D90- is it a good buy for an amateur photgrapher

funkycameras

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Is D90 an apt camera for night photography and scenic photography. I aspire to become a photographer.
 

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jdeg

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The d90 would be a great camera for those applications, however the lens would play a bigger role in accomplishing what you want with a nigh or scenic shot.
 

anjz

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Agreed. A good inexpensive lens for night photography is the Nikkor 50 1.8. You can pick it up new for well under US$150. The 1.8 number represents the lens' maximum aperture and the lower the number the more light the lens will let in (at max aperture) for a given exposure time. A lens with a low-numbered maximum aperture (like 1.8) is known as a "fast lens". In English, you can have a faster shutter speed in low light than you could with a slower lens, thereby reducing the risk of a blurred photo. For night shots without flash you want to have a 1.8 or, even better, a 1.4. You can pick up a new Nikkor 50 1.4 for well under US$500. If you happen to be pushing the wallet on the D90, start out with the 50 1.8 (also known as the "thrifty fifty") and, later on you can upgrade to the big daddy 50 1.4G.
 
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