Nikon d90 Worthy? 2020 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 3 weeks ago | Thread started: Aug 27, 08, 5:31 p.m.

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• 1pxsolid

  Yo, just saw the d90 posted on CPLUV ( http://www.cpluv.com/www/feedite… )

  I'm thinking of buying a new camera. I currently have a Canon 20d which I like, but have slowly fell out of love with... I'm thinking that switching to Nikon might reignite the shutter bug within.

  Aug 27, 08, 5:31 p.m. – Permalink

• duckofrubber

  Come to the dark side, my child. But I'd go with the d700.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 5:47 p.m. – Permalink

• jaylarson

  What is your investment in lenses?

  • 90%– zaq1/3

    of the total– zaq2/3

    I have none– 1pxsolid3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 6:10 p.m. – Permalink

• colin_s

  i would never trust a dslr with a video mode. wait until the end of photokina, i'm sure the good cameras have yet to be revealed.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 6:12 p.m. – Permalink

• slappy

  the Canon 50D is worth considering too, specs look pretty good.

  • agreed– jaylarson

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 6:14 p.m. – Permalink

• ephix

  is this the camera that shoots HD 720p video for 5 minutes?

  • yep– slappy1/5

    5 minutes of video = about 2gb of card space!– acescence2/5

    they said 600Megs for 5 minutes of vid.
    
    with an 8gb card, that's almost an hour– lambsy3/5

    an hour– lambsy4/5

    that's for the smaller frame size– acescence5/5

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 7:21 p.m. – Permalink

• acescence

  video mode/live preview is cool, but there are definite drawbacks.. no autofocus while recording vid and auto focus is dog slow in live preview.

  i have seen video from this though and i must say it is quite astounding. due to the quality of lenses available and the big sensor, you can achieve results not possible for less than 10k+ in a proper video camera.

  • they don't call contrast detect AF tripod mode for nothing.– omgitsacamera

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 9:43 p.m. – Permalink

• slappy

  The red 3k handycam is available early next year, thats where the video market is headed I think. Not that the video feature on the d90 isnt cool, but its not exactly ideal. More of a bonus if you need a mid level DSLR.

  • http://www.red.com/n…– slappy1/3

    it would be cool for indy films or cool stuff on low budget, imagine the cool effects on all the lenses you could use.– ephix2/3

    thread d90 isnt it?
    
    – Laurent3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 10 p.m. – Permalink

• 1pxsolid

  Canon 50d looks sweet. hmmm

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 5:41 a.m. – Permalink

• Dr_Rand

  when I first heard about the video I didn't get how great it was--to be able to shoot short segments at film quality, with any lens? It would be fantastic for titling, videos, etc

  • I'd be tempted to get one just for that– Dr_Rand

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 5:53 a.m. – Permalink

• Laurent

  50d just the upgrade of the 40d.....but well d90 not bad....u shouls stay with Canon though

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 1:21 p.m. – Permalink

• skelly_b

  I'm curious how compressed the video is. It's JPEG so it could get ugly very quickly. Anyone know if there is any original files posted yet? Nikon posted some on the official site, but they were FLVs.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 1:32 p.m. – Permalink

• pr2

  I'm pretty sure the compression is very mild.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 1:36 p.m. – Permalink

• Laurent

  Best is to save in Tiff as u can compress and uncompress with no alteration

  • can't change compression on the vid mode– acescence

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 1:38 p.m. – Permalink

• Laurent

  yeah ok.....I thought u were talking about the Dslr....

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 1:41 p.m. – Permalink

• skelly_b

  We are, but it shoots video as well. In JPEG video format, me thinks.

  • ok? mmmmm– Laurent

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 1:43 p.m. – Permalink

• Mimio

  I want it.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 1:45 p.m. – Permalink

• Dr_Rand

  from NYT:

  High-definition video, at that. Stunning, vivid, 720p, widescreen, 1024-by-720, 24-frames-per-second video, with the color and clarity that only an S.L.R. can provide. Now, most people’s first reaction is: “Well, duh. My $200 Canon has been capturing video for years.” Or maybe: “What a gimmick. Who’d ever use video on a $1,000 piece of photographic equipment?” Or, at best: “Well, I guess it might sometimes be useful to snag a video clip when I’m out there shooting stills.”

  Multimedia

  Slide Show
  Test Drive: Nikon D90 S.L.R.
  But there’s something much bigger going on here. Remember: any control, effect or lens that’s available to the D90’s still photos is now available for videos.

  Think of all the freedom you gain that you wouldn’t generally have on a camcorder: control over focus, depth of field and exposure; special effects like fish-eye, monochrome and vivid; and excellent image stabilization when using a Nikon VR lens.

  But here’s the real mind-blower: You now have a video camera that takes interchangeable lenses. Before the D90, if you wanted a hi-def video camera with removable lenses, you’d pay $7,000 for the camera alone, and another $7,000 to $20,000 for each lens.

  • d500– MrDinky

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 1:50 p.m. – Permalink

• fooler2

  CHASE JARVIS RAW: ADVANCE TESTING THE NIKON D90

  http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog…

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 2:10 p.m. – Permalink

• tkmeister

  D90 sounds like a great camera.

  I was hoping Nikon to release new prime lenses especially in 20-35mm range. 24mm f1.4 or 28mm f1.4 with nano coating would have been great.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 2:26 p.m. – Permalink

• 1pxsolid

  slick! http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog…

  

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  Dog-earAug 29, 08, 7:29 a.m. – Permalink