And soulfly, I do not see the link between SD and kids.

Sony Alpha will only accept CF card.

any of you guys know how much is lcd screen protector... how many layer ?

U reckon it's worth paying the extra rm400 for the Sony 18-250? I'm thinking I better get that than the 70-300 though it's sooooo much cheaper n longer. It's a lot more convenient for SLR noob like me coz it's such a flexible range n nonid to carry so many things.

Is the Tamron 70-300 any good? I really dunno what I want now coz I really like to bring along the camera wherever I go n just snap snap snap. So the 18-250 wud b great. Then again I can get a Tamron 70-300, 1 of soulfly's 50mm, and even a 50mm macro lens all for the price of that 18-250. haih decisions, decisions.

i already bought everything there is to buy in the past 2 weeks. Batt grip, filters, tripod, bags, flash, light tent, hotshoe cover. Only thing left is the lens.

Tamron 70-300 brand new was only rm580. 50mm f1.7 soulfly got for about rm500. So I can even add in a 50mm macro lens and it'll come to about teh same price as a new Sony 18-250.

got one shop selling RM20 for two layer screen protector ? worth it ?

lense a... stick with kit len first until I master

If you believe in reviews, the Sigma APO 70-300mm out perform both Tamron and Sony.

The Tamron 30-700 is like that. I've read many reviews and all say it's a very good lens for the money. Problem is the long zoom is very slow to focus.

The Tamron 30-700 is like that. I've read many reviews and all say it's a very good lens for the money. Problem is the long zoom is very slow to focus.
To fully charge a flat batt takes 235 minutes. Quick charge which sud be about 75% charge is 175 minutes.

Those sample pics are really toxic. Now I oso bekside itchy oredi.  Using 1/25 vs 1/2 secs to get about the same exposure is incredible. Now I understand what's so great about those lenses.

Maaaaaaaaaan, now I got new target. I saw Tamron's new 28-300 in a magazine today. Received a pretty good review  too.  Good for lazy ppl like me who r too lazy to carry lotsa stuff.
Ya the batt grip for A200 is brilliant. I got mine for only rm620 at Tarita. Those who already own the A200 can still get it without paying too much. 1 thing I like about those Nikon n Canon grips is that they take AA batts. I wish the A200 batt grip can do AA like the 3rd party batt grips available for the A100.

Zoom lens is nice to play with, but after awhile you will find you don't really need it when you're doing event photography, unless you're covering a concert or something. But don't worry, the RM500 price difference could probably get you a Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens which has slightly better aperture than the original lens.

Kit lens 18-70mm can do bokeh portrait shots?

Any sample pics taken? hehehe wanna see!!

After using A200 for one week, roughly doing 4 field trips here and there, here's my observation....

1) really tiring to bring around a sling type camera bag + body + kit lens + 70-300 zoom lens and walk for half a day. Heck, holding the camera for few hours with the heavy zoom lens is unbearable for me.

2) It is so much easier to get the photo we envisioned in our head with a DSLR compared to a PnS, despite the many manual settings.

3) Cannot really travel together with a bunch of non-SLR friends in a trip anymore, you'll kept stopping to look at the surrounding, to take a picture and usually get left behind.

Well, A200 is indeed a good SLR for starters like me. Nothing much to complain, except that I need a 18-300 lens because swapping lens in the middle of a hike is really troublesome. And need a backpack for the camera instead of a sling bag.

I guess the Shashinki price can be easily beaten.