http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/ 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/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 5th 2009 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
For example "iKurt 5D"

I say this b/c maybe I am a real photographer who actually knows camera and know neither brand is better than the other. Heck I even bought a Sony, new to the field, and still love it. Oooooor iKurt does not even own a camera.]]>Jun 6th 2009 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 6:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 8th 2009 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 5th 2009 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/

/ziiiiiiiiiiing]]>Jun 6th 2009 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
But since there isn't anything major besides movie mode to make you spend more money for it than the D60, could also make a D60 swivel screen and call it a D65 and throw in the movie mode.]]>Jun 6th 2009 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/because IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]>Jun 6th 2009 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
I agree the siwel screen should be side mounted like everyone else. I wish my Canon that the rotating screen. While taking casually taking pictures of food and products, you really want to try all angles. It is also a pain to bend down to get the right perspects when I could just have rotated the screen to the right angle. All in all, I find a rotating screen quite handy, allowing me to take creative photos.

The main reasons I skipped out on the 5000D is the menu setup. All the options are in the menu and take a thousand button presses, just like in a P&S, even basic ones like WB and ISO. Also, the lack of autofocusing drive is a pain, because I'd love to share autofocus primes between my DSLR and film FM2 (even if it won't AF on the FM2).

Also, check the review sites - the kit lens for the D5000 sucks. The Canon 17-55 IS isn't bad for a kit at all, very usable. I know Nikon suggusted getting a 17-200mm lens; my view is no thanks. I don't need the tele and I like my primes. Though I am seriously jealous of the Olympus f2.8 normal zooms. Niether Canon or Nikon has a good, fast normal zoom under $1000; the Tamron 17-55 f2.8 is sharp alright but loud and lacks IS.

Really, if I wanted a Nikon I really need the D90. But its significantly bulkier than the D5000, which is already slightly bulkier than the T1i. Really a shame, since the D5000 is slightly better than the T1i ]]>Jun 6th 2009 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
"Engadget recommended a 17-200mm..."
and
... D5000 seems slightly better in image quality. Actually, I think the D5000 is a leap beyond the D60 in photo quality - the D60 sure can't do ISO 3200 well IIRC]]>Jun 6th 2009 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
That couldn't be any further from the truth. The 18-55 is absolutely fantastic optically, and certainly better than the Canon equivalent. In general, Nikon makes sharper consumer zooms than Canon, and the 18-55 is the sharpest of them all.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18-55-ii.htm]]>Jun 6th 2009 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/ ]]>Jun 6th 2009 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/The lens is ok man. For the average smuck it gets the job done. I just wish that the lens wouldnt make the 5000 take 3-5 seconds to focus corectly in LV mode.]]>Jun 7th 2009 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
Spoken by somebody who's never used it, I'm sure.

dpreview sucks for lens reviews, and nobody except you actually read that review.]]>Jun 6th 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1114/cat/11 Canon 17-55mm IS
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1154/cat/13 Nikon 18-55mm VR DX

If you look at the graphs, you can immediately see that the Nikon kit has corner sharpness problems at 17mm f3.5, problems that the Canon doesn't have.

Of course, niether are "great" lenses, and obviously both companies have their classics. But calling either one "shit" is probably going too far, on the second thought. The lens doesn't make the image, after all, and these are hardly Holgas. ]]>Jun 6th 2009 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
Totally agree. The cheap consumer zooms these days are capable of producing spectacular images in the right hands, and anybody who calls them shit doesn't know the first thing about taking a good photo.]]>Jun 7th 2009 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Before I bought my D90, I had a Fuji S9500 with a vertically-swiveling screen.
It was ideal for concerts (lift the camera above the crowd) and wide-angle shots from inside a corner (can't seen the screen otherwise).

I keep a keen eye out forwhat photographers take with them and the ones with battery grips usually have it attached to their 'portrait' camera, not their 'long-range' camera.
Just keep this one around for 'trick shots' and you won't even need a battery pack.]]>Jun 6th 2009 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
That said, I wouldn't mind if they created an attachment of some kind that would allow for those older lenses to focus properly.]]>Jun 6th 2009 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 7th 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
However, there is a variation between lenses - cheaper ones use louder and slower motors of some traitional type, which newer and more expensive lenses have USM (ultra-sonic motor) technology (like the S in Nikon's AF-S, which notes SWM, or "Silent Wave Motor") which allows the lens to focus faster and more quietly.]]>Jun 12th 2009 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 1:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
- The ability to dismantle the Fed
- 4K FF unlimited record time.
- Selectable shutter angles/speeds.
- 4:4:4 sampling w/ optional Proress 4:2:2 HQ recording
- None of this h.264/AVCHD non-sense these DSLR makers are pushing (actually, just none of this 4:2:0 long-GOP garbage [excluding XDCAM EX])
- Liquid-cooled sensor
- Dual XLR inputs on the bottom
- 24.5MP stills
- X-Ray]]>Jun 6th 2009 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
If that were better, I'd purchase this camera in a heartbeat, but with the 18-105mm lens instead.
]]>Jun 6th 2009 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/This may be a problem with the way it was billed and have nothing to do with Nikon but in David Pouge's NYT review Pouge touted it as a small DSLR, I guess it's small compared to the D90, but has anyone seen Olympus's four thirds cameras (like my e420), or Panasonic's micro four thirds? They make this think look seriously cumbersome.
But for what it's supposed to be, it's a great DSLR. It'll be difficult to beat the PQ at the price point. Even though the video seems like an afterthought, it's better to have marginally useful 720p than tiny unuseful video (like most Nikons).
On a completely different note, I agree with Ypo about Olympus's 25mm f2.8 pancake lens. It's my favorite lens that I've ever used. It makes my e420 the size of a point and shoot and with f2.8 for a kit! Nikon will have to push harder if it wants a chunk of the bridge market from the high end.]]>Jun 6th 2009 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://vimeo.com/5051159

Canon or Nikon are the only 2 brands to consider...EVER!]]>Jun 8th 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Fanboi-tard! You consider ALL options. Just because Olympus or Pentax or whomever isn't worth considering in your (uninformed) opinion doesn't mean it is for everyone.]]>Jun 8th 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/]]>Jun 6th 2009 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 4:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/



Just kidding, I haven't even seen this thing in the stores yet!]]>Jun 6th 2009 4:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/
The only thing about the NIkon I would improve would be better video functions, and the weight. I like the D60 for size, and weight was nice. The D5000 just goes too far.

But the Nikons blow away the Rebels for noise on highe ISO's from the reviews put out so far.]]>Jun 8th 2009 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/Jun 6th 2009 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/how-would-you-change-nikons-d5000-dslr/I must say that it's an amazing camera!
The only thing i hate about it is the lack of an AF motor inside the camera...
People who complain about autofocus while shooting video should just try the camera... it's not that big of a deal...]]>Jun 6th 2009 6:59AM