I suggest you wait and see. When the 550D is released the 500D's price will drop definitely. It's a matter of time. If you can wait then wait, if can't then go for it.

Not much heard about Pentax K-x yet but as far as I know there is surely a catch to it being awesome.

LOL. What's the use of luck challenging facts?

anyone here know the lastest and best price for nissin di622 penang price?
from which shop?
thanks

Type of camera/lens/accesories : P&S Digital Camera
Budget : RM1000
Your Location: KL/PJ
Preferable brand :Any user friendly brand
Type of photography u want to do :Normal PnS day and night , sceneries (studying at korea for the next 5 years) , video
Any specific models in mind? :none atm
Any specific features u want? : quality over looks..last long ?

thanks guys

erm anyone help pls thx

well.. here's a comparison btwn D90 and D300s in pics..

Type of camera/lens/accesories : DSLR kit
Budget: 2700 and below
Your Location: kl/pj
Preferable brand : Sony , Nikon and Canon
Type of photography u want to do : Sceneries / macro shots
Any specific models in mind? : a380 , a500 , d5000 , 450D
Any specific features u want? : If possible HD video capturing , brands that has more variety of mount , user friendly.

2700 if just add in abit more (maybe rm100) can get 500D liao

* was using left2dollars ( my sis ) account earlier ...
anywayz other than the 500D , what else do you recommend?

i mentioned before ur question has been asked too many times in this thread. cheapest brand new ones now are canon 1000D and nikon d3000. not sure about other brands. if u're okay with 2nd hand, find canon 400D or nikon D40.

u should try reading past pages in this thread. a lot of people asked the same question (cheapest dslr), n we always have the same answer

sorry to ask again if has been asked by anyone..so what is different AP model and ori model? same case like hp? 3rd party warranty??

quality? how to check that we've not conned by the seller..thanks! thinking of getting beginner dslr soon..

@dvlzplayground
thanks and sorry to ask so many times lolz,

nikon d3000
canon 1000d
sony a230

what's the difference between those 3? well as for this i've searched already but no one asked this question before so i guess its okay for me to ask @@

for this type of question, better u go google and type d3000 vs 1000d vs a230

definitely will get better answer

same goes to those who ask 500d vs d5000(or maybe even d90 since price diff is not that big)

1000D has been in the market for a while now. Proves how well an entry-level camera it is that Canon doesn't need to update the lineup.

D3000 is the successor of D60. The D60 was a horrible fail (though some won't admit so, 3 AF points?!) and thus the D3000 has improved leaps and bounds over. Theoretically the D3000 is a tad better than the 1000D (11 AF being the biggest difference).

a230 is the most entry-level DSLR by Sony and thus a little backwards from these two. 2.5fps continuous shooting being the largest disadvantage. The other two shoot at 3fps.

In conclusion the D3000 would be your best bet.

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Adding on, I'd really like to start a globalized recommendation topic as the recommendations are just going to be almost the same for entry-level and imtermediate ranges. Should I?

This post has been edited by TheWandererX: Feb 13 2010, 05:21 PM

thanks for the replies ~

and thanks thewanderx =D will get d3000 after cny heh

Type of camera/lens/accesories : DSLR
Budget: 2000-3000
Your Location: kajang
Preferable brand : canon or nikon
Type of photography u want to do : freestyle
Any specific models in mind? : no idea
Any specific features u want? : no idea

im newbie..dun noe much about this DSLR..please advice..

thank you

Type of camera/lens/accesories : DSLR
Budget: 2000-2500
Your Location: kl/penang
Preferable brand : canon or sony
Type of photography u want to do : any
Any specific models in mind? : a380 + twin lens kit, eos 450d? lol any idea?
Any specific features u want? : not at the moment

that's right. Luck doesn't comes in handy when u need it the most. So, i increased my budget n got myself an a550 from sony =D I don't think cny angpows can even recover quarter of the cost t.t

PS: in long run, a lil' more investment might juz be the luck i need =D

This post has been edited by lugiamcg: Feb 14 2010, 03:51 PM

HAHA. Well that's good to hear. At least you'd get yourself some head start on photography.

Enjoy your camera mate.

ur budget seems pretty strong have a sony a380. Though it might not be many features to play with compared to a500, u'll definitely gain by having a twin lens. Of course, i'm assuming that u're aiming for a380 twin lens package. But since u're into macro photography, none of the kit lens will give u a high quality close up shots unless u're willing to fork out a lil' more to get a teleconverter. If u just want some normal macro shots, standard kit lens might do just well. =D

Secondly, u want one which is user frendly. I suppose sony's new user interface might help u out by providing details on each modes. Trust me, even a person who have nvr been serious into photography could use sony's dslrs. Eg: me. =D

Third, if u're considering to have a HD video recording capabilities, Sony is definitely out. None of its lineup has it. Also, dslrs with video records may not be the kind of user frendly dslr to everyone. If u're willing to let go the 'user-frendly' attributes n willing to increase ur budget a lil' more, get a Canon 500D =D.

Me, personally, dropped of my thoughts on video recording n focuses more on 'user frendly' and that's why i got myself an a550.

my 2 cents =D

lol, thx bro =D