Date Bought: 29/3/2009
Items Bought: Canon 50D with 18-55mm kit lens (SGD2099) + Free gift (BP-511 Battery, EF Lens workbook, 2pcs x 4GB Sandisk Ultra II CF card, EOS Bag, Joby Gorillapod SLR-zoom, Kenko filter & Lenspen)
Shop Name / Location: Cathay Photo/Peninsula Plaza SG
Details/Comments: NA

This post has been edited by Eastsider: May 20 2009, 12:25 PM

Date Bought : 12/04/2009
Item : Canon Speedlite 430EX II (RM1200)
Location : PC Fair-KLCC

Date Bought : 17/04/2009
Item 1 : Canon BG-E3 Battery Grip (RM399)
Item 2 : Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II (RM295)
Item 3 : Diffuser for flash (RM15)
Shop Name / Location: Bintang Electronic SDN BHD,Sungai Wang
Details / Comments :

Date Bought : 22/03/09
Item(s) Bought and Price : Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 A16 II for RM1280.00
Shop Name / Location: Photo President, Queensbay Mall
Details / Comments : Free Keep CPL Filter

Date Bought April 12th 2009
Items Bought: Nikon D90 Kit + 4GB + Bag @ RM3900
Shop Name/ Location: Maju Junction

Date Bought : April 2009
Item(s) Bought and Price : Canon Eos 1000d twin lens kit (EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS and EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 III) for 900NZD = RM 1844
Shop Name / Location: Trade Me, a New Zealand online auction site.
Details / Comments : Got lucky. The person selling won the camera but did not need it. He only charged the battery and turned on the camera to check it was working. That was the only usage it got. I'm a student studying in New Zealand. The Canon Eos 1000d twin kit lens retails in New Zealand for about 1200NZD, which is about RM 2400.

Item(s) Bought and Price : two Kenko 58mm UV filters + dust blower + Camera and Tripod Fluid Based Leveler + Microfiber Screen and Glass Cleaning Cloths (6-Pack) + third party Lens Hood for 18-55mm + Third party lens hood for 75-300mm + Lenspen + Protective Case for Digital SLR Camera Hot Shoes for 42.19USD = RM 151.27
Shop Name / Location: Deals Extreme, A Hong Kong based online shop. sells a lot of stuff for really cheap.
Details / Comments : You should all check this site out. It has free international shipping for almost all of their products. I already bought a lot of stuff from them.

Item(s) Bought and Price : Brand new Hoya green series 58mm CPL filter for 23.95USD = RM 85.87
Shop Name / Location: Ebay. Shipping was free with this product.

Item(s) Bought and Price : Now bidding on a Crumpler Eos Shoulder bag at 45NZD = RM 92
Shop Name / Location: Trade Me

Total spent: RM2173.14
Details / Comments : RM2173.14 for Canon Eos 1000d with 2 lenses, 2 lens hood, 3 filters, Crumpler bag, and many other accessories all brand new is a very good price I think. Don't think it can be easily beaten.

I know, I bought all my stuff online. But some of the best deals around are online. all you have to do is sit back and bargain hunt. The only bad thing is you have to wait for your stuff to arrive. Especially when you are excited to get your hands on your first DSLR!!

This post has been edited by wakenabeb1: Apr 27 2009, 01:11 AM

Date Bought : 3rd May 2009
Item(s) Bought and Price : Sony A300 single kit lens, Kingston 4gb CF, tripod, camera bag, laptop bag, Hoya UV filter, lcd protector for RM 1919
Shop Name / Location: Boeing, Sg Wang
Details / Comments : Very friendly staffs. The lady boss was helpful and nice as well. I've checked on alot of shops at TS and LY, and they have decent prices too, but their attitude turned me off.

Date Bought : 8/5/09
Item(s) Bought and Price : Nikon D5000 kit, free 4Gb SD + Nikon multi-lenses bag + tripod + screen protector +UV filter = RM2899
Shop Name / Location: Gadget World, Low Yat Plaza UG
Details / Comments : Cheated me wif an AP model from HK, no Nikon MY warranty card inside, only the shop's warranty card. Asked about it say can register warranty wif Nikon MY at RM180

Date Bought : 21 May 2009
Item(s) Bought and Price : HVL-58AM AKA cobra RM1100
Shop Name / Location: Bo Eing Sungei Wang
Details / Comments : Cheapest so far. Others was 1150 - 1250

Date Bought : 25th May 2009
Items Bought: Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS USM = RM6550
Shop Name/ Location: Key Color,Mid Valley

hahha..i also terkena.
i bought my 450d from them,then dont have warranty malaysia,juz got the shop warranty,not even the international warranty,

too noob that time,lesson...

Date Bought : 25 May 2009
Item(s) Bought and Price : Canon EF 24-70 USM L
Shop Name / Location: JT Photo, Makati (Philippines)
Details / Comments : RM4500 (61,000 pesos) with 1 yr international warranty

Date Bought : 30 May 2009
Item(s) Bought and Price : Canon 500D with kit lens
Shop Name / Location: DC Fever, Causeway Bay (Hong Kong)
Details / Comments : HKD6350 (~RM2902), free : 8GB (class6), camera bag, LCD screen protector, 1 additional battery (compatible), 1 box lens wipes.

Date Bought :1st June 2009
Item(s) Bought and Price : Nikon Speedlight SB-900, RM1680
Shop Name / Location : Foto Shangri-La @ Ikano Power Centre
Details / Comments : ask for cash price, use credit card pay got surcharge

Date Bought :26 April 2009
Item(s) Bought and Price : Canon Speedlite 430EX2, RM1120
Shop Name / Location : Camworld, Sungei Wang
Details / Comments : Good service.

Date Bought : 4th June 2009
Item : Nikon D60 2nd hand (RM1000)
Location : YL in Pudu Plaza.

Date Bought : 11th June 2009
Item : Nikon D5000 kit at RM2850 (free 4GB SD, tripod, dslr camera bag, screen protector, uv filter)
Location : Bintang Maju, IOI Mall

Date Bought :29 May 2009
Item(s) Bought and Price : Nikon D60 18-55 VR Kit + UV lens (SteinZeiser) + Toshiba 4GB SDHC + Metzpro DSLR Bag + SteinZeiser Tripod = RM 2200
Shop Name / Location : Fotokem Sunway Pyramid
Details / Comments : try to persuade me to extend the warranty up to 3 years with extra RM 140

Date Bought :17th June 2009
Item(s) Bought and Price : Nikon 35mm F1.8G at RM780
Shop Name / Location : J One Amcorp mall
Details / Comments :

Date Bought: 27/6/2009
Items Bought: Canon 55-250mm IS @ RM800
Shop Name / Location: Selangor Photographers
Details/Comments: nice service

u could lodge a complain with either Nikon or Canon for being so unethical to customers in the 1st place!