Type of camera/lens/accesories : Semi-pro
Budget : RM 1700
Your Location : KL, Kuching, KK
Preferable brand : any brand
Type of photography u want to do : Landscape, Potrait
Any specific models in mind? : Totally None
Any specific features u want? : HD movie with zoom

Want to upgrade to a semi-pro. Any recommendations?

popular semi pro camera : s95, Lx5, G12 < all under ur budget

interchangeable lens camera : sony nex < RM1850 +- for 1855 lens

Type of camera/lens/accesories : DSLR

Budget: 2k +-

Your Location: Shah Alam, Selangor

Preferable brand : Nikon or Sony, canon also can

Type of photography u want to do : Food, Travel and Potrait.

Any specific models in mind? : Sony A230, A550 or Nikon D80 or any model or brands

Any specific features u want? : my friends said some SLR have autofocus motor and some are not, i prefer the one that have motor~for using in the prime lense, rite?

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autofocus motor ? u mean image stabilization (optical super steady shot) is it ?

some dslr is built in OSS in camera, some are built in lens, buy those built in camera better, so that u can hv better range of lens

if sony 2k+-, i suggest u A33 (A55 if u need 10fps and higher mpixel)

and yes, a33 is built in super steady shot INSIDE the camera

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082421sonyslta55a33.asp

he meant autofocus motor on d body or lens la
This apply to Nikon oni as Sony have their AF motor in body, Canon on lenses

n dun say camera built-in stabilization is better, dun try mislead ppl
as both body stabilization n lens stabilization have their pros n cons
most ppl will shoot u for ur statement

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Oct 27 2010, 12:40 PM

Yes, body stabilization is convenient, since you don't need to care about whether the lens got stabilization or not, BUT it's not as good/efficient as stabilization on lenses...

Many sony lenses don't have stabilization because their body already have. While canon and nikon always depend on lens for stalibilization (also called IS or VR).

DSLR is very subjective, you need to use and play it, if not feeling good in your hand and not user friendly for u, no point getting that model even though damn good.

sorry, nvr survey other brand, so nvr notice AF motor

i say choose built in better is bcos hv more range of lens to choose from, not try to mislead ppl

my friends said some SLR have autofocus motor and some are not, i prefer the one that have motor~for using in the prime lense, rite?

most probably you are talking about nikon's screw drive. for current nikon's line up, any model lower than d90 do not have screw drive focus mechanism built into the body.

thus, af-d lenses wont autofocus on them.

google more, learn more hehehe

that sentence in bold is quite misleading
n if wanna say d right term, u shud b saying those with camera built-in stabilization can save cost on lenses
cos for Nikon n Canon, lenses of the same range may have both stabilizer or non-stabilizer, n those with stabilizer r more costly

aiyo, u take part of my sentence then say me misleading

the sentence in bold now is not misleading IMHO

oh yeah as for the built in motor, here's a simple analysis...

Sony: all got motor
Nikon: D80/D90 and above (d7000 included) have motor, can focus with all old AF-D lenses and all new AF-S lenses
Canon: IF NOT MISTAKEN, 50D above only got motor, but now all canon lenses have motor (EF and EF-S). Canon DSLR cannot use those old lenses and no one uses already (except film).

as i'm quite a noob, i just quote this statement, bcoz the others I don't really understand, huhu.

anyway, seems like sony is the preferable one if I want to get SLR with AF built in motor rite? as D90 price is over my budget, So which model you think is good for beginner like me? I already made a research, it seems like the good one is A230, A290/a390, A330/A380. And looks like Sony SLR have a lot of advantage for my purpose except for the pricey lenses rite?

N i dont really care much whether it is 2nd hand or new one. If I can get better quality on second hand which under my budget, I rather choose that than new one. And I'm thinking of investing for the 50mm plus speedlight also, so my budget is quite tight here.

Btw, for A33, it looks good, but I heard it's not really a DSLR bcoz it uses NEX tech and Other cons I heard is that it has Electronic View Finder so it will be hard to use it in very dark place. Is that true?

This post has been edited by fadzioriq: Oct 27 2010, 01:42 PM

Type of camera/lens/accesories : DSLR camera
Budget : RM3K-5K
Your Location : KL
Preferable brand : Nikon
Type of photography u want to do : Outdoor travel
Any specific models in mind? : 300s or D90
Any specific features u want? : Lenses for landscape

* I having a hard time choosing between D90 and D300s. one of the my friend who are using D300s and D90 said 300s not really nice to use compare to D90(semi-pro)... so any idea??

My friend is using LX3 and he highly recommends it. Is there much difference with LX 5?

like i said, u shud b saying "can more cheaper range of lenses", not "better range"
i know u r not trying to mislead, but ur sentence may indirectly mislead

Type of camera : DSLR
Budget : RM4000
Your Location : KL
Preferable brand : Canon Nikon
Type of photography u want to do : Outdoor , Portrait , Landscape , Object , Indoor
Any specific models in mind? : Above D90? Above 50D?
Any specific features u want? : Good image quality and color~

Any comment on Canon 60D image quality? Worth to get it? Or other choices? I never use Canon before, Canon user might give some comment? Thanks your advice~

Canon 60D or 550D with better lenses

Nikon D90 or if u can wait, D7000

D7000 price for body around RM3500 - RM4000... Totally out of budget...

price not confirm yet mah, u still can hope