since u wan Nikon D70s liao, then just bargain and get the lowest price from her lor...

hehehe... plz check shutter count b4 u buy...

actually.. i pity her...
buying it for half the price... i dont' want to 'potong' her like that.

lowest price, u guys saying RM1600 .... wah... it's like more than half the price. then some suggested RM2000.... good amount, but i feel still too low.

so i'm offering her RM2500 max for her d70s.... okay right?
i mean, i'm sure shutter count also dun have 2k.

wah lao Rm2500 is too much IMO
RM2500 i rather get the D40X ;p

so waht's a good price? 2300?
Rm2000?!

i mean, the MOST u would pay for a d70s.
dont' forget yeah, she takes good care of cameras, and i'm SURE shutter count is under 2k. maybe even under 1k.

2k
then u got extras to buy more lens

RM2500 a bit expensive jor la...
RM1800 is the max...
more than that consider expensive jor...
dslr body no 2nd value ger la...

i took care of mine also. very well maintained. sold mine for rm 1700. who's gonna pity me?

Old body dont go, new body wont come....

waa.....seet dai man she then...
:/
hmmm,..... i'll think abotu it.

but yeah,.... i've been checking out ebay. in US and aussie, this camera is going for 1400 - 1800RM for second hand.

wont point a wrong road for u to walk one...
RM1800 already very high price liao...

mayb RM2000 la, coz 2 batts + filter...

no i agree with u guys. if it's some stranger on the road... i will ask for RM1600. the thing is this is a very close cousin. and her husband is a financial planner. so selling her d70s to get a 400D (with two lenses) and losing half the price of what she paid for her d70s, i think she'll be smart enough not to change. also close cousin ,i dont' want her rugi.

she helping me what. if i dont' get her d70s, i need to get 350D, which is RM2300 - lousier than d70s. so i rugi.

what u guys think? u see my logic? so with a MAX budget of RM2500, which do u recommend? i'm thinking this d70s, d40, and 350d.

how much is d40x btw? but i dont' like. 3 focus points. and no motor in the body for af.

again, remeber .... gua nih NUB giler so i'm sorry if i'm repeating myself or making stupid comments. i highly regard u ppl here in lowyat. u're my camera sifus!

ok, which 2 lenses... if i am not mistaken, must be 18-70mm / 18-55mm and 70-300mm...

RM2000 consider ok, don forget u still need money for memory card and camera bag...

^henry.... two lenses is for the new canon 400D she's interested in. not the d70s she wants to sell to me

what i get from her for RMXXXX is d70s kit, extra battery, filters, tripod, camera bag, memory card

miraged,

When u ask how much is D70s we would pay, we already replied, then you say it's too cheap.. First of all you ask what is the market rate..and we told you it's ard 1.5k to 2k.. now if u want to pay for Rm2.5k.. den it's your choice.. hell i don't care if you want to pay RM10k for it.. (well .. actually i care.. i sell you mine for RM9k)...

Remember, you are not cheating your cousin, that is the market rate..

But please later on.. i don't want to see a post from u saying "I've been cheated, My friend paid less for his/her D70" ...

In the end it's your choice..

i know what's at stake sinister. thanks for ur advise. anwyas ,i'm trying to reduce it now.

i do agree with u guys, i'm paying more for it. no denying that.

but sinister, with RM2500, what DSLR (brand new) cna i get now that's my quesiton (ironically, rhetorical)
awyays, i hear u loud and clear.
again, thanks

There's a lot of choice.. u can get Nikon D40, Canon 350d, Pentax..etc... You need to look at which camera ur happy with..

PS.. if ur cousin don't want to sell.. here

http://www.photomalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23289

Canon 250d as compared to this d70s, whcih would u go for.

fyi, as i'm so noob... i tried out both cameras, but i can't tell the difference between them... ofcourse i like the hqand grip of d70s. i've got big hands.

it's a choice btw these two cameras now

First you said, 350D is lousier than the D70s... can tell me why? i'm a n00b

and then now you cant tell a diff between them but you like the handgrip of D70s..

make up your mind

nice sacarsm there.
i will try to explain :

on paper, and by reviews online, obviously d70s pwns 350D. that's why i said, d70s better, and that's why i'm considering my cousin's camera, HENCE this lengthy discussion and the stream of questions coming from me.

HOWEVER

actually TRYING those units, i can't really see the difference... reason?
i'm new to DSLRs. i've been using compact cams all this while. using the viewfinder takese time to get used to. using the manual functions takes time to get used to etc. hence, all i compare is based on the hand grip, the LCD as well as the monochrome LCD present on the top of d70s, number of focus points, and the screen size (which makes no difference to the photos). it's like comparing a ferrari spider with a CL65 (mercedes). i can't tell the difference coz, they're all new territory to me (haven't driven either). but ask me, which i THINk is better, i'd say ferrari spider. i'm quite sure when i drive them, i can't tell the difference either.

bottom line? : on paper we know which pawns which. actually using and shooting it, that i can't tell. hence my inquiry directed at u camera gurus.

have i explained enough?

This post has been edited by miraged: Mar 28 2007, 10:22 AM

lol... good good. just to check out whether you read reviews and user reviews or not unlike some ppl here