Which nikon DSLR's ?

86JR · 30 Sep 2009 at 15:29

have live view for when taking photos ? Ie display the photo in real time before you take it, on the lcd screen, instead of just the viewfinder ? (i have spectacles, its tricky).

D40 and D70 dont... used them today

thanks!

syke · 30 Sep 2009 at 15:35

Nikon D5000, D90.

alle · 30 Sep 2009 at 17:36

...D5000 is low res too.

Snapshot · 30 Sep 2009 at 18:49

syke said:
Nikon D5000, D90.

plus D300, D300s & D700.

syke · 30 Sep 2009 at 18:50

Snapshot said:
plus D300, D300s & D700.

Yes, assumed if looking at D40/70 the D700 would be out of budget, heh.

Kenai · 30 Sep 2009 at 18:50

I've never had trouble using the viewfinder perfectly fine with glasses...

D.P. · 1 Oct 2009 at 09:01

Well, if you get a D700 you don't need live view as the viewfinder is huge compared to a D40.

86JR · 1 Oct 2009 at 15:30

I have a d70 sitting next to me right now, and the display is hard to see, very gray and cant see the focus points...

D.P. · 1 Oct 2009 at 15:35

You know you can control the focus of the viewfinder (there is a black slider on the right of the viewfinder).

The D70 does have a small viewfinder compared to the newer cameras. CHeck out a D300.

86JR · 1 Oct 2009 at 15:38

I didnt know that, sorted that now.

Nice camera, tbh i prefer working with a d40, everything is simpler and I cant really tell the difference in image quality.

I suspect a D90, which is what I really hanker after, would be perfect ?

Mud · 1 Oct 2009 at 16:19

The D90 is great, but people using the D90/D300s for video recommend using an external monitor for critical focusing, so good as the screen is it could be better. Also, you're stuck with slow (but accurate) contrast-based autofocus on liveview, and slower framerates.