But still, a hands-on guide from experienced user is worth more than reading the boring guide or selecting menu in the LCD...

lolx...then how about reading the manual book that come along with your camera?? that count as a guide for me too...XD

Didn't I mentioned it earlier about the guide? It's boring, and I'm not read-type. Hands-on works better for me

yeah..same as me....1st time get slr..just maen guna je...
then slowly using wif book...then guide book...

Yeah, hantam is also a way to learn

thanks guys. i think i know what lens and flash i should buy now. as in for 50mm 1.8, i love it very much but i can't auto focus. i'll prefer 35mm 1.8 coz i can AF and practise manual focus at the same time. once i'm good at manual focus, i can consider 50mm 1.8.

all bros,
im really keen to get nikon d3000 right now. already compare n test d3000 and 1000d in my hands and i really like d3000

the only things that bother me is the fact that d3000 doesnt have AF motor in it. is this a serious issue in terms of budget, performance and my noobness?

budget - how much usually AF lens cost? i know there are several types of lens but generally on what range.

performance - need to do manual focus while taking pics, does this will affect how fast can u focus.is manual focus really hard?

my noobness - im a noob. so i think using manual focus really can help me learn lots of things about dslr, but is it worth to get d3000 or i better go for d70 or d80?

in the digital AF era, why ya wana manual focus to learn?
u cant use lens that are not AF-S...eg: AF-D 50mm 1.8

wuszhtag : you can refer to 1st page,there got further explanation

i only see the manual book for knowing button function
practical is more important for me

if you can tahan,sure is go for sb900,u can cls with dslr dont have commander
like me is get sb600 1st then only slowly go for lens then sb900,xp

if me.. i prefer take 5001.8 althought cant autofocus...
hey..who say we need AF? mine also focus picture using manual...
never use AF since know that we can Manual focus

There is situation that AF comes in handy.

Alot of user change their body or upgrades just for the legendnary must have lens af-d 50 f1.8, why not buy it cheap secondhand like rm 370 and try play with it for few weeks and if u really cant use it then put up in forum for sale and get yourself the cash back, af 50 f1.8 is in a very stable market rate. Maximum cost of lost is maybe none to rm 30 ringgit lol.

I didn't sound like I wanna get an AF-D 50mm f1.8

why do u like nikon d3000 and why u prefer nikon better than canon?
Actually if u use nikon long enough, u ll be able to tell what kinda quality coming out from canons and nikons
This is just some comment that i got from most SLR players : -
nikon = VERY SHARP , MORE VIVID

canon = GOOD SHARP , SOFTER

Some wedding companies have request from customer to use canons only
because nikon is too good in bringing out all the pimples and eyebags

Cons and pro,

Joining SLR world cheap and save is the best way to start
If u do alot of portraits, maybe u ll keen on getting a cheap 50 mm lens

If it yes, u could consider :-

canon 1000d = smallest and cheapest ( not sexy at all)

nikon d70 / d70s / d80 = secondhand body only = rm 1000++ / rm 1150++ / rm 1800++(very sexy )
d70/s consider quite old with small lcd screen but still more sexy on a guys hand

If u not planning to get this 50 mm, there is no problem for u to get a d40/x/d60/d3000 which some players start selling it cheap in secondhand.

Dupe,you might wanna read this review.D3000 is underseen by some reviewers among the web,some are giving negative comments.They claim that D3000 is worse in high ISO than a D40.SOS I got this from the forumer in other threads,kindly take a look before making your decision too recklessly.

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Added on October 21, 2009, 4:43 pmI feel like this is not accurate but at least the brand only indeed does not judges the camera's characteristics right?

This post has been edited by minghao: Oct 21 2009, 04:44 PM

Ouch, that's hurt

i tot he was mean that the iso was one stop earlier than D40?? so it actually is nothing to worry if u dint shot night life alot..izit??

maybe..but no one want use their slr withour playing with iso even noob..like me
oh no.. now i can 'ejek' the d3000 user at my school...nice fact..hee

If you buy DSLR and don't shot night life... buy DSLR for?

i dint say dont shot night life...i just said dint shot alot...=.="