Choosing the right camera

Currently I am using Canon G10, is a semi-pro camera but basically is just slightly better then Point and shoot, the reason for me to buy this camera is actually wanted to learn some basic skill of photo taking first before I get a DSLR and also the size of this camera is small and much much lighter then DSLR camera.

This G10 is with me for around 11months, I get it from Parkway Best Denki shop at $870 with 5yrs extended warranty. Last week my friend help me to post an online selling forum to sell off this G10 for me at the price of $600, he is so nice that help me to negotiate another $10 more, so there goes my camera at $610 to a lady. It was a cool and steady deal :) and I owe my friend chicken rice meal..

Before selling off this camera I took some photos from Bugis Junction.

I always like black and white, photo taken at Toast Box

Lightings really give a big different with photos

Christmas Tree outside Esprit Shop

So, now is the time to crack my brain which will be the next camera to choose, my criterial are, of coz it needs to be better function then G10, a DSLR definitely! then size will be a matter.. arghhh.. but nevertheless, after talking to some expert camera users, they suggest Olympus EP-1 for me, is a small, interchangeable lens, effect is as good as DSLR, retro style and most importantly the price is reasonable cheaper then the big DSLR. Ok, I will be getting this EP-1 next week and will uploads more photos :)

Olympus EP-2, similar design with EP-1

TWG at ion

It was a weekday afternoon, me and my friend decided to take a tea break after shopping at ion and we hop in to TWG for some pastry and tea. The service was very good just like 5star hotel service, once I got to look at the Tea menu I was so shock that the tea menu was about 200 selection of tea, they will even bring the tea leafs to you if you can't decide what to drink.

Below are some photos taken from my G10 :) enjoy.....

I love this Greentea cake

Simple chocolate muffin, inside is full of chocolate chip!

Small Pound cake

This was my first attempt to bake a cake after I bought my oven, so I choose the easiest cake of all, it turn out not bad but texture abit too rough, nevertheless still taste nice :)

Here's a short understanding of Pound cake, The name "Pound" was given to this cake because the original recipes contained one pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour.

Slice of this cake can be eaten with dusting sugar or with fresh berries or some whipped cream during tea break.

As my baking tin was a small one, so I had deduct the percentage of the ingredients into half, but I am still generously in adding the butter.

Recipe

• 1 Cup flour (I used Top Flour, prefer cake flour)
• 1 tsps baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup butter - around 80g
• 1/2 cup castor sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Zest orange or lemon (optional)

Steps

• Preheat oven 170c
• Mix butter and sugar together, beat till light and fluffy
• Add in eggs one at the time in butter mixture
• mix well
• Add in sift flour salt and baking powder
• Add in vanilla extract and lemon or Orange
• mix well
• Bake for 50 to 60 mins, insert toothpick and if it's comes out clean.