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daninkorea · Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Location: Seoul

I think I will definitely go to the store you recommended Dave, probably next time I get paid and get the D80.

I've been reading around the lenses I can get with it and am trying to decide between the 18 - 135 or the 18 - 55, and then getting the 18 - 200 VR in a month or two. Anyone have any hands on experience of the 18 - 200 VR?? I know its expensive but I've read a lot of really good reviews (plus I love buying shiny new electronic equipment!!)

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

There's a D80 for sale in the BST forum.

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=101680

Giant · Joined: 14 May 2003 Location: South Korea

I have used the 18-200 VR, its an awsome lens and I am going to buy one soon. Here in Korea thhough they are expensive, a few hundred bucks cheaper in the states.

daninkorea · Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Location: Seoul

A couple of hundred bucks cheaper??

I just checked some costs online and it is just under 700,000 on Danawa ($760) and $750 on www.ritzcamera.com

Either way it makes no difference to me. I'm a brit and it costs about $900 there!!

Giant · Joined: 14 May 2003 Location: South Korea

Yes, for me at the time, some lenses were cheaper in the states.

For example, I bought a Sigma 170-500mm lens that costs here in Korea almost a million won, in the states its just $650.

Not all stuff is much cheaper but in general it is.

KOREAN_MAN · Joined: 01 Oct 2006

Giant · Joined: 14 May 2003 Location: South Korea

I had an experiance when I bought my D80, they tried to sell me a D80 that was used, you can tell by looking at the mirror and the CMOS sensor.
The one they gave me first had some dust and grime on it like it had been standing exposed. Be careful when you buy a DLSR.

I guess they think us dumb foreigners will never check. Rolling Eyes

rocketbabydolls · Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Location: Suwon, South Korea

check out this one, is it cool? i mean the price.

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=136213

hugekebab · Joined: 05 Jan 2008

When I bought my EOS 450d the shop had 15 boxes on display; he offered me one and i said no and insisted on a random box. this way I knew he wasn't landing me with the display/demonstration model.

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not sure if you have any prior dslr experience. if you want to go nikon, go cheap, get the d40 and an 18-200mm super-zoom second hand (they have the sigma in a lot of places second hand.

this way you've only spent a modest amount of money, but can take great photos and decide later if you want to upgrade the body. photography is more about the glass than the body imo.

superdave · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: over there ----->

my camera guide is mentioned on the first page of this thread.

i strongly advise against going to yongsan. you're going to get ripped off unless you know exactly what you're doing.

some good deals can be had at namdaemun and in technomart. both places are much more ethical.

if you've never been camera shopping before, take a friend with you. and don't buy in the first shop ... go to a couple of shops and compare products and prices.

good luck.

Bread · Joined: 09 Oct 2008

My mom has a D80 and I think a D300? (the newish one) and she loves both of them. She still takes the D80 with her as a backup camera and uses it a lot even when she has the D300.

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

I am pretty sure superdave shops at YesDica, and that's also where I have been shopping for the past 3.5 years. I have spent close to 3 million won there. The guy is a rude though. The only reason I keep on shopping there is because he always has the cheapest price, however, after my last experience with a friend, I am going to try to find another place that will come close to his price.

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

I have a SONY Alpha200 and really enjoy it.