Nikon D5000
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| So much fun! 19/08/2010 This product is so easy to get the hang of, and there is just so much you can do with it!! Fantastic, everyone should have one. By Blue | ||||||
| Nikon D 5000 18 -55 mm vr lens 11/08/2010 Very happy with camera Very user friendly One downside my lenses from my old D50 will not autofocus, something i did not know before i purchased By Gerard | ||||||
| Some shortcomings but still good enough for 5 stars! 09/08/2010 I love the camera, having had D60 before and its certainly a step up and for this price range, its one of the best! After loads of research and price comparisons, it got down to D5000 and D90 for me. I went for D5000 because it was lighter and cheaper. However, after playing with it for around 2 months, I do realise that 18-55 lens is good but I need more flexibility and I am buying 18-105 lens. Price wise it will be still cheaper than D90 and lighter as well. Some good points: - Love the image quality - Amazing options with scene modes, I love the 20+ preset modes this camera offers - Articulating screen with live view mode is helpful in certain situations - Feels much better in hand than Canons which feel quite light (in my opinion) Improvement areas: - I would really like to see 18-105 kit lense option as mainstream kit like the D90 - Live view mode is slow with Autofocus - The manual is really a manual, would like to see more creative approach with it By A. Jain London | ||||||
| good product 07/08/2010 Here are the observations of the fresh convert to SLRs: - I recommend to buy this model over the 3000 series because with the latter there is a risk of getting a grip of it within 6-12 months and wanting to buy more sophisticated version which, you may agree, is rather costly. - although I was initally intimidated by the ample number of functionalities described in 200+ page manual, the camera is rather simple to operate and one can switch fairly effortlessly from one mode of photography to another. I bumped into an elephant on a walk (not in Scotland !) and was able to take pictures in various premutation within each of the major modes (A, M, S, etc) over the space of 10 mins - it was (and may be still is) better value than the largely equivalent Canon model (some GBP100+) - it has high ISO sensitivity- 3200, which I understand is almost double of that of canon cameras. I heard a complaint from frustrated Canon owner that the latter's factor is more towards 1500 or 2000. This allowed me to film elephant at night and pictures turned out just fine ! By Nomad in Caledonia Scotland | ||||||
| Fantastic 04/08/2010 There are plenty of detailed reviews here so I'll be brief. This camera is fantastic. I was totally impressed by its image quality which I found to be clearly better than Canon's 500D. This camera gives you: * Great tonal range * Great colors * Very low noise * Excellent detail * Highly effective D-lightning (increased dynamic range) * Excellent built quality * Extremely quiet shutter * Very fast (4fps) * Incredibly accurate auto-focus * Extensive backward lens compatibility Don't be fooled by megapixel counts. What matters is picture quality, and this camera gives you exactly that: outstanding image quality. Ask yourself: what do I prefer? Picture quality, tonal range, excellent colors, high definition, clean images or... megapixels? By tbuyer | ||||||
