I just came back from Japan and I’m financially crippled after the purchase of this monstrosity: a Nikon D80 with a 18 – 200mm lens. All thanks to the mind poisoning of my friend’s cousin and the people of Japan that are using DSLRs. Curse you all!!

(Nikkor 18-200mm Lens – Source)

waah… got new toy to toy around wor *_*
[...] Pictures look a little grainy and I apologise. I’m still a newbie to the new Nikon camera and is still learning the way of DSLR. No more spoon feeding when it comes to focusing for me. [...]
[...] From left: 1. Inside the temple 2. The pagoda inside the temple 3. Not sure what it is, but my first thought is a giant straw sandal. This is the same guy I mentioned about that influenced us into purchasing a DSLR. Took some artistic potshots of us while we’re distracted. [...]
[...] After some long thoughts, I have decided to purchase the Nikon DSLR at one of the biggest electronic store, Sofmap. When I showed my credit card, they were so astounded and surprised that they never seen a curved cornered credit card, let it be a young or an old sales person that attended me. Twice I used it, twice I heard “sugeeehh” which roughly translated as awesome. They held up the card, stared for a moment and showed it to the his colleague before finally he realised the customer (me!) was still standing right in front of him, waiting for the bugger to complete the transaction. After the processing, they took a final look before handing the famous credit card back to me. [...]
[...] A mate and I went to this year’s Supanova at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington. Thought it was a big event since it was held at the showrounds but came back a little disappointed. First disappointment: it’s not as big and eventful as the website claimed it was. Second disappointment: I had to pay 20 dollars for that! Aside from my mutterings, it was a good moment to try out my miserable skills with the new DSLR. [...]
[...] my D80 at Victoria Gardens’ IKEA parking lot in Richmond. Some pricks smashed into my [...]