I went there today and I must say i am super impressed, keep it up Nikon Malaysia on your new Nikon Store at Berjaya Times Square Level 1 (facing Jalan Imbi & entrance of BTS).

So many yummy things to play with like 500mm f/4, 400mm f/2.8, 300mm f2.8 and the new 80-200mm f/2.8 VR II, mounted on D3, D300s and D700. They even put a mini diaorama in the center for you to play with the D3000 & 5k as well as some PnS cams. BTS is sure nearer my home compared to PJ old town and this place is a lot more conducive (and seductively poisonous as well).

it was just a FUIYOH experience for me. anybody go, and had the same experience?



Image courtesy of Nikon Malaysia.

This post has been edited by cysun: Jan 5 2010, 07:01 PM

wow looks so poisonous

go there.. and play2 oni ka? can buy anything? well.. buying also not worth i think.. the prise is SRP right? uhhu

operated by fotoramic?

buy there la...later they no business then have to shut d place down

Went there during christmas eve. I was visiting BTS and are not aware of the Nikon Centre there. Went in there to play with the 500mm, the D3, D700 which is displayed there. Till now i still can't forget the sound of D3 shutter when i fire at Continuous High damn poisoning i tell u.. too poisoning that my gf actually pull me out before i did something crazy haha..

heard the staff told me tat itz jus showroom n service centre oni... let the customers to experience the camera n lens...

It's just a center for u to try and test product. The mini diaorama is convenient for you to test the camera quality.
I believe not enough staff there, normally people go in bunch to try their product. Some serious to know more, some to play play only.
But i have to say the staff there not well equipped hehe, the uncle who serve me told me d5000 running cmos sensor. I wanted to correct him but haiz...

I was there too few weeks before Christmas. Tried out the D700 to my heart's content. Love the telephoto lenses attached on it too. No chance to try out the D3-series they had there though. Too many people.

What's wrong with this?

There's nothing wrong with it.
I think cIvIc_noob got it all mixed up

arha... my cc goin pain again.. lol

wow they have D700 and D3 for testing? Canon Singapore doesn't even display 5D2 and 1D/1Ds bodies on the shelves; they say one needs to make an appointment to test out the "pro" bodies.

Yes they do! I'm pretty sure the body I was trying out was the D700 because I have been wanting to try out this body. The rest should be D3 because their large and thick bodies can't be mistaken. The bodies are mounted on steel columns with a lot of metal fixture around it to prevent lens removal, etc. So you can only pan left right and not up down.

And you'll cry seeing the general public touching them and then 'accelerating' their shutter speed capabilities. One boy (about 15 years and seems to know a lot about camera) was like frapping like no ones business. I remembered one moment when he was holding the shutter button frapping for close to a minute. Damn... D700 is fast. Same goes to the rest. Everyone was like enjoying the sound it makes.

I think Canon Singapore is doing their products a disservice. These things are meant to be displayed and tested. Maybe they have another type of audience to satisfy.

I have heard only good things about this place in terms of the service. Would want to try to send my cameras there for a service checkup soon

somehow I disagree on this. The 5D2 and 1-bodies are meant for experienced photographers and it should be kept out of reach for average joes. They know most people can't affored to own one so it is wise not to put these models on display and let the public abuse it.

Say Nikon D700 and D3 on display... how many would buy any after firing thousands of shutter counts? 1 out of 10,000? Sooner or later Nikon Center gonna put D3 and D700 in cabinets , testing is by request only.

Probably replace those two cameras with the D3s, D3x and the D900

I agree. Maybe it is a good opportunity to show some 'fire power' to average consumers during their launching. Soon we shall see if this will happen.

I think normal user won’t fire those like machine guns. Some half-poisoned users might fired them then get more poison... time will tell.

Hehehe I fired quite a number when I tested the D3 last time when it was first launched

No worries, those shutter mechanism are rated more than 100,000 cycles. It'll last.

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Added on January 6, 2010, 9:03 pm

who will going??

This post has been edited by zegapain: Jan 6 2010, 09:04 PM

I think D3 shutter count limit is 300k. I seriously doubt I'll even use until 100k before I upgrade the body.

Nikon event this weekend? Will go look see look see if got time.

This post has been edited by yushin: Jan 6 2010, 09:20 PM

Aiyah I should have taken the Launch Itinerary and scan for everyone.

I remember vaguely got demos, tutorial sessions, etc. and model shoot. In true 1malaysia style

Day 1: Baju Kurung
Day 2: Sari
Day 3: Cheongsam

Something like that. I think congratulations to the folks who brought this Centre to life. My fav is looking at all the line up of cameras, both digital and non digital. From the days of D100 to D300s, D1 to D3, also got the D40/50/60/70/80/90 as well as the older fav like FM2, F3, F4, F5, F6. Worth going to see. I was there at 10am and I had uninhibited and uninterrupted access to all the new toys. I can tell you i works having those toys there. My first time playing with D700 and now I seriously considering upgrade from my D300. Of course no one would be silly enough to buy from there, but hey at the end of the day Nikon wins coz someone is buying Nikon from some other dealer. That's why this is a showroom ma, to showcase their stuff where most dealers wont even let orinary people touch one. Or they let their fren fren photog touch only. It's ok to aspire and dream mah and the dream starts at the Nikon centre lorr. btw i dont work for Nikon, i'm only a huge fan.

300k? Wow... thats a lot. It'll last almost a life time. I wonder how much is the D700? Similar figures too?

I'm interested with the Day 3 one. Yeah, I agree... I do love the line ups from entry level all the way to higher end ones. I like the F6 cameras. They are still on sale right?

5D2 150,000 expected shutter life; and all recent pro bodies have an expected shutter life of 300,000... including the 1DsIII, 1D3, 1D4. 300k isn't that far reach... you can hold down the shutter button on the D3 for half a day and definitely you'll hit the 300,000 mark

afterall you're holding a 9-frames-per-second machine you know?

Don't you mean 11 fps?























(In DX mode of course )

An opportunity to ask the Nikon reps on the D900?

lol....i still remember my friends reaction at the Nikon exhibition (@ mid valley) recently!.
he was there to touch DSLR for the first time and to get one too...
so happened, that he walked to the D3/D3X(dont remember) and started pressing the shutter...
i can literally see his eye popped out! hahah

eh i've heard this D900 thing before... juz now google a bit n a website said it's gonna be nikon's new (wel, in 2008) camera instead of the D3x? but then D3x lanched, so what's up with this D900 thingy?

gahh i really hope i can afford a D90 replacement by the time it's available in msia

Why is everyone so shocked by the D3 shutter speed instead of the image quality?

cuz in normal lighting, the quality not much difference from D40 etc ;p cant even see difference on the LCD screen

yeah me going ...

nothing else better to do after all

yes, one can't judge IQ on the puny 3" screen.

my friend is new and he couldn't differentiate the pic quality from a d40 or a d3x yet ...
switching from a P&S to dslr, the speed and sound of the shutter amazes ppl..

cos image quality depends on lens n skills oso
only the shutter speed is somethg u cant imitate using skills on other bodies

I guess the shutter speed and the sound it makes are more apparent to a normal consumer who's standing next to it. These are more tangible.

servicing still at PJ. At BTS just showroom.

By the way, what is the difference between the Fieldscope and the other lenses on display at the window?

I tried 8 lenses at BTS nikon centre yesterday, the staff is so friendly to put poison on everyone.

just ask the staff to take the lenses for you?

Should have go in...just passing by the other day......next time must go in see see!!!!!!

looks great

about time. heard many grouses from the pj one albeit i'm lucky not to experience it. If the service is as good as expected, this would made my upgrade path easier since i heard canon services were far superior.