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04-19-09, 05:40
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Rupert Pupkin
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Your camera now, or next purchase?
I currently use a Nikon D40 with a 18-105 Nikkor lens. I also have a Panasonic TZ5.
Both are suitable for my horrible photos.
I just ordered a Nikon D90 to see if something can make up for my bad skills.
What are you shooting with now or what are you buying?
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04-19-09, 06:09
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
S3IS with no plans to upgrade until it breaks. Decent photos for a P&S.
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04-19-09, 06:57
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
I have the Sony A 300 for this seasons pics  . Good luck with the D90. I haven't heard very many good reviews on it yet. |
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04-19-09, 11:40
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
I have a D40 and absolutely love it. I was thinking of getting a D90, but for the price it's not much of an honest upgrade, unless you shoot in low light and need high ISO and video. In normal light it very hard to tell between the two.
It stinks that Nikon raised the prices on all of their stuff and the D90 went up a couple hundred more.
The new D5000 will be out in a month too.
The D40 is honestly a superb camera and can take some incredible shots. It's easy to operate and lightweight. The 18-105 is also a very good lense.
Get a DVD or a book on it and learn how everything works. It's easy once you get the hang of it.
The D40 will be the easiest to operate between the two.
Nikon Rules!!!
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04-20-09, 12:03
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
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I have the Sony A 300 for this seasons pics . Good luck with the D90. I haven't heard very many good reviews on it yet. |
I don't know where you heard that. The D90 is one heck of an amazing camera. DXO labs rated it one of the top cameras. The low light high ISO quality is superb!
The ratings and reviews are topnotch.
It's good enough that Nikon is raising the price on it again very soon. 
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04-20-09, 05:47
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
Canon Rebel XSi/450D. I have no plans to upgrade but wouldn't mind having a 5DMII for low light full frame performance.
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04-20-09, 06:04
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
I used to have a Sony DSC-P200, and it was a heck of a point-and-shoot camera. It was dropped and broke. Now I have some piece of junk Sony that I loathe.
I hope in the near future to be able to pick up a Canon Rebel.
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04-20-09, 06:05
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
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I don't know where you heard that. The D90 is one heck of an amazing camera. DXO labs rated it one of the top cameras. The low light high ISO quality is superb!
The ratings and reviews are topnotch.
It's good enough that Nikon is raising the price on it again very soon. |
Every single professional camera guy I talked to about it... Figured they were all the experts. They say it's a great camera but compared to other camera's in it's class (like the cannon) it just dosen't hold up to the others. As it was put to me "With the D90 you're only buying the name not a better camera" just like you said even over the D40 it's just not that big of an upgrade. They hyped it waaay up and it feel flat in the end. It's not a junk camera by any means but it's just not worth the asking price or the hype from what I've been told. The cannon and the olympus out perform it by most preferences in the feild. |
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04-20-09, 06:23
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
I just use a Canon. I've had a Sony and HP in the past and the Cannon I take take a ton of pictures on one charge. I usually just keep it on the auto setting and go to town. LOL
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04-20-09, 03:46
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
Canon XTI here and getting ready to get a 5D MK II..
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04-20-09, 04:26
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Rupert Pupkin
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
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Every single professional camera guy I talked to about it... Figured they were all the experts. They say it's a great camera but compared to other camera's in it's class (like the cannon) it just dosen't hold up to the others. As it was put to me "With the D90 you're only buying the name not a better camera" just like you said even over the D40 it's just not that big of an upgrade. They hyped it waaay up and it feel flat in the end. It's not a junk camera by any means but it's just not worth the asking price or the hype from what I've been told. The cannon and the olympus out perform it by most preferences in the feild.
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The D90 wasn't expensive at all, it will be here tomorrow.
What are the professional photographers you hang with recommending under $2,000 these days?
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04-20-09, 04:42
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Rupert Pupkin
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Re: Your camera now, or next purchase?
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Canon XTI here and getting ready to get a 5D MK II..
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That 5D MkII looks interesting. I was going to order it with that 580 flash and a 24-105 lens.
But I have no idea what full-frame is or why I need it even after reading a few reviews.
No built-in flash and such advanced manual controls....not for me at this stage of the game. I'd be wasting it at this point.
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