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silverbear wrote:

jackal858 wrote: I don't think the D90 is worth it unless you have older Nikon lenses and need an in body motor (the D5000 does not have in body motor, so you have to buy lenses that have the motor in them).

Yeah, its not worth buying the best rated DSLR in it's class, what was I thinking.........

Passive aggressive much?

The D90 is a great camera, but only if you get use all of its additional features that add $400-500 over the D5000 kit, particularly the in body focus motor. As the OP doesn't seem to have any previous SLR experience, the D5000 should be more than enough camera for him. I even had previously SLR photography back in the good ol' 35mm days and I found the D5000 to be way more camera than I needed.

All of this is my $.02 of course, but there's no need for the passive aggressive responses.

TexasComputerDude wrote:Hey yall,

I'm in the market for a new digital camera and I'm thinking about going with the Nikon D5000 DSLR.

The total price with tax would come to $744 at Best Buy.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nikon+-+12. ... _desc=null

Do any of yall have any comments for a guy who's new to photography in general and wants a decent DSLR for under 800? (give or take a hundred)

I personally own the D5000, and have done some amateur photography with it for people with great results. I have purchased two other lenses beyond the kit lens though which helped. But, even with the stock 18-55mm lens, you can get some great shots if you know just a little behind proper SLR technique. I don't think the D90 is worth it unless you have older Nikon lenses and need an in body motor (the D5000 does not have in body motor, so you have to buy lenses that have the motor in them). $744 is a pretty good price all in. I paid about $800 for mine when they first came out last year. I don't think you'd be disappointed. If you are new to photography on SLRs, you should really do some research for some tutorials to really get the most out of it.