I have been investing a bit of my time and money in photography lately and have come across some very helpful and inspiring websites lately that has rekindled the photographic side in me. I have also recently learnt of new techniques in photography which includes HDR and the art of ‘off the shoe’ flash photography.

My existing camera gear is as follows:

I was shooting with the Canon EOS 50D, which I recently sold with the 10-22mm lens in preparation for an upgrade to a Full Frame camera. So now I am reunited with my old trusty Canon 300D. This was my very first digital SLR and still one of my favorites.

(Update 14/10/2009): Just got my hands on the new Canon 5D MKII , 21.1 mega pixels, full HDMI video. Most importantly it's a Full Frame camera so I can utilize the actual focal length of the lens.

(Update 22/03/2010): I had the opportunity to buy the Canon 50mm f1.4. I previously owned the cheaper version f1.8 (with out the USM it was noisy and eventually broke). This f1.4 is a nice lens, quiet, nice brokeh and not badly priced (compared to the 50mm f1.2 L).

(Update 18/06/2010): I bought a second hand Sigma 15mm Fish-eye lens to go with the Full Frame Camera. This is more of 'recreational' lens since a lot of distortion happens when taking a 180deg. view. Research indicated that the Sigma is a much better built than the Canon 15mm Fish-eye.

(Update 01/07/2010): The EOS 1D series has enjoyed massive popularity among the world’s leading sports, reportage and wildlife photographers. I finally got hold of the Mark III version. The build quality in comparison to my 5D is of much better quality. It feels more solid and although built much larger, it is still quite streamlined with the absence of the dial knob (switching to P, AV..etc.).

-Canon 550EX Flash
-Canon 540EZ flash (3 of these)
Powerful yet el cheapo flash, all I need for 'off shoe' flash photography

-Pocket Wizards
These have these triggering my flashes. They have an extraordinary range of up to 1600 feet.

-Canon 16-35mm f2.8L II
I no longer need a tripod to use a lens below 28mm indoors. Sharp, colorful and very fast focusing. High build quality. However I rarely shoot at f2.8. The sharpness lies around the f4.0.

-Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di LD
When I purchased this lens it had 2 bubbles the size of a grain of sand trapped within the elements. I was tempted on taking it back but when I realized the sharpness of this lens, I had to keep it. It is one of my best lenses, even though its not a Canon and sits on my camera as a walk around lens. It's inexpensive, yet performs at about the same level as much more expensive lenses of equivalent range.

-Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS
This is my long range lens. 200mm is as long as I need to go. I haven't used this lens as much as I hope too.

-Leica Macro-Elmar-R 60mm f2.8
I think my Elmarit 60 Macro is the best among this focal length (in comparison to other brands ; Canon Carl Zeiss etc). Very good close-up picture quality, high sharpness and excellent detail rendition. I sometimes use this as a standard portrait lens when rapid auto focusing is not necessary.

-Kenko Extension tubes
I only used for shallow DOF and extreme Marco shots.