D5100 LCD pivot axis is at the side, possible of ori BG by Nikon?

The D5100 isn't the same range as D7000. I don't think there will be an original battery grip.

jz thking maybe Nikon will start making BG for their entry levels
tot d reason y Nikon shifted the LCD pivot frm bottom as in D5000 to side in D5100 so to accommadate BG

IMO, basically the pivot LCD on the bottom sucks... quite hard to take self portrait hand held ( need to hold high up) and totally useless if u r using a tripod to take pic esp... dunno who came out with the Initial D5000 bottom pivot design. The new side pivot design is juz to improve their mistake not to accommodate a BG in purpose.

This post has been edited by Kent3888: Apr 6 2011, 01:41 PM

is D5100 having a black shutter button?

U can see obviously in da official video they posted few times dy.... answer is NO

actually to make flip LCD poses problems no matter where u put d pivot
Nikon explained they shifted frm bottom to prevent obscuring of d LCD when attached to tripod
shifted to side created another problem, the positioning of buttons, which some forumers complaint
now all d buttons r on d right side, which basically ur left hand is wasted other than holding d camera when adjusting settings
no way can put d pivot on d left or on top, unless sumbody come out with a diagonal pivot position, lol

hey nic are you apiit student?

Hahaha.. okay thanks just wanted to know.

damn. I am addicted to Nikon.

nope, im a Utar-ian

Yea.... Nikon is really addictive and I can see Nikon is picking up very fast to bite Canon from the back for wat previously Nikon left out at, lol....

Nikon have robust structure, superb focusing mechanism, N coat lens, and now.....

1. Pivot LCD improved
2. Full HD Video capabilities
3. Nikon Club as a start to more active events for photogs

This post has been edited by Kent3888: Apr 6 2011, 02:00 PM

because I meet a guy named Nic Chong in FB he is from my college and LYN forumer as well.
I thought that is you

Graduate? Which campus ?

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Added on April 6, 2011, 2:09 pm
Best video SLR in Nikon = D5100. Swivel LCD good for video.

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Added on April 6, 2011, 2:09 pmNot to forget manual exposure in D5100

This post has been edited by SSY22: Apr 6 2011, 02:09 PM

The D7000 doesn't have manual exposure in video?

Time to paint the shutter button of yours to matte black

Still the same lousy feel :S

Got.

Got but D5100 is better than D7000 in video recording i think.

Because
-30 FPS
-Swivel LCD

yikes is this even possible?

Let's see if Nikon issues an update for the D7000 to handle 30fps or not.

Nikon D5100
The full list of modes supported is: 1920x1080 @ 30 fps, 1920x1080 @ 24 fps, 1280x720 @ 30 fps, 1280x720 @ 24 fps and 640x424 @ 24 fps.