Well, I don’t have a 5D Mk II (scared off by the focusing/softness issues I’ve been reading), but I do have something new to play with.

Courtesy of a 16-hour marathon ‘work’ session given to me by my evil taskmaster overlord.

Always wanted a zoom, and finding something within budget was extra nice. Was kinda torn between this and the 55-200mm VR, but the fact that the latter wouldn’t work nicely on an FX camera was the selling point. Anyway, walked around the neighbourhood to test it out and all. I remember Felicia showing me her neighbourhood flowers and I was all ‘damn I wish I had that kind of neighbourhood’. Guess I do have some pretty interesting plants around my area too!

Pink Hibiscus! Pretty pink!

Black Chilli. Wonder if it tastes hot…

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