congrats..!

i too just purchased a D5000 for my friend yesterday's evening.. played with it.. the grip is very tiny & cute 

the tilting screen is however very poisoning.. 

i couldn't agree more....but if not using LV, it make the tilt screen useless
if taking photo from weird angle,just using LV to get the picture how it will look like,
then switch off the LV,then take the shot 

Hey guys... back from some extensive camera hunting. 

Went to Pudu Plaza first to check out YL cameras... but i was there alittle early ( around 10.30 ) , they havent opened their shop. So i took a walk around the mall and saw another camera shop at the side entrance of the mall. ( forgot its name )... they quoted me RM 1650 for a nikon D40 kit... crazy.      Went back to YL cameras but they no longer have stock. 

Then took rapid lrt to Pertama Complex.... went to find foto selangor... also no more stock.      Walked around d mall alittle bit... saw some secluded camera studio selling D40 kit... but u know how much ? RM 1800 !!! insane !  * just because they had 1 more left !

But then i decided not to give up lol and went to sungai wang instead....  Checked with Boeing Foto... also no more stock...
But the nice lady working there let me try other entry level dslrs ( i decided to try it cuz their prices are reasonable ) ... when i held the E-420 in my hand, i had the feeling this is the camera im going to enjoy using lol. Tested it and loved the feeling/speed/lightweight.  RM 1699 with a nice E-system bag, DigiEye 4500 tripod, 2gb pendrive Compact flash and hoya 58mm UV filter.

Illegaldragon and general_nic thanks for the advice though.      I be migrating to Olympus thread but ill still visit this thread often. 

Just giving an advice cause some are already questioning whether they should get a flash or battery grip first 

Well it's an option, if someone really wants to spend RM1600 on speedlights why not get two SB600 to do CLS rather than only one flash. But then again you're using D5000 which does not have built in commander like D90/D300, so u need a commander like on SB900 to do CLS.

On bodies with built in commander like D90/D300, two SB600 can be used for CLS.

Well, I find that a single SB600 on a camera works great for weddings/events because it's lighter, smaller and much easier to carry & handle and not to forget powerful enough. No fuss. Nothing wrong with using an SB900 too. I just rather spend the extra RM800 to buy something like an extra SB600 or AF-S 35mm 1.8 or other things..

you can get a Nikon 18-105VR around RM1100

you can get a Nikon 18-200VRii for around RM25xx but I dont recommend buying this lens yet because there's a new Nikon 18-200VRii coming out, so when it comes out the previous model will be cheaper.

yeah.. a normal diffuser should cost rm30 and below.. especially china brand la.. branded ones (which has the same quality and built), are more expensive reaching rm50..

what kind of diffuser did you buy?

Lens hoods,    I saw other forum said that using SB600 cannot take picture too long or more than 100 picture direcly if not it will burn, is it true ??

oic
the 1 u telling me is A series M8 tripod, but i was looking at A series EX tripod
sorry for the confusion 
M8 r more expensive?
i noticed that M8 tripods not quick lock legs 

HI everyone. i'm new here and i'm new in dslr too. i'm planning to buy my 1st dslr. i'm eyeing on D5000. some of my friends recon me to buy 500D instead b'coz of the built in motor. is the built in motor really that important? i understand that without the built in motor i cant use AF lenses but only AFS lenses. is that really important?
i'm very undecisive between 500D and D5000. can anyone help?

check some 500D VS D5000 on the net..

another thing that u should take note is the price of nikon & canon flashes.. Nikon SB600 is around rm 790-800 whereas Canon's equivalent is 430EXII which is RM1000+

even the top of the line nikon SB900 is rm16xx and top of the line canon 580EXII is rm17xx

i just like the "white look" of most of canon higher end lenses.. most high end nikon's are black which is just normal..

most canon normal lenses starts at 24/28mm which is not wide enough.. take note that canon has 1.6x magnification which is a bit higher than 1.5 on nikons...which means it's not good for u la..

nikon general lenses starts at 18mm which is very very nice la..wide enough for most people.. 24/28mm is not wide enough on a dx format dslr like d5000, d90, 500D, 40D etc..

specs wise maybe 500D body is better but u also need to take into account the price/performance of accessories, flash & lenses for that certain brand too.

How is D40 picture quality compare with D70s? Which is better? Thanks.

i know wat he is asking, but i dunno y it happens
i oni say wat i know, that is the body AF assist lights normally is for low light condition(as stated in manual)
this may not answer his question but its jz my comment/opinion
n i nvr use SB600, so i dunno how its AF light works
but my SB900 AF light always lights up

the new one uses external wire to connect it to the side of the camera body so that it can af? got pics..?

if so..then basically it could also af with d60/d40 bodies right using the same method? (if the grip fits those models)

oh the famous 1.8 ka..hehe.. i know i know.. might get one for myself too..but still thinking of the afd 50mm 1.4

yup how will D3000 perform?same as D60 just with some better feature only?no difference in image quality?

d3000 - RM 2,288.00 (with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR)
check at this link - http://www.nikon.com.my/productitem.php?pid=1330-ae86b1ea79

Thanks lot Alpha
Appreciate your details explainations and guide man   . Will use it as a bible or guide for my lens upgrade
I think IQ option is much better ,maybe i will go for Nikon 18-105VR / Nikon 18-70 + 55-200VR (IQ Wise) + either Nikon 35mm f/1.8 or 50mm f/1.8 primelens

just canon bag and memory....

when v6 start??? anyone???