Nikon D90 Philippine Review

The Nikon D90 is a fantastic camera. It used to be Nikon’s best DX format DSLR. The D90 has identical, or slightly better technical image quality than the D300, the exact same rear LCD, and adds several very useful ergonomic features for faster handling compared to the D300. These handling improvements will let you react faster to conditions, meaning you’re more likely to get better pictures by being better prepared. If you’re considering a D300, forget it. Get the D90 instead.

The Nikon D90 used to be Nikon’s smartest DSLR. It has the same or better technical image quality as the D300 that costs much more, and it handles better and it makes movies, too! The D90 is newer and better than the D300, for a fraction of the price, so long as you prefer the D90′s lighter plastic body. Let’s be honest: I’ve used my plastic D40 for years and it still works like new, so I don’t see any reason to pay more for a D300′s metal body unless you’re shooting sports all day. All these cameras have metal lens mounts and are built to very high standards.

The more you use the D90, the more you will like it. Compared to the old D300, the D90 offers the same or better image quality, with many new features, in a lighter plastic package with the same vivid and accurate 3″ LCD and a much improved rear multi selector for faster handling. The D90 also has better ergonomics than the D300 and D3, so it’s easier to get where you want in the menus faster.

The D90 is super easy to use. As one of Nikon’s camera’s incorporating over 60 years of continuous innovation, it’s got more clever features, like a multiple-shot self timer, and a 72-image and calendar display if you keep zooming out on playback, than any other Nikon to date. It all works intuitively, and unlike the D3 and D300, you can operate everything with one hand. I have to waste a frame to shoot a picture to get it to play images if you can’t hit the play button, but you can get to all the menus and everything when set up as in just one hand.