subject: Nikon D90 What Are The Pros And Cons? [print this page] Like all the new Nikon digital SLR launches, the Nikon D90 too is an impressive camera that is packed with great features and technology. In fact, this camera was actually designed to replace the D80 and thus inherits the same 12.3 megapixels CMOS sensor from the D300 and the 3 inch monitor found on the D3 and D300.
This is a camera that can be used both by an amateur or a semi professional photographer. It easily produces 4 frames per second continuous shooting in RAW or JPEG and is also the first DSLR camera in movie mode. The D-movie function lets you shoot movies in motion jpeg format.
The viewfinder and AF system of this camera are of the same high standard as the D80 while the 12.3 megapixels CMOS sensor produces photos with outstanding image quality that is similar to the image quality of the D300.
Moreover, like other digital cameras, this camera doesnt have any memory card but supports both SDHC and SD memory cards.
The Nikon D90 too uses the same battery as the D80, which is at the higher end of the scale and can easily handle 700 to 800 shots. As this camera has minimal faults, it has a very nice body construction.
It comes with a great lens kit which you use immediately after buying the digital camera. You can mount various types of lenses on this DSLR, both in the manual and auto focus modes. However the most popular lens used with this camera is the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, a lens that lets you capture long range subjects to full frame.
This lens comes with three spherical lens elements, offers superior sharpness and color correction by effectively reducing chromatic aberration on wide aperture settings. Its also famous for its 11 x Zoom versatility, its adeptness in various solutions and a picture angle thats equivalent to 27-300 mm lens in 35mm format.
This is why this lens is the most preferred camera lens that easily fits into a D90 body. In fact, there are so many lenses that can be mounted on this cameras body, choosing the best lens is another step to another level of digital photography.
So anyone thinking of upgrading their digital camera, or anyone who takes digital photography seriously will agree that this is indeed an excellent camera.
For the downsides we found that metering has a tendency to blow lights also menu options can be confusing and complicated, if youre looking to get a GPS unit this can be costly and it drains out the battery quite fast.
