Thank to Canon's Privileged Purchase Program, I finally purchased a DSLR for my next stage of photography. I traded in a spoil A80 for the Canon 500D Kit II (18-200mm F3.5-5.6). With the program, it has a 20% discount off Canon's retail price, thus I paid for S$1,667. However, the person I really have to thank is my ex-colleague Zuk, who collected my spoil camera from me, went down to Canon Service Centre and placed an order and eventually collected the camera on my behalf. Hehe. Thank!

My new baby.. Tiffany

The purchase did not stop at the kit itself. I went on to get an extra two years extended warranty of S$150, as well as what you can see above. A Akarui Digi 26L dry cabinet at S$113 and a S$10 LCD protector from Cathay Photo. The book and the SD card were free though. I also bought a 50mm F1.8 prime len at S$130 from John 3:16 few days later.

I just lack a light-weight tripod, a national geographic camera bag, a lens hood, spare batteries and SD cards, and maybe even an external flash. These will complete my equipment for the time being.

Now, I just need to keep on practicing and practicing before an overseas trip next year.