Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Nikon D90 Body

Awesome picture quality, same as my D300. It is much more plasticy than a D300, but I like it because it's much lighter and fits my hands perfectly. There isn't an obvious video button, but it was easy to figure out once you hit the LV (live view) button it prompts you to press OK to start recording. The top LCD screen is smaller than the D300. The 3 inch screen is amazing, just like the D300. This is a huge leap forward compared to the D80. It's an even bigger leap that they've pulled off high quality video that's user friendly! Put a Sigma 10-20mm or the Nikkor 10.5 fisheye, and you'll have some epic video shots. The 18-105VR lens is lighter than it looks, much lighter than the 18-200VR, feels very solid and is quite smooth. The standard definition video is good (haven't watched it on a large screen yet), and gives you 20 minute clips vs 5 min clips in HD mode. The zoom also worked when in video mode, but the Autofocus is fixed. Once in LiveView it takes a second to autofocus, then you can press OK and start recording. Sound isn't stellar of course. It has a small microphone and speaker, so you can actually hear the video your reviewing. So far this is my favorite new gadget of 2008. Wedding Videographer's rejoice! (i'm shooting one next week)

Nikon D90 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)This is a really good digital SLR camera for someone who is serious about the pictures they take (want much better quality than a point-and-shoot camera can give), but who wants the camera to be able to take most pictures automatically. There are lots of bells and whistles on this camera to help control the picture quality both before and after you take the picture, but you really can set this camera on one of its automatic settings and click away -- and, you'll be amazed at the quality of the pictures. Wow! I would recommend this camera for photographers that used high end film cameras many years ago, and are not satisfied with today's point and shoot cameras. I take mostly family pictures at gatherings, and landscape pictures (mountains and sunsets), but I think one could use this camera for portrait photography, sports photography, and wedding photography with good to very good results. This is the best camera I have used in 15 years or more....

I have read everywhere that the D90 was the best camera - it is. You can do great pictures in auto but the really cool stuff is in tweaking the manual controls. This camera is so smart that most of the settings just need to be set to auto and it will help you get a better picture - not by helping you compose - that is still all you - but by reducing the number of "bad" pictures due to bad settings.I am extremely happy with the D90. The lens that comes in the kit is good for everyday use, but I wish now I just got the D90 body and the 18-200VR lens instead.

I read somewhere that autofocus on the D90 is slow. Maybe those people don't know how to use a camera.Auto focus on this baby is lighting fast. It will shoot all the frames you want in a second, and all of the pictures will be correctly exposed and sharp focused.Is my first DSLR, I had film SLR for years (pentax, Nikon, Canon) I had several digital cameras (Sony, Canon). But this one without any doubts is the best one by far.Thanks Nikon!!

OK, so this is my first digital camera. But having a strong photo experience with previous top of the line film cameras (Nikon F5, Nikon F4 and more) I can say that this camera is truly worthy of the Nikon name. Prepare to be amazed.

This camera does it all- pictures that are so crisp you will think you are seeing it live and then you can video it all too! My husband always loved his Nikon 35mm and wasn't adjusting to the digital world until now. kudos!!!!

Best DSLR I've ever owned. Very quick and easy to manipulate for great photos. It Packs so much features for every situation, and the quick function button makes it easy to control, the most used tasks.In Matter of quality, I shoot at iso 1600 and the photos are very usable and clear.

I've owned this thing for 4 years or so now. Nikon has introduced a few models since then, but this thing is still just about perfect for the picture taking I do. Lots of lens choices, tons of features, ergonomics just fit my hands like I designed it for myself. I've looked at the newer stuff, and for the few things they've "improved" on, I still think this was and is the best fit for me. Only reason I could ever see moving it to second camera status is if I ever decide to go full frame. I'd love too, but tough to justify the price when this D90 does such a fine job even with the reduced sensor size.Here's some points to consider if looking at one of these to buy. Its a 12.3 megapixel camera. Smallish by recent new cameras, but more than enough to print very nice pictures 11x14 or larger in some cases. If you are using it for 4x6, you will have excellent results. The camera does shoot HD video, but it is limited to the 720, it will not shoot 1080. In my experience, autofocus during video shoots leaves something to be desired. The camera, with the kit lens, 18-105, has very decent low light capabilities. Of course, the kit lens is slow, so a faster lens would improve low light capabilities. On a nice bright day, without using flash, the camera pops off 4.5 or 5 frames a second. I have used this camera a lot at the drag strip and have captured lots of great wheelie action using the continuious shooting. My daughter was also a polevaulter, and this feature allowed me to catch lots of great action shots as she went up and over the bar. I used it a few times, indoors, for high school basketball, with the 18-105 lens, it was slow and not so great. With a faster lens, excellent results indoors shooting action shots. The camera itself has lots of choices to select the type and heat range of the lighting you're shooting in, so great results are possible with incandesent, florescent, halogen, sunlight, moonlight, you name it, the camera can shoot in it.There are quite a few in camera editing functions to correct, um, operator error. LOL. Camera shoots in both color and black and white. There are various settings which allow quit, low grade snapshots, fine picture quality, and up to RAW settings. RAW allows, actually demands, that you have computer capabilities to edit the photos. RAW prints cannot be processed at your local Wal-Mart. The detail possible and editing possible in RAW is unbelievable. Be forewarned tho, RAW eats up lots of storage on your SD cards. There is an option to shoot both fine and RAW at the same time, which allows easy printing of the fine, and the capability to edit and change appearances in the RAW format.This camera has an internal focusing motor for the autofocus lens'. Nikon 3000 series does not have this feature. What does this mean? Not all lenses will autofocus on a 3000, where practically all autofocus lenses will function on the D90. There is also an auto/manual switch on the camera body which allows you to manually focus any lens attached to the camera if you desire more control than the autofocus feature allows. Speaking of lenses, the mounting design Nikon is using has been around since the late 70s. This means that some really nicely made Nikon lenses that you may have laying around from the 80s or 90s have a really good chance of working great on the D90. In the first part of my review, where I give my personal likings of the camera, I mention its a reduced sensor camera. This sorta works to your benefit. The reduced sensor has a multiplying effect on the lens rating. This is approximately 1.5 times. So, a 100mm lens on a D90 is equivalent to a 150mm lens on a full framed camera. 400mm is equal to 600mm, and so on.The camera has a nice large screen on the back to select options in the cameras menu. You can also change to live view which allows the screen to function as the eye piece. The screen is stationary, it does not tilt, swivel, flip, etc. Using it in live view also slows down the reaction of the shutter a bit. On top of the camera is a small simple screen that shows many of your settings at a glance. Using the small screen and function buttons you can switch shot quality, ISO, check battery charge, number of shots taken and number remaining on card, F stop, flash, etc.The camera also has two dials in very well placed positions. A front dial right below the shutter release, and a rear dial behind the shutter release. These dials do quite a few things, such as changing ISO, flash, and using both front and rear dials, you can change F stops and shutter speeds without pushing any other buttons first. So, for those desiring manual operation instead of auto, everything is very easy to change while looking through the eyepiece.The camera has a pretty decent built in flash and the capability of adding external flash attachments.In this review, I've only touched on a fraction of this cameras capabilities. I highly recommend this camera if you can get ahold of one new or used.

I am a photography teacher in NYC and online. (See my Amazon profile for my website.) I teach beginner and intermediate photography students every week. I've also been a professional photographer for the last five years with images published in The New York Times, GQ, New York Magazine, Women's Wear Daily, The New York Observer, The Village Voice and Time Out New York.(This review is for beginner photographers.)If you're a beginner, you're most likely asking yourself: Nikon or Canon? Really, I feel confident in saying that you can't go wrong with either. I've used both brand's cameras extensively and find that they both offer amazing image quality with well-built, solid cameras that, if taken care of, will last decades. There are two differences between the cameras, though, that can be taken into consideration.The user-interface: If cameras were computers, Nikons would be PCs and Canons would be MACs. PCs are built for people not afraid of technology whereas Macs are built for people who want things super-easy. Nikons excel at customization options which means you'll see so many more options with the Advanced features of a Nikon than you will with a Canon. Canons, on the other hand, excel at ease-of-use for beginners. Canons offer less advanced options and can be easier to learn on. This can be frustrating down the line, though, once you've learned a lot about photography. At that point you may want all of the options that Nikon offers and be frustrated with your Canon. If you're someone who really likes to delve deep into your hobbies or if you're intent on becoming a professional photographer, I'd say a Nikon would be your best bet. If you're someone who wants to learn the basics of photography and only imagine yourself being a hobbyist, Canon would be a better option for you.Where Nikon excels: Flash photography. I often find myself in situations where I'm shooting event photography (weddings, movie premiers, benefits and galas) where I need to use a lot of flash. For this kind of photography, I'll always prefer to be shooting with a Nikon. Nikon's flash metering (how the camera magically decides how much light to fire out of the flash) is much more consistent than Canon's. You can take a Canon and shoot the same scene three times in a row with flash and all three images will be at different brightness levels. You can do the same thing with a Nikon and all three images will be wonderfully the same. If you're somebody who plans on shooting a lot with flash (indoor photography, event photography, etc.) you'll want to consider going with Nikon.Where Canon excels: Richness of colors. I've been in numerous situations where I've been on the red carpet taking the exact same picture as the photographer next to me. I'll have a Canon and the person next to me will have a Nikon. This has provided quite a few opportunities to compare the images side-by-side. What I've found is that the colors on the Canon's images look richer and make the image pop more. If I'm doing fine art photography (anything I'd like to someday hang in a gallery), I'll always want to be shooting with a Canon for this reason.If you're set on Nikon, there are three cameras you should be considering and it all comes down to what your budget is:D7000 $1,400 without lensD5100 $750 without lensD3100 $600 only available with lens(current prices as of 2/19/11)Since you're on the D90 Amazon page, though, I'm going to guess that you're considering the D90 which Amazon is currently selling for $900 (without lens). If you're considering buying the D90 because you didn't realize that Nikon has replaced the D90 with two new camera models (the D5100 and D7000), then you may want to go straight for one of those two models, depending on your budget. If you were already aware that Nikon has newer models and are still considering the D90 then here's how the D90 stacks up to the D5100 and the D7000. (The D90 is such a great camera that, even though Nikon has newer, replacement models, they still sell the D90!)D90 vs. D7000:Where the D7000 excels:-Higher resolution: The D7000 is a 16 MegaPixel camera whereas the D90 is only a 12 MegaPixel camera. This effects how big you can print your images and have them remain high quality prints. 16 MegaPixels will print as big as 24 inches by 16 inches whereas 12 MegaPixels will print as big as 21 inches by 14 inches. A higher resolution also means you can crop an image and have the remaining image still remain high quality.-Longer battery life. The D7000's battery will last 20% longer than the D90's.-Two memory card slots. This is really a cool feature. The D7000 has two memory card slots which means you'll be less likely to find yourself standing in front of a gorgeous scene with no more memory left.-More focus points. When using auto-focus, the D7000 will have an easier time focusing on what you want it to focus on.-Faster continuous shooting. If you're often shooting sports or any fast moving subject, continuous shooting

Hello to all. I'll try not to duplicate what everyone covered excellently already.This cameras days I suspect are numbered making a terrific buy today. With the D5100 and the D7000, around both outstanding camera values. Even saw a 2 lens D5100 bundle at SAMs Club for only $899.00! I think the is a better buy today.Ok, then why did I go with the D90 then instead of the cameras mentioned above? The Legacy in the title says it. my older Nikon lenses have the requirement of the body autofocus lens drive. Meaning the lens itself does not have a motor in it at all. My prime f1.8 50mm for instance, and my 70-300mm. I don't want to buy newer glass. So with the D90, I can have my cake and eat it too.I wanted to get in on the CMOS imager here, my D200 and D40 which I love in direct sun and plentiful indoor light is a chromatic noise festival in lower light! It kept driving me nuts. Using noise reduction programs and losing detail. The D90 just doesn't have that problem. I agree with another reviewer here about usable images to 1600 ISO no problem at all. My D200 is way noisier at this range, my D40 a little better than my D200.Another big benefit is battery life. Outstanding battery life. After a full day of shooting, the battery was only a quarter used. I am wondering if the battery grip I ordered is really needed since the battery performance so outstanding. My D200 in contrast with battery grip would almost consumed both batteries! CMOS is so much more efficient than CCD. My D40 is better than my D200, but still really lags behind the D90 in battery life. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but having juice for that one shot, it is confidence inspiring knowing you'll get shot no problem.I am also a white balance and color nut. Most cameras have so so performance in this area around specific light like incandescent or fluorescent lighting. The D90 isn't perfect, but it pulls ahead of my D200 and D40 in accuracy. My long time favorite was my Olympus E10. Pitiful in just about anything vs. today, it just gets the color and white balnce so right. If I can take my sweet time, I still love using this old classic. The D90 is close, but I find a bit of tuning here and there with the comprehensively easy white balance setup along with bracketing, and I am a happy camper.It is in the everyday life this camera will supplant my other cameras. The polycarbonate body fits my hand and is well balanced. The controls so logical, I am at home really being already a Nikon fan since my first D70s. My brother uses that camera now and loves it.The D90 reminds me so much what I love about photography. Being there for the moment. Set it to auto, or program and compose and compose for that perfect image. Or go at it full manual. The command and sub command dials like my D70 make it just so easy. Shutter and aperture at your finger tips right now. Would have liked to have instant ISO control like my D200, but that Is no big deal. This camera is small enough almost like my D70 and D40, and light, unlike my D200, I can carry it all day with or without the battery grip with confidence.Outdoor shots in my woody environs or taking pictures of the balloons that fly by my place help me realize the relaxed and beautiful place I live and the D90 makes it so fun to share. everything about the D90 even the quirky movie mode is fine with me. I even had some fun with the rolling shutter malady and made my scary lousy short feature in HD. Making lemonade out of lemons I say.I do believe the D90 is a long term keeper for me. All the right metrics are here.1. Ease of use due to control layout and intuitive menus.2. Lens motor drive in body for your favorite non motor nikkor lenses.3. Low light performance is the best I have had ever with usable images to 1600 or more ISO.3. Light polycarbonate body is mostly all I need in day to day shooting. My Hee Man D200 soldiers on for more inclement conditions4.battery life is outstanding. A full day shooting no problem with the D90 with a single stock battery.5. Overall image quality and balance is great. I find myself more involved in composition than worrying about the D90 unlike my other Nikons. My Olympus E10 though a relic today, still gives me that confidence as long as I am not in a hurry.So overall the D90 delivers much, while sold at low prices today. If you have a need for a Nikon body that can do it all with built in lens drive for your non motor nikkor glass, the D90 will please no end and will meet or exceed your expectations. It did for me.Thank you your time. P.s. I realize that my review, more commentary is lacking the comprehensiveness of others. I just don' t want to cover again what already has been done so well. Though I did want to share because there are users that may have a similar situation and find the D7000 too dear, and the D5100 not an option. The D90 is the only new Nikon you can buy that for a short time I suspect meets those gates and much more. V.C.

I have been using this camera for over a year now and I cannot be happier with it. Let me start out by saying that prior to this camera I used to use a Canon SLR. The Canon definitely took great pictures, but the Nikon D90 does a better job! Now onto the review:Build Quality: The overall build quality of this camera is very strong. The case is sturdy and feels like a professional camera. I think the design is comfortable to use and it has rubber in the right places to keep control of the camera while shooting.Image Quality: As many know image quality with SLR also relies on the lenses, with the right lenses the quality is really amazing. The kit lenses are a great place to start and give you a wide range of uses. I picked up a few prime lenses(fixed focal length) and I was really amazed with the quality of pictures this camera produced.Video Quality: I have only used the video feature a few times and the quality I noticed from my limited use was good.Ease of Use: This camera had a small learning curve, after taking several hundred pictures I was able to really get the hang of how to use this camera. I was able to find several tricks to make my images better. I am far from a professional photographer, but I have had several years of experience with SLR cameras. This has been the best camera that I have used thus far. One major piece of advice is that you should definitely read the manual and watch some videos to get yourself acquainted with all of the features of this camera.Recommendation: I would recommend this camera to all levels of amateur photographers, you will definitely love the quality of the images and the ease of use.

This is by far not my first nikon. I still have a d80 and another d90, I love the camera and have been shooting with Nikon for 40 years. However, I have only had this one for 9 months under fairly light use and it is malfunctioning. Shutter speed would not increase and the speed frames per second would not function at all. My other D90 sensor malfunctioned and had to be repaired as well.. this is getting old.

This camera is a piece of junk. We had it less than a year and had to return it twice to be fixed. And now that the warranty is up, it is not working again. Yesterday I took one picture with it and when I tried to take another one (after many attempts to get the darn thing to work) nothing happened.

years ago, i used to shoot with SLRs but on 35mm films. however, i got tired of all the processing and printing, and stopped shooting for a long time. but looking at all the nice digital photos other people were taking, i thought i'd give it a try again. so i decided to get a D90 to see if i'd really get back into photography again.lo and behold, next thing i knew, i was shooting photographs all the time. after a couple of years, i've decided that i've outgrown this more entry level SLR, so i moved up to a D800 and haven't looked back.i recommend people who are curious to start with a camera like this, or one of the entry level canons.

I bought a D60 back in December 2008 and, while it was a great first-time dslr, I was itching to upgrade after about a year. I just got my new D90 about 3 weeks ago and I'm loving it so far. The image quality is beautiful and I'm already in love. The autofocus is an incredible improvement over the D60's. I love the 11 autofocus points compared to the 3 I was used to as well as the various different options that I feel are more accurate in tracking a moving subject (like my small kids) than my D60 was. One feature I've really enjoyed that I didn't know I would even want is the grid lines (optional) on the D90's viewfinder. I can keep my horizons level and use the "rule of 3rds" much easier and I feel more confident when composing my shots.I love the low-light capability of my new D90. I have taken shots at ISO 3200 that are usable. Yes, they are a bit on the noisy side, but compared to what I'd get on my D60, this is a dream come true. The shots were taken from far away inside a gymnasium for a graduation ceremony. They won't be blown up to a large size or anything, but they will work for posting them on the internet and including them in the photo books I like to create. I've been really impressed with the shots I can get, even with my "slow" 18-200 lens, fully extended even, in low (or less-than-ideal) light. I didn't like to use ISO 1600 on my D60 as I thought it was too noisy, but I feel perfectly comfortable using ISO 1600 on my D90. It's even better with my faster 35mm 1.8 lens.There are so many things I love about this camera. I love the large, bright lcd screen, I love the higher burst rate (super handy when trying to capture the fleeting smiles of my kids), I love the designated buttons to make quick changes without having to dig into the menu, I love the top display (which I didn't think I'd like at first, compared to looking on the lcd display info on the back of my D60), I love the many, many, many customization options, I love the movie mode even though it doesn't have full time auto focus (I adjust the focus ring on the lens if I need to make a change, no biggie), I love that it has a bracketing feature, I love that it can use my SB-600 flash off-camera and can use the older lenses that don't need their own motor to be able to auto focus.The only thing that I haven't liked about my D90 is how off the pre-set white balances are. Out of the box it seems like every setting has a strong green tinge to it in addition to being consistently on the cool side. Fortunately, things are very customizable and I've tweeked most of them to where I feel they are most accurate. I shoot in RAW, so it's not really a big deal since I can adjust that easily in post, but it made for a lot of extra work, so I finally just went in an changed the settings myself. If I were taking jpegs though, it would really, really bother me. This is the only reason I give the D90 4 stars instead of 5. It's actually more like 4 1/2, but I don't have that option. It's taken a lot of trial and error, taking lots of pictures and getting them onto my computer to see which settings are most accurate. It's something where I've only recently become comfortable with the results and it's something that I feel should be accurate out of the box on this level of a camera.As for the learning curve, it took a little while to become comfortable with my new D90, but coming from a D60 I don't think the learning curve was as steep as if this were my first dslr altogether. After fixing the white balance setting issues, I'm LOVING my new D90 and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to step up their photography skills. I also highly recommend the book "Mastering the Nikon D90" by Darrell Young. It's a very valuable tool in learning about and getting the most from you D90.Happy shooting!

I've owned this camera for four years. I did have to send to Nikon to repair a broken shutter after 130,000 clicks. Otherwise, it's been great. I used to work in NYC commercial darkrooms way back when, and to me, the color rendering of the D90 seams be very close to the rendering of color negative film. The colors yielded in full daylight seam natural.RAW photos taken with ample strobe lighting look really nice, too.Low light situations, and tungsten lighting could, be a little better, and the frame rate is a little slow at full res, but otherwise, I love this camera.I decided to write tis review a few years latter, because it's still a great camera, and after owning a newer,more advanced Nikon unit, I'm still impressed with how good it is.

The photos I took in 2005 of my first son's graduation from college were a bit blurry. I used a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 camera with an f2.8 36-432mm (35mm equivalent) lens, but that camera has a maximum ISO setting of 400. The FZ20's photo information indicated that the shutter speeds for the blurry photos were slow -- 1/8 and 1/15 -- too slow for the 400mm zoom lens setting and moving subjects. My second son was going to graduate from that same college and the ceremony was going to be an evening ceremony and at the same poorly lighted location (I believe that, after paying for four years of college, parents should be entitled to having the graduation ceremony in a well-lighted location and close enough access to take photos of their children during the ceremony without fast, heavy telephoto lenses, but, apparently, my belief is not shared by those in positions to do something about it). So I concluded that I needed a camera with a bigger image sensor that had better low-light, high-ISO performance. The full-size sensor digital SLRs were too expensive for me, so I checked on the cameras with smaller sensors. After reviewing camera reviews of various SLRs on low-light, high-ISO performance, I concluded that my choices were limited to Canon or Nikon digital SLRs with the APS-C sensors. I have Canon PowerShot compact digital cameras that I really like, so I was leaning towards a Canon Rebel SLR. However, when I went to stores and actually handled the cameras, the grips of the bigger Canon SLRs (which were, unfortunately, too heavy and too expensive for me) and of the Nikon SLRs just seemed to be more comfortable to me than the smaller Rebel models (although I liked the lighter weight of the Rebel models compared to the bigger SLRs).Another difference that I noticed was that the Canon SLRs required the pop-up flash to be activated to provide low-light focus assistance, whereas the Nikon SLRs had a focus-assist light on the body of the camera itself. Because I usually have an external flash in the flash shoe in low-light situations, but I was not sure which flash I would eventually be using (I was thinking of using one of my older flashes that would not have the connection to the cameras for all of the flash features), I thought that the focus-assist light on the body of the camera was preferable. When the Nikon D90 was announced, it seemed to have the features that I wanted, such as a good prism viewfinder and LCD panel, and be close to the size and price I could seriously consider. Because my compact digital cameras could all take short video clips (I have used those cameras for short videos of my sons playing Nintendo Wii drums, my grandchildren playing, Christmas decoration lights, fireworks, and the Old Faithful Geyser erupting, but I am basically a still photographer, not a videographer), I thought that an SLR that could also take videos would be handy to have. But, of course, the goal was to get the best low-light, high-ISO performance for the money, so I waited for some reviews to come out. I had been regularly checking the reviews at the Digital Camera Resource Page and the posted examples of photos at high-ISO settings. After I read in September 2008 the Digital Camera Resource Page review of the Nikon D90, I pretty much made up my mind that the Nikon D90 was the digital SLR I was going to get. I also decided to get the 18-105mm kit lens, because the reviews seemed to indicate that it was fairly good across its range and the lens's focal-length range came closer to the coverage of my Canon PowerShot cameras than did the smaller 18-55mm kit lens. However, with Christmas expenses coming up, I had to wait to order one, so I just put the Nikon D90 with the kit lens in my Amazon.com cart and monitored the price.Because I needed time to familiarize myself with the D90 before my son's graduation scheduled for May 2009, I ordered the D90 with the 18-105mm kit lens (with free Super Saver Shipping) in January 2009. There are a lot of settings that could be made, so I reviewed the detailed suggestions made by Ken Rockwell and set what I thought would be correct for my photography. In March 2009, I purchased a Tamron AF 70-200mm f2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens for use during the graduation ceremony scheduled in May 2009. During the graduation ceremony, with my D90 set at ISOs of 3200 and 4000 and at shutter speeds of about 1/500 and with the Tamron lens at f2.8 and at the equivalent of 300mm on my D90, I was able to get the photos I wanted. I later switched to the 18-105mm lens and put on a Nikon SB-600 flash (I ultimately decided to get a new flash to go with the D90 rather than try to use one of my old flashes) to take the post-ceremony photos (at ISO 200) of my son with family and friends.Since then, the Nikon D90 with the 18-105mm lens and the SB-600 flash has become my main equipment for bigger office and family events (I still carry and use my Canon PowerShots for many photos, because the D90 i

As I said in the title, photographers looking to take the next step up, this is it.I for a chance to read all the low star reviews and wow... A lot said about automate service, error messages, so on and so on. If you look on YouTube, they explain almost every time why that might happen. I'm sorry if you got a bad one, but buying used gets you there and if you bought it new, Nikon DOES stand by the warranty and fixes any problems.Nothing is perfect in this world and my camera was in the rain, fell from 7 feet, bumped against brick walls and still works like it's only a month old, when it's really 3 years old now.Perfect for a hobby photographer and beginners looking to get serious and start making money with photography.

Look is not new like the comercial.anyway, Thank for your product.It work perfected.Thank you,Hopefully, Se you late.Khoa

I have been into SLR and dSLR for over 20 years - Olympus OM-10, Canon Elan IIe, 2 Olympus digital P&S's, and Canon digital XTi. I've always have high regards for Nikon cameras but thought they were more expensive than I care to spend (and when compared to Olympus or Canon prices).When my 2-year-old Canon XTi started malfunctioning(totally useless for flash/low-light photography) and with the high out-of-warranty repair costs to get it fixed, I started looking for another dSLR. My choices were Olympus E620, Canon T1i and Nikon D5000 in one class group and Canon 50D and Nikon D90 in another class group.I really really like the Olympus E620 (as I did with my old OM-10 which I still have today) - everything about it shines except for its average IQ above ISO 800. Low-light/High ISO IQ is very important to me and is the top deciding factor when I was doing the comparisons, all else being equal.My experiences with my 2 Canon's can be compared to my cooking - 59% success, 40% misses and 1% brilliant hits that amazes even myself :) Basically, I had to work harder to get a brilliant shot with my Canon's. This is partly user errors and partly camera's average focusing/metering precision.So, it came down to D5000 and D90. The D5000 doesn't autofocus with older Nikkor lenses and there were a couple of recalls on certain production batches.I bought my Nikon D90(plus the 18-105mm kit lens) from amazon.com a few weeks ago and it was my very first Nikon. I was excited and apprehensive at the same time. I know that if I like it enough, I'll start spending/buying other Nikon lenses and my Canon's camera bodies and lenses would start collecting dust.After 1 week and 200 shots, WOW! This camera is like my wife's cooking - 98% brilliant hits and 2% misses. Everything(almost) about it is beyond reproach. I tried to find fault with it but every test I threw at it, it passed with distinction. The IQ, focusing/metering precision and speed, design and engineering are the best I have had seen in this class. ISO 200-3200 are very useable. ISO6400(the max) is also useable in a pinch but I would invest in a faster lens (which I did in a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8) to stay within ISO3200.Low-light shots without flash are sharp and color perfect. Daytime shots are punchy and crisp. Flash fills are just right - no bluish tint. There are more focusing/metering adjustments than I know when/how to use. This camera leaves me breathless :)One of the best features is the "My Menu". With the hundreds of adjustments and options, I had to trim them down and I narrowed down my most frequently used functions to these 4:1) Picture Controls (various levels of sharpness/saturation with default ADL on)2) WB settings3) ISO settings4) Autofocus-Area (Point, Dynamic, Auto-area, 3D-tracking)and I programmed them into "My Menu" for quick, easy access. Unless you carry the manual with you all the time, the "My Menu" is your next best thing.Things I like best:a) above-mentioned "My Menu" (and high customization)b) fast, accurate focusing/meteringc) IQ in low-light/high ISOd) lenses including inexpensive older Nikkor's (many between $100-$200 range) eventhough this was not in my priority list given that Canon and Olympus also have equally good selectionsThings I can do without:a) Video - I already have a 1080p AVCHD Canon camcorderb) Live view - without an articulated screen, its usefulness is somewhat lost on meThings that I'm not happy with:a) flimsy battery door - this thing looks like it's going to break every time I open/close itOverall, I'm very very happy with my purchase and worth every penny. I hope it will serve me for at least 5-7 years.UPDATE (2010-08-11):I'm happy to report back that I'm still amazed at what this camera can do.And my biggest fear came true - I have been spending my kids' college funds like a drunken sailor on shore-leave on accessories ;)I've since added the following:1) Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF Nikkor SLR Camera Lens2) Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras3) Nikon SB-600 Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras4) Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras5) Raynox DCR-250, Macro-Scan 2.5x Super Macro Conversion Lens6) Filters, filters and more filters: Circular Polarizer, ND 0.97) Lowepro camera bag to safely/securely hold all the new additions8) Nikon cleaning kit9) More functions to "My Menu" as I discover new tricks (e.g. AutoISO, SB-600 Flash master/slave mode)The frightening part is I'm not done yet - there are a few more items on my shopping list (uh-oh). I've never spent so much on accessories on a camera before. This attest to the respect I have for what this camera can do and how can I feed it with more gears so as to take me to the next level of photography.

In my optional star rating section I gave this camera mostly 5's, but hesitantly. I hesitate, because it is all relative and the assumption has to made either you know what you are doing when you pick this thing as you photographic weapon of choice or your cerebral cortex is wired like Deep Blue - "...challenge/smallenge, I read books on biochemistry on my lunch break and I am an accountant".Do not buy this camera unless you are ready to take for real photographs or you like fancy expensive paper weights. There is no sense in buying this behemoth or reading 200+ reviews if you just want to snap quick pictures. Buy yourself a fancy point and shoot like the Nikon Coolpix S8000 (No, I am not a Nikon employee, but I am brand loyal like NASCAR fans...Canon sucks*!) and keep it moving. This camera is a hassle to lug around, take out, hang around your neck, keep wandering hands off of, insure you aren't banging it against walls/rocks/heads/etc...unless of course you like taking pictures and understand you don't perform heart surgery with a butter knife, Mag-Lite and degree from ITT Tech.My assumption going forward in this review is you know as much about photography as I did when I bought this thing; if you know more you probably don't need to read my ramblings.Before you can reasonably use the camera you will need to buy a memory card. I spent $90 on a 16GB card. The guy at the camera shop says the one I bought is faster and better suited for photography. Of course I might have been the sucker he needed to make his nut for the day, but I have had no problem with the card so far and since I bought this camera in September I have taken over 10,000 photos and repeated uploaded and deleted. But you MUST have a memory card because the camera does not come with one.Out of the box, I bought with the kit, this thing should have come with a soundtrack (a la Disney's Lion King) and bright lights (briefcase in Pulp Fiction). The first thing I did was charge the battery. Then I started to read the novel known as a Users Guide on how to just take a picture; the thing is the "War and Peace" of manuals. Once the battery charged I formatted the memory card, went through the numerous pre-camera shooting settings (it was like preflight before a shuttle launch it took so long) and attached what has become my trusty-dusty 18 - 105 mm.After maybe 2,000/3,000 photos I started to get an error message. You would think for the amount of coin you shell out for this device there would be no issues. Because I only had one lens and consequently did not take it off at all, the contacts between the camera and the lens never "settled" (kind of like the good old days as a kid when you would have to smack the TV to get the picture to clear up). So after calling the help desk, in CA, not India, I was told I would have to keep removing and reattaching the lens. I did as prescribed and the problem went away. Please note I was so scared I went ahead and dropped the $150 (I think) on the extended service plan - coincidence, hmmmmm. I have not had the problem since; but you do have to keep your contacts on the camera and the lens clean.The software to transfer the pictures is pretty easy to use (I am in IT, so if the most technical thing in your life is toaster, you may need some help).The more you use the camera and buy stuff for it (I have bought 2 more lens (70 - 300mm 4.5 & 50mm 1.8)- 2 more in the works, a battery pack, an extra battery, a SB-900 flash, a tripod (just go ahead an buy one you will need it) and a backpack) the more you will learn about its great powers. I have had it for almost a year, over 10,000 photos deep and I am still learning. I do not regret this purchase at all! Join in the church of NIKON, the Kool Aid is fine, no really, I drink it all the time.I recommend this camera to everyone who asks who meet my similar criteria...you are a hobbyist, but will take payment for photos; you have a good eye - learn on a cheaper camera if your "eye" has cataracts; and you understand this hobby - much like Fame - costs.* I have no bases with which to judge Canon. Some of my closes friends have a Canon (they only mildly suck). Canon sucks simply because it is not NIKON. If I owned a Canon, perish the thought, NIKON would suck. I will say this, when I picked up the comparable Canon (I use comparable lightly, my friend) I knew the NIKON was for me.

I needed a second D90 body for my office. I was a little hesitant to buy third party through Amazon but the pack arrived perfect. This camera is a workhorse. Does everything I need and at an affordable price.

Three years ago I decided to go from film to digital. I was a die hard film user who swore I'd never make the switch and even when I purchased my first digital SLR, I went back and forth between film and digital. The sound of film passing through the camera, not knowing the results and being pleasantly surprised with a set of prints or slides, and the quality of the results of film, especially slide film, all appealed to me. The money saved, these ease of organizing and projecting, as well as knowing for certain that I got the shot I wanted (the joy and surprising results of film was a pleasure only when the results were good, and I shelled out more than I care to admit for lousy results) made me quickly love digital and after using my first DSLR for a while, it soon had the same feel and enjoyment for me.My first DLR was a Nikon D70. I've been a Nikon user (both film and digital) for ten years and have loved the results, especially with people shots. Since I had the Nikon lenses and understand the basics of Nikon technology, it was natural for me to decide to move up to the Nikon D90. Two advantages I like about the D90 are the full frame format as well as the video capabilities which differ from earlier models. While the technology for the video has improved in newer Nikon models, it's still more than adequate, especially for vacations or capturing action in nature photography. I live near the Atlantic coast and I love making day trips to photograph lighthouses, boats, the ocean, etc. I love the ability to get great still shots along with the ease of video. The stills as well as the video makes for interesting presentations. Another advantage of the D90 is better ability to capture images in low light scenes, useful from everything to night scenes to capturing a shot of birthday cake with candles. Another imporatnt improvement over earlier models is the camera's self cleaning ability. While I often cleaned my D70 while in use and had it cleaned professionally on a regular basis, I still spent what seemed like hours trying to clean up shots in Photoshop due to dust and small particles. With the D90, such clean up work in Photoshop is rare.The program modes of the D90 are similar to other Nikon models: portrait, close up, scenic, night, action. More often than not I use aperture priority and shutter speed priority and on occasion manual mode but if I am just taking candids or do not have the opportunity to us the light meter, the program modes work fine. Another option of the D90 is the ability to do some editing with the camera. I like the ability to see a shot on a computer screen and edit using Photoshop, but I have tried it in camera and am pleased with the results, which is helpful if shots need to be printed right away.I waited a year before writing this review. I wanted to use the camera in a variety of situations. I use my camera for pleasure capturing family events, favorite paces, nature and scenic shots and occasional indoor set ups. I also use the camera professionally (capturing events in my work situation). I find the camera easy to use in just about every situation. For me, the ease of use combined with the quality of the results makes this a perfect camera for me and I recommend it to serious amateurs. I also know a news photographer who uses it as a backup with excellent results and I've noticed some wedding photographers using the same camera, usually as a back up. One recommendation I do have is that if you do purchase this camera, you may also want to but a guide such as "Magic Lantern." The book that comes along with the camera is not well written and can be a bit confusing, especially if this is your first DSLR.

First off, this is an excellent platform, I meant it. It's just like it's older brother, the D300, but in a different body. This review is targeted mainly to birders, but any photographer will enjoy this camera. I have been photographing birds with this platform for about half a year now. It was a huge step up from my older Nikon D70, but if you practice a little with this camera, the better results will start flowing in. It has a nice FPS speed for those flying birds, and is great for birders who need a mid-range camera that WILL GET THE JOB DONE under any light condition and at any time. Whats cool is that the user can control the sharpness, saturation, and hue of the image, saving some time from editing later. Also for birders, I reccomend the MB-D80 Battery Grip (yes, it's another hundred dollars, but it will ensure that you get more time taking photos and less time charging batteries). For those who don't know, a Battery Grip is an extension that fits into the battery compartment of the camera, holding two EN-EL3E batteries. It's also important to buy Nikon brand battery grips, and batteries also. I've heard many complaints regarding the life of the 3rd party battery grips and batteries. My birding setup includes a D90 with Battery grip, an all important monopod (for the larger lenses), and a tamron 200-400mm tele. Many people also have older f-mount lenses that may not function as well on other nikon cameras. The Nikon D90 can function any f-mount lens, brand name or not, and can hit super fast auto focus speeds in most lighting, also good for moving birds. This is due to the D90's internal auto focus capabilities, giving AF to any lens.It is great with a 200-400mm, and 500mm lenses, which I recommend for bird photography. So, find a good price for the camera. I got mine off Amazon for $500 dollars off, and you can also. Before I bought it, however, I inspected the D90's capabilities at my local camera store to make sure that it was the one, they have no problem with it. And I didn't either, It's a great system. Good luck!!