Nikon D5000 Body design problem?

[jekostas]

Hey Jeff, just had a question - I've started to see rumblings in a few places that the poorly placed hinge on the D5000's LCD interferes with a lot of quick release plate systems for tripods - any comments from a reviewers' standpoint?

I've only handled the body relatively cursorily - kind of tough to find up here in the Great White North right now.

[Jeff Keller]

Hey Jeff, just had a question - I've started to see rumblings in a few places that the poorly placed hinge on the D5000's LCD interferes with a lot of quick release plate systems for tripods - any comments from a reviewers' standpoint?

I've only handled the body relatively cursorily - kind of tough to find up here in the Great White North right now.

Yes, it definitely does... depends on your tripod mount. In fact, I mentioned this in my review:


The problem with the flip-down design (as opposed to the flip-out) is that you can't rotate the screen when the camera is on a tripod.