Go with what you like and can afford. Handle the Nikon you're considering buying too. What dave said!Keeping things vaguely on topic (although just musing about future purchases)...I'd been toying with the idea of upgrading my body to the D300(s) this year (fed up with crap grainy images at high ISO and built-in sensor cleaning is very appealing), but reading around I think I'm going to stick with the entry level as the D90 seems just as good in terms of quality, and all you're paying for with the D300 is a magnesium body and marginally better sealing which just adds weight.
I'd been toying with the idea of upgrading my body to the D300(s) this year
Unless you buy the 18-55 kit lens for £90...
I liked the 10-20mm... But figured I may as well get a cheaper body to start with...
D90 body on its own from £620The price of the kit lens is at best ~£200So the bundle saves a few pennies.The D90 has the same technology as the D300 but significantly less (apparently).That said you should spend most of your money on lenses as you'll upgrade your body when the technology advances in a few years anyway.
I would however avoid using a D3, D3s or a D3X, until you have the funds to purchase one. As the superiority of the image quality over crop size sensors (especially at high ISO's) will make you cry yourself to sleep at night until you have one of your own to hug and cherish.
Love that second shot Slack line, real beauty, nice sunset
Quote from: tomtom on February 12, 2010, 12:36:29 pmI liked the 10-20mm... But figured I may as well get a cheaper body to start with...I like the (Sigma) 10-20mm too
Quote from: slack---line on February 12, 2010, 12:49:53 pmQuote from: tomtom on February 12, 2010, 12:36:29 pmI liked the 10-20mm... But figured I may as well get a cheaper body to start with...I like the (Sigma) 10-20mm too It's a nice lens, but the Tokina 11-16mm blows it out of the water
Well, I was about to click on a D5000, then I had another snoop at the 'spare' lens at work (that I could snaffle), and its a sigma 14mm F3.5 - which is not an AFS... AND nikon have just announced £60 sheets cashback on D90's.. so I'm watching for a low price on the D90 18-105 combo... (D90 will AF the earlier lenses yes?)T
I would get the body only and buy a couple of decent cheaper Nikon primes, they will offer better optical performance than any zooms in a similar price range, pretty much all the cheaper zooms are wank IMO.I wouldn't touch Sigma personally, having owned and sold several of them, I am pretty obsessive when it comes to lens image quality though.....I would recommend you stick with Nikon or Tokina and you can't go wrong, Nikon having first preference for most stuff though, generally speaking.I think you would have a lot more fun with a D90 and one of these:http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-nikon-50mm-f1-4-d-af-lens/p12868