Not a freak, but likes her very much. I haven't had any encounter with haruhi cosplays, last time i went to HELP college's anime exhibition also didn't have. I hope to attend the Daicon events, but i afraid i will be busy with my university stuff.... 28th June intake >.<

Chill... I use to apologize, don't take it too seriously.
Thanks the_tranny, I will be more careful in my future HDRs...
Sorry for apologizing for nothing...

Oh >.< Why am I saying sorry again lol

Depends on what fucntion you need. D5k has video recording and the funky "twistable" LCD, and its MP is higher (although this doesn't matter much). Both doesn't have internal motor to AF.

Other functions that make D5000 more superior than D60 (source from dpreview):
* 12.3 MP CMOS sensor (D60: 10.2 MP CCD)
* Tilt/swivel screen
* Live View with contrast detect AF
* Movie Mode
* Wider ISO range
* 11 point AF system with 3D tracking (D60: 3 point AF)
* Control of Active D-Lighting intensity
* Automatic correction of lateral chromatic aberration
* Choice of JPEG quality in RAW+JPEG shooting
* Extra retouching options
* More scene modes
* Faster continuous shooting
* Exposure bracketing

The bold ones are important IMO. make your wise choice, don't regret after you have bought it.
And try to hold them in camera shop, see which one suits you more.
For more comparison, you can visit the link below:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond5000/

Kent, you can try out D40 also. Cuz it's cheaper than D60 and you might be able to find 2nd hand D40 from RM1000~rm1300 with kit lens. Don't forget, you need a flash gun (very important and useful) and you might want to save money for other lense.

I am a 2nd hand D40 user, although D40 is just 6.0 megapixels but everyone here knows megapixels do not really matter. For portrait shots, I also recommend 35mm AFS~ Rm800+ if i'm not mistaken.

But it's still your own choice~

P/S: hehe one new photo frm me~
this time's a portrait, coincidentally. Maybe some of you saw this in the photo gallery already.

Nikon D40
Kit Lens
Nissin Di622 flashgun
Adobe photoshop CS4
Adobe Lightroom 2.3
Imagenomic Portraiture plugin for Photoshop

^.^ CnC plz (paiseh, a bit reddish for the white balance)

This post has been edited by zellleonhart: Jun 18 2009, 10:42 PM

Yeah, she is my cousin ^.^
I know her right hand (in our perspective is left) is overexposed a bit, but I like the "glamour" feel XD

They must hold her, she can't stand well >.< If not i wouldn't be able to capture that moment

yea, at first look i thought it was my camera (d40 + kitlens + nissin di622) lol... The kit lens for D5000 is 18-55mm VR?

i thought its kit lens might be the same as D90, 18-105... Show us the outcome of your D5k?

Wait kimura add you in =)
You can try shashinki.com, see whether they got sell or not.
Or J-One in Amcorp Mall PJ.

I am a di622 user, from my experience it's a quite decent flash gun, strong enough, got attached bounce card, and cheaper than sb600 (around rm450)...

Just one thing, it's big, and the AF assist light is not corresponding to the angle the lens is pointing. visit the nissin di622 thread for more info~

I got the old version one... sweat...
Someone in LYn said i can get an exchange for the newer version from the distributer, but the office is in PJ, I dunno PJ road at all

The prob is i dunnoe how to upgrade the firmware... i dont think i should do it myself too..

of course i know google map, but my mum is not free to fetch me there, and i dun have a car. Maybe I will take lrt... haiz i hate PJ T.T

haha how old r u? I will be 18 in october 2009..

Your AF assist light is it accurate? i mean is it on the focal point when shooting in extremely dark condition?
Mine is slightly above the focal point, very annoying >.<

Yeah sometimes ppl think your are more pro when u have bulky gears
Last time when i went pc fair and shot chicks with my n73 they dont care about me, then in april 09 pc fair I shot with my d40 + di622 they posed for me lol...
*grammer mistakes corrected

This post has been edited by zellleonhart: Jun 19 2009, 11:11 PM

So good... 19 years old already have core i7 and 3GB ddr3 ram T.T 1TB HDD T.T

I also got mine this year, but it's a 2nd hand entry level D40... A prize from my relatives as a reward for my SPM lulz

lol, actually the story is like this..
I am a follower of a blog, and the blog owner sometimes posts very nice photos. Then he was a D40 user. (now he is using D90) I was very impressed and POISONED and started to have interest in photography.

After SPM i was thinking to get a PNS camera, as i have limited budget. But coincidentally my relatives gave me some angpow for my SPM, then there's one guy in LYN selling D40 2nd hand with a few months warranty left. then i let the PnS go and bought my D40 XD

@Nic
My diploma starts next week, if i am free I will inform u =)

Erm as far as i know it depends on your camera and your flash... like nissin di622, it doesnot support commander system. and like D40, it doesn't have commander system too.

If you use Sb600 flash then you can use commander system, but I dunnoe whether D40 can add extra commander or not.

Lol, i dun have any fren who uses DSLR, except msn pal...
Di622 is around Rm450 and Sb600 is rm800+ right?
if price is not a matter than go for sb600, as it supports CLS too. and it has an LCD. (and looks more cool lol)
Some (if not most) di622 has the AF assist light problem, but if you can stand with it then it should not be a problem. Di622 is indeed a very worth buying flash.

Date nic out and rob his sb900, free of charge
Opps he heard this already haha~

Get nissin then, i am not funded too, so I choose the one who is kindest to my pocket

I suggest you buy your flash gun first, the pop up flash is not flexible and cannot be bounced/reflected.
Anyway, i like 35mm F1.8 also, it's around the price of a sb600. My dream portrait lens T.T

This post has been edited by zellleonhart: Jun 19 2009, 11:46 PM

Yea, portraiture can't missed out flash. Last time pc fair i shot chicks with my D40 without flash, all underexposed ... wasted...