Last week I got a HeyCraig email telling me about an 18-105 VR lens for sale. I was really looking for an 18-200 VR, but I wouldn’t pass up a good deal on an 18-105.
I got it for $220. I’m pretty happy with the purchase.
D90 arrived. Best Nikon body I’ve owned.
All I can say is Wow. This thing is such a pleasure to use. Nikon really outdid themselves. Right off the bat, the following things are worth the upgrade:
- Higher-res LCD
- Bigger LCD
- Moving around on LCD gets fast sooner than on D200.
- Ability to set Auto-ISO above 1600!
- Easier to read text in menus and more descriptive names in menus
- Sharper (at least with Sharpness cranked up) than D200 ever was.
So far I’ve only shot it with my 50mm f/1.8 Nikkor lens.
4 October 2011 update: I’ve had my D90 body for almost three years. For me, for a digital body, that’s a long time. And I’m still very happy with it. Noticed some dust on the mirror for the first time the other day. The rubber under my right thumb position has come unglued, but whatever. I’d really like an FX body to get wider shots with my 50mm f/1.4 and to get maximum low-light picture quality, but the D700 is
- Expensive; and
- Large; and
- Liable to be improved upon in the next year or so.
For my needs, my D90 still beats every other Nikon body I’ve owned. Namely, D40, D70, D80, D200. I suspect the Fuji X100 would challenge it for my affections.
Tired of D200. Ordered a D90.
I’m tired of the soft photos from the D200, even with sharpening cranked up to the max. The pics out of SWL’s D40 last weekend had more sharpness and pop. Great color. Screw it. I put my D200 up on eBay, renewed my expired Craigslist listing and moved it from ocala.craigslist.org to tampa.craigslist.org. I want the hot color of at least the D40 and the dynamic range (ADR) of the D300. That’s the D90.