Nikon D60 ????

Who has them and do you like it.. I'm fixing to invest in one and want honest opinions before I do. Also I'd like to see some shots taken with the D60 if you have any

I have the D70 and could post shots from that if you would like.

Please do the D70 isn't much different than the D60

I think my girlfriend has a D60.. I know its a Nikon DSLR purchased within the past year.

It gets two thumbs up from me, but I'm no camera jockey.

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The reason why I hate Nikon.....


they use SD cards.


I HATE SD cards....with a passion


I have had so many problems with SD cards in my life, THAT alone will make me never get a Nikon.

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

The reason why I hate Nikon.....


they use SD cards.


I HATE SD cards....with a passion


I have had so many problems with SD cards in my life, THAT alone will make me never get a Nikon.

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Do tell pat I want all sides.. Pro and con's before I drop that kind of coin on a camera I want to know what I'm getting.

I just much prefer the beefiness of a CF card.

Im sure the same side of the story could be told with a CF cards as I did it with SD.

Givn SD cards are cheaper, so if you do break one, its not THAT big of a deal.

Iv'e got me a Nikon D60, Go check out my flickr photostream, Most of the photos were taken with my Nikon,

www.flickr.com/kesslerskreatures

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Originally Posted by Lewdogg3

Iv'e got me a Nikon D60, Go check out my flickr photostream, Most of the photos were taken with my Nikon,

www.flickr.com/kesslerskreatures

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Do you find any limitations for the average DSLR user with the D60 or is it as solid a base DSLR and all the reviews I've read??

So far I love it, I haven'd any problems with it and I liek it more every day I use it. I am constantly using it and it goes everywhere I go.

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Originally Posted by Lewdogg3

So far I love it, I haven'd any problems with it and I liek it more every day I use it. I am constantly using it and it goes everywhere I go.

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I'm also picking up a CoolPix for the wife to have a point and shoot. I've been impressed with Nikon since college but never had the coin to buy one...I think I'll take the leap..

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

I'm also picking up a CoolPix for the wife to have a point and shoot. I've been impressed with Nikon since college but never had the coin to buy one...I think I'll take the leap..

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I finally took the leap and have not been disappointed.

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Originally Posted by Lewdogg3

I finally took the leap and have not been disappointed.

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Do you find the Aperture priority and Shutter priority modes to be flexible??

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Do you find the Aperture priority and Shutter priority modes to be flexible??

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I shoot a lot on manual and on aperture priority mode, I seem to think it works very well for what i use it for.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d5000.htm#comp

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d60.htm

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The Nikon D60 is a "sucker" camera sold mostly to people who are not professional photographers, but who are impressed by meaningless megapixels. Megapixels have nothing to do with picture quality. The less expensive D40 is the same thing as the D60, but better. The D40 is the professional's vacation camera. It's what I take when I'm on vacation or with family, too.

The D60 exists to allow Nikon to sell a camera in the $750 price range to less experienced people who feel better spending $750 on a camera than spending $470 on the superior D40. If you're smart enough to be researching cameras from people like me who are here to help you instead of trying to sell you an expensive camera, just get the D40.

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I have the D40X and I love it.

I'm thinking of getting the D60 also, for $450 obo, still on the fence though

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

The reason why I hate Nikon.....


they use SD cards.


I HATE SD cards....with a passion


I have had so many problems with SD cards in my life, THAT alone will make me never get a Nikon.

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Had a D70 and have a D200 ...They both use CF Compact Flash cards and not SD cards.

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

I just much prefer the beefiness of a CF card.

Im sure the same side of the story could be told with a CF cards as I did it with SD.

Givn SD cards are cheaper, so if you do break one, its not THAT big of a deal.

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Actually, the D70, D70s, and all their higher end cameras utilize CF cards.

Their low end, and lower end professional cameras use SD. The reason for this is that SD is the more basic type of storage device. Many point and shoot cameras use SD, Nikon, manufacturing higher end professional DLSRs allows people to use the storage media that they already have.

I have a NikonD80, it uses SD cards and that is the only thing i'd change about it when i first bought it. Now, it doesn't really matter. I've used both (SD and CF, as well as tethered and other types of shooting). If you buy a reliable SD card you should be fine. That said, i've had WAY more CF cards bite the dust on me with important image files on them than breaking SD cards. I suppose it depends on the card type, who made it, how you use it, etc.

All of these were shot with a D80, my understanding is that the D80 is a higher end camera than the D60, but it is an older camera. Some of these images are older than others.

PS: megapixels translates to how large of an image you can PRINT. You can make stunning 9x12s and 11x14s with a 10 MP camera (like the D80). I usually compile multiple images if im making BIG prints. The average non professional photographer doesn't make really big prints (24x36 and larger).

The largest print i've made to date is a 30x40 inch print, but that was a project compiled by multiple images.
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Well I was talking about the D60....since that is what Ed asked about.

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Originally Posted by monk90222

I have the D40X and I love it.

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I also have a d40x and love it, dont see a reason to pay to much for for a camera. Go ahead and invest in great lenses.

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Originally Posted by adrenalinejunkie

I have the D70 and could post shots from that if you would like.

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I LOVE the D70... I had one for a year.. dunno why I got rid of it, stupid on my part.