Nikon line-up/lens and camera releases until 2010
Discussion
Don't know how true all of this is but I thought I'd share it with those who own a Nikon on here.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/entire-niko...
Dave
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/entire-niko...
Dave
They're just starting to annoy me with their range, I've currently got a D50 but before I go on holiday next year I want both a lens along the lines of the sigma 10-20mm and maybe a D90 or D5000 but I'm no longer really clear on their product range and what the major differences between the two are. Any ideas? It's either that or look for a second hand D300.
Some of the lenses sound interesting, but the one digital body I want them to make is likely to be a mere dream.
If they could make a digital version of the FM or FE cameras, with a 12MP full-frame sensor, I'd have one like a shot !! They could even make it like the D40 / D50 where people could use AF-S lenses if they didn't want to use manual focus ones.
GravelBen said:
Nero601 said:
...and they still seem intent on spoiling Dslr's with video options !
Whats wrong with the video option? Like any other option you don't have to use it if you don't want to, but many people will.Fair point, but for anyone there will be some features they don't use but have to pay for anyway. In any case Nikon and Canon both seem to think enough consumers want video to be worth including it - personally I don't see the point of including it in pro-level cameras but perhaps the extra cost to include it isn't so significant once the development work is done.
GravelBen said:
I don't see the point of including it in pro-level cameras but perhaps the extra cost to include it isn't so significant once the development work is done.
I think that's the point - oh and that it doesn't compromise the image quality that would otherwise be achieved.Personally, I hope they do produce a D4 next year and the D5 in time for the 2012 Olympics, then I can afford a secondhand D4 in 2012. Even better if it has a new dimension of HD Vid to play with and I can use all my Nikon glass for that too; but without it will be just fine. The ideas of dealing with very high dynamic range in camera sound very encouraging too. But then again, some people will just say that is a waste of time when you can do HDR in post processing.
mcflurry said:
RobDickinson said:
D5000 is inferior to the D90.
Poorer LCD (230k vs 920k), no body motor etc.
Agreed, although there is a £200 price difference in favour of the D5000...Poorer LCD (230k vs 920k), no body motor etc.
Some lenses will focus with both the D90 and D5000, some won't, depending on the model. AF-S is the current generation of autofocus, AF-D came before it and is still availible on some large telephoto lenses, these two types will work with both the D5000 and D90, the AF-I came before those and needs the internal focusing motor - hence the I - of the camara to auto focus, only the D90 and more expensive models can do that. You can still use these lenses, but focus is manual.
I recently bought the Nikon D90 and did not get the D5000 for a number of resons, but it depends entirely on the type of photography you do. The D90 has the fantastic high resolution 3" screen, top LCD display I find indispensible, Better quality viewfinder with a penta-prism rather than a penta-mirror, and the biggest point for me are the two command dials. The D5000 only advantage is the swivel screen, but unless you use liveview a LOT I don't see the advantage and don't miss it's added bulk to the back of the body. The D90 body size is much the same as the D50 from what I understand, the D5000 is smaller, about the same as the D40 but thicker.
If you use the camera in Auto or one of the scene modes all the time, the D5000 will probably suit you fine, however if you use Manual, Apeture Priority, Shutter Priority or Program modes regularly you will miss the extra command dial and top info LCD. Technical image quality is pretty much identical between the D300, D90 and D5000, so don't worry about that.
Also, this is something you may not care about, but the D5000 can't run commander mode for the Nikon SB flash units like the 600, 800 or 900.
Ravell said:
mcflurry said:
RobDickinson said:
D5000 is inferior to the D90.
Poorer LCD (230k vs 920k), no body motor etc.
Agreed, although there is a £200 price difference in favour of the D5000...Poorer LCD (230k vs 920k), no body motor etc.
Doesnt make it a bad camera, or a bad image maker, but it does make it inferior to its higher priced better specified sibling...
Ravell said:
Some lenses will focus with both the D90 and D5000, some won't, depending on the model. AF-S is the current generation of autofocus, AF-D came before it and is still availible on some large telephoto lenses, these two types will work with both the D5000 and D90, the AF-I came before those and needs the internal focusing motor - hence the I - of the camara to auto focus, only the D90 and more expensive models can do that. You can still use these lenses, but focus is manual.
I don't think that's quite right.AF and AF-D (the D means the lens reports focus distance to the body) lenses don't have an internal focus motor and so won't work on bodies without their own motor. Most of the Nikon prime lenses below 200mm and some of the older zooms are of this type.
AF-I lenses do have an internal focus motor, but I believe that only a few super-telephotos from the early to mid 90s were made with this specification.
AF-S lenses do have an internal focus motor.
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