The best is to hands on the camera yourself
Feel the difference and play with the menu, buttons, setting, take some photos. Both have different feel, some people prefer one over the other.

D90 now going very cheap since D7000 released; D7000 will be a very good choice if you have the money.

Get a zoom lens and also get a prime lens; prime lens will give you quality and nice "bokeh" especially for portraits, it's also fast and very good in low light condition with aperture like f1.8 or f1.4. You can get a cheap prime lens below RM400.

yea, 1.4 sure better, see DigitalRev review, nice~ Booookeh-licious~ hehehe
50mm f1.8 is a lot cheaper compared to f1.4.

I think can get below RM2.5K (body only) with free memory car and bag.

Hehe, sure lo, 1 stop better plus more shallow DOF.
My friend have the f1.4 but Nikon version.

In DigitalRev review, seems Sigma 50mm f1.4 better wor~ more creamy and rounded bokeh~

Now should be very cheap already; the kit lens is 18-55mm which is very cheap also.
My friend just sold his one after using for around 2 months I think; Now he's using D7000.

Not satisfied, it's a entry level DSLR which lack of many things, but it has great movie function. After he tested the 60D, he wanna upgrade to 60D, but later check out D7000 the spec can even compare with 7D, but anyway, it really depends on each person, the best is to try out the camera yourself and decide (of course also within your budget), same like buying phone also lah, hehe.

I read there, if not wrong, this is taken with D90. Now he just upgrade to Full Frame D700!!!

Btw, heard the Lexus showroom is tough to shoot due to the lightings.

Think hard whether you will use it, and why you want to get it. Now got EVIL camera, like Sony NEX series, Sony SLT with 10fps!, Panasonic GirlFriend2 (GF2), Olympus PEN, etc. All these camera gives DSLR like quality and point and shoot features, and it's compact in size. What's more, some of these cameras has very nice features like SWEEP PANORAMA, built-in guide how to take photo, even have function for your to blur the background to get the "bokeh" effect,
They also have decent low light performance; Sony NEX and SLT using APS-C size sensor, same with DSLR... the ISO performance is quite remarkable and comparable or even better than entry level DSLR...

Know what your needs and what you will use for; DSLR is not cheap to spend because there's so many lens, and most DSLR, the image stabilization is built in lens instead of body unlike point and shoot camera. The main point is the ability to use a good lens, which will make a big difference.

Yea, lens is very important; but my friend tested and compared the 60D with 550D, with his own same skill, haha; proven the 60D is better plus the it's has more features.
Depend on the purpose, both 550D and D3100 is good camera even though it's entry level.

Just like handphone, we have low end, mid-range and high end. Depend on your needs and get the one that fit your requirement. Of course, for DSLR, the price is big difference, LoL!

LoL, this is for sure, the good lens cost more than the body.

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Added on December 8, 2010, 10:54 pmNah, N8 sensor already no longer in discussion. I think they shifted to "TT" discussion, then to KL International Model show discussion, then talk about photography, haha

This post has been edited by Andy214: Dec 8 2010, 10:54 PM

I thought you post game for N8! Surprise suddenly so many nice game release on N8, but after read others reply...

This post has been edited by Andy214: Dec 8 2010, 11:11 PM

D7000 is mo ex than 60D.

Get a prime lens too, u'll appreciate the quality and...... booookehlicious! Good for low light situation as well where ur zoom lens will suffer.

get the 50mm f/1.8, cheap cheap less than RM400. Nothing compared to your 18-200mm price.
You might like the prime more than the zoom

550D also entry level, actually D3100 comparable to it.

He real accountant or?
For accountant, you can always get job, even part time, free lance, and no need to worry about catching latest technologies and information.
For IT, today you're good, tomorrow you need to catch up or bye bye all your years of experience and skills.

Ya, that's what I'm trying to say, D3100 cost less than that but specs and performance comparable to 550D. Both are entry level DSLR.



But in the end, it's up to the buyer choice; Best to try out himself/herself as it's up to personal preference, feel, touch, etc. Also the menu, screens, functions/features, etc. Both also is good entry level DSLR; Some people prefer one over the other, but it's individual choice.

Tough, for video, Canon is known to be better in this aspect.


If his business very good, then nothing wrong with giving up his accounting, hehe.
Besides, his accounting knowledge/skill can still be use anytime, especially to earn part time/free-lance, the money is what people say "nobody know".

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Added on December 9, 2010, 2:03 pmRelated to Job, then to Salary, then buying the N8

This post has been edited by Andy214: Dec 9 2010, 02:03 PM

Not really. 60D fit the mid-range bill more, 7D is the pro range for APS-C size (1.4 or 1.5 or 1.6).

550D is pretty basic actually, there isn't even a top LCD.

Need... more... manual... controls....

Hope next firmware upgrade will give more camera functions/features.
At least Touch Focus please, no need to always focus on the middle point.

Technology always improve, 550D is still entry level DSLR; You can check the timeline in wiki or google 550D, it's entry level. Both these 2 company, always over-take each other on each range. Now D3100 is comparable to 550D.
The D7000 replacing the D90, in terms of specs, it close to the 7D! Heck, even some of the high end/pro-range owner of D300S switch to D7000.

Cannot keep up with technology, just determine your needs and choose the one you like, touch, feel, hold, play with the camera. All the brands have different feel, some prefer one over the other, while some people own more than 1 brand.

My advice is just don't become brand conscious, just see which you prefer rather than go for branding.

In adequate lighting, it actually performs very very well. Recent outing, people all carry DSLR or high end digital camera.
But when compare the pics, N8 actually performs very well; probably most people can't tell it's a result of the phone camera.

Actually, the range make it confusing to many.

To put it simple, see the controls; Usually entry level have very basic control, usually no top LCD, etc.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_550D

Share share please and please update to front page.

Just go get the 50mm f/1.8, less than RM400; It'll give you far better quality, speed and very nice bokeh compared to those zoom lens.
Believe me, you might not want to use your kit lens anymore except when you need wider view; For zooming, you can use your leg to zoom.

This post has been edited by Andy214: Dec 10 2010, 10:53 PM