Canon EOS Kiss X5(T3i) Double Zoom Lens Kit Purchased! in English

Previously, I posted Canon EOS Kiss X4(T2i I think) double lens was getting cheaper. And now, EOS Kiss X5(T3i) double lens was about the same price, still expensive than the X4. However, I chose, X5 because of the Vari-angle Display and updated Firmware.

The design is almost the same from X4, the difference is just the display part, now it’s Vari-Angle Display so you can fold and cover the display or flip it front to shoot your self, you can DO THAT WITH DSLR!

When I was thinking to buy a new DSLR I was comparing between Canon EOS Kiss X5 or Nikon D5100 both cameras have Vari-Angle Display, but their difference was Maximum Pixels Size and Lens rotation. First, EOS Kiss X5 has 18 Megapixels but D5100 has only 16.9 Megapixels there’s not that much of the difference, but it’s better to have more pixels than less pixels. Second, Canon and Nikon have different Lens rotation. Canon Lens are Anti-Clockwise Zooming, and Nikon Lens are Clockwise Zooming. I used my Olympus E500 before, and it had Anti-Clockwise Zooming so I kept my habit with Anti-Clockwise Zooming.

When you get double lens kit, there will be 18-55mm Lens and 55-250mm Lens, but sometimes you was to shoot in one lens like 18-200mm, there is a official Canon Lens that costs pretty much like buying same Double Lens kit, so I decided to buy, or going to buy from the company called, SIGMA. Their Lens products are in Anti-Clockwise, so it’s very useful for Anti-Clockwise users, like me. And they also has 18-200mm Lens with F3.5-5.6 like a normal lens.

I’m shooting moon with my 55-250mm Lens and it’s great, you capture the craters, but the size appears in the screen is very small like penny size. Lucky to us, SIGMA also provides us Tele-Lens that goes from 50-500mm, and if you put Tele-Converter x2.0 it will become 100-1000mm Lens Camera. which it’s going to be 4 times larger than the 250mm Lens. So I can’t wait to get that.

Panasonic Mobile Battery Review

(Re-Post from Japanese Texts)
I've bought my first smartphone in Japan and this is going to be my second mobile phone that I possed in my life. My first phone(smartphone) was Blackberry Curve 8520, as you know that entry model of Blackberry from RIM(Research In Motion), I liked the physical keyboard, because I'm from Computer user, so was looking for QWERTY Keyboard not the Number Pad Keyboard. And so, I came back to Japan, and I chose the smartphone from htc(Taiwanese Company) DesireHD in Softbank Mobile code it's Softbank 001HT.

Currently, this phone is hard find in Japan, since this phone started selling in November 2010, it's very rare phone. When I arrived to Japan I immediately called close range of the Softbank offical shop, however their answer was no. So, I decided to call some electronic stores around my neighbor, and I found it. When a shop assistance said "Yes we do have only one DesireHD" I shouted that, "Keep that for me!", and so I have it.

DesireHD was known as the high spec Android Smartphones in Softbank smartphones, I was looking for the physical built in keyboards too which was GALAPAGOS 005SH, it had the slide keyboards, but I didn't need any 3D display, One-Seg(TV signals), NFC(Near Field Communication for payments), and infrared communication. These kinds of phones are called GALAPAGOS phones, which the phone is only capable in Japan(sometimes) and evolved further than Global standard phones. That's why I picked DesireHD.

When you use smartphones, the typical worry is that the battery won't live for full day. For those "High-End Users" they carry another spare of battery, and the charger. But that means you need to buy extra charger and battery which is not cool. Recently, I was watching one of the Youtube Channel, the guy was reviewing the USB mobile Charger. There is only USB port on the charger so you this is not limited only for smartphones, you can use it for iPods, other types of phones, tablets, etc.

The spec of the charger is DC5V and 1A, you can charge from 100V to 240V so it's world wide. and if you notice that the iPad needs 1A to charge, so this is right on your demand. Also, my Panasonic mobile charge came with a spare USB cable which was identical to the one for DesireHD so you can carry the short cable with you and long cable to stay your house.

Since I bought this smart mobile charger it changed my life with smartphones, dramatically. I don't need to worry about the battery life anymore when I have this in my pocket.

I don't know whether you can buy these outside Japan, but I think you can find it in Amazon or eBay.

Panasonic Mobile Charger (in Japanese)