Kitlens  made in Japan la. It's even got a red ring. 

what's so wrong about buying Alpha. I sure wouldn't mind having an A900 with all the lovely Carl Zeiss lenses like the 16-35, 24-70, 80, 135. Just take a look at the yummy Zeiss 135mm f1.8, it's so big n lovely it'll put the puny little 135L to shame. The 35G n 70-200G r nice too. And all those Zeiss lenses r modern designs meant for huge reso like the A900. A lot of the Ls r ancient already n need updates.  Only problem is Alpha don't have weather sealing n the big whites that I like and no fast action cameras for sports photography.

Birdy, u know the name Nigel Barker? Does he seem like the "play, play & snap snap for memory only" type of photog to u? Yes, he's obviously a brand ambassador but if the product is no good, he is definitely not gonna endorse it for it will affect his pictures n his career.

I don't understand where this hatred for brands comes from. Let's not be fanboys n pls drop the hatred. There's no need to get all emo over a camera. It's just a toy. Some say tomatoe some say tomatoh, in the end still a tomato. .

Hi, I have a 3 year old 400D which afetr a year use by my bro came back into my hands recently.

Not sure if it's me or the camera technology have improved over the years, but i find that 400d pictures taken indoor and low light condition rather disappointing. Even my newly acquired compact Pana TZ10 generates far better result.

As such I'm considering between 500D,550D and 50D (price range). My main purpose is photo-taking kids, family and travelling, backed by my TZ10. Can anyone advise me the best value camera to go for.

My main concerns are photo quality (processor & sensor, not much of manual pro myself) , video (haven't not owned any dslr w video, not sure how handy this will come in) and forthcoming replacement models for the above and of course also value.

change to bigger aperture lens and a flash , u will done.

guys, thinking of getting a 2nd hand 400D for the girlfriend.. anyone has any pointers on what to look out for on a 2nd hand body and lens? as well as symptoms to avoid? obvious physical defects non withstanding of course..

Birdy, u know the name Nigel Barker? Does he seem like the "play, play & snap snap for memory only" type of photog to u? Yes, he's obviously a brand ambassador but if the product is no good, he is definitely not gonna endorse it for it will affect his pictures n his career.

I don't understand where this hatred for brands comes from. Let's not be fanboys n pls drop the hatred. There's no need to get all emo over a camera. It's just a toy. Some say tomatoe some say tomatoh, in the end still a tomato. .

guys, thinking of getting a 2nd hand 400D for the girlfriend.. anyone has any pointers on what to look out for on a 2nd hand body and lens? as well as symptoms to avoid? obvious physical defects non withstanding of course..

guys, thinking of getting a 2nd hand 400D for the girlfriend.. anyone has any pointers on what to look out for on a 2nd hand body and lens? as well as symptoms to avoid? obvious physical defects non withstanding of course..

Hi, I have a 3 year old 400D which afetr a year use by my bro came back into my hands recently.

Not sure if it's me or the camera technology have improved over the years, but i find that 400d pictures taken indoor and low light condition rather disappointing. Even my newly acquired compact Pana TZ10 generates far better result.

As such I'm considering between 500D,550D and 50D (price range). My main purpose is photo-taking kids, family and travelling, backed by my TZ10. Can anyone advise me the best value camera to go for.

My main concerns are photo quality (processor & sensor, not much of manual pro myself) , video (haven't not owned any dslr w video, not sure how handy this will come in) and forthcoming replacement models for the above and of course also value.

So its true that 5D2 has a price cut of 500USD dollar globally? o.O
Shashinki selling 5D2 body only for 7.2k now, from 9k. 5d2 kit as well, going for 10k from 12k.

What could this mean? lol

I asked the Canon shop at Pyramid two days ago and they are selling the kit for 10k as well.

should the street prices be cheaper?

awyongcarl: might be a good hint

5D3 would sound good, I can't imagine how the 3D would be like when it comes out.

It'd be revolutionary.