More Nikon D90 Info - Kinda…
David Busch of Nikon Digital Field Guide fame (? I’ve never heard of him- I use the Magic Lantern series when necessary) has some commentary and conjecture on the upcoming (? Nothing but rumors so far) D90:
12 megapixel resolution. To be honest, the D80 had great image quality with its 10 MP sensor, and you probably shouldn’t expect a huge difference with the 12 MP Nikon D90. …
Video recording. I’ll be interested in evaluating the video clips produced by this camera. …
PS compatibility. With GPS features built into point-and-shoot cameras and cell phones, many dSLR owners will come to expect at least the ability to connect a GPS location tagger to their cameras. If you go this route, you’ll never wonder where you shot your vacation pictures again….
He also has some conjecture on the Nikon D3x, but honestly, if you read this site, there’s probably nothing public that you don’t already know about all of this.
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August 13th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Does it still have the D80’s internal AF motor? I want to upgrade from my D40x for that reason alone. I really like my 50mm/f1.8 lens but I have a hard time using manual focus with it.
August 13th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Nikon has been pretty consistent with it’s model levels. The D70 and D80 inherited the sensor from the D100 and D200 respectively– but without the expensive hardware– namely, the metal body, meter coupling, high fps processor, PC sync, etc. What they have NOT done is capriciously shut off capabilities in software to protect higher-end cameras– I have a lot of respect for Nikon because of that policy..
Given that, I don’t expect manual lens metering, weather sealing, or 8 fps on the D90. However, I do expect liveview and ISO 6400,… and certainly an AF motor and Commander Mode. Some time later, I expect Nikon to offer the same sensor in an even cheaper body similar to the D60.
If the D90 followed the D60 design, I would view that as Nikon destroying a segment of their market… and would be very disappointed.