Mr. UPS guy was nice enough to drop off the latest offering from Nikon yesterday. That’s right, I just received my new D5000 and I’m pretty psyched. If you haven’t guessed yet, this is going to be my next book so I have to get cracking. Aside from the obvious stand-out ( the articulating rear LCD), I would have to say that I have been pleasantly surprised with some of the features. It is a little stripped down from the D300 and D90 that I’m used to shooting with but Nikon has taken great strides to really make this a cross-over camera for anyone moving up from a point-and-shoot.
First of all, there is no top LCD screen, which kind of threw me at first, but the info screen that appears on the rear LCD is packed full of great info. I especially like the aperture graphic that opens and closes as you change the f-stop. I think it will really help those that are trying to gain a greater understanding of what their camera is doing when they change the dials.
I’m also not a huge fan of Scene Modes but I am impressed with the way you select them on the D5000. As you scroll through the different modes a reference image is displayed on the screen so you have a general idea of what that mode is used for. This is much better than the usual stick figures.
I’m going to spend the next few days just getting to know the ins and outs (like how to change the shutter speed and aperture when the camera is set to Manual mode). I will be joining some buddies down at Lake Gaston for some fishing and relaxing later today so I will hopefully get a few nice shots as well. This also means that there is a real possibility that the rest of the week will be full of non-blogging since I won’t have much access to the Internet. Then again, isn’t that what relaxing is all about? If I can get my friend’s dial-up (cringe) to work, I will try and post a pic or two while I am gone.
My Son's first picture with the D5000 using the Pet Scene Mode
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Very cool. Congrats on doing the next book too!
Any plans on doing a book on the 5D Mark II? I’m going through the whole process of finding all the goodies on my 5D (recently returned to me after a minor issue) and I always like additional guides.