jpticar
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Soooooooo.....I'm hoping to go to B&H tomorrow morning and pick up a camera, but I am so confused as to which to buy. It's basically between the D5000 and D90. I know what they both have to offer but I just can't decide which I should get. This will be my first DSLR camera.
The D5000 seems like a very good camera for what you are paying. The biggest drawback that I've read about on many review sites is the fact that it lacks an internal AF motor. Here is a website that compares D90, D5000, and Rebel T1i. Nikon D5000 Compared to D90 and Canon Rebel T1i / EOS 500D About halfway down the page they do a spec comparison. Below are a few differences I noticed between the D90 and D5000.
D5000 more scene modes - Will these be beneficial for me since I am just starting out? I would really like to learn manual settings so I can have more freedom with the camera.
D90 more custom functions - I feel like I wont understand most of these at first but I fell like I would miss them once I leanr about them.
D90 depth of field preview
D90 Top info panel
D90 Dual dials to change settings
I've been told by a friend of a friend who owns a D90 that I would just be wasting my money and don't need something advanced. He said I should get a D60. I think that I would definitely get the D5000 over the D60.
The main reason I am still hung up on the D90 is because I feel like it is more of a camera I can grow with. After reading reviews, I felt that the D5000 was more of a camera for a person who just wants to turn it on and be able to shoot good pictures without much effort. I would rather learn the ins and outs and create good shots myself.
I guess what I'm saying is that I would rather under-use the camera in the beginning so I can always try new things and have new options available to me as I learn them, rather than buy a camera that is more suited to a beginner and feel like it cant keep up with what I want as I become more knowledgeable about photography.
Am I completely wrong here? Feel free to bash me lol. Also feel free to post some more important differences between the two cameras from that link above or your general knowledge. Sorry for the long post and thanks for the help!
The D5000 seems like a very good camera for what you are paying. The biggest drawback that I've read about on many review sites is the fact that it lacks an internal AF motor. Here is a website that compares D90, D5000, and Rebel T1i. Nikon D5000 Compared to D90 and Canon Rebel T1i / EOS 500D About halfway down the page they do a spec comparison. Below are a few differences I noticed between the D90 and D5000.
D5000 more scene modes - Will these be beneficial for me since I am just starting out? I would really like to learn manual settings so I can have more freedom with the camera.
D90 more custom functions - I feel like I wont understand most of these at first but I fell like I would miss them once I leanr about them.
D90 depth of field preview
D90 Top info panel
D90 Dual dials to change settings
I've been told by a friend of a friend who owns a D90 that I would just be wasting my money and don't need something advanced. He said I should get a D60. I think that I would definitely get the D5000 over the D60.
The main reason I am still hung up on the D90 is because I feel like it is more of a camera I can grow with. After reading reviews, I felt that the D5000 was more of a camera for a person who just wants to turn it on and be able to shoot good pictures without much effort. I would rather learn the ins and outs and create good shots myself.
I guess what I'm saying is that I would rather under-use the camera in the beginning so I can always try new things and have new options available to me as I learn them, rather than buy a camera that is more suited to a beginner and feel like it cant keep up with what I want as I become more knowledgeable about photography.
Am I completely wrong here? Feel free to bash me lol. Also feel free to post some more important differences between the two cameras from that link above or your general knowledge. Sorry for the long post and thanks for the help!