The best thing to be said about the
Nikon D3000 is that it's simple. It's a camera that knows who it's aimed at -- first time or amateur DSLR users -- and makes direct provisions for that audience by automating as much as possible. Simple to understand, simple to use. Having undergone a grueling review session, it can now boast about its
Photography Blog-approved image quality, solid body construction and actually useful extras like 3D subject tracking, 11-point AF, built-in
lens sensor cleaning, and an accelerometer that rotates menu items when you turn the camera for a portrait shot. The lack of live view or video recording might prove a stumbling block for some, but the reviewers found this shooter compelling enough to give it their "Highly Recommended" badge of honor.
posted Aug 28th 2009 5:33AM
Using my N64 Gameshark to find new cheat codes resulted in a broken connector on my Goldeneye007 cartridge.
Very disappointing.
Get out of your jammies and go out, onto the streets. Find a bum, and let him beat you up for 10 bucks.
That doesn't really matter to us at all.
Built-in lens cleaning? Nope. Accelerometer? Nope, it's an orientation sensor, nothing more.
NIkon, still pissing the world off with new models of SOS with DX 10MP sensors. They really need to get with the program and pay some attention to pro users.
I have a D60, which I guess this is supposed to replace. The lack of live view is really no big deal. I thought it would bother me after using a point and shoot for a few years, but going back to using a viewfinder and actually controlling the camera more is quite refreshing. I can't imagine using an SLR with live view except in rare circumstances.
If you're looking at the D3000 for a "pro user" you're delusional. Nikon never intends for this camera to be part of their pro line, same as Canon doesn't intend for thier Rebel to be a pro camera. It's a dSLR for consumers.
no one said this is a "pro" camera