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Necessary Necessary. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. I also believe it has a better sensor than the D However now I wish I had FP sync, the ability to enter lens data, a commander module in body, etc. That would require the D and the next model up. That's endless. I love my D and certainly recommend it.
They'll always be something better and you may want it. But the entry level is a very sensible place to start. Chances are you are not yet knowledgeable enough to narrow the choices down to just the two which is reaffirmed by the fact that you are here looking for suggestions.
Depending on what you intend to use this camera for and what your expectations are, quite possibly neither camera is the best choice for you. While the D will score slightly better on many fronts, you will probably not notice any difference between the cameras image wise. You will notice a difference between any of the modern DSLRs and your point and shoots.
The better LCDs on some cameras can be nice but I wouldn't go out of my way to get one. I've shot with cameras with good LCDs and crappy little ones and to be honest, it doesn't much affect the experience or the results.
As for live view manual focus, it can be handy for static scenes when you have lots of time to get perfect focus. I would be more excited about the articulated screen than more resolution for shooting things like waterfalls where the camera might be set up at an awkward angle. Again, it depends on what you want to do with the camera, what kind of budget you have for this purchase.
There are many factors that will determine the best camera for you, none of which have been addressed here in this thread.
If you are on a super tight budget, starving student status. These cameras will take great images better than your point and shoot , they only give up a bit of high ISO to the newest cameras. If cash poor, buy one of these used cameras and spend some money on a nicer lens Tamron or Sigma comes to mind. If you are looking to get serious with your photography you must consider compatibility.
The two cameras you mention do not have in-body focus motors or AI indexing AF and AFD lenses won't focus which sucks as there are some terrific bargains out there with these types of lenses.
AI lenses won't meter. The two cameras in question have limited flash functionality too. They can't use the Nikon flashes in high speed FP mode which is important for some creative shooting in bright ambient light. Nor can they command these same flashes remotely using the on board flash. When one buys a DSLR, it's part of a system In some cases a non-Nikon choice might be the best. Canon has some terrific cameras and lenses, plus they don't have as many of the lens compatibility issues that Nikon does.
Smaller photographic players such as Sony and Pentax Ricoh sometimes offer more camera for less money than the big guys. Pentax cameras have the best system compatibility for lenses. Sony has some innovative technologies that should be looked at. Don't be hasty with your decision. I'd recommend that you really try to figure out what you want to shoot. What photographically moves you? Is it wildlife? Street photography? Studio portraits?
Just friends and family? Are you obsessive? Or are you just going to want to point the camera and get good images? Once you answer these types of questions you will be able to narrow down your buying choices. Until then, you might as well just flip a coin, you are not going to get a lot of useful answers here.
Be wary of the poster that posts in a thread that they own camera ABC, it's great! This board is full of folks that seem to get off by convincing others to get the same gear that they own I don't understand it but I do recognize it when I see it. Use caution when accepting free advice mine included it's often not worth what you pay for it. I'm not bothered about video or any extra features. But as I told, it depends on your usage. I shoot landscape. Are you that demanding? One unexpected bonus of getting the D is that the matrix metering is far better than the D The D tended to blow highlights and I was usually dialling some negative EV.
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Learn more. Which is better for an amateur: Nikon D or D? Asked 8 years, 9 months ago. Active 8 years, 9 months ago. Viewed 7k times. Improve this question.
Vinodh Vinodh 11 1 1 silver badge 3 3 bronze badges. See also photo. Also, for the second part of the question, Should I buy a camera with kit lens, or body plus lens separately? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Itai Itai k 10 10 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Both of these cameras are great. How come your making a deal of this now, why didn't you do this when he posted that stuff. I think that i'm going to cancel my lens order until I get a handle on this.
I haven't said anything different at any point with this topic. OK, thanks. James Youngman 10 years ago. Russ is correct in his posts above.
The only difference between a lens designed for DX and one designed for FX is that the DX lens projects a quality image over a smaller area than the FX lens does. When used with a DX-sized sensor, the DX lens's projected image fully covers the sensor.
Because the image circle cam be smaller, this allows the lens to be smaller too. Also cheaper. In terms of how the imaging works, using an DX sensor is exactly equivalent to using an FX sensor and taking the rectangle comprising the middle of the image.
What you would see on that rectangle from the middle is of course less than the whole image you'd see on the whole FX sensor. This is why there is a difference in the field of view at the same focal length. So, if you want to take more or less the same picture on a DX sensor with the same lens, you will need to be further away from the subject and this of course changes the perspective - perspective depends only on where you are with respect to the subject, not the lens focal length; a wider focal length just makes you able to see more of the scene.
There is also a lot of confusion about the depth of field and how this differs between DX and FX. That's probably too long a subject to describe in detail here. The Wikipedia article on Depth of Field covers it quite well. NearAdelaide Posted 10 years ago.
Edited by NearAdelaide member 10 years ago. A week after the Japanese earthquake, thinking supply may be disrupted for the next six months, I finally committed and traded in the D60 for the D Like most of us, I'd read the spec sheets for the D, followed the reviews, absorbed the discussions and figured that this is the one for me.
So I got the camera home, did the unboxing, charged the battery and then spent eight hours 7pm-3am playing with everything and settting up the camera as I thought I may use it. Toward the end of the session, around 2. Over the two years of owning the D60 I'd become very accustomed to its small form-factor and low weight, I liked having only three focus-points in the D60's screen, and the lack of a front selector hadn't been noticed. The D was gm heavier than the D60, the menus were unnecessarily convoluted, the thicker body was a distraction, and the screen real estate was too full of sensors and information, distracting me from the composition.
So the next morning I returned to my, very lovely, camera store that I deal with, and have also done a lot of secondhand buying and selling over the years.
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