| A | is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras. |
| B | means they are good, with some standout features. |
| C | means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth. |
| D & F | mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs. |
- 4 out of 5
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- 20th of 50 in SLR/Professional
- 37th of 102 in 9 and 10 Megapixels
- 14th of 73 in Nikon
- 19th of 87 in $350 - $600
- 2 out of 5
D80 let down
(keith morris - 9/9/06)Got a D80 body as a replacement for my D70 and ended up keeping the D70! Using identical image processing settings the D70 images were far better than those produced from the D80. It could be that I had a "bad example" but the results were very soft with poor colour rendition. If you shoot mainly in NEF format best budget for Nikon Capture NX because D80 files cannot be processed through Capture 4. Going to SD card format has to be a backward step, how long will the spring that holds the SD card in last before failing? It seems that DSLR makers are going down the same route as consumer digicams did by making pixel count higher and higher without paying regard to the fact that there are only a certain number of pixels can be fitted in a given size before noise and crosstalk intrudes. 10 million plus pixels yes but not in an APS size sensor. Better results can be obtained by interpolation of a 6 megapixel image in Photoshop, I have the results to prove this statement. I would advise anyone save money get a D70 or D50 and spend the savings on good quality glass to put in front of it
