Happy Chinese New Year

Hi all, it has been a while i didn't update my blog... sorry sorry, recently work has occupied 90% of my life and i really have no time to update anything here.. pai seh ah...

Anyway, today i would like to wish everybody Happy Chinese New Year and do enjoy your quality time with your family members. Stay tune for my coming post!!!

D7000 price release!!

Sorry guys, is been a while i didn't post any update into my blog.. sorry ah.. too busy with work and family stuff recently... actually i got a lot of thing planning to update but lack of time.. pai seh pai seh
ok lah.. today i going to tell you Malaysia finally released the price for D7000. Guess how much? not cheap friend, RM3950 (USD1267) for body only (free 8GB SHHC & Nikon SLR bag). it was a good camera but i am sure it going to burn a big hole into your pocket. I am still waiting the full review report from dpreview.com. After i read it ah, i will post my own comment about this camera some time soon. If got chance i will go to camera shop to hold this camera as well.. if i can find a good time doing this..

Nikon D3100

Not sure you feel the same or not, when a lot of folks try to invest to for their first SLR, usually they will have a lot of hard time in choosing which SLR worth to spend their hard earn $$$, go for Canon, Nikon or Sony? of course there are other brand out there but in Malaysia this 3 are the top runners. I group top 6 considerations that bugging their mind the most

1. Cost of the camera
2. Branding (which one better, Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax)
3. Lens choice
4. Weight & Size
5. Image quality
6. Do i really need SLR??

But if you are looking for the first SLR that won't put a big hole to your pocket and answer all the worries above, personally i would recommend Nikon D3100. Why? price is very attractive loh, tag at RM1988 in Shashinki with free SLR bag & 4GB memory. Sui leh...Compare to Canon still selling 1000D as their budget line with dated features, Nikon really outshine in

• 14.2 megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor
• 3.0" LCD monitor (230,000 dots)
• Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake)
• 11 AF points (with 3D tracking)
• IS0 100-3200 range (12,800 expanded)
• HD movies (1080, 720p or WVGA)
• Live View
• Ability to shoot Raw + Fine JPEG
• Expeed 2 Image processing engine

Image below compare side by side between Canon 1000D & Sony A390. Three of them almost the same in size. D3100 is quite lightweight, so no worry to carry around. 

Ok, let review again the top 6 considerations for D3100

1. Cost of the camera - Cheap, less than RM2k
2. Branding - Nikon leh, big brand, no worry on build quality
3. Lens choice - plenty out there, but your lens need to have build in motor lo..
4. Weight & Size - only 505grams. lightweight lah.. small in size, easy to carry around
5. Image quality - impressive for a budget SLR standpoint
6. Do i really need SLR?? - ask back yourself

Alright, i hope i do provide a little help before you make up your mind which SLR to go. Watch the quick hands on from youtube, the ISO performance is remarkable good for a budget camera, good job Nikon. 

Hong Kong - Giant Buddha or 天壇大佛

It is photo time again, this round i would to share the photos i took from my last Hong Kong trip in 2009. Pai seh i am not going to share all in single post because there are a lot and i prefer split into few post. 


Today i will just share the giant Buddha photo. If you never went there before, Giant Buddha is located in Ngong Ping, Lantau island. To go there you can take MTR to Tung Ching station and change to cable car or bus if you scare of height or kiam siap :). Giant Buddha is 34 metres (112 ft) tall, weighs 250 metric tons (280 short tons) and it is one of the world's tallest outdoor bronze seated Buddha. If you like to know more about Giant Buddha... Google it yourself lah.. 


It was December at that time, not so hot but not cold either, perfect timing for travel. ok lah. stop talking liao, here you go the photos.

That's all for this round, next post i will share others location photo from HK, stay tune.

Canon 60D price released!!!!

All right!!!!!!!! Malaysia finally released the price for 60D and you should able to get it by October. Compare to Amazon US and Shashinki Malaysia. Malaysia price is very attracting and i believe a lot of 350D, 400D, 450D & 500D user already start to prepare their pocket money for this upgrade. Unfortunately 50D body still sell at MYR 2998, i don't think still have anybody will go to get 50D right now unless you have special reason. 


Amazon

60D body - USD 1099 (MYR 3383)

60D with 18-135mm - USD1399 (MYR 6134)

Shashinki

60D body - MYR 3198

60D with 18-135mm - MYR 3998

Sg Layar photo outing

It’s been a while I didn't share any photo from my canon 350D, pai seh ah.. I was too lazy to pick photos from my collections and share it out to you guys, plus this week I am busy doing OT in weekend to earn extra pocket money. Hehe

Last week my sister and her hubby came back from Singapore to visit our parent in Sg Petani, Kedah and we decided to organize a small photo outing between myself and my SGD (Singapore dollor) brother in law :-) to test out his new camera. He actually bought Panasonic FZ35 few months back after I recommend this model to him as I bought same camera model to my wife earlier of the year. Primary objective of this photo outing is for him to get familiar with FZ35 function before my sister and him travel to Korea in October.  Secondly is to avoid him complain the camera lao beh (lame), you know lah.. usually people blame the camera more than their own skills mah... sorry bro.......wahahaha... 

Location was my kampung (home place), Sg Layar - the place i spent my youth days. It got river, got padi field and it is only 5min away, perfect location for photo shooting. We woke up at early morning and travel to Sg Jagung river with my elder sister motorcycle. We stop at a small jetty nearby the bridge connect Sg Layar to Semerling so that we can start shooting some nice photo. 

It was a nice morning and the view was great too except we still a bit sleepy at that time. It still early and no people around except a few workers but surprisingly i met my secondary school junior. She was alone and i managed to take some photo of her before i go and say hi to her. 

Ok lah, enough talking.. enjoy the photos around the jetty and do leave some comment if you feel  the photo is nice or need some improvement.

Fisherman

She was thinking something when i took this photo

Another photo of her from the back

The view to Sg Jagung river from the bridge

The bridge between Sg Layar and Semerling

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View from jetty

Pillar at the jetty

     

A view below the jetty

Fisherman boat (Sampan) 

View from the sampan to the bridge

Another view from the sampan to the bridge

Passenger boat from the jetty

The fisherman is preparing to catch some fish

Iphone4 finally launch in Malaysia

Believe it or not, after a day i ask about when iphone4 will launch in Malaysia? then today it launch right away... what a coincidence ah......

Okay, there are 2 carrier in Malaysia offer iphone4, Maxis and Digi. If you look at the package offer by them, Digi package is far better as you only need to pay lesser monthly fees, RM58 compare to Maxis you need to pay RM100 per month just to own the phone.

Haha.. i believe now you know who will be your choice to get a iphone4 then. Enjoy your Q to get the phone lah... do remember to bring your sleeping bag, toothbrush, homemade pillow, mineral water, magazine and a friend too so that you can go to toilet mah... if is even better your mom can bring chicken soup for you to drink while you are Q'ing. hahaha...

Digi offer

Maxis Offer

When Iphone 4 will start selling in Malaysia??

Singapore already selling Iphone4 for quite sometimes, with or without carrier contract, which is a good news for all the consumer as they no need to sign the contract just to get the phone. Hopefully Malaysia will do the same thing as well and not just lock down to 2 carrier like what happen on Iphone 3Gs. Iphone 4 is a cool phone but i hope you won't upset with the signal lost as Apple will give you a free condom (rubber) that can fix the problem (oops, Apple CEO Mr Steve not really think this is a problem). As you can see from the photo, white color is not available yet due to some technical issue, i think the paint easily tear out kut....

My sister own a Iphone4 and luckily i have a chance to play with it. While holding the phone on my palm, the phone feel very solid and heavier compare to 3Gs which feel plastic and lighter. The build quality is good and you can feel it is worth for the money. The 3.5 inch screen color is stunning, resolution is 960 x 640 and the color is a lot better compare to my Samsung Omnia 2. It has front camera and the back is packed with 5MP and flash. But funny is the phone only can make video call thru wifi but not 3G. Pelik (odd)!!!. So simple said you only able to make video call when you have wireless connection.

For the user who bought iphone, you won't disappointed with the software experience. Another + point is the free apps are a lot too. But bear in mind that Android phone popularity is increasing and very soon it will become the biggest rival of Iphone. So you like Iphone or Android, remember to do some comparison and try it at phone shop before you make final decision to spend your hard earn money on the gadget.

Nikon D7000

Canon competitor Nikon has launch D7000, a new segment between D90 and D300s. So whoever looking for D90 replacement, you won't get 1 to 1 replacement instead you need to pay extra bucks to get D7000.  I am not sure D7000 will be the direct competitor for Canon 60D or not, but i am sure a lot of photography review website definitely will do some PK between this 2 cameras, so let's see what is the outcome later. 


Okay, back to D7000, the size is almost the same with D90, so the handling should be the same except D7000 is magnesium alloy body which give you more solid feel. It pack with 16.2MP sensor (from Sony i think), quite high for Nikon family actually. If you familiar with Canon, they always pack with higher resolution sensor compare to Nikon. Anyway, do take note that higher MP doesn't mean you can get better picture quality, at least not all the time. 


D7000 standard ISO range is 100-6400 and it can expand to 12,800/25,600, which is quite match to current middle level SLR market expectation. The camera also come with 921k dot 3 inch LCD screen, full HD video recording and what surprise me is the dual SD card slots. For normal photo shooting, i believe 1 SD card slot is enough, but if taking full HD movie, the 2 card slot will come in handy because HD movie easily suck out a lot of memory. 


Amazon has start to receive pre-order for D7000, price is USD1199 for body only. By compare to Canon 60D, D7000 is USD100 more expensive. So which one worth the money from your pocket? you know the answer better than i do.  


Okay, that's all i want to talk about D7000, if you looking for in depth review, just google and you will find a lot of useful site that better than mine one. Picture below showed the size by size comparison between D90, D7000 & D300s

Key Features of D7000

• 16.2MP CMOS sensor
• 1080p HD video recording
• ISO 100-6400 (plus H1 and H2 equivalent to ISO 12,800/25,600)
• New 39-point AF system
• Dual SD card slots
• 3.0 inch 921k dot LCD screen
• Up to 6fps continuous shooting
• Lockable shooting mode dial
• Built-in intervalometer
• Electronic virtual horizon
• Magnesium alloy body

**D7000 camera photo were copy from dpreview.com

罗忆诗 - 来不及

好感动的一首歌... 完全唱到我心里去了...很感触。。也让我想起了很多事情。
她是罗忆诗，马来西亚的一位实力派创作歌手。
当你听这首歌的时后，请记得看歌词，很有意思。

罗忆诗 - 来不及

习惯一个人看戏 

习惯一个人旅行 

习惯一个人静静想你 

想你现在在哪里 

想你会为谁担心 

想你是否已忘记 

忘记那段爱情 

忘记那颗泪滴 

忘记了所有不该忘的回忆 

我来不及将你的手紧紧握着 

对你说我只想要我们能快乐 

曾以为少了你的陪伴不算什么 

怎么我微笑着心却是痛的 

我来不及将记忆中的你消除了 

我明白错过的从此难以负荷 

如果眼泪能够证明我是爱你的 

那么重新选择是不是来不及了 

忘记那段爱情忘记那颗泪滴 

忘记了所有不该忘的回忆 

我来不及将你的手紧紧握着 

对你说我只想要我们能快乐 

曾以为少了你的陪伴不算什么 

怎么我微笑着心却是痛的 

我来不及将记忆中的你消除了 

我明白错过的从此难以负荷 

如果眼泪能够证明我是爱你的 

那么重新选择是不是来不及了 

我来不及将你的手紧紧握着 

对你说我只想要我们能快乐 

曾以为少了你的陪伴不算什么 

怎么我微笑着心却是痛的 

我来不及将记忆中的你消除了 

我明白错过的从此难以负荷 

如果眼泪能够证明我是爱你的 

那么重新选择是不是来不及了