D90 doubt

[Desmond Ong]

I owned a D90 and recently bought a FX 14-24mm f2.8 lense which kind of heavy. Does anyone knows is D90 body made of metal or plastic? Does it structure able to withstand the weight stress of 14-24mm lense when carrying since it weigh approx 1kg?

 

[beshannon]

I used the 24-70 Nikkor lens on my D90 with no issues.
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[madame e]

The body of the Nikon d90 is made of plastic.
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[JTatyosian]

I think you're worrying about it way too much. I've used the D90 with a 24-70 and an SB-900 flash without any noticeable stress to the body or the lens. I've also put that setup on a static tripod with a ballhead set to the vertical (portrait) position for about six hours without any "creep."

FX lenses are not like the most common DX lenses. They can take a lot more abuse. I'd recommend that you support the setup through the lens and not only through the camera if you're that concerned. Your right hand is likely to give out before the lens falls off if you're planning on losing your left arm or hand anytime soon (or if it's already been removed).

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[winparkman]

There is not a Nikon dSLR that cannot support this lens. I regularly use an 80-200 on my D90 and it is heavier. I have also used a Nikkor 300mm f/4 which is half a kilo heavier.

I have to wonder, with all due respect, that if you are asking a question like this why you want a 14-24?

I owned a D90 and recently bought a FX 14-24mm f2.8 lense which kind of heavy. Does anyone knows is D90 body made of metal or plastic? Does it structure able to withstand the weight stress of 14-24mm lense when carrying since it weigh approx 1kg?

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[Van Griff]

I owned a D90 and recently bought a FX 14-24mm f2.8 lense which kind of heavy. Does anyone knows is D90 body made of metal or plastic? Does it structure able to withstand the weight stress of 14-24mm lense when carrying since it weigh approx 1kg?

D O

In the classic shooting position the left hand should be supporting the underside of the lens and the right hand on the right hand grip supporting the body . . . giving equal support and balance to both . . . so the lens is not carrying the weight of the body and the body is not carrying the weight of the lens.

The only real variance to this would be when using a tripod if the body is mounted on the tripod . . . then the body would be supporting the lens . . . but prob not for any great length of time and should not be of issue to either the body or lens . . . although having said that you would not want to do it for extended periods of time as it would put stress on the connection.

Best,
V G

 

[winparkman]

You shouldn't carry it in the down position for very long? Because? It will fall off?

I owned a D90 and recently bought a FX 14-24mm f2.8 lense which kind of heavy. Does anyone knows is D90 body made of metal or plastic? Does it structure able to withstand the weight stress of 14-24mm lense when carrying since it weigh approx 1kg?

D O

In the classic shooting position the left hand should be supporting the underside of the lens and the right hand on the right hand grip supporting the body . . . giving equal support and balance to both . . . so the lens is not carrying the weight of the body and the body is not carrying the weight of the lens.

The only real variance to this would be when using a tripod if the body is mounted on the tripod . . . then the body would be supporting the lens . . . but prob not for any great length of time and should not be of issue to either the body or lens . . . although having said that you would not want to do it for extended periods of time as it would put stress on the connection.

Best,
V G

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[Van Griff]

You shouldn't carry it in the down position for very long? Because? It will fall off?

Whoops . . . my bad . . . I overlooked that the OP was talking about carrying the lens . . . I was talking about shooting with the lens . . . and no . . . I don't think it will fall off . . . or be any kind of issue.
My apologies.
Best,
V G

 

[Joel46819]

You shouldn't carry it in the down position for very long? Because? It will fall off?

I owned a D90 and recently bought a FX 14-24mm f2.8 lense which kind of heavy. Does anyone knows is D90 body made of metal or plastic? Does it structure able to withstand the weight stress of 14-24mm lense when carrying since it weigh approx 1kg?

D O

In the classic shooting position the left hand should be supporting the underside of the lens and the right hand on the right hand grip supporting the body . . . giving equal support and balance to both . . . so the lens is not carrying the weight of the body and the body is not carrying the weight of the lens.

The only real variance to this would be when using a tripod if the body is mounted on the tripod . . . then the body would be supporting the lens . . . but prob not for any great length of time and should not be of issue to either the body or lens . . . although having said that you would not want to do it for extended periods of time as it would put stress on the connection.

Best,
V G

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If the D90 can't support any normal lens facing down, up or any position it would be time for Nikon to go into another form of business. I am sure the engineers have taken all this and much more into consideration. I haven't heard of one owner of a D90 complaining about a lens mount breaking under normal use or even heavy use. maybe under abnormal abuse something would fail.
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[Desmond Ong]

Thanks everyone for the comments. You guys had cleared my doubt as seen that I had been worried too much. As I heard from many people said that D90 was made of plastic, and I had been wondering after I tried the lense mounted on the body whether the material/mechanism on the body mounting able to withstand the weight for prolong period when carrying with a strap when I'm not shooting.

 

[RobertLaw]

Hate to tell you Joel, but I had a lens mount fail. It wasn't the D90 that failed but the mount part on my 18-105. I had just finished taking pictures of my niece's wedding outside when it was about 20 degrees outside with a cold canyon wind. We had been outside for about 40 minutes (the wedding was actually performed inside the temple) and when I was walking to my car, I stepped off the curb and my lens fell off. the plastic flange on the lens had broken. Luckily my D90 was just fine and I had other lenses for the wedding breakfast and reception. Nikon repaired my lens without any problem and it has been fine since then.

I'm quite confident that the D90 flange is strong and quite capable of holding most if not all lenses. Obviously with the longer lenses you have a tripod mount collar that should be used.
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[dom33]

Isn't the metal mount of any dslr attached directlty to the metal chasis of the body? So body (cover) material has no impact on lense/body connection strength or durability. Am I right?

 

[Rob Paul]

I suppose you already have your answer but that lens really isn't very heavy - there are much heavier and any lens no matter what the weight can be used on any camera provided you use some common sense.

If the lens is heavier than the camera carry the combined weight by holding the lens and not the camera. Usually a large heavy lens has a collar which is used to carry both lens and camera by attached mono or tripod etc.

 

[Waimak Stud]

Plastic on metal:

"Just as the D80 was a refinement of the D70/D70s design, so the D90 doesn't break any new ground - interestingly they've actually gone back to the more angular look of the D70. Nobody quite does a quality plastic body like Nikon, it feels tight and solid, wrapped around a good metal chassis. Over this are a few offerings of rubber to improve grip, obviously at the front around the hand grip, at the rear for the thumb and on the left side (from the rear)."

So you shouldn't have any trouble. My heaviest lens is the sigma 50-150 f2.8, and haven't had any issues whatsoever.

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