superb lens/camera brand that are better than NIKON/CANON:

(Most of them are film)

Leica

Zeiss

Voigtländer

And one last thing:

Do you know Nikon and Canon make lenses called tilt shaft lens?

Bye,

Tyy

New equipment

Hi,
Here's just a list of what I'm gonna buy this year to add to my camera equipment.

Tokina 12mm-24mm lens $800
Think Tank camera bag $150
MB-D200 battery grip $270
SB-400 $150

If possible:
A Tamron macro lens
Nikon D5000

All these would be possible as long as I get super good results. Gonna mug now.
bye(:
Tyy

What are wide-angle lens?

Hi,
Jeremy asked so I post. His question
What kind of lens are wide-angle lens?
I going to explain crop factor. I will try to put it as simple as possible.
For cameras that you see in stalls now.
Crop Factor
Nikon DX: 1.5x
Nikon Full Frame: 1x

Canon DX: 1.6x
Canon Full Frame: 1x

So, what kind of lens fall under wide-angle?
Every lens have a focal length e.g. Nikon and Canon kit lens are 18-55
So, you take the focal length multiply by the crop factor.
If the number falls below 28mm, it should be a wide-angle lens.

Next, there are also ultra wide-angle lens. I'm not sure for the range for ultra wide-angle lens but an example is the Nikon DX 12mm-24mm. When mounted on a DX camera say the D90, u multiply 12 and 1.5. Do some simple calculation and you get 18mm. Which is very wide!
To go even wider...
Mount the Nikon's ultra-rare 13mm f/5.6 manual focus lens on an FX camera. That's wide! If you want to get the same focal length on DX, it would have to be a 8.6 lens!

Just a side note, Nikon have made only about a few hundred of this 13mm f/5.6 over the years. If you can get one now under $10000, you have just picked up a super deal. The average price is about $30000 +... Too expensive for me.
At least now.

Tyy

Beginers getting a DSLR

Hi,
Today Jeremy asked me what cameras I recommend for him. I just told him, "Your LX3 is good enough, master photo composition than move on to DSLR." But due to continuous pestering, I gave in a give him a list of suggestions. I think of the benefit of others, let me post it here. (it would be very "Nikon" as I'm a nikon user.)

Camera:
Get the D5000 if you don't really have a budget.
Get the D40 if you want to spend more on other important stuff.

D5000:
US$849.95 with 18-55 kit lens
12MP
4 frames per second
1/200 sync flash
2.7 inch tilt LCD
11 AF points
HD movie recording

D40:
US$599 with 18-55 kit lens
6.1 MP
2.5 frames per second
1/500 sync flash!!!
2.5 inch LCD
3 AF points
i-TTL flash

Flash:
SB-400 (US$110)

Lens:
18mm-200mm (Nikon: US$800 Sigma:US$400)
50mm f/1.8 (Nikon: S$177)
Just a bit more (if you wanna cover ultra-wide and wanna splurge a bit more):
12-24 f/4(Nikon:US$915 Tokina: US$500) or Tokina 11-16f/2.8 (US$623)

These are about all you need unless you got special needs. I even covered wide-angle! Erm oh yah, fisheye lens. They are fun but not necessary. But however, I leave a last word like what I have always said, Its the person behind the camera and not the camera that affects the picture.

Tyy

To compromise my previous post

Hi,
Look at this pictures, they might not be good but if you didn't believe me in my previous post. Its ok, just guess this pictures' settings or camera or whatever related to all the tech stuff.

This pic courtesy to Richard my cousin shot on his Sony W910i handphone camera

See all these pictures? My DSLR? No, its not. Its my handphone camera and not the fancy 8 megapixels one, but the 2 megapixel K530i and W910i.

Theres no such things like...erm digital zooming, auto... as said in Digital Life. Its just a handphone camera!

For better pictures, go to this web. This guy shoots them with his iPhone camera and they are dam nice. Obviously nicer than mine. Perhaps even nicer than pictures I shoot on my DSLR!

http://www.chasejarvis.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=5&a=0&at=0

(it may lag a bit)

Tyy

Photography is art not tech stuff

Hi,
Today I read Digital Life's toolbox section today and, its a...hmmm...a joke. Here's the heading"New to digital snaps? Start here" I laughed at it like...when did photography start with setting your camera???? And then, I felt sad for those who read and believed it. So I decided I should make this post. I'm gonna safe people from the despicable Digital Life and its writer.
(Not sure if it's writer's fault. It might be forced out of him, John Tan. If he is really a good photographer and qualified enough to have a column in Digital Life, he would jolly well know photography dosen't start with setting your camera)

In my eyes, photography is art. Its never about a camera, its settings blah, blah, blah or what-so-ever. Its about seeing, spoting then shooting. Camera can always come last. Settings can always come last. What is the most important is seeing.

So you might ask me, how to see. Its simple. Just see. As you are walking down that alley, look at the objects, look at the walls, the lighting, the sun or moon, look at everything and think about it. Think about its significance, think about its life, its purpose. Do this, do this everywhere. If you are not so free like me, do it when you are free. I do it during recess, on the bus home, walking home from the busstop... Never stop seeing.

When you have done it for a long time perhaps a few weeks or even months, start looking at things from different perspective. Look at it from the bottom, top, side or any possible direction. This could be done quite fast. After this, close one side of your eye and see. Find the best perspective with one eye closed (this is the only way a camera see. Humans have two eyes, one left one right, we see things in 3D. But cameras only have one lens, they don't see as humans do).

You will soon find yourself, overwhelmed by the amount of beautiful things around you that you have never realised.

Next, its is spotting. Spot compositions, spot the scenes you have thought over while you were seeing. Be inspired and have a vague imagination how you would like the scene to appear on a camera screen. Do it, do it for very long. Perhaps a few weeks. When you have mastered it, you are ready to pick up a camera.

Now, then its the time you pick up a camera to shoot and record your compositions frame by frame.(refer to my post on picking a camera) You will soon realise that your pictures would stand out from your peers. From here on, embark on the exploration of the world, see the wonderful things and shoot it.

Tyy

Nikon D3x...Nikon D5000 Whats next?

Hi,
With all these new cameras with seemingly better and newer features, is it necessary to keep up with them? I don't think so and will not do so. A DSLR has numerous and lots of functions that one would take long to master. If you keep changing cameras, you would not spent enough time with your camera to be able to maximise your camera's potential. And hence, you would end up sticking to only those modes on your dial and not move to manual and set it yourself. I'm not saying that those scene selection thingy are not good but having master manual, you would be free to generate whatever type of pictures you like.

FYI: digital ages 25 times faster than humans. Means: 1 human year equals to 25 digital years!! How are you going to keep up with it??!!

Despite saying this, I feel like upgrading my D50 to D40 or D60. I don't mind megapixels. I just want a camera with a bigger screen. (:

So, most importatly, just choose a camera you are comfortable with and stick with it for at least the next 6 years unless it spoils. After that if you feel like spending more, invest in camera lens. They are what really affect your photos the second most. (first being the man behing the camera)And get it right, lenses are not part of the digital world. They are optical technology and their prices would not drop too much if it's good.

Now, there's just those lens that will just let you beat the rest. The fantastic 18mm-200mm and Tamron's 18mm-270mm/18mm-250mm. They are super versatile that covers wide-angle to telephoto.

Nikon has its own 18-200 VR
Canon has its own 18-200 IS
Tamron has its own 18-200, 18-250, 18-270
Sigma has it too 18-200

With all these kind of lens, there's not really and need for more lends unless you are going into photography seriously like me. Another additional lens you can get is the 50mm f/1.8 from nikon or canon. They are cheap and good. Don't bother getting third party for cheap lens. I bought the Nikon 50mmf/1.8 for $170 ++!!

But what if you wanna cover ultra-wide?
Get these:

Nikon 12-24 f/4
Nikon 10-24 f/3.5-4.5
Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 (rumoured to be sharper than nikon's DX wide angles!)
Tokina 10-24 f/4
Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5
Sigma 12-24 f/4.5-5.6
Sigma 10-20 f3.5
Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6

What if you intend to cover super telephoto like 800mm? 600mm?
Then I suggest you get these lens. I don't really use up till this range because I simply they shoot them. However, one quote from a famous photographer is that real skill is about getting close to the animal you are shooting and not use a long lens and shoot from far away.

Anyway, if the original camera lens are too expensive for you, you should try the third party lenses. They are just find. I'm using lots of third parties. I use Sigma 18-200, Sigma 70-200 f/2.8, Sigma 28-70 f/2.8 and they are just fine! Next, I'm eyeing the Tokina 12-24 f/4!! It should be great!

bye,
Tyy

Didn't know I have followers!

Hi,
OMG! I didn't know I have 1 follower thats not someone I know untill today!! I must blog more often so as to not disappoint him. Haha. I will be coming up with a post soon. But probably after my tests!

bye,
Tyy

Canon Ixus 110 IS

Hi,

Should have posted this long long ago

But anyway, my sister got her cam few weeks ago and yeah you should have guessed, I chosed it. Its a fantastic camera, great ergonomics, great optical quality and colour and great specs but the price is slightly higher at S$549.

source: (http://www.parkcameras.com/ProductImages/fullsize/digital-ixus-110is-fsl-hor-pink.gif)

Take a look at this picture shot by this cam:

Canon Ixus 110 IS at 1/1 sec, ISO 80 , f/3.2, 7mm on compact zoom,
Nice rite? The colour is nice. I set the camera at slow syncro.

Although theres a little vibration visible cause my hands not so steady and its at 1sec!! I shot this at night btw at quite dim light.

Sometimes I really prefer compacts for its size and having something light will really let you compose better. But for sheer quality landscape shots, go on guy get that DSLR!! The optical quality between a compact and a DSLR is really, really visible.

Anyway, this compact is better as compared to sony (crap I shouldn't defame! Sorry to sony users).

Whats good:

4x optical zoom and 16x digital zoom

wide angle 28mm

Good ergonomics, you can do all the settings with one hand and leave your other hand free yays!!

Good screen colour

Fast intelligent auto

Image stabiliser

12.2 megapixel (though not important)

HD movie recording

Super fast start up!

Whats bad:

The screen is too small

Bad grip!! lumix and the powershot e1 beats it!! I almost dropped it...

Harsh flash...Just like in any other compacts thats why i paste a small translucent tape

High price

Conclusion:

If you don't mind the price and want something compact and nice. Get it. Wait for my next compact review. Its probably a Lumix T-series or canon ixus .

Tyy

How to choose a compact camera

Hi,
Just a little follow up from my previous post. No point telling you people how not important megapixels are and don't recommend or tech you how to choose a compact.

Before buying a camera, ask yourself some questions:
What are you going to shoot? (moving or still objects/people ; night or day shots)
What is the general purpose of the camera you are buying? (shooting you and your friends?)
Whats your budget?

If in the first question, you chose moving shots or night shots, then just forget about compacts and go straight to DSLRs. If budget matters, get the cheap and good nikon d40 or canon 1000d.

But, if you are not shooting any fast moving stuff like cars and sport or you are not shooting pure dark shots and you are just buying a camera to record memories of time you spent together with friends and family, I suggest you get a compact. Compacts nowadays have better and better features. They have auto scene recognition, face detection and so on.
Embarrassingly, I have to say that sometimes the photos I make on the DSLRs are worse than those made by compacts.

Enough of the blabbering. And if you are buying a compact, here are some questions:
Is it just for basic shots?(or you are serious about making great photographs with your compact)
Do you know how to make critical camera adjustments?(or you will just use the auto all the way)
Will you use the camera for travelling?(or will you get a DSLR when you go overseas)
Do you want a fashionable one?(or cameras like the nikon L-series and canon A-series)
Again, whats your budget?


I will recommend cameras question by question.

If your camera is just for basic shots and you do not know how to make critical adjustments, I recommend lumix's simple compacts. FS7 or FS8. My dad is using one from the same category from lumix and it produced great results. (the lens it uses is leica lens. A very, very good lens brand)

But if you know how to set critical camera adjustments you might want to consider canon compacts. Their ergonomics for compacts are dam good. You can handle and adjust the camera settings all using only your right hand. I have used an ixus before. And I believe the new ones are as good or better. I dare not recommend other brands because I have not used them before. Feel free to check out the other brands.

Next, if you will use your compact camera for travelling, I suggest you get one with good optical zoom. I emphasise on optical zoom. Avoid digital zoom if possible. Currently, major camera brands are coming up with compacts with 12x optical zoom. I'm not sure about the quality but I hope it will be good.

Taking photographs is not about the deisign of your camera. But for those who are fashion forward and image comcious.(why? its photography!) I recommend cameras like the canon ixus series and the less common leica compact, C-series. The leica compacts are really rare on the streets. Untill now, I have only seen 1 singaporean use a leica film camera. I have not seen anyone using a leica compact! And, don't worry about quality(but better check it yourself), they are actually lumixsss but more elegant.(Surprisingly, the price is lower than I think! Go check it out guys)

Once again budget. If you have a tight budget, get the canon A-series. If you can splurge on a compact camera, go ahead guy, get the canon G10 or lumix LX3. They produce great results.

I hope this post can help you choose your compacts better.

Tyy

Why megapixels don't matter

Hi,

Sorry people, I haven't been posting for a long time because I don't know what to post. But after some observation, I realised that a potential post could be one about megapixels.

Nowadays. I realise those advetisers and camera makers keep coming up with cameras with higher megapixel and then advertise it till the camera is like some god and then sell it for a high price. Although people who know their stuff will not be decieved, the majority of the population is still blinded by megapixels and just go on with their buy.

To educate those who think megapixels are important:





Look at this image above, this are the sensor sizes of various DSLRs and compact cameras. Sorry for pro-compact people, but the average size of the CCD sensor of compact cameras are in the last line as you can see. So minute.

So what if you give a sensor that is so small 14 megapixels? What can you get? And again, so what if the sensor has little megapixels? Their quality would turn out about the same. Hence, why bother so much about the megapixels a compact camera have?

A picture I found online taken by the nikon d1H, a 2.7 megapixel pro camera in 2001

(http://www.lonestardigital.com/D1H/D1H_Dsc_0979_600x393.jpg)

Does it look like a 2.7 megapixel photo? Can a 14.7 megapixel compact camera do this?

This post should answer your doubts towards megapixels.

Tyy