Canon 450D and 24-105mm F/4 L IS USM Lens
Filed in: Gadgets, Reviews — January 7th, 2009Here are the Canon 450D (kits) and Canon 24-105mm F/4 L IS USM lens that cost me an arm, more than RM6400.
How much?
he Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens is, more expensive than the camera kit itself, RM3900.
The lens is still considered cheap because the retail price is around RM4500! I got it for RM3900 because it is the “kit lens” of Canon 5D kit. The shop sells Canon 5D and the lens separately…
Free gift?
There is NO free gift. No cheapskate tripod. No memory card. No cleaning kit. No card reader. You get what you pay for, that’s all.
Where did I buy them?
Tarita or Boeing Photo, both in Sungai Wang Plaza, Kuala Lumpur. I got the 450D kit at Tarita but the lens at Boeing Photo (because Tarita sold the last lens at the last minute…).
Gallery
Canon 450D with Canon 24-105mm F/4 L IS USM Lens attached
Canon 24-105mm F/4 L IS USM Lens in my hand
auto focus & stabilizer switch
The “L” lens comes with free lens hood!
Canon 24-105mm F/4 L IS USM Lens at maximum focal length, 105mm
Click here for more pics of Canon 450D & 24-105mm F/4 L IS USM Lens.
Sample photos
I am not pro photographer. I am still learning how to handle the RM6K toy in my hands. Here are the pics that I can show for the reasons to have a DSLR.
notice the “bokeh” at the background of the boy. you can’t easily get this with your point-and-shoot camera.
Click the photo to check the photo sharpness in its original size.
To buy
I have got my DSLR and a general purpose lens (Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM) but I still lack of some important photography equpments:
- external flash
- tripod
- ball head (to be attached on tripod)
- dry box
- good camera bag
- SDHC memory card reader
- cleaning kit / blower
An external flash is about RM1000. A good, lightweight tripod can cost up to a few K! And, few hundred bucks for each the tripod ball head, dry box, and camera bag.
Lenses wishlist
Although I have 2 lenses now (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM), but they are not enough! Here are the lenses in my wishlist. Each of them will cost my another arm or leg…
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM — Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM Lens with up-to-4-stop Image Stabilizer (IS). (review)
- Canon EF 100mm F/2.8 USM Macro — Excellent macro lens. The 100mm focal length along with great bokeh (foreground/background blur quality) makes this a great portrait lens as well. (review)
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm F/2.8 IS USM lens — Wide angle lens. Very high image quality, one of the best general/multi-purpose lenses available. (review)
I would buy the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM first for my spy street shooting, as well as portraits, wildlife, and many other general-purpose tele-zoom needs. 
My two cents
Frankly, it costs a lot for all the photography equipments. I have been poisoned by the image quality! Of course, equipment is not everything. I am learning and practicing photography skills.
What are your best sources of photography skills/tutorials/knowledge?
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