2 very similar cameras Nikon D7000 & Nikon D90. Professionally which is better?
Thinking about getting one of these cameras, however they seem to be about the same as one another. Or am i missing some key features that makes either one of them better? Please help, which one is better, or either one is just as good?
also any good things or bad things about either one is also helpful.
They both take the same quality pictures, but the D700 has a few extra features, which you may not even use and the D90 is alot cheaper. I have seen pictures taken by an owner of a Nikon D60 that were just as good as the D5000… So it is really just a few extra features is all.
The D7000 sits above the D90 in Nikon's camera lineup… D7000 is better.
Better than D90 >> 16.2 Megapixel, High ISO rating up-to 12, 800/25, 600, 39-point AF and Full-time AF in movie mode.
Nikon D7000 Key Features
16.2MP CMOS sensor
1080p HD video recording with mic jack for external microphone
ISO 100-6400 (plus H1 and H2 equivalent to ISO 12, 800/25, 600)
39-point AF system with 3D tracking
Scene Recognition System (see 2016 pixel sensor, above) aids metering + focus accuracy
Twin SD card slots
3.0 inch 921k dot LCD screen
New Live View/movie shooting switch
Full-time AF in Live View/movie modes
Up to 6fps continuous shooting
See latest price of D7000 at amazon
http://www.amazon.com/...ative=9325
Nikon D90 Key Features
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 (buffer: 7 RAW, 25 JPEG fine, 100 JPEG Normal)
See latest Price of Nikon D90 at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/...ative=9325
D7000 gets you 1 stop extra useable iso (2 if you don't mind a little clean up work), a few more megapixels and metering with old lenses.
The D7000 is better than the D90 in every way. But that does not mean that the D90 is a bad camera; it's still one of the best and most popular ones around.
However, while the D7000 is an excellent camera, it also costs substantially more than the D90. Keep in mind, the quality of the final photos will depend to 70% on your skill, on 10% on the camera body and 20% on the lens, to quote the numbers that are most commonly used around here. Don't think that just with the purchase of the camera you'll be done spending money; there are other investments to be made e.g. Into lenses, and every dollar saved on the camera body is one that can be spent to get quality in that department.
So if your total budget is, like, $2500, then go for the D7000 by all means. You can get the camera body, two really fine lenses, tripod and flash with that money.
If your budget is only $1500, then you should go for the D90 or even an upper entry level camera and spend the rest on quality lenses/tripod/flash. That way you'll be better off than with the D7000 and just a mediocre lens in front of it, and without tripod and flash.
Of course, you don't need to buy all this at once, especially the second lens can wait, get a good first one and a decent tripod and then build up what you need from there. But it helps to have some spare money that is dedicated especially for that purpose.
I would suggest to buy Nikon D90 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S VR DX Nikkor Zoom Lens
*12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS imaging sensor
*5.8x AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens included
*D-Movie Mode; Cinematic 24fps HD with sound
*3-inch super-density 920, 000-dot color LCD monitor
http://www.amazon.com/...001ENOZY4/