could somebody assist me
how to check my shutter count

someone?

Thanks bro

btw.. apart from Nikon's lens..which third party brand is better??  Tamron? Sigma??
Planning for either 55-200mm, or 18-200mm.

Need another pro advise from u guys, which type of Prime lens is good ??
wanna share a pic from phuket here

I would like to present a different opinion. To me, I would go straight for the 18-105VR and forget about the 18-70/55-200. The newer 18-105 is more than a match for the 18-70 optically only loses in build quality and the 55-200VR micro motor doesn't do much good for the AF. If you are getting the 35 f1.8 forget the 50 f1.8 unless you have budget constraints.

wow...thank all of u 4 d precious info....

ya my budget is ard 2k...so D5000 is out of my consideration..though i've read abt it n thinks tat it's great...actually i also prefered nikon, as i did some comparison with other models i stated..but i haven thought abt d feel when holding it in my hand though @.@ i've hold D60 and D3000 be4 n they feel much similar 2 each other,cept i feel D3000 is slightly smaller n better in grip n button arrangement...So i'll try 2 get ahold on Sony A230 too later...but sadly both d nikon model dont have live view...

And i heard Sony can only use its own manufactured lenses n minolta lenses right?so they're cheaper than nikkor's as well...ok i'll put all these in my consideration.hopefully i can join d big family XD

live view izit so important to you?? the purpose of using dslr is through the viewfinder...although nowaday the dslr camera would have live view...but look carefully...there is some delay on the live view...this is the rough info i could give...for more detail you need to search on the web...or maybe there is another sifus here can help explain to you...=)