Nikon D90

[H8R]

24fps 720p HD video. Through any Nikon glass.

SUCK IT CANON.




http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Ni...25446/D90.html

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/0...d90-first.html

[IH8Rice]

http://gizmodo.com/5042328/behind+th...sted-nikon-d90

[Toshi]

the video feature is cool, i must admit. still 1.6x crop, however, hmph.

[H8R]

the video feature is cool, i must admit. still 1.6x crop, however, hmph.

You're talking a whole different price point.


Show me a full-frame digital SLR body available from any mfr for $1k and under.

Nope?

[Toshi]

but i want crop AND video. bwah

(yes, probably not for $1k this year. in two years, who knows?)

[kingbee]

Full frame? Your second link says this.

"a DX sized (ie. non full-frame) CMOS sensor"

I see where later it says you can use any Nikon lens, but how does that work?

[binary visions]

Full frame? Your second link says this.

It is a crop. H8R was pointing out that you can't get FF in this price range.

I see where later it says you can use any Nikon lens, but how does that work?

Not sure what you're asking? The mirror is flipped up and the CMOS records video at 24 fps. No different than taking still pictures, so you can use any Nikon lens that fits on the camera.

[kingbee]

I thought you couldn't use a full frame lens on a camera with a crop. That's what I was confused about.

[firetoole]

I thought you couldn't use a full frame lens on a camera with a crop. That's what I was confused about.

When you use a full frame lens on a crop body it only uses the center of the lens, and actually the "best part" of the glass.

you can also use a crop lens on a full frame body it just doesn't fill the frame all the way and the edges will be black.

[narlus]

I thought you couldn't use a full frame lens on a camera with a crop. That's what I was confused about.

as Firetoole mentioned, you can w/ Nikons. for Canon, the EF-S design has the rear element poking too far back into the body, and it will interfere w/ the focusing screen/mirror assembly.

words of experience - don't mount an EF-S lens on a full-frame body.

[Toshi]

as Firetoole mentioned, you can w/ Nikons. for Canon, the EF-S design has the rear element poking too far back into the body, and it will interfere w/ the focusing screen/mirror assembly.

words of experience - don't mount an EF-S lens on a full-frame body.

you can use full frame lenses on 1.6x crop cameras in the canon camp, too. what you can't do is the opposite (converse?).

wrt the D90's movie mode: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/te...&em&oref=login . autofocus doesn't work once you start shooting video... that's kind of a big deal.

[binary visions]

Yeah, saw that when the specs were released, but on the flip side none of the SLRs have particularly great contrast detect AF yet. I'm not entirely sure why since all of the digicams seem to be getting speedier every year but without that, AF isn't that useful.

So, why can Nikon, Canon, et al put speedy contrast-detect AF into their digicams but the SLRs are much slower?

[narlus]

you can use full frame lenses on 1.6x crop cameras in the canon camp, too. what you can't do is the opposite (converse?).

yeah, i misunderstood his post..


for Canon:
crop lenses on a FF body = bad
crop or FF lenses on a crop body = good

edit - for 'crop', that is for Canon-only...the EF-S designation...'digital' lenses from 3rd parties like sigma can fit, but vignette quite a bit due to the smaller image circle.

[kingbee]

The killer is I just bought my D80 3 weeks ago. I dont ever see my self using the video feature on the D90. But the photography upgrades on the camera are nice.

[H8R]

Note:

The only Nikon lenses that are not compatible with most of the new bodies are the crap-tastic Pronea series. The back end of the lens mount sticks into the camera body too far and may strike the mirror.

Other than that most all are fine.

Ref:
http://www.nikonians.org/nikon/slr-lens.html