Nikon D3000?

*LusbyMom* ^(Premo) · 10-29-2009, 12:18 AM

I have a friend who wants to buy his wife a camera for Christmas. She loves my Nikon D40 and he asked me to look around for one for her. I am not finding much on the D40 anymore it looks like their is alot of new stuff.

So I came across this camera Nikon D3000 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with Extra VR Lens

What do you think?

wch · 10-29-2009, 05:38 AM

nothing wrong with the camera at all. although I would shop for a better price. A couple steps up from your D40 but not entirely non user friendly. 1 good thing is that the lenses for the d3000 and d40 are interchangeable (AF-S) and you will eventually want to try other lenses. A few people have complained about the VR not working to well on action shots.

*jbr13* ^(Premo) · 10-29-2009, 08:57 AM

VR not working well on action shots is a normal thing. You really shoud turn off VR when shooting action. You are going to be moving the camera with action shoots, kinda working against the VR. Now for action and sports photography, some newer VR lenses have a setting were your left to right movement is not affected, just the up and down.

*LusbyMom* ^(Premo) · 10-29-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by wch

nothing wrong with the camera at all. although I would shop for a better price. A couple steps up from your D40 but not entirely non user friendly. 1 good thing is that the lenses for the d3000 and d40 are interchangeable (AF-S) and you will eventually want to try other lenses. A few people have complained about the VR not working to well on action shots.

Do you have any other suggestions that might be better? He had asked me to check into but their is alot of different stuff since I got my camera a year and a half ago. Probably shouldn't go to complicated since she just has a regular digital.

I figure once I find a camera then I can shop around for prices. He thought my camera was $1500

and he really wasn't wanting to spend that much.

*jbr13* ^(Premo) · 10-29-2009, 11:17 AM

If you go to DPreview you can compare what ever cameras you like and get great reviews. Nikon has the D60, D3000 and the D5000. Canon has the Rebel T1i, the Rebel XS, and the XSi. All of these are under $1000 with kit lens. All have different advantages and disadvantages. You can find out all about them by looking into their reviews on DPReview's website.

As for being able to suggest a camera for this person, it depends on what they are looking at using it for. Sports, then something like higher frames per second would be great. If they are looking at using it for a general camera, then the least expensive will be more than good enough!

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp

Jason

*jbr13* ^(Premo) · 10-29-2009, 11:28 AM

Oh, and don't forget. If they look at a good point and shoot, it can take just as good of pictures in most cases. Saves a lot if they are just going to use Auto mode. They could get a good point and shoot for $300-$500, and it comes with 20X optical zoom. That kinda zoom lens for a DSLR is going to run $1000 plus.

Something like this is killer for a Point and Shoot

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_Camera.html

*LusbyMom* ^(Premo) · 10-29-2009, 11:43 AM

Thanks Jason! I am going to print this stuff out and see what he thinks. Not sure if she is going to be into all the stuff the DSLR's offer.. she might be just as happy with the point and shoot. I think she is just looking for something that takes better pics.

kom526 · 10-29-2009, 11:47 AM

Check the SENSOR size vs. MP and go with the bigger sensor. (At least this is what I was told.)

*jbr13* ^(Premo) · 10-29-2009, 12:16 PM

KOM, Yeah I believe the larger the dimensions of the sensor itself, the better the image quality. That is the advantage a DSLR has over a point and shoot. 12.1 Mega Pixel DSLR sensor is about the size of a stamp, and a 12.1 MP point and shoot's sensor is about the size of your pinky fingernail.

DSLR sensors mostly have two sizes, APS-C which is what most DSLR have. The second is a Full Frame sensor, which the more expensive DSLR models have.

Here is a sample of all the different sensor sizes.

the little squares in the bottom left corner are what Point and shoots have.

kom526 · 10-29-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jbr13

KOM, Yeah I believe the larger the dimensions of the sensor itself, the better the image quality. That is the advantage a DSLR has over a point and shoot. 12.1 Mega Pixel DSLR sensor is about the size of a stamp, and a 12.1 MP point and shoot's sensor is about the size of your pinky fingernail.

Thanks for the confirmation that I wasn't hearing things.

dpreview.com should list the sensor size in their reviews under technical specs (or something similar)

10-29-2009, 12:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
LusbyMom ^(Premo) . Member Since: Jul 2007 Posts: 7,018	Nikon D3000? I have a friend who wants to buy his wife a camera for Christmas. She loves my Nikon D40 and he asked me to look around for one for her. I am not finding much on the D40 anymore it looks like their is alot of new stuff. So I came across this camera Nikon D3000 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with Extra VR Lens What do you think? __________________ ok, and just to satisfy your curiousity, I was born into money, i didn`t want to b your sugar daddy, I just wanted to share with you. hell I`m not much older than you. so you`ll give up a lake house, a beach front condo in Myrtle beach, And one in Gulf Shores, and travels to places you always dreamed about. I know money can buy material things, but cannot buy love. America Has Talent wth happened in Southern Maryland? hate me fine, but i still like the hell out of you.
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10-29-2009, 05:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
wch Registered User Member Since: May 2008 Location: Indian Head Posts: 255	nothing wrong with the camera at all. although I would shop for a better price. A couple steps up from your D40 but not entirely non user friendly. 1 good thing is that the lenses for the d3000 and d40 are interchangeable (AF-S) and you will eventually want to try other lenses. A few people have complained about the VR not working to well on action shots. Last edited by wch : 10-29-2009 at 05:43 AM.
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10-29-2009, 08:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
jbr13 ^(Premo) pıdnʇs sı uʍop ǝpısdn Member Since: Aug 2006 Posts: 829	VR not working well on action shots is a normal thing. You really shoud turn off VR when shooting action. You are going to be moving the camera with action shoots, kinda working against the VR. Now for action and sports photography, some newer VR lenses have a setting were your left to right movement is not affected, just the up and down. __________________ J "Take a picture!" JBR Photography Site
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10-29-2009, 11:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
jbr13 ^(Premo) pıdnʇs sı uʍop ǝpısdn Member Since: Aug 2006 Posts: 829	If you go to DPreview you can compare what ever cameras you like and get great reviews. Nikon has the D60, D3000 and the D5000. Canon has the Rebel T1i, the Rebel XS, and the XSi. All of these are under $1000 with kit lens. All have different advantages and disadvantages. You can find out all about them by looking into their reviews on DPReview's website. As for being able to suggest a camera for this person, it depends on what they are looking at using it for. Sports, then something like higher frames per second would be great. If they are looking at using it for a general camera, then the least expensive will be more than good enough! http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp Jason __________________ J "Take a picture!" JBR Photography Site Last edited by jbr13 : 10-29-2009 at 11:20 AM.
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10-29-2009, 11:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
jbr13 ^(Premo) pıdnʇs sı uʍop ǝpısdn Member Since: Aug 2006 Posts: 829	Oh, and don't forget. If they look at a good point and shoot, it can take just as good of pictures in most cases. Saves a lot if they are just going to use Auto mode. They could get a good point and shoot for $300-$500, and it comes with 20X optical zoom. That kinda zoom lens for a DSLR is going to run $1000 plus. Something like this is killer for a Point and Shoot http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_Camera.html __________________ J "Take a picture!" JBR Photography Site Last edited by jbr13 : 10-29-2009 at 11:30 AM.
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10-29-2009, 11:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
LusbyMom ^(Premo) . Member Since: Jul 2007 Posts: 7,018	Thanks Jason! I am going to print this stuff out and see what he thinks. Not sure if she is going to be into all the stuff the DSLR's offer.. she might be just as happy with the point and shoot. I think she is just looking for something that takes better pics. __________________ ok, and just to satisfy your curiousity, I was born into money, i didn`t want to b your sugar daddy, I just wanted to share with you. hell I`m not much older than you. so you`ll give up a lake house, a beach front condo in Myrtle beach, And one in Gulf Shores, and travels to places you always dreamed about. I know money can buy material things, but cannot buy love. America Has Talent wth happened in Southern Maryland? hate me fine, but i still like the hell out of you.
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10-29-2009, 11:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
kom526 Return of flatbelly Member Since: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond the OB stakes Posts: 8,530 Blog Entries: 1	Check the SENSOR size vs. MP and go with the bigger sensor. (At least this is what I was told.) __________________ Wrinkles only go where the smiles have been.
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10-29-2009, 12:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
jbr13 ^(Premo) pıdnʇs sı uʍop ǝpısdn Member Since: Aug 2006 Posts: 829	KOM, Yeah I believe the larger the dimensions of the sensor itself, the better the image quality. That is the advantage a DSLR has over a point and shoot. 12.1 Mega Pixel DSLR sensor is about the size of a stamp, and a 12.1 MP point and shoot's sensor is about the size of your pinky fingernail. DSLR sensors mostly have two sizes, APS-C which is what most DSLR have. The second is a Full Frame sensor, which the more expensive DSLR models have. Here is a sample of all the different sensor sizes. the little squares in the bottom left corner are what Point and shoots have. __________________ J "Take a picture!" JBR Photography Site Last edited by jbr13 : 10-29-2009 at 12:21 PM.
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