d7000 vs d90 vs d5100.. HELPPPPP!!!

[pistnbroke]

I would not even consider the D90 or D5100 we shoot weddings in dark churches usually at the full 6400 and no problems with noise....

New models yes Photokina in Sept ..if its not at that then it will be 2013

 

[Kamesh]

I am not into any shoots etc, I want to get the cam purely for fun to awaken my inner soul. I love to go on rides on my bull (Royal Enfield) and capture the moments. Plus capture my kids and family

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[pistnbroke]

if its fun get a D3200

 

[Kamesh]

Lol
But NO, I think at this moment i decided what I have to get. Will pick one between d90 and d7000 Who knows what future holds for me

 

[Pierro]

To be honest, i think you'll be happy with any of those bodies, especially as you're going from a P&S to a DSLR rather than upgrading from a DSLR.

One thing ( my personal opinion and can be taken with a pinch of salt ) is that you'd get a lot more for your money by purchasing 2nd hand . From a reputable source i should add. That way, you can pick the body, and choose lenses, and this will leave you more money for quality glass. Always go for the good glass over the body, if money is tight.
Mediocre lenses on a good body are still mediocre lenses. Good glass on a medium range / entry level body will give you much better images than entry level glass on a pro body.

If it were me, i'd save meself some money on the body and plump for the ( a brilliant camera ) D90 2nd hand. You wont find its limits for a long time, and the money you save can be spent on better glass.... Glass being more important

Just a thought...

 

[Kamesh]

I completely agree with you Pierro,

But since childhood, I have this tendency of getting new stuff always. Getting a pre-owned d90 is a tough task given the place where I live in. I am now left with two options here, which I can take. I do not want to get an used camera at any cost. Coming back to the point, I am willing to take:

1) New D90 with 18-105mm kit lens + 35mm or 50mm single focal length
(I want to ask here, what would be the cheapest telescopic of 70-300 or 55-300mm for d90?)

2) New D7000 with 18-105mm kit lens.

These are the only two options which I am considering now.

Gone through various threads and forums for the last week or so. Many people still suggest d90 but a pre-owned, I will take a new one, no worries. But on the other hand, they also want to upgrade to a d7000.

Faced with the above situation, I am afraid of tossing the coin. I have to decide about which one I have to choose pretty quick as I will get one within 10 days.

 

[Jon]

I'm with Marcel. Pre-owned D90 and pre-owned good glass. I don't understand your old technology and 3 year rationale thing. Any DSLR post 2007 or 08 or so is still capable of making first rate pictures and three years from now guess what - it will still make great pictures. Will a D7000 make significantly better pictures? Maybe...in the dark. Don't buy into the marketing and the latest craze/hype deal...particulary if you are on a tight budget.

I'm a real cheapskate. I bought a D5000 which has the same sensor as the D90. Would I like to have a newer model? Sure. I saved a running ton of money by going the route I did. I take tons of snaps with it and have done so for quite a while now. Guess what? My snaps are still mediocre for the most part but I am learning day by day snap by snap. I'll know when I get to a level where the pro model cameras will help me. Until then I can buy glass and use my old outdated by the marketing hype Nikon just as well as any camera.

I'm just surprised why the D90 is always mentioned as being old technology. Floppy disks is old technology now that we have USB flash drives. VHS and typewriters are old technology compared to blu-rays and computers. Pager is definitely obsolete with the texting or web chats. The D90's 12.3 MP and internal auto focus are old technology? It doesn't have a flip screen, external mic or in-camera HDR, does it make it old technology? It only has 720p and it doesn't support SDXC cards but does it make it old technology? If I buy a new car today which is not hybrid, does it mean I bought an obsolete car? Toyota could've have stopped production of 2012 Camry and could be manufacturing 2013 Camry's. So is the 2012 Camry old technology?

Film cameras is old technology now that we have DSLRs. But that doesn't mean they were inferior. The D90 is not old technology, it just doesn't have the bells and whistles of today's newer models. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Dave_W]

Film cameras relative to each other are not old or new technology, both use the same film and both can use a new type of film. However this comparison doesn't apply to digital cameras because the internal driver of digital cameras are their image processor. In the case of the D90, it's not the 12MP's nor the bells and whistles that make the camera old technology, it's the image processor. This is the area in which the claim of old vs. new technology has validity. The D90 uses the EXPEED-1 image processor, which was state of the art in its day but has been superseded by EXPEED-2 and EXPEED-3. Does this mean the D90 takes bad photos, not at all. But the technology used to render these photos is based on older technology.
It's a shame that cameras are not like computer towers where you can simply pull the old CPU card out and replace it with a newer CPU card. I doubt this will ever be the case because no one would buy a new body, they'd just update their older bodies.

 

[Kamesh]

I saw all those points as I grew wise since last couple of days. That's why, in my last post, I had expressed my opinion of either getting a d90 with another single focal length lens additionally or a d7000 with the kit.

After much thinking, I am prepared to stretch myself a bit further and reach the d7000, but here, I have to achieve contentment for quite some time to invest on the telescopic lens. In the alternative, I have this option of picking d90 and one telescopic.

What I have learnt reading various reviews, forums, etc. since March 2012, is that - "It's better to go and get something than to keep on doing surveys"

I think i will most probably end up with either D90 or D7000.

In the worst case scenario, if i want to have few more lenses, i might opt D5100 and get a single focal length lens alongside 18-55mm kit and 55-300mm lens. (Provided, i turn a maniac in the next couple of days)

 

[Eye-level]

Film cameras is old technology now that we have DSLRs. But that doesn't mean they were inferior.

I totally agree with your post!

Now I must stir the pot. lol

One thing about my F2 film camera that is better and always will be better than any digital camera anywhere is that it will never develop tin whiskers and fail! hahaha

Plus if there is ever an EMP from an air burst nuclear warhead my F2 will still work but my DSLR is toast. Of course every roll of film I have will be fogged. (remind self to get lead lined film storage container) LOL

 

[Eye-level]

Ultimately the bodies and lenses don't really matter that much...it is the skill with what you have and the vision and the ability to use that skill to make a snap of that vision that matters... It can be done with an old Brownie camera as well as it can be done with a D4...

 

[Kamesh]

To be honest, i think you'll be happy with any of those bodies, especially as you're going from a P&S to a DSLR rather than upgrading from a DSLR....... If it were me, i'd save meself some money on the body and plump for the ( a brilliant camera ) D90 2nd hand. You wont find its limits for a long time, and the money you save can be spent on better glass.... Glass being more important

I am thinking on the same lines Pierro. But I do not want to invest on a second hand camera, instead, i am prepared to buy a new one.
right now, i am contemplating of the two options i listed above. I am into photography as a hobby. But at the same time want to take a good one out there. Measuring things, pretty tough though

A New D90 should serve the purpose, but, the new sensor (compare the dual core computer with an i7) is bothering me much. haha

Three of my friends and a cousin, who own a D7000, D7000+D300s, and a Canon 7D, all suggested me to go for D90 instead of D7000 and get a prime lens to my kit or a telescopic one according to my wishes

 

[aZuMi]

Three of my friends and a cousin, who own a D7000, D7000+D300s, and a Canon 7D, all suggested me to go for D90 instead of D7000 and get a prime lens to my kit or a telescopic one according to my wishes

+1

My walk around lens is D90 gripped + 80-200mm 2.8 AF-D and it takes crisp photos and fairly quick AF.

Don't let marketing fool you, D90 is still very competitive even though it's introduced earlier.


These photos were taken by the D90+80-200mm 2.8 combo. As an example of an exceptional telephoto lens, this combo won't break your bank as much, but you'll have the lens to shoot your nature shots.

 

[Kamesh]

LOL,
I just decided to go with d7000. :banghead:

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[Marcel]

LOL,
I just decided to go with d7000. :banghead:

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The D7000 is a better camera. But it doesn't forgive little mistakes as much as the D90. This is what many people have been trying to make you understand. I wonder why you even asked if your mind was already set?

 

[Kamesh]

But I think, at present, I cannot afford a 80-200mm lens

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[Kamesh]

Marcel,

I finalized today at about 8 pm after confirming my decision to the shop owner. And now comes this post to which I responded. I don't see a clue in what ya said.

Apologies if mistaken

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[aZuMi]

Congrats with the purchase. D7000 is an awesome camera (friends use it), and I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Try and save up for lenses now!

 

[Kamesh]

Thanks aZumi,
Am yet to officially lay my hands, he is getting the piece arranged for me in couple of days. Giving it at a bit lower price than many and also next to my home. Will be alive in this thread once I officially get it :beer::thumbup:

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[AC016]

Three of my friends and a cousin, who own a D7000, D7000+D300s, and a Canon 7D, all suggested me to go for D90 instead of D7000 and get a prime lens to my kit or a telescopic one according to my wishes

I find this interesting. I know that you have already bought your new cam, congrats. I am just wondering why your buddies would suggest the D90 to you when they posess the D90 replacement, the cam you bought? This is just me, but i don't understand why someone would recommend a discontinued/replaced camera to someone. The D7k is specification/tech wise, better than the D90 - it did replace the D90 after all. I say spec/tech wise, because a D90 in the right hands is better than any camera that is in the wrong hands. But the D7k will give you so much more that you can grow into and take advantage of.