Nikon D5000 & AF-S DX Nikkor 10-24mm

[jpeyton]

D5000

10-24mm

Nikon is really making an aggressive push with their low-end consumer DSLRs.

The D5000 will lack the D90's in-body AF motor, but will have the same 12MP sensor, high-ISO performance, D-Movie mode, 11-point AF w/ 3D tracking, and will add:

2.7" flip-out swivel/tilt LCD
Silent shooting mode (finally)
More scene modes

Price-wise, it will be slotted about 25% below the D90. The D40/D60 will probably continue to be sold in the sub-$500 bracket until Nikon phases them out.

The new 10-24mm Nikkor again shows that Nikon considers crop-sensors to be profitable into the future (the 35mm DX f/1.8 is OOS everywhere). Hopefully it will rival Canon's EF-S 10-22mm optically.

 

[aphex]

Awesome!

 

[troytime]

i'm STILL trying to get my hands on that 35mm
d5000 sounds nice, hating the model name...but i know how difficult model naming is

 

[Munky]

Lacking an internal AF motor means it will have considerably less options when it comes to lenses, compared to a D90. If this thing costs over $600, one might as well get the D90 and save money with older, cheaper lenses.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Here's DPReview's preview:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond5000/

 

[akugami]

Haha, I was gonna post the dpreview link, time reads 1:48AM and Flipped Gazelle has posted it a whole minute earlier than me. 🙂

A Japanese web site had this accidentally up and after doing the conversion rate, it was close to $800.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/0...-out-on-japanese-reta/

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: troytime
i'm STILL trying to get my hands on that 35mm
d5000 sounds nice, hating the model name...but i know how difficult model naming is

D40-D90 were already used by existing models. They couldn't use a three digit number because that is reserved for their prosumer bodies, and single digit numbers are for their pro bodies.

Originally posted by: munky
Lacking an internal AF motor means it will have considerably less options when it comes to lenses, compared to a D90. If this thing costs over $600, one might as well get the D90 and save money with older, cheaper lenses.

No tilt/swivel screen or silent shooting mode with the D90, so there are pros/cons to both.

 

[jpeyton]

Nikon's D5000 Microsite

Imaging Resource Test Scene
D5000 ISO 1600
D5000 ISO 3200
D5000 ISO 6400

High ISO performance at default is looking pretty darn good; no detail smearing in the fabric like we saw with the T1i.

 

[Munky]

I have a D40, and never found myself missing features like bracketing, LV, tilt-screen, or video recording. The features I did miss are older lens AF compatibility and wireless flash control. Interestingly enough, only the D90 and higher cameras have those, while the D5000 added everything I didn't care about.

 

[randomlinh]

motion jpeg... blah, I hadn't realized nikon used that.

but otherwise, damn nice to see it officially. The samples look pretty good. I was never a fan of the swivel because I know I'd likely break it. But for playing w/ movies, hopefully it's implemented well.

 

[ElFenix]

is it just me or does the D5000 appear to have a really large hump between the prism and the viewfinder?

Originally posted by: jpeyton

High ISO performance at default is looking pretty darn good; no detail smearing in the fabric like we saw with the T1i.

not sure why canon's NR has been doing that. the detail is there without high iso nr on. the exposures are consistent this time, which is good. at least for the 6400. i assume the -1/3 EV means that the set exposure disagreed with the camera's meter, and the meter would have overexposed by 1/3 a stop compared to IR's carefully set lighting.

 

[soydios]

looks good. only features lacking from the D90 that I see are: pentaprism, in-body AF motor, VGA LCD, master flash, dual control wheels.

Looking through the DPReview features, it says that it has "Auto distortion control" and interval shooting. WTF, my D90 doesn't have those!

 

[jpeyton]

Don't forget silent shooting mode. Silent shooting, improved contrast detect AF w/ face recognition, plus the new swivel/tilt LCD makes the ultimate candid 'shoot from the hip' street camera.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Don't forget silent shooting mode. Silent shooting, improved contrast detect AF w/ face recognition, plus the new swivel/tilt LCD makes the ultimate candid 'shoot from the hip' street camera.

if it were silver it'd be more candid. then it'd look like a superzoom and no one would notice.

 

[Deadtrees]

Would've been sweet if it wasn't limited by 1. ISO 200 with 1/4000 max shutter speed and 2. No high speed sync (1/200 being the max).
But then again, people who buy this camera wouldn't be bothered about it.

Excellent camera for its market, I'd say.