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I have a new interest — Photography. I am gonna buy a DSLR camera and it will be the Canon EOS 450D. My first DSLR lens will be Canon EF 24-105mm F/4 L IS USM lens. It is a great (and expensive) general purpose lens. As a beginner, I also ordered a few of photography books on Amazon.com.

The photography dream of a kid

I remember when I was a kid, I “played” with my dad’s SLR camera and lens when parents were out. I enjoyed the view of the world from the small viewfinder.

However, it is impossible for a kid to own a camera at that time. I own my first camera only at 2 years ago, when I was 26 year old.

I bought another digital camera, Canon IXUS 860IS, earlier this year. Now, I am gonna get my first DSLR — Canon EOS 450D.

Why Canon EOS 450D?

I like Canon. My previous 2 compact digital cameras are Canon. The images produced are high quality. Canon is also one of the top brands of DSLR.

Canon EOS 450D (dpreview review) is the entry level DSLR with an affordable price, yet produces pro-like image quality. It is suitable for beginner and amateur photographer.

The suggested retail price of Canon Malaysia is RM2,699 (body only) but you can get 450D at less than RM2,500.

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For the whole next week, I will be in the Hong Kong. ShenZhen and GuangZhou. My dad, younger brother and I are going to China for holiday. We do not follow any travel agency tour. We travel at our own, kind of backpackers. We will spend 3 days in Hong Kong, 1 day in ShenZhen and 2 days in GuangZhou.

Planning a tour online

Basically, we did everything online, such as booking AirAsia flight tickets and hotel rooms. There are many websites for travelers on hotel booking and travel guide. My brother and I did online research for a couple days to find the good one. I also asked for friends advices.

The AirAsia return flight tickets (Hong Kong) is about RM1,000+ for each person (not the recent RM0 promotion). The Hong Kong hotel room is HKD450 per night for 3 pax. ShenZhen is slightly cheaper. We will stay in a 4 stars hotel in GuangZhou with river view.

As for the attractions, we didn’t plan much about it. We have a list of attractions of each city but we haven’t planned a traveling route. Freestyle!

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Shopping, shopping, shopping!

Hong Kong is well known as the shopping heaven because it is duty free for branded stuff. I checked a Canon camera listed price, Hong Kong is few hundred bucks cheaper than the listed price in Malaysia! That’s around 20% cheaper!

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The first edition of PIKOM PC Fair 2008 has started in April 2008 and held in 15 locations nationwide!

Here is the timetable for the PIKOM PC Fair 2008 (I):

• 4-6 April 2008 — Johor Bahru, Taiping, Sandakan, Tawau & Kuching
• 11-13 April 2008 — Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kuantan, Kepala Batas & Muar
• 18-20 April 2008 — Penang, Melaka, Sibu, Miri & Manjung

Too bad, I can’t join PC Fair this time because I will be in Sabah with my friends. I was planning to get a slim camera that can put in my pocket. My elder brother wants to get a digital camcorders.
What do you plan to buy at PC Fair? I think you can get a good deal on LCD monitor, printers, camera and camcorders.
P.S. If you have published review of PC Fair 2008(I), please add your link in the comment.