Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Nikon D90 Body

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 (Nikon D90 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera (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!

I just upgraded to the D90 from the D40 because I was tired of futzing with the white balance of the D40, and I wanted more low-light sensitivity (better ISO), as well as the flexibility of using faster lenses, many of which are not AF-S.I have been very impressed with the D90. I'm comparing it to the D40. It takes significantly better pictures because of its larger dynamic range and better colors (ADR) and better white balance. The things that I think are important are ranked from most to least important.1. Active D-lighting (ADR). This has gotten me photos with large dynamic ranges of light (highly shaded subjects with a bright background) that I would have otherwise botched. Also, we rent a house where they did a quick paint job in white, but there are splotches of beige and light green underneath. We've never successfully taken photos of this with the D40 or our point-and-clicks. The D90 pulls these out (without flash) to the point where it's easier to see them in the photo than by eye, and it nails the colors! I also suspect that the ADR is helping tame the noise at high ISO levels (see #3 below).2. White Balance. The white balance is a big improvement over the D40, which botched AWB lots of times. If you look closely, it's not perfect, but close enough for all but the perfectionists, and the beauty is it works in Auto. That means that you can focus on taking pictures and not on fiddling with your settings so much. There's also a lot of flexibility to set your AWB defaults with a lot of precision.3. Low light photography. I take a lot of shots indoors without flash. Until very recently, there weren't any f/1.4 prime lenses that were AF-S (needed on D40). The D90 helps in 2 ways: a) takes AF-D lenses and b) has better high ISO performance. I did controlled tests using my 55-200mm VR lens at 55mm (f/4) and looked at ISO sharpness and color on the D40 and D90. I did it in manual mode, following the exact procedure of Ken Rockwell (tripod, VR off, remote trigger). I find that the D90 is between 1 and 2 stops better ISO than the D40. D90/ISO 6400 is too dirty, but D90/3200 is pretty usable. With the D40 at ISO 800, the sharpness is slightly better than the D90 at 3200 (but worse than D90/1600), but there's a lot more out-of-control, day-old pizza look in dark sections with the D40 at 800 than the D90 at 3200 (I'm guessing that ADR is helping here). The D90's color starts to fade at little at ISO 1600, and drops more at 3200, then quite a bit at 6400.4. The 11-point AF has helped get things in focus compared with the D40's 3 spots. AF also feels faster. Autofocusing is a big improvement.5. I also really like that it's quicker changing ISO, WB and QUAL because of dedicated buttons. I've also set AF as my top choice under My Menu, making it 1 button away as well (hit the Fn button). This was another Rockwell suggestion.6. The screen is amazing, as others have said. Also, you can navigate a zoomed image on the screen really fast.7. I'm also looking forward to using my SB600 flash remotely in commander mode (you can't do that on the D40).8. On the down-side, I've just discovered that some old Nikon manual-focus lenses from the 1960s will not mount on the D90, but they will on the D40. I don't think this should affect too many people.Another observation: I'm not that familiar with the D300 and D700, but the D90 feels pretty solid compared to the D40. I thought that weight would help stabilize hand-held shots, but I also find that it's shutter is stronger than the D40, and that vibration tends to cancel out its heavier weight in terms of holding the camera still.For someone who doesn't like to adjust the manual settings very much, the main benefits of the D90 over the D40 are the ADR and WB. These upgrades will probably appear in the D40 replacement in ~6 months. I might wait for that. For others who use their manual settings regularly, this is quite a camera.

Amazing camera to use, fantastic results. Makes my D40 look very tame. Given me so much more confidence in trying new shots etc

I am a photo enthusiast and have previously been shooting with a Nikon D50. I enter this review with mixed feelings. I received my Nikon D90 around Jan 4th this year and was instantly amazed with its ability. Because of my previous experience with the D50, it did not take long to get accustom with the D90 and was quite surprised at the ease of familiarizing myself with the new camera. I did try to read up as much as possible because I feel that is the most importand thing to do in photography, knowing your camera inside and out. For the first two weeks, I would say it performed beautifully,as expected. However shortly there after I began noticing pictures that were grossly underexposed speradically through a shoot. I shoot sporting events indoor with various lighting. Here are my usual settings. ISO-1600 to 2000 with High ISO NR on,WB-K at various settings depending on lighting, burst and single exposure modes, AF area mode-Dynamic area,Center focus point-wide,Meter-Center weighted. I shoot approximately 200-400 photos over a period of about 3 hours with several breaks throughout the session. Photos in question are almost completely backed out but look as though they are very underexposed with just hints of the subject on the outer edges. These photos will be scattered about the shoot so it has been very difficult to pinpoint exactly what might be going on to cause this but I have been very surprised with that this is happening. The last session, I had about 25-30 of these misshots in a little over 400 photos. The Customer Service Dept. has been very gracious and helpful to try to resolve this problem and after talking to Nikon USA and Amazon Support, I have a new camera being shipped as a replacement. I am very pleased with this as I feel like it is a defect with the camera and did not feel like this problem should be showing up this soon. The D50 never has had any problem like this but it does not have the setting capability that the D90 has, so I will not try to compare their performances. I hope the problem is with this particular camera and not the model. I am a Nikon fan and will continue to be but this is a discouraging chapter in my history with Nikon products. I will certainly update my review and star rating after I have had a chance to use the new camera.

If you are considering buying this camera, do not think too much. It is an EXCELLENT camera. It is not big but feels solid and, most important, it is so well built! it is and feels like a pro camera. It is light but very well balanced, therefore, a large lens such as the 70-200 fits it well; obviously, in this particular set up, the lens centers the weight. I use the live-view all the time to frame my pictures best. I seldom use the "video" or the sound recording. It has great things such as the sensor cleaner that could be programmed. I have lots of photographer friends who keep a D90 as their main camera. Beginners need to know that It takes time to learn to operate this camera it is not an aim and shoot type of camera. You will need a lot of pictures taken before you feel comfortable with your D90.

I've been using a point and shoot camera for about 5 years now - I'm by no means a photographer, just an average dad trying to take some pictures. My son recently turned one and I've been finding it more and more difficult to capture those precious moments. I press the button on my point and shoot....delay...missed the shot. Also whenever I take photos indoor I've found they are always blurry or noisy, just not very good. So I elected to get a Digital SLR camera - wow they are expensive! I did very extensive research before making the most important decision. Which one do I get??? I decided to narrow my search to Canon and Nikon, the two top brands. I was considering the Canon Xsi, Canon 40D, and Nikon D90. I quickly decided the Xsi was not for me. On paper it looks great. It has a ton of great reviews and I'm sure it takes amazing pictures. The price was the cheapest of all the cameras I was considering. After visiting Best Buy and actually trying the cameras out the xsi felt like a toy compared to its big brother the 40D. Also the kit lens was very disappointing as far as zoom capabilities. I did like the 40D a lot. The body seems really solid and well build (even more so than the D90). I loved the 6fps rapid shooting (although I can't imagine I would every really need to shot quite that fast). The kit lens seems like a huge improvement over the wimpy one on the xsi. The camera seemed good to me but after picturing my wife using it, it seemed just a tad to "big and heavy". Some people might disagree. The D90 had a few features that really appealed to me. One of the main things I really liked about the D90 was the beautiful 3" VGA screen for reviewing. This screen was a big reason why I went with this camera over the Canon models. It's the same size but has 4 times the resolution. Why would you care about this? It's just really nice when you take a shoot you can immediately tell if you got it or not. With the canons I found you had to either zoom in or download to the computer before you could really tell if the photo came out well. The D90 also just had a lot of other tricks up its sleeve that I thought were nice. There is a HDMI output to hook this baby up to your fancy HDTV. The camera also has built in software that creates an animated slideshow of your pictures for viewing on the TV. Again, doesn't really effect image quality but it's a cool feature. There's also some neat post processing you can do right on the camera including red eye removal, black and white filter, or tilt the picture if you accidentally took it at a slight angle. Of course there is the movie mode also (lack of auto focus makes this feature a little disappointing actually). One final selling point for the D90 over the 40D was the kit lens. For me the kit lens is very important because I don't really plan on purchasing a bunch of different lenses and swapping them out all the time. I just want a decent "all purpose" lens. The 40D's 28-135mm kit lens just felt a little to "zoomed-in" for me. After playing with it I wanted to be able to zoom out more but was unable to. The D90's 18-105 feels like a pretty good range for me (keep in mind that these cameras have a 1.5 multiplier built in). The best advice I can give is to go try the cameras out before you order one. Just go with the one you feel most comfortable with, trust your gut. I've been very happy with my D90 but I'm sure all of the cameras I was considering would have been a huge step up from a point and shot.UPDATE 12/3/12Still really happy with this camera. It takes amazing pictures and has held up very well. I would buy it again no questions asked.

First off I want to say that I have used this camera for a year now. I am a semi pro, which means I earn a little on the side with photography. I also upgraded from a D50 to this camera. I originally wanted to upgrade to the D300 but for the price and what I use it for I decided to go with the D90. Almost the same sensor and I really didn't need the tank build of the 300. The weather proofing would have been nice though.So far I have been very pleased with my choice. The low light capability up to 3200 iso is fantastic. 6400 is pushing it though. It focuses quickly in lowlight. The body fits comfortably in my hand without it feeling too small like the D40/60/5000. It may feel a bit small if you have large hands though. The battery life compared to my D50 is fantastic. The battery, however, is a bit slower to get out if I need to change quickly. You actually have to pull it out instead of it sliding out practically on it's own. The display in the back is awesome. It may actually be too bright though. I have done alot of Fight promo shots on black backrounds where it's hard to use the histogram to see if your lighting is right. On the display they looked good. Once downloaded I had to boost the exposure by as much as 1 stop. I really can't review the jpg setting as I always shoot in RAW. As far as RAW goes, I read a post on here where someone complained that all his software didn't support the new raw format. No need to buy new software, just download a small file from the Nikon website that allows compatibility with most software. The adobe site has it also. I LOVE the "My Menu" feature.As far as the video goes. If you are buying this camera for videoing, don't. It's a nice little gimmick and can be convienient to use in some instances, but it's not a video camera. If you want to video, buy a video camera.I have had a few problems with this camera. The most annoying is when it just stops working because it thinks no lens is attached. I have really only had this problem with my Tamron lenses and can't remember it happening with the Nikons. It was easily fixed by unseating then reseating the lens. I have also lost autofocus with the Tamrons and it was fixed in the same way. When you are actually working with a client this can be both embarassing and annoying. This is the biggest reason I gave this camera only 4 stars.Bottom line is this is a fantastic camera for both beginners and advanced photographers. [...]

Had this for two years now and even though it's being phased out, I'd still keep it and won't be upgrading for a while, It serves me well and I've never had any single issue/problem with this camera, I love using it for landscape, portraits and macros. Awesome camera!

Picked up the camera when it first came out, and over 15,000 shutter releases later (according to my EXIF photo data), I couldn't be happier with this purchase.Ergonomics: First, the camera has enough weight to it and curves to your hand to just feel solid when you are holding it. After playing around with settings, buttons, wheels, and walking through the manual to read up on everything, I slowly became competent at getting my camera into the right setting for the shot with one hand.Pictures: The low light performance at ISO 3200 is incredible, and combined with the 4.5FPS mode, I've nailed some awesome pics at evening football games from the stands. The pre-set color settings, and built in editing (mostly crop & straighten) definitely speeds up my post-production. The Autofocus took a while to master (center, zone, 3D), but works well now that I have the hang of it. My friends and colleagues are blown away by my shots, but that's more a result of getting some direction on composition from friends and doing lots of culling of the bad ones.Video: Manually refocusing a video mid-shot is a pain. The contrast/brightness/white balance adjustments mid-video can get a bit odd as well. It is a bit rough, but can still produce some nice results if you have a unipod, and not a ton of motion with your subjects. For the most part, video has just been a toy, as I haven't attempted anything serious with it. My $180 Canon SD780IS does better job overall with video, but I can't put a f/1.8 on that, and play around with the focus to get a neat hollywood effect.Lenses/Extras: The lens selection for Nikons is nice (have since picked up a 50mm f/1.8, and a 55-200mm VR to go along with the kit 18-105mm, but envy the Canon 55-250mm IS lens at its similar price point to the nikon 55-200mm VR), and the auto-focus performance on the kit 18-105mm lens is pretty fast. The SB-400 was a nice addition (lets me bounce light for indoor shots and get some good results), but using my f/1.8 without a flash has been a better low light solution, even though the color requires more retouching. In retrospect I would have gotten the D90 with the Nikkor 18-200mm VR instead as changing glass is a nuisance.

This is the first time I have used anything but a point and shoot. I have been wanting a DSLR since I visited a friend with a Canon Xti and took some great pics of my child. I thought getting any DSLR would "work" and bought a Sony A230. I was so not satisfied and read that maybe the lens would help. Still not happy with the pics so I took it back and after extensive review bought the D90. The pics I am taking with this thing are outstanding. I bought the $100 potrait lens, the exposure books and some Nikon D90 guides. I still am deciding between a telefoto lens, between the 55-200mm or the 70-300mm. I also did a 30 day trial with lightroom and decided to buy it. Since buying this camera a month ago and learning all I could to do portraits, I have actually been asked for the copyright of the pics I took of my daughter and her baby brother because the photo guy thought a professional had done the pics. I also have been asked to take a pic for my friends article in a sports magazine. I knew nothing about photography before this. I've never adored a piece of equipment before where I thought if I could only save one thing in a fire it would be obvious what I would save until I got this camera. I would save the D90 (after people and pets of course). I L-O-V-E this camera.EDIT - it's been a year and I've used this camera a lot. I have found a big problem with my camera that I have seen various photographers complain about that doesn't appear to be user error. This camera can have a very soft focus or misplaced focus. I have found that toggling to focus does not work on this camera. I have used a 50mm 1.8, 50mm 1.4, and an 85 mm 1.4 and all have had the same issues. I transfered the pictures through ViewNX which shows you where the focus was aimed at and seen pictures where the focus is sharp on the pants when the focus was on the eyes. The auto focus is very hit or miss.

I have had several SLR bodies from Nikon and I have to say I feel very pampered with the D90. The Auto ISO and ADR (Adaptive Dynamic Range) make all forms of shoot SO much more convenient than a SLR that does not have these features. I truly can not imagine stepping backwards from these features. I love how high the ISO can go without showing obvious noise. I set Auto ISO to max out at 3200, set my aperture as large as I can get away with and just start shooting.The build quality is awesome. Nikon bodies just feel substantial in my hand. Every low to mid level body made by Canon feels like a cheap toy in my hands, but not my D90.This camera will soon be replaced by some newer body, but if you have the opportunity to buy this used or on the cheap DO SO! You will not regret it. Even if a new model brings better video features (which would be very welcome) the camera traits of the replacement surely would be only baby steps better. From what I have seen of the D7000 which is actually a higher level model, I can say there is no (non-video) feature that is a leap in convenience or image quality.If you don't believe me Ken Rockwell has some awesome statements about this camera. Read what he says at KenRockwell.com. If all of these other comments have not convinced you then maybe he will.

I bought this as an upgrade from a D60, because the D90 added a few features I was really missing with the the D60 (namely the better AF system, Live view, and built-in Commander mode), and much improved shooting controls. The ability to change just about any setting, even metering modes and enabling the IR remote, without diving into menus is wonderful, and was sorely missing from the D60. It's much more enjoyable, and easy, to shoot and get good pictures when the setting you want is easily available.A few other good/bad points:-The flash doesn't pop up automatically, except in 'Auto' mode, and even then you can disable the flash with the flash button and command dial. The D60 seemed to always want to use the built-in flash unless it was in daylight.-You can turn auto-ISO off in every mode, including 'Auto'. My only complaint here is that while you can select auto-ISO with the ISO button and command dial in 'Auto' mode, you can't in P/S/A/M, unless you have auto-ISO turned on overall, which prevents you from setting the ISO yourself.-For some reason, you have to go into the menus, or use the Function button, to select the AF area mode. You can select between continuous AF, single-servo AF and AF-Auto with the AF button and command dial, but the sub-command dial does nothing. It would be nice to use the AF button/sub-command dial to select between the AF area modes, rather than having to use up the only programmable button for it. Not really a big deal, but there's no need for it to be that way.-The AF/MF switch on the body is great. I assume it's to turn the built-in motor on and off for screw-drive AF lenses, and it also disables autofocus with AF-S lenses. I like being able to just flip that switch to turn the AF off, rather than having to mess with the tiny switches on the lens and hope I don't turn VR off or something.-A menu option to disable video recording would be nice. The video mode is practically useless anyway, and that would keep me from worrying about hitting the OK button while moving the focus point in LV and accidentally recording a movie.No huge complaints, and the few I mentioned could easily be fixed with a simple firmware update. Otherwise, I can't think of anything that I'd change, even compared to the heavier, much more expensive D300s.

I am a nikon snob. I currently have 3 nikon cameras. Love them all. The D90 is perfect for my needs. I love taking pictures, mostly nature, flowers, insects, lots of 90 mm macro photos. This camera works beautifully. Plenty of features, breathtaking images (with the right lenses, of course), easy to use. I paid about $750 with shipping. Wouldn't have considered another brand after owning a nikon 6006n for years. I bought this one in anticipation of our first born child. Well worth the money.

I don't have much to add about the camera itself. It is stellar. Image quality and dynamic range are superb.However, a reviewer below comments that it could be worth waiting for the D90's replacement, which is due out sometime this fall (or maybe later). There is a strong case for not waiting and picking up the D90 now. First, the price may not actually go down that much after the launch of the successor. Like the D40, the D90 is a milestone camera that will likely continue to be in demand even after its official product life is over. The D40, which itself has been discontinued for many months, is currently sold by various sellers on Amazon for a couple of hundred MORE than the last official MSRP. This is simply a function of supply and demand, and the same may be expected for the D90 over time because of how highly it is regarded. Second, while a new model usually has desirable new features - and there is no reason to think the D90 replacement will not have improvements over the D90, especially with respect to video capability - it may be worth waiting for the launch hype to subside, take in a few in-depth reviews, and wait for any initial firmware updates.In a nutshell, the D90 is a great camera, regardless of what will come after it. Unless more advanced video capability is a must-have, there is not much reason to miss out on shooting with the D90 now.

I've owned a point and shoot camera for 2 years now, and I have always been jealous of the quality and versatility of DSLR cameras. I didn't want to chunk down $1K on a camera without knowing about them, so I did a lot of homework. Before purchasing the Nikon D90 w/ kit lens, I researched several web sites along with other photographers and artists alike. All sources pointed to the Nikon brand for it's high quality build, reputation and ease of transition from newbie beginner shots to the professional arena. I opted for this model in lieu of previous cheaper Nikon's so I can use older glass prime lenses with the D90, thus potentially saving me money in the future when it comes to buying different lenses. The kit lens is an excellent beginner lens, however after 500 or so pictures, I can see it's limitations, and will be looking for a 50mm f/1.4-f1.8 lens for better portrait pictures. I would not, however, go and buy a ton of expensive lenses before you use the kit lens and determine if it is enough for you or not. I searched several competitor web sites and stores and Amazon offers the best price for this kit. Other web sites are roughly $120-200 more for the same kit (October 2009). I knew that a camera of this caliber would be a challenge, so I bought a book on digital photography specifically around the D90 prior to purchase. I have the grasp of the basic functions, and regular day pictures, however night photography is a little trickier. I would highly recommend a tripod if you plan to shoot a lot in low light conditions. Even though the camera has VR, it does not fix all movement/exposure issues in low light conditions.MAIN PROS:- Great price- Ease of use (with basic features)- Interchangeable with older lenses for better future value- Live View- Great 12.3 megapixels for very sharp photos- In camera photo editing- Shoots in RAW & JPEGMAIN CONS:- Nikon software is TERRIBLE! I use a Mac running 10.6 snow leopard and the software crashes constantly. Nikon's web site has no solution for this, even after the software supposedly updates itself after install. Apple's Aperture, iPhoto and Adobe products have no problem recognizing the camera and quickly importing the photos.- Kit does not include a SD card, therefore preventing you from taking pictures right out of the box. Prepare to make a run to the store for a minimum of 4GB SD card (takes about 1K JPEG photos).

This is my second D90. It is of the same quality as my first. I'm a professional wedding photographer and the D90 meets or exceeds my wedding photograhy requirements...It is an excellent camera for portraiture (when used in combination with Nikon's CLS). I bought another D90 before the D7000 was available simply because I don't think the 7000 is significantly better than the D90 except for the addition of a few more pixels in the same size sensor. That does not yield better photo quality than the D90 at 12.2 mp. Admittedly the 7000 has a higher framing speed but I don't think it's significantly higher to warrant the extra cost. In essence, my opinion is that both are excellent cameras and why not save a few hundred while you can. Wedding photography produces a large number of images and the last thing I need at this point in time is larger file sizes when I'm ultimately going to re-size the "finals" back down to around 6 mps for the couple's DVD. "Good on ya" Nikon!

I am a professional photographer and I bought this on a whim when I was in Hawaii a few years ago. It's probably too big for most moms to carry around but it's very lightweight in comparison to what I usually lug around. I haven't used it to shoot client sessions but my daughter has and she's gotten amazing results. I love having it and I take it everywhere. The video is really fun. The images are beautiful and you can get really nice prints. This kit is a great value and you can play forever trying different angles and settings. Cristy [...]

I don't usually write reviews, but this product was just awesome. I was very skeptical at the beginning because I read other reviews saying that the camera would get error messages when attaching the lens to the body, but I still ended up buying the product. I've had my Nikon D90 for about 4 months now and haven't had any problems at all. I've also taken at least 1000 shots already.

Flat out...the D90 is one excellent camera! Nikon has done themselves proud with a camera that is now in a market that is full of tough competition. A while ago when the D80 first came out Nikon was way ahead of the pack because there wasn't much competition. Things have changed signifigantly and Nikon has kept pace with the demand. The camera has several preprogrammed "scene" modes like most digital cameras, such as "Portrait", "Landscape", "Micro", "Sports" and "Night" There isn't anything unusual about the modes of course, it's the quality of the image that you get from each of those modes that dazzles. The camera has a multitude of features including custom programming modes so you can adjust the camera to take a particular scene the way YOU want instead of the way the manufacturer wants.The camera is built very well, solid and it feels great in your hands. It's the kind of camera you can take with you to a football game and not worry about someone damaging it with a slight bump. It comes in body only or with several "kit" lenses. The most common being the 18-105mm Zoom lens with Vibration Reduction. The lens is of good quality although you could buy a better one by avoiding the kit lens.The camera is a bit overpriced. Not outrageously so but Nikon could have shaved a few dollars off.The bottom line is the D90 even with a slightly inflated price is an excellent camera that takes quality images even under the most demanding conditions. If you are inexperienced at photography but want a quality camera set the D90 to "auto" and point and shoot. The camera will do the work and the images will be consistantly perfect. Once you have built up some experience you can program the camera to set your mood.As for "Cons" I have just one. It has a movie mode with 24 FPS (frames per second). The movie mode is not very good if that's an important feature to you. When panning you get "shutter lag" which causes image attributes such as straight lines (the sides of a building for example) to get "skewed." If you are using it for occasional movies and avoid action scenes you won't mind but football games are out. The D90 was the first DSLR to have movie mode so I suppose one can excuse Nikon as they were the first on the block to try it. Of course you don't buy a DSLR for movies so it's kind of a "white elephant" Take it as a nice feature to play with but your camera is for taking photographs not movies.I can't recommend this camera enough. It simply takes great photgraphs. That's the job of a camera and the D90 does it very well.

The Nikon D40 was my very first dSLR camera. A fantastic leap from the point-and-shoot side of the fence! I had the camera for about 4 years, but really only started getting serious about photography a little over a year ago. After shooting with the D40 body and mastering it (the camera, not photography) over the course of a year, I was starting to hit imitations of the camera hardware and it was starting to look like it was time for an upgrade. I really prefer and like the Nikon camera bodies, so I knew I would be upgrading to a new Nikon. I studied all the bodies and reviews for months to find out what would be the best upgrade for me. It came down to the D90 and the D300.The two seemed to have pretty similar specs minus the video on the D90, although the D300 was touted as more of a "professional" camera. One of the biggest features I wanted was the command and sub-command dials for aperture and shutter speed adjustments.The video on the D90 leaves a little to be desired. Especially compared to the new D300s that came out a couple months after purchasing the D90. Video is not all that important to me, so it is just a bonus to be able to shoot little video clips with the same camera I already have with me.I find the build quality of the D90 to be much higher than some of the newer bodies coming out like the D3000. The body feels great in the hand and is a good weight. I like a larger camera body and this is just that. I found the D40 a little annoying to hold due to its small size. I had a battery grip on the D40 simply to make it more comfortable to hold with a longer lens.The image quality on the D90 is great. A very nice improvement from the D40, although the raw files were a lot harder to work with on my old laptop. The D40 raw files were no problem, but the D90 at twice the size made the computer chug. I have since upgraded to a new MacBook Pro, so it is no longer an issue.As far as lenses go with this new body, I bought the Nikon 35mm f/1.8. This lens is AMAZING! Super sharp and fast. And for only $200, you have to have this lens in your bag. I also rented the Nikon 18-200mm from [...] and I WILL be buying that lens at some point. It was so versatile and handled a full day shoot walking around town without having to stop and swap lenses.Overall, If you are in the market for a Nikon body upgrade from one of the lower tier bodies I would say this is definitely a camera to look at. If video is more important to you, you may want to look into the D300s instead. For me, stills are where I want to be, and this camera body does not disappoint!

I chose the d90 as my main wedding camera along with the nikon 18X135mm lens. I am reasonably new to wedding photography and videography and would be considered an amateur by professionals in the photography business. I have successfully photographed several family weddings including one of my own, and just completed my first real (meaning paid) wedding for a local family I've known for several years with the d90. I chose it since it can be used totally on automatic everything, and has high definition movie capability. I have only been able to get up to a 4 minute movie which is okay for lots of wedding situations. I used the movie feature about a dozen times and took a total of 362 images a couple of weeks ago at this wedding. I use my smaller Olympus SP510 Ultra Zoom on a tripod filming the entire wedding and hold the d90 to get close ups. I later get family of the bride and groom with the d90 on a tripod. I found the d90 to be simple to use on auto, but the lens never moved and the instructions say not to adjust the lens when it is in auto move. So, I adjusted everything to manual during much of the wedding, and was able to take some very sharply focused pics. The flash was good, but I will get additional lighting prior to the next wedding! About 25% of the 362 had flaws, but they were my errors, not the camera's. The 'crop' function on most software will get rid of some errors. I am simply amazed by the resolution on the pics this 12.3 MP creates. They are truly beautiful! The camera is easy to use; I did spend about 2 weeks taking practice shots and videos around the house and studied the manual closely prior to this wedding. I have a long way to go to learn all of it's capabilities, but one can use it right out of the box successfully and easily. I use a grip with it so I have two lithium batteries on board plus two more charged and ready if needed. The camera battery door had to be removed and I could not find adequate information in the manual on how to complete this task, so I had to google it and quickly found instructions online. The battery door is stored inside the Opteka grip I purchased with the camera in a unique place inside the camera and attached to the grip. The camera and grip were bulky at first, but were easy to get used to (I am an average male in size, about 190lbs in my late 50's). It has 'wheels' or dials that you rotate to activate certain functions along with a big 3.5 inch screen, a dust reduction system and anti shake feature, several scene modes and a relatively easy menu feature. It accepted a 16gb card not on Nikon's list of suggested cards with no problem, and formatting requires the touch of two green labeled buttons on top of the camera. Download time was great with USB cables supplied by manufacturer. Again, the two main features I like about it are the incredible clarity and resolution of the photos even at close range and the HD movie capability! My clients were very happy with the results. Like the literature from Nikon says, it is: 'A great camera to grow with!'

I purchased the Nikon D90 body only because I already had many lenses from previous Nikon cameras.Having shot not an extreme amount of pictures,I would, by what I have seen from the exposures, rate it amongst the top of the line. The quality of the camera is the top of the line with 12.3 megapixels the quality of the pictures are there also. I am a good photographer but do not make a living from photography. I think photography is a tough road because everyone thinks they are good whether they are good or not. I see many poor photographs trying to be sold and they think owning and using a nice camera makes them good. It is in the eye. If you do not have the eye, develop it. No amount of equipment will make you good. It may help but that is the extent of it. I would have liked to have known what dx means. It means that it is not a true 35mm format camera. This means that the old 35mm lens focal length have to be adjusted by multiplying by a factor of 1.5. This by no means takes away from the quality of the camera but would have been nice to know. To get a true 35mm format camera you have to buy the 300, 700, D3 or above. This increase in focal length can actually work to ones advantage because a 200mm lens is now 300mm lens but a 28mm lens is now a 42mm lens so to get a true 28mm you have to purchase an 18mm (which is really a 27mm)lens.It is like owning a camera, a photo lab, a computer, cellphone (whoops no telephone here) all in one. It can be as complicated as you want or can be as simple as a pointie-shootie camera. But if all that you want is a pointie-shootie buy a cheaper camera and save your money. Whatever you buy, just remember it is in the glass not the bells and whistles.

This is my second camera after my Fuji S9500 DSLR like camera. The upgrade is worlds apart as this is my first venture into the proper DSLR field. The D90 is a steady, reliable, consistent workhorse for all types of photography, providing superb quality and performance. I did extensive research before purchase and was actually looking at the Canon 550D (T2i) instead, but after reading about the D90 and using one from my friend I was sold.The lens that comes with it, 18-105mm, is a good all-round lens and can cover close ups to average portraits. You can't go wrong with this camera but be prepared to read through the lengthy manual for the various settings and fairly confusing menu system. But trust me, you'll rarely reach for your camera manual when you're busy capturing special moments or candids of the world around you.The battery life is amazing, with over 800 shots per charge. The controls are fairly easy to use and right where you need them. The Nikon technology behind the D90 makes life easier for you by doing most of the nitty gritty hard work and lets you focus on composition and capture.If you're unsure of your purchase of a Nikon D90, I can assure you, this camera will be either you're primary or your secondary in time to come.I love my D90!!Cheers!

For some time now I have gotten by with a compact camera with a small sensor that would take fine pictures if you had all day to wait for the thing to start up, listen to the motor whine as the lens zooms in and out to frame the shot, and wait for two more intervals for the camera to focus, expose and record the picture before being ready for the next picture. All that is gone. The D90 is fast. It lets you fire the camera up, frame, focus, and shoot as quickly and often times more quickly than the old film-type SLR's. It is so fast to expose I can easily catch things in mid-air which was something I could do only by sheer luck with the smaller camera. If you are a former film-SLR photographer as I am, the fundamentals of exposure for movement and depth of field are easily implemented with intuitive and convenient controls and menus. My other camera is a Canon G3 and I was concerned that I might suffer confusion between the two cameras but the Nikon is quick to learn and I now prefer it. While the D90 with an 18-105mm lens is relatively large and heavy, it fits nicely in the hands and feels like a real instrument. The 18-105 lens hits the sweet spot for focal lengths, going from wide angle to moderate telephoto and while I had thought that I might need to get a 55-200mm lens I'm not sure I will need it unless a very special need for a longer lens comes along. The viewfinder is excellent and I am glad to be back to using one but the high resolution LCD backpanel is a joy to behold and wonderful for reviewing shots and in live mode for videos. I have had the camera for a month and have gone picture-crazy with it including our Christmas vacation. Pictures are uniformly sharp and beautifully exposed with the usual foibles in tricky or low light situations that are difficult for any camera. Performance with the built-in flash and with an external SB-600 is as close to flawless as one could expect and better than any other camera I have used. Finally, the ease of switching over and capturing great video is outstanding. The 30 frames per second capture rate produces smooth, well exposed video. I have seen criticism that the automatic focus does not work in video mode which is true. You focus initially and start the video and the focus stays there but you can use the zoom. I have not found the focus issue to be a big problem because the videos I take do not typically go from distant to close focus but it is an option to use the manual focus ring which does work in video mode. All in all, what can I say? Photography is fun again.If I had a gripe, it would be that some cameras like the Canon open a new folder in memory for pictures taken on different days and the Nikon does not. This is very handy to organize pictures if the camera is used over a period of days before downloading the shots to a computer. One other niggle is that the camera does not shut down automatically if it is not used for a period of time. Battery life is qood, by the way, but not so good if you forget to turn it off. Otherwise, I love the camera and while it is not cheap, it is actually a good buy for the features. In default mode this camera takes pictures that average 3.1 MB in size so lots of hard disk space and a capable computer are recommended.