My first fast prime

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topic relations:  photography
So for only $147 CAD, I picked up my first fast prime lens and corresponding adapter from EBay. It's an old Canon FD manual focus 50mm f/1.8. Some pretty historic stuff huh. The lens itself only cost me around $40 shipped. The Four-Thirds system's 2… more »

Suddenly not so unfamiliar

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topic relations:  random
So some how, after work today I went with my Vietnamese friend to meet her friend at Sentosa who was visiting from Vietnam. Her friend's sister and one of their cousins was also there. And amidst all the Vietnamese that was flying back and forth,… more »

Closing out this chapter

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topic relations:  life, singapore
With less than 30 days left in Singapore, it's been a bit of a strange realization that I will soon be heading back to Canada. In a lot of ways, I'm looking forward to going back. The thought of traveling down 400-series highways at 120 km/h is co… more »

Trekking in the garden

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Trekking in the garden Went out to the Singapore Botanic Gardens today with some of my coworkers. I don't know how good the above photo is in terms of composition. I just thought that the low angle was quite different from a lot of the other phot… more »

Going digital

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topic relations:  technology, photography
You know electronics are playing a bigger and bigger role in photography when manufacturers provide firmware upgrades for lenses. Perhaps yet another strong sign of this is the fact that software correction is becoming more prevalent and debated ab… more »

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