Nikon Camera Owners
I am buying a Nikon D70s of craigslist. What should I look at the inspection?
I'm making the transition point and shoot to SLR digital. I am completely inexperienced. What should I look for when I inspect the item before buying. I'm looking for a Nikon D70s with 50mm f1.8D in as new condition. Owner states no harm to the camera or lens. Thanks for the advice.
Nikon D70s is a good camera, but there are things you should look for. First, take a general review of the camera. I will not say much about the internal condition, but you can see immediately how he was treated. When setting up a meeting with the seller, be sure to tell him to have charged the battery up and comes with a memory card, if not already have one. If you use your own card, you want to format as the first chamber. Take a few photos and see how to write images to the card. In reality, you have to take more than a few photos. At least 50 (but will not be long shot, one after another – and this will tell if the battery is running low or strong). Also, try the flash … sure it works well. Gently shake the camera – or turn around and around to hear loose parts inside. The suggestion on the meeting to repair the camera is not a bad idea, though less than the type of repair is especially nice, is not going to look at the camera for a tip. Usually, wishes to take into consideration … there is a fee. Usually, not her right in front of you is …. so sometimes you have to leave him and the seller agrees to So I'm sure. The next thing to do is ask if the camera has been addressed? So when? Where? and why? One more thing important is whether there is dust on the sensor, and it has not been cleaned in a while or never … My guess is that there is. Cost of cleaning a sensor in our workshop is $ 89.00 more tax. And if it is good business, it really depends on the amount the seller is asking and how they used the camera. Professionally? Hobby? A D70 that was used as a studio camera or camera sports …. many pictures taken of sense … of $ 500.00 is not a good business, like life in the camera shutter is near its end. Cost of a shutter back about $ 300.00 (maybe more). I know it's hard to take in .. but are inadequate and need a camera that can enjoy. I think the saying is "Buyer Beware". Hope that helps and I hope that turns out to be a great camera for you. Oh … and make sure you have the manual the owner.
Nikon D5000 – 7 Reasons to Consider This Amazing Sub-$800 DSLR
The fact is that you can get a Nikon D5000 for under $720, including the Nikon 18-55mm VR kit lens. This is a great camera for a great price!
Entry level DSLRs became quite popular when both Nikon and Canon released their first sub $1000 DSLR cameras, the D40 and the Rebel 300D respectively. Since then technology has improved tremendously and price has dropped to almost half of the original offering (the Nikon D3000 sells for just over $500).
Let’s take a look at what makes the Nikon D5000 such a great camera.
- It’s a DSLR – this means that you can purchase many different lenses for your camera. Thus your shooting options are limited only to your imagination (and maybe your budget, but even then, you can always rent a lens for a short time).
- 12.3-megapixel CMOS sensor – this sensor is the same as the one in the higher level D90, giving excellent image quality, capable of printing wall-sized photos.
- Vari-angle LCD - 2.5″ screen with 230k pixel resolution makes it possible to tilt the screen to view and focus shots in very different positions than what you can with a simple view-finder.
- 19 Scene Modes – photographers who are moving up from a point and shoot digital compact may be familiar with scene modes which are in-camera settings that take the guesswork out of how to set controls to accomplish various moods of lighting.
- Live View - new to DSLRs, but quite familiar to digital compact camera owners. This feature allows the photographer to view and compose the shot using the LCD monitor. Live view includes subject tracking, face priority, wide area focus and narrow area focus. It also has a grid line feature that can be activated for composing (ie use the rule of thirds).
- Active D-Lighting – This is a feature introduced in higher level Nikon DSLRs, the D3 and D300. It is a photographers dream (author’s opinion). D-Lighting expands the dynamic range so that highlights are no longer lost while retaining shadow detail. This feature goes a long way in solving the dynamic range problem which has had photographers exposing those high range pictures with several different exposures that are then combined into one photo in post-processing.
- D-Movie - allows the photographer to shoot about 5 minutes of 1280×720 HD quality video, or, about 20 minutes of 640×424 standard digital video. While this is still not a perfect substitute for a dedicated camcorder, many photographers are drawn to this feature.
The Nikon D5000 is an awesome piece of photographic equipment for a great price. Now is the time… Nikon has the camera.
Of course, as mentioned above, Nikon has two entry level DSLRs. The other is the Nikon D3000, a trimmed down model that does not have the Vari-angle LCD or D-Movie. For more about both these new Nikon models, visit http://www.digital-photographic-resources.com.
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