Nikon D90 - High Definition Video in an SLR?
By now, you may have seen the Ashton Kutcher commercial for Nikon's new D90. In fact, Nikon has set up a dedicated web site just for the Kutcher campaign. I'm an Olympus guy myself, but this camera looks sweet. There was a time when SLR snobs turned their nose up at the mere suggestion that an SLR might include video. Yet that's exactly what Nikon has done. The D90 includes 24 frames-per-second HD video, along with a 12.3 megapixel sensor. Couple that with the 4.5 fps still shot, and you've got a camera that should be as at-home on the soccer field as in the studio. Read DP Review's take on the Nikon D90, and then buy the camera at Amazon. If I were not already invested in Zuiko lenses for my Oly (or if I were independently wealthy), I'd take a serious look at this camera myself.
Update: I've just learned that Canon's 5D MARK II DSLR also shoots HD video (it offers 1080 resolution as compared to the D90's 720). The Canon is clearly targeted at a different consumer, however; its 21 megapixels (as compared to the D90's 12) and $2700 price tag put the camera out of reach of most amateurs.
