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Nikon D-5000
Yes, I have try it. It is very nice camera. The picture quality is as D90
but the Live view is better and faster. The only minus is that the display has not the resolution and size of D90's. BTW, 995 was my favorite camera ever for comfortable shooting. I hope that Nikon one day will make a new semipro like that. S10 was bad camera, very basic. -- Dimitris M Anyone tried the new Nikon D-5000? It seems to be positioned between the "entry level" D-60 and the "enthusiast level" D-90. I'm giving up on my old (3.3 mpixel) Nikon 995 -- it just doesn't cut in any more. |
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Nikon D-5000
In rec.photo.digital.slr-systems Earle Jones wrote:
Anyone tried the new Nikon D-5000? It seems to be positioned between the "entry level" D-60 and the "enthusiast level" D-90. I'm giving up on my old (3.3 mpixel) Nikon 995 -- it just doesn't cut in any more. Does that mean that I have to decommission my Nikon 990? -- --- Paul J. Gans |
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On Mon, 18 May 2009, Paul J Gans wrote:
In rec.photo.digital.slr-systems Earle Jones wrote: I'm giving up on my old (3.3 mpixel) Nikon 995 -- it just doesn't cut in any more. Does that mean that I have to decommission my Nikon 990? Nope. Both the 990 and 995 excel at macro photography. And you need a second camera to take pictures when you want to sell your other camera on eBay. So keep it. Make it your eBay sales camera. Don www.donwiss.com/pictures/ (e-mail link at page bottoms). |
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Earle Jones wrote:
Anyone tried the new Nikon D-5000? It seems to be positioned between the "entry level" D-60 and the "enthusiast level" D-90. I'm giving up on my old (3.3 mpixel) Nikon 995 -- it just doesn't cut in any more. earle * Don't throw out the Coolpix 995 just yet. For Close-Up Photography, it will leave the D5000 in the dust. Bob Williams |
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Paul J Gans wrote:
In rec.photo.digital.slr-systems Earle Jones wrote: Anyone tried the new Nikon D-5000? It seems to be positioned between the "entry level" D-60 and the "enthusiast level" D-90. I'm giving up on my old (3.3 mpixel) Nikon 995 -- it just doesn't cut in any more. Does that mean that I have to decommission my Nikon 990? Just make sure you take the batteries out if you're no longer using it. David |
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Nikon D-5000
"Dimitris M" wrote in message news:1242629051.489605@athprx04... Yes, I have try it. It is very nice camera. The picture quality is as D90 but the Live view is better and faster. The only minus is that the display has not the resolution and size of D90's. BTW, 995 was my favorite camera ever for comfortable shooting. I hope that Nikon one day will make a new semipro like that. S10 was bad camera, very basic. I agree with you about the S10. I bought one and returned it -- the only Nikon I have ever sent back. I loved the swivel-lens design and the lens performed very well for a camera in that price class, but I found the autofocus extremely unreliable. In anything less than bright sunlight it would misfocus wildly, far more often than it would focus correctly. I'm looking forward to the D5000 myself. Love those small-body Nikons -- I have a D40 and a D60 and they're both great. |
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Nikon D-5000
On Mon, 18 May 2009 21:36:50 -0700, Bob Williams wrote:
Don't throw out the Coolpix 995 just yet. For Close-Up Photography, it will leave the D5000 in the dust. Not really. The CP995 may leave many other DSLRs in the dust, but the D5000's LiveView (with magnification) is invaluable for macro photography. Obviously not with a kit lens, but with either a micro lens or mounting the kit (or other) lens on an extension tube. It would be even better if the D5000 had a higher resolution display such as that used in the D90/D300/etc. |
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Nikon D-5000
ASAAR wrote:
On Mon, 18 May 2009 21:36:50 -0700, Bob Williams wrote: Don't throw out the Coolpix 995 just yet. For Close-Up Photography, it will leave the D5000 in the dust. Not really. The CP995 may leave many other DSLRs in the dust, but the D5000's LiveView (with magnification) is invaluable for macro photography. Obviously not with a kit lens, but with either a micro lens or mounting the kit (or other) lens on an extension tube. It would be even better if the D5000 had a higher resolution display such as that used in the D90/D300/etc. Yes, but that is the problem. You must buy an ADDITIONAL lens or accessory attachments for the D5000. to get the picture that the 995 can capture out of the box. Bob |
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Nikon D-5000
On Tue, 19 May 2009 23:50:33 -0700, Bob Williams wrote:
ASAAR wrote: On Mon, 18 May 2009 21:36:50 -0700, Bob Williams wrote: Don't throw out the Coolpix 995 just yet. For Close-Up Photography, it will leave the D5000 in the dust. Not really. The CP995 may leave many other DSLRs in the dust, but the D5000's LiveView (with magnification) is invaluable for macro photography. Obviously not with a kit lens, but with either a micro lens or mounting the kit (or other) lens on an extension tube. It would be even better if the D5000 had a higher resolution display such as that used in the D90/D300/etc. Yes, but that is the problem. You must buy an ADDITIONAL lens or accessory attachments for the D5000. to get the picture that the 995 can capture out of the box. You see it as a problem. I see it as an advantage. Add a good macro lens or a single or reversed pair of lenses on a bellows and the photo quality of the D5000 leaves the CP995 *far* behind in the dust. Compared to its peers the 995 was a nice camera, but there's more to photo life these days than taking nice eBay pix of small objects, which can also be done by many other P&S cameras. An "out of the box" CP995 wasn't sufficient for many of its owners, as its accessories show. Here's DPReview's take on it : The solid, fixed converter lens and/or accessory mount with its small, 28mm threaded ring creates an immediate link to an idea few other manufacturers have exploited, and none as well as Nikon. From the 900 to the 995, two wide-angle lenses, a super wide-angle fisheye, and two definitively sharp telephoto lenses make the entire 9xx series into "system" cameras. The fact that Nikon has been able to maintain this 28mm threaded ring through increases in the physical size of the imaging chip (the 990's chip is around 10% larger than the 900/950 imager) without having to redesign the converter optics is slightly amazing from a technical point of view. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp995/ Not a bad 3mp camera, but it sold for $900 in 2001. Adjusted for inflation that amount should be able to get you very close to a 12mp D5000 kit (incl. 18-105mm VR), and a very nice macro lens as well. |
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