Nikon D5000

[Mike Parr]

This is one of the first pics off a Nikon D5000 I bought today, these sre the full frame and tight crop of the same image. I must say I am quite impressed with the 55- 200 VR lens as this was taken at 200mm, f7.1, iso200, 1/100sec.
its so different to my Olympus, it will take a while to get used to it.

[Stephen]

Re: Nikon D5000

So you went for a Nikon in the end Mike. I must say I am surprised, thought you would definitely get another Oly like the E620, esp with your current investment in lenses. What were your reasons?

No question the crop works and has reasonable quality still, so no worries there. Pity about those power lines though which I find a little distracting

[Mike Parr]

Re: Nikon D5000

Hi Stephen
I almost went for the Oly 620 but decided that I wanted to try something new.............a bit like when I change cars, they dont come along newvery often, and I like the idea of learning with something different. The lens set up is very similar in the kits and the specs are very close. The only thing with the E620 was the small size the Nikon being slightly meatier in the hand.
There also seems to be a larger selection of lenses available from 3rd party manufacturers that fall within my budget, somethig the Olympus dosent quite manage for me.
With the image posted this was really just a quick shot, more to show that even after 30 mins of playing that an acceptable crop can was acheived, something I dont think I could have acheived with my Oly e500 with out some form of stabilisation.
Mike

[Stephen]

Re: Nikon D5000

Hi Stephen
I almost went for the Oly 620 but decided that I wanted to try something new.............a bit like when I change cars, they dont come along newvery often, and I like the idea of learning with something different. The lens set up is very similar in the kits and the specs are very close. The only thing with the E620 was the small size the Nikon being slightly meatier in the hand.
There also seems to be a larger selection of lenses available from 3rd party manufacturers that fall within my budget, somethig the Olympus dosent quite manage for me.
With the image posted this was really just a quick shot, more to show that even after 30 mins of playing that an acceptable crop can was acheived, something I dont think I could have acheived with my Oly e500 with out some form of stabilisation.
Mike

Nope, certainly not at 1/100sec

[Ian]

Re: Nikon D5000

Hi Mike, sorry not to have responded more quickly - have been away for the last couple of days.

The E-500 and D-5000 are separated by four years of technological development. Unlike cars, which are are developing steadily but fairly predictably, I think cameras have developed massively in four years. So you should experience a very big difference between your old and new cameras

The only thing that bugs me about the D5000 is the position of the hinge for the articulating screen, though in honesty this is mainly an issue when using the camera on a tripod.

I'm looking forward to more pics with the new camera!

Ian

[Mike Parr]

Re: Nikon D5000

Ian,
I read a lot of reviews on both the E620 and D5000 prior to purchase, the hinge on the screen was mentioned in quite a few. On weighing up I decided that it was something I could live with as I have only used my tripod a hand full of times since i got it 2 years ago.
Your right about the 2 cameras being mile apart with advances in technology I'm struggling with all these new gizmos D lighting and auto tracking focus thingy
I have noticed that I get consistantly more quality shots as the metering is far better than the old E500 and as I always seem to have a natural shake
probably the red wine...............the VR lenses are proving their worth with may shots.
This is the first time I've used Nikon and first impressions are excellent from the feel in your hand to the layout of the menus. Even the viewfinder is brighter and easier, but that is compared to a 4 year old camera.
Blimey this is almost a mini review