I bought some stuff these past few days.

My brother needed a camera to take some pictures in Papua New Guinea for a brochure he’s doing so I passed my Panasonic LUMIX LX-3 to my uncle for him to take it over.

My dad came back a few days ago and told me that my brother needs the camera. So I went camera hunting. I wanted something like the LX-3 – a compact that’s small and powerful, as well as one that my mum can use.

I was looking at the Canon Powershot S90 since its launch, as well as the Sony DSC WX-1 that Huei has. Both cameras are as good as the LX-3 but not better than.

I did a lot of reading online and these three cameras are in the same league. None is better than the other. The Sony is a lot cheaper but it uses Sony’s Memory Stick, a format that’s expensive and rare (Ok lah, not rare but less than the usual SDs and CFs). Heck, I don’t even have a Memory Stick reader! The Canon seems to be perfect but it’s still not an LX-3 (damn I miss the LX-3). I bought the S90 anyway.

I’ve been using it as my main camera for the past few days and it turned out to be pretty good. I love the fact that it can zoom a lot further than the LX-3 (the LX-3′s zoom is just pathetic). I love the control ring, the slim form factor and the wide enough lens.

I don’t really fancy the slow(er) lens (compared to the LX-3) at longer zooms and I really miss the superb macro on the LX-3. I miss the hot shoe as well. I have an Olympus FL-50 that’s fully compatible with the LX-3 (and I use it a lot) and i hate the fact that I can’t bounce my flash anymore.

It’s all pros and cons. Nothing is perfect. Just accept the fact lah.

Oh yeah, I bought my first ever lens for the Nikon D90 as well!

Behold my first lens!

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f1.8D

The most affordable lens ever and the best lens in its price range! All DSLR owners should get a fast prime lens like this, especially when it’s so affordable!

I wanted this lens when I got the D90 but it was out of stock all the time. Either that or it’s expensive (about RM100 more for what I paid for mine).

It’s not one of the lens I dreamed about in my last post but I’m happy. Wide aperture FTW!!!

Mounted on the D90. It looks so small now.

Got to go. Busy week ahead. Good night!