As some of you know my beloved Nikon CoolPix 990 has malfunctioned a few months ago. After careful thoughts I have bought a “new” camera–a EOS 300D. It will replace not only the CoolPix but also my film SLR–a Minolta Dynax 505si Super–which has also broken down in an accident (which I was not involved). It is not actually new since it is second-hand. For those of you who are familiar with digital photograhy you probably know that Canon has put forward a new–and much better–model, the EOS 350D. My parents suggested that I should buy the new one; I decided to go for a used 300D so to save money for some better lens and all other indispensible accessories–flash, bag et al.

As a first step I traded the kit lens for a Sigma 18-125mm DC (at a premium, of course).

Now using a Sigma lens is always a gamble, some are great while others are just miserable; this model has quite some positive reviews. After some testing it seems the copy I have does not possess the front-focusing problem many owners have experienced; I would much like to conduct outdoor testings but the weather in Hong Kong does not really permit that.