I'm just curious, Adam--how many raw files can you fit in the buffer of your D90?
I can get 9, but only if I turn off D-lighting (why isn't this option automatically disabled when quality is set to raw?) and Long-exposure noise reduction (why isn't this option automatically disabled when the camera is in continuous high speed mode?).

Denis, I would have to say that with the recent price drop of the D90 you can't go wrong by purchasing one and even if it was replaced tomorrow it's such a good camera that it won't be outdated for quite awhile.

Trust me adamz, once you use the multi-cam3500 you will see what I'm saying. I use the same lens on both and the difference is obvious.

indeed gentoo d300 has better AF, but still to get full of it You need the best lenses on the market. I'm using d90 for last 6 months and I can say that it works really good as a camera for wildlife photographer, actually don't have any problems with AF, the only one thing I would love to have is a bigger buffer, to keep up with continuous shooting

I have both a D90 and a D300. I can MOSTLY agree on the above points. For the average person the D90 is all anyone would need and most would have little use for the few things the D300 offers. I tend to recommend the D90 the most these days and have had many people buy one after my experience with it (if I'm not mistaken I believe adamz was one after a thread I posted).

For wildlife shooters the D300's AF is more of what we need.

I bought the D90 the day it came into stores and have loved it ever since. It's a great buy still 13 months after.

BTW: I keep an old PowerShot S80 only because it has the timelapse/interval-o-meter-function (100 snaps max). I believe Nikon is "done" with the software on our D90 a long time ago - but I'm still dreaming of a timelapse added function in there. The D300 has it and the D5000 too! I feel that I'm left out in the cold here Nikon. :)
Of'course, _if_ Nikon added the function, the D90 would become the "perfect camera" (tm) and as we know, such a camera does not exist. Maybe that's the reason the kept it out?

I've had a D90 for about a year now and have nothing but praise. It can be fully automatic or yield full artistic control with superb image quality. I also believe that the Nikon system (lenses etc) is more capable.

Anyone who's afraid of having any camera replaced (not just the D90) needs to ask themselves what exactly they're afraid of missing out on. If it's just a vague feeling of uneasiness that the next great feature is going to be included on the replacement, I'd say buy the camera you're interested in now. If you can't put your finger on what the new feature is that you would want, the current camera probably has everything you need.

For the D90 specifically, in some ways I think it's better than the D300, which costs twice as much. I'm not trying to pick a fight with D300 users--I feel like I can safely say these things because I am a D300 user--I've used a D300 for 22 months now and the D90 for about three weeks. I like the D90's image review system better than the D300 (calendar mode is cool, being able to quickly scan through just the faces to check focus is awesome for portraits). It's got much better video, although it has its detractors (720p@24fps vs the D300's [WickedHuge]p@8fps with no sound and a shortening of your shutter's lifetime). 720p is perfect for what I want to use it for--a replacement for an old Canon camcorder to shoot short videos of my kids. The D300 beats it in the autofocus and metering systems, compatibility with ancient nikon lenses, and build quality (not that the D90's is anything to sneeze at, either). For everything else I'd say they're evenly matched--most crucially, they're matched in sensor performance. For me, the sensor is the strongest selling point of this camera. It's fabulous.

As soap said, the D90 still has a lot of life left in it. It's just over a year old and likely still has another year to year and a half before anything is likely to change with it.

When the D4 and D400 come out, then I would be worried about a D90 replacement. I'll wager money on no D90 mid-model hardware update.

planning on getting a d90 in the next few months, worried about a possible refresh of the camera , anyone heard anything new

I'm in the process of selling my D40 and a high end mountain bike to buy a D90. I'd hate for me to buy one and then it gets upgraded!

By the way David Busch has a great book called "David Busch's Nikon D90 Guide to Digital SLR Photography". This book is very good at explaining all of the features of the D90.

I have the D90 and just started to learn DSLR photography 9 months ago. I have been taking incredible shots with the D90! But you have to remember it's all about how much you know to get the shots out of the camera. There is the techincal side of knowing how to set WB, Color Saturation, sharpness etc., but also how to compose a picture. If you learn what this camera can do you will be amazed. Excellant camera.

Glad to hear your having fun nicspicandmix. That's what it's all about! Don't worry about the equipment side so much.

I recently bought the D90 as a beginner I find myself a little out of my league but I wanted to be taken seriously. I am slowly learning and reading the instructions is a chore but on the plus side the photos that I am producing are very impressive so far. D90 well worth the money so far!

Thanks guys, it really helped me! Now I'm sure that is a good moment to get this camera!

bmxdad, I've been reading a lot about nikon x canon and all that you wrote is what most people talk, so i suppose is true. I don't have much experience in DSLR cameras and I don't want to buy a camera thinking about a future replacement (when I improve a bit) in the following years, like you said about the canons. So I'm willing to pay more to have a D90, that what I'm reading is much better than the Canon 500D.

Thanks again all of you!

"You Rang?"

"...The D90S! "... - indeed hearty d90 sunny summer :)

And if I could join the crowd, D90 is very nice.
It will be replaced a year or so after D300 replacement is out, so go figure.

"My issue with Canon: Warranty is only 1 year (nikon 2 body, 5 lenses) Focusing problems and last I could newer trust the exposure when using a flash, special when backlit, open door in the background (some weddings have a open door/window behind the bride as she walks up the aisle, which my Nikon d300/SB900 exposed right on)

Yes my Nikon(my friends D90 same thing) has to be set at minus .5 in exposure or I feel most pictures turns out a bit to hot, but that is just a setting (I do think that Nikon should firmware update them to have that adjustment done)

I also find pro lenses to be better quality form Nikon but a bit pricy, My Canon 24-70 performed poorly and only slightly better after Canon service my 70-200 was better but no where near the sharpness of my Nikon 70-200VR"

Oooh I could use you on the birdforum I'm on! I took a stand there and said that Nikon generally had better optics. As usual on that forum, they came back with the "each is as good as the other" arguement and in a backhanded way, insulted me just for having that opinion.

Anyway to answer the question, the D90 is a great camera and it's only about 10 months old. It won't be replaced anytime soon. At least not that soon.

What's that Adamz? The D90S! Somebody go get Admin. :)

I doubt Nikon will release a d90 replacement before summer 2010, it's just too new camera.

Depends what you want in a camera. Anyway I started with Canon and had enough of that a year later.

My issue with Canon: Warranty is only 1 year (nikon 2 body, 5 lenses) Focusing problems and last I could newer trust the exposure when using a flash, special when backlit, open door in the background (some weddings have a open door/window behind the bride as she walks up the aisle, which my Nikon d300/SB900 exposed right on)

Yes my Nikon(my friends D90 same thing) has to be set at minus .5 in exposure or I feel most pictures turns out a bit to hot, but that is just a setting (I do think that Nikon should firmware update them to have that adjustment done)

I also find pro lenses to be better quality form Nikon but a bit pricy, My Canon 24-70 performed poorly and only slightly better after Canon service my 70-200 was better but no where near the sharpness of my Nikon 70-200VR

Anyway good luck on your SLR purchase it is a lot of fun to shot a digital SLR and a lot easier to learn new skills compared to learning the same in the old film days

Pete

No i dont think that nikon would change D90 so soon.