Nikon D90 vs D5100

[kathieabilenedarling]

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[wals1h]

Originally Posted by EdBickfordCPA

I had been planning on buying the D90 body as an upgrade from the D60 I currently have. Now that the D5100 has been announced I'm not sure hwich way to go. What do you think? I'm not a beginner, but not a pro either, sort of in the middle.

i just bought the d5000 which gives basically the same image quality(just what i read up on before i made my desicion) as the d90 but the d90 gives you better control iso wb etc. i bought the d5000 £499 with 18-55 and 55-200 lens which is reasonable. is the extra cash worth the move 2 the d90 not for me it wasnt(had low budget) but maybe the extra cash could gotwards a faster lens. just my input. overall im happy with the d5000 its a great camera. sort of a mixture of the d60 and d90.

[JFSanders]

Originally Posted by kathieabilenedarling

Hi Everyone
I'm new to This forum
it is great to join this Forum, hope i'm welcome in

Sure! Glad to have you. Jump right in and make yourself comfortable.

Jim

[richardrash]

I have a D5000 and a D90...the D5000 it's really affordable I bought mine for $350 and produces the same images as the D90 as far as I can tell. D90 will speed things up a little with its top LCD, more menu controls, more buttons for instant access like ISO, QUALITY, etc. etc.but in terms of shooting pictures, D5000 is really a good deal. The D5100 has better sensor and video but I don't think it's worth that extra $500, unless you shoot lots of video. Like others have mentioned D90 allows you to get lens with no built in autofocus motor.

I got my D90 for about $500 so I think you should go with D90 and use that extra $300 to get yourself some primes

[Almond.Butterscotch]

Originally Posted by richardrash

[The D5000] produces the same images as the D90 as far as I can tell

Yes- they have the same sensor. The OP is asking about the D5100 and D90, though.

[Ze Chen]

"I have a D5000 and a D90...the D5000 it's really affordable I bought mine for $350 and produces the same images as the D90 as far as I can tell. D90 will speed things up a little with its top LCD, more menu controls, more buttons for instant access like ISO, QUALITY, etc. etc.but in terms of shooting pictures, D5000 is really a good deal. The D5100 has better sensor and video but I don't think it's worth that extra $500, unless you shoot lots of video. Like others have mentioned D90 allows you to get lens with no built in autofocus motor.

I got my D90 for about $500 so I think you should go with D90 and use that extra $300 to get yourself some primes"


May I ask where did you get both of your cameras?

[nick11234]

same question - where do u get your cam from and d90 for 500$?