RedShoe

I just read the manual regarding movie mode, and yeah I was right. You can't set an 'iris' or 'f/stop' while in movie mode, it uses matrix metering and will auto adjust your video. The only movie settings you can choose are basically frame size which in turn is also file size, and movie length. It will only record for 5 minutes because the 'internal circuitry' will overheat and malfunction. It absolutely did say in the manual that if you use fluorescents (as kino's are) that you will get image distortion. It also said do not point it at the sun.

As far as Digital cameras goes, it's a good 35mm DSLR for me. Like I said it feels more durable to me than the D-80, and has a lot more features that I have yet to explore. But the video feature is FAR TOO WEAK to be of any use in the industry. It's barely good enough to film the family. At 5 minutes, it'd be good for I dunno maybe filming a guy getting hit in the nuts with a coconut, or filming my cousin Ronnie doing donuts in his beatup Datsun at his farm for shitty youtube videos... but that's about it.

In hindsight, buying a new camera for the feel does seem ridiculous. It's pretty much a D-80 with video features. I shoot in manual anyway so I rarely use any of the 'bells and whistles' I know the D-90 has some kind of wicked color settings that uses a color chart, but I never color correct in camera anyway, so I might not ever use that feature. Sitting here... writing this... I realize, I should have kept the D-80 and invested in a bigger body Nikon like a D3.

Well.. SHIT!

Anyone wanna buy a barely used D-90?

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