(Me, playing with my brother-in-law’s DSLR.)

Yes, today, I finally got the guts to charge some money on my credit cards to buy a whole bunch of DSLR gadgets, mainly for use at CES 2010, I really need it as I can’t compete against other tech bloggers unless I have the right tools at the show.  (And yes, you can expect some high, quality HD Youtube videos and pics from Zedomax.com when January hits.  I’ve also invested a bunch of money on a week of airfare, hotel, and whatnot.  Btw, I am going on Virgin airlines, get WiFi and live blogging on the airplane!  Yey!)

So, here’s the sum of what I’ve bought today for my Canon 7D DSLR Camera:
(And btw, I did about a month of researching online and talking to my photographer friends beforewards)

• Canon 7D DSLR Camera Body w/ 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM standard zoom lens – $1899.99 on Amazon
• SanDisk 16GB Compact Flash 60MB/s – $146.80 on Amazon – Yes, you will definitely need some compact flash, this is the best and fastest Compact Flash you can buy right now.  (Alternative Kingston 32GB might be a good option although rated less at 40MB/s.  Read this thread for advice on CF cards.)
• Extra Battery – I will need an extra battery pack just in case I do some long HD footages, which I will at CES 2010.
• The Tamrac Aero Speed Pack 85 Camera/Laptop Backpack – This I will use so I can store both my Canon 7d and my future-wife-to-be 13.3″ ASUS UL30A laptop (which I haven’t got, waiting for the price to drop on/after Black Friday).
• Manfrotto Tripod – I will need a tripod definitely for taking some videos or doing interviews.  This one seemed ideal as it’s portable yet Manfrotto-quality for durability.
• Camera Flash? – I was looking at this cheapo flash that swivels 360 degrees but figured CES will be full of lights anyways, I might just stick with the on-board flash on the Canon.

I spent a total of about $2300 in the new camera equipment.  Well, I think it’s definitely going to be worth the investment as I am planning to go to a LOT of shows next year including home shows, web 2.0 shows, and others especially a lot of shows are held in downtown SF where I live 10 minutes away from.

This will be a lot of fun because this is the first DSLR camera I will ever own plus I have been playing a lot with my brother-in-law’s Canon 5d, expect some higher quality vids/photos soon!

Btw, if anyone is going to be at CES 2010 and you are exhibiting, don’t forget to let me know via zedomax [at] gmail.com so I can put you on my priority list for new tech companies to interview using my Canon 7d!

Did I forget anything?  Let  me know all you photo DSLR experts out there in the comments line.

Okay, excited, let me go cool down by hitting some golf balls…

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