Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Nikon D90 Body

This is my first DSLR, and I couldn't be happier. I read endlessly about different cameras before I decided on the D90. In the end it came down to the D90, and Canon's 50D, mostly due to their price points. Both are truely awesome and feature packed camera's. I loved the feel of the 50D, as I have pretty large hands. The 50D is about a half inch wider than the D90, and a slightly larger grip. The D90's grip is great as well, just a little smaller. Because of this, I purchased a battery grip along with the camera (Zeikos ZE-NBG90), and it feels great. (If you're wondering why I'm only talking about Nikon and Canon, it's because both companies have an extensive range of products for all skill levels, so plenty of room for me to upgrade bodies and lenses in the future. They are also both extensively used by professional photographers, so there must be something good about them.)A few things made me ultimately buy the Nikon D90.....First, the included kit lens. Nikon includes a 18-105mm VR lens, and Canon includes a 28-135mm IS lens. Both have Vibration Reduction/Image Stabilization, and both cost about the same if you bought them separately. On a crop frame camera (aps-c size), which both of these are, The 18-105mm is more usefull and versatile as an all purpose lens. I felt that it would serve better indoors, in smaller spaces, than the Canon lens would. For other beginers out there, on a crop frame camera you have to use a multiplier to figure out what the actual range is of a lense. For Nikon, it's 1.5, and for Canon, it's 1.6. So my Nikon 18-105 lens functions like a 27-157 on my D90 crop frame (18x1.5 , 105x1.5)The included lens on the Canon 50D is 28-135mm which, on the 50D, would function like a 45-216mm lens. This would be a great range for outdoor use, but I felt it didn't get wide enough for indoor use. This lens mounted on a full frame camera would be more appropriate (no multiplier). In Canon's defense, there are two other 50D kits available, one with a 17-85mm lens, and another with an 18-200mm lens. In my opinion, both lenses are inferior in quality to the 28-135, and they both are more expensive. The 17-85 kit was about $200 more, and the 18-200 kit was about $400 more. This made the 50D to expensive for me, especially when you could step up to the Canon 7D for $1500(body only) and $1900(with 28-135mm).Second are the number of buttons, and button placement. Everyone is different, and has different ideas about how cameras should be set up. For me, I like the idea of having more buttons on the outside, as the Nikon does when compared to Canon. If I have to go into a menu to get at a certain function, chances are, I'll forget I have that function. Being a beginner, I wanted as much in my face as possible to help me learn. This also makes for very fast adjustments for beginers and advanced photographers alike. As for button placement, the Nikon just felt more natural. Again, everyone is different.Lastly, I considered both Nikon's and Canon's full line of cameras. I do plan on upgrading in the future, so I looked at the upper end cameras as well. Whatever lenses I buy for my D90, I want them to work on whatever body I might upgrade to in the future (lenses are expensive!!!) I think I just liked Nikon's take on photography tools a little better. From styling to functionality, Nikon just seemed more... me. I may regret this, as Canon also makes outstanding products, and it seems like they have a lot more lenses, although I havn't actually counted. For now, I'm looking forward to a long relationship with Nikon, expecting that their more pricey camera bodies function as naturally and comfortably as the D90 does.I absolutely love the Nikon D90, and am very happy I bought it. I feel it's a great camera for beginers, and it'll grow with me as a photographer. I was able to create amazing images right out of the box. It's very easy to use. I sat on the couch with it that first night and just played with menus and settings, and learned my way around the camera very fast. I'd recomend the D90 to anyone, beginners and advanced amatures alike.I used cameralabs.com extensively before I decided on anything. Outstanding website with a lot of writen and video reviews on a great many cameras and lenses. Thanks Gordon!!A few tips if you buy the D90...*an 8g memory card will give you about 350 RAW+JPEG shots, or 1000+ JPEG shots*the D90 shoots video... barely. If you want to shoot video, buy a video camera.... seriously.*if you're going to shoot video, or are going to use live-view a lot, you NEED an extra battery.

Even for a naive photographer , this has helped me allot in getting better shot Everytime. Highly recommended.Have used other camera s as well but d-90 has its own simplicity and full of features

I have used Nikon D90 as backup camera for several months. My impression is this is the ideal mid range DSLR camera. It is has most of the features you need, has great ergonomic and handling. But the most important of all is the excellent image quality especially in ISO 800 and above.Body and HandlingUnlike its main competitor Canon 40D, Nikon D90 is not built from magnesium alloy, but it is still very solid and sturdy. There is no rubber grip like Nikon D300 or Canon 40D either. But texturized plastic is not bad either.I feel the size of the camera is ideal for DSLR, it is not big, but not small. It fits in my hand like glove (I have average male hand). It is not heavy but substantial enough and well-balanced when you shoot low shutter speed without tripod or when you mount it with a heavy/long lens.Nikon D90 has two dials, one to set aperture, the other to set shutter speed or any other setting. Unlike Canon or other cameras handling, Nikon camera requires you to press and hold the button and at the same time dial the setting that you like. This might be annoying if you are not used to it. It is made so to avoid user changing setting accidentally.It also has four way controllers which function to change auto focus points or choosing options in the menu. D90 also has dedicated live view button to activated live view for either still photography or for movie recording. There is a dedicated info button to activate various important setting for the camera. By pressing the info button twice, you can view and change setting of some useful setting such as picture control, noise reduction setting, active d-lighting, assign function and AE-L/AF-L buttons.The function button can be assigned to many useful setting such as particular metering mode, ISO speed, central focus point, RAW+JPG and some others. The AE-L/AF-L buttons can be assigned to be AF-ON, AE lock only, AF lock only, and some others.D90's viewfinder is not the best because (95% coverage). But it is big enough for me to manual focus accurately in many situations.Least but not all, It has very good top LCD screen that shows a great deal of information: ISO, aperture, shutter speed, metering, picture quality, auto focus mode, battery, continuous shooting, white balance and also the current auto focus point position.The only complaint about handling and control is there is no dedicated button for ISO. The position of ISO button is too low in the bottom of the camera, thus making changing ISO is painful and slow.ISO and Auto ISOImage quality in high ISO is very good, but it is best to shoot at ISO 800 and below. The great image quality in high ISO is due to Nikon sensor and software that control the chroma/color noise out of the image. The noise in Nikon looks more natural compared to camera of other brand.What I like most is the Auto ISO limiter. You can effectively limit the ISO and minimum shutter speed. The Auto ISO works very well and accurate most of the time. My favorite way to use this is to set the camera to Auto ISO, and then use Aperture mode and let the camera adjust the rest for me.LCD ScreenIt is 3' LCD Screen with 920k res which is standard for mid range camera in the late 2008 and 2009 camera. It is very detailed and relatively good in bright light condition.MenuLike other Nikon cameras, I feel Nikon menu is pretty confusing because they throw all over items regardless if the item is popular item or not. Therefore, it might take you some time to find some of your favorite menu items. To be fair, Nikon has my menu tab, where you can choose and put the menu item in this tab. Overall, I feel menu could be improved. Canon cameras menu for example, is easier, more logical and simple to navigate.Auto Focus system & Continuous shooting speedNikon D90 has 11 AF points. Not the best compared to older brother D300, 51 AF points, but it has 3D tracking that is pretty accurate. The AF speed also depends on what kind of Nikon lens you use. Old Nikon lenses usually slower in AF, same as customer grade AF-S lens like 35mm AF-S f/1.8G lens.D90 has continuous shooting speed above the entry level camera (4.5 fps) but it is still not very ideal for sports photography or bird photography (6 fps or better).Creative Lighting System & Lens CompatibilityUnlike lower class Nikon cameras such as Nikon D3000 and Nikon D5000 or older models, Nikon D90 have built-in wireless commander/trigger for Nikon flash units. The CLS system is not perfect because it won't work in certain position and situation, for example in bright daylight, in a great distance, or if the line of sight to the flashes are blocked. But, CLS is fun to use and save you money. Nikon D90 also has built-in AF motor so it is compatible with older Nikon AF-D lenses which we often found in fixed focal length lenses / primes.Video ModeNikon D90 is the first DSLR that has video mode. It record 720p quality video. Although it is not as practical as camcorder, because you need to manual focus and it is hard t

I've owned the Nikon D90 since 2009 and it's still working perfectly. I've used it both professionally and casually. Even though it's now an older model I would still recommend it to anyone looking to get into DSLR photography.

Totally overjoyed with this purchase! It's fairly intuitive for basic use and the automated settings and I can't wait to learn everything it can do!

I had initially ordered this camera from Amazon but it got lost in shipping. :( and Amazon did not have the camera in stock(they refunded me the complete amount). I had to order it from Adorama later( and i finally got it :D).I own this camera for a year now and haven't faced any major problems with it(except for a few dead pixels). AF is fast enough for panning but is not always effective for small and fast moving object like small birds/insect even if you try to cover the center af point. I usually prefer manual focusing in such conditions. I also have ML-L3 remote(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00007EDZG/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_title) which is useful at times! CLS works beautifully(i had a sb-600 prior to this purchase). Auto and Programmed auto are also very accurate and require very less post processing apart from denoising and removing the dead pixels :P

After the dismal failure of the piece of crap D7000 I bought and returnedhttp://www.amazon.com/review/R2NQ4INXAMABFN/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0042X9LC4&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag=I decided to take a chance on the D90 and I'm glad I did. The quality of the camera is excellent, it actually FOCUSES and has good low-light ISO capabilities without excessive noise but with excellent detail.

I've been using this camera for about 2 months now and I've been extremely happy with it so far. I traded up from a Sony DSLR-A230 and I've never once considered looking back. I'm not a professional photographer and I'm not loaded (lowly government employee) and I have no buyer's remorse in spending this amount of money on a camera. None whatsoever. Understandably it's going to be better than the Sony because it's a mid-range rather than an entry level, but it's astonishingly better.Camera body: Very solid and feels great in your hand. I don't have huge or small hands, and it feels just about right for me. Buttons are laid out properly and all within fingers reach without stretching. Aperture and shutter speed dials spin with just the right amount of resistance. Buttons have a firm press and an obvious detent for when they're activated. LCD display on top is great; it's customizable to what exactly you want it to display.Lens: I own the kit 18-105 lens (bought the body on sale and then the kit lens on eBay for $200 refurb... saved a little cash) and a 50mm F1.8 lens. VR works fairly well and will allow you to (give or take) shoot about 3 stops slower than you could normally hand hold. I can hand hold around 1/15 without too much blur. You can definitely hear it kicking in and DEFINITELY see it in the viewfinder. Kind of looks like you're drunk (the motions are slightly delayed and slowed). Picture quality with the kit lens is also fairly good but with a moderate amount of linear distortion at the extremes, most notably around 18mm. It's still somewhat correctable with post-processing, but it's worth noting. Around 24mm is where I've noticed the least distortion. Since it's an AF-S lens (meaning the focusing is done by a motor within the lens rather than the screw drive), autofocus is VERY quick. Much better than my 50mm lens that uses the screw drive.Rear LCD screen: Great great great. Extremely high resolution, to the tune of almost 4 times the pixels of the D80. More pixels means more accurate post-shot analysis. To relate, those of you who have upgraded from an iPhone 3G/3GS to the new iPhone 4, that's pretty close to the same difference in clarity on the screen. It's simply amazing.User interface: Very well laid out. Customizable menus as well as recently used items, quite handy. Nice little "help" button when scrolling through menus that you hold down and it explains what the item you've selected changes, great for beginners or new Nikon users. The GUI is setup the same as a D300S rather than the lower range cameras, so it's starting to err on the upper end of things rather than lower.Picture quality: Very good. It's highly dependent upon the lens you put on it and the focusing quality, though. The additional megapixels have a way of really highlighting any blurriness.. so I suppose it's a blessing and a curse. 12.3 is nothing compared to the ridiculous 18 you get on a Canon T2i though; it's getting to be ridiculous. The great thing about the D90 and the rest of the mid range and higher Nikons is that the lens selection is enormous. The ability to use regular AF (non AF-S) lenses is a huge advantage over the lower range models and something to really consider. As noted above, exposures at the extremes with the kit lens will have a fair amount of distortion.Altogether a great camera. It'll leave you plenty of room to grow if you're just starting out, unlike some other options out there. It's still advanced enough to be used by "power users" though, but it's not a pro camera.

Great all round camera! It is more robust than the latest 3000,5000 series which is what I need for the outdoors!

This camera is used for my newspaper and has been reliable. It takes great shots indoors with the external flash. Make sure to get one.

I've forgotten to get around to writing this review, and figured that now was as good a time as any to write up a few notes on this camera.I purchased this camera from Nikon over 3 1/2 years ago, and since then have shot more than 35,000 images, and it still works as well as the day I pulled it out of the box.I did add the MB-D80, as I have very large hands, and also like having two batteries and a dedicated vertical hand-grip. The kit lens is awesome, not the fastest aperture in the world but the 18-105mm coverage allows it to work equally well in wide-angle through moderate telephoto.I've never had issues with it locking up or refusing to work with off-brand SD cards, and know that I will continue using this camera for years to come. I'm thinking about upgrading to a D7000, but this D90 is going to be staying in my bag forever.

Having owned and used 35mm Nikons for 30+ years, I decided to stay brand loyal in the transition to digital SLRs. My D-70 lasted through a three year extended warranty-then the Compact Flash connectors died and needed to be replaced. A year later, the shutter mechanism died. With two lenses apparently operational, I replaced the body with a D90. The lenses died shortly after, so I replaced them. A few months after the D90 was out of warranty, the through the viewfinder display died.My Nikon speedlight starting falling part after two or three uses.My 30 year old 35mms (Nikkormat and Nikon F Photomic) are still in use by my daughter-the Nikon digitals are cheap, poorly built cameras, almost disposable, at a hefty price.

First, a disclaimer. I have used Nikon cameras and lenses exclusively for the last 40 years. My father, a professional/technical photographer, used them from WWII until his death in the 1980s. That being said, I have no connection with Nikon except as a customer and have never received compensation of any kind from Nikon. I'm not a Nikon fanboi...er...fangeezer although I have a closet full of Nikkors that pretty much lock me into that brand.This is a dynamite camera! I base that conclusion on several thousand pictures taken with the D90. I'm not going to take readers' time reciting all the features and specs that have been more than amply discussed in other reviews and in the online photographic literature. Instead, I will review a few practical considerations that often are omitted by others.1. The camera feels good in the hand. It is heavy enough to be stable yet not so heavy that it becomes a burden in a long day of shooting. The grip works well for large hands like mine as well as the small hands of my nieces and nephews. And the 3" LCD on the back is gorgeous. These tend to be sniffed at by experienced SLR users but I've learned to love it.2. The camera is easy to use--for a DSLR. Like any serious camera, it requires study and practice to master the controls so that one can access the desired functions quickly. This is NOT a P&S and probably is not the best choice for the technologically inept although there is an auto function for beginners that will produce perfectly fine snapshots. More importantly, as the learner progresses, or for the experienced photographer, there are a very large number of readily accessible settings that have been described at length by others. The bottom line is that some excellent human engineering has gone into making the D90 just about as functionally efficient as any DSLR in the market.3. The build quality is excellent. To be sure, it has a plastic body over a magnesium chassis but the materials are solid and the fit and finish are very nicely done. Nothing, with the possible exception of the door for access to the SDHC card, is lightweight, fragile, or flimsy. Durability and reliability should not be issues unless one is going to take thousands of pictures under adverse weather or rough handling conditions. I have noticed a number of experienced professionals using the D90, usually as secondary but sometimes as primary.4. The D90 is far more capable than most of the owners who will use it--including me! An individual who really needs more image/camera control than the D90 provides is very likely a pro who will choose a much more expensive model, anyway. In other words, don't worry about outgrowing the camera; you won't.5. I don't do video so I offer no personal opinions here except to note that within another year or so HD video will probably be available on virtually all DSLRs. I understand that the video capabilities of the D90 are kludgy in some respects, particularly with regard to the lack of autofocus, but I'll leave that for others to discuss.6. This is the question I'm asked most often: "I have a (D60, D70, Digital Rebel, EOS-whatsit, or you-fill-in). Should I trade it for the D90?"If pride of possession is important, and you can't afford a pro model, then yes.If you are a technogeek who loves to tinker with camera controls, decide whether the new ones on the D90 are a lot more exciting than on your existing camera. If the twiddle factor is high, then yes.If you are unsatisfied with the quality of your pictures then ask yourself the hard question: Is the problem with me or with the camera? As Ken Rockwell has said ad infinitum, the photographer makes the great image, not the camera. If you have the skills and truly are inhibited by the limitations of your current camera, then yes. If the bottom line is cockpit trouble, then no, grow into what you have before you move on.At any given price point, Nikon DSLRs have only one serious competitor, Canon. All the others are basically also-rans. That is just a personal opinion so please don't write nasty comments about how dare I say that. Are Nikons better than Canons or vice versa? Frankly, I don't think there is enough difference in quality to worry about for two seconds. When I hear or read passionate advocacy for one brand over the other, I tend to suspect testosterone deficiency. Try both; choose the one you like better. Just keep in mind that as you accumulate glass it is going to become more and more expensive to change from one to the other.If you select the D90, I think you'll be thrilled with it. I am...and I'm pretty hard to thrill.

I bought it used and I glad I did. It came with all accessories and ready to shoot.The D90 has so many wonderful features and I am still learning about to become more proficient as an amateur photographer.I owned a Nikon N5005 for many years and I was able to use all of my Nikon autofocus lenses.without having to buy new ones.I am very please with this purchase and having lots of fun with it.

I bought this camera for my photography class because I needed a DSLR. I did my research and found that this camera was much more advanced than a lot of other Nikon models, but not as expensive or over the top as some of the fancier models.I get asked to bring my camera along all the time to events because the quality of these photos are so amazing. The body isn't too heavy and it's easy to operate.

Best of luck for those buying Nikon products if you ever need repairs... I have had a camera in service for two months for a simple repair.Every time I call support I get a different answer...absolutely clueless.Will never recommend Nikon to anyone again.

It's a great camera. I love it. I'm an event Photographer for the local theatre and last night I used it for lightning photo shots. Don't care for the HD video because not auto-focus. But, I have a Sony HD camcorder for that. The remote wireless flash is very nice. No need to add a wireless flash transmitter, because it's built in. I can have someone holding the flash for different angles in with or without the flash on the camera witch is very handy to be able to movie around at an event. Add a Eye-Fi card to add wireless to your computer as you shot. Editing photos in the camera is helpful too. Being able to have all or part auto is helpful for different shooting. I normally have the camcorder on a tripod and movie around with the camera, but with the wireless remote I can switch with the camcorder and as I movie around with the camcorder I can still take pictures with the camera that's on the tripod. I can set the flash different places, take pictures, and video an event all by myself as the photos and video upload to my laptop. I add the Polaroid Automatic Motorized Pan Head With Wireless Remote Control with the camcorder remote and it's like being in two places at once.

I got the Nikon D90 after considering the Canon T2i in some detail. The two major features that sold me on the Nikon was a superior exposure and color system, and a better kit lens. Since I have a long technical involvement in photography I don't mind customizing a lot of settings and changing settings before shots. If that isn't your style, you might think twice about the complexity of the D90.The biggest drawback is the focussing system, for me. I have tried the automatic and manual focussing both, and seem to trip over some detail of the system a little too often for my comfort. If you have it on single point auto focus, you can be reasonably sure of what you are going to get for focus...reasonably. But too often I have used this set up on, say, a single face in a group or on a flower stamen, for example, and found that the actual focal point in the image fell about 5-8% of the distance to the object behind the object under the focus highlight in the viewfinder. Not terrible, but enough to spoil some carefully set-up shots. Autofocus using 3d focussing does not work for me, and multipoint focussing always leaves me with the focus point highlight somewhere I don't expect it. If I am very alert and fully aware of what is going on, I can catch this and correct it by half-pressing the shutter and manually moving the focus point where I want it using the click dial. But it spoils the flow of attention on a shot. In fairness, I suspect some tutoring by an experienced user might overcome these perceived difficulties, but the documentation and materials I have found online do not address this issue well enough for me so far.I don't think there is a perfect camera out there. It took me over 20 days of shooting every day to finally feel I understood the options and their effects on my shooting style. I only gave the Canon an hour in the camera shop and several hours of close reading on the web, and that isn't the basis of a fair comparison.But the pentaprism viewfinder does provide a larger, brighter in-camera image to compose with. If you like to experiment, the range of control you have is great. And since I am on a limited budget, the kit lens gives me a broader range of focal lengths to work with.I also like the battery life and the size/form factor of the camera. It fits my hand better.My impression might be skewed by the fact that I got a Nikon s8000 at the same time, and despite the smaller image sensor on the s8000, it is giving the D90 a real run for its money in image quality and ease of use in quite a range of picture settings. The D90 is superior in low light and fast response, which alone still makes it worth it all for me. But I have shot the same outdoor scene with both cameras, and printed 13 x 19 prints and could not tell which was from which camera. Indoor shots are usually easy to distinguish.The D90 feels rugged and well made, and I haven't had the info drop-out from the lens problem that seems to plague some users.Ideally I would like to have waited for the next version, which would have full HD, stereo mike external jack, and 50% or more increase in sensor resolution. But I finally decided that the wonderful color and exposure intelligence built into the D90 was not going to get appreciably better in the next version, and increased sensor resolution has hit a physical limit where design tradeoffs have to be made, so I went ahead and took the plunge.I haven't regretted it. But I would be careful to whom I recommend it. If you are impatient or intimidated easily by technical complexity, this camera might end up on your shelf more often than not.As a side note, I was concerned at first about the weird video on this camera. Read around on the web and you will find out what I mean. But after taking a series of videos on the tripod, foregoing zoom and pan and concentrating on focal plane movement only, I am pretty happy with it as a DSLR adjunct to my full HD camcorder.

I have now owned the D90 for three years. It has been flawless. It still works just as well as the day I bought it. The quality of the images is excellent. I find it easy to use and is my trusted friend when I'm shooting an event that simply can't mess up. I have owned different pieces of Nikon equipment over the last 40 years. The quality and design of the D90 is a good example of why I keep coming back.On the subject of extended warranties. I have now bought a couple of them for my Nikon equipment and have never used them. I guess I was after a little bit of additional assurance that wasn't needed. My recommendation would be to save the money or spend it on accessories.

All of these products exceed expectations and I recommend them to anyone who needs a hobby and has time to use them.

I own the original Nikon D40 with an assortment of lenses and filters picked out over the years, the original lens with the body is quite acceptable and with addititional lenses now numbering 3 total I am confident my photos will be a hit. I already have over 90 posted here that show off my handywork in scale models and now with an up-coming book that I will be having online through Amazon I will be doing fairly well. With a strong background in general film photography that was taught to me by my father, an inventor for Eastman Kodak for over 40 years I accomplished many tasks in photography with him looking on and being a serious critic, no shutterbug in my lifetime. The idea of wasting film was forbidden in the family inspite of him bringing home hundreds of rolls of experimental film, sold later as ASA 100, 200 and even 400. The age of digital finally caught up to me and the Nikons SLRs that I owned were all but manual as I learned from the beginning to use such settings as "auto" was almost unheard of.My use of my old film camera brought me into the realm of freelance photography and in doing so won me a spot in two feature stories about the SW parts of the USA including areas near Monument Valley but considerably less known. That led to freelance journalism and writing about local events that go on around the Deming, NM area including moving of the historic railroad depot that has now been lost to history as a bus terminal and classroom, shameful!My D40 and photography experience of over 50 years led me into teaching photography at a local college with the idea to introduce digital photography to not only novice photographers with all digital cameras at hand but to folks like myself transitioning to digital after years of film camera knowledge. My opening introduction in every class was that "it is the photographer behind the camera that makes the photos, the camera only conveys that which the photographer interprets" That statement usually got people on the right track for digital and supprisingly the purchase of D40s and near-realated other digitals went up among class members.The best to all,John

I am learning photography on my own and after a lot of research decided to buy D90. After a year of use, i think i made the right choice. it's great value for the bucks.Things i liked:1. Ergonomics - a very sturdy camera. It felt just right when held in the hand. all the frequently used buttons/dials are very thoughtfully placed.2. The 18-105 kit lens - I had heard from several people that the kit lens are useless and you should throw them. but i can tell now that this ket lens is no pushover. If you go to Nikon's website, it's one of the regular lenses they sell, so why should the quality be doubted. anyway, we can put to rest to that.3. White balance using grey card - I am not a tech geek, so was nervous about being able to use the "PRE" setting. but it's so easy to use and makes a huge impact on the photographs i took..!4. Autofocus motor - I bought a cheaper non autofocus 50 mm prime lens (if I am ot mistaken, these are cheaper than if u need to have the autofocus motor in the lens) and can use the camera'a autofocus motor to use AF...saves some money i guess.One thing which may be improved - Photography lessons talk about rule of third. for that you need to visualize 2 vertcial and horizintal lines going through the viewfinder. D90 has three lines going through it's viewfinder. Why can't they keep only 2 lines which makes it easier for novice like us to use the rule of third easily...maybe they have some other use of 3 lines..

With over 40 years of shooting behind me, I still can get excited over new stuff...well, at least "new" to me that is. When I added digital cameras to my arsenal, I went with Olympus, starting with the E 20n: only because I got a great deal on a store returned item. But I loved it! After a year, I bought the E500, then an E-3, then added an E-520 as a back-up body. Last week, I ordered the D90 after I decided that Olympus appears not to be dedicated to the serious photographer.I love this camera! After receiving my new Tamron 18-270mm lens (look for my review) yesterday, I called up a buddy that has been using the D90 for a year and we went out shooting. He flattened my learning curve quite a bit by pointing out features he knew I'd be using.My favorites:The exposure bracketing button is well placed and makes it simple and fast to move into a bracketing mode as I often do when a scene lends itself to HDR processing.The +/- exposure button is also quick and easy. And speaking of exposure...the metering modes are also easy to change and all do their job remarkably well.The ease of moving the focal point around the viewfinder is a super feature that is quite valuable to me as I am a devotee of the "rule of thirds."The dual adjustment wheels is a feature I am use to with the E-3 and I'm glad I didn't have to give that up.As today is the first day I had the camera in the field, I have much more to learn about its capabilities, but as for right now, I quite pleased with the D90 and the super price I got from Upbeat Electronics. I'll be posting some images on my website [...] soon.One last thing...I gave myself a budget of $1500 to switch to a new camera system. I thought long and hard about the D300s or even the D7000. But, I finally came to the conclusion that I would be better served with a more economical camera body which would leave me more dollars for some good glass. As I mentioned earlier, I purchased the Tamron 18-270mm zoom. With the current rebate on this lens, I got it for well under $500! So, I have a great camera, a fantastic lens that will serve me quite well and I still have $$$ to put to my next glass: 100mm F2.8 Macro!!~~ Ron Plasencia ~~

Camera does not recognize SD card, compartment memory card is bad. I know it was used but did not think it came with those details. The lens is good and the flash also works well