Nikon D5100 Digital SLR and Microphone Announced

joshwa (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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5 Apr 2011 - 12:40 PM

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Camera details:
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-d5100-digital-slr-announced-and-previewe...

Hands on preview:
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-d5100-digital-slr-hands-on-preview-16027

ME-1 Stereo microphone for DSLRs:
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-announced-the-new-me-1-stereo-microphone...

LenShepherd

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7 Apr 2011 - 9:01 PM

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I gather the D5100 viewfinder magnification is much smaller than the D7000 - if so definitely worth a comment.
As some-one using an external mic for video it is all too easy to forget to switch on the mic button battery - and get no sound.
The mic is on my shopping list (at a fair price) as I have more than 1 T shirt for silent video.
Taking the USA prices, converting at $1.6 to the £ and adding 20% VAT implies the suggested prices should be £600 for the body, and £120 for the mic.
Any chance of asking Nikon UK to justify the "rip off Briton" launch prices

LeftForum

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8 Apr 2011 - 6:26 PM

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Quote: I gather the D5100 viewfinder magnification is much smaller than the D7000 - if so definitely worth a comment.
As some-one using an external mic for video it is all too easy to forget to switch on the mic button battery - and get no sound.
The mic is on my shopping list (at a fair price) as I have more than 1 T shirt for silent video.
Taking the USA prices, converting at $1.6 to the £ and adding 20% VAT implies the suggested prices should be £600 for the body, and £120 for the mic.
Any chance of asking Nikon UK to justify the "rip off Briton" launch prices

Don't forget the Import Duty in addition to the VAT. Both get included in the RRP in UK whereas, in USA, sales tax gets added to the published price (and varies a bit from state to state). I fell foul of that when I walked into a camera shop in US to buy a Nikon lens. The price on the ticket on the shop display cabinet was $499. The price I would have had to pay, had I not changed my mind, would have been $539.

joshwa (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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14 Apr 2011 - 7:27 PM

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Actually I think this one is slightly sharper:

joshwa (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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14 Apr 2011 - 8:09 PM

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Night vision mode: ISO6400 thumbnail, followed by 100% crop





ISO: Hi 0.5





ISO: Hi 1 (12800)





ISO: Hi 2 (25600)





ISO: Hi 3 (51,200?)





ISO: Hi 3.3 (ISO?)

peterjones

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14 Apr 2011 - 9:47 PM

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The advice to sit back and watch the price drop is good unless you MUST have the latest now; for example the D7000 I think was launched at just over £1100 maybe even £1200 and is currently a shade under £900. If you were fleet of foot at Focus 2011 there were a few on Wednesday at £699.

lawbert (e2 Member)

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15 Apr 2011 - 6:57 PM

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Quote: The first shots were with the 200mm the rest were taken with the kit 18-55mm VR lens. We got a variety of lenses to see what they were like basically as I thought it would be fun and give a variety of shooting options.

We also have the 85mm/1.4, 28-300mm VR, the 200mm f/2 and 18-55mm kit.

For an honest representation of the cameras capabilites I would say the 18-55mm kit and the 28-300 vr would the most suitable lenses to pair with the 5100 as these are the most likely lenses buyers of the camera would use

The 85mm f1.4 and 70-200 f2 would never be bought and used on an entry level body.

I can see its fun to pair them up but a real world review would combine a buyers budget spread between the camera body and lenses proportionately

joshwa (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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19 Apr 2011 - 1:40 PM

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Full ISO range added from ISO100 to 6400, Hi1 (12800), Hi2 (25600) Colour and Night vision mode: Hi 1.5 (somewhere in between Hi 1 12800 and Hi 2 25600), Hi 3.7, and Hi 4 (ISO102400, highest it goes).