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• Nikon D80 SLR Digital Camera Body Only

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  $639.95 - $799.99
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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: yiming330

  Updated:11-09-06

  Duration of ownership:7 Days

  Strengths: Great image quality, easy to use, light weight, lot's of functions, and big bright LCD screen.

  Weaknesses: Body material feels cheap. This is a $1000 body, should have better quality.

  Overall Evaluation: I just upgrade from D50 to this one. The D80 has a lot of more functions and more controls than D50. The image quality is the same as D200, but it's a lot of cheaper and lighter. The only thing I don't like is the exterior and it's handling. Although it's much cheaper than D200, but still cost $1000, and should have better quality. The ISO range is very good. (100-3200), and the 11 points focus is the same as D200. Overall, this is a great camera. But if Nikon can have the dust removal and vibration reduction built-in in the camera body, that will be better since many others are already doing that.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: cshung

  Updated:11-04-06

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: --Good body design and Intimate settings and buttons (e.g. Metering, EV, Focus mode, AE-L)--11-Area Focus--Big View-Finder (coverage: 95%, Magnification approx. 0.94x)--Larger 2.5 inch LCD (also

  Weaknesses: Weaknesses: --The grip is not so comfortable with big hands if holding for a longer time.--The back-up battery, EN-EL3e, is so expensive, about $50.--other accessories are also expensive

  Overall Evaluation: Before buying this camera, I have compared with other brand?s camera (e.g. Canon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax). The reasons I bought D80 was because it had excellent design, better operational buttons and functions works very well, 11-point focus, big 2.5 LCD monitor, LED, big viewfinder (0.94x), light body weight, comfortable grip. In addition, Nikon provides wide ranges of lenses and accessories (external flash, remote control, and so on) and also third party?s lenses?e.g. Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Zeiss. The direct output quality of photos is good also. The auto With Balance (WB) works very well and very accurate. Also, it provides wide ranges of ISOs. One of the strengths was that the EN-EL3e battery can let me take about 500 photos. From research, Nikon 18-135mm is worse than Nikon 18-70mm. so I would recommend not to buy Nikon 18-135mm. For more technical and professional tests and references, please visit dpreview.com/

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: gregkas

  Updated:10-30-06

  Duration of ownership:3 Days

  Strengths: Compatability with older Nikon equipment, responsiveness, image quality

  Weaknesses: Priced higher than competition

  Overall Evaluation: This DSLR is fantastic - priced higher than the Sony & Canon equivalents but well worth it if you already have Nikkor lenses. Includes all the bells and whistles a true enthusiast would desire. Works perfectly with my current stash of Nikkor lenses: 28-105mm, 20mm, 70-300mm etc. Raw format creates impeccable results. An affordable Nikon DSLR with comparable resolution to classic Nikon film cameras has finally arrived.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: seeever

  Updated:10-26-06

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: Excellent pictures, relatively light weight, plenty of options for customization, designed for both beginners and advanced users, good value.

  Weaknesses: Common weaknesses for D-SRL cameras: bulky to carry when lens, bags and other accessaries are added; no video function; big problem if battery runs out suddenly; 1.5x focal length conversion.

  Overall Evaluation: I own a Nikon N80 camera so happy to find that the general layout of buttons is similar to that of N80, which makes it easier to familiarize myself with this camera. Moreover, I can use all my existing lens. I took a few pictures at home and find the quality of picture very good. I can use SD cards I already have, and delighted to find that my MMC card can be used too. I do think this camera offers better value than D200 if faster rapid firing is not essential. I'd like to have a camera without conversion but not willing to pay the high price. I am a little disappointed that Nikon does not retain the outlet for release cable on the shutter release. I also think Nikon should include the advanced software for free.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: snic

  Updated:10-24-06

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: Nice Feel, really like LCD screen (larger), smart chip battery,

  Weaknesses: None -

  Overall Evaluation: I just upgraded from the Nikon D50. What a nice camera!!10 mega pix, good battery like, sold feel. Easy to use.Has self contained picture editing features. This is a transition camera between the high end pro Nikon and the entry level. THis has more D200 features for half the price.Excellent value!!

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: tennisfuzz

  Updated:10-18-06

  Duration of ownership:3 Weeks

  Strengths: Very Simple to use

  Weaknesses: none

  Overall Evaluation: I love this camera. There are so many options and the menu has easy navigation. It is so fast too. I like all of the scene options and the capability of taking black and white. You can also modify pictures (warmth) in the camera. This is a great camera!

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: wong618

  Updated:10-16-06

  Duration of ownership:7 Days

  Strengths: Solid built, superior handling, all control buttons nicely layout, ergonomics, top LCD information display panel, industry leading flash technology

  Weaknesses: Does not include Capture NX software

  Overall Evaluation: This is my first DSLR after waiting for this technology to be more mature. By comparing the specs and features to D100 and D70s, this camera really blows them away completely. It is a strip down version of D200, but many nice features still remains on D80. I am so glad that it uses SD card which I believe this will be the trend of the future. The viewfinder is truly bright and clear comparing with D50. The viewfinder magnification on the D80 is 94% compared to the viewfinder magnification on the Sony A100 at 83% and the Canon Digital Rebel XTi at 80%. The handling is super. LCD is bright and easy to view. Menu system is intuitive and clean. For $999, Nikon should at least include the Capture NX software for RAW processing to make this deal a good bargain. Even PictureProject software is included for free, and will do some simple RAW conversion, but for full RAW control you'll need the Capture NX.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: adamshao

  Updated:10-15-06

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  Strengths: Excellent resolution, build quality. Easy to use, good battery life.

  Weaknesses: Price

  Overall Evaluation: I upgraded my film SLR Nikon N80 to DSLR D80. So its controls are quite familiar to me. The image quality is really good. It is easy to use, and with excellent build quality. D80 is a great photographers camera. I love it.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: shelant

  Updated:10-15-06

  Duration of ownership:1 Weeks

  Strengths: Quality of d200(besides plastic instead of magnesium), but much lighter. Excelent Image quality.

  Weaknesses: not found

  Overall Evaluation: I LOVE IT!!!!!!! It perfectly sits in my hands. Ergonomically very thought. I would really recommend this as an upgrade for D50 and especially D70. It is a perfect instrument for everybody

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: pjhippiechick

  Updated:10-10-06

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: large screen, great with the SB800 flash, versatile settings, not too heavy

  Weaknesses: none found yet

  Overall Evaluation: I'm a die-hard film girl. I still own, among my other cameras, a K1000 and my flash is older than I am (late 50's model Flash). Digital pics are just not photography - until now. These LOOK like a photograph . . . depth of field is beautiful. Makes even my mediocre printer look good.

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Nikon D80 SLR Digital Camera Body Only

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