where there’s smoke there’s forum fire
Hi,
I need a nice camera for travel (zoom-portraits-landscapes), budget isn't high but
need some good stuff..
So, which to buy, the D90 or D5000,saw this discussion already in another topic but I'm looking for NEXT YEAR!
Can I expect before april a new one or NOT! ( D90s-D7000-or similar..)
or is this at least for next winterseason..
Anybody a feeling THX !
( now there are nice deals on the D90 with Xmas ... )
Maki
( Happy Xmas to all)
Welcome to the forum maki!
There probably will be something by then, just not maybe in your interest range. The D90 is a great camera though so if you've found a good deal I wouldn't miss it.
Its likely that there will be an announcement before april but like alpha says its probably going to be a Full frame D700 replacement. and not a D90/D5000 level. I have also seen D90 advertised at great prices and have been tempted. Get one!
i would suspect a D90 replacement by mid next summer, until then, go and buy a D90 or D5k, they are amazingly affordable now for a body only ($789 at abesofmaine.com for the D90, or $550 for the D5k at amazon). . .
Just for reference sake, back in 2007, I got a D40x for $580 and THAT was a steal. . . .
You can get amazing low-light performance at virtually the same price 2 years later. . .
The D90 is just now turning 1 year old, and still selling reasonably well. I doubt you will see an update before next fall.
alphanikonrex said:
What camera are you using hearty? Was it a D70?
Have a D70 and a Fuji S5pro(D200 clone). Couldnt wait for the D200 replacement! The day the S5pro got delivered was the day they announced the D300! LOL. When I go out photographing I like to bring 2 cameras. so either my D70 or my F601 accompanies the S5P. But recently my wife has been using the D70. So the D90 is looking real tempting as a replacement for my D70 which I don't get to use anymore since she has basically taken it !! :-)
heartyfisher said:
The day the S5pro got delivered was the day they announced the D300! LOL.
What a bummer! When my dad got his D70, the D70S was announced only a month later. Not long after he got his 5D the MkII came along, and of course my D300 was replaced by the D300S not long after I got it. Ah well :^)
alphanikonrex said:
What a bummer! When my dad got his D70, the D70S was announced only a month later. Not long after he got his 5D the MkII came along, and of course my D300 was replaced by the D300S not long after I got it. Ah well :^)
:-) well that's what I felt at the time.. but my old S5pro sensor still beats any new camera if you don't go above 1200 iso (thats when the small pixels switch off) .. and its ISO is accurate not like the others who stretch the truth a bit :-) (check out the DXo detailed comparison) I think the only sensor that I may upgrade to is the D3S !!(more likely the D700 replacement :-) ) Maybe the D400 when it comes out.
Just get the D90. After a year of shooting with one it's a hard camera to beat. While I am planning on getting a D300s in the future, I have every intention of keeping the D90. The only critical reason I want the D300s is it's ability to work better with manual lenses (s.a. AIS) of which I have several. For most reasons I prefer the D90 - smaller, less expensive, same sensor.
In late 2004 I paid $5800 USD for one of the first Nikon D2x cameras in the USA. 14 months later the D2Xs came out and "obsoleted" my camera. However, the D2x today, almost 6 years later, still makes great images.
I learned something from the pain of having my expensive DSLR made obsolete. It just doesn't matter. It takes several years for DSLRs to really progress to the point that technology truly obsoletes a camera. I am still shooting from time to time with my old D100 from 2002, and it still takes great pictures.
I have a D100, D70, D40, D40x, D50, D90, D3000, D5000, D200, D300, D300s, and D2x. Everything from the D90 to the D2x takes virtually indistinguishable images at normal ISOs. Only when I go above 800 ISO can my D300s outperform the D2x, for instance. The screen on the D90 and D300s is so luxurious that it makes me want to use the cameras instead of the poor old D2x. It's not so much the image quality that is at question. It is the feature set on the newer cameras.
If you see a camera you like now, buy it and use it. Don't wait for the next greatest thing out. Your camera will be obsolete by this crazy world's standards within a year of buying it. It is a game the marketers have been using since early computer days. Make 'em want the latest thing. Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade! Upgrade your cellphone, car, camera, house, spouse. Upgrade!
Of course, when NAS comes a callin', I start buying too. Buy the D90 and never look back. It and the D5000 are some of the best hardware Nikon has ever made for the price (in my very humble opinion).
- Darrell
You must log in to post.
