Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX "VR" and 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX "VR" Zoom-Nikkor Lens + 8GB Deluxe Accessory Kit

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 19 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002ALUOOO
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,843 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 20, 2009

Product Description

A remarkable blend of simplicity and highly-advanced DSLR capabilities, the compact and powerful D5000 offers breathtaking 12.3-megapixel image quality, along with a flexible, Vari-angle, Live View monitor for fresh picture-taking perspectives. Nikon's EXPEED image processing further enhances performance, contributing to split-second shutter response and continuous shooting at up to 4 frames-per-second to capture fast action and precise moments perfectly. The D5000's 24-fps HD D-Movie mode with sound captures video clips with amazing clarity--offering new and exciting creative opportunities. Fast, accurate 11-point autofocus with 3D Tracking, teamed with famous NIKKOR optics, assures incredible image sharpness, while active image sensor cleaning combats annoying dust automatically. Featuring a convenient built-in flash, 19 automatic exposure Scene Modes to make the impossible easy and 23 Custom Setting options to fit your preferences, as well as 14 in-camera image retouching functions, the D5000 is the perfect DSLR, beginning with performance to meet your picture-taking tomorrows.
Nikon AF-S DX-Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR, a lens featuring a built-in Silent Wave Motor and Vibration Reduction (VR). The AF-S DX-Nikkor 18- 55mm f3.5-5.6G VR is an affordable, and compact, 3x zoom lens covering the most frequently used focal range of 18-55mm with amazing versatility.
Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkon lens: with 35mm equivalent of 82-300mm * Vibration Reduction allows in-focus shots with longer exposure times (up to three shutter speeds slower) * Silent Wave Motor for fast, quiet focusing * ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass lens element for superior optical performance * Super-integrated coating minimizes ghosting and flare for more vivid images in dim lighting.
++PLUS++ 8GB Deluxe Accessory Kit: Loaded with extremely useful accessories.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great consumer camera, June 8, 2010

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Edmond Dantes (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX "VR" and 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX "VR" Zoom-Nikkor Lens + 8GB Deluxe Accessory Kit (Electronics)

I've had this camera for about a year now and I'm extremely happy with the purchase. I've taken beautiful pictures with it and I've had some made into prints as large as 20" x 30" with excellent detail and clarity. The camera isn't quite commercial or professional grade but it does not claim to be so. The lenses that come with it are very high quality - though not top quality. Again, this is exactly what it claims to be.

I have been able to take a variety of pictures in different styles. I take plenty of nature shots and a lot of pictures of my dogs as they run around. I'm to capture them very easily without blurring or streaking in most lighting conditions (low light will definitely affect the autofocus - I like to use the burst mode to get the right pictures of the dogs and that doesn't go well if the lighting is too dim).

Just to test the camera's abilities, I took a flash shot of my ceiling fan on high speed and the camera was able to take a great picture of the blades such that the fan does not even appear to be on.

The attenuating screen has proven to be useful on occasion when I want to hold the camera high to get a picture over a crowd or obstacle but in reality I don't use it too often.

The video quality is very good. If I had a complaint here it would be that the video length is limited to 5 minutes. Also, be sure to use a high speed card or the video might cut out in much less than 5 minutes to catch up to the write.

The auto mode works very well and in most circumstances this camera works beautifully as a point-and-shoot but it also gives full control over shutter and aperture settings. I've enjoyed playing with some artistic use of extended shutter times in a pitch black room with a match.

Bottom line: if you are a professional or you are looking to take truly professional pictures then you probably aren't looking at this camera to begin with. If you are an amateur/consumer level buyer who wants to take beautiful pictures in high resolution then this camera is simply great. (Maybe I should have given it 5 stars.)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nikon D5000 w/ Deluxe Accessory Kit..., May 21, 2010

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T. Cregan ""photo freak"" (Winter Springs, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX "VR" and 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX "VR" Zoom-Nikkor Lens + 8GB Deluxe Accessory Kit (Electronics)

I have waited along time for this and I am extremely excited! The Camera is great, love the accessories of the camera and the ease of all the functions included. I used it for the first time (other that practicing) at a Beach Wedding in Destin, Florida last weekend, the results were spectacular, even though I still have alot to learn.

The only thing I have a question about is the Deluxe Accessory Kit...The additional lenses do not fit on the camera...has anyone else had this problem or am I just not getting it? Please advise if you have the same problem or have a answer for me that will help solve the problem!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars d5000 nikon, January 7, 2010

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Robert Kroezen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX "VR" and 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX "VR" Zoom-Nikkor Lens + 8GB Deluxe Accessory Kit (Electronics)

The whole package is a great buy except the bag that is shown in the picture is different than what I got and I am very disapointed in the bag, the bag that I got sucks the shoulder strap keeps breaking loose and the whole bag drops to the ground, i would have given five stars but because of the bag I went with four stars.