hi thx for reply. i actually wanted to buy 2nd hand but scare will kena conned leh...i dunno much about camera condition inspection.

dx or fx shall i go to? if i go for d7100 what are the basic must-get lens?

5dm3 or d800 af is better? i mean in terms of accuracy n consistency..
where can i get my hands on canon's ff camera to try? if nikon is bts.. canon leh?

helo sifu PF T.J.

i have narrowed down the cameras to d600, d7100 and canon 70d.

d600 is entry level full frame camera, price is a lot more expensive than d7100 and 70d with little improvement in resolution and color, but is still ok for my budget. normally what the price difference between fx and dx lens? if fx lens are more expensive then i better go dx lol.

d7100 is good and affordable. cons are it does not have touch and flipout screen but i dont know what is the purpose of flipout screen? they say some photos need flipout screen to capture but i really dont get it. body made by aluminium, a plus plus point to me.

canon 70d is similar to d7100 with touch and flipout screen, color lose d7100 but anti noise level better than d7100. made in japan, a plus point to me.

i usually shoot close distance objects in details and not interested in bird shooting etc, but i do have interest in wide angle and fish eye lens, what lens do you recommend?

about battery part, is the battery rechargeable like phone and laptop?

sorry for many questions this is my first time buying camera a bit nervous.

I'm using this one :\
http://shashinki.com/shop/benro-travel-ang...ead-p-3580.html

What are your requirements? Light weight and compact? Your height and the weight of the equipment you want to support?

Actually, nobody quite understands how tripod companies rate their tripods on how heavy they can be loaded. When they mention 12kg, do they really mean 12kg?

For height, I don't trust the center column tripod extension. That's the bane of everything unstable in a stable tripod. I don't count that at all. I use my height measurement and base it the tripod height without the center column extended. For a true guide in tripod height, you can take this pic as a start.

Anyway, if you've used it before and if you're comfortable with it, by all means. I just think that for a price that low from Shashinki, there must be a catch. My rule of thumb? If you can get the tripod and ballhead for RM 650, somewhere out there you can get a similar speced and quality for 100 less or get a better quality combination for the same price. Just saying...

WTB d610 d600 offer me..

is there hope at the end of the tunnel ?

http://nikonrumors.com/2014/01/27/nikon-is...10-models.aspx/

curious, but for travel how come you didnt just buy a D3xxx since its almost the same size as x-e2?
lens im sure you got some almost same focal range.

My charger for EN-EL15 battery tiba2 rosak wtf. Any where else I can get an alternative charger or can I have this charger repaired? baik je the last I charged. Now there is no LED when I charge. So I thought LED rosak only. Let it charge, woke up now the battery still 1 bar left. FML

i want to ask a question. After my purchase of 50mm f1.8 lens. What usually do you guys buy for the next lens? Will it be a Zoom 24-200 f2.8?

I intend to get a wide angle. I was looking into Either Tokina 11-16 f2.8
or the Sigma 10-20mm f3.5, Which one would be a better buy?

Thank you.

just a mid-range D90

probably for travelling. taking nice scenery

Usually I select a manual AF point for focusing, seemed good enough although AF hunting will occur in very dark places. Shouldn't be a problem if you have AF assist illuminator on, or you could use a phone torchlight to light up the subject for easier focusing, followed by focus-lock, then only snap 

how about us over here in East malaysia ? no SC wor!

how about us over here in East malaysia ? no SC wor!