Recent content by alpie

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    Is Dimage A2 End-of-Sale

    :) It was based on the purchase price of MY A2 :-) I had payed 1450$. If D70 kit is 1550$, D70+Sigma would be 1750$.
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    Is Dimage A2 End-of-Sale

    I very much enjoyed my Dimage A2 for about 4 months and then sold it because I needed a camera that will produce less noise in low light. The price difference between A2 and D70 with a Sigma 27-190 lens is around 300 SGD. For D70 with kit lens, the price difference is around 200 SGD.
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    D70-Which shop with best deal

    That's OT, but I am not from US. I used to drive a classic Mustang at university years. My avatar says where I am from. ;)
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    D70-Which shop with best deal

    After my Dimage A2, D70 feels like a mustang. It is very dynamic. Also I realized how I missed the DOF of SLRs... Strange, but that's how it is. D70 is not noise free, but I think the Neatimage cleans the noise of D70 far better than A2. Probably because the picture (and the noise) is much...
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    D70-Which shop with best deal

    AFAIK we are not supposed to give the receipt information here, as my words should not be used as "official quote" for any shop. Also I am a foreigner here, the prices I am getting really changes a lot. Eventually I won't be here next year or so... Many times, sellers tried to rip me off...
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    D70-Which shop with best deal

    Other stuff I purchased with the D70: For the CF card, Kingston at Eastgear is around 120$ for 1gig. I tested its speed is very very similar to Sandisk Ultra II which costs about 170$. OEM battery (for backup, just in case...) costs about 35$. Hoya HMC UV filter 35$. Sigma 18-125...
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    D70-Which shop with best deal

    Lords at Lucky Plaza 1st floor gives better price than CP or AP. I got mine 3 days ago.
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    Mass order for D70

    :) AP became a tourist shop. I have been in Singapore only 2 years now, and I can see the difference in theor quality of service between yesterday and today very clearly. :(
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    Mass order for D70

    WOW! This is good stuff then. What are the conditions of order? I am also buying a D70 by tomorrow afternoon. Can we place an order today and get the kit tomorrow?
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    Mass order for D70

    These days brand new kit costs 1550 + GST. They are hoping to get it cheaper or getting some freebies. But it takes longer. This thread has been here for 3 weeks now.
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    Mass order for D70

    I am gonna get my D70 today. Can't wait :)
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    Can't seem to find the most suitable camera.

    Sorry mate but I don't have a tripod for night shots. The camera has a special night shot setting in its dial -it uses flash and long exposure together to get the actual view- , but you need a tripod for any night shot anyway. The portrait I posted was a night portrait taken in a dim restaurant...
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    Can't seem to find the most suitable camera.

    Even a DSLR like Canon 300D doesn't have flash compensation.
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    Can't seem to find the most suitable camera.

    I got it from one of the biggest camera shops in Peninsula Plaza near City Hall MRT.
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    Can't seem to find the most suitable camera.

    This is the 5th digital camera at home. I am writing my comments based on my previous experiences. I assume all cheapo cameras suffer from shutter lag to some extent. If there is no shutter lag, then the manufacturer does not sell it cheap. This is a point and shoot 340SGD camera, I am not...