Seems like Canon is doing very well here in Malaysia.

Canon Marketing Malaysia has seen a 70% surge in profits so far this year over 2005, recording its highest profits since its incorporation 19 years ago.

In a statement on Dec 22, Canon Malaysia said its performance was achieved against a backdrop of rising unit sales of Canon products and more efficient operations.

It did not reveal the profit amount, nor the specific financial period.

“Although there was only 5% revenue growth due to declining price points, Canon notched a signification growth of 30% in unit sales in five of our primary consumer and business products as well as hikes in market shares,” said its president and chief executive officer Liew Sip Chon (pic ) .

“This was supported by the steady demand for consumer products and businesses, from SMEs to the public sector, pouring in more investment into technology in their pursuit for efficiency and more effective processes.

Pretty big growth!

Source: The Edge

And it’s very positive as I expected, I saw this as a great camera for beginners and those looking at bridge or ‘prosumer’ superzoom models like the FZ-50 or Canon S3 IS.

It’s only a few hundred RM more (Selling for around RM2150) and you get a good solid 6 megapixel SLR with a new improved 18-55mm kit lens.

In everyday use the D40 is just what it set out to be, a very capable, compact, lightweight and easy to use camera which makes a perfect first step for anyone wanting to get into digital SLR photography. It provides enough control and a large enough range of manual settings to enable you to experiment and learn but also helps you to take great pictures in the process. It’s one of those cameras you can just pick up and start shooting without fuss, that you can hand to a friend who’s never used an SLR and know they’ll be able to do the same. All of this and a pretty decent kit lens for $600, I’d say it’s a bit of a bargain.

You can find the full review at DPReview here:

Nikon D40 Review

Awesome work, done with Photoshop.

I’ve mastered some of these techniques, but certainly not to this degree of expertise.

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Do you often find yourself wondering what lens you should take to an event?

Should you take a back-up body?

Should you take that extra flash? Do you need that long lens?

Well you want the answer? Just take every model, every lens, from every brand.

Yes I spotted both Canon and Nikon here..crazy!

Sorry for no updates lately, will get back on track soon, things have been a little mad.