Which One? D90 or D5000

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  • Nov 2, 2009 at 7:17 pm #8192
    Mike Cline
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    One of the benefits of a lot of travel where others pay for you having the privilege of spending lonely nights in nice hotels is the opportunity to get a lot of free stuff.  Well I’ve made the decision to acquire a good Digital SLR—free of course—with hotel points thus far accumulated.  My last experiences with an SLR were in my Vietnam days and 35mm TRIEX B&W fiIm. I have narrowed the choices down to two.  Points wise the D90 is marginally more, but not much.

    • Nikon D5000 with 3x AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX VR

    • Nikon D90 with 5.8x AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

    Here’s my question.  What’s the better deal?  Apart from the pure retail costs of each, which camera is going to be the best all around SLR for a serious amateur.  Which one would you select for FREE. Whatever I get, I know it won’t stop there.

    Nov 2, 2009 at 7:38 pm #69173
    Avatar photoBrett Colvin
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    Hands down the D90.

    Nov 2, 2009 at 8:40 pm #69174
    anonymous
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    D90.

    I’m not crazy about either of the kit lenses listed there, but the D90 will be a solid performer for you. You will definitely like the external dedicated buttons for ISO, WB, and all the other stuff.

    I have the 55-200VR lens and use it often and its actually pretty decent.

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