I'm Back!!!

Back with a camera i mean....sold off my canon 1000d and now having nikon d3000. jus had it for a month but haven been using it much except for a recent singapore trip. but i think i can sort of write a review on it.. basically d3000 is the cheapest entry level dslr for nikon while 1000d for canon. both are almost the same price.

d3000 lacks the live view feature that canon has (basically that feature allows u to take a shot jus looking at the big lcd screen of camera and not through the small hole)..d3000 is also not as user-friendly as canon cos you have to go into menu to change some settings like ISO, White Balance etc. the good thing about nikon is its lower range lens are somehow sharper..at least sharper than canon 18-55mm kit lens and colours have more impact too. you can have more editing options too straight after u made some shots, for eg (D-Lighting...basically make the image brighter, monochrome..change it to single colour, miniature...change it to toy like effect)..also nikon is somehow smarter than canon in terms of point and shoot, ie when u put it to auto or programme mode, it still produces decent images..unlike my previous 1000d..but beware of the noise level..it can be abit disturbing..but its understandable since d3000 uses the CCD sensor while 1000d uses the CMOS sensor which creates less noise even when the ISO is shot up...so if u keep the ISO up to 200 then it should be fine..if not jus use brighter exposure compensation in it or the flash! d3000 is also feels better (not too plastic feel) & heavier...when stability and minimal shake is concerned..weight is important.but one bad thing bout d3000 is that the 50mm prime lens..the one for portrait cant rili auto focus on it..so basically have to manual focus which is a pain in the butt...1000d can auto focus the 50mm lens...there is a 35mm prime that can auto focus on d3000 but it cost rm500 more..so sien..another plus thing for d3000 is that it has 11 focus points while 1000d has 7...basically the more is better..basically i changed to nikon cos it allows me more control over settings of shots, images are sharper and the colour looks more appealing. if we compare it among lower ranges..higher ranges might have a different story..these are purely my personal opinion as other dslr users might not agree with me..lol.

bought an external flash too...its a third party though..Nissin..since its cheaper..but it has the same function as the original..haha..it even has wireless flash control..so might experiment on it more for portraits..

currently looking for models to be my experiment..lol..anyone? i wil try to experiment on my sis first so in case u all decide to sacrifice for me..at least i can produce some decent images:P difficult to learn it all by myself...any foto kaki around so that we can share the fun and knowledge? till then..i have to youtube to learn it by myself..lol..till then...hope to bring more decent pictures to u all...and for whoever getting married soon..mayb i can help to take some pictures too...jus shot 2 so far...lol..take care everyone:)