It was an intense battle within my mind – to buy or not to buy. I was weighing the pros and cons of it… and of course the price tag.
Sometimes I argued to myself whether I really needed the thing right now, when my pretty Ixus fitted nicely in my pocket and away from people’s stares.
But the other day when I was “covering” the National Educare Carnival using my Ixus, suddenly it looked so tiny. Imagine a tall guy squatted on stage with an Ixus. As I sat there, trying to get a shot of the winners on stage, the realization dawned on me.
I really needed a DSLR (convincing myself).
So, I went to this place called Fotosam at Times Square with Zeenee and Naguk yesterday through recommendation from Pies & Pigs, and motivation from Whispers (my fellow warriors in photodom).
We went equipped with the Internet knowledge that Nikon D5000 was going to save the day and liberate me into the world of DSLR.
But… as I entered the shop, everything changed. I was introduced to Sony Alpha 300.
Sometimes I argued to myself whether I really needed the thing right now, when my pretty Ixus fitted nicely in my pocket and away from people’s stares.
But the other day when I was “covering” the National Educare Carnival using my Ixus, suddenly it looked so tiny. Imagine a tall guy squatted on stage with an Ixus. As I sat there, trying to get a shot of the winners on stage, the realization dawned on me.
I really needed a DSLR (convincing myself).
So, I went to this place called Fotosam at Times Square with Zeenee and Naguk yesterday through recommendation from Pies & Pigs, and motivation from Whispers (my fellow warriors in photodom).
We went equipped with the Internet knowledge that Nikon D5000 was going to save the day and liberate me into the world of DSLR.
But… as I entered the shop, everything changed. I was introduced to Sony Alpha 300.
I couldn’t accept the change at first as the guy explained step-by-step on why I should get the Sony instead. My eyebrows raised and my mind was agitated.
My doubt was short lived when I realized that he was genuine in a way. How do I know?
Because the Alpha is much cheaper than Nikon D5000!
And now I thought, why would he want to sell me the Alpha? Is he trying to clear his stock? (Monkey mind…hmm)
So to cut the story short I got a very nice entry level set plus a wide-angle and a macro lens for the price of a basic Nikon set that I initially came for. I wouldn’t say it was the greatest buy as some professional photographers might disagree with me.
So and then the real challenge started yesterday – to match the DSLR shots to my Ixus shots… Ok to be frank, my Ixus processor delivers much vibrant and vivid colours than this heavy duty one. And that’s a fact according to my friend
So, now first things first, I am going to keep the Ixus with me for now. And then there is a lot to learn to just start shooting decent shots with my Sony Alpha… but then, I have a lot of time with me. So, I guess I have to just experiment… and with all my warriors and “models” with me, I’ll do just that
4 comments:
will be looking forward to your dslr shots, maybe you can post a few on your blog?
yayyyyy.. I am so excited and I can't wait to see the shots. If you feel like the Ixus shots are better, it may be because you haven't fuly explored the alpha and hence you don't know its full potential..:))
And Mr.Sam is big on sony alpha :p
Can't wait.. Show us the baby
Bro, if ur planning to sell of ur IXUS, u know who to sell to :P
P/S: Since ur a beginner in DSLR, an Alpha is always a good choice but not in terms of image quality. But heck! It's not like you're a Professional Photographer YET! So experiment with it, then in the future think of getting a better higher end one ;)
my wedding photographer offer still stands bro! since you're a pro in the running, perhaps i can dapat dicicawantt?? heheheh..
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