I think it is the time for me to go to the next level. I think I am ready. What better then to go for the Canon EOS 50D.

Sure it is still nothing more then a rumor, but according to this Japan’s Canon website, it looks like an announcement of the Canon 50D.

I am dehydrated due to drooling too much. Supposedly the actual spec were leaked out on the Internet from China’s Canon site. The above picture probably just a mockup.

Interesting facts about the spec, the Canon 50D will be packing a 15.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4, ISO range of 100 – 12800. The 9 point af is kind of a disappointment at the moment.

Photography Bay got all the scoop for more information on the specs.

Another Canon rumor site said that it will hit the market on 5th April 2009. Well guess I’ve to start saving.

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Last Saturday music lovers gathered at the Polo Pavilion Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort for a 12 hours of fun filled music festival. Sunburst KL 08 Music Festival featured over 26 artists span over 4 stages, 2 each side of the field and both of them are running simultaneously.

As one stage is playing the other stage gets ready for the next performance, 12 hours of non-stop music fun.

Even-though it start to rain, and it rains quite heavy in the middle of the show but people are still rocking hand having fun in the rain. Watching Hujan in the rain was awesome, talk about the irony.

There are also mini events such as games, guys playing with fire, drum playing and more. Tons of food to choose from. It’s all around fun.

It’s great to see awesome local indie bands like Hujan, Meet Uncle Hussain, One Buck Shot, Bittersweet and many more sharing the same event, and stage with international acts from Incognito, The Roots, John Legend and Incubus.

My camera ran out of battery when John Legend was just about to get on the stage. Thats a bummer. Check out my Flickr photostream for more photos of the event.

My plan to tweet, update my tumblelog and cover the whole thing fails as I was having too much fun did update as much as I plan to. Check out my tumblelog. I’ll also upload some videos to my YouTube page when I do have the time.

Got myself a new camera recently. A digital SLR camera the Canon EOS 400D also know as the Canon Digital Rebel XTi in some parts of the world. I’ve always wanted a digital SLR ever since Canon and Nikon release their entry level DSLR cameras.

A digital SLR camera are different from an everyday point and shot camera in many ways, the most obvious would be that on a digital Single Lens Reflex, what you see in the viewfinder is exactly what you get. There are only one lens path with DSLR cameras that you can’t use the LCD as a viewfinder like what you could do on a point and shot camera. There are however some DSLRs that has the ‘live preview’ ability on their LCD with certain degree of limitation.

A digital SLR camera are builded to have interchangeable lenses, that is something you wont see in other point and shoot type digicam. You could have a totally new camera with just changing the lens, however most high-end lenses cost more then the camera body itself.

Most important in DSLRs is the unparalleled control of the camera. The ability to manually adjust everything from aperture, shutter speed, focus and much more is what makes these type of cameras a force to reckon with. Of cause with power comes responsibility or something like that. There are also some preset modes just like in other non-DSLR cameras.

Now about the Canon EOS 400D. This camera has many names, it is known as Canon Digital Rebel XTi in North America, Canon EOS Kiss Digital X in Japan and Canon EOS 400D in most other places. It is the successor of Canon’s other entry level DSLRs the Canon EOS 300D and the EOS 350D. Canon also have announced the EOS 450D.

Some specs and features, the EOS 400D has a 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor with improved micro-lens array, fill factor and lower noise. Nine point Auto Focus sensor, something you might find in EOS 30D, with F2.8 support. New viewfinder view includes 9 AF points as well as EOS 30D style status bar. Continuous shooting burst up to 27 JPEG and 10 RAW images. An EOS Integrated Cleaning System that makes sure dust don’t get into the mirror / shutter chamber.

There is a proximity sensor below the viewfinder eyepiece that disable the LCD. This is useful as when you view through the viewfinder the LCD is disable, it saves battery.

These are just the tip of the iceberg. There are tons of features that I’ve just begin trying to understand. I’ve to admit I’m still pretty much a newbie with this, there are many things I’ve yet to learn. I’m also looking for lens recommendation, please fill free to drop a line in the comments.

Also check out my Flickr Photostream for some test shots.