dreadlessdream: It is definitely a movement heh. I can't make out whether it's a chick though.

And yes, the hotshoe on the A300 can be replaced quickly. The Sony Service Center has a whole box of them.
achew: Yes, that is even more parts of the message!
Banzai_san: You have it SPOT ON! The first point, and the second point. The second point is what most people miss.
Monkeys appear to be capable of independent thought and yet, they do follow the group. I saw them all walking along a railing in Bukit Malawati. Some will sit around and ponder, and some will have itchy backside and start going where the others are. They only went up hill, not downhill, indicating some intent to follow the crowd. (Which makes me wonder what makes the monkeys go downhill first!)
I saw the dead tree and the green tree, and that they were jumping. I originally intended to just catch them in midair. But when I saw this picture much later, which was supposed to be a 'bad shot' because the monkey jumped to a branch that was out of frame (or so we'd think) I realized I had a message!
It is about people who jump ship. They see their friend on the other side, and they jump. But jumping is a risk; you make sacrifices. (Hence, the falling.) One thing for sure is that you will lose money because what you buy over there will not have the same value (or you have to sell a lot more to buy a little bit.)
(And yes, it also says that some people who jump ship just follow only and are therefore monkeys, heh heh.)
I like your crane series. I guess it also confirms a discussion in Dyxum that the A550 is a lot better at AF tracking.
braindead_fr3ak: Wow, I didn't even notice the monkey on the right, stretching his/her arms out! Also, you seem to have left and right reversed.
freddy manson: I've seen 2 bad cases of Nikon droppage. One D90 fell from about 4 feet on its back, resulting in a warped shutter (it's supposed to be 3 flat pieces but 1 of them had a wave shape!) Repair was RM5xx. The other case was a D50 with the viewfinder 'frame' warped so you could see a upside-down Marlboro-logo shaped viewfinder.
wha7ever: Er no; I am not going to sell either Zeiss!
lugiamcg: As in, from a Lego one to a more realistic one.
Mikeshashimi: If you like the A550, who cares what people think? If you get INSPIRED by it, go get it.
ieR: Indeed - the Nikkor 135mm F2.0 DC is so hard to come by and it costs a lot more than the Nikkor 85mm F1.8! I do find it funny that even when it comes to M42 lenses, the Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm F3.5 is more popular than the Jupiter-9 85mm F2.0.
signither: An inspection is due!