http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
so that when its flipped... its still sideways, rather than upside down.]]>Apr 14th 2009 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=nikon_d5000%2Ccanon_eos500d&show=all]]>Apr 14th 2009 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/I'm not a pro photographer , but I often use photography as part of my profession and I'm convinced that there is no Canon, Nikon, or Olympus that can offer more than my EX-F1; and I could'nt care less if the Casio name does'nt carry the same cachet or mystique of other photo brands: for that price, or even for the double of its price, the EX-F1 is the best shooter money can buy.
Of course the Scarlet, with its HD prerogatives, will be something else, but if I should have payied VAT and did'nt have the possibility to detract from my taxes most of its price I doubt that I would have spent that kind of money, specially now that 1000 euros can get you an ass kicking EX-F1.]]>Apr 14th 2009 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
how come？ ¥76,320 ($762]]>Apr 14th 2009 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Also couldn't they make the screen 3 inch and 920k, instead of 2.7 inchs and 230K
Going to be a cool battle, Nikon D90 vs Nikon D5000 vs Canon T1i :D]]>Apr 14th 2009 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 5:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
The D5000 appears to be a different animal entirely - like a dumbed down D90, tweaked for video, and crammed in a D50 body with a swivel screen. It probably doesn't replace the D60, but rather the D60 might continue to drop in price and displace the D40 as the entry level DSLR.]]>Apr 14th 2009 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
Yes... at 20fps.

Pointless. ]]>Apr 14th 2009 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Wow, you've missed the point on several occasions.
20fps video is essentially useless, 24 is considered the minimum for smooth video, and even that is arguable.
Also, Neither of these cameras have had any tests done, so to say either one is superior is ridiculous.]]>Apr 14th 2009 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/> "Who cares, it's 1080p full HD vs. D5000's 720p. The T1i is superior."

Um... no.

More pixels at a lower frame-rate does NOT equal better.

Besides... what do you need 1920x1080 for anyway? Are you gonna shoot movies to put on Blu-Ray? 720p at 24p is fine for the web... and even fine for your TV. The T1i will shoot 720p at 30 fps... but even that is a weird frame-rate.

It's funny... Canon keeps dancing around 24p but never gets it right... you can have either 20fps or 30fps with Canon.

And none of it matters because they both have CMOS sensors... jiggle city.]]>Apr 14th 2009 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse30/page4.asp]]>Apr 14th 2009 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 7:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
The new swivel system is interesting, but still not as flexible as the side-mounted hinge.. Frankly I think even the Sony a350 implementation is better, as you could tilt the screen up or down even when the camera is on a flat surface (like on a table).]]>Apr 14th 2009 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
The eventual D400 will have a brand a new sensor. Which I suspect will have significant improvements in this area.]]>Apr 14th 2009 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/+ slightly bigger, and much higher resolution LCD
+ Physical Controls for ISO, White Balance, Shooting Mode, Metering Mode, AF mode, and quality.
+ Bigger viewfinder
+ Secondary command dial on the front
+ Screw Drive motor for older AF lenses
+ DOF preview
+ Top mounted passive LCD
+ Slightly faster Continous shooting (4.5fps vs 4fps)
+ High Speed flash sync
+ Optional battery grip

D5000
+ Swivel out display
+ A bit smaller and lighter
+ Cheaper]]>Apr 14th 2009 1:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
DSLRs didn't remain stagnant in the past. So why is change so unwelcome now?]]>Apr 14th 2009 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/> "Nikon's lost it - We don't need these kinds of toy cameras that are half-arsed. Why do they keep doing this?"

Doing what? They have a full line of nice cameras. This D5000 is a great camera too. If you don't like the flip-out screen or video recording... don't use those features. It's still a DSLR that takes regular pictures.

Or, you can get a D60, D90, D300, D700, D3, or D3X.

Choices, my friend... choices...]]>Apr 14th 2009 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
Why didn't they just call it the D85 or the D80V etc?]]>Apr 14th 2009 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
Either of those names would make it sound like a successor to the D80, which is is not. Indeed the D80 still has numerous advantages over this body.

To someone not familiar with Nikon's naming convention, it does sound better. And perhaps that is the point. Anyone who is actually serious about their photography is bound to do a lot more research than just someone who wants it for casual shooting. Plus it has a "numerical advantage" over its main competition (eg. Canon 1000D).]]>Apr 14th 2009 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
It's half-arsed because:

- No built in lens motor
- Only 0.78x viewfinder magnification with only 95% coverage
- 2.7" LCD instead of the 3", with a very low 230k pixel count instead of the 900k (who cares about flip out? That's a Canon thing)
- Pop Up flash doesn't work with the "Creative Lighting" set up
- Only 720p with 24 fps and no choice to change it to any other ratio or 30fps (I wanted the choice)



]]>Apr 14th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 2:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/Apr 14th 2009 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
In video, 24fps is preferred over 30fps. In fact, the thing everyone was complaining about with the 5DmarkII was the lack of 24fps. 24fps gives a closer representation to film and movies.]]>Apr 14th 2009 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
I bet half of the people who complain about it doesn't even know what advantages and Disadvantages come with that.]]>Apr 14th 2009 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/nikon-d5000-articulates-its-way-into-reality/
And let's make that 20-25 MP camera under 3 grand- not over 8 grand.

Remember folks, digital is an expensive- not an investment. I'm here all week. :)]]>Apr 14th 2009 2:54AM