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Nikon d3000 ? First digital slr
Justmadeit
13-11-2010
Im thinking of getting a nikon d3000 that ive seen used for 299 from a camera shop, they get quite good reviews from the sites ive looked on apart from the ken rockwell one

Are they worth going for ?

Im surprised also on ebay how the slrs keep their value, the nikon d40s go for quite a bit and they werent that expensive new
dsnik
13-11-2010
A pretty good place to start
You do know though that the D3000's replacement (D3100) has recently come out
This may have the effect of pushing down the prices of the remaining D3000s
A good place to check prices is here
Darthchaffinch
13-11-2010
Looks ok on dpreview.com ; thier conclusion is "The D3000 may not have all the latest bells and whistles feature-wise, but what it does it does well. If you can live without live view and movie modes it's the perfect beginner's camera."

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3000/page26.asp

You might want to look at a second hand D60/D40 on avforums classifieds? Much better value for money, and all these entry level slr's you'll be better of getting an ok cheapish body- then invest in fast glass (like the 35/50mm F1.8)
Justmadeit
15-11-2010
Originally Posted by Darthchaffinch:
“Looks ok on dpreview.com ; thier conclusion is "The D3000 may not have all the latest bells and whistles feature-wise, but what it does it does well. If you can live without live view and movie modes it's the perfect beginner's camera."

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3000/page26.asp

You might want to look at a second hand D60/D40 on avforums classifieds? Much better value for money, and all these entry level slr's you'll be better of getting an ok cheapish body- then invest in fast glass (like the 35/50mm F1.8)”


thanks, where av forums classifieds ? ive looked on ebay and the d40s are goign for a bit on there, likewise the d60s they really hold their value
Darthchaffinch
15-11-2010
http://www.avforums.com/home/digital_photography.html

Ask any other questions on the photography forum there I would.
Justmadeit
16-11-2010
Originally Posted by Darthchaffinch:
“http://www.avforums.com/home/digital_photography.html

Ask any other questions on the photography forum there I would.”

ta, will have a look
kyussmondo
24-11-2010
Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhL6u8vltgU

I think this proves what a Nikon D3000 is capable of. With Adobe Lightroom 3 you can look some pro looking images.
dodgygeeza
24-11-2010
I have a D3000. Its' main shortcoming as far as I'm concerned is that it is quite noisy at high ISO, but that said I took this picture recently and it looks great at medium size. You can only really see the noise when you view it at 100% size on a monitor, which is way bigger than you'd ever print it anyway. You can get round the problem by setting the auto ISO to not go above 800 as it's above 800 that it starts to get particularly bad.

Other than that it's great, it can be a bit slow to process images when you fill the buffer with ADL on, but then again I very rarely actually shoot six-frame bursts so it doesn't matter to me. I do like the look of the D7000 as a potential upgrade in the future because it's got more direct access controls for quicker changing of settings etc but if you get the D3000 as a first SLR you won't be disappointed.

When Ren Rockwell says it's Nikon's worst ever DSLR don't forget that he's comparing it to pro bodies that cost over ten times as much.
kyussmondo
24-11-2010
Originally Posted by dodgygeeza:
“I have a D3000. Its' main shortcoming as far as I'm concerned is that it is quite noisy at high ISO, but that said I took this picture recently and it looks great at medium size. You can only really see the noise when you view it at 100% size on a monitor, which is way bigger than you'd ever print it anyway. You can get round the problem by setting the auto ISO to not go above 800 as it's above 800 that it starts to get particularly bad.

Other than that it's great, it can be a bit slow to process images when you fill the buffer with ADL on, but then again I very rarely actually shoot six-frame bursts so it doesn't matter to me. I do like the look of the D7000 as a potential upgrade in the future because it's got more direct access controls for quicker changing of settings etc but if you get the D3000 as a first SLR you won't be disappointed.

When Ren Rockwell says it's Nikon's worst ever DSLR don't forget that he's comparing it to pro bodies that cost over ten times as much.”

Ken Rockwell is okay, but he even says he is not a pro. Some of his photos on his site are good, but I am not blown away by some of his photos. I have downloaded his app for the Nikon D5000 and it is useful to have to know what all the different settings do. I respect other photographers opinions over Ken's. Scott Bourne who hosts the Photofocus podcast is good and I also like froknowsphoto.com run by Jared Polin who is a renowned music photographer. There is also a guy who looks like the guy with the big hair from Fifth Gear. Can't remember his name though.
dodgygeeza
24-11-2010
I agree RE Ken. I don't doubt his technical knowledge at all but he's more than a bit eccentric and you can't take any of his reviews at face value.

As you say, he does not claim to be a godlike genius, just a knowledgeable and VERY enthusiastic amateur.
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