D90 Arrives at our Shores!!

Source : Nikon Malaysia

After a long wait, the much anticipated Nikon D90 has finally arrived at our shores... replacing the aged D80. Just today, the Nikon Malaysia website has been updated with the latest pricing. At USD 1299.95 Kit & USD 999.95 Body only, it is listed as :

Price:

RSP RM 4,588.00 (with AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR)

RSP RM 3,588 (body only)

At current exchange rates, that would work out to almost the same as if you were to purchase it from the USA.

Of course, we all expect the street price to be lower than that... and I personally think it to be about RM 200 off the RSP at least for the first batch, to drop a little bit more 2 months once things have stabilized.

It's certainly worth drooling about... the full specs can be viewed from the Nikon website, but the main highlights for me would be the Sensor (rumored to have the same processing capability as the D300... YAY High ISO-Low Noise!), Built-In AF-Motor (Which has been a major pain-in-the-ass for the D40X - AF, AI lenses here I come!!!), and more easy access one-touch buttons. Everything else including the Video mode is just dressing for me.

After a serious period of poisoning using my friend's D300 + Fisheye lens + 28-70mm f2.8... the only thing holding me back from marching to the store and buying the D90 is the fact that deep down I still long for the D300, and of course, splashing 4 grand on a brand new camera with the baby about to pop just seems downright "irresponsible"... even if I claim to wanna capture award winning photos with my soiled baby diapers. ;p