Something about my New SLR Camera...

And the Winner is....

Canon EOS Rebel xTi 400D

Why I bought it?

• picture setting (mainly for the monochrome settings)
• dust control system
• availability of materials for future enhancements

Added bonus: My dad owns an old model of a Canon SLR, which includes a couple of lenses, which is most likely compatible with my Camera... yey!

Camera Kit Includes:

1. Camera Body (including an eyecup, body cap, installed battery for the date/time clock)
   
2. Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II (including lens cap and dust cap)
   
3. Battery (NB-2LH) and Charger
4. Interface Cable (IFC-400PCU) and Video Cable (VC-100)
5. Strap with eye piece cover
6. Other: 1 GB memory Card and Camera Bag (discounted item/freebie)

*** Special thanks to my mom for accompanying me to Hidalgo and for not judgin me for buying such an expensive toy/gadget... :)

Something about Buying my First Digital SLR Camera...

I have wanted to learn photography as long as I can remember. But the ever changing demands of what I think my so called life should have kept me from really pursuing it… well, until now. I have been doing my research to find which SLR camera suits me. I have finally narrowed it down into three:

1. Pentax K100D Super
2. Canon EOS Rebel xTi 400D
3. Nikon D40x

Pentax K100D Super

Features:

• 6 mega pixels
• Image stabilization
• Dust Control System

Why I like it?

• Small and light weight
• Great for traveling
• Has great reviews from amateurs and professional photographers
• Suitable for beginners
• Relatively cheap

Why I’m hesitant to buy it?

• limited choices for lens
• It seems like not so many stores in the Philippines offer this camera (per web research only, so no violent reactions please)

Canon EOS Rebel xTi 400D

Features:

• 10.1 Mega pixels
• High Shutter Speed
• Dust Control System
• High ISO Settings

Why I like it?

• Small and light weight
• Great for traveling
• Personalized Picture Styles that allows users to customized the settings for each color modes , ensuring that the most suitable style will be chosen/made for every subject matter
• Wide Range of Monochromatic Colors (this one I really, really like)
• Service Centers available in Manila
• vivid colors

Why I am hesitant to buy it?

• Expensive

Nikon D40x

Features:

• 10 Mega pixels
• Small and light weight

Why I like it?

• Small and light weight
• Recommended for beginning photographers because the LCD gives out information on how the camera settings will affect the photo and gives you helpful hints or recommendations to have a better photo (e.g. hints that the light is poor and recommends to use flash).
• Captures vivid colors
• High image quality

Why I am hesitant to buy it?

• Limited choices for lenses
• Does not have a dust control system
• Expensive
• One of my officemates has a Nikon D40, which is very similar to Nikon D40x.

Something about Quarter Life Crisis...

For the past days, weeks or even months, have you ever felt a sudden urge to reevaluate your choices, lifestyle and the friends that you have?

Whether the life that you have is exactly what you expected or hoped for while growing up?

Have you started doubting the choices that you have made that lead you into thinking that there is something lacking, something that you should be doing or something that should’ve already achieved at this day and time?

Has any questions or worries about stability, relationships and achievements suddenly bombarded your mind?

If the answers for these questions are mostly yes, then there is a possibility that you are experiencing a quarter-life crisis.

Quarter-Life Crisis (QLS) is a period in a person’s life that usually occurs from ages 21 to 29. It usually associated with uncertainties following the transition to adulthood. Insecurities about accomplishments coupled with worries about the future and frustration about choices, lifestyle, friends and romantic relationship are usually the key elements of this interlude. Other characteristics of Quarter Life Crisis include:

• Disappointment of the outcome of the choices made
• Boredom with social interactions between friends
• Urging to settle down and finding the “One”
• Having a constant feeling that time is running out
• A belief that everyone is doing better than you and that you should be doing something that shows your true talent/abilities or intellect
• Nostalgia about elementary, High School and College Life

Basically, QLS brings a certain reevaluation of one’s life that is usually unsatisfyin to what was expected to achieve.

Quarter-Life Crisis is a common phenomenon these days. A lot of individuals our age are currently experiencing signs and anxiety brought by this period. But like anything else, this is a transitory phase that could bring positive changes in our lives depending on how we act on the reflections made at this period.

All of us had some choices that we possibly regret but we should also remember that we also had our own share of fun and laughter. Life that we have now might not be the one we expected or hoped for, but this is something that we chose and we ought to enjoy.

Life is simply how we make it.

Something about Starting Anew...

"Sensibly Poignant", born on October 15, 2007, will now be a continued and slightly innovated way of an old blog that had been an outlet of an emotional banter of a lady that saw her life as a process of mischief, love and ambition.

Life as defined will show the struggles of a 20 something woman, who is showing signs of a quarter life crisis, trying to figure things in a slightly altered perspective.

I'm starting this blog with a broken heart, dreams and an altered personality. Hoping that through this blog, I'd get to know the "new" me, and hopefully love her more than I loved the person I was.