Supplementary battery holder for extended shooting life and vertical shooting composition. ... more
Accepts four R6/AA size batteries: Alkaline, Lithium, NiCd or Ni-MH. The MB-18 also fits on the F55 and F75 cameras, although the vertical shutter release button does not work with the F55. For the F55 the MB-18 can only be used as a power source.
(+) Fold out LCD screen, Image Stabilization, Zuiko lens quality, Picture quality, Flash options (-) Noise in low light, Too many buttons, Badly laid out, Too many gimmicks
Advantages: Movies, LiveView, 12.3 mpixels, build quality, excellent lens range Disadvantages: Still quite bulky for casual use. Expensive if that's all you want it for
, although it?s noticeably slower if using LiveView, which also seems to take ages coming into focus.
Lens Conversion Factor ? 1.5. This means that anyone used to the terminology of 35mm film-camera lenses will have to rethink the power of their existing lens collection. Under the old rule of thumb that a 50 mm focal length equalled 1 magnification, in digital days, it now represents 1.5 magnifications. This is because lenses don?t change, but the sensor of the D90 (and most other DSLRs) is about 66% the size of a 35 mm film negative (that?s about the same size as an APS negative ? remember them?). Hence my Nikkor 100 mm to 300 mm zoom is about 3 - 9 magnification (a power which would have needed a 150mm to 450 mm lens in ?celluloid days?)
Note: All Nikon lenses ?fit?, even the lenses from my 1970s NikonF, but don?t expect an old lens like this ...
BNibbles 04.08.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: exceptional Review of Nikon D90
Advantages: Lightweight and Easy to use piece of Craftsmanship Disadvantages: Perhaps not a durable as previous models
Nikon have expertise in camera manufacture and development that is not really comparable to other makes. They have developed their own metering systems and methods that others have just copied. The F80 continues this tradition and it really is a magnificent camera for both the Professional and the Non-Professional.
Lets talk about ergonomics later and start with what this camera can do to take pictures - the reason for buying it!
Firstly, any image quality you get from this camera is far superior to any digital camera if you are comparing two photographs taken by the same photographer, even if they are using the best digital camera available. Film is better because digital camera do not yet have the right number of pixels or quality of pixels at an affordable price. Having said that the quality of the image depends on the film ...
PJWINWRIGHT 07.11.2005
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Advantages: Excellent picture quality, lots of useful features, well designed controls, great kit lens Disadvantages: More expensive than some other DSLRs, quite big and heavy, limited movie mode
How I made my choice
I recently bought the D90 to upgrade from my Olympus 560UZ bridge camera, so this is my first foray into DSLR photography. Most people starting in DSLR photography will opt for the cheaper D40, or the D60, D70 and D80. I am not particularly rich, and in the end chose the D90 because I didn't want to grow out of the smaller DSLR and have to buy a new body quickly. I have found that the prices of Nikon DSLRs haven't decreased significantly over the last 3 years, so I decided (maybe wrongly) that this option would save me money in the long run. I found that it is very important to go into a shop and hold the camera in your hands before making a choice. All the photography shop assistants said that the Canon series was just as good as the Nikons, but I discounted them because I didn't get on with the feel ...
potoroo99 15.09.2009 (22.09.2009)
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