Comments on: Nikon D3000 Review: Field Test Report

By: nowsahd

nowsahd — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:10:49 +0000

i have some manual setting not a auto setting please tell me some setting

By: Kenny

Kenny — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:14:20 +0000

Up 1 vote from me Peter. I actually already bought my D3000 before reading your article. Reading your article gave me firmer grip that I chose the right one.

Prior to reading this, I red from Ken Rockwell: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d3000.htm which stated that D3000 is the worst Nikon dslr ever. Well, I am still a neophyte but it still punches a hole for new D3000 owners with his sharp comments of the camera capturing a lot of noise. But it all made sense when this model just provides a hands-off approach into capturing their image instead of doing any automatic noise cleaning during capture. Wonder why Ken is so against this model?

By: murtuza patanwala

murtuza patanwala — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:35:19 +0000

Murtuza.Patanwala,

Thanks for the review Peter,I was’nt very sure upon my decision of buying the Nikon D3000 instead of the CanonEOS1000D.

By: Peter K. Burian

Peter K. Burian — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:45:08 +0000

Hi Joe: Was it me that posted the link at dpreview? I really cannot remember. Which Forum is it in?

The link you provided is for their test report.

Thanks

Peter

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:03:46 +0000

I don’t know whether you realize this, but the link you posted at dpreview.com is actually the much more expensive D300s. The D3000 http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3000/page26.asp also got good marks, but not quite so high.

By: Peter K. Burian

Peter K. Burian — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:03:31 +0000

Thanks for your note, Bev. Yes, you can find TONS of useful information on this site.

Peter http://www.peterkburian.com

By: Bev Tigert

Bev Tigert — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:19:13 +0000

I was searching for information on lenses for my nikon d5000 when I found your site. Great post. Thank You.

By: PeterKBurian

PeterKBurian — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:17:12 +0000

Thanks for your kind comment, Vix.

Yeah, the D3000 is an absolute bargain for the price.

Cheers! Peter
http://www.peterkburian.com

By: Vix

Vix — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:17:01 +0000

Excellent review. You have touched upon a lot of fine points.
I just bought the D3000. I was a bit confused between the Canon 1000D and Nikon D3000. But I guess I was happier off with Nikon. Somehow the built quality of buttons and body of the canon 1000D did not appeal to me at all. Bearing a lower price tag, yet I found the results on the Nikon to be better.
Keep us posted on more…will follow you posts surely. Thanks a lot.

Nikon seems to be offering an excellent deal in India at the moment.
I bought the D3000 with Lense Kit for $539 and got a Nikon Carry Bag along with a 4 GB Card and the standard Nikon 2 yr Warranty.

Canon 1000D retails @ $510 with 2GB card and Carry Case which they claim Canon will ship separately to your doorsteps once you register online…kinda weird!

By: PeterKBurian

PeterKBurian — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:56:38 +0000

btw, there’s a 30 page review at http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond300s/page30.asp

They were also very impressed with this surprisingly affordable camera.

Rating (out of 10)
Build quality 9.5
Ergonomics & handling 9.0
Features 9.0
Image quality 9.0
Performance (speed) 9.5
Value 9.0