crystal1993
New Member
Welcome to the D5000 club, once you keep playing around and hear from fellow users, soon you will be hit by the BBB virus, becareful..
Ahahahaha! So true! ;p
Nikon D5000 Proud User Group
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Ahahahaha! So true! ;p
wildcat
Senior Member
Just jump into the NIKON ship after several years "thinking"
Cost of Investment:
D5000 with 18-55 $1050
PWP : 55-200 + bat $199
Extended warranty $132
Stein Filter 52mm UV 2 pcs at $12 each
Free Nikon cleaning kits, 2 pcs 8 GB, Tripod, Bag and screen protector.
More to come:
Books, camera bag and ..................
Need more $$$$:bigeyes:
Personal choice: since the kit lens are so cheap, I'd rather use them without filters than put cheap filters on them.
wildcat
Senior Member
Sigma got any problems with front or back focusing?
Sigma: HSM
Tamron: ask the seller for the version with the built in motor. Except for the 70-300 VC USD. They have a non-USD one. USD = ultra-sonic silent drive, Tamron's AF motor, which is currently only available on the Tamron 70-300 VC USD
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mondocheesemonster
New Member
For me I stick with Tamron. The slow auto-focus is not a problem, because lets face it, we're not really optimized to shoot fast moving stuff on the D5000. Not to say it can't be done, just means it's a lot harder. I would rather have accuracy than speed.
With a 17-50, doubt you'll have the reach to shoot fast moving stuff anyway, so no worries.
Sigma on the other hand, is notorious for it's focusing issues. Best bet is to get one on warranty then get Sigma to re-calibrate for free.
Irvine
Senior Member
Proud new user of a D5000! Sure I'll have lots of great times with this camera.
First few shots.
seems pretty sharp to me
both shot at high iso?Hi Guys,
I'm using a D5000 also. Initially I was really happy with the camera until one day when I wanted to try on a AF 50mm prime then I start to learn about the lack of servo motor inside my camera body. I was so damn disapointed but it isn't the end of the world because I can still rely on AF-S lens. My love for my D5000 strengthen once again.
Glad to know there are people out there who likes their D5000.
I'm using a D5000 also. Initially I was really happy with the camera until one day when I wanted to try on a AF 50mm prime then I start to learn about the lack of servo motor inside my camera body. I was so damn disapointed but it isn't the end of the world because I can still rely on AF-S lens. My love for my D5000 strengthen once again.
Glad to know there are people out there who likes their D5000.
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scholesville
New Member
Guys, any preferance which 3rd-party lens you prefer for our D5000.
Sigma or Tamron or Tokina? Seems like many users say Sigmas have problems with their AF...
Sigma or Tamron or Tokina? Seems like many users say Sigmas have problems with their AF...
Yeap. Both at high iso. 3200 & 1250 respectively.seems pretty sharp to me
Dont put too high iso to 3200 for non-moving object. you will see noise on your pics.
1250 and below should be fine, play with ur apreture and shutter speed.
Irvine
Senior Member
agree, but look at the 2 pics she posted lol. i dun detect noise in both pics.
2 possible options:
1) the noise is removed by d5000 itself by selecting iso noise removal to high
2) done separately via PP
other than noise, details r lost due to high iso. colours dun look as saturated as low iso too.
Irvine
Senior Member
Reporting as another nikon 5k lover...
nikon 5k lover :bigeyes:
haha anyway welcome to the club
mondocheesemonster
New Member
Most of the new lenses are AF-S/HSM/USM/USD... Don't worry shoot more. Since you are just starting I doubt you have a large collection of AF-D lenses...
I didn't do any PP, so it must have been the camera.
I was playing around with the settings, modes, and everything (first 4 hours with the camera afterall). I must have been using a night mode or something.
But i did notice that the colours don't look good at the higher levels.
Gotta take note of the iso levels the next time i do night shots. and use more of the aperture and shutter manipulations. glad i posted here..
Irvine
Senior Member
I didn't do any PP, so it must have been the camera.
I was playing around with the settings, modes, and everything (first 4 hours with the camera afterall). I must have been using a night mode or something.
But i did notice that the colours don't look good at the higher levels.
Gotta take note of the iso levels the next time i do night shots. and use more of the aperture and shutter manipulations. glad i posted here..
i recommend using aperture priority ('A' on the mode dial) mode. allows u to control aperture in such situations, n let the camera decide the best shutter speed for u. u can also learn how to control the depth of field using that mode.
another tip to note is the minimum shutter speed required to actually cancel out blur caused by handshake. Follow this equation:
shutter speed = 1/(focal length)
so let's say ur focal length's at 18mm, n since d5000 is body with a cropped sensor, u haf to multiply the focal length by 1.5x crop factor. so the final result will be 1/27secs or faster, thus the closest shutter speed which can be selected in camera will be 1/30secs. with the VR in lenses nowadays, u can afford slowing it down to say 1/15secs or even 1/8secs. Learn the breathing technique too. it helps in takin clear shots
i recommend using aperture priority ('A' on the mode dial) mode. allows u to control aperture in such situations, n let the camera decide the best shutter speed for u. u can also learn how to control the depth of field using that mode.
another tip to note is the minimum shutter speed required to actually cancel out blur caused by handshake. Follow this equation:
shutter speed = 1/(focal length)
so let's say ur focal length's at 18mm, n since d5000 is body with a cropped sensor, u haf to multiply the focal length by 1.5x crop factor. so the final result will be 1/27secs or faster, thus the closest shutter speed which can be selected in camera will be 1/30secs. with the VR in lenses nowadays, u can afford slowing it down to say 1/15secs or even 1/8secs. Learn the breathing technique too. it helps in takin clear shots
thanks for the tips ! Lots to learn lots to learn..
But that's the fun in photography isn't it.. there's never a limit to what you can do & learn to do. There's always some new tricks that someone knows.Similar threads
