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<blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 66909" data-attributes="member: 9619"><p>I have a D80, so i can see the allure of the D90.&nbsp; When i put my 5100 next to my 80, the D80 is almost twice as big and the D80 fits very well into my hand.&nbsp; The allure is the fact that the D90 looks and feels like a &quot;pro&quot; camera and it is also well priced these days - especially for people who just can not get to the D7k budget wise.&nbsp; Basing a choice purely on specs, i don't see how anyone could choose a D90 over a 5100.&nbsp; With a D80 (D90) - if you remember where the buttons are - you can change many settings with the buttons on top, next to the small LCD screen.&nbsp; That is a plus of cousre, as is the in-body focus motor &lt;someone just starting out in the DSLR world should not really worry about this in my opinion.&nbsp; Again, purely based on specs, the 5100 is the better camera.&nbsp; However, does it mean you will be able to take &quot;award&quot; winning photos with it and not the D90. No.&nbsp; But then again, as someone else mentioned, why choose the D90 - an outdated camera - when there are better things now and in the pipeline?&nbsp; To me, a store that take the D90 of the shelf/off their website and then brings it back on, does not mean that there is a high demand for it.&nbsp; Could mean they tried to off-laod them, but could not; therefore, they had to put them back for sale in store and on their website.&nbsp; In the end, they have to get rid of them, either by selling them themselves or off-loading them to some discount store/website.&nbsp; When the new models of Nikon come out (perhaps a 5200 &amp; 7100.. others?), to keep selling the D90 at a slightly reduced price - or at all - would just be silly.&nbsp; I am sure people may still buy it - don't know why - but it would not make any business sense to have that overhead and the fact that they would be pushing a discontinued product right next to Nikons latest and greatest.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="AC016, post: 66909, member: 9619"] I have a D80, so i can see the allure of the D90. When i put my 5100 next to my 80, the D80 is almost twice as big and the D80 fits very well into my hand. The allure is the fact that the D90 looks and feels like a "pro" camera and it is also well priced these days - especially for people who just can not get to the D7k budget wise. Basing a choice purely on specs, i don't see how anyone could choose a D90 over a 5100. With a D80 (D90) - if you remember where the buttons are - you can change many settings with the buttons on top, next to the small LCD screen. That is a plus of cousre, as is the in-body focus motor <someone just starting out in the DSLR world should not really worry about this in my opinion. Again, purely based on specs, the 5100 is the better camera. However, does it mean you will be able to take "award" winning photos with it and not the D90. No. But then again, as someone else mentioned, why choose the D90 - an outdated camera - when there are better things now and in the pipeline? To me, a store that take the D90 of the shelf/off their website and then brings it back on, does not mean that there is a high demand for it. Could mean they tried to off-laod them, but could not; therefore, they had to put them back for sale in store and on their website. In the end, they have to get rid of them, either by selling them themselves or off-loading them to some discount store/website. When the new models of Nikon come out (perhaps a 5200 & 7100.. others?), to keep selling the D90 at a slightly reduced price - or at all - would just be silly. I am sure people may still buy it - don't know why - but it would not make any business sense to have that overhead and the fact that they would be pushing a discontinued product right next to Nikons latest and greatest. [/QUOTE]

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