Judged on its own merits, the D5000 is a great digital SLR for those wanting something a bit better than the entry-level D60 model, and equals or betters a lot of the performance specifications of the D90.
"Very Good Camera, I was lucky to find out before buying the canon 500d for its larger megapixel size, that the actual sensor of the 500d was smaller and not as good as the nikon sensor... I thank D..."