Monday, April 25, 2011

Should I buy D90 or D7000

Anyone considering buying their first Nikon DSLR camera or upgrading to a more serious model might be considering between buying the D90 or D7000. If you have done some research you probably know by now that they are both great cameras.

The D90 is one of Nikon's best DSLR models that offers great performance for its price when it came out. Now several years on the D90's price has dropped even further while still remaining capable of producing great image quality. The D7000 on the other hand is just as good value as the D90 when it came out. You could say that it is the current model of the D90. Obviously with newer technology it's going to offer better performance but at a higher price.

So what should you get? Is the D7000 worth the extra money? I have got to say that for most of us who take photographs as a hobby or for the enjoyment, we are unlikely to push either cameras to their limits. So if you are one of the non-serious amatures who knows that the D90 is more than capable for your needs then the D90 is probably the answer for you.

However I think most of us do not buy a new DSLR because of "Need" but because of "Want", and so we should buy something that would make us happy and rid us of our "Want". If having bought the D90 you are going to be looking on with sad puppy eyes everytime another person walks by with the D7000, then it's not going to work out very well buying the D90.
Even if you have to wait a few months to save up the extra cash to be able to afford the D7000 I think it is still worth it. Because it is better to have to live a few extra months with "Want" than to live with "regret" for a much longer time.


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