Light as the Air, Nikon D60

Advantages: Very small and light, wide range of Nikon lenses
Disadvantages: Slow Autofocus

... Nikon D60 The Camera Itself Here it is, the slightly higher than entry level digital SLR from Nikon. On paper it seems very similar to many other similar priced cameras. So in this review, I dig a little deeper to see if there is enough difference to put you out of pocket. First thing you will notice is the size of the body. It is impressively small, very good for travel photography and in general circumstances. The bodies? grip will fit the contours of your hand well even if you have large hands, like myself. The 10.2 megapixel sensor is expected, but possibly may have benefited from upping to 12 megapixels or more. As beginner to enthusiast photographers develop they will be left wanting more pixels to suffice their needs. The manufacturers? website states it also includes, ?Active D-Lighting.? This is said to...

aadamm 23.10.2009 · Read review
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Fujifilm Poorpix F60FD

Advantages: Great looks and well built.
Disadvantages: Some features fail to impress and the overall image quality is far from great.

...Most of you who read my reviews regularly will by now know that as well as being a professional photographer, I am also part of a camera club and as such I get the chance to test many various types of cameras and often give seminars and write reviews on these cameras. A few days ago I was handed the latest in what is a short line of Fujifilm?s F series compacts and I set about finding out just how good this new Fujifilm FinePix F60FD actually is. Following on from the F50FD this luxury compact camera is jam packed full of features and clever ideas, it has a massive 12MP resolution, a 3X optical zoom and a huge 3 inch screen so it is on par or better than many of its immediate rivals on these fronts but can it carry off great photography or is it all about having the gimmicks and the toys to appear a good camera rather than being one...

thebigc1690 04.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix F60FD

brilliant Nikon D60

Advantages: fantastic quality images
Disadvantages: bigger than a compact digital camera

...I had been wanting to upgrade from my compact digital camera for a while as I was constantly disappointed with the quality of the images, (a fuji finepix in case you are interested). I was recommended this camera by a friend and although it seemed a bit more than I wanted to spend, the £60 cashback offer from Nikon swayed me. I have never looked back. This camera is amazing, even my snapping results in shots that look semi professional! Its incredibly easy to use and really responsive, with a 5 month old baby I am no longer missing those moments but am capturing every expression as I wish. I have only had this camera about a month and so far I love it. It's certainly bigger than a compact camera so less handy to carry in your bag, but the difference in the quality of images is well worth it. I can't recommend this camera highly...

MWORMAN 28.08.2008 · Read review
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Nikon F80

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 · Read review
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Review of Nikon F 80

The nikon 70-200mm F2.8 VR, top-of-the-line

Advantages: Beautiful bokeh, tack-sharp, vibration reduction, easy to use, many useful accessories
Disadvantages: heavy, expensive, slight vignetting, prone to flaring

...their version, the so-called "vibration reduction", was the 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 ED. An interesting lens to be sure, but Nikon owners really started to get excited at the announcement of the AF-S 70-200 F2.8 VR. This lens, a successor of a highly regarded line of professional lenses, turned out to be spectacular: the image stabila? sorry, the vibration reduction was possibly even more effective than Canon's and the image quality? Well, I am going to discuss that right now! ---Image quality--- The 70-200 VR is a tack-sharp lens, as you would expect of a lens in this price class. It is not even in the same ballpark as normal consumer lenses: the colours are vibrant, the details sharp, and the bokeh (the appearance of parts of the picture that our out of focus) is stunning. The lens is particularly famous for the silky smooth rendering of out...

hetvuurtje 24.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Nikon Zoom-Nikkor telephoto zoom lens - 70 mm - 200 mm F/2.8

Nikon D90 - My Next 'Last' Camera

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 Nikon F, but don?t expect an old lens like this...

BNibbles 04.08.2009 · Read review
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Nikon v Canon v Pentax

Advantages: Cheapest SLR ith the best range of features
Disadvantages: Plastic and light feel lets it down

...rolls of film. My options were as follows for cameras with Two lenses and a budget of £300 :- Pentax MZ-50 with 35-80mm and 80-200mm for £269.89. This was little more that a point and shoot camera. A compact camera in other words with interchangeable lenses. Okay for beginners?.but not the one for me Canon EOS300 with 28-80mm and 75-300mm at £349.89. This was a far better camera, but was too light and had a very plastic feel to it. I had previously own a Canon and was unimpressed by the slow Autofocus system. Nikon F55 with 28mm-80mm and 70mm to 300mm at £299.89. Little sister of the camera I bought. Very similar spec and a far newer model. But had less advanced autofocus system over F65. And the winner is:- ******************* Nikon F65 with 28mm to 80mm and 75mm to 300mm at £379.89. I had test driven the camera...

bazza1603 16.07.2002 (10.08.2002) · Read review
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Review of Nikon F 65 DATE

Cheap 'n' cheerful

Advantages: Easy to use, cheap
Disadvantages: No cable release socket, very plasticky

...The F60 is a reasonably capable (but fairly basic) entry-level SLR. Discontinued now, but can be bought very cheaply secondhand. The body has a very plasticky feel to it; the plastic is slightly textured, but it isn't covered with any grippy substance (eg. rubber) at all. This makes the camera feel cheap (which it is) and fragile. The camera has a fair amount of preset shooting modes (this could be good for a beginner) in addition to the usual P, S, A, & M modes. The shutter speed range is 30 secs - 1/2000th sec + B, flash sync is 1/125th sec. The motor wind is slow (only 1 fps), with continuous drive only available in "sport/action" mode (as is continuous AF). Being an entry level model; the F60 only works properly with either AF, AF-D, AF-G lenses. AI or AI-S lenses can be used, but the lightmeter won't work. AF-S lenses allow...

sillyconguru 25.11.2005 · Read review
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My experience of the Nikon D90 as an amateur photographer.

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) · Read review
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Review of Nikon D90

Best Nikon?

Advantages: Solid pro camera
Disadvantages: Fiddly at times

...I have owned a Nikon F100 for over a year, using it in a professional capacity as well as for personal use. Having owned several Nikons including an F4 it can honestly say it is the best Nikon I have used. It is a solid camera, well built, especially when compared to some of todays plastic offerings. There is a range of features that even the hardened pro would have difficulty in using. The autofocus is the fastest I have come across. On the down side, the exposure does seemed to be fooled by some extremes, despite the advance matrix metering. Film rewind can also be fiddly especially when trying to change on the run. As a sucessor to the F90, a lot of pros will be buying this camera especially as it is equal to if not better than the F5 but significantly cheaper. Don't expect to find too many on the second hand market yet, this is...

Jasonrow 15.09.2000 · Read review
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