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I was fortunate enough to get a Nikon D40 several years ago, which kicked off my photography hobbie. Originally I wanted a nicer camera to shoot for the family, and I knew Nikon was a reliable brand, and the D40's were very well priced. (It's how they hook ya!!!) A few photography courses later (and a couple photos published in international magazines!) I've been hooked on Nikon cameras. Last year I upgraded to the Nikon D90. I love taking pictures of animals and children and landscapes as this is how it all started for me. I wanted something that could keep up with my family and pets. A shutter with a high enough speed to catch that "one" moment. Some of the eye-catching qualities this D90 has, is a 3" color screen with a "live view". People who use some of their earlier models (such as the D40) are probably used to having to view through the lens to get their picture. Well, now you don't. In addition to that, you can also shoot video (more on that in a bit.) 12.3 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor, ISO 200-3200, image sensor cleaning, AF, and in-camera retouching. The camera is easy enough to use for a newbie, as you can set it to "Auto" (One of seven shooting modes) and literally just point and shoot and go about your merry way. The camera uses an SD card for memory, though Nikon warns that it should be of a couple certain brands or the camera may not accept it (After formatting the card through the camera, I have not had a problem using 'cheapie' SD cards with it, however). Being a Nikon DSLR, however, you can, of course, go through and set anything and everything up manually to your liking, for the more serious hobbyist or professional. The camera comes with a good quality lens, (18-105mm) a certain upgrade from the stock lens with the D40. (Though the lenses are interchangeable) I enjoy it's "sounds" compared to the D40, if that makes any sense haha! It's heavier and larger than the D40, which I appreciate as well. I am a firm believer that one shouldn't by hybrid products with the hopes or assumption that the product does both (or all) tasks as well as the individual product would be. (Ie, point and shoots should not be expected to be a good video camera, or vice versa) And many other digital cameras I have used have proven this over and over, however the D90 video camera is quite impressive. Videos are limited to 5 minutes in length and have to be done via the lcd screen. It shoots HD videos with great color and quality, however has no AF (Auto Focus)--the only negative I can really give. It's perfect for catching special, spontaneous moments, high enough quality to use to create your own short film, and even easy enough for the responsible kid to use for school projects or just for fun. All and all, the camera is great. Good, hardy build to it. I've trucked it around to our farm, taken photos in the rain, and it has survived all our kids and pets without fail. If you are wanting a DSLR and you haven't ever used one before, this one is easy enough to set, point, and shoot, and still come out with professional looking, breath taking photos. If you are a hobbyist, looking for something that does more than auto-set, this one has all the manual settings one could hope for. And if you're a pro? Well, I don't need to be telling you that you need this camera, because you already know!

Upgraded from a Nikon D70; this is a significantly better camera with many, many improved functions and capabilities. It's also much easier to download pictures from the camera to the computer as the computer recognized the D90 as a folder which allows drag and drop.Pictures are wonderful. Vendor was fast and efficient

I've used film SLRs for a long time and point and shoot digitals for a while but I never felt like I could afford to have my SLRs features in a digital format. Till I had a freelance graphics job that paid for this camera. I have played with some of the 5100s and 3100s and although they are fine cameras, they make it hard to change the basic settings for your camera (ISO especially.) This is one place the 90 shines - if you want to change a basic setting on the fly, you can do it without ever taking your eyes from the viewfinder. For me this means less interruptions and more agility.These are things that are very good when photographing moving scenes or different people scenes but not really needed for landscape photos. With landscapes you can set your hard to set settings once, and change everything else as needed. You really are paying for convenience and not image quality on the D90.Image quality (ISO based): at ISO 400 or less the image noise is wow level, 800 so so, anything more than 800 and it's &^%$: BUT I also despise noise and will trade loss of sharpness for lack of noise any day. The built in flash is good for emergency use but without handmade adjusters (to blur the light) it's way too close to the center line to give nice soft light pictures. I sometimes wrap a sheet of thin paper in a circle around the flash to soften it or even a piece of wax paper to increase the degree of diffuse. With a really heavy piece of material you can almost get a snoot effect.Batteries last a good long time, over 200 shots before I even noticed changes in the battery display, BUT I don't do 'auto-review' on the rear screen. The camera fits my hands pretty well, it's a little small for me but I have big clublike hands so you may not find it so small.I wish Nikon added an internal cover for changing the lenses (slide a lever it covers the lens hole, remove the lens, add another, pull the slide back) to reduce dust getting in, but this isn't top of the line so don't expect every gee whiz feature. I chose to get a body only and pick the lenses I wanted, but I had that experience with my film SLRs and didn't want to give it up. The package including 55-200 G VR lenses are probably best, add the 18-55 for crowd shots and go prime if you are in low light situations.Bottom line, if you know what you are doing, the D90 is a great camera, especially for portrait and fast moving subjects, just realize you are paying for those extra buttons, not better image,

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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 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

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 ~~

Who am I? Beginning at age 11, in 1965 and originally taught by my grandfather, photography has played an important part of my entire life.My digital photography began with scans I made back in 1987 using a 'Thunderscanner' that converted my printer into a scanner.More recently, I began photographing using digital cameras beginning in 1997.This Nikon D90 is my 3rd Nikon DSLR. It was preceded by my Nikon D70 and later a used, Nikon D200.Overall, I feel that the D90 outfit, which includes the 18-105 and to which I added the 70-300 nikkor lens is my personal, 'perfect' camera outfit!These two lenses have Nikon's VR (optical image stabilization) which does a phenomenal job, stabilizing your images shot handheld. And the lens's qualities are very good, too. I find the optimum sharpness to be around f/8-f/9 for both of them. There is some chromatic aberration on each at the shortest focal lengths but this is easily removed in software such as the Aperture 3 which is what I use.The 18-105mm lens is the one I leave on the camera a take about 95 percent of my shots with.I use the 70-300mm for longer reach when I need it, especially for small subjects such as birds and other wildlife that are at a distance.I had an old well padded LowePro bag that is about 14"x14"x5" and the camera with both lenses and all of my other personal items (keys, wallet, iPhone, etc.) all easily fit into it and slung over my shoulder so that I can 'draw' my camera and shoot within a few seconds of seeing something worth photographing.With everything in the LowePro bag, including my personal gear, it weighs less than 8 pounds! Not bad at all when you consider I'm set to shoot from the equivalent range of 27mm all the way up through to 450mm. That is the same view you see with 9x binoculars! Not bad at all!The speed that I can turn on and shoot the D90 is so short that it feels like a film camera! There is almost no delay so I am able to grab shots, effortlessly.I leave it setup with the following camera settings preset ... RAW plus JPEG, Autofocus on, VR on (this is amazing image stabilization in both of my lenses!), Aperture priority (with the lens typically set to f/9 for sharpest image quality) and the amazing Auto-ISO set with a minimum shutter speed of 125 and a max ISO of 3,200.My images are gorgeous ... sharply focused, with no motion blur from handholding the camera and well exposed (note that using RAW files in Aperture 3 makes it possible for me to both fine tune each exposure AND remove the slight chromatic aberration that appears when the lens is shot at it's widest 18 mm setting).Nothing is 'perfect' so, I'd admit that the D90 isn't as well built as my D200 was and because it was the first DSLR that had video capability, the video quality isn't the best.Still, when I consider the cost of the better built D300s (twice as much as the D90!) and that I bought this for serious still photography and not video, this outfit ranks all A's in my book!My decades of experience has also taught me that Nikon gear holds up much better in the long run AND that is the reason it holds a much higher resale value, too!If you want a DSLR camera with the best LCD (nobody has a better one so far!), a glass pentaprism viewfinder that lets you 'see' what you are shooting, even in low light and the Nikon brand name that means it will hold it's resale value, it is hard to go wrong with the D90 kit!BTW I've ordered the optional battery holder/side hand grip for it. Using two batteries, having a grip for portrait shooting AND adding just enough more below the D90 body so that ALL of my right hand's fingers can grasp the camera makes this a must have, addition.

Having owned the Nikon D40 as my first DSLR for 4 years, (I had a hard time giving up my SLR!) I quickly outgrew the features and wanted to make an informed purchase. So, after doing months of research from various sites, speaking with professionals, reading articles, etc.I finally found the perfect DSLR for my purposes! I photograph everyday, an aspring pro with a degree in photography but stuck in a daily grind job I needed a camera that allowed me to photograph for fun and practice my passion.The D90 allows me to take great shots in all types of lighting conditions which was the biggest obstacle I had with the D40. The ISO goes to 3200 and can be pushed higher with minimal grain.The automatic focus is quick, so you don't lose that all important action shot and you can lock in on the subject and recompose your pic, love that. The feel of the D90 in your hand is wonderful, it's a bit heavier than the D40 but not too heavy that it becomes a burden to hold or lug around all day. The overall functions of the D90 are easy to control w/o having to take your eye away from the viewfinder! I typically shoot manual so I haven't experimented too much with the functions such as portrait or sports, etc. The one thing I found that I hadn't read was that you can create a slide show to music right in the camera. I really don't have much use for that but was able to create a show for a presentation at work w/in minutes, it was fun and people loved it! Also, I find myself using the in-camera editing tools more and more, I still edit in Photoshop but really only for "trickery". Nikon has come far in providing great color balance features, white balances, a straightening tool, etc. too many awesome featrues to list! I also purchased the kit lens 18-105 which is fantastic! Best kit lens as far as quality, clarity, and function I have ever owned! The video feature is also wonderful, I didn't think I'd have much use for it but I have found it much fun to use! With the ease of a button, you can begin a video and at any point click back into picture mode. So, overall the D90 being at the higher end of an ameteur spectrum is a respectable camera that produces professional results, and is a solid, quality product. I highly recommend this product to aspring pros and amateurs alike! PS- The price is right too!

My first DSLR. Bought just a fortnight back. Despite the lower priced and supposedly advanced DSLRs available from Canon and Sony, this camera beats them hands down on image quality and the sensor size. No wonder its the most used and popular camera model on flickr. Some may argue that it doesn't have a higher megapixel like its counterparts from canon or the higher video quality or even swivel live view, but the fact of the matter is, it takes better pictures which is the most important factor in my opinion. In addition, it is a sturdy camera, with great ergonomics and very efficiently designed back panel. It provides a great amount of control on almost every aspect of photography, thereby making it a great choice for anybody in any stage of learning photography- amateur, semi pro or even a full fledged photographer.You may be tempted to go for competing cameras at lower price but this one is definitely worth the price. A perfect blend of engineering and efficient design.Will post updates as I use it more.Edit - April 9 2014Been using it for 2.5 years now and couldn't have been happier. A really wonderful camera. No issues whatsoever. I have used it a lot for all kinds of photography: nature, portrait, low light you name it. Battery still as good as day 1. Definitely recommended as a first DSLR if you are an serious about taking good pictures.

m3ET32TN9WDZAZ / 30540271 Length:: 9:06 MinsIt is an amazing camera by Nikon, expecially for amateur and enthusiast level photographers. The feature list is fantastic, plus the fact that it has the sensor of similar quality as the professional grade D300 model, and of course how can you forget the HD video capabilities? The sensor is highly rated for amazing dynamic range and color depth (the blues and greens are dreamingly rich, see my images in the customer images section). Please watch the video for a comparison with Rebel XSi that I owned before this one.[+++++]:- Great sensor, amazing colors out of the camera- Auto D-lighting to restore shadowed regions- Feels great in hand, very comfortable to hold... lighter than a Canon 40d/50d.- The optical viewfinder is bright and big, with great coverage- AF tracking points are easy to spot and switch to- Great 320K dots LCD- Video feature is great.. you can make some really slick short movies after some practice. It is a bit difficult to master both autofocus and zoom and exposure control in video mode, but I guarantee you a huge share of fun with it.. especially with DOF tests:-)[-----]- My copy of the camera came with one big bright hot pixel that was ON even at low ISOs like 200 and at fast shutter speeds. I was just about to learn to ignore it by using the software to map it out, and 2 more developed within a week of normal usage. Not good for a $1K camera right out of the box. I searched online and found many many others with the same issue. Further, you will have to pay at least one way shipping to a Nikon service center to have them mapped out, and yet they say it may develop more with time. I dont understand why a brand new camera has this issue. And its not just my copy, you can search "Nikon D90 + hot pixels" and you will find many many recent posts on this topic.- The live view is just a gimmick. It doesnt stand in front of the implementation in a cheaper Canon XSI even. It lacks exposure simulation (the mode which brightens or darkens the LCD view based upon live shot setting changes like ISO/aperture/exposure time etc.). Further, it only goes as high as 6.7X while the XSi and 40D/50D go upto 10X zoom. To add to that, D90 seems to extrapolate the live view image at high zooms from a lower resolution image... showing bad interpolation artifacts like blocks at 6.7X zoom. You have to see it to believe it. Try a Rebel XSi and a D90 live view, and you will know what I mean. Also, there is no exposure scale overlay on the live view image to guide the user whether the shot is under/over exposed. You will have to switch to optical view finder to confirm the shot exposure level. All this renders the live view practically useless for anything but framing a snapshot or a video. In fact it should have been called an LCD view finder and not the live view, which it is not. D90 also only has one auto focus mode in live view which is contrast based, and too slow. Even 40d has a fast phase detect mode. Also, the D90 LCD refreshes only 15 frames per sec while a 40d/50d refreshes at 30 fps - better for sports. If you wear glasses and are hoping this live view will help you take pictures without having to goto the top LCD or the optical view finder, you will be shocked. Having owned an XSi and tried a Canon 50d, I can say with confidence that Nikon really has to improve their live view, or at least stop calling it that. I have let the Nikon customer support know of the interpolation issue at least, and they say it may come as a model update later, probably not an easy firmware update. But their answer was not clear. It took many emails just to explain the problem.- The zoom (+/-) buttons are for the left hand. They may have been like this for most of the Nikons, but coming from Canon, it was a big discomfort to me to first switch the camera weight to the right hand, then move my left hand to use the buttons to the left of the LCD, then switch the hands back. This can be a pain if you have a heavy lens (like 70-300mm VR) and don't have a tripod.- The pixel depth is only 12-bit as compared to 14-bit in a Rebel XSi or a Canon 40d. This is not that obvious, and it is actually surprising that D90 produces great colors for a shorter pixel depth.- The video mode can possibly age your sensor quicker than it should. Because of prolonged exposures (upto 5 minutes in HD mode), the sensor may develop more hot pixels over time than usual. It is also hard to lock exposure while in video.. else there are jerks when the auto-exposure-compensation mode jumps in as the scene brightness changes.In conclusion,- if you can live with a sensor that may come with hot pixels, or may develop more sooner than expected,- if you don't mind using both hands to manage controls while also holding a heavy lens,- if you don't use live view at all and will only use the optical view finder, and- if you have about $1200 to spare (as of Jan 12 2009), and a few hundred more down the line for expensive Nikko

Reseached extensively and thought long and hard about what to get as an upgrade to my Nikon P90. Came down to the D90, the D7000 or the Canon t2i. The Canon had a good set of features but felt lightweight and plastic-y in person. The D7000 is a beauty but, at $1,500, was more than I was willing to pay for an upgrade. The D90 offered the best overall package at a decent price, $920. Auto mode is as easy as any other camera, video is OK, better than what I expected given some of the negative comments I have seen on here. Video is a bonus in this camera anyway and is not a reason to buy. The photo quality is terrific, great depth and clarity. Seems like a camera you can keep for the long haul and not outgrow, lots to learn and play with. The D90 has heft and is kind of heavy but feels like a tank compared with some others. Keeping my fingers crossed about the much talked about lens connection error message problems.Camera was ordered on 1/23/2011 and arrived from J & R Music and Computer on 1/25/2011. No complaints there although you cannot track the package with J & R, which can be a little disconcerting with a first time experience. The Amazon price was $130 less for the same camera on sale at the well-known big box retailer. With free shipping, how can you not buy here?6-8-2012 UPDATEThis is a serious camera and it takes great pictures. I will be learning it's features forever, no doubt. After a couple of months of shooting in all modes, I noticed that dead pixels appeared in higher ISO photos in the same spot on the images. Tried numerous "fixes" I found on the internet, but none worked. These dead pixels became increasingly annoying to me since this was a new camera. So, I dropped the camera off at Precision Camera in Connecticut, an authorized Nikon dealer, for a pixel fix while still under warranty. Camera came back about a week later from the Texas facility with the same pixel issue, as if it were never remapped or repaired. This is not an issue at lower ISO speeds and they are easily fixed in Picassa or Photoshop; they are just annoying. More should be expected from a product with the Nikon name, especially after being repaired. If I had it to do again, I would return the camera earlier and not bother with trying to repair it. But I get a lot of compliments on the photos I take and the D90 is sturdy and fun to use.

There are plenty of reviews out there, and I don't want to be redundant. So here are some helpful points that I had a hard time ferreting out when doing my research before pulling the trigger on this purchase, given that I was upgrading from a D60 and that I am, like many who are reading reviews on this product, not a professional:1. I owned the D40, then the D60. So this is my third Nikon. I had trouble deciphering how my lenses, purchased for the D40/D60, would behave when used in this new model. The answer is that the D90 handles all of them perfectly. This includes lenses that have the HSM built in (the Hyper Sonic Motor is packaged in the lens, because the D40/D60 range doesn't have a built in auto-focus motor) as well as those with no internal motor. The D90 has an internal focus motor, so all lenses built for Nikon cameras will auto-focus, including the Nikon 50mm f1.8 lens that I had to manually focus in the D60.2. The D90 is heavier, but certainly not uncomfortable to hold or carry. Weight will not be a discouraging factor in purchasing this camera.3. The D90 takes different batteries, so any spares you have for the earlier models will not work on it. Battery life is truly outstanding. I am not even going to buy a spare battery.4. The user interface is completely different from the D40/D60. I found it intuitive however. The functionality is just superb, much easier and more flexible. This is a pro level camera with the ease of use of a high end amateur camera.5. Live view is a great enhancement. Really.Overall, there is nothing I can say negative about the D90. It's everything I was hoping it would be, and it's so worth the money to upgrade. I'm selling the D60 for half what I paid - and doing it gladly - because the D90 is worth more than it's being sold for. I absolutely highly recommend it.I also thought I would offer some lens advice, because I had trouble finding a reviewer that just cut to the chase and said "look, just do this." So, look, just do this: I do NOT recommend the kit lenses that you can obtain bundled with the D90. Get the body only, and buy yourself that Nikon 50mm f1.8 (Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras). It's a no-brainer at the price point, and the images I have already achieved have been just excellent. For the rest of your lenses, I highly recommend Sigma. I own the 18-200 (Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras), the 10-20 (Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras), and the 150-500 (Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras). I cannot say enough positive things about the quality of the lenses or the images. Pack the 50mm and the 18-200 superlens for normal occasions. If you can stand the extra weight, you absolutely cannot go wrong with the 10-20 for landscapes, it just pulls in everything and the quality is shocking. The 150-500 is enormous, you are not going to want to carry that thing around, but when you need it, you really need it. I captured images of my son playing in a soccer game that blew me away; could not have gotten the shots without the big lens. Get the lenses in the order I have specified if you cannot afford them all.I have just learned all this over the past 2 years. I am no expert but I have discovered the joy of capturing great images that you just cannot get from a point-and-shoot. I think once you see the quality you can achieve with a better camera, you will be thrilled with the decision to spend the money and the energy. And Nikon has truly produced the best camera at this price point in the world. It's a pro camera with an amateur price and it's very easy to use. Words really don't do it justice; you need to experience it to understand.Any questions, please send me a comment. Happy to help!Update - 16 Jul 2009:I have now taken well over 4,000 images with the D90 and can confirm that it's still all I had hoped it would be. Every time I think of something I wish I could adjust, I find that the D90 has the adjustment capability in the menu somewhere. The active D-lighting is spectacular. The noiseless photos in low-light conditions have blown me away. I don't see myself upgrading from this camera for a very long time. My technique for most situations has become as follows: snap a few images using the Auto settings. Then switch to full manual and start playing with the depth of field by adjusting ISO, aperture, and shutter speed to fit the situation. Half the time, the Auto photos are so good that I can't do much to top them in manual mode!Update - 20 Jan 2010:Over 10,000 photos taken with my D90. No new lenses purchased since last update. I have yet to find a situation the D90 cannot handle deftly. Over Christmas, I took a family photo of my wife's entire extended family, over 40 people involved. It was indoors, at night, with only weak overhead lights and the lights from the Christmas tree behind the group. I used an ISO of

First off I am a professional photographer and I make my living solely from photography and I have to say this is my favorite camera. I know most people will be like ok if he uses a d90 he must no be a professional it's not a professional body but that's crap. Your picture's are what matter's and my client's could care less if I use a D3 or a point and shoot as long as there image's look great. And this body allows me to capture fantastic image's with great quality in any light. I have used a lot of camera's Nikon d40x, nikon d60, nikon d80, nikon d300, canon 30d, canon 40d, canon 7d, canon eos 1d, canon 1d mark 3, canon 5d mark 2 and I can seriously say I like the d90 the best the only two problems with this camera are that the video sucks and canon cameras with video are much better and that the auto focus even though it is fast is short of a pro auto focus system like the d300 and canon 1d or canon 1d mark 3. This is not really a problem for most people and most shooting situation's except sport's. I shoot sport's all the time for publication's and to sell and I can say that even with a pro lens like an 80-200 2.8 or a 300mm 2.8 or f 4 it can be hard to keep up with the action. Not to say I dont get great sport shot's with it I do but there is a really night and da difference when you use this compared to a pro auto focus system. If it was not for the autofocus I would never need to use another camera. I don't mind the grain of higher iso's like 3200 and even at high 1 or 6400 it dosent bother me to much and if I am shooting black and white I love iso 6400 because it remind's me of shooting tmax 3200 if anyone remembers the days of film but I think it looks great I love the gritty feel. So all I can say is unless you are buying this for a video feature or to shoot sport's full time on a professional level buy this camera it doesn't matter if your completely new to camera's or photography or a professional this camera will suit the needs of just about everyone. Dont even consider the d300 or the d300s unless you shoot sport's all the time. If you want a camera better than the d 90 go to the d700 or the d3 I wouldnt bother with the d300 it's the d90 with weather seals a heavy metal body but again the auto focus is good for sport's that's it's only advantage because guess what the metal body dosent impress me why I try and take care of my camera's but I have dropped, hit, knocked over, shot in the rain shot on the beach in sand and wind, shot in sub zero temperature's for exteneded period's of time I mean most of a day with no problem's, in the middle of snow storms all of that with my d80 or d90 and they both no only preformed great before during and after those situations there both still in great condition. I dont need a heavy metal body to tote around none want's to carry around more weight than they have to and the weather seals do help you dont need them if your carefully. If it rains cover your camera with your shirt or a bag if it gets wet wipe it off when your done let it dry out by a heater and it will be fine just dont get it completely soaked. Dont let people fool you you dont need alot of the crap camera company's or most company's try to sell you to make more money off of you. Buy this body invest in good lenses that is where your money is well spent and worry about taking pictures not you camera shoot in the snow and the rain and hell if your camera breaks you can get it fixed or buy a new d90 and still have paid less for 2 cameras than you would to get a d300.

I started photography with my Vivitar(SLR) 3800N manual(7 years back), later spent some time with Canon S2 IS(point & shoot) but once the Canon got the black screen of death wanted to get some serious equipment.My requirements were -1. 10+ Megapixel CMOS imaging Censor. I don't print pictures too often but do so occasionally.2. I wanted to get two lenses(with VR/IS option), one in the 70-100 mm range(daily use) and the other in the 100-450 mm range(wildlife/birds).3. Low noise images even at higher ISO(1600+).4. Built-in image sensor cleaning ability.5. Easily accessible dials and buttons with which I can change the settings quickly without going into the menu every now and then.6. Fast autofocus even in low light conditions. At the end of the day, manual focus can be a real pain for a good number of scenarios.7. Fast continuous shooting mode with the ability to shoot 4+FPS.8. All the above including the two lens within $1500.9. Live view was not a must have but a good to have feature.Because of the bad experience with Canon I was pretty much predetermined to go with Nikon. D300 was pretty much out of my budget range so D90 was the only option if not D5000. I went through numerous review's and all suggested that D90 is packed with about 80% of D300 features. The only thing I was worried about is the D90 HOT PIXEL's issue, but I was well aware that the issue was not limited to D90 only, several other DSLR's including Canon DSLR's have those issues.I finally ordered my D90(with kit lens) in Nov'09 and have used it for two major trips so far, the results were awesome. The lenses used were the kit lens 18-105mm VR and the 70-300mm VR.Pros -1. Low noise even at higher ISO(1600+)2. Excellent image quality with vibrant colors. I usually shoot at +1/+2 saturation.3. White balance is an excellent feature if exploited properly.4. Exposure is handled quite well if switched properly between Matrix, Center weighted and Spot metering.5. 3-inch LCD monitor, you would appreciate the results right after you have captured them.6. The viewfinder is bright and easy on the eyes. You can go shooting without the live view for hours.7. You gotta live with the fact that the kit lens ain't a prime lens but can produce some stunning results.8. Auto D lighting is a pretty cool feature.9. Overall a camera with exceptional customization provisions to take your creativity to the next level if you understand the basics.Cons-1. Live view really needs improvement. By the time it focuses the subject will be gone. If u turn live view on and give the camera to a novice to take your snap both the camera and novice will be in trouble. Canon 50D does a far better job.2. No autofocus while capturing video's is primitive. If there is a model with no video and a few dollars cheaper I would have chosen that.3. Even with a Sandisk class 10 SD card(30mbps transfer rate) I really couldn't get 4.5 FPS beyond a certain number of shots.Final Package bought-1. Nikon D90 with 18-105mm VR kit lens.2. Nikon 70-300mm VR.3. 2*Tiffen 67mm UV Protection Filter.4. SanDisk 16GB Extreme - SDHC Class 10 High Performance memory card.5. One extra EN-EL3E 2000mAh Li-ion Battery .6. Lowepro Flipside 300 backpack.Hope my review will help others in determining whether D90 suits them. Can check some of my sample pictures @ http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/customer-gallery/AZQYZRD46DCC9

Several months before the D90 came out, I bought a D60 to hold me over until the D90 was released. Well, I've enjoyed using both cameras, but this one is a huge step up and more suited to an advanced enthusiast, like me. It's a real pleasure to use.ERGONOMICS - The D90 is solid, tight, and well-balanced with the 18-105 VR lens. It's always ready and it shoots very fast. I love all the direct access buttons; they're easy to press, with good tactile feedback. And since you're not going into the menus as much, you can work faster. It's heavier than the D60, but that's OK. It's still very manageable to carry around and it fits my average-sized hand better too. The shutter sounds different than the D60 (if that matters to you). It sounds more like a professional camera; more like a fast "whoosh" than a "click-click". And there are so many internal customizations that you can set it up exactly as you want.LENS - Biggest surprise was the 18-105 VR lens which I expected would be ho-hum, but turned out to be pretty sharp and clear. Better results than the 18-55 VR. We've really come a long way from the days (30 years ago) when you were cautioned to ALWAYS to buy a prime lens, NEVER the kit lens because of it's poor image quality. With computer-aided design and new technology, that's not true anymore.IMAGE QUALITY - I shoot RAW for maximum detail and the ability to adjust settings afterward if necessary - like exposure or white balance. Image quality is very good to excellent depending on your RAW converter. To my eye, best results are obtained with View NX/Capture NX, but Adobe ACR/Lightroom still do a very good job (2010 UPDATE; After using Lightroom the past year, raw conversions are beautiful and far quicker to achieve than Capture NX). When shooting JPGs using the Standard Picture Mode, images are sharp and colors are true, without over-saturation. You can always use different Picture Modes and customize any of them to get closer to the in-camera results you want. For example, you can boost saturation and contrast and save the setting as your default if that's what you like.LIGHT METER - Metering is fine and seems to be quite accurate in most cases. I use matrix metering mostly. As with any camera, you have to get to know the meter. If I had to be VERY critical, I'd say when it's pushed, it's more likely to preserve shadows than highlights, usually when Active DLighting is on. To me that's a good thing. Another website mentioned a slightly "over-enthusiatic" meter in its review. The good news is: if you really feel exposure results are not to your liking (whether over or under exposed), the meter is fine-tuneable, so go ahead and customize it as you see fit. I would just work with the meter first -get to know the camera and adapt yourself to it before you start making any adjustments. That said, I've used the D90 in a very wide range of lighting conditions and I can truly say that while exposures may vary occasionally, they've always made perfect sense for the situation. I've never been shocked or puzzled by the output.LIVE VIEW - is great for the occasional high or low shot. I didn't think would need it, but when I had the D60, I found myself in many situations where I really could have used it. Unlike a point-and-shoot, focus is slower in this mode and shooting seems somewhat clunky. I wouldn't use Live View if I were in a rush or trying to get an important shot. It's just a nice little extra.MOVIE MODE - this is a nice novelty and may be handy in a rare moment, but I'm generally not a video camera person. I'm surprised to read that some people have made movies and commercials with the D90. I keep promising myself to use this feature more, but I don't have a tripod and I'm just too jittery and uncreative to get good cinema-like results. Moreover, from the little I've tried it, I'm not impressed - there's no autofocus during filming and the movie comes out over exposed and far from HD quality. The user manual is not very helpful either. But I didn't purchase the camera for this feature, so I'm not disappointed.ISO - I really like the new wide range of ISO settings, especially when coupled with the Auto-ISO setting. Mine is customized to keep the camera at ISO 200, but kick in at 1/30. In this example, anytime lighting decreases enough for the shutter speed to drop below 1/30, the D90 will automatically compensate by raising the ISO high enough (up to an ISO limit you set) to help keep your shutter speed at 1/30. Once the ISO maxes-out at your limit, the camera has no choice but to start bringing down the shutter speed. Noise at high ISOs isn't an issue. In fact, you have to zoom in pretty close for it to be even slightly noticeable. I use Auto-ISO mostly all the time. Its an amazing feature! I only turn this feature off when I want to stick to a particular ISO at all times (if its on a monopod or I've stabilized the camera in some way).ACTIVE D-LIGHTING - helps camera to preserve shadow and highlig

Durante muchos años me ha gustado la fotografía natural como pasatiempo, pero apenas ahora me animé a comprar una cámara SLR. Antes había usado cámaras compactas y he tenido algún contacto con cámaras DSLR de Canon, pero esta es mi primera DSLR propia. Por mucho es la cámara más recomendada para fotógrafos principiantes y aficionados, y en realidad que es una EXCELENTE cámara! yo la amo! La calidad del sensor acompañado de la increíble óptica hacen de esta cámara algo realmente asombroso. Aunque los menús son largos también son muy intuitivos. Algunas funciones resultan faciles de usar y ofrecen resultados increibles... Puedes incluso crear menús personalizados! Luego de revisar el manual, la cámara resulta realmente fácil de manejar... el resto lo hace el buen ojo y el gusto por buenas escenas. Además, por ser una de las cámaras más famosas y vendidas en su tipo, existen muchos cursos, foros y libros que guían el trabajo con la Nikon D90. También existe una buena gama de accesorios y juguetes para usar con tu Nikon D90.La construcción de la cámara es cómoda y luce hermosa, tiene muchísima presencia! El cuerpo con el lente que se incluye son algo más grandes y pesan un poco más que cámaras como la Canon EOS XS o la Nikon D3000, pero nada que no se pueda soportar.En cuanto a la calidad del video, considero que es muy buena... de cualquier manera, no la compré específicamente para grabar video, pero seguro esta funcionalidad es algo que agradeceré a pesar de no soportar Full HD.Esta es definitivamente una de las mejores compras que he hecho en mi vida!!! Si alguien desea dar un paso adelante en la fotografía aficionada, no lo dude, esta cámara es la respuesta... y realmente no es costosa.RECOMENDACIONES (si me lo permiten):Compleméntala con algunos accesorios. El control remoto es genial y de seguro resultará útil en cualquier momento. También hágase a una memoria de buena capacidad (16 GB mínimo) y a una batería adicional porque con esta cámara será inevitable querer disparar todo el tiempo. Procúrese un buen morral/maleta/bolso para la cámara y los lentes, porque a pesar de su construcción robusta es algo delicada y digna de proteger/cuidar. Tenga un buen kit de limpieza para la cámara y los lentes, ah! y un filtro para proteger los lentes. Por último, DISFRÚTELA !!!!!!!!! no le será difícil...

This is not a technical review of this camera. Instead, I will tell you why I bought it and my impressions after 1 1/2 years of use.I bought this camera as my introduction into the world of DSLR photography. I had fancied myself a decent pic taker with a regular point & shoot for years, but wanted to actually start taking "photographs".Well, during thousands of photos and multiple cross- and intercontinental trips, this camera has become my constant companion. I've found the build quality to be excellent. The kit lens I purchased (18-105mm f/3.5) was one of the reasons I chose the D90 and it hasn't disappointed. The only limitation I've found with this has been in low light situations, as I take pictures of kids or at family parties, etc. Certainly not a knock on the camera, but I've invested in a faster lens (Nikkor 55mm f/1.8) so that I don't have to rely on the flash anymore. So if you do a lot of this type of photography, keep in mind you will probably want another lens at some point.In all areas this camera has exceeded my expectations. After well over a year of devouring all types of information about digital photography, the only limitations to my personal photos when I go out with this camera are my own knowledge and creativity. I can't imagine an enthusiast-level photographer having anything but good things to say about this camera!

I love expanding my knowledge of photography and honing my skill with this camera! It's my first digital SLR. I was nervous about the purchase price but wanted a good camera. I felt I'd learned to maximize the capabilities of my Lumix DMC-TZ5 and wanted more functionality and manual control. My husband encouraged me, giving me the first few hundred to cover the cost. I decided to purchase the Nikon D90 after spending weeks looking at reviews, holding cameras, checking prices, shopping for accessories. It's been two months and I'm still very, very happy!The camera feels great in my hand. It's just a little heavier than the Canon T1i, the grip seems a little deeper. It seems sturdy, professional. I'm not big on reading all the directions right away so it's nice that many of the controls are intuitive or easy to figure out after playing around a little while. I've successfully added and changed lenses, figured out what size filter is needed (67mm for the kit lens!), and installed the UV filter. I've shot photos with and without the LCD. I've tried multiple automatic and played with manual controls. I'm ready to read the manual and figure out what all those initials along the mode dial mean! I have a lot to learn about photography and I'm very happy to have the D90 to learn on!It's possible I would also have been happy with a lower-end model DSLR like the Nikon D3000 or the Canon XSi, but every salesperson I spoke with (different days and different stores) suggested I'd be happier with the D90 because I wouldn't "outgrow" it after a few years. I think I'll be able to say that this camera is still "the one" for me five or seven years from now! As a youngster, I consistently photographed my dog and my family. I switched from a very basic 110 to a low-end 35mm. I later took advantage of a drug store refillable 35mm camera and had them make digital copies of everything. I was ecstatic that my husband had an awesome (at the time) high-end Nikon CoolPix with rotating lens (I think it was a 995). I used it constantly! We replaced it with one of the cutting edge (at the time - lol) compact digital cameras - a Casio Exlim. For years, I've been the only person from my family and my hubby's family that has photographed all birthdays, holidays, and special get-togethers. I'm constantly photographing my pets (white cats, tabby cat, blonde dog, tan dogs) and critters in the yard (some great bird, bee, caterpillar, squirrel, raccoon, lizards, oh my!).Trial and error seem to have made me a little better photographer. I didn't want to study photography in detail, though, until I had a really good camera. The Nikon D90 is a really good camera! It makes me want to master all the basics and learn advanced techniques so my interest can really blossom!If you can spend the money on this camera, I think you, too, will be very happy with your purchase!3/18/11: I still love my Nikon D90 camera! The D7000 is mighty impressive, it's true, but for all the D90 has done for me, I'm keeping it! Even if I upgrade to full-body in the future, I'm keeping the D90 as a back-up. You still can't go wrong to buy this camera.