 "High quality discreet Camera. No recall issue in Nov" | 2009-11-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A153UNV9QR9PJL |
I just bought this in Nov from Amazon and they are not in the recall numbers.
I have also bought the Nikon 18-200mm VR2 and they make a very very good combination. This will be my everyday camera for all occasion.
Why I bought the D5000 over D90
The D5000 has the same image quality as the D90/D300 (same image sensor), share the same picture control & ADR but in a lighter & more compact for traveler like me. It is also the quietest SLR camera. That swivel LCD is the main reason I bought this camera.
I travel a lot and getting a small camera is a must, frankly I prefer the D40 size but went ahead cause of Nikon Gen 2 features (especially the ADR). I take all pictures in Aperture priority mode & was a pain to get used to (No top LCD) but I got use to it eventually and had also swapped AE lock to ISO control.
The fun part of this camera is the swivel LCD. This feature removed the tripod when traveling. I can now take pictures of myself & friends by reversing the LCD & snapping away with one hand (I use to do guess work & nobody like to repeat their smiles for 3-4 times). I can now snap people in trains, restaurant, pubs w/o pointing in their face. I take my time to compose such shots. No more paparazzi style & no more crawling and kneeling down for macro shots. It really feels like those old cameras where you look down and take pictures -- a refreshed way of taking pictures.
The grip is good enough to start snapping away with one hand. However pro photographer may not like the feel of it especially if you are coming from bigger camera like D3,D70.
I really like the gen 2 in camera processing, It makes the colors pop. I set saturation & sharpness all the way up for landscape and neutral for portraits. I really like the result. I am spending less and less time on post processing. The ADR is also superb. If u are taking pic inside train tunnel, U will be able to capture the texture wall of the tunnel. Its closer to what our eye see things. Older Gen 1 will only see the light at the end of the tunnel, everything else is black. No more burning & dodging. ADR can aslo be turn off.
There is not much direct control button, but its good enough for me, I only need ISO and Aperture. Everything else has to be change from LCDs. I feel like returning it initially but somehow I got so use to it that I can change settings as fast as the direct buttons. I will describe the learning curve like dialing phone numbers. Once u get used to it, u can dial 10 digit in 3 sec. I always knew Nikon has a way to make it work.
I am also quite impress by the speed. I don't mean the speed in continuous snapping (which has an impressive 4fps by the way), I mean the speed in powering it up & shooting right away. I had the impression that it might be slow due to the leans cleaning each time its power up. I was wrong. There was no delay at all. I am able to pull out the D5000 from sling bag, power it up, shoot, power off & put back in the bag in a single swing motion with one hand. Much like Hollywood cowboys pulling guns out. This is important when traveling to foreign land where hanging it on my neck like a tourist is not an option.
Cons
The live mode is very slow ..much slower than point and shoot. Takes 4 secs to focus. The Video mode is completely useless & I really mean it. Its jerky & had no auto focus. The problem is, I only have 2 hands. Left hand on manual focus, right hand to control zoom, so who is holding the camera? assistant cameraman? Wish there is top LCD for changing aperture.
Despite all the down side, this camera is really a worthy buy in terms of $$ for the image quality. Pair it with a 18mm -200 mm Vr2 & you will get a all in one camera for your next travel.
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| "A Great Camera" | 2009-11-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3HWGKX5AF2JO4 |
| I bought a D5000 a few weeks ago and I've been having a lot of fun with it. This is my first dslr. I spent time looking for a good entry level dslr with a good price and I believe this fits the bill. I haven't had any problems with it so far. I would most definitely recommend it to someone looking for their first dslr. |
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| "nikon d 5000" | 2009-11-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1PX4QH095QKO9 |
| a very nice lightweight camera, easy to use, almost takes the photos by it's self. almost impossible to take a bad photo, picture quality is excellent. I have been using nikon cameras for 7 years, and they never fail to impress me. |
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| "Excellent camera" | 2009-11-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1KCFBVFLRV8MH |
Upgraded from a d40. Love all the features including live view.
Kit lenses are ok, but I have others in mind in the future. |
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| "Very good for amateurs." | 2009-11-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2UN263YILIFJV |
All i will say is I got this as an upgrade from my D60, I needed the software of the D90 but did not want the body and weight
of it, so this is a great in between.
I love the image, and the fact that you can adapt the buttons to do particular things you use most instead of having to go
back in to the menu. Im not crazy about the hole flip screen feature,I think it will break if you use it too much, I dont
know, it scares me, plus I think that the nice thing about the experience of taking a picture is getting down on the floor
if you have to, so I leave it open and dont really move it, the LiveView mode really makes the autofocus VERY slow but if
you use manual focus it works just fine, but again, dont see the need for it.
Overall, im very happy with the camera because it delivers where I needed it to do so, picture quality and performance. |
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 "Good product" | 2009-10-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2S6YXRQOKD6I |
| Perfectly this is the I want .I loved it and enjoying. Thing is little bit expensive to get the extra lenses. |
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