Remember I told you about the latest D300s street price was RM5300 last week?  Yes, and I also mentioned that the price is still “higher than reasonable price” at RM5300.

My blog must’ve read by Nikon CEO, Santa Claus or something, and Nikon decided to slash price further. Now it dropped to RM5000! Yes, no kidding!

Nikon D300s hit my benchmark for “the price is right”.  If you listened to my advice from my previous post, and decided to stay and wait for until it dropped to a more reasonable price, congratulations.  Two weeks of patience is not bad to save RM700.

Nikon D300 is replaced by D300s since July 2009. The remaining D300 have been snatched as soon as people heard the ridiculous price for D300s. The price was a whooping RM5700, a premium of RM1300 compared with D300. The extra premium (as high as 30%) paid is unjustifiable for the minimum upgrade. Details about the difference between D300s and D300 can be read in “Should you buy Nikon D300s or D300?”

USA and Australia already received the news on price cut for several Nikon DSLR bodies including the D300s, D700, and D3x. Amazon.com, B&H and Adorama is now selling the Nikon D300s at the newly reduced price.

The new revised price I would expect to fall in the range of RM4800 to RM4900 for Malaysia. Compared with the Nikon D300 at the price of RM4400 before EOL, an extra premium of 10% for the minor upgrade, I would say the price is fall into the just right bracket.

If you are upgrading to Nikon D300s, it would be the right price now.

Update :

The new street price I got was RM5300.  RM400 difference (or merely 7.0% dropped) .  It is 10% less than what I expected.  I shall call this as “still highter than reasonable price”.  If you are desperate looking for a new pro body, and don’t mind paying extra RM400+-, then it should be ok to get the D300s; else just stay and wait until it dropped to a more reasonable price which is below RM5000 mark.

It was another great year of Mean Machine 2009 in Auto City Juru, Penang.

Lots of amazing event running two days event on 31st October & 1st November 2009 in Auto City.

Launching of the Porche Panamera

Car Modification, Classic Car Showcase, Beauty Pageant Contest, not to mention numbers of stunning event girls. 

Here are some of the photos I’ve taken on the last two days.

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