Choice between Nikon D3200 vs D90, what to choose?

Question

Nikon

Good morning community.

For a long time I dreamed of starting photography, and now this moment has come. But since I only held a DSLR a couple of times, I roughly understand how to work with it. As for the choice here, I ran into a wall. After googling and looking at a bunch of different reviews, I chose 2 models from Nikon, these are
1. NIKON D3200 KIT (18-55 VR)
2. NIKON D90 KIT (18-55 VR)

If you have alternative options from other brands within $ 750 (23 022,375), I would be grateful to go google them too.

Thank you.

Answer 1

It will be much easier for you, as a beginner, to start with 3200, the camera is easier to use, there is a system of built-in prompts, that is, you will not be left alone in the field. Later, having taken a good look at it, gaining experience and knowledge, you will understand what factors are holding back your further development and choose a worthy replacement yourself.
The D90 is legendary, of course, but legendary is good to collect. The picture from it will turn out noticeably worse than from the 3200. The only advantage of the D90 is the ability to work with AF lenses while maintaining autofocus. But you, as a beginner, should be of little interest now. Don't chase cheap lenses so that they end up gathering dust on the shelf or forcing you to think about how to sell them. When there is a realized need for a particular AF lens, you will most likely already have another, more advanced camera (for example, the new NIKON D7100).
As the first lens, I advise you to take the AF-S 35 / 1.8, which is more versatile than the fifty dollars voiced above, and will give odds to many other glasses in image quality. In addition, the lack of zoom will force you to think and move more when building a frame.

Answer 2

To begin with, I advise the TC to take the cheapest camera possible. Perhaps even from the hands of someone you know. Already at least in order not to bite your elbows later, if "it doesn't work."
As for “D3200 shoots better than D90”, this is just nonsense) A person shoots - the rest is details. As recently as yesterday, I saw a four-megapixel image at the exhibition, taken with a prototype Panasonic camera with the then latest SD-card. And nothing - the picture is great.
Fix, as the only lens, is also stupid, especially since it is not at all clear what the TS wants to shoot. I would take the universal 18-105VR, since it costs little money, it comes in a whale with the D90, and sometimes with younger ones. And then, having filled his hand, the TC will not come here, but a specialized forum, and the holivar will breed there)

Answer 3

Good morning, I myself shoot on the D90. For comparison, read snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-D3200-vs-Nikon_D90
Judging by these data, the 3200 model wins in important parameters: it keeps noise better at high iso, better DD and further down the list. In defense of the D90, I want to say that this is a legendary camera of its time, which does not lose its relevance to this day. Convenient ISO and shutter speed wheels, a convenient screen on top, an AF motor that allows you to take cheaper lenses without an AF motor.
I also advise you to take carcasses without lenses, 18-55 is, to put it mildly, a very mediocre lens that can spoil the impression of the camera, it’s better to take a fixed fifty dollars, but there is no zoom, but the picture is completely different. I also advise you to pay attention to the Canon 60D, a very worthy device.
In general, go to the store and hold them in your hands, the one that "lies" in your hand is yours =)

Answer 4

I always take the simplest carcass from the line. First there was d40. I recently bought a d3100 for $330 - very angrily. It’s better to buy some interesting glass, it will serve easily for 10 years, but you still want a new carcass in a couple of years.
A carcass at a higher level simply reduces the chances of screwing up the frame for those who know how to use additional frills. Image quality differs slightly, unless of course you compare DX and FX models.
Of the above options, the d90 can only be advised to those who have experience and non-motorized optics. And so, d3200 of course.

Answer 5

I’ll add my five cents about the fix: fifty dollars is a magical thing. But for a novice photographer, starting with a fifty dollars (and with a fix in general) will be difficult. No wonder 18-55 is called "whale": for most plots it is quite suitable. Take pictures of a whale in the summer, I'm sure that the photos will please you, some may upset you, but you learn from mistakes, be sure to analyze the mistakes. And after half a year, by Golden Autumn, you can buy new optics, while understanding why it is and what it will give you personally.
From my experience: when I put on a fifty kopeck piece for the first time, I did not know what to do. How can they shoot? All the time the hand reaches for the zoom ring, the frames are built in some dense, nothing fits into the frame. Now it’s much more convenient for me to shoot with fixes, zooming with my feet, especially when shooting a portrait. Even when shooting at a zoom of 24-70, I set 70 and move myself, choosing the angle, no torsion of the ring. It's comfortable!
Good luck, happy shopping!

Answer 6

D90 is much more convenient in terms of control, you have already been told that. On the topic of working ISO and noise - when reading a huge number of articles on the Internet, it may seem that this is a very important parameter. If you do not go to shoot in nightclubs and other not particularly lit places, then believe me, you should not look at ISO . It was my first device (D90), after a week of use I shot it in manual mode, and didn’t take a steam bath, so if you take the time to master it, you can forget about the experience, as you wrote above. In general, I would take D90 18-105. His lens is good. About the screen - I support it with both hands.
Now for the cons. Both cameras have terrible color separations. Skin colors are the most miserable, see examples on the Internet, for example, at 35photo in the equipment section. Alas, this is a price for high working ISOs - either good colors, or a low-noise matrix , one of the two in this price category (up to 80,000 rubles). impossible mathematically.