The greed for photography equipment

Yashvin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:58:40 +0000

The adventure started more than 15years ago, with a film camera which I obtained after purchasing some amount of a certain product (if am not mistaken, it was Nestle).

Shooting during university days

Later on during university days, I had a Vivitar 2MP point and shoot model which I always carried with me, either in my bag or on my belt. It was of great use to me, but unfortunately, it ate up the battery too quick. A few months later, I purchased a mobile with a VGA camera, and the mobile was replaced with my current one, a Nokia N73, 3MP…

In fact, loads of pictures on this blog have been shot using the N73. Being handy and of pretty good quality, this mobile helps me a lot for blogging…

Moving to the next step

Then came the Fujifilm S5600… It really changed things around because it was a very much different experience… However, I was tempted to step into the real photography world and acquired a D5000 a few months ago…

As an amateur, it really cost me “la peau des fesses” and I told myself “Buy something good, so that you can stick to it for years without any need to spend more…”. This was the decision.

However, living in a world, now considered as a global village, can really be a bad thing for your pocket, especially if you become addicted to photography blogs and Ebay… However, a few things are worth to be bought from Mauritius only, it all depends on the

price difference ( Things are really costly here!!!)
willingness to carry out online transactions ( some people do not trust the security yet)
finally, I would say that sometimes, you feel the need to see the item and touch it/try it before buying it…

Taking the above into consideration, I bought a UV filter (see on the photoblog), followed by a lens hood (onÂ photoblog too) and a LCD plastic cover…

A few weeks ago, I finally went for a tripod in a specialized local photography equipment shop (Rs2000)… Then came the day on which I decided to buy a wireless remote controller, which reached home 3 weeks ago!

Wait….

I just received a parcel yesterday and you know what?

My Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di LD for Nikon (with built in Motor)…. A blog post will come soon in the coming days .

UPDATED : Here is the blog article for those who want more details about this purchase, once again from ebay.

For now : It is sooooooo wow!

Looking for something to offer me?

So, friends, the wish list for my forthcoming birthdays (22nd March) are :

a 35mm or 50mm 1.8G/1.4G AF-S (around $230)
an external flash (most probably SB-600; around $230-250)
Update : PURCHASED!
a 18-105mm lens for daily use.
Update : PURCHASED!

Start saving your money, perhaps you can buy one of the above for me by next year

Most photographers (Amateurs or Pros) might agree, the quest for more photography equipment will never stop.

A few things I learnt since the last months ; Photography as a hobby can turn to be very costly and Ebay, a real addiction.

Anyone wants to buy a camera?

Yashvin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:35:57 +0000

Hello everyone!

Hope that you had a nice weekend, and perhaps some of you may still be enjoying, especially those who just finished exams or those who got their CPE results. But I have a doubt; I don’t think that the last group of people read my blog, not yet

And my weekend was great.

On Saturday night, I got a few people who were willing to play the models for me during a “Saturday Night BBQ and Beach Dancing floor” which ended after 1 am. Nice opportunity for me to try my new camera and despite having it for more than 1 week now, I am still learning new things.

Now, lets come back to something more serious.

I am selling my previous camera! SOLD (20th Dec 09)!

My previous camera is looking for a new owner. It is a Fujifilm S5200/S5600 which I bought from the first owner (a colleague) a few months ago.

Great camera for learning photography and also for normal shooting!

You can have a look at the pictures I shot on my flickr account or on my photoblog (Pictures taken before 4 December 2009)

Quick specs

5.1 million effective pixels
10x optical zoom
Real Photo Technology and ISO 64 â€“ 1600 sensitivity range
Anti-Blur Mode to minimise blurring from photographer and subject
Max resolutionÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2592 x 1944
Low resolutionÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Aperture rangeÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F3.2 – F8.0
Min shutterÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15 sec
Max shutterÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1/2000 sec
Movie clips
640 x 480 @ 30 fps
320 x 240 @ 30 fps With monaural sound

More details can be obtained here.

The deal

Included in the deal :

The Camera
1 Memory card (1GB)
1 Memory card (256Mb)
Powered by 4xAA batteries
Note : You can easily take up to an average of 200 shots with a set of fully charged batteries.
1 camera bag
1 USB cable
1 TV cable

Optional

2 sets of 4 AA batteries
1 battery charger

I have set the price of the package (without optional stuff) at Rs6000.

The camera is in good working condition and I am sure that some of you might agree, the pictures taken with it are great! December is here, celebrations, parties! Get yourself a camera at a good price and immortalize all those great moments for ever!

And with this S5600, you can look like a pro while learning and improving your photographer’s skills!

Anyone interested can drop me a mail at yashvin@gmail.com. We can then discuss about the price and you can also have a look the camera before buying it.
Camera sold together with the batteries and charger.

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