Nikon D3000

been using the D3000 for a year now, have upgraded lens and learnt all the features with the camera. great to be used on the go and for shoots. only downside is the camera does not have an inbuilt auto focus motor which is bad as the 50mm 1.8d lens wont auto focus and you need to manual focus which is good though being a camera designed for beginners can teach them manual focusing

I,m not a truly serious photographer but do enjoy taking some intersting and unusual photos. I find with my Nikon D3000 that I can use the settings that are programmed such as portrait and macro for exampole, and the shot will be perfect. I'm in the process of learning the namual settings but the auto ones haven't let me down yet.

Its worth the money for a camera

Have had a few compact digital cameras in the past and have finally upgraded to an SLR camera. Could'nt be happier with the purchase. Captures the shot straight away, no delay like standard digital cameras. Capture that moment everytime.. Also purchased the 55-200 lense for close up shots from a longer distance and it is fantastic. Great shot of water spray while the kids are waterskiing and their facial expressions. Highly recommended SLR camera for the easy use and great price too...

Have had a few compact digital cameras in the past and have finally upgraded to an SLR camera. Could'nt be happier with the purchase. Captures the shot straight away, no delay like standard digital cameras. Capture that moment everytime.. Also purchased the 55-200 lense for close up shots from a longer distance and it is fantastic. Great shot of water spray while the kids are waterskiing and their facial expressions. Highly recommended SLR camera for the easy use and great price too...

Maybe you can offer that camera with an optional better zoom.

the nikon d3000 is a great camera for learners because it has a easy guide. in the guide you have options to view or take photos. when you click on shoot you can select easy or advanced operation. then you can select what types of things you want to shoot and the camera will change the settings. me and my 16 year old sister have one and they are a great camera. my sister takes great photos and has entered a lot of competitions and has even one some. there is a big range of lenses for the camera. there is a big range of SD cards so you can take thousands of photos. the screen is large so you can see and edit your photos. i would recommend this camera to anyone.

I bought this camera for my eleven year old son who has shown an interest in photography after using my old nikon d50 camera. I recently bought myself a Nikon D7000 and was finding it quite a complicated leap from my old Nikon D50. With this in mind and having always preferring the quality of Nikon digital SLR's I went in search of a simple to use camera that would teach my son the art of photography. The D3000fits the bill perfectly with its simple to use menu system which both guides and instructs the new user how to achieve the best results in an educational way.The camera also gives you some what if scenario as well as further creative options to get you thinking outside the square. To date he has not put the camera down for any length of
time and takes the camera bushwalking to capture his favourite nature spots.He also likes to use it to capture photos of friends and family in auto mode as it allow you to compose and shoot on the fly while letting the camera to take care of the exposure.The beauty of digital SLR's is that let you keep snapping without regard for the ammount of photos you are taking as you can just delete the ones you don't like by using the in camera
Editing options. This is a luxury we did not have in the days of film SLR's where you had to limit what you took because of the high cost of film development and printing.This camera has been so successful that I have replaced the D50 which I gave to my daughter who has recently won photo completions with it. The only factor you have totake into account is the range of lenses you can use as the camera does not have a focusing motor built in.This can be a positive as it enables you to choose thearea of the subject that you wish to focus on without being overridden by the Camera.

this camera is great i dont have alot of experiance with cameras but i found this one to be easy to use. the picture quality is great and it always turns out good.
it took a while to get used to holding it right but once you use if for a while it becomes like secind nature.

Although i am sill learning how to use the camera im loving finding
new things when i use it.
Also I love the quality of photos that i have been taking and have had lots of compliments on the photos i have taken....

Although i am sill learning how to use the camera im loving finding
new things when i use it.
Also I love the quality of photos that i have been taking and have had lots of compliments on the photos i have taken....

I'm very satisfied with my camera. It's easy to use and I am able to get all the shots I want. It's exactly what I want when taking sports shots.

very happy, i have just been over to the uk and i took my camera everywhere. my mum and stepdad both where even able to use the camera aswell. they where able to use it with easy. very happy with the photos aswell.