Dear Nikon...

alb

Can you please make a new mid-range camera in the vein of the D90 that has BOTH a top LCD screen and a flip out LCD screen on the back.

I have a D80 and have been holding out for years now to upgrade to something in a similar form factor since the D90 wasn't enough of an improvement. Anyone else waiting on something similar, any news about it yet?

StopNotWorking

Get the 60D then, it's exactly what you're looking for

alb

StopNotWorking wrote: »

Get the 60D then, it's exactly what you're looking for

Yeah, for once Canon seem to have a mid-range option that Nikon has no equivalent of. But I'm familiar with Nikons and all my lenses are Nikons, so really it's a real pain for me to change to Canon now.

pete4130

The D90 is a massive improvement on the D80. It's a whole generation ahead.

colblimp

Not sure if this helps but as a D90 user, my next upgrade is going to be to full frame as the D7000 isn't enough of a jump...

dirtyghettokid

i thought the D7000 was the upgrade for D80/90 users.
i'm still hanging onto my D80. i still like it, except for shít ISO sensitivity.. haha

colblimp

dirtyghettokid wrote: »

i thought the D7000 was the upgrade for D80/90 users.
i'm still hanging onto my D80. i still like it, except for shít ISO sensitivity.. haha

Well, it is according to Nikon, but the D90 and D7000 are too similar for me, so full frame it is.

alb

Yeah the D7000 looks like it might be better option now than the D90, although it seems it is not an upgrade in every aspect. Also still no flip out screen - a feature I would like to have and that is present on at least one lower end Nikon model.

Kenny Logins

I thought I needed a flip out screen when I bought my D5100. I've used it a few times, but could easily do without.

GhostInTheRuins

colblimp wrote: »

Well, it is according to Nikon, but the D90 and D7000 are too similar for me, so full frame it is.

If you're planning on upgrading to full frame from a D90, I'd wait a few months and see what the rumoured D600 is going to be like. That'll be a game changer I'd say. An "entry level" full frame camera.

dirtyghettokid

i don't see what the appeal of a flip out screen is. i wouldn't have a use for normal photography, but maybe people who shoot video would use it?
more AF points and better ISO sensitivity on a mid-range camera would be nice
i agree with the 60D though. if i were getting rid of my nikon gear, i'd probably go for that as a backup body to my 5D2

GhostInTheRuins

A flip out screen would be dead handy for doing low down macros, or anything that you'd have tripod mounted at a low height.

colblimp

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

If you're planning on upgrading to full frame from a D90, I'd wait a few months and see what the rumoured D600 is going to be like. That'll be a game changer I'd say. An "entry level" full frame camera.

Nah, I'm getting a D800

I'm with Dirtyghettokid - why do you need a flip out screen? To me, it just screams 'Amateur'! :eek:

sepd123

Flip out screens aren't on the high end cameras because it makes it really hard to weatherseal them. Unless you are doing video i dont really see the point other than being able to protect the screen from scrathes.

Gregor Samsa

colblimp wrote: »

I'm with Dirtyghettokid - why do you need a flip out screen? To me, it just screams 'Amateur'! :eek:

Autofocus probably screamed 'Amateur'! to some people when it was first introduced.

sepd123 wrote: »

Flip out screens aren't on the high end cameras because it makes it really hard to weatherseal them. Unless you are doing video i dont really see the point other than being able to protect the screen from scrathes.

I have a Sony A77 with a flip out (and rotating) screen. It's weather-sealed.

Very handy for any time your camera is low down or high up. Macros at ground level, situations where you have to hold your camera above head height (I'd imagine it would be valuable for news photographers in a scrum). There's plenty of times that getting your face behind a camera would be difficult or impossible - but how often it happens depends on how and what you shoot.

Also handy when I have the camera mounted on my telescope - with an equatorial mount, the camera can end up in strange positions if you're pointing the scope at different parts of the sky - positions in which you might not be able to get behind the camera at all. Being able to flip out the screen mitigates against that. Most of the time I use the viewfinder, but I do find plenty of uses for the articulating screen, and I wouldn't like to be without it now. Useful for screen protection too.

The only downside I can see to it is that it's a potential weak point in terms of physical damage. If you dropped or knocked the camera with the screen out, there's a chance it could break off.

Griotar

I got a D7000 a couple of months ago.I`m still getting getting used to it but am really happy with it. In my opinion the D7000 spec is way above the D90.