Rain shoots for Nikon

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Nikon’s latest commercial for the new D300 DSLR features Rain as a National Geographic-esque photographer in exotic Cambodia.

But no matter how adept a photographer the commercial makes Rain appear to be, or how well he rolls his R’s in the sexy voiceover, I just can’t bring myself to spend on a camera with a $1800 price tag–and that’s excluding the price of a decent lens.

Watch the commercial and find your inner Zen here:

On a side note, the countdown to Rain’s Hollywood debut is on! For those of you in the US, Speed Racer races into theaters, pardon the pun we couldn’t resist, on May 9th. Check out this scintillating new trailer:

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67 Responses to “Rain shoots for Nikon”


  1. 1 soju March 14, 2008 at 9:38 am

    BKJSuh
    March 13, 2008 at 10:52 pm
    What a way to ruin the manga/anime dynasty.

    i totally, 100% agree!

  2. 2 soju March 14, 2008 at 9:39 am

    Tinytintin
    March 14, 2008 at 9:29 am
    Wooo. Now I really want to buy a Nikon DSLR! Bahaha. But its so expensive!

    why? the canon line of dslr’s kick the crap out of nikon’s puny and limited line anyday!

  3. 3 MIMI March 14, 2008 at 9:52 am

    Tinytintin you cant buy it as if you do have the money??? duh!!! har har…!!!

  4. 4 T_T March 14, 2008 at 9:57 am

    the trailer sucked…. :(

  5. 5 Julie March 14, 2008 at 10:35 am

    oh man.
    the GOD guy is also in heree!!
    thats kind of cool
    but sad that the young white kid has a bigger role =/
    fighting for them though!! :)

  6. 6 han March 14, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    why am i having the feeling he comes back to his first initial hair style?

  7. 7 Kosaru March 14, 2008 at 10:59 pm

    i’m surprised at the people cast in speed racer T_T well at least he was in there for a few seconds, muahaha. does anyone know if he has speaking lines in the movie?

  8. 8 aquarious March 15, 2008 at 3:45 am

    His hair cut looks like “fullhouse” one.

  9. 9 jinhee March 15, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    I agree, he’s lucky he even got one second in the trailer! He has more scenes than the main villain! Whatever, I’ll go see it to see Rain’s “English”, and his acting skills. Although, this movie does seem, I don’t know, not my style. It’s all opinion though.

  10. 10 ekcc March 15, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    that speed racer trailer was old!!
    there are new trailers up!!

    anyway Rain’s voice is… SEXY as hell!

  11. 11 choo March 15, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    soju
    March 14, 2008 at 9:39 am

    why? the canon line of dslr’s kick the crap out of nikon’s puny and limited line anyday!


    Here’ an answer for you, the great soju. This one is the right answer for you. We’re talking DSLR’s…
    rolleyes
    March 13, 2008 at 12:56 pm

    As for Nikon… EXPERT photographers and PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS actually rate Nikon DSLRs higher than some Canon models. Canon kicks Nikon’s ass on the point-and-shoot models, though.


    I bet you’re not one of those in caps.

    Im going to Cambodia in a few months. I’ll definitely visit those temples and bring my Nikon DSLR.

  12. 12 HATEJJH March 15, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    he’s seriously trannie looking recently, like a fugly girl head stuck on a man’s body.

  13. 13 taylor March 16, 2008 at 5:30 am

    hes so fine, glad to see him again

  14. 14 rainbowjune March 19, 2008 at 2:14 am

    just like the “Gangga” version, this “cambodia temple” scene also beautiful n very touching…
    n like always, rain looks gorgeous there…:D

  15. 15 che March 21, 2008 at 5:08 am

    i wasnt really interested in making any comments for any celebrities but when i started seeing korean tv series it really caught my attention and now rain is one of my favorite korean stars coz he is not just a singer but has so much talents. surfing websites containing all about rain make me saddened when i found all the negative rumors and comments about him but reading those negative news didnt change the admiration i have for rain i still like him and wishing him goodluck and more power!

  16. 16 Lulia March 21, 2008 at 5:47 am

    WHAAAAA! I WAS SCREAMING IN THE THEATERS WHEN I SAW HIM IN THE TRAILOR. LMAO MY FRENS THOUGHT I WENT PSYCHO BUT SHOOT I COULD CARE LESS. THE NEW TRAILOR THEY HAVE OUT DOESNT SHOW RAIN AT ALL. PISS ME OFF! WELL CANT WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE, HES A GREAT ACTOR IN KOREAN DRAMAS, I WANNA SEE HOW HE DOES HERE !D

  17. 17 soju March 25, 2008 at 5:22 am

    @choo.

    As for Nikon… EXPERT photographers and PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS actually rate Nikon DSLRs higher than some Canon models. Canon kicks Nikon’s ass on the point-and-shoot models, though.

    if you can read, it states that nikon dslrs rate higher than SOME canon models. so you will please provide me with the specific models of nikons and canons that “they” are talking about and we can discuss.

    nikon sucks ass.

    i have a canon 40d, btw. what puny model nikon do you have?


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