I've had the photograpy bug for a little over 40 years. I started out with a Nikkormat FT in high school. 15 years later I bought a Nikon FM. I still own both and they still work just fine. I've owned several point and shot cameras along the way also but have wanted to make the jump to a DSLR for quite some time. I had a wish list for quite a while that originally had the D40 but updated it to the D60 when it came out. My loving spouse took the list, did some research of her own and surprised me with a D60 kit containing the 18-55 & 55-200 VR DX zooms for my birthday in August. What a keeper I married :)

I have to say that I am absolutely happy and amazed with this great little digital beauty. It works great with my older Nikkor lenses and the 2 DX VR lenses are wonderful too.

The various "auto" modes work great when you want to let the camera do some, most or all of the work, OR need a quick shot and don't have the time to do more than compose. The manual mode allows complete control for those with the experience or beginners who want to learn by experimentation.

The small size might be a problem for a large-handed individual, but it fits my medium sized paws to a T. The 10.2 megapixels, large ISO range, 3 metering methods, multiple shooting modes and huge range of Nikon accessories and Nikkor lenses make this a great platform for the beginning dslr user as well as the more experienced. And the price at Amazon with both DX VR lenses is a great deal.

One more thing. The manual from Nikon is thorough, but not well organized or illustrated. Because of that, I recommend that you also buy the "Nikon D60 (Focal Digital Camera Guides)" by Corey Hilz. It's far better organized and illustrated, has a great quick start section that will get you up and photographing in just a few minutes and has great tips and techniques from Corey, who is a great photo pro and shows how to use all of the great features this camera has. Well worth the current $13.57 price tag on Amazon and can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240810686

This has been one fantastic purchase with great pricing from Cameta Camera. I ordered the Nikon D60 to get better shots of the grand kids and as an added bonus getting action shots of my nephew's football games. Being an amature in the photo game this camera has been an easy one to set up and learn how to use. The many settings are easy to learn while referencing in the manuel is well laid out. The pictures have all been of good quality and the D60 far exceeds what I expected.

In the future for any camera needs I will use Amazon and Cameta Camera.

Actually I won't be talking again about the specification because all of you already know it. The D60 is my first DSLR camera I'm actually wasn't into photography that much, I just bought it because i asked a friend i want to take a quality pictures for my family because i had a regular annoying Casio camera which makes dots/noise in the pictures and ruins the moment of the photo, Any way he told me do you want the same photography as you see in the magazines or billboards i said yes i actually thought that all those pictures was like impossible and you need like i dunno graphic designer to do the work for you to make it so clean and sharp as they look and MAN I WAS WRONG..

1st day i bought this camera i took my 1st shot and i was like WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW i never had a DSLR camera before i hate taking pictures but with this camera the first week i took over 13,000 pictures can you believe that awesome camera awesome quality and the help menu tought me a lot about photography i didn't even know anything about photography like what is ISO, Exposure etc.. it kept explaining everything in the menu and I'm here now buying the new D90 waiting for this babe to arrive.

Nikon makes the photography impossible to resist everyone this camera is worth every penny now i watch videos on You Tube and trying to learn and I'm buying bunch of lenses which costs me over $5000, it's hilarious actually, but i loved photography i keep taking shots for everything and i have like 700 GB hard disk full of pictures shot with my D60.

Please If you can afford it buy any lens than the one included the recommended is the 18-200 Nikon lens much better and have a very deep zoom and buy the 50 mm Nikon lens it's awesome for portraits shots and very very sharp. I can't believe my self talking about lenses and cameras but it's worth it i loved and you'll love it.. Good Luck with your D60 ;)

P.S. I uploaded some images i shot with my D60 you'll find it in the customer images section but beware that pictures quality are much better than what you see here in amazon because amazon crops and compress the picture very bad which ruin everything in the picture.

Bye...

I've had the d60 for almost a week now and so far, I'm very happy with it. For a first-time dslr user, the d60 is very easy to use in auto mode. But the manual features it comes with allows me to learn how to take better pics and improve my photo skills. I'll definitely be able to grow with this camera. The build quality is excellent and it feels just right in my hands. The pics it takes are amazing. I tried the D40 at a local store and compared the pics to this one before buying as I've read that the d40 has better pic quality due to the lower mpegs (sounds a bit odd I know), but I couldn't tell the difference. I'm sure to a more trained eye, maybe the difference is more pronounced, but for me, the d60 pic quality is more than sufficient. Plus, I know some have said the AF is slower on the d60 and that the VR feature is not worth the extra $, but I disagree. The AF is bit slower from what I could tell, but not so noticable that it became a problem. Also, I purposely shook both cameras while taking some shots to see how well the VR works and it works really well. The d40 image obviously came out blurry (due to not having any auto stabilization), but the d60 one was as if I was holding still.

All in all, I'm very glad I bought the d60 and as long as the camera holds up, it will be with me for a long time. Besides, the Amazon price for the normal VR kit version is very reasonable now so the $ difference isn't as much as it was when the d60 first came out.

One thing to note, I've found that though the kit 18-55mm lens is fine for indoor use or close-ups, at least a 55-200mm lense will become a necessity if you do a lot of outdoor shooting, especially of things that are far away, so I'd recommend getting a bundle that comes with both the kit lens (18-55mm VR) as well as the 55-200mm VR lens. I should have done that myself, but thought I wouldn't need it right away. Well, I'm buying one already and it would've been cheaper to buy them together. Oh well...

The Nikon D60 replaces the D40 quite adequately. It's just right for digital photography enthusiasts who are ready to make the leap from point-and-shoots and into SLRs. The particular outfit from CAMETA Camera was surprisingly useful and I would recommend it as a start-up kit for any enthusiast. Overall, the D60 is a great, easy to use DSLR.

Great camera! I was looking for a great camera to take photos of my new Twin babies. I looked and looked. My newphew said this is the one to get. I took his advise and bought it. So thrilled. So easy to use. Love it! The pictures of the kids are wonderful. My only regret is that I waited until they were 4 months old to get it.

This is my first DSLR Camera. Me and my wife love to use it almost everyday. Very easy to use, very light weitght to carry. And we are very impress the pircture quality. Overall, highly recommand!

If you want a Nikon SLR and don't plan on photographing bullets in flight...., then take this D60 instead of a D80 and save some dollars.

There are too many great and detailed reviews of this camera for me to describe the technical advantages. We own a D80 and I just finished borrowing a D60 for two weeks and can't tell the difference in quality.

The D60 is also closer to the old Nikon F4 which was a legendary 35mm camera released in 1988 and just another REMINDER to the world why Nikon is a top line camera.

All Nikon SLR's have the same body style, rubberized exterior for grip and the same aperture and shutter speed controls thumbwheels in front and behind the shutter button.

This camera is just as good as the $200 more expensive D80 and differs only in the smallest ways. In fact, since the D60 was released two years after the D80 it has some better features.

+D60 has star filter effects included as an in camera retouch feature, the older D80 only has basic lighting and filter retouch effects.

+D60 has built in "animotion" effects included as in in camera retouch feature, this allows you to string together exposures as a flip book animation effect. / This is a hokey feature of the D60 and people buy Nikon for still photography, not video.

The D60 and D80 have the same set of controls and LCD readout photo browser and menu functions on the rear body and inside the viewfinder, they have the same shutter speed and ISO range. They both have the same 10.2 megapixel resolution and high quality CCD sensor.

The D80 has an LCD Control Panel to the right of the bridge and behind the shutter, although it does its best to display all camera settings it is still incapable of displaying every camera setting relevant to the shot in just one screen and it is useless when using the camera in Auto, Aperture or Shutter priority modes.

The D60 displays all of this info on the rear LCD and it is easier to read since it isn't as basic as an traditional calculator LCD of the D80 Control Panel.

It seems the only features the D80 has is the preview mode button which is a feature well used from the film days and would let you see the shot at the set aperture. This was helpful to keep you from wasting film but this isn't a concern in the age of digital and a 2GB SD card can hold over 2,000 exposures in basic exposure mode so feel free to waste away !

The D80 seems to have 3 exposure burst modes and a decent bracketing mode, but those are more often used features for NASCAR fans and lunging return spikes at the volleyball net.

The D60 focuses just as well and quickly as our D80, the flash fires just as brightly, rapidly and recycles just as quickly and the exposures are just as clear as our more expensive D80.

Comparing this D60 to the D80 is like comparing the BMW M3 (D60) to the BMW 535i (D80), the D60 is sportier, less inundated with un-necessary junk and streamlined for useage instead of extra features many people don't need.

I finally decided to buy a Nikon D60 and I could not be happier with my decision. This camera is great and this package deal in particular is exactly what I was looking for. The spare battery, the SD card, and other accessories are very useful. This seller, Cameta Camera, processed and shipped my order extremely fast; the package actually arrived within 24 hours of when I ordered it (without paying extra for expedited shipping.) All of the items I received were in their original packaging, even the camera came in its original Nikon box. This was a really great deal considering how much money I saved by buying it on Amazon instead of a chain electronics store. I have already taken over 500 pictures with my new Nikon D60 and I can't put it down! I am so glad I finally upgraded from a regular point-and-shoot. I love all of the features. The Nikon D60 is a great camera!!

I decided to upgrade from a point and shoot to a "real" camera. I spent quite a bit of time researching what would be the best value for the best affordable camera. I found tons of good reviews for the Nikon D60 and I wasn't disappointed. I use it for both work and pleasure and have found it to be easy to use with plenty of features when I need them. Newbies to the camera world shouldn't be intimidated with all the fancy features because this one is completely automatic if you so desire. Make sure you have a good sized hard drive for storage because you are going to want to take tons of fantastic photos once you purchase this beauty.