Canon Wish List

I have created a "practical" wish list of sorts for my camera... a not-so-exorbitant wish list (IMHO) of lenses. I didn't go so far as to pick every "L" series prime lens available by Canon. Instead, I put together a balance of lenses based on my needs, wants and budget. I can't afford all of these lenses in one go, mind you, so when I say budget I am referring to the hypothetical budget I will be building this year as I hypothetically start to see a ROI through photography.

EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye, $719

My most probable next purchase, this fisheye lens will have a multitude of uses for both day-to-day shots and travel photography. I can already see wet doggy nose marks on the tip of the bubble. :)

EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, $379

One day, when I can say for certain exactly how this f/1.4 differs rom my f/1.8, I will sell my cheapy-fifty for this faster, ultrasonic version.

EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, $419

This will be another first-step purchase to practice portrait photography. If this focal length proves worthy over the 135mm, I will step it up to the EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM for $2199. For now I can fake my 85mm photos with my 24-105mm f/4 zoom lens.

EF 135mm f/2L USM, $1089

Speak of the devil, here is the 135mm. I played with my co-worker's 135mm for about 10 seconds at the office before I decided that I needed a DSLR camera and I needed this lens. Amazing portrait results. Okay, maybe this is my next lens.

EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, $1999

This will be my super-duper I can take a picture of the eiffel tower from my hotel room even though I'm still in the U.S. lens. I just want it because it's pretty. *sigh*

So my to-do list will be 15, 135, 7-200, 85, 50. Actually, it will be battery grip, 15, 135, 7-200, 85 then 50. Or maybe battery grip, 135, 15, 85, 70-200, 50. Okay, who am I kidding, it will probably be in order from cheapest to most expensive. >.<

Photogenic

It's easy to practice photography when you have such good-looking subjects. :)

LA Road Trip!

We convinced my mum to replace her 2002 Nissan Frontier with a shiny, silver Prius. If you know how techonologically-resistant she is, you'll know this was a huge feat. My mum has been anti-technology for decades, holding on to her VHS and cassette tapes as long as she could. Last year we introduced her to the world of texting, yet she is still hesitant to give up her Motorola Razr for an iPhone. She's adopted YouTube and watching Korean dramas online, but does so on a 7-year old Dell desktop.

It took a few weeks but we convinced her that she needed the Prius for its mpg benefits... but now she's too scared to drive it! (Took a good 20 minutes for the salesman to explain how to put the car in park, and turn off the car with the smart key system) So instead, my sisters and I took it for a spin around town. The goal: how many food spots can we hit up on the way to Yona's apartment?

Angry bear.

The "Before"

We've finally broken ground in the backyard! Well, not we, exactly, more like hired hands? :) Hopefully we'll finish everything (hardscaping, landscaping and whatever else) by our deadline which is 1 year from the day we closed escrow. I can't believe it only took two days for them to dig trenches and lay down all of the drainage pipes. Next step is the sprinkler system.

It's such a tiny backyard -- hopefully when the project is done we will have made it feel more spacious~!