Nikon Cameras and Gear

New from Rocky Nook "Mastering the Nikon D5000" by Darrell Young is a

comprehensive guide for of the owners of this newest, budget-friendly generation of Nikon digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. The smaller, more lightweight Nikon D5000 mixes generous portions of user-controlled manual photography features with the latest technological innovations, allowing fully automatic point and shoot simplicity.

"Darrell's approach in teaching the reader to master this camera avoids the purely instructional technique, favoring a more friendly and advisory tone. He blends his decades of Nikon camera experience with an intuitive understanding of the readers' most likely questions regarding specific camera functions and features. Rather than just list all options for the myriad of camera settings and adjustments, he explains the background behind each setting and shares his personal recommendations.

Available now for $34.95 retail, the book is 320 pages.

Not to leave consumers behind, Nikon has also announced the new D3000 entry-level DSLR. It too is slated for release this August and features a 10.2MP sensor, guide-mode to help ease hobbyists into DSLR power, six scene modes. It's retail price is just under $600. [MORE]

Nikon today announced their newest profession level DSLR, the D300s. Featuring 12.3MP DX CMOS sensor, D-Movie HD Video capability, and up to seven frames per second shooting speed, the D300s is due August 2009 at a retail price of $1799.95 for the body only. [MORE]

Nikon today announced their new and "highly anticpated" new DSLR, the D5000. This 12.3MP is the latest DSLR to drift over into the prosumer/point & shoot territory by offering a movie mode and 19 preset scene shooting modes. I'm not sure that someone who wants movie mode and preset scenes (and there is nothing wrong with that in and of itselft) is actually the type to need a full-feature DSLR with interchangable lenses. But then again I've seen many people who think that just buying a better camera makes them a better photographer, so what do I know? [MORE]

Looking for that PERFECT gift to add to your fantasy Christmas list?

Nikon has just announced the highly anticipated D3X Digital SLR camera. Highlights of the camera include:

• Extreme Resolution 24.5 megapixel CMOS FX format sensor


• Ultra low noise ISO 100-1600 (expandable to 50-6400)


• Five fps burst speed at full resolution


• RAW image files topping 138 mb


• Same rugged weather sealing and familiar controls as the D3


• Sits beside the D3 as one of Nikon’s flagship D-SLR’s


• Available December for $7999.95

Wow! If you've got the coin, what a camera. Full press release follows: [MORE]