Nikon New D-60

[Edmund]

Nikon has recently announced their new D-60 and three new lenses. Here is the link.
http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=25438
Eddie:)

[Cmcburnett]

Nikon has recently announced their new D-60 and three new lenses. Here is the link.
http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=25438
Eddie:)

Eddie, thanks for the link:) I'm still trying to figure out my D80 I bought a few months ago. The new lenses look very enticing:rolleyes:

[ShawnKing]

Nikon has recently announced their new D-60 and three new lenses.
Nikon "sneak peaked" that camera and those lenses to us at Macworld Expo. That D60 looks like the perfect camera for a beginning DSLR'er.

[Jillybean]

I looked at the link and the D40 looks nice and easy... There is not much price difference between the D40 and the D80. I am just wondering if anyone has any opinons on which is the better buy. It looks like the D80 has more to offer... I am just checking out cameras, I am dreaming about adding a second camera so I would have a back up (the sony). I have really heard good things about Nikon... I have a sony now and really like it but want a little more.
Thanks
Jill

[Jillybean]

Sorry I ment the D60 not D40...

[Chuck S.]

Here's the review of the D60 from DPReview:

Nikon D60 (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonD60/)

"Highly Recommended"!

[Grant]

Sorry I ment the D60 not D40...


Do you mean the D40 or the D40X? The D40 is a 6 mega pixel camera the D40X and the D60 are 10 mega pixels. In Canada the D40X and the D60 list at the same price. The D60 is marginally a better camera but not so much that it is worth waiting a couple of weeks for if there is a D40X on the counter.

If you have the resources I would consider the D80 it has two great features going for it (among many). A top mounted control panel and the ability to use not motorized lenses. Neither one of these features will help you take better images but one will make your life easier and the other will give you a broader choice in lenses. The difference is about $250 so choice is yours.


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[Chuck S.]

It appears that the D60 will replace the D40x in the Nikon lineup, perhaps reducing some of the confusion around the naming of the recent proliferation of models.

[christellf]

My husband bought me the D60 for our anniversary & I love it so far. He has the D200 with several lenses that fit on mine. It is easy to handle. I am still getting used to having to change out lenses for what I want to take a photo of & he is helping me somewhat to get off Auto all the time. It is very lightweight & like some of it's features.
Christell

[Bob_Benner]

My Dream street photography machine, a full frame DSLR the size of the D60. I can dream right ?

[TonyW]

My Dream street photography machine, a full frame DSLR the size of the D60. I can dream right ?

I think you can probably can dream on :). A few years back there were predictions that APS sized sensors would go the way of APS sized film as full frame sensor prices came down but somehow I don't think that will happen. And even if you got a smaller full frame camera the lenses you'll need are still going to be big and I'm not sure you'd want to be holding a wimpy camera on the end of a full-frame lens.

And there's nothing magic about full-frame 35mm - it started life as 70mm when Edison and Eastman decided to try cutting it in half and put in sprocket holes for movie making back in 1891 :)

Tony

[Grant]

Tony

I too am waiting for a less expensive full frame sensor!

Canon has the 5D Nikon has the D3 and both full frame. Both are high end cameras and both are larger than the D60 but not because of the sensor. Both are out of my price range. Nikon did announce that that would be making a move toward more full frame cameras and with some in their consumer end.

Full frame has two advantages to me. On a technical side as pixel count increases the pixel sizes decrease and the noise level goes up. Full frames will allow for larger pixel counts with less noise. On an artistic size I like the way a full frames handles depth of field. There is less depth of field and therefore you can better control the separation of the background and foreground. The only disadvantages for full frame is that wildlife photographers would loose the longer reach that the 1.5 or 1.6 multiplication factors give. Then again those that favoured wider angle would gain.

All my lenses but one are designed for full frame cameras so that is not a problem.

The magic didn't start with Kodak in 1891 but with Oskar Barnack at E. Leitz Optische Werke in 1913 introducing the first 35mm camera to the world. :twisted:

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[lexcell]

Hi Edmund,
I have posted a link to dpreview with a side by side comparison of the two cameras. I'd compare the specifications of the features that you need/want most and see which camera suits your needs better.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=nikon_d60%2Cnikon_d80&show=all

The features are very similar. If you can, I'd suggest stopping by your local camera store and comparing the way the camera feels in your hands, the button and menu layout and the viewfinder. The little details make all the difference.