maanmo

""  she just tried the d90, since my uncle has it ""

in that case,,   your uncle will probably want to  give away his D90 in a couple of years
then he can gave it free to your mother..

  again i  must stress .. no one wants to play with a 2 years old DSLR camera
and buying 2 d90 camera in the same family is too much.

   most people dont take more than 50 phots with a DSLR in 2 years

peter236

""  she just tried the d90, since my uncle has it ""

in that case,,   your uncle will probably want to  give away his D90 in a couple of years
then he can gave it free to your mother..

  again i   ...
maanmo 發表於 2009-7-6 17:40

Less than 50 shots in 2 year? Are you kidding?

tofu

oh no, my uncle just came from hk to visit us and he was gone already.  he just got his for few months, but need to send back for repair once already.  he suggested my mum to get the one that made in japan, since his is made in malay and not reliable.  but seems like the one that sold in van is made in thailand

peter236

thanks catpiano, i read some review, d90 is a good one.  just few more questions.  the one that "made in japan" is few thousand hkd more than the one "made in malasysia"/"made in china", is it really  ...
tofu 發表於 2009-6-23 22:50

Normally, it does not matter where the camera is made. As you know, the manufacturing process is highly automated these days. All these lenses are polished using high-precision equipment in clean labs.

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 )

maanmo

"  Less than 50 shots in 2 year? Are you kidding? "'

based on my own experience...
i thought i was interested in photography,
and the photos, i took in last 4 or 5 years are all documented on this loyaukee forum
most recently in the tread " photodroppings "

when someone bought a new camera,  and discuss it on this forum , we can make a
prediction on how many photos  that camera will take in the next 2 years.
we can base that prediction  on the photographer's past record
( if the camera is more expensive or if its a first DSLR , you can also half the number of
shots that will be taken )

this is one of the nice things of being  a participant in a photography forum
you do not just share your photos, you share your experience  and the way you
grow with photography

chobit

Don't have a clue what you are talking about?  I would think they would have gone through more than 100 shots already in couple of days..!  Then it might be sitting doing nothing for a couple of weeks until the next event..!

"  Less than 50 shots in 2 year? Are you kidding? "'

based on my own experience...
i thought i was interested in photography,
and the photos, i took in last 4 or 5 years are all documented on thi ...
maanmo 發表於 2009-7-7 16:52

maanmo

""Don't have a clue what you are talking about? ""

when we  recommend a camera for someone,
we would like to check out the memory card , a year or 2 later ,and see what have been
done with the camera. chances are , the camera has hardly been used?

of course,  someone who bought a new DSLR can take it out  and fill it up with 500 shots, but then after it has been done once,  he would not want to do it again. unless
he does it for a living

most non professionals  hardly want to handle a DSLR,  even if they do, most of time in
automatic point and shoot mode
in other words, they wish a DSLR is not a DSLR

in any case,  before recommend a camera  to any one, we would like to look at his
photo takings in the last 2 years
does he post his photo collections on the web?
if not, why would he want to take photos with a DSLR
looking at his past photo taking, we can certainly predict how many photos he will take with his new camera in the next 2 years and whether he is motivated to use the
advanced features in the camera

advanced photography may require a DSLR,
but it is not necessary,  what is required is a high level drive and motivation
and an all time consuming persuit
if these persuit and motivation are lacking in the history of photo taking
then buying a DSLR means nothing,  he is probably too lazy to read the manual

chobit

Ok, got your point, but I can't quite agree with your conclusion.  I do know enough non-professional that would be out taking pictures all the time...!

But then these people maybe closer to my age group, or represent similar interest, such as hiking, cars, camping, or people who travels quite often..!

BTW, in my case, I know nothing about photography and hardly take any pictures until someone loan me a SLR years ago.., I was totally hooked after that...!  So, someone who shoot very little with P&S may not = don't take much pictures in the next 2 years!  New baby, being grand-mom, going to weddings... attending all sort of special occasions or ceremonies.. can be what trigger the person to start taking more pictures..!

My recommend my mom a Fuji P&S 3-4 years ago...  She used to never take any pictures  (I hardly have any family pictures when I was young), but she is one of the appointed person to take pictures in many occasion at her church fellowship or outing.. !  I am sure she take more pictures in these last 3 years than the XX years before she had this camera..!

However, I have to agree that it is important to find out someone's needs/wants being recommending something....!

""Don't have a clue what you are talking about? ""

when we  recommend a camera for someone,
we would like to check out the memory card , a year or 2 later ,and see what have been
done with the cam ...
maanmo 發表於 2009-7-7 23:56