User Reviews for Nikon D90 (AF-S 18-105 mm VR Kit Lens) Digital SLR Camera

Nikon D90 is a great prosumer DSLR in this price range. As someone else pointed out - anything lower than a D90 is not worth being called a DSLR.nnCustomizability: You can shoot in multiple resolutions, multiple sizes and in JPEG/NEF formats. It has the standard nikon variety of white balances and picture tones, but setting anything is extremely simple once you get a hold of your camera. nnErgonomics: It fits your hand nicely, unlike the D5100 and D3100. Really rock solid, and you immediately get the feel that you're ready for the shoot. The two dials (one for aperture and another for shutter) is much MUCH better than having just one dial as D5100, or any Canon in this range.nnLow light performance: Pretty decent. I usually go up to ISO 1600 when I'm in low light, and the pics that come out are usually good enough, with very less graininess. nnBattery: Extremely reliable and long lasting. Doesn't take a long time to recharge, and takes about 1000 shots (if you don't use flash). nnAutofocus: YES! Which is another big differentiator in the low end cameras like D5100 and D90. The camera itself has an autofocus motor, and it's compatible with all lenses. On a D90. you don't need to buy expensive lenses with AF motor, just because your camera body sucks.nnIncluded Software: Horrible :) Just use Adobe lightroom or Aperture, and you'll be good.nnIncluded Kit lens: 18-105 is a very versatile lens and extremely reliable too. It covers most of the range that you're likely to encounter. Also, the autofocus on this is very silent.nnVideo: Pretty basic. No autofocus makes it useless for me, really. Even the most basic camcorder is better than a D90 when it comes to video.nnOverall - 4/5, mostly because of useless video functionality and due to the fact that D7000 tops D90 in all departments.

Nikon D90 a great camera, with all the features that needed for excellent photography.nIf we can understand the manual and try all the modes... you become an expert of photography...nreal good camera...nI'd say this is the best when compared with D5100 and D7000 with in the budget

The reason is simple.....it has a more professional body....and gives a feel of actual higher end pro bodies.....lots of switches on the body for tweaking all imp settings u need to change to get that perfect shot....once accustomed.....u hardly have to delve into menus.....just like riding a bike....controlling everything without looking at your gear..... Whereas in lower end (till d5100) models....u would actually delve into that "nice" menu to change aperture, iso, WB etc......instead of capturing those split second moments u bought your dslr for !!

I watched many people using entry level DSLRs, but the fact is, the photonquality of those DSLRs are never the same, which is the main criteria fornbuying a DSLR. Pictures look blotchy and not sharp, specially at nightnphotography on those cameras.nI bought D90 even though some newer models were available at that point ofntime. The reason behind that was its great handling. If you want to takenphotography seriously and upgrade your camera later on, D90 provides younthe same features that other pro cameras offer, including buttons andnothers features which are essentially same. 12 megapixels are good enoughnfor me, and in daylight the camera is a marvel (I compared my prints withnmy friends who owns a 5DMII and daylight pics are at par). But the cameranpic suffers at night, due to low ISO tolerance. Obviously adding a bignaperture lens improves the quality drastically (I use one f-1.4 50 mmnprime for night), and adding an external flash can really help you out.nFocus speed is not the fastest, but does not matter as long as you do notnshoot sports. Weight and ergonomics of the camera is just awesome (annessential for a DSLR, as users know it, a bad ergonomically designedncamera weighing more than 1 kg can really hurt your hands for sure). ISOnrange till 1000 is ok, after that noise is very obvious. Camera featuresnsome basic post-processing features, but nobody uses it. 12 bit compressednRAW is a impressive feature and every serious photographers should learnnhow to use RAW photographs. In built flash is just not good, you need tonbuy an external flash. VR lenses work fine with this camera (some cameranin Nikon lineup has this problem). Best photos can be taken (according tonme) in landscape photography and in abstract photography.

Not saying anything about D90. People of this domain knows, what D90 means for. About packing, its awesome. Flicpkart is too good at packing and delivering the product on time.