Catpiano

first question .. what kind of lens she got ??

If it is freebie from friend .. probably not good lens at all .. or what if they are some old manual focus lens? I doubt your mom wants to do Manual Focus?

Most lower end camera offer "KIT" lens at better value ... and work pretty good for general purpose.

So ..  just check what lens she has now.

Anyway, as goldie said, most DSLR are good nowaday, no matter from Canon/Nikon, to even Sony, they are all similar.

The engine oil vs Car isn't a good example at all .. engine oil ..  ~ $10 - $50 vs $30-$50K for an average car, and in photography world, we all know lens are much more expensive then body .. most photographers decide to use a system because of lens rather then body.

Regarding pricing ..  Price in Canada, is app. the same as in HK, say D5000 kit, $9xx cad, vs $6,xxx HKD, but you get 2 yr warranty here, vs 1 yr warranty if you get it from HK.

Catpiano

請問Alberta有咩野可靠ge買相機網呀?
jh66 發表於 2009-6-22 10:10

in Alberta. (mainly calgary)

www.thecamerstore.com

www.sanealcamera.com

www.vistek.ca

I bought must of my gears from the about 3 stores.

You can check http://www.blackphoto.com/blacks/index.jsp as well.

Catpiano

Yee ..  tofu .. so .. she got some good lens ( but older ) wor ..

The "D" version of 70-300 isn't that bad at all, just the "G" version is the cheap one.

Both 80-200D and 105 micro are good lens!!

Really chicken rib wor ..  all those lens are not bad, especially the 80-200 F2.8, and you need D90 or higher model in order to have AF function ..  however, when using those lens on DSLR, you may have minor "back focus " or "front focus " issue ..  say the 80-200, @ 200mm range, typical Back focus on D90 etc.

Still, those are minor issue.

So, if your mom doesnt want to spend much, you get her the D90, which is a good entry DSLR, and I do suggest you to get the kit lens as well, since she doesn't hv a wide angle nor daily use lens yet. ( 18-135, 18-105 etc are ok )

Make sure get her a external flash light as well.

^_^

Catpiano

I think all D90 are made in Thailand wor ..  even most Nikon low end lens ..


Your 80-200 F2.8 is still made in Japan! ^_^

Low end DSLR such as D5000, D60, D90, and mid end DSLR like D300 are all made in thailand ..   you need to go to high end model such as D700/D3 etc ...  to get made in Japan.

Does it matter? sad to say .. but it does ..  

Catpiano

NIKON has INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY

But Nikon Canada only Honor warranty to the ORIGINAL owner ..

However, good thing is the Nikon service is in Vancouver, most the time, they won't check if you are the original owner or not, as long as you have your receipt.

It is NOT POSSIBLE to buy D90 ($1000 body ) + 18-105VR ($450 lens ) + 70-300 VR ( $600 lens ) for $999. You either misread it, or got the wrong info.

D90 is NOT 1/3 cheaper in HK ..  unless your uncle lies to you, or again, he may forget the detail ..  D90 is $6xxx HKD .. which is app. $1000 ..  even "WATER" D90, is $5xxx in HK ..  

The different is the TAX ..  however, if you buy it in HK, and bring it over, you "SUPPOSE" to pay tax anyway .....  

Unless you go to D700, then not worth to buy in HK for ~ 10% cheaper. ( I bought my D700 in HK ..  ~ $18K HKD, work out to ~ $2700, which is ~ $600 less then buying one here, so it does make sense for me to buy from HK, my 5DII Kit, was app. $4100 with tax, worked out to $27K HKD back then, which is about the same price in HK, so I bought it here )

You can go DC fever site to check the price for DSLR in HK.

^_^

Catpiano

By the way, D90 kit with 18-105VR is $1349+tax .. even BC, with 12% tax total .. still ~ $1500 which is app. $10K HKD

Wili you use those " 送8GB卡, 相機袋(Nikon), 腳架, 備用電, 清潔套裝" other then 8G card?  When I buy camera stuff from HK, I dont even take those "GIFT" rather then CF/SD card and spare battery ... just waste of space to bring them back .. and even you count them, may be MAX $500 HKD value ...

Extra 1 Yr warranty on body and extra 4 yr warranty on lens from Canada, worth way more then those gift.

One benifit to buy in HK is, you get "DISCOUNT" when you need to fix the camera after warranty period. (or you break it by mistake)

Catpiano

http://www.nikon.com.hk/pagearticle.php?pageid=52

Yes, only DIGITAL body, no international warranty.

Again, that is why, I do suggest buying here.

Catpiano

Yee .. surprise that Oct 1 is not saying MADE IN CHINA is better then MADE IN JAPAN wor .. lol

However, it is the FACT that .... NONE made in japan Nikon DSLR  .. have more problem then made in japan. ( not talking about firmware or design issue )