Nikon Announces D60 D-SLR

Whenever Nikon sends a release along the wire, I tend to get excited. The inner Nikonian comes out and I eat every word. This time was a little different though. The D60, at first glance, doesn’t look like much more than a D40 or D40x, but looking closer, there is luckily more to the picture.

The D60 shares the same body as the D40 and D40x, and also includes the same 10.2MP sensor of the latter. The EXPEED image processor found on the D3/D300 is included here though, but that’s all that seems to be shared. There is no live-view screen and no additional focus-points (still three). What it does have though, is a dust-reduction feature… and about time too.

Perhaps one of the nicest features is the new kit lens. It’s almost identical to the D40/D40x kit lens, except it has Vibration Reduction built-in, a technology that’s becoming ever more popular and is resulting in lower prices – a huge win for the consumer. Sadly, pricing of the D60 is not known, and won’t be until PMA, probably, but it will no doubt hover around the same price-point as the D40x. Overall, a solid launch, but the competition seem to be the winner here. If not for any other reason… the lack of the live view is a huge hit.

You can read all of today’s Nikon press releases on their site here, and if you want to just see more of the D60, the gallery is here.

Such clarity is reinforced by Nikon’s dust reduction countermeasures. To avoid picture-degrading dust particles accumulating near the imaging sensor, the D60 comes equipped with the innovative Image Sensor Cleaning function and Nikon’s exclusive Airflow Control System. These functions both reduce dust accumulation to give you even better picture quality.

Source: Nikon Imaging