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Cindy Wibowo		Does Nikon d90 is fast enough to shoot sport ? I have plan to buy my first dslr. Im more to take pictures of kids with fast moving & sport. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks ! To love this question, log in above 0 January 09, 2009

Jon Close		Yes, D90 is plenty fast. Very fast autofocus (especially with AF-S "Silent Wave" lenses), virtually no lag between shutter button press and shutter release (only 65 milliseconds), and up to 4.5 frames per second continuous shooting. To love this comment, log in above 0 January 09, 2009

Pete H		Cindy, Like everything else, your budget will dictate what you will eventually buy. If your goal is fast moving sports & kids, Nikon's D-300 is far superior in focus aquisition time & focus maintenance in continuous mode. So much so that it's the same focusing system as the Full frame D-3 (Multi-CAM 3500DX ) Probably one of the best focus systems out there today. Granted; the D-300 is almost twice as expensive, but "ya' getz whatz yuz payz for" if you know what I mean. As an aside, I read Ken Rockwell's review on the D-90. While I often share Mr. Rockwell's opinions, I think he missed the boat on this one. While image quality between the D-90 and the D-300 are identical; it is often the small things in life that will drive us photographers crazy. all the best, Pete To love this comment, log in above 0 January 09, 2009

Cindy Wibowo		Hi Jon & Pete. Thank you so much for reply. To love this comment, log in above 0 January 09, 2009

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