Well I was eager anticipating the new entry-level DSLR from Nikon, and the just-announced D5000 looks like a worthy successor to the D40/40X/60. Some key new features I personally find useful, as compared to my D40X:
- CMOS sensor - ISO performance. Biggest improvement imho, reason enough to upgrade!
- 11 AF points - Very useful for shallow depth of field shooting
- Flip-out LCD with Live View - A huge boon for macro shooting esp. from low, low angles. And live view finally!
- New retouch options, including perspective control, square crop and colour outline! - Quite neat for quick editing on the go
The higher megapixel count is a bit of a bane though, esp. if you are doing RAW-editing on a Thinkpad X41. I don't think D-movie will be very useful either, but hey, you'll never know when you'll need it.
Probably a no-brainer for a first DSLR, but I'll probably wait and see how the pricing goes before deciding whether it is worth an upgrade.
As for the new wide angle, I think it is definitely worth looking at if you are searching for a lens in that focal range. A plus-point is that it takes 77mm filters... which is what you'd want to invest in now, if you plan to upgrade to better (i.e. more expensive!) glass in the future.
Links to the official Nikon USA sites here: D5000 and AF-S 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G
Probably a no-brainer for a first DSLR, but I'll probably wait and see how the pricing goes before deciding whether it is worth an upgrade.
As for the new wide angle, I think it is definitely worth looking at if you are searching for a lens in that focal range. A plus-point is that it takes 77mm filters... which is what you'd want to invest in now, if you plan to upgrade to better (i.e. more expensive!) glass in the future.
Links to the official Nikon USA sites here: D5000 and AF-S 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G
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the new wide angle's interesting...but i'd still prefer the 12-24 :)
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