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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:03 am    Post subject: New Nikon D5000 Reply with quote
Not to be outdone by Canon or Olympus. Nikon Fluffs it's faithful with a redundant new DSLR.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0904/09041402nikond5000.asp

Last edited by F16SUNSHINE on Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:44 pm; edited 2 times in total


PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks interesting. Am still waiting for FF to drop c;oser to what I can afford Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad


patrickh


PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Its most of a D90 in a D40 sized body. Lacks the pentaprism (uses a pentamirror, like D40) and the top LCD. Adds a swing-out rear LCD which is however smaller than the D90 and D300.

A version of the 12.3 MPx CMOS sensor had already migrated down from D300 to D90; makes sense to move it into the D5000 and then all the current consumer DSLR cameras in their range have the same type sensor. The CCD models (D80, D60, D40) all being phased out.

D400 (still DX) expected later this year to replace the D300. Probably be a while before a D700x (same sensor as D3x in D700 sized package) emerges.


PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Seymore wrote:
Just be aware with this body, and the D40/40x/60, AFS lenses only (basically)


Of my 13 lenses, only one is AF-S. I believe that what you mean is that there is no in-body focus motor, so AF and AF-D lenses are manual focus (but will still meter).

Seymore wrote:
and no metering MF. But as they said... "aiming at upgrading DSLR owners and experienced compact users". And AFS means more pricey lenses.


Yes, with non-CPU lenses there is no metering, same as all Nikon DSLR below D200. It also has a small, pentamirror finder rather than the larger, pentaprism finder on the D90 or D300.

The LCD is like the low-res one on the D40 (except pivoting, now), not the higher res VGA one on the D90 and up.

Its ok for an entry-level camera, and will replace all of D40/D40x/D60.

BTW the subject line of this tread is not exactly going to leap out at anyone looking for info on the D5000 ....


PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Would you like me to change it?
My intention was to imply that Nikon is fluffing it's faithful with another mostly redundant product.
I don't think about google hits when posting but, if that is what you are implying.
I'm happy to change it in support of the "team" so to speak. Smile


I was mainly thinking that we would see another thread soon, where someone notices there is a new camera and posts news about it. Putting the model number in the subject would be useful, I think.


PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Title changed.
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