Nikon D7000 Silver Award Winner!

Interestingly enough the new Nikon D7000 has won the Silver award through DPREVIEW.
As most people know I am a die hard Nikon shooter and was stoked when I heard of the D7000 press release. This camera was/is supposed to be an upgrade for Nikon D5000, D3000 and D90 shooters. See the link below for camera specs and more info.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond7000/

However, after doing much research on the 7000 compared to some of the other mid range "prosumer" cameras in this class it became very clear that the D7000 is not such a big upgrade at least from the D90.

Currently I have a D90 which I love shooting with. I usually use the Nikkor 50mm 1.8 as my base lens and then the 18-105mm kit as an all around general everyday lens. I don't feel like going into much detail as I will let you do the homework on it but suffice it to say, that if you are shooting with a D90 currently, before you make the upgrade to the D7000 take a look at the specs and rating that Popphoto gave it versus the Canon 60D.

For now I will stick with my D90 and wait until Nikon can figure out the Hot pixel and new sensor issue they have before I make any upgrade. It stands to reason that if you do well with a Sony sensor like Nikon has for many years then stay with what is going good!
Just my two cents!

A few Pics, Nothing Much.

"Light Painting"

Got back home from the tours finally and decided to play around with the D90a little...took a few shots while I was "painting with light" of a few various things around the house.

Really not the best pictures at all but I did enjoy taking them and had some fun. I am really liking the Nikon D90. I was not real sure if I would like it when I first purchased it but after spending some time with it it is a great camera. I love the picture profiles and the live view and face detection system work very well. Not real happy with the video quality but then again this is a DSLR not a camcorder. For video needs I am still using the Full HD 1080i Canon as it works very well for what I need and do. Main problem with the video from the D90 is the "rolling shutter" effect. But again, I do not use it for video so it is not a problem for me.

For those that might be searching for a mid range camera take a look at the Nikon D90. It is certainly worthy and has a great track record.

I plan on spending some much needed time with my family but I am going to try and shoot more pics and try to do some more painting with light as I really like the shadows and all the things you can do with it. Seems as though there is no real end to light painting!

Nikon D90 pics

After months of not have a camera (I sold my D80 back in November) I finally upgraded to the new D90. Actually my wife got it for me for Val. day...thank you babe!
In selling my D80, I kept the MBD80 battery pack and my 50mm 1.8, so upgrading to the D90 was no big deal. Below are a few pics that I have shot with it. I am not sure how I like it....I thought it would just be a simple upgrade from the D80 but this is certainly not the case.
I have found that there are many new features that I am going to have to learn.
the D90 has HD video at 720i but I have not even really had a chance to play with it at all and besides, I have the Canon HV 40 for that. I am going to be shooting the twins birthday party this weekend with it and should be able to post some more pics and maybe even have time to give it a full review so to speak. Enjoy!