Nikon's D5000 is a curious beast. It boasts an unorthodox model name, packs a strikingly unique display and aims at an atypically small niche. In a way, it's a poor man's D90, but stopping there would ...

The good: Very good photo quality; fast; video capture; articulated LCD; nice kit lens; built-in wireless flash controller. The bad: Small, dim viewfinder; middling video quality; too easy to ...

If the first number you look at when DSLR-shopping is the price, we understand. Blame it on the times. So there’s no question that the new Nikon D5000 will stop you cold in your number-crunching ...

The D5000 comes with the following: We tested the D5000 as a kit with an AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens. This is the most popular kit option, though some retailers may opt to create their own ...

The 12.3-megapixel Nikon D5000 is a terrific buy, offering the image quality of a more expensive D-SLR for a price of just $729.99 (direct, body only). Not only does this camera shoot beautiful images ...

I'm standing on top of the Great Wall of China, gazing down at my colleague. I might have a few inches on her, and a few steps between us, but I'm really not that tall. My new secret weapon is the ...

Best selling photographer, Doug Harman is author of the UK's No1, The Digital Photography Handbook, that's now sold over one-million copies worldwide. Nikon’s D5000 amounts to Nikon slicing up another ...

First the spy shots, now the official announcement. Nikon has unveiled the much-speculated D5000 12.3MP DSLR. It is essentially the D90 in a compact chassis at cheap price — aims to compete with the ...

The LCD plus higher resolution and a better AF system inherited from the D90 distinguish it from the cheaper D60, but challenges the D90 itself at this price point: Nikon is using the same ...

The D5000's menu system consists of six main panels (playback, shooting, custom settings, setup, retouch, and recent settings) with various options available in each one. Use the multi selector and ...

Just over six months after launching the D90 – the first DSLR to offer video capture – Nikon has released a second video-enabled model, the D5000. Positioned between the D60 and D90 models, this new ...

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