5 Responses to “Camera Armor Protective Case for Nikon D90”

1. 
   Hugh Gnail on April 29, 2010 @ 5:58 pm

   This product is just about the same for all models, this is for the D90. There are, however, some slight improvements as the models evolve.

   Let me start off by telling you why I was looking for this. The main reason is that I don’t like to carry around a camera case. I just like to grab the camera and go. For long trips, I will use a case, but general everyday use and around town, who wants to lug a case around. So I wanted something that I don’t need to open and close. A neoprene cover is not form fitting and you still have to take it off. This looks perfect. There’s second reason too. I upgraded from a 6 yrs old D70 to the D90. Everything about the D90 is perfect… except for the size. Why did Nikon make it so small? The D70 was perfect in size, D90, too small. Grip is too thin and body not tall enough. I’m not a big guy, but my hand is decently large and I have long fingers. So grabbing the D90 just felt really weird, like I’m pinching it. From the pictures, the armor will give it a nice wrap and add thickness.

   Well readers, I got everything I wanted. I read the other reviews.

   * Many thought the cover made the buttons hard to press. Well, yes, you have to press a little harder, but it really is no big deal, at all.
   
   * Some say you can’t read the icons. True, there’s no white letters, but the impression on the rubber is deep enough that you can read them pretty easily. If you use the camera much at all you’d know most buttons pretty well. With the impressions on the rubber you’ll see it quite easily. This was one of my big worries, no worries now.
   
   * Many people had a hard time putting the camera on tri-pot with the cover on. Looks like Camera Armor found a good way. I don’t know what the old ones are like, but the new one has a very thick bottom plate, harder rubber material. This place is about 1/3 inch thick. No way you can still screw on the tri-pot. But wait… there’s an attached metal button screw that goes into the screw hole. The screw has a hole of its own. So once you screw it in, it’s flush to the bottom and has a hole with thread for tri-pot. It’s a tri-pot hole extender! Super!

   So, it does everything the other reviewers mentioned. The issues (3 above) I found are non issues with this model. The overall camera is about 1/3 to 1/2 inch thicker around the grip area, and 1/3 inch taller. Just perfect. If you think the D90 is perfect without a cover, then with the cover you’ll probably think it’s too big. For me, wonderful.

   It does pickup dust, ol well. No big deal. One thing I don’t like is the SD door cover. There is nothing there. When gripping, it feels a little weird. They could have placed a rubber flap there I think to make the grip more complete. Also, the cover covers the Nikon logo just below the flash, maybe could have left a hole to show it. Does it really matter? Lastly, I think the lens cover is crap. So ugly and not useful. Not worth taking a star away though.

   Overall, 5 stars! It’s been a while since I was so happy with purchasing a product… helps to set the expectation low…
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. 
   Terry R. Mabry on April 29, 2010 @ 6:18 pm

   It sounded like a good idea. Looked like one too in the picture. But, after wrestling the thing onto my Nikon D90, I found it too bulky for me and the button covers on it were slightly off center. The button covers didn’t work too well either; very hard to push down. Taking off the bottom to change batteries was an adventure in frustration. Not so much the taking off, but the replacing. It was a bear!
   
   All-in-all, a good idea but this product is not the solution. It’s pretty ugly looking too. Kind of a mottled grey appearance.
   Rating: 2 / 5
3. 
   Cuenta Perfiles Banamex on April 29, 2010 @ 9:01 pm

   At first I was very skeptical about the this product. I believed that the foam material would make it difficult to manipulate the tiny control bottoms or make it uncomfortable to use. I was wrong. All controls are fully usable and the material adds grip to the way you handle the camera. If you want to protect your investment there is nothing like this. The only drawback is that it did not allow me to put it on a tripod. The hood is a bit too much for me, but I can see how it can protect it from a fall. I would recommend this protect to amateurs and especially to professionals that use and abuse their equipment. It is really worth it.
   Rating: 4 / 5
4. 
   fanda1a on April 29, 2010 @ 9:12 pm

   My Nikon D90 camera needed protection. We use it like some people use the little point and shoot camera. It goes to Sporting events, on vacations and any other place I go. I go to have fun and take some outstanding pictures.
   
   An expensive camera could suffer damage with the fun part. The Camera Armor is the only product that I found that does a excellent job of protecting the camera from little bumps to large drops. Hats of to Camera Armor,
   Rating: 5 / 5
5. 
   W. Maysonet on April 29, 2010 @ 11:49 pm

   When I go to a sporting event (or sightseeing in NYC), I am so absorved about looking for the perfect shot, that I dont have the time to be careful about were I put my camera down. This Body Armor has worked beautifully!!!!
   Rating: 5 / 5