Recent content by alpie

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

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.

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. ;)

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...

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...

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...

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

:) 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. :(

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?

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.

I am gonna get my D70 today. Can't wait :)

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...

Even a DSLR like Canon 300D doesn't have flash compensation.

I got it from one of the biggest camera shops in Peninsula Plaza near City Hall MRT.

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...