My Honest Nikon DSLR Review

DSLR means digital single-lens reflex camera fitted with an image sensor that is the same size as a film frame. This is in contrast to cameras with smaller sensors. Currently, many of the digital cameras that are both compact and SLR models use a smaller frame. It is easier and cheaper to manufacture imaging sensors at a smaller size.

A number of advantages are offered by full-frame DSLR cameras over their smaller-sensor counterparts. One of the benefits is that wide-angle designed for full-frame maintains that same angle of view. On smaller-sensor Nikon cameras, wide-angle lenses have smaller angles of view equivalent to those of longer-focal-length lenses on film cameras.

Full-frame DSLRs may produce better quality images in certain high contrast or low light situations. Another advantage of the full-frame cameras is the pixel size. For a number of given pixels, the larger sensor allow for large pixels that provide a wider dynamic range and lower noise at high ISO levels.


The full-frame sensor can also be useful with wide-angle, in particular, the wider angle of view is often more suitable for photography.

While the full-frame DSLRs offer benefits for wide-angle photography, smaller-sensor DSLRs offer some advantages for photography. This is because the smaller angle of view of small-sensor Nikon DSLRs cameras enhances the effect of the lenses.

Some full-frame DSLRs are mainly for expert use include more features than typical consumer-grade DSLRs, so some of their larger dimensions and increased mass result from more rugged construction and additional features as opposed to this being an inherent consequence of the full-frame sensor.

If one is on a very tight budget or one needs a friendly first DSLR, the cheapest choice that is still widely available is the D3000. It is frill free. It does not include exposure bracketing.

The second generation of the Nikon DSLRs started coming into the market in the year 2007 with the D3 and D300. This second generation cameras offer very good images qualities because they add Nikon’s ADR (Adaptive Dynamic Range). These second generation Nikon cameras were the first to allow a full range of saturation and other adjustments of images. The values and saturation are set in direct units and in the picture control menus.

They offer five manual preset WB storage settings with complete notes and icons, they automatically correct color fringes caused by most lenses. The first generation of DSLR cameras did not do well for the long exposure astrophotography. Astrophotography became popular when the second generation was leashed in the market.

The latest generations of these Nikon DSLR cameras are adding live-view focus and dust reduction. Serious astrophotographers who mean to try to remove the maximum amount of data out of their cameras, Nikon offer some very good cameras that are also very sensibly prices. Them being sold at fair prices, it means that people are able to have access to them.