thr is a flash stand tat comes wit Nissin Di622...

no need to buy... it comes with the flashgun... n not necessary tat u need to point in the same direction de... u can point the flashgun upwards so it wont make it overexposed....

wise move...

i am an ex-D40 user... if thr is anyone that is new to DSLR and wanted to get serious wit it, den i would suggest to get at least a DSLR with internal motor... there are few reasons why i said so....

1) we can use almost all of the lenses no matter itz with or without motor
2) u will save a lot in the future ( getting lenses with built in motor so that it is compatible wit a non-motor DSLR body is more expensive than those lenses without built in motor
3) using non-motor lenses on a non-motor DSLR is simple... but itz not as easy as u think... the method is sounds simple but applying it is totally different story....

above jus some of my humble opinions through my experience.... if u found tat my opinion is not useful, please ignore it...

ok... let me use a simple example...

compare

1) AF NIKKOR 50MM F1.4D vs AF-S NIKKOR 50MM F1.4G and

2) Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G Zoom Telephoto AF vs Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G Nikkor AF-S VR

as u can see, the price difference between the AF and AF-S is quite huge... ya, i kno the difference for (2) aso becoz Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G Nikkor AF-S VR is with VR... but, for me, i think rm1.5++ difference is HUGE...


if i m using any DSLR wit internal motor and planning to buy this 2 lenses, i can save more than RM2k.... tatz the reason i said "u will save a lot in the future"


and ya, i agree tat MF is a good practice... but sometimes MF will jus make u miss some good shot tat only appear at certain time...


p/s: i m not saying D40/D40x/D60/D5000 is not good... but in fact, itz GREAT... i love the color produced by my ex-D40 more than my D80.... but i think it is lack of something without the internal motor

p/s : above jus some of my humble opinions through my experience.... feel free to correct me if i m wrong...

let us kno ur budget 1st...

lol... i had the same thought as u when i wanna buy my 1st DSLR... but seems lik the poison in LYN is too strong... in the end, u will automatically buy more lenses from time to time..

if u would ask for my opinion, i would suggest to u to get a 2nd hand D40.... den play wit it 1st... if u feel lik photography is interesting to u, den try to hunt for new D80 (altho ppl said hard to find, but i still manage to get it at reasonable price) or any used DSLR wit internal motor....

wow... the size is almost lik my Nissin i622

i havent use falcon eyes be4, but i owned a Nissin i622... i lik the outcome tat it produced... for me, i think itz a good flash... the oni prob for me is itz too bulky...

for Di422, u can twist the head of the flash.... so, i cant point the flash upwards when i m shooting vertically... tat why i chose Di622...


i tried to switched off light n snap be4, but seems lik it doesnt really have any prob... so, i think i din face tat prob as most user experienced *touchwood*

if u got enough budget, go for SB600 without regret...

focus point is to determine the subject tat u focus... since D60 got 3 focus point, means u can focus ur subject left, middle n right... for 11 focus points means thr r 11 points tat u can choose for ur cam to focus...

for the video thingy, i m not too sure coz i din own a video recording DSLR be4..

ppl r using D80 now...

if u r going to compare D5000 with D90/500D/450D, i think itz totally unfair... thr r actually in different level... D5000 is the entry-level DSLR which falls into the D40/40x/60 category...

i think itz not necessary for u to compare D5000 if u can afford to buy D90/450D/500D... jus buy D90/500D/450D if u got enough budget...

ok... mayb tatz my misunderstand... thanx for correcting me... but anyway, i still would suggest one to get D90/450D/500D if one can afford...

lol... kelvin, den u should change ur gear to D5000 so i can experience the noise control in low light condition myself...

den i wait for it to come lo.. lol... by tat time, dun forget to come to kl....

but i tot u wanna change to canon 1??

actually i would say buying prime lens will be good for u.... since u like portrait n bokeh so much... n i think kit lens will be enough for u to go travel...

actually kit lens can perform quite well... try to play around wit it 1st be4 getting any lenses...

i guess u really need to see wat is the thing tat u enjoy to shoot?? landscape?? macro?? portrait??

for me, i love food... i like to shoot any food tat is nice n share wit other ppl... tatz the reason i get a prime lens... afterall, itz still depends on wat u really wan...

p/s: my frenz jus went to aus wit D40 + kit lens only... n all the pic tat she took look nice to me...