Possibly the worst lit gymnasium in Perth

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

There’s a particular school gymnasium in Perth where the lighting is very challenging for action photography. It’s possibly the worst lit gym in the entire city. At night, the fluorescent lights are dim (and have been for years), cast different shades of sickly green-tinted light in different parts of the hall, and also differ in brightness from one area to… Continue reading Possibly the worst lit gymnasium in Perth

Canon and Nikon lenses on special

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

Camera Electronic has some Canon and Nikon lenses (and one Nikon flashgun) on special at the moment. I’ve divided them into a few categories to make it easier to find items of interest. Canon consumer zoom lenses These lenses are for Canon’s EF-S bodies (i.e., 1.6x cropped frame relative to 35 mm film; e.g., EOS 1200D, EOS 70D,… Continue reading Canon and Nikon lenses on special

Canon EOS 7D Mark II on special

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

Today’s issue of The West Australian has an advertisement from Camera Electronic with the Canon EOS 7D Mark II body at $1,988 (amongst other Canon specials) until 30 April 2015. This is $100 to $200 cheaper than most other major retailers in Perth currently. The 7D Mk II is one of the two main bodies I’d currently recommend for… Continue reading Canon EOS 7D Mark II on special

Equipment recommendations

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

I originally provided the comments below to the Rhee Tae Kwon-Do Perth Region Photography Group in 2008, and it might be of some help to publish it here (slightly edited). Equipment Photography is something in which equipment does play an important role, even if the most important part of taking a good photograph is the photographer.… Continue reading Equipment recommendations