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Nikon EN EL9 Rechargeable Li ion Battery for Nikon D40 and D40x Digital SLR Cameras

7.4v / 1000mah / Spare battery ensures uninterrupted power that prevents you from missing rare moments / Free from memory effect

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars As announced
It will let me shoot hundreds, if not thousands of photos before recharge time. I’m not a heavy shooter, but I carry two of these and swap them just so they’ll last longer.

Stick with original.

5 Stars Digital camera battery
What can I say its a battery whose main job is to store power to run my device. I charged it up and it held the charge so it seems to work great.

Thank you

3 Stars MRS
Ok I couldn’t find a way to contact you so…

I think giving a shipping range of July 6 to July 21 is lame. It was be nice if you could get it to me before July 7 cuz thats when I need it. If not I’ll cancel my order.

Thanks

Mary

5 Stars Works as expected.
I bought this as a spare battery for my Nikon D60, as it is always recommended to have a spare. The battery worked well as expected. If yo are an amateur, or a serious photographer, a spare or two is always a must. I would recommend this product.

5 Stars Great battery!
Great battery…charges quickly and lasts for an extremely long time even when used for lengthy playback and editing. Also works for the D60 which is the camera I own.

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Nikon School DVD Fast Fun and Easy III Featuring the Nikon D5000 Digital SLR

60-minute Nikon School DVD narrated by Bob Krist * learn to set up and use the Nikon D5000 *

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5 Stars Great Purchase for Beginners or Intermediate Level Photographers
There is plenty of learning material on the Nikon D5000 in this Nikon School DVD. The instructor is patient, speaks clearly, comes across being very friendly and informative, and you can see his passion for photography by the way he talks about photography. At first, I thought I saw this movie and paid for a DVD which was a free video download from the Nikon website. The first couple of scenes are free on the Nikon website, the rest of the DVD is not. Even the free scenes have extended footage on the DVD only. I would recommend to watch the movie several times to really absorb the material – I could feel my brain getting full about half-way through the video and decided to split it up over two days and to give myself a chance to practice what I saw. There are plenty of practical examples in the video too, once you watch the entire video, you can just skip to the section you care to watch again through the menu. This video has become a useful reference for me.

4 Stars Very good start
I am not new to digital photography nor am I new to SLR photography but I am new to digital SLR photography. This DVD is a nice start on using the Nikon D5000. The DVD gets you using the camera and then begin to flesh the incredible features. I highly recommend it.

5 Stars An excellent tutorial on digitsal photography
Although this cd is for the Nikon D5000, it is an excellent tutorial on digital photography in general.

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Nikon CF D80 Semi Soft Case for Nikon D80 Digital SLR Cameras

This semi-soft case stores and protects your D80 Digital SLR camera. Protect your Nikon D80 with this close-fitting case. Its rugged polyester/vinyl exterior keeps out the elements, while its soft interior cradles your camera and an attached lens.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Wonderful Case
wonderful product! Took this on my European vacation and it was nice to be able to keep the camera around my neck and still have it protected. Also, I could easily put the camera into my bag without it getting scratched by the things inside the bag.

4 Stars Exactly what was needed
This case was the perfect one for my D90. Enough padding to keep it safe when tossed around, but not enough try dropping. Nothing fancy about it, just something to keep it safe when stored or taking on a trip.

5 Stars Perfet for my Nikon D60
Perfect for my Nikon D60, nice soft case keeps the camera safe when you are not using it…

5 Stars This is a great case for D90
This is a great case for D90. I am using this with D90 coupled with the 18-105mm kit lens. The camera fits in this perfectly without any issues. This case provides basic protection from dust and scratches and in no way can it protect the camera if its dropped.

The leather is soft and feels nice. The cap of the case holds by a velcro but you can fasten the camera by a button which holds the camera strap to the case.

Again…it provides basic support to the camera but not for rugged use. Should use this coupled with a backpack for that kind of protection.

Would definitely recommend it.

2 Stars Design OK, happier with previous Nikon SLR cases
I have had previous Nikon cases with screw-on form fitting specifically for the model, but this one is a disappointment compared to past Nikon cases. As mentioned by other reviewers, it is not that form fitting for my Nikon D80. The case has a small, thin strap which snaps to the camera. This small strap is very weak and if you take the case off and let it hang on the camera, it snaps off easily. My other Nikon cases would easily slide off and on with a secure mechanism (screw bottom), with no fear of losing or falling off by a simple snap. I was on vacation and it fell off when I did not immediately put the camera back in the case and did not know this until a stranger had picked it up for me. For this reason I am only giving it 2 stars. If there were a more secure strap to hold the case onto the camera strap, I would give it a higher rating. Please be aware of this feature when you are considering this case.

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Nikon MH 18a Quick Battery Charger for the EN EL3e Battery compatible with Nikon D80 D200 D300 and D700 Digital SLR Cameras

Can be used to recharge EN-EL3a and EN-EL3 batteries / Can fully recharge an exhausted battery in approximately 120 minutes

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Ok Battery Charger
This Battery Charger is OK for the specific battery that it is made for. However, there are other battery chargers that re-charge numerous types of batteries(e.g. Quantaray Battery Charger from Ritz Camera).

3 Stars Questionable quality
I broke my original Nikon charger by dropping it about five feet onto a concrete sidewalk. No visible damage, but it would not work after that. No complaints at this point and I ordered a new one. It arrived and worked fine for a week or two. Then it began to exhibit comnnection problems. Found the contacts where the battery met the charger were weak. Finally bought a Torx screwdriver and opened the cover. The contacts were fastened to the housing with a small spot of glue that pulled away from the housing. I reglued it but was sure it will not hold. Filled the mostly empty part of the housing with foam rubber and reassembled. Works fine now with the foam rubber holding the contacts in the proper position, but you should not have to redesign a new charger.

4 Stars Very Quick
The battery charger does what it is supposed to do! It is relatively quick and compact. If you have more than one camera bag (like me) get one for each and you will NEVER be caught out of town without it!!!

5 Stars Nikon Battery Charger
Purchased as a spare, in addition to the one which came with the camera, to keep in my bag at all times. Prompt service. Good product.

5 Stars Works Great
This charger works great. Just the same as the charger its replacing. It takes about an hour to charge the batteries for my D200, which is plenty fast enough.

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Nikon D5000 12 3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera with 18 55mm f 3 5 5 6G VR Lens and 2 7 inch Vari angle LCD

A remarkable blend of simplicity and highly advanced D-SLR capabilities, the compact and powerful D5000 offers breathtaking 12.3-megapixel image quality, along with a flexible, Vari-angle, Live View monitor for fresh picture-taking perspectives. Nikon’s EXPEED image processing further enhances performance, contributing to split-second shutter response and continuous shooting at up to 4 frames-per-second to capture fast action and precise moments perfectly.

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars SOFTWARE MISSING A SIMPLE OPTION, but very Happy with D5000
Just got my Camera, it’s great. Amazing pics when compared to my point and shoot. I still have alot to learn about it but I am very dissapointed in the transfer software. My old point and shoot Canon has Zoombrowser software which easily transfers your pics to your computer and organizes the file folders by the date the picture was taken…. Awsome, easy to find stuff. The Nikon software’s only option that is close is to organize the files by the date you transfer them to your computer and putting the date the picture was taken in the file name (for each picture). IT works so so if you tranfer every few days… but if you go on a holiday for 2 weeks and come home to put a few hundred pics on your computer, well then there will be one folder with all the pics in it with only the file name to indicate the date. The only way to organize them after that is manually

COME ON NIKON this in not rocket science, it’s a simple option that needs to be programmed.

I am looking to make my Nikon compatible with the Canon software or use another program.

Camera gets 5 star rating

Software gets 1 stars.

5 Stars Nikon is a legend
Yet another champion from Nikon. I love this camera. Light, easy to use, great help function and never the less I checked it as soon as it arrived and it does not fall under any of the recalls. I think amazon either depleted the stock of recalled ones or got them exchanged. I received mine on September 21st. Go Nikon!!! Very happy with this purchase

5 Stars Love it!
I am in love!! I have been looking at purchasing this camera for a while now. I tried it out at my local wolf camera but, it was cheaper through Amazon. I was hesitating to buy it since I heard of the recall but, I read in a forum that Amazon looked through their stock and eliminated the cameras that fell into the recall. I took the plunge and I bought it and as soon as I received it I checked if in fact it was recall free and it was! I have been snapping away since. It has great image quality and it is fairly easy to use. You do have to take a little time to read the manual and figure out where everything is in the menu but, I think it is worth it. Love the kit lens. I really have nothing negative to say, I’m an amateur photographer and this camera is just perfect!

5 Stars Camera of my dreams
I finally made an impulse purchase and bought the camera of my dreams.I have been saying for years that I am going to upgrade my camera because I would really like to get more into photography,its been a passion of mine for years.So yesterday it happened.Nikon makes the best digital products on the market and this one is no exception.Easy to manuever and the color photos are brillant which I love because landscape scenary is what I am into.I love this product and I recommend it to anyone!

1 Star Nikon deviating from making great cameras
I am extremely disappointed that Nikon has decided to thrown everything into the camera body.

If I wanted to get a camera that did video, I’d buy a video camera. A camera with better zoom, better handling comfort, ability to record long periods of time.

Video on NIKON SLR is not good, it does not have the focusing of a traditional video camera. How bout watching a video where everything in the background is blurry? But that is not the point.

I want a semipro or cheaper camera made by a company that is dedicated to auto focus speed, better sensors, faster photo processing, etc. Id rather see Nikon put more effort in making extreme zoom lenses cheaper than fool around with video. What happened with the additional clear pixel sensor that Kodak developed a couple years ago? Why isn’t Nikon jumping on that?

good grief Nikon..are you giving up on making a great camera?

You still have a long ways to go on the CAM. There are too many CAM 1000s out there. How about CAM 5000,,,let make some progress instead of stalling with stupid video additions.

Maybe Nikon can put the following into the camera as well:

itunes

3G internet access

a taser

text messaging

and a compartment for a raincoat

yah that will be a nice DSLR! NOT!

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