29 May 2010

DC Comics - Super Hero World Record Attempt












I was up and early at Federation Square, Melbourne to witness the DC Comics - Super Hero World Record Attempt. Saw lots of Super Men, Super Women, Batmen, The Incredibles and Spidermen. The weather wasn't the best in the morning, but that didn't deter these super heroes from braving the cold and going into the record.

Just some of the pictures I have taken today. Please visit my Flickr for more...

25 May 2010

Watch Out, PEN and GF! NEX is coming!

Image Sensor: 14.2 million effective pixels.
Metering: Multi pattern, centre-weighted and spot.
Sensor Size: APS-C-sized CMOS (23.4×15.6mm).
Lens: Sony E Series mount.
Shutter Speed: 30 to 1/4000 second. Flash sync: 1/160 sec.
Continuous Shooting: seven fps.
Memory: Memory Stick PRO Duo, PRO-HG Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC cards.
Image Sizes (pixels): 4592×3056, 4592×2576, 3344×2224, 3344×1872, 2288×1520, 2288×1280.
Movies: 1280×720, 848×480, 640×480 at 30 fps.
Colour Space: sRGB, Adobe RGB.
LCD Screen: 7.5cm LCD (921,600 pixels).
File Formats: JPEG, RAW, JPEG+RAW, MPEG4.
ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 200 to 12,800.
Interface: USB 2.0, HDMNI, AV.
Power: Rechargeable lithium ion battery, DC input.
Dimensions: 117.2×62.6×33.4mm WHDmm.
Weight: 297 g (inc battery and card).
Price: Around AUD1000 for body and kit lens.

Camera? Or Radio? Or Telephone?


OMG! Look at these! What the hell are they? Camera? Telephone? Or radio? THEY ARE CAMERAS!!! This is freaking cool! All these are credits of Ryuitsuki, who handmade all these DIGITAL cameras! HANDMADE! BEAT THAT! I want any one of these! Even better, every single one! These are Ricoh Auto Half cameras, made between 1960s to 1980s. Ryuitsuki gave these cameras a new lease of life (but may left us camera addicts with holes in our wallets). I'm not saying they're expensive. They work out to be about S$300-$500. I have no idea the resolution for these cameras. The only thing I know is that they are damn retro and cool~ They should be up at Mijonju's online store pretty soon...

I'll just keep on admiring... You can start admiring too... Just watch your wallet. I'm keeping mine far far away from me while I'm admiring...

22 May 2010

My Avatars

Here are some pictures of the cameras I own.

Digital Harinezumi 2

Lumix FZ7

Custom pinhole camera made by my Darling

Canon 400D with 24-70mm F2.8 L USM

Lumix LX-3

More to come!

21 May 2010

First Post~

Thanks for dropping by! I have been wanting to set up a blog for all my photographic stuff, but only managed to do this up after being busy for a long time now. Hope to use this blog to review some cameras I have, as well as record some fun and lovely things in life.

So who am I? kaxdd, my nickname. What is "kaxdd"? This is a little secret of mine, so I will let this remain a secret. "How do you pronounce 'kaxdd'?" Pronounce it as "kax". Silent double D's. How old am I? Hmmm... I once told someone I am in my mid-twenties, and he used an explicit word on me. "SHIT! YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU'RE IN YOUR MID-TWENTIES! You look like you're 21!" I told me new friends in university I'm 23, and they believed it. So I'm really confused about my age. Perhaps I should just stick to being 23 all the time. Hahaha~ What is my job? Ermmm... Student cum public sector worker. What are my hobbies? Traveling, enjoying a quiet cup of coffee, playing video games, watching soccer (and hopefully still can play),  and of course, photography!

Basically, I am someone who loves lenses! Be it spectacle glasses or camera lenses, I'd love them! I've got 5 pairs of glasses and counting! I love cameras! Why do I love lenses and cameras? I have myopia, so I can't see clearly without my glasses. Therefore, lenses are the tools for me to this beautiful world. Time is one element you cannot control. Once it's passed, it's history. But cameras have this ability to capture a moment and freeze it in time and space. Perhaps I have had too many moments in the past which I long to preserve, but haven't had the chance to. So now, I am making up for lost memories. So I hope to use cameras as a tool to capture all the extraordinary moments in life in the future. Be it film or digital cameras, I'll gladly pick any one of them up and go clicking away!

So now you have a better understanding of me, so stay tuned for more posts by me in the future! Cheers!