Hi, I purchased the Nikon D5000 about 3 years ago and have been using it since as my main shooter at local shoots. I just got back from a big wedding and was pulling up the camera to view the photos I had taken, after taking photos I view them on the LCD to make sure how they look before I go on to the next photo. I am overly upset because I went to check the photos and over 100 of them are gone, and not in a row all over the time frame I used to take the photos which was 2 days and 2 nights. I am missing all of the father daughter dance photos and some other very essential photos. I have none of the father daughter dance now and am totally at a loss with this job. My couple will love what I do have but not when they see there are important parts I missed completely. I can not figure out how this happened, I have never had this happen before and am not sure what to do to ensure it wont happen again. Please reply ASAP and help me with how to make sure it wont happen again and maybe also why or how this did happen now??

I have a Nikon d5000 and cannot figure out how to keep the shutter open longer than the 30 second shutter speed programmed. I know it has a bulb setting, but from what I can tell I must keep my finger on the shutter release...which of course is not practical or effective for getting crisp night shots. Help?

Thanks!

The auto focus seems to "grind" to a halt. It almost seems as if the motor isn't strong enough to "drive" the focusing mechanism.

You deny my camera for repair, because you said i didn't contact you and i did contact you before i need to talk to you ASAP.

I have D5000 DX body and planning to buy a fast lens. i'm stuck to choose between "AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4D" and "AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G Lens",
i was quiet leaning towards 50mm f/1.4D as i had plans to upgrade to FX camera body next year. But now lost interest in upgrading to FX body.. willing to wait for good Mirror-less camera with bigger than CX sensor to come from Nikon, which i think might be around 2 yrs more wait.
So my Confusion now is, to get good image quality and sharpness (for portraits and closeups) thro my DX body, which lens shall i choose from above two ?! as the picture angle is 31° 30′ in 50mm for DX body and 44° in 35mm. but the lens construction is better in 35mm.

my main concern is image quality and sharpness (AUTO FOCUS AF-S is not a concern for me i guess ?! even thou some say 50mm if hard to focus manually ) .... any Help appreciated. Thank you.

Is it possible to do IR on a D5000? I tried setting up white balance by taking a picture of a grene foliage under bright sunlught. But the images are still red. Any tips?

I know there is no Firewire port. But a special characteristic of this camera is that it can record in HD. Im trying to record direct to a computer through firewire so I can calibrate and record on the go.

If there isnt a way to do this, I would suggest it as a plus. Thanks

Is there a sync cord available

I am shooting some very small objects for a catalogue and need to pick up the details of these items. I tried my 18-55mm lens and it does not cut it. Can someone recommend an affordable macro lens that is compatible with the D5000?

Will Nikon be offering any schools in California this summer or fall? Does anyone know? The only ones listed ended in June... Thanks