Why I want a D90

[spo0nman]

Today Nikon launched D90 As a DSLR it's a D80, same controls similar specs, but, for one crucial difference. It shoots Movies.

Ken Rockwell's review
And no camcorder home movie crap. It shoots almost close to a 35mm movie ... You can project the movie you shoot on this $1000 camera on a theater. This is specially exciting for me because I've

Comments

[code_martial]

There's another crucial difference: your max usable ISO gets doubled from D80 to D90 since it's the same sensor that appears in the D300. That makes a compelling case for consumer DX lenses because, other than limited DoF control with large apertures, their limiting factor is low-light performance.

[premshree]

DX lenses can go to hell.

[code_martial]

Sisi. FX is teh r0ck. I'd so like 35mm to work like a *real* wide-angle lens and the 50mm as a standard lens and the 85mm as a portrait lens. Perspective distortion at the wider end in DX ain't very cool.

[code_martial]

http://code-martial.livejournal.com/tag/d700 *counts dollar-equivalents in the piggy bank* *sobs*

[sajith]

But 720p is HD, true?

(Saar. Requesting friendship.)

[spo0nman]

Do you want to make friendships with me?

[sajith]

I would like to. Is it a disagreeable thing to do?

[spo0nman]

you don't want my friendship ... trust me.

[spo0nman]

http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/d90/en/d-movie/ Sample videos.

And no camcorder home movie crap

[ext_119627]

Not sure I got this. Why are camcorders considered crap?

Re: And no camcorder home movie crap

[ext_119627]

because they are

Re: And no camcorder home movie crap

[ext_119627]

Facts; or it doesn't hold up :-)