AxeMan - Rick S.
Senior Member
I'm partly posting this to debunk the myth "if you have a better Camera you'll take better pictures" I'm being pressured by my peers (mostly my wife) by this statement, which I find partly true owning a D3000 after reading reviews vs. other Nikon models The D3100 (I know nothing about) D5000, and the D90 However, an upgrade, like it or not, will be here for me by the new year to one of these three models, seeing we have slated $2000 on the upgrade. This will be the last camera I buy (or bought for me), and I want the right choice made. I'm old school, so Video is not an issue with me. If I want to shoot a video, I'll pick up a video camera and use it. What do I shoot? Well if it's in my view finder it's mine, put it that way. If I see a shot I take it. I find myself taking a lot of zoomed speed (motion) and night shots (low light). I love night photography, but again not the only thing I shoot. The D90 in my book has a strike against it because I have read it does not do as well in low light. Also sometimes I'm lazy and like to use a preset on the dial for a shooting mode instead of setting the camera up by hand. When it comes to outdoors and a lot of light on a sunny day, I have a hard time getting the results I'm looking for, I like photo's that "pop". I have not ruled out the D90, but maybe it's not for me, but by the same token, I would not want to get a D5000 or a D3100 and only gain video, live view, and a swivel screen. I will not use them. I'd rather take the $2000 and dump it into new lenses and stuff, and stay with the D3000. Thanks in advance for your response, Rick
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