Advantages: Small and light. Disadvantages: None so far.
An excellent little DSLR that embodies some older proven Nikon technology like the 10.2 megapixel CCD from the D60/D80 combined with a new 11 point focus system and a shutter mechanism tested to 100,000 cycles.
The body is small, perhaps too small for those with shovel sized hands but it is well made and feels very solid. With a camera this size there is no excuse to leave it at home.
The kit lens produces excellent results and is a good starting point at least.
Battery life is good and SDHC cards are a cheap and plentiful recording medium. As a first step into DSLR photography this is your camera whilst for those more experienced photographers looking for something more discreet and portable this is it.
There are no fancy whistle and bells it is just a good straightforward camera....what more do you need? ...
pp60 19.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Nikon D3000
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
, having us all holding digital cameras at arms length just where they can shake most, and leave us most vulnerable to a mugging!
Shooting movies is quite a novelty for DSLR owners, and to be honest since I?ve never really used my camcorder much, I don?t suppose I?ll use this feature much either. Why it is that perfectly competent photographers assume that the transition to movie will be a doddle is beyond me. I?ve persevered with it over the years and to be honest, my results are the equivalent of Ovaltine laced with a double brandy when it comes to keeping an audience awake.
As you can imagine, at 720-lines definition and 24 frames/second, it uses up storage at an alarming rate compared to stills ? even my 8gbyte SD card only allows for 5 minutes at that level of definition. Also, you have to focus manually, since filming renders ...
BNibbles 04.08.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: exceptional Review of Nikon D90
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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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Nikon D90
