Question about D90
Dec 22, 2018 13:56:33 #
We have 2 of them. Great cameras. My uses one with an 18-200 Tamron. I use the other as my second body since I acquired a D7100 last spring.
Dec 22, 2018 14:26:43 #
Lilypad52 wrote:
I have an opportunity to purchase a used Nikon D90. Body and lens. I'm going to look at it next week and because this is a definite upgrade from what I currently own, I'd like to know if anyone has one, what do you like/dislike about it? What should I look for, if anything, that reads 'buyer beware'? I consider it to be a low-level professional camera, am I right? Thanks.
The D90 will take perfectly fine pictures. While I have not owned that model I have owned a D80 and D200. The D90 is better than the D80. The attached photograph was from my D80 last year. It won honorable mention in one of our camera club's monthly competitions this year. Most of the photos submitted to the monthly competitions we have are taken with full frame Canons, Nikons and Sonys.
Dec 22, 2018 15:34:49 #
bpulv wrote:
I have a D90 that I carry as a backup for my D800. The D90 is probably one of the best 12Mp cameras ever made. It is well made, small and light weight and has all the features you will need until you are ready to spend serous money. Unless you regularly make really large color prints (>11" x 14"), you will be very happy with that choice.
I beg to differ, I have a D3, which is 12MP, although bigger pixels, I regularly make prints up to 17x25, and they look just fine. And I don't consider 11x14 really big.
Dec 22, 2018 17:12:41 #
GoldwingerTX wrote:
I own two Nikon D90 s they are one of the best cameras I have ever owned I use them mostly for trap focus. I also own a Nikon d750 and a Nikon d810. I have own on a Nikon d610 but sold it due to it not haven't trap focus. I take most of my bird pictures using trap Focus that way I do not have set and just wait.
Hope this help to answer your question.
Hope this help to answer your question.
What is trap focus?
Dec 22, 2018 17:34:56 #
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Dec 22, 2018 21:31:52 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
The school where I regularly substitute uses D90s for all their photography, whether for the yearbook, for student projects, for routine documentation, or whatever other uses they conjure up. Both faculty and students use them. I've used one, and it still looks and works great. I'd consider this a testimony of their construction and durability.
One thing to consider is that because of the number of years since the model has been discontinued, there will almost certainly be an issue getting parts from Nikon, which will impact your ability to get repairs done. For instance, you cannot satisfactorily reassemble a Nikon DSLR without installing new rubber grips. When those become NLA, you've essentially "got what you've got." I ran into that very thing a little over a year ago when rebuilding a D300s, which is just older than the D90.
One thing to consider is that because of the number of years since the model has been discontinued, there will almost certainly be an issue getting parts from Nikon, which will impact your ability to get repairs done. For instance, you cannot satisfactorily reassemble a Nikon DSLR without installing new rubber grips. When those become NLA, you've essentially "got what you've got." I ran into that very thing a little over a year ago when rebuilding a D300s, which is just older than the D90.
Dec 22, 2018 21:43:22 #
olemikey wrote:
BebuLamar, I agree except for the $100.00 statemen... (show quote)
I got good deal! Got a perfectly working D70s for $30. If I can't get the D90 for $100 I look for other models.
Dec 22, 2018 21:49:11 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
BebuLamar wrote:
I got good deal! Got a perfectly working D70s for $30. If I can't get the D90 for $100 I look for other models.
Hey, I don't blame you at all, would give it a go myself.... I'm all about a bargain. My message is really to the newbies, If you are a gambler you might do well, and you might not, be prepared for the outcome, plus or minus! I've done well too, but I would not recommend the "gambler method" to everyone, if you do get a bad copy of something, it is a pain. They do make nice "Shelf Queens"! Take care,
olemikey
Dec 22, 2018 21:54:33 #
olemikey wrote:
Hey, I don't blame you at all, would give it a go myself.... I'm all about a bargain. My message is really to the newbies, If you are a gambler you might do well, and you might not, be prepared for the outcome, plus or minus! I've done well too, but I would not recommend the "gambler method" to everyone, if you do get a bad copy of something, it is a pain. They do make nice "Shelf Queens"! Take care,
olemikey
olemikey
The D90 is a higher class and is built better than the D3xxx series but if I have to pay for more than $100 for the D90 body I would look for a good used D3300 instead. In this case it would be more but not much more.
Dec 22, 2018 22:30:16 #
daeod
Loc: Levittown, PA
I bought my D90 at Christmas 2010 used and it is still my primary camera. I love it and hope it will keep going for many years to come. It is was then one step below the pro models. As with and used cameras, check it out for condition and total shutter clicks. If those pass muster, have fun with!
Dec 22, 2018 23:19:00 #
One of my favorite first digitals was a D90 and I loved that puppy. Took great pictures,,was reliable, and had as may pixels as I needed. Went to Key West , Colorado, California, Paris, Berlin and London and never let me down. Get it and have fun.
Dec 23, 2018 19:54:24 #
I have a D90 and upgraded to a D7200. I keep shorter lenses on the still solid D90, and my 200-500 on the D7200 for BIF. Both sre great cameras.
Dec 23, 2018 22:25:25 #
Les Brown wrote:
I have a D90 and upgraded to a D7200. I keep shorter lenses on the still solid D90, and my 200-500 on the D7200 for BIF. Both sre great cameras.
All of you should be in used camera sales. Makes me want to go out and buy a d90 to go with my D50 which I still use and enjoy as a second camera. I say go for it. Just don’t pay too much since it probably is unrepairable.
Dec 24, 2018 05:31:06 #
rdubreuil
Loc: Dummer, NH USA
camerapapi wrote:
First thing first, I have never owned or used a D9... (show quote)
Actually when the D90 was released Nikon considered it a Prosumer camera.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_D90
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Nikon D90 is a 12.3 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) model announced by Nikon on August 27, 2008. It is a prosumer model that replaces the Nikon D80, fitting between the company's entry-level and professional DSLR models. It has a Nikon DX format crop sensor.
Nikon gave the D90's Estimated Selling Price in the United States as US$899.95 for the body alone[2] and as $1299.99 with the Nikkor AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, which by itself sold for $399.95. Street prices were generally lower.[3][4]
The D90 was the first DSLR with video recording capabilities. In May 2009, the D90 won the TIPA European Photo & Imaging Award, in the "Best D-SLR Advanced" category
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