Nikon D90 – What Makes It A Great Camera
Before I begin, I need to get this off my chest. Yours truly is a Canon user.
“OK,” you may demand, “what’s up with the article dealing with a Nikon D90?”
“Extraordinary question,” I might respond. It is in actual fact regarding an admiration I have for Nikon and Canon overall.
The fact is, both Canon and Nikon are incredible digital SLR camera makers, and irrespective of which one you have, it is probably a fantastic unit. Both camera producers are very much into enhancing technology and presenting photographers with a wonderful picture-taking experience.
Dramatic improvements in the digital SLR world are the result of healthy competition among camera makers.
Enough of the DSLR babble, let’s get to the real issue. Just about all photographers are true to their brand. If they own one major brand, they will uphold the benefits of that brand and more often than not degrade the other. However, I am not a Nikon-basher, even though I have owned several Canons. I have also used Nikons, and I would be just as happy is I owned one of them.
Finally, my question of the day:
“What is the secret of a great digital SLR? Specifically, what makes a Nikon D90 great?”
Be patient, because I will get around to answering this question, but let me give you a little insight into the reasoning for my support of the Nikon D90.
I am the Yearbook advisor for the small school where I work. It is actually my initial year to be in this position, and I am figuring it out as time passes. One of the major concepts I am learning is that there are not an adequate amount of folks taking pictures at my school. I have battled finding pictures of functions.. actually, no, that is not true.. I have struggled getting photos that are “good enough” to use in the yearbook.
I can’t go to every single event myself, so I have asked many students, parents, and staff members to help with this problem. The end results are unsatisfactory. Mainly there is no photo coverage because the people are just not serious in getting them. And when they do take pictures they are not of good enough quality.
That is until this week. I stumbled upon a student in the hall who said, “Hey, I have some photographs of the track meet. Do you need pictures of the track meet for the Yearbook?”
Obviously, I said I did. However, I was not all that enthusiastic about getting them considering what I had seen in the past from other “so called” photographers.
Boy, was I shocked when I downloaded those 210 photos to my computer. They were excellent! And some were of professional quality.
So I went to find this budding young photographer to find out how she did this. “Oh, I really like taking pictures with my Digtial SLR,” she replied. “It’s a Nikon D90, and I have been getting a lot of pictures with it. The more I use it the more I like photography.”
I was so satisfied with her that I enlisted her as a “Certified Yearbook Photographer.”
She was over joyed, but not as much as I am.
Now, the answer to the burning question of the day: What makes the Nikon D90 a great camera? It’s user passion. Pretty simple, huh?
If that student forgets her amazing DSLR, it’s not worth a plug nickel. But, armed with her beloved digital camera and a passion for the results she knows are sure to come when she views her photos on the computer, she IS a Certified Yearbook Photographer.
Here’s a quick rundown of some of the most looked for features of the Nikon D90
- 12.9 megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor (effective pixels: 12.3 million)
- 3.0-inch 920,000 pixel (VGA x 3 colors) TFT-LCD (same as D3 and D300)
- Live View with contrast-detect AF, face detection
- Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake)
- Illuminated focus points
- Movie capture at up to 1280 x 720 (720p) 24 fps with mono sound
- IS0 200-3200 range (100-6400 expanded)
- 4.5 frames per second continuous shooting
- Expeed image processing engine
- 3D tracking AF (11 point)
- Short startup time, viewfinder blackout and shutter lag
- Extensive in-camera retouching including raw development and straightening
There is a lineup of mid-range Digital SLR cameras at http://digital-photographic-resources.com/cameras/mid-dslr.html. You will find the Nikon D90 along with some other cameras with similar features.
Remember, it is not so much the camera as the passion of the person behind the camera that makes those incredible images.
About the Author
I love photography and all things related to it. Cameras, camera gear, and image editing software fascinate me, so I am either buying the newest piece of equipment (or software) or researching my next purchase.
For more about mid-range digital SLR cameras visit www.digital-photographic-resources.com, or you may also visit www.digitalSLR-camera.info.
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