The D5000 is a D90-lite; same AF, same image sensor, same 720P video recording capability. It has the best picture quality of any APS-C DSLR (same as the D90, better than the D300/50D). It does not have an in-body AF motor.
I put an order in for a D5000 body-only at JR.com for $729, the std price. When I noticed it in stock at Amazon I called JR to cancel my order but they offered to knock the price down to $699. YMMV.
p0tempkin said: It has the best picture quality of any APS-C DSLR (same as the D90, better than the D300/50D).
This is highly subject to debate and relative to situation, but it's an excellent camera for the price and has definitely upped the ante in the "low end" dslr race. Once these hit the market in force I expect you'll see bodies selling in the $600 range. Might take a couple months, but we're seeing street prices on the hottest new camera on the market now (until the Pentax K-7 hits...), so they're going to be a bit high.
ProppaT said: p0tempkin said: It has the best picture quality of any APS-C DSLR (same as the D90, better than the D300/50D).
This is highly subject to debate and relative to situation, but it's an excellent camera for the price and has definitely upped the ante in the "low end" dslr race. Once these hit the market in force I expect you'll see bodies selling in the $600 range. Might take a couple months, but we're seeing street prices on the hottest new camera on the market now (until the Pentax K-7 hits...), so they're going to be a bit high. Nikon and Canon are cutting their production capacity during the recession, and raising their prices back to MSRP. The D90 has been out for 9-months, and the body still sells for $899 ($100 less than MSRP). The D300 has been out for almost 20 months and it's only a couple of hundred under MSRP.
Not a bad price if this is the camera that you want. You're practically getting the lens for a few dollars extra. Speedlight users take note: The D5000 does not have a wireless commander integrated into the body. You must put an SB-800 or SB-900 in the hotshoe and use that to command your other speedlights. Of course, if you have that many speedlights you probably use triggers.
Still, if an integrated wireless commander is important to you, this is not the best camera for you.
p0tempkin said: ProppaT said: p0tempkin said: It has the best picture quality of any APS-C DSLR (same as the D90, better than the D300/50D).
This is highly subject to debate and relative to situation, but it's an excellent camera for the price and has definitely upped the ante in the "low end" dslr race. Once these hit the market in force I expect you'll see bodies selling in the $600 range. Might take a couple months, but we're seeing street prices on the hottest new camera on the market now (until the Pentax K-7 hits...), so they're going to be a bit high. Nikon and Canon are cutting their production capacity during the recession, and raising their prices back to MSRP. The D90 has been out for 9-months, and the body still sells for $899 ($100 less than MSRP). The D300 has been out for almost 20 months and it's only a couple of hundred under MSRP.
Also, this is the kit, not the body only.
It is a kit, but the lens in the kit isn't all that great. I think most people would rather skip it and buy a Sigma for the price.
ProppaT said: p0tempkin said: ProppaT said: p0tempkin said: It has the best picture quality of any APS-C DSLR (same as the D90, better than the D300/50D).
This is highly subject to debate and relative to situation, but it's an excellent camera for the price and has definitely upped the ante in the "low end" dslr race. Once these hit the market in force I expect you'll see bodies selling in the $600 range. Might take a couple months, but we're seeing street prices on the hottest new camera on the market now (until the Pentax K-7 hits...), so they're going to be a bit high. Nikon and Canon are cutting their production capacity during the recession, and raising their prices back to MSRP. The D90 has been out for 9-months, and the body still sells for $899 ($100 less than MSRP). The D300 has been out for almost 20 months and it's only a couple of hundred under MSRP.
Also, this is the kit, not the body only.
It is a kit, but the lens in the kit isn't all that great. I think most people would rather skip it and buy a Sigma for the price. The 18-55mm VR is actually pretty darn good for a kit lens; so is the new Canon 18-55mm IS kit lens. A good upgrade would be the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8, but in reality *most* people actually use the kit lens if you look at the numbers. It's really the enthusiast/prosumer crowd that prefers to buy their cameras body-only, and they probably aren't looking at the D5000 in the first place.
yuphehe
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posted: Jun. 4, 2009 @ 3:43p
when I typed this camera into Google, most results come out around 400 for Body only. That makes this camera body cheaper than the D40. Is that a better buy? Is the lenses worth around $300?
yuphehe said: when I typed this camera into Google, most results come out around 400 for Body only. That makes this camera body cheaper than the D40. Is that a better buy? Is the lenses worth around $300?Where did you find the D5000 body for "around 400"?
rogerscamera.com I don't know about them. But it was the first thing that came up in a google search. But there were actually a few sites with similar price range. That is why i was confused.
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