I finally bought my 5D Mark II in end November 2009. It was near year end bonus time, so I thought it would be the right time to make some space in my wallet. I got the kit set that came with the EF 24-105mm F4L lens. This camera would become one of those in my longest possesion, close to 4 good years.
I was really excited with my new acquisition and practiced quite a lot. These are some of my early shots with the camera. Within 2 weeks I had captured close to 1500 photos.
They are not my best, but they are definitely some of my favourite first ones.
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| Apartemen Mediterania Garden Tanjung Duren Jakarta; Taman Anggrek Mall Jakarta; Wheelock Place Singapore |
At this time I always increased the saturation of my picture control to the max without realizing that it made the photos more red. I was also manually setting the white balance. You see, I was anti-photoshop then. My goal was to produce the photos with the desired effects from the camera which often met with unsatisfactory results.
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| Jurong West market bread, Taman Anggrek Mall, Snowmen Outside Isetan and Changi Airport- clockwise order |
I also didn't have a flash unit then as I couldn't afford to spend an additional $430 for speedlights.
In early December I went to Jakarta for a best friend's wedding. Boy, I was really unprepared.... I thought I would be able to get decent photos with my F4 kit lens and no flash. Sure there were some decent shots, but most were really bad.
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| A decent shot I got of my friend and his lovely wife |
It was still a learning journey with the new camera. I will be posting more photos as I got to understand my 5D Mark 2 better. Coming soon!
~ Photos taken with Canon 5D Mark 2 + EF 24-105mm F4L ~
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