can i know what the different between the sigma 50mm and nikon 50mm?? except the 77mm wide filter...
how about the IQ those??

Haven't tried it out before, only tried the VRII so far tho. Will keep in mind of this 80-200.

The pricing is below RM1.5k if I'm not mistaken. Slightly cheaper than the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G.

i thought the 50mm 1.4 around 900??

That's the AF-D model, without swm motor.

hey... which model do u guy recommend?? D3000 or D5000?? Which one is better and why??

depend on ur budget.
d5k got hd record,;ive view, can turn screen
when d3k are exactly same as d60,just more focus point,blablabla and NEWER...HAHA

cant upload image thru imageshack ...

victor . if have the budget , d5000 sure is better .

@shinjun

Please add me to the sekinchan model shoot.
I want to learn some portrait shooting skill

I'll be able to join if I no need to work on weekend.

This post has been edited by yushin: Jan 2 2010, 07:32 PM

D5000 is like the bigger brother of D3000, so if budget allows go for D5000.

Higher ISO capability, 12MP opposed to D3000's 10MP... Yada yada, basically all advantages, but more pricey.

D5000 is better however the pricing is different.. If your budget should D5000.. Why not... Unlesss u wanted to buy D3000 and another lens or Flash gun~

today i went to time square's nikon centre. I played the D3 with 500mm f2.8. Super cun and sharp! the focus is damn fast and the "kacha" sound is so FAST and SYOK! T.T power of full frame...

I'm a D5000 user myself. I initially planned on getting the D3000. Read up a lot, surveyed prices and changed my mind totally.
I stretch my budget a lil bit and went for the D5000 straight cos I know I won't be upgrading anytime soon.

Usefulness of the live view:
I like the swiveling live view to take pictures of myself

Here's a little read between them both: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3000/
Basically, the D3000 is a tiny little improvement from the D60. And the D5000 specs is slightly lower than D90, the most significant being the no in body focus motor. (*sobs* more expensive lenses)

So, if you have the budget... and not upgrading within months, D5000 is the obvious choice.

me n my frens went there n play with the cams on wednesday
we spent a whole hour molesting those cams, especially the D3
we hogged the D3 for bout 15mins i think, until some guy waiting to test it glare at us only we cabut
finally got 1 of my best fren poisoned by DSLR, now he whole day grumbling cant stand the poison

The d3 was amusing! It responds VERY FAST, and that 500mm lens is SOOOOO big and looks very heavy. I can capture the signboards on the opposite block clearly. The shutter sound is SEXY~ and d700 also not bad, but i dunnoe where to find the mode dial (M,A,S,P) thingy. too noob to use FF haiz...

wan zoom in in playback also dunno how >.<

i learned how to operate basic functions of D3
to change mode u have to press n hold a button(forgot which 1), then turn the command dial
to change shutter release mode is to turn a dial on the left under the flash mode, BKT
to change AF mode is a switch beside the LCD
i n my D40x owner fren so noob that it took us quite some time to found out those manual settings
we even turn the camera 180degree face inside the store, then took some sexy bokeh pics

Wahhhh i was so afraid of the shopkeeper, later i made a scratch or something i would need to pay @.@ but nevertheless it was still very fun, too much poison!

ya, too much poison >.<
but my fren got it worst
we 2 DSLR owner poison him 1 person
1st we start from lower end model 1st, D90, cos he tried my D5000 n my fren's D40x
then nxt let him touch D300, nxt D700, last only D3
then we ask be prepare, listen carefully when i set the D3 to continuous shooting mode
then press shutter
u shud have seen his face, he was like kena stunned, n shouted "WTF?!"
he never had a good sleep that nite

i not dare to switch to burst mode, cuz when i shoot with single mode many ppl staring at me already, cuz most of them just see, not capturing anything. I am the only one who "kacha kacha"... continuous shooting sure poison, the sound also made me can't sleep already XD

that's why im still online here XD

i still not yet go to the bts nikon center... will go there when i go to kl ...look like interesting .

i didnt ask them, but i guess if i wan to service my d40 or sensor clean up etc can do it there right? no need go PJ anymore?