Nikon D90 - How Good Is It.. Really
To begin with, I need to get this off my chest. Yours truly is a Canon user.
"OK," you may ask, "how come the piece dealing with a Nikon D90?"
"Extraordinary observation," I may likely reply. It's in essence in regard to an admiration I have for Nikon and Canon in general.
The inescapable fact is, both Canon and Nikon are fabulous DSLR camera makers, and irrespective of which one you have, you are probably quite pleased with it. Both manufacturers are heavily into developing technology and providing photographers with a first class experience.
The desire of camera manufacturers to capture the DSLR market have resulted in some great new features and technology in their newer released cameras.
So, enough with the double-speak. Most photographers are loyal to their brand. If they own one model of camera, they will support the benefits of that company logo and more often than not degrade the other. In my case, I have used both, and I love them both.
Finally, my question of the day:
"What makes a good camera great? And since this is about the Nikon D90, what makes a Nikon D90 great?"
Truly, I will answer this question, but before anything else a little bit of information into the reasoning for my support of the Nikon D90.
Being a school teacher, part of my responsibility is as the Yearbook adviser. It is actually my initial year doing this gig, and I am becoming enlightened as I go. One of the main aspects I am learning is that there are not an adequate amount of photographers at my school. I have struggled getting pictures of functions.. actually, no, that is not true.. I have struggled getting photographs that are "suitable" to print in the yearbook.
I can't go to every single function myself, so I have asked numerous students, parents, and staff members to help out. The results are discouraging. Typically there is no photo coverage because the people are just not serious in getting them. And when they do take pictures they are not of adequate quality.
That is until this week. I came across a student in the hall who said, "Hey, I have some photos of the track meet. Do you need pictures of the track meet for the Yearbook?"
Naturally, I said I did. Even so, I was not all that excited about getting them contemplating what I had seen in the past from students and parents.
Boy, was I shocked when I uploaded those 210 images to my computer. They were superb! And some were just downright amazing.
So I went to find this budding young photographer to find out how she did this. "Oh, I really like taking pictures with my Digtial SLR," she replied. "It's a Nikon D90, and I have been getting a lot of pictures with it. The more I use it the more I like photography."
I was so impressed with her that I enlisted her as a "Certified Yearbook Photographer."
She was delighted, but not as much as I am.
Now, the reply to the burning question of the day: What makes the Nikon D90 a great camera? It's user enthusiasm. Pretty simple, huh?
If that student fails to carry her digital SLR with her, it's of no value. But, armed with her beloved Dslr and a passion for the results she knows are sure to come when she views her photos on the computer, she IS a Certified Yearbook Photographer.
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