4.8K? add a thousand more & you'll get the 2470N!!

Btw, I can get the 2470 at 4930 NEW, Nikon Malaysia set from official source.. don't ask.. secret...

Double the money man...and we're talking 5 figures.

I don't want to play the waiting game. Plus.. the D700 replacement price will be more expensive. It won't be 6k & early shipments would probably be limited & need to order and wait some more.

I buy is what I need... not so much as want. I make a living from taking pics. The D700 satisfies my need. Plus the D3s' only significant difference is the high ISO performance. For now I'm not taking wedding/event pics at ISO 12800.

If only the D3s has higher megapixels like the 5DmkII, then I would be more inclined to buy the D3s because I do print out large sized media. The only reason I didn't go for the 5DmkII is because of the slow autofocus and not so durable/weather sealed body.

This post has been edited by alpha_company: Feb 22 2011, 05:54 PM

Sure laa.. 2470N at 4930...and also other Nikon items.. all new set

cannot spill the bean la on this one.. hehehehe but it's good to know the 70200VR2 is under 6k nEW!

This post has been edited by alpha_company: Feb 22 2011, 06:00 PM

1 more thing... for maybe this one reason; the aperture at 2.8.. the 1735 is more expensive & harder to get new.

Otherwise... the 1635 has the advantage.

I can't spill the bean so as to make the d700, 2470, sb900 my reality. Seriously.. the 70200 is under 6K, and it's new, no it's not stolen, not grey set.

I'm still considering if I want to start selling nikon equipments to other people...


I'll update you guys the next month if i wanna sell nikon stuffs at lower than street price..

my goodness.. KTCY and you want this aar? walawei.. wait2.. tomorrow I'll update you guys.. banyak duit these 2 guys.

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Added on February 22, 2011, 6:14 pmI'm not getting one just yet.. but it is around that price.

next month wanna get me a 2470.. haha.. have to buy one buy one slowly.. if not my eyes will pusing2 already because too many new toys to play with..

This post has been edited by alpha_company: Feb 22 2011, 06:14 PM

That's really bad for a DLSR that expensive. Guess canon isn't delighting you always..

For that, there's always Nikon...

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Added on February 23, 2011, 3:50 amLook at Vanguard Uprise 46 or 48 & Vanguard Skyborne 48 - Highly padded & reallllly comfortable at the back. There are some review videos in youtube too..

This post has been edited by alpha_company: Feb 23 2011, 03:50 AM

I'll try & find out whether it is available...the HB55 i mean.. for more expensive stuffs, I'll try & find out too..

BTW, yum yummy.. I love the pics

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Added on February 23, 2011, 7:51 amYup yup...

This post has been edited by alpha_company: Feb 23 2011, 07:51 AM

I'll try.. seriously I'll try. Not exactly now though.. maybe I'll start early march if I really wanna do it... I'll try if I can sell some lenses first. and then maybe DSLR bodies etc. Strictly Nikon stuffs...

I'll try & get the Malaysian Nikon 'NPS' strap for myself first.. hehehe.. eventhough I don't qualify.

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Added on February 23, 2011, 8:02 amFor that price or just a tad lower, I can easily get a brand spanking NEW D3s. Seriously. But guys....hold your horses... i'm still not selling nikon stuffs just yet..

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Added on February 23, 2011, 8:06 amI need to korek2 my hdd first... see where's the pic.. hehehe

This post has been edited by alpha_company: Feb 23 2011, 08:06 AM

I don't expect the 5DmkII to be on par at all with D700/D3 auto focus system. If I'm not mistaken it has the exact focusing system as the old 5D.

I guess like kenrockwell said, it's more suited to landscape photography. I love taking landscape photos too but I also do events & weddings & minor sport shoots for golfs. Yup there are numerous wedding photographers (which are my friends) using the 5DmkII & they are fine with it or so they tell me... I guess I'm so used with Nikon's superb AF that I cannot fathom the 5DmkII's AF system .. Once you go DARKSIDE, you'll never go back.

p.s. I tested the 7D. I have to salute canon on the 7D AF system. It is much more superior to it's FF brother the 5DmkII.

But build quality and durability wise.. D700 wins hands down

I'm not going to Antartica but it's good to know:

Look at the "Nikon" & "Canon" part. There's no strength in numbers...
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/aa-07-worked.shtml

Look at the "Failures" part...
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/a...09-worked.shtml

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Added on February 23, 2011, 9:26 amYup2.. The infamous 1Dmk3's problematic AF system... It's a hardware problem. That's bad for a flagship product.


A quote from a an admin of a forum:

"The focus issue is real. Canon's actions clearly establish this as fact.
Debating this reality is only a source of controversy, and needless at this point in time.

1. There was and is a problem with the MkIII. This is not longer a debate, it is fact.
2. Most of the released units to date may be effected.
3. Canon will be implementing a process to repair the MkIII"

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Added on February 23, 2011, 9:28 amIt's not flawed.. it's just slow. That's all.

This post has been edited by alpha_company: Feb 23 2011, 09:28 AM

Spot on bro!

I've went on a job assignment and met with some media pros including Bernama, Astro Awani & several other media photo/videographers. Talked to one reporter from Astro Awani, and I talked about the D3s and he said most of the guys there that have their D3s just changed system from canon to nikon because their companies changed brand & there's a lot of media companies that are doing that. He said it's a bit of pain for em because most of them are used to canon and now they have to get used to using nikon. I asked why the media companies changed system... he was reluctant to say & just changed the topic after that (probably because he is a canon user himself) A good example of NEED vs WANT.

Haha

Yup it was an old statement dating around 2007 I think... Yup, I've also read about photographers sending their 1Dm3 for repairs/service but when they got it back the problem still persists even when they send it in the 2nd time... I'm not sure if they ever got it fixed at all. The hardware problem is much harder to fix.... I feel sorry for those people...

For 5Dm2 there's numerous firmware updates that upgrades stuffs & fixes a lot of problems, glitches or whatever..maybe because it has video mode.

I wonder why the D700 has so few firmware updates....

I'm not sure about the 1Dm4 af problems... guess I'm better of in the DARKside.

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Added on February 23, 2011, 12:32 pmMy goodness... Three years warranty but no satisfaction in using the product... That's the cream of the crop for canon...

Definitely made my mind... D700 it is.. hehehehe ... Did i mention my friend got his D3 for just 6K NEW back in late 2009? Frickin unbelievable but true... He bought it and used it with an AFD 50 1.4...hehehe.. Same source as mine.. clearing stock or something...


Now I can sleep soundly & dream of wonderous stuffs...



This post has been edited by alpha_company: Feb 23 2011, 12:32 PM