Quote - *... out-of-the-box dullness of the D90. The problem is easily solved by enabling contrast enhancement in the camera...*Odd question, but is there a specific reason that's turned off in the D90?

Nikon never comes out and explains any of their decisions. The general assumption people express (unconfirmed by Nikon) is that on the mid-to-high end cameras, the user is more sophisticated and also interested in control and realism. By realism, I mean "high fidelity", i.e. the camera should show the scene as it really happened, and the post-processing is done in postwork, literally. The over-saturated over-contrasted look is "ooh pretty" and frowned upon by pros. Ordinary viewers like pretty bright contrasty pictures. Pros do too, but they want them that way after they do it with Photoshop or whatever, and have total control and high quality visual feedback (a real screen). Ordinary users want them "ooh pretty" OOC as they say. (out of camera)

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Renderosity forum reply notifications are wonky. If I read a follow-up in a thread, but I don't myself reply, then notifications no longer happen AT ALL on that thread. So if I seem to be ignoring a question, that's why. (Updated September 23, 2019)