I saw Panasonic Lumix FZ8 is quite a nice model
Anyone knows how much would that be?

i personally like the G7, but abit expensive. Get the fuji F31d if you dont mind having a consumer.

u can't go wrong with these 2 but nikon p5000 offer more accesories upgrade..

9600 and 6500 is not bad 28mm is useful

28mm is VERY useful. Especially for crowded room group portraits, and in the interior of some historical building.

Extra angle of coverage at 28mm is quite significant compared to the usual 35mm. But there will be the tradeoff of extra image distortion, especially at the corners. But correctable somewhat using Photoshop and similar software.

and heavy too!! but it's a solidly built camera.

haha, can change thread tittle back to DC recommendation oready,...

The prosumer camera I'm using before my current DSLR is Konica Minolta Dimage Z5. Some might think this is not a superb camera but it gives me a chance to try out manual settings, long focal length (12x), good quality photos with no purple fringing and best of all, it uses AA batteries which you can buy at any 7-11 stores instead of battery pack. However, with all these its still can't compare to a DSLR for better lens customization, extra manual settings, etc.

the best model of a prosumer camera reviewed by cliff smith at trustedreviews.com
Fuji Finepix s9500
10 perfect scores (i can't believe a review website can give a perfect 10)

http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-came...inePix-S9500/p1

currently have been upgraded to s9600
but will cost around rm1,650 for new

but i think that is the highest end for a prosumer currently.
the optical zoom is like a dslr, manual control zoom. no W or T button

for rm1.3k budget, can go down to Finepix s6500
less powerful, but for u who mind the budget.

i use s5600, hahaha
because at that time budget is my constraint (more than a year ago)

Anyway dont buy the stupid Casio DC
u will get disapointed

i just buy Nikon P5000 very good but not PRO like DSLR
boleh tahan

With the budget I RECOMMENED Fuji F31fd---> Lx2 Panasonic

This post has been edited by nonamemacau: May 31 2007, 08:32 AM

http://www.onlydigitalcamera.blogspot.com/

what's your reason?

i used the exilim cam before. output was nice.

i like to ask anyone here... i want to start using a SLR camera, but i'm not sure which model is the best 1 to start with. can u guys give some recommend...

What is ur budget? Below 3K there will be Nikon D40/40x, Canon 350D, Olympus, Sony A100, Pentax K100D.

around 5k like tat.... is d70s quite good enough for newbie?

For 5K budget you may go for D80+ kit + flash to start with.

but i heard some people said if compare d80 n d200 better choose d200, coz it perfomance much better than d80 and u just need to add 1k more... hmm, a little bit confius now... which 1 to buy...

Of course the D200 would be better and more powerfull. Plus it doesn't hurt to have 5fps shooting speed as well. But will you need all these options? Plus spending on the D200 Body would be around RM4.8K . Then you'll have to think about the lens..... Plus you mentioned you are new to the DSLR. The D200 might be a bit overkill or a steep learning curve.....

The package suggested by cityfish is quite good and complete . Just to quote what Digital Camera Magazine reported about the D200

"This is the next step up from the D70s - although only pros and serious enthusiats will benefit from what it can do and have the expertise to make the mos of its potential. It's fast in a number of respects and image quality is impressive; this is another solid Nikon model at an excellent price."

But if you're prepared to spend the $$$ and go all the way, by all means get the D200.....

This post has been edited by julchin_09: Jun 16 2007, 03:46 AM

Hmm... so is better to start with d80 with my budget lor... tq all for the info..... anyway, is there anyclub i can join??

What will be your first len(ses)?
A good DSLR body and a kit lens usually will head for a "divorce" sooner than you'd think.
Budget also for your accessories...